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CM DAILYNEWS NYDailyNews.com NYDailyNews.com sewife' packs a punch DANCING WITH THE STARS News blogger Cristina Kinon keeps readers on their toes with analysis from the season premiere. NYDailyNews.comblogs GOT A PHOTO? Did you capture that perfect New York moment? We want it! Send your picture to: deskdailynewspix.com Reality show star is cuffed for assault on her boy toy BY MELISSA GRACE, KORIN MILLER and STEPHANIE GASKELL DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS NEW YORK'S NEWEST "Real Housewife" is denying blockbuster charges that she beat up her ex-boyfriend. Kelly Killoren Bensimon, 40, was arrested last week for misdemeanor assault after 30-year-old Nicholas Stefanov called cops, saying she punched him. Benismon, who appears on Bravo's hit reality show "The Real Housewives of New York City," socked him "with a closed fist, causing lacerations below the left eye and substantial pain," the criminal complaint he filed with police charges. The modeleditorreality TV star who is actual-i ly divorced turned herself in Thursday, two days af- ter the incident.

She was released on her own recognizance. "The allegations are by a jilted lover saying she struck him during the course of an argument," said her lawyer Stephen Turano. "They were on and off again mostly off." "We deny the charges, and we are hopeful this will be resolved." Fellow "Housewives" co-star Bethenny Frankel stood by Bensimon: "I can not imagine this being true, but all I can say is love shouldn't hurt." Bensimon was married to famed fashion photographer Giles Bensimon until they split in 2006. They have two daughters. In recent years, she and Stefanov have been staples of the society pages, photographed together at swanky celebrity parties.

Bensimon is due back in court March 31. Turano said he doesn't think the charges will stick. "Stefanov has attempted to call or send messages since the incident and has expressed an interest in not pursuing the charges," Turano said. A Bravo rep declined comment, saying, "We don't comment on the personal lives of our talent." Stefanov could not be reached for comment. Friends said Bensimon has downplayed the brawl.

"She's doing the socialite thing. She's completely blase about it," a pal said. "She's trying to pretend that it's a nonevent. She's playing it off as if it didn't happen." Outside her posh SoHo home, Bensimon declined comment last night as two doormen shielded her with an umbrella and tried to shoo a reporter away. With Erica Pearson and Kerry Burke sgaskellnydailynews.com Gatecrasher pl6-17 Editorial p20 Gridlock Sam p33 Horoscope p33 NOW p26 Comics, Crossword p35-37 Movie Timetables p30-32 Obituaries p23 Opinion p21 Sports p44 Weather p33 Business p24 Television p62 NEW YORK LOTTERY: Evening: 182 Win Four: 3717 Midday: 691 Win Four: 2865 Pick 10: 3-17-19-22-28-33-36-37-42-46-48-50-54-58-60-61-64-65-66-67 Sunday's Take Five: 10-13-20-21-25 NEW JERSEY LOTTERY: Pick 3: 002 Pays $323.50 Box: $107.50 Pairs: $32 Pick Four: 1162 Pays $2,062 Box: $171.50 Cash 5: 4-9-33-34-39 Pick 6: 10-11-15-21-37-38 LOTTERY HOTLINE: 1-900-448-4000 99C per minute Results from NY, NJ, CT, PA, FL Nick Ste- I I fanov says I Kelly Bensi- HI mon hit him mfi HI with her fist, 1 I gml rH causing cut 1 i mt jf HJ and "substan- ft i i 4 tialpain." ft RT Af Photo by Rob 'I Mi lJ Opie Anthony get ax from K-Rock UJ 2 Daily News (212)210-2100 News Tips (212) 210-NEWS Classified Ads (212)210-2111 Advertising (212) 210-2004 Newsstand Circulation (212) 681-3300 Education (NIE) (212) 210-2924 Home Delivery (800) 692-NEWS CN CD vH BY RICHARD HUFF DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER RADIO BAD BOYS Opie Anthony were left without a New York City broadcast home yesterday when CBS Radio announced it would dump the current format on 92.3 FM.

"It's officially over," Opie (Gregg Hughes) said in a Twitter feed to followers. "Extremely bummed. This is not good for our show, period!" It's not, because as of now, loyal followers used to listening for free will have to shell out $12.99 a month to hear them on XM Radio. Opie and Anthony were pushed out as editor of "However, there may not be an obvious home in New York City." K-Rock has suffered since Howard Stern left in December 2005. After Stern left, CBS tried a talk show and then went back to rock with Opie and Anthony.

Opie and Anthony were once a hit on CBS-owned WNEW Radio, but were taken off the air in 2002 after an infamous "Sex in St. Patrick's" stunt. Dom Theodore, vice president of contemporary hit programming at CBS Radio said the switch gives New York a choice for hit music "for the first time in nearly 30 years." rhuifnydailynews.com part of CBS Radio's overhaul of K-Rock, which, starting today, becomes a Top-40 outlet, playing the likes of Beyonce and Katy Perry. Since 2006, through a unique deal, Opie and Anthony were broadcast locally on 92.3 weekday mornings until 9 a.m. and then they walked to XM studios to finish their mornings on the pay-radio service.

Starting today, Opie and Anthony (Cumia) will do their show live for five hours on XM Satellite Radio, a source said. They could return to free radio down the road. "They'll have a terrestrial radio future if they want one," said Tom Taylor, executive Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Vol. 90 No. 256.

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