Don't worry, be hoppy: Bethenny Frankel's ex breaks into a smile after his trial for 'stalking and harassing' the Real Housewives star is pushed back to June

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Jason Hoppy was back in court on Wednesday after rejecting a plea deal in his case with ex-wife Bethenny Frankel, who accused him of stalking and harassment earlier this year.

The pharmaceutical sales rep debuted some new facial for his appearance in front of Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Abena Darkeh, who pushed back the start of Hoppy's trial to June 28 and reminded the defendant that his no contact order with his reality show ex was still in place.

Upon hearing the news, the previously somber Hoppy flashed a smile and began talking with his lawyer Alex Spiro as they quickly made their way out of the courtroom, with the two now due back on June 27.

Hoppy's trial had been set to begin on Wednesday, but had to be rescheduled after the prosecutor in the case was unable to attend the hearing due to a last second jury obligation.

Frankel was not in court on Wednesday, and it is unclear if she will be required to attend when the judge next meets with her ex in two months.

She spent the night prior rubbing elbows with the likes of Chelsea Clinton, Ja Rule, Chrissy Teigen and her former 'Apprentice' boss Martha Stewart at the annual City Harvest Awards Gala. 

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Glee: Jason Hoppy broke out in a smile while appearing in Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday (above)  after a judge pushed his stalking trial back to June

Brief respite: The trial is now set to begin on June 27 after Hoppy rejected a plea deal in March that would have required him to attend an anger management class

Hoppy was arrested in New York City on January 27 after allegedly trying to provoke ex-wife Bethenny Frankel into a fight and saying he would 'destroy her'

Skip it: Hoppy's ex Bethenny Frankel (couple above in 2012 with daughter Bryn) did not attend

Back in March, Hoppy was offered to have two of the three charges against him dropped if he pleaded guilty to a harassment violation and attended an anger management class.

His lawyer Alex Spiro rejected the deal however, sending the case to trial. 

Frankel, 46, filed a police report on January 17 alleging that Hoppy, 45, rushed her and her boyfriend at the time, Dennis Shields, outside the school her daughter Bryn attends and threatened to 'destroy' her.

He is charged with aggravated harassment in the second degree and stalking in the fourth degree for contacting the 'female victim numerous times via email and facetime' as well as approaching her and 'making verbal threats.'

Those two charges are both misdemeanors, and Hoppy is also facing a violation charges for harassment in the second degree.

Frankel was granted a six-month restraining order one day after Hoppy's arrest, which prohibits her ex-husband from speaking with her or an unnamed third party involved in the incident, who is likely Shields.

Hoppy was arrested at his Manhattan apartment on January 27, 10 days after Frankel reported the alleged incident, which involved a good deal of yelling, according to the police report.

'There's nothing you can do to stop me. You'll be sorry. You've been warned. I can't help it,' Hoppy told Frankel, according to her complaint.

He then told Shields that the Real Housewives of New York star was 'pure evil' before adding: 'You've been warned. Don't say I didn't warn you.'

Mommy and me: Frankel and daughter Bryn (above) on the day of Hoppy's January arrest

Prior to that, Hoppy had sent over 150 emails in less than three months according to Frankel, this after calling his ex-wife's complaints about his alleged harassing behavior 'comical'.

The complaint states that Hoppy also wrote to Frankel in one email: 'I'll never go away.'

In a statement to DailyMail.com at the time, Frankel's lawyer Barry Zone of Moses & Singer said that the charges against Hoppy came after his client endured a great deal of 'abuse' from her ex.

'Ms. Frankel's decision to report Mr. Hoppy's abusive behavior followed years of systematic bullying, harassment, stalking and torment on an almost daily basis,' said Zone.

'Indeed, Mr. Hoppy has sent hundreds of escalating texts and emails to Ms. Frankel, her assistants and her boyfriend, demanding that she meet with Mr. Hoppy unnecessarily, stating that 'I'll never go away' and that '[y]ou left me no choice but to go to extremes', claiming that her 'definition of harassment is comical' and that he will 'continue to communicate with [her] as [he] see[s] fit', requesting copies of her life insurance policy, and telling her that 'I'll pray for you.'

He went on to state: 'These acts of mental and psychological abuse are domestic violence, pure and simple. No woman, celebrity or not, deserves to have their allegations of such abuse taken lightly, and we are grateful to the NYPD for their immediate action to protect Ms. Frankel.'

Out and about: Frankel attended the annual City Harvest Awards Gala on Tuesday night (above)

Niot jazzed: Prior to the judge moving the trial, back, the 46-year-old pharmaceutical sales rep looked somber (above) as he awaited the start of the hearing

Not nice: Frankel's lawyer said the reality star endured 'years of systematic bullying, harassment, stalking and torment on an almost daily basis' by Hoppy

Gottlieb commented by stating: 'There are no words to express how saddened Mr. Hoppy is over his ex-wife's unjustified actions. His only concern is his daughter and intends to vigorously fight these false charges.'

He also noted: 'We look forward to having all the evidence and the truth exposed in a courtroom.'

Shields sent a cease and desist letter last year from his attorney threatening to take legal action if Hoppy did not stop harassing the Bravo star.

The letter claimed that Hoppy had sent 49 emails in just 70 days, in which he frequently attacked Frankel over her looks, age and fame.

Old flame: Frankel's ex Dennis Shields (above) was also the victim of some of Hoppy's alleged harassment 

The incident is just the latest bit of real life drama between the pair, who wed in March of 2010 and then split two years later.

Frankel, who was very pregnant with her first child when she said 'I do,' gave birth to the couple's daughter Brynn shortly after the nuptials in May of that year.

Their wedding and the lead-up to the ceremony even became its own reality series that aired on Bravo, 'Bethenny Getting Married.'

At the time the show had the highest rating for a series premiere in Bravo history, so the couple got another show that was called 'Bethenny Ever After.'

That ran for two seasons and ended just as the couple's relationship began to fall apart, leading to their split in December of 2012 and Frankel filing for divorce the following month.

The time between that filing and her actual divorce was close to four years however, and much longer than the actual marriage between the two.

Frankel got her divorce though in July of last year.

The custody battle between the two was also a lengthy fight, lasting close to two years and not being settled until June of 2014.

As part of the custody agreement, the couple's daughter Bryn cannot appear on her mother's reality show.