“You need to fall in order to see what you have done wrong.” – Joe Gorga to Teresa Giudice, Season 4, Episode 4
Andy Cohen explained on the June 17, 2012 episode of WWHL that, over an 11-month period in 2007-2008, Teresa changed her mind several times about joining the cast (she kept dropping in and dropping out) because she wasn’t sure what she was getting herself into.
Teresa has said many, many times that she never would have signed up had the original cast included her family members. Her family members were cast in the third season after the show was an established hit, and they hid their auditions and interviews with Bravo from Teresa because their negotiations included the promise to bring family drama.
“Melissa Gorga was at nearly every single family function, especially the ones filmed for Bravo. For years, she sent Bravo ‘audition’ tapes, e-mails, and even spoke with producers and assistants in person. No one was interested in her or her husband, who they mocked behind the scenes.” – RHONJ Insider, Comment Posted at Reality Tea, September 17, 2011
When you compare what Danielle said to what Melissa herself said in her very first Bravo blog and in one of her early interviews, it confirms that Danielle simply was repeating what the Gorgas told her about Teresa, and that she was not lying about Melissa’s malicious intent regarding Teresa:
- Melissa was “constantly contacting Danielle” to “help her expose Teresa and Joe;”
- Melissa “wanted to come on with Danielle season 2 to get back at Teresa;” and
- Melissa “begged (along with Joe) to come on with her season 2,” and Danielle said “No!”.
“Teresa’s brother has been directly contacting me for the past year and a half, letting me know how he feels about his sister… And not once do you see her with her brother and her sister-in-law and their beautiful children. Not once! But she glorifies everybody else. Why couldn’t she show her real family? Why? Just tell me why? Because they have more than her maybe? Because she’s jealous of them maybe? Or maybe they would have told the truth and said Teresa goes off like that all the time. ‘It’s not just Danielle. Teresa’s certifiably crazy.’ I think they’re going to have their chance now to speak the truth. Go for it, I’m all behind you.” – Danielle Staub, September 6, 2010, Out.com
During reunion 2 in September 2010, Teresa said, “I wanna know who the f*ck she [Danielle] is talking to.”
Danielle tweeted Teresa in August 2011 (a day before episode 8 was filmed in sesaon 4), saying that Melissa was communicating with her in 2009 and 2010. And Jacqueline calls it a betrayal of their friendship for Teresa to respond to the tweets because of what Danielle did to Ashlee (which was three years ago, and which was put to rest at the reunion special for season 2 in September 2010 when Jac and Teresa hugged it out with Danielle at the very end of part 2 of reunion 2)? Danielle tweeted Teresa about Melissa contacting her, and Teresa tweeted back two responses, which had nothing to do with anyone but Melissa, yet Jacqueline makes it about her. Teresa has every right to know what went down, no matter how long ago it occurred (Teresa just found out about it the day before episode 8 was filmed). Melissa shouldn’t be off the hook for betraying Teresa, especially since she denies conspiring with Danielle to take down Teresa (so, of course, Melissa has never apologized for doing this). And Jacqueline should remember that she continued to have contact with Danielle’s sidekick, Kim G, even after Kim G encouraged Danielle to pursue the assault case against Ashlee in 2010.
“I also don’t understand how any of these women can see that Melissa was contacting Danielle in order to stir shit up for Teresa, and yet Melissa comes out of this smelling like a rose and Teresa is labeled the crazy, vindictive bitch. That’s talent.” – Stinger97, June 17, 2012, Television Without Pity
Jac doesn’t want Teresa to bring up what happened 2 years ago with Melissa because of what happened with Jac and Danielle 2 years ago.”
| Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | May 12, 2009 | July 9, 2009 | |
| 2 | 18 | May 3, 2010 | September 6, 2010 | |
| 3 | 21 | May 16, 2011 | October 23, 2011 | |
| 4 | TBA | April 22, 2012 | TBA | |
This underhanded, desperate attempt by the Gorgas to defame Teresa started in 2008 and continues to this day. They came on the show behind her back with the intent to make Teresa’s personal life public in the most negative way possible and to ruin her relationships with her ‘second family’. It has been and continues to be a very public bashing of a family member by other family members, who have gossiped about Teresa to her ‘friends’ to get them to side with them to take her down. It is obscene for Teresa’s brother to expect her to just ‘let it go’ — an explanation and apology for the character assassination are necessary steps to rebuilding the trust that the Gorgas destroyed in their quest for fame.
“Jacqueline, she wasn’t being ‘friendly’ with Danielle. She wanted to find out the truth about her own family betraying her for years and trying to publicly humiliate her. How can you fault her for that? This was all news to Teresa at this time, and as her friend you should be bothered by what her family did to her, and you should have supported her in her search for the truth. A true friend would not expect you to start a war with family. A true friend would expect you to have their back when their own family is trashing them on NATIONAL TV week after week. But then again, you let your own family do that to Ashlee and you yourself did it to her, too. How hypocritical is that of you?” – Ashley86, June 18, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“Jacqueline, if someone had been out to destroy you, and you knew there was one person who could vindicate you and, yes, ‘expose’ the person who was lying, wouldn’t you? I mean you and Caroline even sought out Danielle’s ex after season 2, trying to ‘expose’ her when, at that point, all the drama was dying down.” – housewives fanatic, June 18, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“I know I shouldn’t try to understand Jax cause she makes my head and even my hair hurt, but riddle me this batman, why was it not ‘disloyal (to Ashlee)’ for Jax to stay friends with Kim G and then embrace Danielle at the Reunion even after the criminal charges, but it is ‘disloyal (to Jax)’ for Teresa to communicate with Danielle on a public social media to find out what a POS MeGo truly is? I just don’t get it.” – Antonella, June 18, 2012, StoopidHousewives
“So Teresa is wrong for responding ‘thank you’ to Danielle in 2011, but Melissa isn’t wrong for constantly contacting Danielle in 2009-2010; and Teresa should just get over it? “Jacqueline, you are such a hypocrite!! I can’t even bother to go into all of it except to say, ‘If you don’t want to be in the middle of a family feud, then stay out of it on both sides!!!” I completely get why Teresa is angry with you for constantly defending Melissa (a HUGE phony).” – kitty cat, June 18, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“Jacqueline, you don’t want Teresa to be friends with Danielle because you think Danielle did you wrong; but you throw your friendship with Melissa up in Teresa’s face every chance you get. You know that Melissa and Danielle were conspiring together, and yet you hate one and love the other. Where is the consistency in that?” – DJ, June 18, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“Jacqueline, you talk so much about being a ‘real friend’ but a real friend would have had Teresa’s back when her family came on national TV bashing her right off the bat. Does no one else think it’s completely strange that you all LOVED Teresa and Joe until you met Melissa?? The very first episode Joey and Melissa were on changed the whole dynamic of the show. I used to love you all, but now watching the show makes me sick to my stomach, and I feel awful for Teresa. What makes her wrong for wanting to know why her own sister-in-law would talk to someone who hated her so much? You say Teresa shouldn’t talk to Danielle because she hates you, but it’s okay if Melissa talks to her even though she hates Teresa? Hypocrite!!!” – BrandiG, June 18, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“Jac admitted on twitter that Teresa NEVER told her to hate Kathy or Melissa, she just felt she implied it. Well, if she’s your friend and she’s venting to you, you just listen, don’t take sides. Caroline has said more than once that Teresa told them to hate Kathy and Melissa, but when confronted in episode 8, even she admitted Teresa never said those words (it was more along the lines that Teresa felt her friends should have her back and should be able to discern that Melissa and Kathy are lying).” – Lazaka, June 18, 2012, IMDb.com
NM said on June 17, 2012, The Truth About Melissa Gorga and Her Bravo Audition Tape, at The Fame-Whorgas:
“This was fantastic! I knew many of these facts but could not talk about them. The police report on Joe Gorga is the truth. Kathy also has 2 siblings with police records. I wish they would come to light. Heather Robinson is dying to get on the HWs. That’s why they brought her in for the hot-tub scene with Kathy’s sister. Melissa is very jealous of Heather. Joe Gorga called Kim D a Coke whore. Look at your own wife’s family JoeG & your cousins’ PD reports about drugs. We all live near each other. Albie & Greggy ARE VERY close! Caroline’s family is a complete mess. More needs to be exposed. This was a fantastic read. Thank you! Search hard and you will find the other police records. There is so much more that is hidden. #Fact – YOU’RE an open target when you become a public figure on The Telly! Teresa, you are a class act my dear. See you at your book signing. Melissa, I have had many a lunch dates with your sisters…Stop all the lies!…You never know how people talk when catching a buzz. Rich, you’re a slumlord…How’s the gas station doing? Caroline, I’m very glad Lauren got a lap-band. She’s very beautiful. Sad you trashed her on national TV. Wonder who I am? Don’t bother to send your investigators, I talk to you every week. Hmmmm…”
Jacqueline Laurita blogged about season 4 in her season 3 blog: she told Teresa to ignore the fact the Melissa (and her husband) contacted Danielle in 2009-2010 because it was ‘two years ago’ and Teresa needs to ‘let go of the past’. She is totally disregarding the fact that this act of betrayal by Melissa has had an extremely negative affect on Teresa’s well being and livelihood. And she is not addressing the serious question: “How can Teresa trust her brother and SIL after such a betrayal, for which they have yet to to admit or apologize.”
@JacLaurita
T never told me not to be friends with Melissa and Kathy but she implied it several times in many ways.
June 17, 2012
@JacLaurita
The real fight on the deck was 5 hours long before Caroline showed up. I didn’t know she was coming either.
June 17, 2012
@JacLaurita
Sorry Haters! XOXO! [Jac’s response for winning the WWHL poll 67% to 33%, the usual figures for their rigged polls]
June 17, 2012
@JacLaurita
I just voted for myself. Lol! I’m I allowed? Is this a fixed poll already? Who knows.
June 17, 2012
@amargentieri
This episode sucked.. @melissagorga was in it for like 45 seconds total #wtf #nothappy
Retweeted by Melissa Gorga
June 17, 2012
@LysaSimpson
Here’s how you know teresa is lying, she’s talking
June 17, 2012
@JacLaurita
Sorry Haters! XOXO!
Retweeted by Lysa Simpson
June 17, 2012
@LysaSimpson
@JacLaurita your a real person and you would have to be blind not to see that #It Is What It Is
June 17, 2012
Based on Jacqueline’s August 15, 2011, blog last year, Eye Opener, we can expect Jacqueline to defend Melissa when it comes to light in season 4 that Melissa contacted Danielle. Melissa’s reasons for contacting Danielle were to:
- Ask Danielle to bring her onto the show to get back at Teresa, and
- Feed Danielle information to use against Teresa Guidice (Melissa’s goal was not only to inflame Teresa, but to also get herself noticed by the Bravo producers).
Melissa contacting Danielle was brought to Teresa’s attention during her appearance on WWHL in August 2011 (season 4, episode 8, which aired on June 17, 2012, was filmed just after Teresa’s WWHL appearance in August 2011).
Preview of season 4, episode 8 (video below) – Jacqueline Laurita tries to get Teresa Giudice to look at this feud from another angle but Teresa is having none of it:
http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/season-4/videos/its-frickin-jealousy
“In the preview of the Tre, Jac and Caroline confrontation, Teresa brings up Melissa contacting Danielle and Jac responds that it was two years ago and should be forgotten; then she chastises Teresa for contacting her more recently about the same issue. I just thought it was strange that Jac seemed to know it was true that Melissa had contacted Danielle. I thought it was even stranger that she seems to be fine with this even though this was during the same period that Danielle was supposedly out to destroy the Manzo/Laurita clan — but Jac was angry that Teresa had contacted Danielle over whether or not it was true. Did Melissa already admit to contacting Danielle via facebook? Why is this fine with Caroline and Jac but not fine with them that Teresa supposedly contacted Danielle more recently about something that actually personally had to do with her?” – g-electra, June 12, 2012, IMDb.com
“Jacqueline has no idea or concept of what true loyalty is. She acknowledges that she knew Melissa tried contacting Danielle during season 2 and justifies her actions about how she got on the show by saying it was two years ago. She knew that Melissa got on the show to maliciously hurt Teresa, and instead of sticking up for Teresa, she sided with Melissa, then wants to lecture Teresa about what loyalty is? Jacqueline is jealous of Teresa and decided that there was strength in numbers to try to take her down. The reality is that Jacqueline and Caroline are both irrelevant and probably won’t get signed for another season, and Melissa is quickly losing her credibility as more and more proof surfaces about her true intentions with regards to joining the show. Kathy is a wild card and I actually think that if she can keep the other women out of her ear, she might just be a good ally for Teresa. But Teresa is not wrong in the way she has felt about Melissa joining the show. It was low down, dirty and extremely cruel. Melissa should be the one getting yelled and screamed at not Teresa. And, for the record, and everyone who can’t read, Danielle contacted Teresa… not the other way around like Jacqueline wants everyone to believe. She can’t even get her own story straight… ” – Richie Klatt, June 22, 2012, Reality Tea
Melissa has always maintained she was not the one who fed Danielle the reunion information about Teresa; however, an insider explained that Danielle used Melissa’s name verbatim but it was edited out of season 2 reunion footage because, at the time, the viewers didn’t know who Melissa was:
“There was so much of what is now relevant information edited out of the reunion last year [season 2] because, at the time, it was irrelevant. Danielle used Melissa’s name verbatim, and among many other things, discussed Tre ‘not speaking or associating with her own family’ and being a horrible aunt. When Teresa was arguing with Danielle, which was edited down, she CLEARLY told Danielle Staub to not ‘break up’ her family – not ‘bring up’ her family as she tried to assure us. This is why… The day of the reunion, after the first Danielle confrontation (there were more), Tre got extreme anxiety – and this is when she started to put all of Missy’s motives together: coming to every family event for camera time while behind the scenes contacting producers, Danielle, and pulling the best act which got her on the show – together with Tre’s brother Joey.” [Insider commenting at Reality Tea on September 17, 2011]
Here is Melissa’s tweet (and her sister’s tweet) after Danielle’s ‘nephew’ comment during reunion 2, which infuriated Teresa:
Melissa Marco-Gorga Wow Wow Wow!!!!
August 30, 2010
Lysa Marco-Simpson what happen…………hit a nerve?
August 30, 2010
Danielle stated that Melissa had indeed been in contact with her to give her dirt on Teresa, and that she had proof in the form of voice mails and emails. Here is a September 6, 2010 interview with Danielle Staub by Out.com where she explains her comments which infuriated Teresa — comments she based on the dirt Melissa AND Joe gave to her:
Why did what you said about her nephew make Teresa so mad in the first place?
Well, if you notice, the only two times I saw her this season, she physically came after me. What did I speak the first time? Her house was in foreclosure. Is it in foreclosure?
So what were you saying?
Teresa never greeted her nephew. I have proof of that in email. She never said congratulations to her brother when her nephew was born. Her brother has been directly contacting me for the past year and a half, letting me know how he feels about his sister. And how he and his wife — pregnant wife — were thrown from her house because they brought my favorite cookies to Christmas Eve.
Your favorite cookies?
My favorite cookies. From Corrado’s! The ones I took on The Today Show in season 1 [of The Real Housewives of New Jersey].
OK…
Teresa threw a hissy fit. And not once do you see her with her brother and her sister-in-law and their beautiful children. Not once! But she glorifies everybody else. Why couldn’t she show her real family? Why? Just tell me why? Because they have more than her maybe? Because she’s jealous of them maybe? Or maybe they would have told the truth and said Teresa goes off like that all the time. ‘It’s not just Danielle. Teresa’s certifiably crazy.’ I think they’re going to have their chance now to speak the truth. Go for it, I’m all behind you.
The ‘cookie incident’, a story told in season 3, uncovers another one of Melissa’s lies.
The story about Teresa throwing out the cookies that Melissa brought to her house for Christmas 2009 was discussed during season 3. According to Danielle in her September 6, 2010, Out.com interview (above), Melissa and Joe “were thrown from Teresa’s house because they brought my favorite cookies to Christmas Eve” (it was the cookies that were thrown out, not the Gorgas).
Melissa tweeted that her first contact with Danielle was initiated by Danielle AFTER she posted about the ‘cookie incident’ on her Facebook page on December 28, 2009 (she repeated this story in her Bravo blog for season 4 episode 7).
Here’s the actual tweet:
Here’s what she said in her June 12, 2012, Bravo blog:
“When I was pregnant with Joey, Danielle reached out to me on Facebook after I posted about the Christmas cookie incident. Yes, I did talk to her. For some reason I felt sorry for her watching how Teresa went after her, and I did vent to her about my issues with Teresa.”
Danielle claims that Melissa sent her the following message in November 2009, BEFORE the ‘cookie incident’, which may have been the first communication between the two of them. If so, it was initiated by Melissa, not by Danielle as Melissa claims:
“will you (DS) help me expose Teresa and Joe please?”
Regarding Danielle, during the season 3 reunion special in October 2011, Melissa said, “I exchanged a few tweets and an email with her.” Melissa told AllAboutTRH in April 2012, “I’ve never met her,” which would be technically true if they only communicated electronically.
Here’s the ‘Christmas cookie’ Facebook comment that Melissa made on December 28, 2009 (from RealCityHousewife):
Melissa Marco Gorga finds it amazing how you can bring Christmas cookies to someones house, then go back there again the next day after Christmas b/c of a different celebration, and the woman of the house picks up some cookies and says to you, “these are the k…ind of cookies I like, when you come to my house bring these cookies, I threw out the ones that you brought, did you get them from A & P, a supermarket.” NO I replied, I got them from Corrados, an excellent Italian shop, that we all know and love. And I’m pregnant so those caught my eye and I bought them, then she replied, “I threw them in the garbage I don’t like those kinds of cookies” NOTE TO SELF: I should have said, “Well they are better then the NOTHING THAT YOU BRING TO MY HOUSE EVERY EASTER!!” How can someone be so rude, and always want to attack someone else, what could it be, HMMMMM! I think I might know but I wont go there. I think some people need to come back to plant earth, Oh I forgot, she also let everyone know Last night, AND I QUOTE “I AM A CELEBRITY”. I’ve been quiet for so long but now you’ve pushed me right over the edge! RIGHT OVER IT!!
Danielle is telling the truth about Melissa contacting her and begging her to come on with her in season 2 to help her expose Teresa and Joe.
When you compare what Danielle said her interview with Out.com (above) to what Melissa herself said in her very first Bravo blog and in one of her early interviews (below), it confirms that Danielle simply was repeating what the Gorgas told her about Teresa, and that she was not lying about Melissa “constantly contacting Danielle” to “help her expose Teresa and Joe,” and “wanting to come on with Danielle season 2 to get back at Teresa,” and “begging (along with Joe) to come on with her season 2” and Danielle saying “No!”
“Some of you may be very confused right now. You may be thinking, “Teresa has a brother?” Before all the press, you probably didn’t know we existed, did you? Well here we are! I know the episode is a bit confusing at first. You’re probably wondering why Joe acted the way he did when his sister came up to him. It’s understandable so let me explain. Teresa has kept my husband, Joe, and his family (me and my three children) away from everything she has been going through and everything that has been so exciting in her life for the last three years… She has never been happy for her brother or cared about anything good going on in his life or his children’s. She only wants to discuss her life and only cares about herself. She kept us as far away during Season 1 and Season 2, because I think she knew this would happen when they found us. Karma is a bitch… Teresa likes to be the center of attention. Be beneath her or get the hell out of her way. Well she has met her match!” – Melissa Gorga, No Fakers, May 16, 2011
“Teresa’s never given us any respect… I think when Joe and I started making a lot of money is when she really lost it. She was used to being the biggest and the best, and then when I came in, she felt threatened. She doesn’t want anyone to one up her. Teresa’s fine with you as long as you’re one step below.” – Melissa Gorga, Life & Style, May 18, 2011
Danielle first tweeted Andy Cohen about her contact with Melissa when Teresa was a guest on WWHL on August 7, 2011. Here are Danielle and Teresa’s tweets:
Teresa told fans in August 2011:
“Last night on the WWHL after show Andy read me a tweet from Danielle Staub (!)”.
Teresa detailed further what the message from Danielle to Gorga stated:
“@melissagorga Melissa Did you ever tell Teresa you were contacting me constantly? Did you tell Tre you wanted to come on with me last season To get back at her? and every time you & Tre’s brother begged me to come on w me-I said no!”
Teresa at the time was unsure if the message was true:
“I have no idea if it’s true, but I pray it’s not. I want nothing more than my family back… I wish I could magically fix it, but it’s gonna take time & trust & lots of prayers.”
Here is Danielle’s tweet to Andy:
“@bravoandy @bravotv Maybe I should show everyone what @melissagorga wrote my fb inbox about Teresa?”
Danielle also claimed that in November 2009, Melissa sent this message:
“will you (DS) help me expose Teresa and Joe please?”
Here are Danielle’s tweets to Melissa:
“@melissagorga Melissa Did you ever tell Teresa you were contacting me constantly?”
“@melissagorga did you tell tre you wanted to come on w me last season To get back at her”
“@melissagorga and everytime you & Tre’s brother begged me to come on w me – I said no!”
When a fan tweeted that Melissa was the one who fed Danielle the reunion info, Danielle responded with:
“she did indeed tell me how else would I know.”
Following Danielle’s tweets, Melissa tweeted the following denial:
“Let’s be clear. After I posted abt the xmas cookies incident on FB she approached me to film w/ her. Did I film? No! Begged her? Please.”
Let’s compare the above tweet by Melissa in August 2011 with her statement on June 12, 2012:
“When I was pregnant with Joey, Danielle reached out to me on Facebook after I posted about the Christmas cookie incident. Yes, I did talk to her. For some reason I felt sorry for her watching how Teresa went after her, and I did vent to her about my issues with Teresa. This was all addressed already at the Season 3 reunion. It was well over three years ago and since then I thought that we were working to get to a better place, but I guess I have moved on and she has not.” – Melissa Gorga, June 12, 2012, A Real ‘Rockstar’
Note: Melissa’s communication with Danielle was not ‘all addressed’ at the season 3 reunion; it was glossed over by Andy. Melissa said on the the season 3 reunion:
“I exchanged a few tweets and an email with her.”
“If liar Melissa admitted to exchanging a few tweets and an email, imagine what the real truth is! I bet Melissa had been spamming Danielle with a storm of tweets, Facebook messages, and emails, begging Danielle to have her featured on the show as ‘a friend of Danielle’. She’s worse than Kim G, who, if I’m not mistaken, shared her personal driver with Danielle just to be on camera!” [Stanton Hargrave, June 12, 2012, Teresa’s Bravo Blog]
Danielle then responded stating she has saved emails and voicemails from Melissa:
“Be careful dear I saved all your lengthy emails and recorded your calls to me you sure you wanna lie ???”
Danielle claims Melissa wrote her the message:
“will you (DS) help me expose Teresa and Joe please?”
Reportedly Teresa thereafter believed the alleged exchange between Gorga and Staub did occur:
“But someone else was tweeting tonight too. Thank you @daniellestaub for telling the truth. I’m sad but not surprised.”
Danielle, however, claims that Melissa has since tried to deny the communications:
“Be careful dear I saved all your lengthy emails and recorded your calls to me you sure you wanna lie?”
Here are additional tweets by Danielle, including one that seems to indicate that a former executive producer for RHONJ has copies of Melissa’s emails to Danielle (Teresa’s guest spot on WWHL, when she was first made aware of Melissa’s contact with Danielle, was August 7, 2011):
“@AllAboutTRHONJ you do realize I’m not the only one holding that info right??? One other person has it!!!”
According to IMDb, Rebecca Toth was executive producer for 3 episodes of RHONJ in 2010:
– Reunion (2010) (executive producer)
– Babies, Bubbles and Bubbies (2010) (executive producer)
– Generation Vexed (2010) (executive producer)
“@JordanMorrris85 yes i did but I had made a promise to not tell bc Melissa didn’t want tre to know about her coming on the show”
“@cdoddsgo @real_housewives @bravoandy @melissagorga shes’s busy searching her many lengthy emails to me Andy I told u about this a yr ago”
Click here for more tweets:
Danielle made this comment about Melissa to a fan (now a former fan) in a Twitter direct message:
“MG is a piece of shit noboby I’ll shut her down very soon I got bigger fish to fry this week and next week but interesting indeed” [Twitter Direct Message from Danielle Staub to mardigrabarbie, November 16, 2011]
Friends for over 20 years: The beautiful blonde on the left with me & Dina is Jackie — she’s the one who first introduced us. Love her!!, June 11, 2012
Jacqueline’s loyalty is not to Teresa (she has been repeating what her ‘best friend’ told her in confidence to the very people who have caused her so much pain). Jacqueline’s loyalty is to the Marcos (which includes Joe Gorga) and the Wakiles, and they are all out to make sure Teresa ‘falls’ — the cast is banding together in numbers to make their case against Teresa.
“Jacqueline, it’s not Teresa’s job to make you feel OK about what’s written about her in the tabloids. It’s her job to keep her family afloat and protect her children. It’s not your job to pry and insert yourself. If she doesn’t want to talk about her issues, she doesn’t have to. If you feel the need to, talk to your husband. If you can’t be friends with someone who doesn’t dump all her problems on the table for discussion, then don’t be friends with her. Just stop talking about her! I never talk about serious issues with my friends. Those topics are extremely private and kept in my family. Once you open up those topics to outsiders, it becomes a whole new game. And, Jac, I really think you need a job or a hobby or something. You spend far too much time and energy focused on Teresa. Take a lesson from Caroline and just walk away. Not everyone is meant to be friends and some friendships just die out over time. That doesn’t mean anyone is at fault, it just happens. So let it go.” – Swizzle, June 18, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“Jacqueline, you know that Melissa started two years ago with Danielle to get at Teresa and try to get on the show. You said it yourself. How can you act as though now she is such an innocent in the battle? Yes, Teresa is holding a grudge (she really doesn’t believe she is though) but she definitely has reason to be paranoid and watch over her shoulder. The feud she had with her sister-in-law has been brought to national TV by her sister-in-law. She was going through more stress than most people can handle without Melissa in the mix. Melissa was jealous of the fame, so she worked [Danielle and the producers] until she got there. LOTS of planning and acting go into the BS we see her act out on TV. I know you are smart enough to know this. You have to accept your friends for who they are, no strings attached.” – Wives Fan, June 18, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
Family members that truly love each other do not go on a TV show and air their dirty laundry, especially in a blindside by going behind a family member’s back. And a real friend would never ask about truly personal problems while the cameras are rolling.
“You need to fall in order to see what you have done wrong.” – Joe Gorga to Teresa Giudice, season 4, episode 4
“Thank god Teresa and Joe are in Chicago because I don’t want any bullshit at this party. She’s lost in space these days, Teresa. And her new so-called family are finding out the hard way.” – Richie Wakile
“Richie and his co-conspirators didn’t like that Teresa wasn’t devastated by being estranged from her brother and cousin — she still enjoyed her friends, whom she referred to as family. So what is the Mego/Kathy agenda: The best way to hurt Teresa is not just humiliate her in front of her ‘fans’ but to cause a rift between her and her ‘friends.’ Guess what Richie? If her so called ‘friends’ were so quick to turn on Teresa, they were not worth having and very worth losing.” – Antonella, June 11, 2012, StoopidHousewives
“There is money in the Bravo franchises… and the only reason why Kathy and Melissa joined the show was so that they could make some money (get a piece of the pie, as Kathy explained on The View: ‘It’s a big pie…why can’t everyone have a piece of it??’)… they’ve admitted it as well. By taking Teresa down and making themselves look better (so they thought), it would bring more money in for themselves. Teresa is the star of the show, and the harder they try to take her down in such a nasty and vicious way, the more she comes out on top.” – Ruby2, June 12, 2012, Teresa’s Bravo Blog
Jacqueline betrayed Teresa time and again by sticking her nose in Teresa’s business and, after intimately befriending Melissa and Kathy, discussing with Teresa’s back-stabbing family what Teresa told her in confidence; she also repeated her conversations with Teresa to Caroline, who she knew had a problem with Teresa.
“Jacqueline, you used to be my favorite, and I was never a big fan of Teresa until all of you began ganging up on her last season… Here is my problem, why can’t you understand that Teresa may not want to put every humiliating bit of her life and her problems out there on TV? I now understand why — you tell every little secret and confidence that Teresa has told you and post it, facebook it, tweet it. How can you not understand why Teresa went to Danielle last season and challenged her to show the emails between Danielle and Melissa? … This has been Teresa’s argument about her sister-in-law backstabbing her, and NO ONE was believing her, especially when Melissa, all innocent, stated that she did NOT talk to Danielle… until her last blog where she now admits to it. Teresa wanted to prove the truth, but you all were against her by now, and also you all did not want the truth to come out about Melissa… You and Caroline became Melissa’s biggest fans just so you could knock Teresa down. I don’t know why you turned against her and sit there week after week telling all about her life — the good, the bad, and the ugly. Do you still wonder why she doesn’t open up to you???” – Janicew, June 18, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
Jacqueline’s loyalty to Teresa began to diminish in season 3 and was completely gone by the time season 4 began to film, probably due to three factors:
- Her envy of Teresa’s success;
- Her belief that Teresa was stealing business opportunities from her; and
- The lies she was hearing about Teresa from the Marcos (they will say anything to ruin Teresa’s relationships).
Jacqueline was easily swayed by the Marcos to betray Teresa because she and Caroline truly believed that if weren’t for Teresa, they would have successful business ventures from their exposure on Bravo.
“The issues going on between her and Jacqueline and Caroline have nothing to do with me. It’s pretty obvious they are upset with her for their own reasons. I will say that there definitely is a sense of reality that is missing lately with the fake dogs and all the other nonsense stories. Teresa doesn’t ever have to worry about me taking anything from her, she loses her credibility all by herself.” – Melissa Gorga, June 12, 2012, A Real ‘Rockstar’
The cast is in collusion to defame Teresa. They have an evil agenda to take her down. It is obvious from post-season 3 interviews, season 4 footage and interviews, and season 4 blogs that they are working from the same script.
Jacqueline’s role was to pretend to be Teresa’s friend in season 4. Her job was to:
- Get Teresa to share confidential information about her financial and legal issues on camera;
- Suggest to Teresa that if she were truly interested in fixing the relationship with her brother, she would agree to go to therapy with him; and
- Encourage her not to contact Danielle to find out what Melissa said about her (Danielle has dirt on both Melissa and Jacqueline, so both of them want to bury the truth).
“I have to say, if I had a SIL that said my love for my brother was ‘weird’ and did so PUBLICLY, encouraging others to TWIST the meaning of that love and bond between a brother and sister — and then, to boot, that brother adds more fuel to a fire that had no business ever being started — well, I wouldn’t trust the motives here by SIL. Of course, neither of my brothers married women who have issues with their husbands being close to their sisters. Thank God! Maybe Joe Gorga doesn’t understand that a therapy session would be CONFIDENTIAL unless, of course, he and Mel wanted them to film their sessions??? I guess if you accuse a sister of being too close to your husband (her brother) one minute, but then turn around and say ‘go to therapy WITH my husband’ the next minute, most sisters would have lost any sense of trust by that point. Just try putting your own son and daughter in the same situation. Kathy, if Victoria’s love for Joseph was twisted into something unnatural, by his wife no less, would you still want her to go, knowing Victoria had been humiliated already more then once with Joseph and his wife? Creepy right?! You just don’t do to a brother and sister what Missy did.” – kat44, June 11, 2012, Kathy’s Bravo Blog
“Teresa wants confirmation from Danielle that Melissa and Joe did do all the sneaky shit to get on the show that they are being accused of. Mego wants to bury the truth. Teresa wanting to hear it from the horse’s mouth is her searching for the truth.” – RabbleRouser, June 14, 2012, LynnNChicago
“The Laurita’s put everything in a friggin talking head to try to make themselves look good and everybody else look bad. Chris is sitting there eavesdropping on his wife’s conversation with Teresa, why didn’t he say what he said in the talking head to Teresa then and there and make her answer to it? It’s so easy to paint yourself as a saint when you have nobody there challenging what you’re saying. He thinks his precious little Jacqueline is so selfless and giving and nobody appreciates it. He can lose me with that crap. Jacqueline wants to engage Teresa with her very personal things on camera but I bet she never brings it up when the cameras are off.” – swankie, June 17, 2012, Television Without Pity
They are beating the therapy-with-your-brother suggestion to death in every episode, trying to make it look like Teresa’s brother is the only one interested in repairing their relationship. Either they knew Teresa would refuse therapy, and planned to use this to show that only Joe Gorga was willing to make an effort, or they believed they could pressure her into going, with the goal of twisting what she says in therapy to her detriment (just like they did with the “she will leave you for a richer man” comment made in confidence off camera during the hiatus from filming between season 3 and season 4, which her brother chose to share with the world).
“I see my husband Joe doing nothing but putting his two feet forward and also trying to move on with his sister. He is trying his hardest to convince her that they need to do something to fix it.” – Melissa Gorga, June 12, 2012, A Real ‘Rockstar’
“Bravo should never ever ever be allowed to film any therapy sessions for anybody ever like for the rest of forever. Never Ever. And it’s shocking and down right belligerent that they would even try this crap again this soon after Russel’s death. And stoopid of MeGo and JoGo for not knowing better or not caring.” – madepiley, June 11, 2012, StoopidHousewives
Jacqueline is a poor actress and failed in pressuring Teresa to confide in her (on or off camera). Teresa was very selective in what she was sharing with Jacqueline; perhaps she could sense that Jacqueline did not have good intentions or perhaps she was being more cautious because she already had been burned by her brother and his wife, and by her cousin and her husband.
Jacqueline accuses Teresa of being fake because she won’t share her financial struggles and legal issues with her ‘friends’; however, Teresa is simply protecting her family. Instead of being supportive, Jacqueline is furious and is accusing Teresa of telling the tabloids her issues while keeping them secret from her ‘friends’ (if Jacqueline were a real friend she simply would lend an ear without judging, just as Teresa did with Jacqueline when she spoke of Ashlee last season). Thankfully, Teresa hasn’t fallen into her fake friends’ and back-stabbing family’s trap.
In her June 12, 2012 blog, A Real ‘Rockstar’, Melissa continues her criticism of Teresa for the tabloid story featured on season 4 episode 8:
“I guess in her mind, there is a difference between what she is willing to share with the tabloids for money and what she will share with her friends and family. Please take note, if there are constantly stories in the tabloids, the show is going to address it. If you don’t want these issues to be brought up on the show, then don’t address them in the tabloids.”
Caroline, Jacqueline, Melissa, Kathy, Joey and Richie are bent out of shape about a tabloid printing quotes that they themselves said on camera, and fault Teresa for it, yet they have no problem bashing her every episode for millions of viewers to see. They get worked up about what’s in print as if what’s on film is not as bad when, in actuality, it’s worse because the viewers can see them saying the words (people can be misquoted in print, you big dummies).
You do NOT get paid for interviews (you can’t sell a story) BUT you can get paid for the photos (as Teresa notes in her blog from episode 7—see excerpt below). A magazine can take any story and print true or false, positive or negative (what happens during an interview can be twisted from what actually was said.). There are plenty of REAL celebrities that have stories done about them in the magazine that are negative, and nobody attacks them and says that they put it out there. The other ladies have both positive and negative stories out there, and nobody accuse them of selling stories. When you do a photo shoot, you sign over the rights to those photos. That means they can be used whenever, wherever the magazine wants to use them. You do NOT get paid over and over…it is a one time contract/deal.
“Teresa has the rights to her pictures and her dependent children’s pictures. Joe Giudice has the rights to his pictures and his dependent children’s. In order for a magazine to use them, they must obtain a written agreement from Teresa. The agreement would contain the term ‘consideration.’ ‘Consideration’ mostly means money, but can mean a barter arrangement for goods or services. So, Teresa must be paid for the pictures. A magazine could not use her pictures without her permission (which would be given in a written agreement that would be legally binding upon all parties). If a commercial entity uses her pictures without her permission (or does not purchase the rights to use her licensed pictures from a website like shutterstock – if Teresa has licensed photographs to a website), Teresa within one year could sue sue the commercial entity. An individual controls his/her pictures for commercial use. If you are indicted for crime and you walking into court on a public street, the AP photographer can photograph you and it can be broadcast and printed (think John Edwards’ trial). She is not lying about the pictures. Is she paid for the stories? I don’t think so.” – Love NJ, June 21, 2012, StoopidHousewives
“Dear PR team for Teresa, please tell your client moving forward that underscoring payment from tabloids makes her look foolish. Please have her reiterate (as she does in her blog) that she gets paid for photographs, and that moving forward she has no control (outside of answering interview questions) over the direction of the stories they end up printing (as she is not the editor or writer of any of these tabloids). This is a simple and cut and dry statement. The whole ‘I don’t get paid for articles’ is, on paper, true, but not the complete story.” – Mel, June 20, 2012, Stoopid Housewives
“Jacqueline, actually I do know how the magazines work. The quotes from Melissa and Caroline were from the show: all any writer, editor, publisher, PR specialist or publicist has to do is watch and quote them… and Richie and Kathy have probably ragged on Teresa for the money she spends. So Teresa was asked about it and responded accordingly. BTW I am not even a huge Teresa fan. However I used to be a huge fan of yours, until I realized you’re a lunatic and you can’t get anything straight.” – ohiofan, June 13, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“Jacqueline, it seems weird that you believe that anyone other than the writer/editor of a magazine has ANY control over the article. Teresa and her marriage and her kids are constantly attacked and belittled by the tabloids exploiting something that one of them said. And when you talk about all of the magazine offers you turn down, do you ever consider for a minute that Teresa financially might not have the luxury to turn any good offer down? The statements in the magazine were mostly verified by the sources (Caroline and Melissa) so what is the issue there? I just can’t believe you think tabloids don’t exploit and exaggerate more often than not by putting their own spin on it. I mean, Teresa gets paid a fee (for the photos) and the magazine gets paid by how many they sell. Think about it. And who decided that Caroline can see into the hearts and minds of those around her? She throws her personal narrative into each and everything Teresa says or does. When did she turn into the Hannibal “I can see your thoughts” Lector of New Jersey? She and her family have been cutting the Guidices down and belittling them behind their backs since last season. She’s always got some agenda against someone. Always.” – KatinkaHW, June 13, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“Jac turned down offers to pose for mags because she knew they would write unflattering things…but if you have total control…wouldn’t she just make sure they didn’t write unflattering things?? She is saying that she would not have control, but Teresa does? Tabloids write unflattering things all the time. Does Teresa possibly invite MORE by posing? Maybe. If she did not pose, would they write the articles anyway? Absolutely. I don’t think Teresa is totally innocent, but I do think the other ladies are making stuff up at this point.” – Viewer from Boston, June 13, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“Teresa is just along for the ride of the tabloids, whether it be good or bad, for the media exposure. A lot of celebrities who are trying to ‘make it big’, are just happy to be in the press. I’m not going as far as to say Teresa is HAPPY the press is bashing her about very personal things and/or rumors, but I honestly get the vibe that her feelings on this are, ‘If you cant beat them, join them!’ And I honestly don’t blame her for this. It’s all going to be publicized anyway. Regardless though, why is it any of Jacqueline’s business anyway? If Teresa is going bankrupt and buying 20,000 Louis Vuiton bags, or whatever the case may be, why is that a personal offense to Jacqueline???? My friends’ personal lives, even if they were involved with tabloids, wouldn’t effect my love for them, I don’t think.” – parkguy505, June 18, 2012, IMDb.com
In her June 12, 2012 blog, Cover Girl, Teresa explains how the tabloids work:
“Why not get paid if you can? They’re making money selling your face, why shouldn’t you get something? Here’s how I feel about that: if the magazine is going to run a story about you anyway and you have no control about what the story will be, what will be on the cover, even how they might twist your own quotes or use ugly pictures of you, why not get paid for a professional photo shoot? If I say no, they’re going to do the story anyway, but the photos will probably not be pretty, like the recent cover of US Weekly with my arms crossed when I look all mad. Who wants that?
“They put me on the cover because apparently magazines sell really well when I’m on them. I’m not sure if that’s flattering or not since the stories aren’t typically very flattering. I’m not saying being wanted is better or somehow desirable because in most cases it isn’t, but to say that I have any control over it is false. And they know it.
“So on this episode they were all acting so shocked at the story they said I put out. First of all, they know I didn’t put it out. Yes, for that one I posed for the photos rather than have random street shots of me used. During the shoot they asked me some questions, and I answered them. Some of them, not even all of them. And I didn’t say anything bad about anyone. What did I say? They were asking all about how my friends were treating me now that I was in bankruptcy. Obviously they wanted me to say something mean or crazy, but I didn’t.
“As far as the other ladies, their quotes are from THEM, not me. Those are the things they said themselves on the show. If a writer wants to label them as “insults,” what can I do? Nothing. Just like I could do nothing about the cover headline: ‘I’m terrified of being poor.’ The editors write that I’m ‘bullied by my friends for being broke.’ Not my quote, not from me.
“What’s crazy is that Caroline acts like it is from me. As if I’m some master magazine publisher who puts these stories out. I don’t put them out. They go out with or without me. And Caroline, Jacqueline, Melissa, Kathy and their husbands KNOW THIS.
“How about the OK! Magazine cover that came out TWO WEEKS before this one and was also on stands while we were filming? I wasn’t asked about the story, wasn’t interviewed, and they don’t have a single quote from me. Inside the story says ‘On the Brink of Divorce’ and quotes a bunch of ‘insiders’… AND QUOTES MELISSA.
“There’s Melissa smiling under the headline Melissa “Tells OK! Exclusively Why She Believes She’ll Never Bury The Hatchet With Her Sister-in-Law.” Wow. So Melissa put that headline out there? Not very loyal to family… And here are a few of Melissa’s direct quotes: ‘Joe (Giudice) doesn’t always speak the truth. A lot of the things I hear him say are false.’ And ‘I always was nothing but good to Teresa,’ ‘Teresa and I both know the reason we’re not close,’ ‘She was never happy for any of the good things that went on in our lives.’ This was done right before she filmed everything she said about the In Touch article at her pool party while wiping away a fake tear.
“Regardless of the photos, I can’t control what’s on the cover or when, and I usually hate what they say.”
Jacqueline is doing just what the Marcos want her to do, and that is to get Teresa to share confidential information and to convince her to drop her investigation into the accusations made by Danielle against Melissa. Melissa does not want her deception to be revealed on camera: she is guilty and she is afraid she will be exposed for the back-stabbing liar that she is.
“I’ve been on the show for almost two years now, and I think it’s time for her to let it go… I’m sorry Teresa has such an issue with me, but it’s time she moves on and gets over it like she said she has… Teresa’s financial issues were already out in the open and the tabloid covers and ‘posed pictures’ were already happening well before we joined the show… Teresa constantly brings up the fact that I joined the show “behind her back” and that Danielle and I were in contact. I said this last year and will say it again: When I was pregnant with Joey, Danielle reached out to me on Facebook after I posted about the Christmas cookie incident. Yes, I did talk to her. For some reason I felt sorry for her watching how Teresa went after her, and I did vent to her about my issues with Teresa. This was all addressed already at the Season 3 reunion. It was well over three years ago and since then I thought that we were working to get to a better place, but I guess I have moved on and she has not.” – Melissa Gorga, June 12, 2012, A Real ‘Rockstar’
Note to Melissa: It is early in season 4, and when episode 8 was filmed in August 2011, Teresa had just found out that you had been in contact with Danielle to conspire to take her down. So, for Teresa, it hasn’t been ‘almost two years’ at all and it is not ‘time for her to let it go’. In episode 8 you were exposed as a conniving, immoral sub-human, and you don’t want the truth to come out — Teresa has every right to know what you did to her behind her back, and the viewers have the right to know too. You must come clean about what you did to get on the show and you must ask for Teresa’s forgiveness in order for her to heal and to be able to trust you and her brother again. And you must stop plotting and scheming to defame Teresa with your maliciously evil acts.
The cast are all in collusion, and are using the same strategy, which they developed before season 4 began to film in late May 2011. The had two months to meet and conspire between the wrapping of season 3 in late March 2011 and the filming of season 4 beginning in late May 2011. They are all using the same phrases to describe Teresa in their talking head interviews and blogs, and it couldn’t be more obvious that “these bitches are role-playing”:
- Teresa is fake and a bully and is losing her sense of reality
- Teresa is a coward who stirs the pots and walks away (when, in actuality, Teresa was putting on a happy face and letting things roll off her back and was, at the time, in the dark about their evil agenda)
- Teresa is selling stories to tabloids to garner pity from the viewers while presenting her cast mates in a negative light
- Teresa is spending money while in bankruptcy (notice how the entire cast in separate scenes mention that exact same things: carpet, garage with apartment above it, new closet, new furniture)
- Teresa is not loyal to her family (Melissa has a lot of nerve to question Teresa’s loyalty when Teresa’s brother and cousin have none)
- Teresa is trying to breakup Melissa’s marriage
- Teresa is a bad aunt and mother (these haven’t stuck)
- Teresa doesn’t support the other cast members’ business endeavors and also tries to steal them
- “Teresa is never happy for any of the good things that went on in our lives” (direct quote of Melissa in OK! magazine)
- Teresa is in cahoots with Kim D and Penny to setup Melissa to expose her past
- Joe Giudice is homophobic
- Teresa doesn’t want to fix her relationship with her brother
- Teresa never takes responsibility for her actions
- Teresa is playing victim but Melissa is the real victim
- Melissa is doing everything she can to fix the relationship between Joe and Teresa but Teresa doesn’t care (when, in fact, Melissa is the root cause of the conflict and the others are just pawns in her game)
Remember, Melissa is the one who said this about Teresa during season 4, episode 7:
“I get it—you need to make money, [so] make your money—but at the same time, you need to be loyal to your family.”
Three strippers versus a virgin appears to be what this is all about. Teresa says she was a virgin until age 23 and has only been with one man, Juicy Joe; Danielle has admitted to being a stripper (past and present); Jacqueline and Melissa both deny the stories. Jacqueline has abandoned her 10-year friendship with Teresa for a friendship with the Marco sisters, who are master manipulators. Jacqueline is believing all their lies. She has been deceived by immoral sisters who will stop at nothing for fame and fortune.
“I once tweeted Jacqueline something in defense of Teresa, and I was immediately DM’ed by the Marco sisters asking to delete my tweets because Jac was their friend. They never once asked me to delete anything negative I wrote about Teresa!” – MarcoSistersFan, April 25, 2012
“@JacLaurita You look beautiful!” – Donna Marco (Melissa’s mother), April 25, 2012
@JacLaurita your a real person and you would have to be blind not to see that #It Is What It Is – Lysa Simpson (Melissa’s sister), June 17, 2012
Classic Tweets By Jacqueline About Teresa Giudice:
“Teresa put out an article that I text her and threatened to release those pictures and I didn’t! I wanted to prove that. Teresa is scum!”
“What until u hear the rest. There is much more but I’m letting it all unravel little by little all on it’s own. No more talk about it!”
“Another disgusting display of Teresas lies. Keep hanging yourself! Tell every1 the plan 2 file 4 bankruptcy#2 @ how u laugh At beating the system!”
“Teresa, keep spending all the money u do &making profit from people/ fake stories u sell. It will catch up to u. U never stopped spending.”
“I don’t believe for one minute that Jaq was a “concerned friend”. You could tell they were setting Teresa up big time to spill her financial woes on TV and even she figured it out as soon as Jaq started asking specific financial questions that no friend would ask on national TV. Caro who “just happened” to be lumbering in out of the shadows sporting her ever present scowl sealed the deal.” – DryIce, June 17, 2012, Television Without Pity
“Teresa didn’t understand what Jacqueline was saying because Jacqueline had no business saying it. It was clear [to me] from scene one with Chris that whole ‘I’m concerned’ thing was an act. Nothing about it was real, they wanted to ambush Teresa. The whole thing [looks] producer contrived, from Caroline walking in, to Kathy talking about it with Melissa and her sisters. [I believe that] they are not concerned, they are jealous. All of them kept saying, Teresa and Joe are fine, they have this, they have that to the camera repeatedly to say ‘look, look! she’s lying about being bankrupt!’ as jealousy. They tried to set her up and it’s backfiring; they keep digging a hole, she keeps getting more popular. They complain about the books, they are selling out; they complain about the magazines, she keeps being on them. The dead ringer to that whole conversation is when Caroline said that ‘you told us you had a contract with the tabloids’ when Teresa did NOT say that. She said she got paid for the pictures not the stories. Everyone calling her so dumb wasn’t smart enough to get paid themselves huh? That’s what [I see] this [as being] really about. The fame.” – brooklyntvcutie, June 17, 2012, Television Without Pity
“Jacqueline, Teresa announced the news about her cookbook, and as far as she was concerned, her and Caroline made amends. Chris was able to share his good news with everyone, why wouldn’t Teresa? I guess it’s the same reason that it’s OK for Melissa to run to magazines and sell stories, but not Teresa. In fact, this whole season has been everyone can do what they please except Teresa. It’s so annoying. You really seem very jealous. It is sad. I think in time you will see that Melissa and Kathy played you for the fool you are proving to be. I think when Danielle (yes, the dreaded Danielle that seems to have a lot of information) leaks all of the proof she has, you will see for yourself that you have been wrong.” – slyklyn, June 13, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“Jacqueline, my main question really is…why are these tid bits of little things so upsetting when all of you in the private rooms with the cameras are saying such bad things about Teresa behind her back? I don’t know if any of you have said anything nice. It is very high school. Caroline telling Teresa and her hat to shut up…why couldn’t Caroline say it to Teresa’s face if she didn’t wish to hear Teresa? Why couldn’t you just open your mouth and tell Teresa, ‘Hey Teresa, I need you to hear me and my problems right now?’ Why couldn’t Kathy tell Teresa to her face that she felt Teresa was dumb? The only person I see saying directly to people what they think and feel is Teresa.” – Devil wears Prada, June 13, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
“Jacqueline, Teresa isn’t perfect by any means but a good friend does not dish all their personal information…even after they are no longer friends. Melissa and Joe are not perfect and they have made bad choices, as has Teresa. You sound hateful by only pointing out Teresa’s faults and only praising the Gorga’s strengths.” – Mom in MD, June 13, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
The following is an excerpt from Jacqueline’s 2011 blog from LAST season: her comments are directed at Teresa concerning Danielle and the tweets from Danielle claiming that Melissa back-stabbed Teresa by contacting her and giving up family secrets (all of which were lies).
Eye Opener (Excerpt)
By Jacqueline Laurita
August 15, 2011
I am also very surprised that you tweeted and then added to your blog that transparent paragraph about Danielle while speaking out both sides of your mouth. On the one hand you’re telling her thank you, then the next tweet it was you don’t believe her and to leave your family alone.
On the other side you are clearly begging her to come up with proof to expose Melissa of something she may or may not have said two years ago during rough times between the two of you.
In my opinion, that is totally irrelevant now. She should have given up that information to you two years ago when it WAS relevant.
According to your blogs and interviews in other media outlets, you have always claimed that Danielle has never done anything to you, and she doesn’t bother or phase you. So why do you even care anyway, right? (Even though I know you don’t really feel that way.)
Besides, if you really mean what you say about not wanting to ever rehash the past and only wanting to move forward, and you sincerely want to make things better between you and your family, it probably wasn’t a good idea to even humor Danielle by saying you even care either way and that you even want proof. You know she’s just looking to stay relevant. I thought she said she wasn’t into drama. What do you think her motive was by tweeting that? Your well being?
My advice, Teresa — It’s in the PAST! You are in a much better place now with your family now (sort of). Keep rolling forward. I’m only telling you this because I care and I didn’t like seeing you hurting over your family, and I know how hard the two of you have worked to get your relationship to where it is today. Don’t go back to that dark place. It doesn’t benefit your relationship with Melissa today, and it doesn’t look good for you to be encouraging Danielle to “show proof.”
It also upset me very much that you would even entertain someone that was so toxic in ALL of our lives. WHY would you open that dangerous, ugly door again to invite in trouble (for everybody)? I don’t get you. BAD MOVE!
Jacqueline may have ulterior motives in encouraging Teresa not to communicate with Danielle:
Jacqueline siding with Danielle at the season 1 dinner (the one with the infamous table flip) could have been because Danielle knows the truth about Jacqueline’s past, and she feared Danielle would expose her if she didn’t show her support. When everyone turned against Danielle, it was the perfect opportunity for Jacqueline to make Danielle look like a crazy liar, discrediting her on camera so that no one would ever believe anything she said, including anything about Jacqueline’s past.
During the reunion special for season 2, which aired on October 8, 2011, Danielle called Jacqueline a Vegas whore; Jacqueline reacted by jumping up and threatening Danielle. Bravo reran the season 2 reunion special as part of the marathon leading up to the premiere of season 4: it was odd that they chose to rerun a reunion special from two seasons ago yet didn’t rerun all the episodes from season 3 (only about half of them were rerun).
Jacqueline quickly changed her tune after Danielle called her a Vegas whore during reunion 2 because she feared Danielle was about to expose her secrets. She went from hysterical to calm and collected, wanting to move past it all. She called a truce with Danielle because she saw what Danielle did to Teresa (bringing up the ‘nephew’ lie that Melissa fed her), and she didn’t want the same thing done to her. She said “I really don’t want to do this anymore”, and then told Danielle she forgives her for filing charges against Ashlee, etc. At this point, Danielle hugged it out with Teresa and Jacqueline, saying “sorry” and “no more.” Here’s a description of what happened (this happened at the end of part 2 of reunion 2, which is not available on youtube):
Teresa, after Danielle tells Andy she’ll drop the lawsuits, says: “Can I just say one thing? Danielle, I never called a newspaper, a magazine, tweet about you, never do I do any of that. I have four beautiful daughters, that’s what I concentrate on, not you. I’m not trying to take you down. That’s not what I’m trying to do. You attacked me and I attacked you back. That’s it. But am I trying to hurt you in a bad way. No.” (Danielle gets up and walks over with open arms to Teresa, leans down and hugs her and gently says to Teresa, ‘Sorry’; Teresa hugs her back, all while Caroline is making ridiculous faces; and then Danielle moves on to hug Jac and gently says ‘Sorry’ (Jacqueline looks petrified); Teresa lifts up her arms and leans backward with a sigh and a smile, then fans herself and says ‘Faint’).
@JacLaurita
Yes, the deal was to forgive D& move on, not to be friends again. Everyone agreed2let her go&then T accused me of being disloyal @JenaJs6
June 17, 2012
@JenaJs6
@JacLaurita DIDN’T YOU MAKE PEACE with danielle? Werent U the one who hugged her 4 an hr & had an epiphany as far as viewers are concerned?
June 17, 2012
Jacqueline likes to talk and she most likely told Danielle things she regrets. And Jacqueline may not have completely cut off Kim G because Kim G knows and believes things Danielle told her about them all.
Another theory as to why Jacqueline doesn’t want Teresa to communicate with Danielle is because Jacqueline may have known from day one about Melissa contacting Danielle, and she doesn’t want Teresa to find this out. In Melissa’s ‘anonymous’ bashing of Teresa in 2008-2009 on the blog “On Common Ground,” the only cast member she didn’t bash was Jacqueline: “You got the fat wife from the Brownstone that needs hair extensions. Dina’s looking old. The wacko from Wayne (her poor kids), and then Teresa… what is she gonna do when she finds out all the $ they owe people and that are gonna be looking for it after they see this show air! The only nice one is the sister in law. She don’t belong with those idiots! [posted April 29, 2009, before the May 12, 2009, season 1 premiere]”
“Jacqueline, so this is your setup blog for Teresa for next week? The word is that next week’s episode is filmed after Teresa’s August 7, 2011, WWHL appearance where Danielle tweets about Melissa’s interactions and desperate attempts to get on the show. Why didn’t you want Teresa to talk to Danielle? Was it because of fear of your own gossip to Danielle about Dina, Caro, Teresa, and your past getting out? In retrospect, Ashlee’s comments about you gain new meaning. Your alliance with Melissa et al speaks louder than your words above about your integrity and behavior.” – disgrazia4, June 13, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog
Here are some interesting comments from viewers about Jacqueline’s 2011 blog and season 4 episode 8:
“According to Teresa, her only beef with Danielle was based on the conflict with Danielle vs the Manzos. Not to mention, it wasn’t so much that Melissa spoke to ‘the enemy’ but WHY she did it. Melissa spoke to Danielle to give Danielle ammo to use against Teresa at the reunion — and to create interest and discussion about her. Now, the chicken has come home to roost. Teresa is NOW speaking to Danielle to expose what Melissa did and why.” (In Teresa’s case, how can she trust her family without knowing just how far they went and what they did behind her back? Teresa suspected that Danielle and Melissa had been communicating, and she wanted to find out if it was true — just suspecting it and not searching for the truth means things will never get better. She wanted to get to the bottom of it, rightfully so. She wants to know exactly what kind of person she is dealing with when it comes to Melissa and whether or not she can trust her and her own brother.) [RabbleRouser, June 14, 2012, LynnNChicago]
“One of the things that made Jac go crazy (and which she referenced in a very nasty blog post on August 15, 2011, LAST season) was the fact that Teresa seemed open to meeting with Danielle to find out just what Danielle was talking about when it came to Melissa. I remember watching the WWHL episode when Teresa was on, and Danielle tweeted something like, “Ask Teresa if she knows how much Melissa was contacting me” and implied that Melissa was trash-talking Teresa to Danielle. You could tell by Teresa’s facial expression that she was shocked, and, at some point in the show, she said, “Well, tell Danielle I’d definitely like to hear more about that.” She also later tweeted sentiments along that line. Well, Jac went off about Teresa wanting to talk to Danielle, and I didn’t understand why that made Jac SOOOO upset. Does anyone have an idea as to why that would make Jac go ballistic? I mean, who cares if Teresa talks to Danielle. Melissa going ballistic over it, I can understand. But Jac? What’s the big deal? I just have a sneaking suspicion that there’s a whole lot more to that story.” [I Need A Housewives’ Detox Program, May 18, 2012, LynnNChicago]
“Melissa is going to lie and twist as usual. It looks to me like, next week, Jac is going to bully Teresa about wanting to talk to Danielle. I have a theory: Jac does not want Teresa to talk to Danielle because Danielle is going to give her the 411, not only on her communications with Melissa, but also the 411 on all the crap Jac talked when they were friends. I have a feeling Jac told Danielle all kinds of horrible things about Caroline, Dina and, most probably, Teresa! Jac is very threatened by Danielle, no matter how much she tries to make Danielle out to be a crazy woman. Danielle is crazy, but even a broken clock is right twice a day. She’s got dirt on Jac and the Lauritas and Manzos that comes STRAIGHT from Jac, IMO. I also think Jac feels a kinship with Melissa because they were both strippers and escorts who hooked up with men of means and created a false backstory with total denials of their true pasts. JMHO.” [I Need A Housewives’ Detox Program, June 11, 2012, LynnNChicago]
“Why is Jacqueline involving herself and getting worked up over “Teresa going to jail” and all of this other stuff? If Teresa isn’t worried, I certainly wouldn’t waste my energy. Is this all because Teresa chooses to keep the legalities of her situation private? Oh yeah, I forgot. Jacqueline is a passive-aggressive shit-stirrer of a bored housewife who needs to stir the pot so that she can proclaim she’s in the middle and torn so that she can play the righteous wronged party all the time. She needs a reason to hate Teresa, and by golly she’s going to come up with one. All because Mama Manzo disapproves of Teresa and — since she got her ass handed to her by the ‘Fambly’ after she overplayed her shit-stirring hand with Danielle situation, who is a legit nutbar — now she has to fall in line, friendship be damned. I have yet to see anything done by Teresa to Jacqueline, besides telling her to mind her own business once or twice. Gosh that woman clearly needs something to do besides drink, Tweet, ignore her daughter and wait to fool around with Chris.” [Noire, June 10, 2010, TelevisionWithoutPity]
“So I just caught what Jacqueline said in the preview: ‘Melissa was talking to Danielle two years ago; you’re talking to her now; you’re a hypocrite.’ So it’s a problem for Teresa to hear from Danielle regarding Melissa and Joe’s attempts to get on the show, but Jacqueline can dismiss that as Teresa’s supposed friend and not understand her position of being hurt by that? That’s the horrible thing she did that is causing next week’s big blow up? Very interesting that this is making the cut. I’m surprised this is making it to air. Hearing this and reading Teresa’s personal blog is pretty enlightening. Seems like the others better be prepared to be under the microscope regarding their castings. They’ve skated on those nebulous facts the past 1 1/2 seasons in order to make it look like its just a matter of Teresa being jealous; seems like the smoke that’s been there is beginning to show signs of a fire.” [Noire, June 10, 2010, TelevisionWithoutPity]
“Teresa didn’t block anyone. S1 cast started with Dina, expanded to Teresa, Jacqueline and Caroline, and Dina is the one who suggested Danielle since she knew of her as the crazy lady at The Chateau. Teresa had events with Joe and Melissa filmed by Bravo… the producers decide what makes the cut… every housewife on every series has said the same thing. We even saw Joe called up by Teresa at her redone housewarming party. Melissa and Joe were jealous. They conspired with Danielle and, along with Kathy, got themselves cast once Danielle was booted. One of Melissa’s own cousins who lives in PA who is younger and perhaps prettier than Melissa contacted her and asked to be filmed with her as she’s been singing for years and has been trying to break through. Melissa doesn’t invite her to parties or to filming. Same difference to me.” [Lola16, June 15, 2012, Bravo Message Board]
“Awhile back someone posted (I think it was one of the gossip sites) a video of Melissa’s cousin singing and she was pretty good. They went on to explain that Melissa didn’t want to give her cousin any air time because she was sooo good and would make Melissa look bad.” [pjkacper, June 15, 2012, Bravo Message Board]
The therapy storyline is Teresa’s brother’s rather clumsy ploy for more airtime.
How many times has Joe Gorga called, text or wrote a note to his sister since filming stopped? Zero times. During the off-season (no filming), he doesn’t bother calling his sister; he hasn’t reached out to her for nine months and counting. In fact, it seems the only time he reaches out to Teresa is when the cameras are rolling. Teresa does not need to go to therapy with Joey: it is all another set-up to make Teresa look like the bad guy. Even if the therapy were not done on camera, whatever is shared in those therapy sessions somehow would be twisted and used against her. Teresa’s relationship with her brother may be a lost cause: when a brother conspires with his wife and others to hurt his sister and constantly talks negatively about her, the sister should remove herself from their lives. Any brother who takes pleasure in a family member’s ordeals and trials, and goes along with his wife’s vendetta against his own sister, sucks big time.
Melissa to Richie, “Be sure to take Joe outside the house and tell him once again that he has to text Teresa, so he looks like the better person. Who cares if she’s at a wedding, do it!!!!!!”
Cartwheels on June 11, 2012 posted at LynnNChicago:
Here’s how a therapy session between Joe Gorga and Teresa would go:
Joey= Doctor, my sister here holds to grudges and is tearing our relationship apart.
Teresa= Joey, that is not truth, you know why I am mad.
J= I don’t know, tell me, why are you mad?
T= You know what you did Joey, but you know I can’t talk about it here in front of the therapist because there are cameras around.
J= See, you are garbage Teresa, garbage, you can’t even tell me why you are mad because there is no reason for you to be mad.
T= Joey, I have been hearing rumors and they all point to the same, but you know I can’t talk about it.
J= (blinking eyes) Doctor, I swear, here you see the root of all problems, my sister is just a f**ing b*tch, can you please tell her now that she is the crazy one and I am the Angel of God, then she will understand that I am always right.
Therapist = (with few hairs left) Teresa, what is this thing that is making you so mad but that you can’t talk about? Seems that you are hosting a lot of resentment, are you so mad that that is why you can’t talk about it?
T= No doctor. I can’t talk about it because it involves the production of the show I am taping right now.
Therapist= interesting
J= She is fibbing, she is jealous of my wife, that is all, she is jealous of me too.
T= Joey, please you know what you guys did, stop acting like it never happened.
J= Doctor, I swear she is just a lunatic, I don’t even know what she is talking about.
T= (with tears in her eyes) Joey are you going to deny that you sent an audition video with your wife promising to “take me down and expose me for the liar I am”?
J= What? What are you talking about. She is lying, she is lying, I swear.
T= Joey, I saw the audition tape and I have also seen the e-mails that your wife sent to Danielle (with her head down).
J= (blinking) The audition tape? C’mom Tre, you know that was a joke. As far as the e-mails, well, that was a test, Melissa was testing Danielle to see if she was a snitch and then she was going to give you that as proof to destroy Danielle. You know my wife loves you like if you were her sister.
T= Joey, please, do you think I am an idiot?
J= Doctor, see, there she is being unreasonable again, I have just given her the perfect explanation and she is still holding grudges. Teresa, why are you like this? You are destroying the family.
Therapist= Joey, did you actually send those tapes and your wife sent the e-mails?
J= Well, yes, but Teresa refused to make us part of the cast so we had to find our way in. She is a selfish sister, and that is the root of the problems. Could you please tell her that so we can get over with this session.
T= I can’t get over the pain of knowing that my own brother betrayed me like this and now he is acting like I should just forgive and forget that they plotted to destroy me.
J= That is enough! I have had enough! Here I am trying to make this work and you are hell bent in rehashing the past over some little petty BS. I am done.
J= (as exiting the stage – ahem – the doctor’s office) I want for the record to show that I tried, God knows I tried. You saw me sending her texts, and I wanted the therapy, so I am the good brother, the Angel of God, don’t you forget it.
“It is funny to me that they are all so interested in Teresa going to therapy with her brother, and my question would be: therapy for what? The damage done by the Gorgas/Wakiles and their betrayal is not something that can be worked out in therapy sessions (filmed); those are the kind of emotional wounds that would take years to recover. I, for one, am glad that they haven’t seen each other in many, many months… sometimes family is the most important thing, but for your own sanity, sometimes you just have to remove them from your life. I never judged Bethenny when she decided to cut ties with her mom; she said the relationship was too toxic, and I believed her… some relationships are just not meant to be, and I think Teresa and her brother maybe are just not meant to be. No hard feelings, just move on; hopefully one of them will not be there next season, so they can ignore each other properly.” – Cartwheels, June 11, 2012, LynnNChicago
“I do not know how you can say that that ‘there is no doubt about how fully committed Joey was to reconciling with Teresa’ when he is the one bringing ‘private conversations’ that he and Teresa had months ago just to bring up drama and make Teresa look bad. How can any brother do that to their own sister? I may not know a lot as to what goes on with all of you in your private lives, but that is wrong… Also, it’s all about The View and how Teresa wanted a segment to herself because she thought Melissa would attach her …well yea, can I just say ‘Reunion’? She had no idea how bad all of you would come at her…so what makes her think it would not happen again? I am not a Teresa fan; I am just watching a person being bullied by a bunch of family and friends. Teresa seems to be in protective ‘mode’, and she may say things she doesn’t mean…believe me, being bullied is not fun, and I am always going to stand up for a person who is being bullied. Kathy, I don’t see this season ending well, and for that I am sorry for all of you… [Gigi33, June 11, 2012, Kathy’s Bravo Blog]
“Kathy, the scene with Joe and Rich was as fake as the professions of reconciliation you, Melissa and Joe constantly spew.” – 3BabyBoys, June 11, 2012, Kathy’s Bravo Blog
“Kathy, and now you all want Teresa to go to therapy with her brother. Uh huh, we saw the last time Teresa said something in private to her brother, how you all used that for an entire season to bury her. Why would she go do that again? Imagine what she would want to say in therapy? That will give Melissa and Joe enough fodder to twist and turn for three seasons! If I was Teresa I wouldn’t go speak from my heart; Joe will use it again, duh! And your husband’s and Joe’s scene was so planned and orchestrated. I just can’t stand you guys, and if we have to sit through another year of you pushing a cookbook, and Melissa dropping another two songs, I will just stop watching. I want to see Teresa and her girls; you know, the family of yours you tried to just flatten so you could hawk a cookie cookbook. Just repulsed by you all.” – CookieCutter, June 11, 2012, Kathy’s Bravo Blog
“Why, why, why would ANYONE suggest Teresa go to therapy with Joe? That’s just nuts. You have to be honest in therapy, and the last time Joe couldn’t WAIT to tell the CAMERAS what Teresa said in private so he could score one for their team! That hurt Teresa terribly, so now she’s supposed to go open up in front of the one man in her family, that isn’t her father, who sold her out for a reality show? That’s just CRAZY!!!!!!!” – InstFame, June 11, 2012, Kathy’s Bravo Blog
Bravo cut a segment, Kim D’s Passion Party, where Melissa’s scamming came to light:
“I heard that BRAVO chose not to air a segment which outed Joey Gorga on owing people and not paying — specifically, Fabulous Fred, the party planner who coordinated the charity Christmas party held at the Gorga home (and shown last season). Supposedly, Fabulous Fred was going to out Joey publicly for never paying him (despite Fred’s repeated requests), but Kim D., who is a friend to Fred’s wife, talked him out of it. BRAVO taped a Passion Party held by Kim D., where Fred asked Kim D. to talk to Joey about paying him his money. Allegedly thinking it was part of the BRAVO storyline, Kim D. did, and Joey and Melissa went ballistic (because it belies their image as ballers and goes against Miss Melissa’s 1st episode dig against Teresa: ‘We PAY our bills!’…Ummm…not according to Fabulous Fred and a lot of other people in town, Miss Missy!!).” [I Need A Housewives’ Detox Program, June 14, 2012, LynnNChicago]
Will Love Will Love @WillLoveInc
@littlegoobie200 @allabouttrh @realilanaangel I tweeted both fairly recently but no response. If they want a quote they know where I am. 😉
Amber Whitmire @littlegoobie200
@WillLoveInc spill it Will! What happened? @AllAboutTRH interview time! Or @realilanaangel !
Melody Martrain @mbmartrain
@WillLoveInc @whoopibella @wendy49802 @clvpotpourri @johnnythegrk I’m sure they will twist it
11 Jun
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@mbmartrain @whoopibella @wendy49802 @clvpotpourri @johnnythegrk I have a feeling you won’t see it at all – at least not the juicy stuff.
1:47 PM – 11 Jun 12
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@mbmartrain @whoopibella @wendy49802 @clvpotpourri @johnnythegrk Although they may have edited it to air later on in S4 only to twist it…
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@mbmartrain @whoopibella @wendy49802 @clvpotpourri @johnnythegrk Whats2Spill?Look at my past tweets.I hinted A LOT.Blogs should ask. #Juicy
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@BravoAndy Question: Will @BravoTV air Kim D’s Passion Party, which looks like it was cut out to give a certain cast member the good edit!?
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@wendy49802 @clvpotpourri @johnnythegrk No, that was the fashion show. This was an adult toy party held at Kim D’s house the same week as SP
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@wendy49802 @clvpotpourri @johnnythegrk No, that was the fashion show. This was an adult toy party held at Kim D’s house the same week as SP
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@CLVPotpourri @johnnythegrk @lisaslying “Allegedly” not paying workers and the like. It was brought up at the Passion Party. All wives came.
C’estLaVie Potpourri @CLVPotpourri
@WillLoveInc @johnnythegrk @lisaslying wwwwooowww. What lie did Mel get caught up in at the party?
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@CLVPotpourri @johnnythegrk It was filmed the same week as the solstice party and it was supposed to be shown either before or after the SP.
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@JohnnyTheGrk @WillLoveInc what happened at the party?!?! How do we know producers cut it?
John Karagiorgis (@JohnnyTheGrk)
6/10/12 10:37 PM
RT “@WillLoveInc: WOW! I can’t…I can believe the #RHONJ producers cut out @KimDPosche’s passion party where M’s scamming came to light.”
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@BravoAndy Question: Will @BravoTV air Kim D’s Passion Party, which looks like it was cut out to give a certain cast member the good edit!?
Here’s some more about Danielle and Teresa from Jacqueline’s Bravo blogs:
Best Friends? (Excerpt)
Jacqueline questions whether she ever really knew Teresa.
By Jacqueline Laurita
June 13, 2012
The [In Touch] article with the dog seemed a little obvious that she had a lot to do with what was written inside. These were all things that Teresa complained to me about, so that is why it was so obvious to me. Teresa said, “This is business.” (“Business” = Money Earned) The article coincidently listed all the people she disliked the most. Just like she did with her book, she used her family and friends to make money doing her “business.”
If I looked perplexed when Teresa told me about her “renewal of vows” cover to put to rest all of the rumors she started about herself in her previous covers, it’s because I was. She knew I was asked to do the same thing, and I was told it would be made into a big deal by the tabloids. I turned it down. It’s just not me. I’m a simple girl. However, I was surprised that Teresa waited until we were on camera to tell me that SHE was going to do it. I think she wanted to hurry up and do a cover before I changed my mind and out shined her or something. I think that is why she went so over the top with her renewal picture. Her cover would come out before mine because they wanted mine to come during Season 4. It was just bizarre to me and the whole concept was so fake. (Just like the prop dog idea in the last article.)
What did she think the “friends and family bullying” article would be about? I couldn’t figure out why she would want to do that. I will say it again, it’s one thing to put out articles about yourself, but when she would slip things in about her friends and family, that was crossing the line. I was thinking to myself, “I wish she would just tell them once and for all how she really felt instead of sending messages in magazines. Maybe then the healing could begin and she could let go of all of her resentment, forgive, and move forward.” Talk about passive aggressive!
I guess I would have respected her more if instead of disregarding these articles and pretending they didn’t exist, that she addressed her friends and family with some respect and apologized for the things printed and explain how they ended up in there. Why would she continue to do these covers knowing that they were mostly negative about her and her family? She allowed it.
I started seeing a different side to Teresa that I didn’t respect. She was doing and saying some pretty ugly things. I really wanted my friend back. I missed her. I needed her. I wanted the fun loving Teresa that wasn’t self-absorbed or consumed with “keeping up with the Gorgas” and trying to surpass them at all costs. I wanted her to understand how her words and actions were affecting the people and relationships in her life that should matter the most to her. I wanted her to learn how to view things from another person’s perspective. I wanted her to know that I would still love with all of her faults, but I just wanted her to be real with me.
I knew at this point she was pulling away from me more and more. I understood the things that she was saying behind my back and where it was coming from, so I was trying not to get mad at her for that, even though it did upset me. She didn’t understand that I was trying to help her.
Spin City (Except)
By Jacqueline Laurita
May 7, 2012
7. I found it hypocritical that Teresa mentioned I was wishy-washy and wouldn’t commit to picking a side when Danielle was fighting with my family. Forgive me for being my own person and waiting to judge people from my own experiences with them. Did Teresa forget that she herself didn’t pick a side either? She also continued to be Danielle’s friend along with me even while her best friend, Dina, disliked her until Danielle did something personally to her. Teresa also tried saying hello, just to be friendly, to Danielle at the Posche fashion show at a time when Dina and I were both having issues with Danielle. I never faulted her for that. My battle with Danielle was my own to deal with. Teresa also remains friendly with Kim D. who clearly has an issue with her sister-in-law Melissa. But that is all OK for Teresa to befriend who she wants. Is that how she defines loyalty? It upsets me, and I feel it’s unfair that I am expected to follow Teresa’s rules that she doesn’t even apply to herself.
Eye Opener (Excerpt)
By Jacqueline Laurita
August 15, 2011
Finally, I felt I needed to address Teresa’s blog from last week, because I always held back on commenting on them before. I have to admit, I’m a little disappointed. What has gotten into you?
I want to address your paragraph about Caroline and me where you stated, “Caroline and Jacqueline telling me that Danielle hurt their families was enough for me to support them. I didn’t need proof. I didn’t need to invite Danielle to my parties to “see for myself.” I trusted my friends and had their back.” If I remember correctly, there is a contradiction to what you stated. When your friends, to whom you claim loyalty, strongly disliked a “certain somebody” you continued to still hang out with that “certain somebody” and gave them a chance (just like I did) until YOU couldn’t take her ways anymore.
I respected you for being your own person. You even went as far as to invite that “certain somebody” to your dinner party along with a couple of your friends, who you knew couldn’t even “stomach the sight of her,” because you are nice like that. YOU decided you had enough of that “certain somebody” having a past and present that you unapproved of, telling you to pay attention, spreading rumors about your husband and your house being in foreclosure, comparing you to a wild animal, and the most obvious and infuriating for you, bringing up Melissa’s name at the reunion show and claiming that you didn’t acknowledge your nephew. It was those moments concerning YOU that prompted you to flip a table, chase “a certain somebody” through a fashion show, and throw Andy Cohen like a rag doll. Be honest, was that about having your friends’ back, or did she insult YOU?
PLEASE DON’T PRETEND that you acted out for your friends by being a loyal soldier. You even went out of your way to say “hello” to a “certain someone” that had been harassing my daughter, threatening and spreading horrible lies about me and my family at the Posche Fashion show. Were you being a loyal soldier then or were you being your own person, which I respected and never got mad at for all the chaos you caused? I would NEVER expect you to dislike somebody, because I do or fight my battles FOR me. If you’re going to fight them WITH me because you are feeling the same way, then that is a BONUS! LOL!
Your definition of “loyalty” doesn’t always match your actions. You are your own person aren’t you? I feel like you should take responsibility for your own choices, actions, and admit to forming your own opinions that had nothing to do with your “loyalty” to your friends! You are NOT that weak of a person. I was so grateful to you when my sister-in-law, whom you had been friends with years before, and I were feuding that you didn’t choose a side. You allowed our friendship to grow. That showed me that you were a good person and had a mind of your own, but in YOUR definition of a “loyal” friend, I guess you contradicted yourself, and you weren’t that loyal yourself. Please don’t make it sound like every action you took against Danielle was for us and say that she never did anything to you, when clearly she did. The truth is you had your own issues with her. That’s all I’m trying to say. I just wanted to clear that up.
Here is a message to Jacqueline about girlfriend code, submitted by ViewerNJ on June 18, 2012 on Jacqueline’s Bravo blog:
Jac:
A true friend would NEVER air their so-called BF’s dirty laundry on national TV – period! You can spin this whatever way you want but what you have done and continue to do is discredit and defame your once BF.
Here’s the thing: once upon a time I really loved you. You are funny, but I feel that you overstepped and made it your mission to take Teresa down. Whether it is Caroline behind it or just you, I feel that the moment you decided that you felt betrayed, you took it upon yourself to completely divulge every last little piece of evidence to get Teresa.
This is where I have trouble, whether it is all true or not at all: you, as her one time BF, went against the girlfriend’s code of conduct.
What I think you fail to see is the elementary problem here. Two years ago Melissa got in contact with Danielle – which you even admitted and that was the sleeziest thing to have done, all in the name to embarrass and take down Teresa. Does Teresa hold a grudge? Maybe, maybe not, but this is where you need to understand – why can’t she? I mean really, if Dina did this to you – whether it was two years ago or not – it stings, and you want to get to the bottom of the why’s.
How dare you tell Teresa to basically get over her feelings of betrayal and move on “because it was two years ago” and if you want to move forward, forget the past. If it were me, in order to truly move forward, you need to know why, and you need an apology. Melissa didn’t do either.
Now, as far as the tabloids, what if Teresa did get paid? So what. It is a part of what you all signed on for. Why is it anyone’s business how Teresa is spending her money; money, I might add, that she is working her tail off for. If her bills ARE getting paid — and last I read in the Star Ledger of NJ, they were being satisfied by Teresa herself — then why is it your business what she buys, builds or anything?
You yourself and Chris are in financial trouble with a bankruptcy so you should not be auditing Teresa’s financials. This whole entire episode was an exposé on Teresa – nothing more. You sought to humiliate your once friend by showing that she is spending money while in bankruptcy.
Teresa may be dumb, but she is not stupid. She would never jeapordize the lives of her children by spending frivolously if she didn’t have it to spend. There is nothing wrong with buying or building something as long as you are being responsible paying your prior debt. How is it that everyone knew she bought new furniture, etc? You all planned this attack for filming purposes.
I think it is utterly disgusting how you sat there and claimed to be so upset FOR her, when you, and the rest of those girls, knew exactly what you were all doing by speaking that stuff in front of the cameras. Caroline arriving when she did was so planned. It was transparent. She never even spoke with so much hate to Danielle – a women who threatened your daughter, sued your daughter and put the lives of your family members in danger. You yourself hugged it out with her on the S2 reunion. You were able to look past all the hate there and move on with the enemy. And all Teresa did was pose for pictures in some tabloids (and reveal info that is already out there or has been said by you all on camera already), buy a few things, and write some really silly comments in her cookbook (that Caroline is hell bent on stating were a personal attack on Christopher).
Remember, Danielle reached out to her via twitter. In that moment of shock, I can see why she tweeted her back – many would have done the same to get to the truth. You all sit on your perches and wait for the attack all the while being such hypocrites because you talk such crap about Teresa, her children, her husband, etc. For this reason, I have formed my opinion. I wasn’t for Teresa, a vile fan of hers, or hating on you. I am just forming my opinions that, as a grown woman, I can’t believe the bullying that goes on; and every last one of you should be ashamed of yourself. Really. Enough should be enough.
Here’s an excerpt from Teresa’s Bravo blog (“Teresa says she is done with Caroline and Jacqueline”) for season 4 episode 8 (don’t miss it, it’s another good one):
“Before I get into the actual ‘discussion,’ I have to address a few things of the things they were saying behind my back before I got there. My mother taught me to never point out, question, or judge people for what they eat or how they spend their money. Until you walk in their shoes, you don’t know, and it’s not your place to know. Apparently the Manzo and Laurita family didn’t get that same lesson. I’m only glad I don’t have an eating problem too…
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“Jacqueline and Chris revealed on the show that they have their own financial issues. WHICH I DID NOT KNOW. She and Chris know it’s sensitive, that talking about accusations against you could hurt the outcome… and yet they did it anyway. To me and Joe. Behind our back. I was sick and shocked that they would have such an obviously planned and hurtful conversation about Joe’s and my finances knowing it could hurt us.
Editor’s Note: Chris Laurita’s company filed for bankruptcy in 2009, and Chris and Jacqueline are named in an $8 million lawsuit where they are accused of draining the company of its funds. They are also being sued over the creation and branding of BLK water.
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“I do believe that Jacqueline was upset and slowly breaking down, but it was not because of an obviously fake story that obviously didn’t bother me. So what was it? Maybe it was upsetting her that at the exact same time her ex-husband, John Madison ‘Matt’ Holmes, Ashley’s father, who we saw on this episode, was arrested with his wife for a long list of things. Funny that Jacqueline — great friend who tells her friends everything — never said a word about it. She tweeted about Matt being investigated by the FBI, but didn’t say one word to her friends. What? Matt was actually arrested and that doesn’t need a conversation, but me not telling her about one of the million fake stories about me in a tabloid, that’s a huge breach of our friendship?
“Even when I found out -– NOT from her –- about her own financial and legal troubles, would I ever talk about them on camera? No. I hate even bringing them up now, but I feel like in this case I have to because you need to see how her calling me a liar and hypocrite is just c-r-a-z-y.
[…]
“Caroline and Jacqueline know full well that when magazines are publishing tons of stories about me and my marriage, eventually you’re going to want to put out your own actual interview where you clear things up for your fans. Like Lauren Manzo talked to US Weekly about her lap band surgery this week. That is not ‘putting out stories.’ I explained that all in last week’s blog. And they know it. But to call doing an interview or photo shoot every so often the same as ‘putting out stories to the tabloids’ about myself is twisted and untrue. I have never, Heaven as my witness, put out a single rumor story to any tabloid or blog about myself or anyone else. I know for a fact they can’t say the same thing… Some of them have RadarOnline on speed dial!
[…]
“I also never, ever tweeted Danielle anything regarding Jacqueline’s daughter Ashley. I don’t know what she was talking about there. You all know I don’t go near any of the Holmes family, including crazy grandmas, on Twitter. The only time I’ve ever tweeted Danielle was after I was on WWHL. Here’s the story: Caroline was on WWHL the week before me (so two weeks before this episode) and Andy asked her who was worse: Danielle or Kim G? Caroline surprised the world when she said without hesitation, Kim G. was worse. Everyone was shocked, the blogs went crazy: didn’t Danielle do something super evil to Caroline’s family? How could that be worse than anything her SON’S FRIEND’S MOTHER ever did?
“You know Jacqueline watched it and read about it on the blogs. Where was the accusation that Caroline brought Danielle back from the dead? Because she did, not me. (PS: Caroline didn’t stop talking about Danielle then either. Two months later in October at the Real Housewives Live Tour in Atlantic City, Caroline told the audience that she’d rather deal with Danielle than Kim G. because ‘somewhere deep in Danielle, there’s a heart.’ A heart? After what she did to your sister Dina, Caroline? Wow.)
“A week later, I was on WWHL and Andy asked me what I thought of CAROLINE’S answer. So again, this Danielle thing is from Caroline. I said Danielle never really bothered me; it wasn’t my family she was going after. Well, Danielle, I guess sick of being talked about twice in two weeks on a show she’s not on anymore, tweeted Andy Cohen live to say oh yeah, I never did anything to Teresa? What about the time I worked with her sister-in-law Melissa behind her back? Um, what?!? News to me! Horrible, horrible news to me. You know the place I was in; you know how I felt having my family join the show behind my back for evil reasons. Now here I am, trying to make up with Melissa and forgive her, and I hear that? You saw some of the tweets on TV from that night, but I think you should see all of them.
From Danielle:
– “@bravoandy @bravotv is this true? Maybe I should show everyone what
@melissagorga wrote my fb inbox about Teresa?”
– “Wow careful now bc ive got emails from her own sisterinlaw w so
much Teresa dirt.”
– “@melissagorga Melissa Did you ever tell Teresa you were contacting
me constantly?”
– “@melissagorga did you tell tre you wanted to come on w me last
season To get back at her”
– “@melissagorga and everytime you & Tre’s brother begged me to come
on w me – I said no!”
“As soon as the show with Andy was over, I was shaking, but I’m sorry, I was happy to hear the truth. You can only be lied to for so long. Yes, I was mad, so from backstage I tweeted: ‘Thank you @daniellestaub for telling the truth. I’m sad but not surprised. 😦 #famewhore.’ I didn’t mention Melissa’s name and left who I was calling the ‘fame whore’ open on purpose, because I wasn’t sure. I figured I’d let whoever felt guilty claim the title. A super nice tweet? No. I’m not proud of it, but put yourself in my shoes if you just found that out about your sister-in-law contacting who she thought was your worst enemy. I could have typed much worse.
“I felt bad though and realized that I didn’t want the public seeing my family divided, and that maybe Danielle was full of crap, so I immediately defended Melissa and called out Danielle with this tweet: ‘I don’t believe Melissa would ever talk to @daniellestaub. Danielle, stop tweeting about my family. If you got something, show it or STFU!‘
“Melissa chimed in with this denial tweet: ‘Let’s be clear. After I posted abt the xmas cookies incident on FB she approached me to film w/ her. Did I film? No! Begged her? Please‘
Danielle shot back with: ‘oh she cannot lie out of this – she knows it and this is just the mild stuff she really had it in for tre.’ Danielle also tweeted that Melissa was the one who told her about my nephew in the hospital because ‘how else would I know?’ Good point, how would she?
“So, is Danielle lying? I didn’t know at that point, but I left it with a smack down on Danielle to just shut up. Then I show up at Jacqueline’s Baileys & Bash Fest 2011 and I’m attacked for contacting Danielle. First Jacqueline cries that if I were any kind of friend, I would never have anything to do with Danielle. Um, I don’t. No mention here of Caroline, her actual sister-in-law’s involvement. Then Jacqueline confesses that she believes Melissa probably did contact Danielle, but so what. So what? Again, which is it? You’re freaking out that I would possibly answer her back, or you’re not bothered at all that your new friend Melissa has been in total contact with Danielle? Pick one!
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“As far as Jacqueline goes, she is a really hard person to be good friends with because she is so unstable and moody. But I never thought her moods would turn crazy against me. She was screaming at me to “move on” and forgive Melissa for something evil that Melissa did two years ago, but guess what? I just found out about it a week earlier! Give me some time to process it! And I had already decided to and did publicly defend Melissa. How is it holding an old grudge when you just found out?
“Let me see if I can use an analogy Jacqueline might understand: if you caught your husband flirting with your friend, you would be understandably crushed. Say you worked through it for months though and forgave him. Then you found out he really didn’t just flirt, he slept with her. Two years ago. Does your old forgiveness count? It was two years ago! Why should you care? You said you forgave him! Hypocrite! Um, I say would you care. And that your previous forgiveness doesn’t count because you didn’t know what you were forgiving. You need to work through the new offense that you just found out about. Right?
“I knew Melissa joined the show behind my back with what I think are malicious intentions. I’m trying to work through it, but she’s giving me innocence and ‘Bravo just contacted me out of the blue.’ Then I find out months later that Melissa had possibly sold her soul to the devil to bring me down. Game changer, yes?
“If it were reversed and I had done that to Melissa, my brother would have had my head. If Jacqueline’s brother joined the show and trashed her, but claimed he joined it innocently, then she found out he’d been in contact with Danielle to do it, I think she’d probably go berserk. I’m just calming trying to process it.
“I’ll be honest, I really expected Jacqueline and Caroline to be on my side about Melissa’s harmful intentions when they found out Danielle was involved. Why wouldn’t they be, especially when they were just yelling at me for tweeting Danielle back? It makes no sense. Any friend (and all my other friends were!) would be outraged that Melissa had stooped so low. But instead, Jacqueline is defending Melissa, saying ‘so what?’ and crying about how her feelings are hurt?
I’m tired of playing on Planet Jacqueline. I’m done with the crazy. Done, done, done.
“I would never do anything to hurt or expose my friends or family, God’s honest truth. And I never have. Do I want to know what they’ve done to me so I can deal with it? Of course. Would I be crushed if some of their evil plots and secrets were exposed? I wish I could say yes, but truth be told, I’m not sure I wouldn’t be a little happy. Sorry, but I am human, and they’ve all hurt me very deeply. But their ‘exposing’ won’t come from me, ever. I believe you get back what you put into the world, and I’m only putting out positive things.
“You’ll see in the next episode that Melissa makes a surprising confession, and my brother and I come to an unexpected agreement. Giant shocker and small miracles, all in one.”
Melissa’s blog for episode 8 is short, and she doesn’t say much — she and Joe did all their talking in episode 8, discussing Teresa’s finances, which is the same thing she accuses Teresa of doing and insists she would never do (the Gorgas script scenes to show how well they are doing in comparison to the Giudices, when their wealth is really a house of cards). Melissa takes a few subtle digs at Teresa for spending money while in bankruptcy (the exact same thing mentioned by the cast on the show — the closet, carport, furniture). She also discusses her mother- and father-in-law’s living situation (the depths of her depravity know no ends) and Joe’s parents being Teresa’s nannies (Teresa never mentions that Lysa Simpson, Melissa’s sister, is her de facto nanny). She says nothing about Danielle’s accusations, except that she addressed it in the previous week’s blog (the one paragraph covered earlier in this article — see above) and that we’ll hear more in the next episode. Here are a few quotes from her blog:
“Joe’s parents have been living in a house he owns for over 10 years. We sold it last year, but they will live there until Joe finds a perfect spot to build them a new one.”
“On the outside, it seems that things are good — a new carport, new closets, a new garage/apartment, and new furniture in the house — no signs of anything being wrong.”
“The article in this episode (Teresa going to jail) was from “Life and Style”— isn’t this the magazine that Melissa has a relationship with? She had a cover with them after the christening aired. I wonder why the other housewives don’t discuss, on the show, her cover stories or interviews trashing Teresa.” – VJA on June 18, 2012, Melissa’s Bravo Blog
“Your sister-in-law owes you no explanations about what is going on in her life…and you don’t speak (only tweet) anyway. So loving Melissa, the constant “fake” conversations about your concerns for Teresa and her family are laughable. You have no desire to know whether she is okay or not…and, to be honest, I believe you relish in the fact that you hope she is hurting and stressing, personally and financially. You speak from both sides of your mouth…one moment ‘acting’ and speaking so concerned and the next moment cutting her down. Which is it? Are you concerned or do you just want to make another one of your many MANY jabs at her….whether it’s about Joe’s problems or their financial problems….your lack of concern is so palpable. Your sisters are showing up more and more on the show….should we be looking to see them join the cast so that they can peddle their wares, getting their piece of the Bravo pie as well? I’m sure we will if you have anything to say about it…was that your plan all along…ousting Teresa and bringing in your sisters?? BE CAREFUL with that! You are so transparent, and so far we have seen nothing but a lot of bullying coming from you, Kathy, Caroline, Jacqueline, your husband and Rich. We don’t have to read between any lines….it’s clearly being caught by the cameras.” – Ruby2, June 18, 2012, Melissa’s Bravo Blog
“If the Lauritas were REALLY friends with the Guidices they would NOT talk about any of their issues involving their legal cases to the damn cameras. They have their OWN bankruptcy issues to deal with and lawsuits. Are the Guidices speaking about those? Right is right and wrong is wrong. Melissa flat out LIED about contacting Danielle Staub, to the viewers and on the show. That is not something Teresa should just “get over” especially when Melissa and Joe used Teresa to get themselves on the show. Teresa may not be as articulate but her points were clear. Bottom line its not any of Jacqueline, Chris, Caroline, The Lauritas or the Manzos business. Teresa’s family affairs and true friends would have never involved themselves in it. They were literally sitting up on the show talking about what Joe and Teresa have to try to cause harm to them with their bankruptcy case. What type of friends and family is that?” – brooklyntvcutie, June 17, 2012, Television Without Pity
“Melissa, do I think Teresa should go to therapy with her brother you ask? You have to speak in complete honesty for it to work right? Last time Teresa spoke in confidence in front of Joe, he and YOU used it to burn her hard and try to crucify her to the nation. So no, only a fool would go and let you two set her up again. Melissa, this blog, as per usual, is so transparent. Your manipulations laced with sweetness are getting tiring. I don’t think Teresa should forgive you; yes, you did it two years ago, but you have done nothing but sabotage her and try to really hurt her since. She’s not holding a grudge to not move on, she’s dealing with the here and now! How dare you talk about her children like you care. You have done nothing but try and hurt that family terribly since you joined. If I were Teresa, I would never forgive you.” – Mitchysuds, June 18, 2012, Melissa’s Bravo Blog
“Teresa’s idea prior to this was that Bravo asked Melissa to be on the show, not that there was a campaign of trying to get on the show but being turned down, talking to Danielle, dropping inside info on the internet for the two years prior and allegedly sending in an audition tape promising to ‘bring her down’. She said all of this in her personal blog not the Bravo one, the link was posted a few days back. Yeah, if it was me in Teresa’s shoes, all bets would be off, I’d be done with the bitch. Done, Done, Done. This isn’t hallmark cards about redone houses and throwing away cookies; this is greed and malice coming to play. If you hated me that much 2 years ago, don’t pretend its all love now and you just want the family back together since you’ve gotten what you’ve wanted.” – Noire, June 17, 2012, Television Without Pity
Related:
- A Little Bird Told Me… Tweets, TheChirpingTwit (Excerpt Below)
Jac also relayed in DM that there is, in fact, an audition tape created by Joe and Melissa to get on the Bravo show. It’s alleged that she later said that they all have to submit these type of things to get on the show. However, we have been listening to Kathy & Melissa’s reports of how they got on the show and they both denied even trying to get on–but rather wooed onto the show by production. So if Jac knows of the audition tape, how can she simultaneously believe that Melissa did nothing to edge her way onto the show? In addition, doesn’t Jac listen to any of the interviews of Melissa and Kathy explaining their sudden appearance on the show where they deny pursuing a spot on RHONJ? [Melissa is quiet about the audition tape, which tells us that there is one; and Jacqueline DMing someone that one existed, but saying that Melissa didn’t promise in it to take Teresa down, means Melissa told her it existed yet denied the content.]
RHONJ Former Producer Reveals Shocking Behind-the-Scenes Secrets About the Housewives (Exclusive Originally Published at FameWhorgas on 9-23-2012)
This blog post was originally published on September 23, 2012.
The following transcript is an interview with a former producer for The Real Housewives of New Jersey. The interview was conducted on September 17, 2012 and was first published at FameWhorgas in four parts starting on September 23, 2012. The interviewer, who exclusively shared this with FameWhorgas, was writing a piece on the reality of reality television and forwarded parts of the interview pertaining to RHONJ for the purpose of reading fan comments to get a different perspective on the transcript. I will not disclose the names of the interviewer and interviewee; however, I can say that I received this directly from the interviewer: this person, the one who conducted the interview, is the cousin of the former producer. My source saw that people were doubting the legitimacy of the interview when it was first published at FameWhorgas on September 23, 2012, so he/she wrote the following explanation:
“I was asked by my country’s main news website to write a piece on the reality of reality television. My cousin worked on RHONJ, so I asked for an interview. The interview was only given because RHONJ does not screen in my country, and I promised anonymity. We also don’t have any Bravo shows on television here. I called my cousin in Washington and spoke for 20 minutes before realizing I would have to watch the RHONJ to understand what was going on and who was who. So I went online and watched every episode and called back a few weeks later. The second interview (which was recorded) was an hour and a half and mentioned numerous shows from TLC and Oxygen, but I have edited it down to the relevant parts, mainly due to privacy for my cousin.”
Background Information
Q: “So can you tell me about your role on the RHONJ without giving away who you are”?
A: “It’s fine, my contract has finished. I worked on season 3 and 4 of RHONJ as a post production supervisor for 15 episodes.”
Q: “Can you explain why you no longer work with the RHONJ? Does it have anything to do with the rumors that the production team was fired due to a conflict of interest?”
A: “Not true at all, I can’t speak for everyone, um, there are quiet a few of the same team returning for season 5, but I was offered a role on another show and decided to leave for my career; no one was fired for a conflict of interest though.”
Q: “So how ‘real’ is the show? We discussed before (in a private conversation) about the various blog rumours; can you clear anything up?”
A: “Well, if you give me specifics, I can try.”
Caroline Manzo and Teresa Giudice’s Feud
Q: “I’m curious about the Caroline/Teresa feud. Was she really that angry that Teresa wrote those comments in her cookbook?”
A: (laughing) “Oh come on, at the start of the season the production team sits down and gives a general overview of where we want the storyline for the show to go. ALL of the wives are in on this. We discuss popular storylines from the season before, storylines that need tying up, and also ways of threading in new storylines that look organic to the story. Do you really think we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on just following these woman around with no plan? No, the season and the storyline has a basic outline from the first day.”
Q: “So you’re saying there is no feud?”
A: “I’m saying the feud you are being fed is for television only and there are bigger issues there.”
Q: “Then why are we not being told what the bigger drama is? Wouldn’t it be better to show that than manufacturing the drama?”
A: “It’s up to the wives what they choose to put out into the public forum; nothing is forced on them.”
Jacqueline Laurita and Teresa Giudice’s Feud
Q: “What about Jacqueline and Teresa?”
A: “We knew at the end of season 3 that their friendship was ending; the main reason, I was told, for the feud was because Jacqueline was offered several endorsement deals (including a teeth whitener and a real fruit-based alchohol), and Teresa organised deals for herself with similar products which turned off the company wanting to invest in Jax and the Housewives’ name.”
Q: “Well, why was this not mentioned throughout the season? Why are we getting this confusing story that makes Jacqueline look crazy? Why not explain this to the viewers?”
A: “Jacqueline’s ‘character’ wouldn’t have endorsement deals; it didn’t feel right for the character. Jacqueline (the character) is a loving home mother who is trying to raise her children; we couldn’t go from doting housewife to celebrity endorsement maker; it wouldn’t feel organic.”
Dina Manzo Quitting the Show in Season 2
Q: “In season 2 you had a change of cast with Dina Manzo leaving; did she really leave because of Danielle?”
A: “There were legal issues around the filming of Dina’s daughter, and Dina and Danielle had off screen legal issues. Dina threatened to quit the show unless Danielle’s contract for season 2 was shortened; she basically told the producers it was her family on the show or Danielle, but the others didn’t back her, so she quit the show.”
Q: “What about Teresa? Did Teresa threaten to walk too?”
A: “No, none of the other wives did; that is why Dina is so angry at her family; I guess she feels like they chose the show over her.”
Q: “Well they did, so why is she speaking to Teresa then and not the others?”
A: “The others were her family.”
The Addition of the Gorgas to the Show and the Christening in Season 3
Q: “So tell me about the casting of the Gorga family? Did they really send in an audition tape saying they would take down Teresa, mafia style?”
A: “They auditioned, as does everyone. Look, it’s not like just because she is Teresa’s sister-in-law we instantly cast her because we had heard of bad blood between them. Teresa’s brother and Melissa were filmed for a short period and that was edited into a small compilation to see if they were interesting enough to be on television. This happens on every single show. Melissa does say that they will take down Teresa in the video, but in a playful manner. I’m also sure it’s been leaked onto the net, so it wouldn’t be hard to find.”
Q: “What can you tell me about the christening episode that introduces the Gorgas?”
A: “Well, I can say I was actually there that day. It was our first full day filming with a large team; we had been filming previous to that, but they were establishing shots. It was much worse than what was shown: the extended family didn’t want anything on camera, so what you don’t see is family members getting violent with the crew and grabbing their cameras and ripping microphone packs off and throwing them across the room. It was chaos.”
Q: “Why did Joe Gorga react the way he did? He was crazy.”
A: “I’ll just say, first day shooting nerves can make some drink and others take….I’ll leave it at that.”
Editing Problems with Season 4
Q: “What is going on with the editing for this season [season 4]?
A: “Can you elaborate?”
Teresa Giudice and Louie Ruelas Should Ignore the Gorgas and Not Speak to Them, On or Off Camera
“Margaret is not scared. She, and Bravo for that matter, are realizing they F’d up with taking verbatim everything Louie’s stalker ex dished out to them on a platter and are back peddling. They salivated at the fact they were going to dish out another blow to Teresa, and Louie was & is still the collateral damage for that. Apparently that’s entertainment to them. If only they’d done their research like bravo bravo ducking bravo did to show that his ex’s character & mental stability is far more questionable than the man she’s doing character assassination on. Ironic that they had no issue dissecting his past, so the Teresa “can get ahead of it” yet the mention of a PI who may/may not be looking into their past has them on the defense, even Andy it seems. Worried much?! Classic case of deflection at its finest. Has Louie said some questionable comments – yes. But nothing that justifies the public witch hunt that Bravo has enabled against him.” – cc_dt24 on instagram
“I thought Teresa was being somewhat unhinged at first when I watched this season but by the reunion I was thinking, “something is legitimately going on behind the scenes.” Every time Teresa has seemed extreme or unhinged, it comes out later that there’s MeLIEssa or Baby Joe or MargRAT (with others) doing something behind the fourth wall to stir Teresa up. Teresa’s greatest quality and biggest weakness is her authenticity, which they use against her. She literally is unable to fake it.” – brittnay.kay on instagram
“Melissa will never stop being jealous of Teresa. I think she became even more jealous when she and Joe divorced. Teresa was sad but she ultimately recreated ( redone😂) her life with a new man and family. Melissa loved it when she thought Teresa’s life and marriage was over. She didn’t care how much it hurt the girls. Unfortunately for them their little plan of turning Joe and Teresa in backfired on them. In the end it is so sad that the girls have to be separated from their Daddy. It’s heartbreaking 💔. I wonder if Josephine and Messy would ever forgive Joe and Teresa if they had ever turned them into the feds and made them lose their kids?? He’ll fffing NO!!! Teresa took the high road and raised her kids alone as well as had her Mommy and Daddy living with her when Joey lost their house!! They thought she would collapse and crumble but she didn’t. Now she is in love again and her daughter’s all love him and they fffing hate it!! They thought when Joe was deported they would come in and take over the show. This is why they are so mad at Teresa. She picked up the pieces and did it on her own. Something they never ever expected. Those 2 clowns have tried every move in the book to take Teresa out! Including destroying lifelong friendships to spreading lies and BS to the tabloids. Unfortunately for them it didn’t work. She found love again and they hated it because she had someone backing her again, I just don’t understand how others don’t see this. I know this is long but I have went back and watched it all again and all I can say is that the Gorgas wormed their way onto the show and then into every friendship Teresa ever had and Melissa played the sweet innocent card as well as the hated sister in law card and worked a massive wedge into every single friendship Teresa had spent years building.. Unfortunate they thought Melissa was this little victim when she was actually the one starting it all. I know it’s hard to see when you are in it, but ask yourself. If you all love Teresa’s parents and believe they are great people then why did they both not like Melissa??” – austcodcam on instagram
The People article said verbal offers for RHONJ season 14 were made, not actual contracts.
Yeah…I’m not so sure everyone is returning. It says offers went out this week. No contracts have been given or signed yet. Bravo gave no comment. I think this is being put out to see reactions.
Real Housewives fans know they ALL get ‘pickup letters’ in order to negotiate contracts for the new season. That’s them getting a full-time slot. Nothing is set, yet.
They don’t have contracts. Teresa’s salary probably is the lynch pin in who gets what and what role.
If they are all going to come back, the question is, “In what capacity?”
I do think there is a high probability that one or two of them get demoted or lowballed so they walk.
Everyone except Teresa (and maybe Jenn Adyin) is going to be fighting for full-time slots. I don’t think Jackie will be used at all unless she flips to neutral. Rachel better switch up really quick. I can see Jennifer Fessler getting Marge or Melissa’s full-time slot. I always felt Dolores would hang on to a full-time slot because she’s the connect back to The Manzos.
If Teresa gets a lot of money, I can see them demoting Melissa to Marge’s friend. I never saw Marge being cut until the social media stuff.
I thought Margaret was here for a few more years until the Rinna-like unraveling with the exact same account that got Rinna in trouble, and the Manila envelope Bravo never showed (just like Rinna). She makes the audience too aware of the mechanics.
I always figured either next season was (1) The Gorgas bust out because of the backlash or (2) Marge’s or (3) both; and one of them would be FOH of the other so they can keep Teresa happy and minimize Melissa or Marge filming with her.
If Bravo can swing it by convincing Teresa to engage, The Gorgas come back in some capacity, but I think they get demoted. This way, if they don’t bring it, they’ll just go away. You get paid per episode you appear in as a FOH.
Teresa’s recently launched YouTube cooking show is basically a sizzle reel for a family reality show. She’s not scared anymore. Louie and her are making the decisions together, and don’t be surprised if you hear about Juicy Joe having input too. She should go hard with contract negotiations.
That YouTube cooking show is a part of the strategy, if anyone is paying attention. It’s not just about Teresa cooking. The whole family is involved. Watch what happens.
Teresa’s cooking show also is showing you a version of Teresa that you don’t see on RHONJ, with special appearances by the family, which Bravo can’t stop because they don’t have her contracted for a cooking show. They’re playing chess over there at the Giudice/Ruelas home.
They’re probably going to throw big money and probably a spin-off with guaranteed seasons for Teresa to stay. That’s money for her and the girls.
The more Teresa gets, the less the rest of them get.
Louie got her a mansion on six acres. Louie has bread: break Bravo’s pockets.
She can afford to walk but she SHOULD NOT walk unless they try to lowball her contract and she has a one-season and she’s out clause. Otherwise, take the money and give Bravo nothing they want with The Gorgas.
Why should she walk away from millions of dollars to stay? She can film with her girls, Jenn Aydin, Danielle, and Dolores, while ignoring Melissa and Marge. Wouldn’t that be getting everything? Stick with Jennifer, Danielle, and everyone else who wants to play fair.
It was noticeable that they minimized Teresa in episodes this season (a likely test) and people only started watching at The Finale, Wedding Special and The Reunion.
They’re done they’re done they’re done wrote on twitter (@NeneEgo):
“I already know what’s gonna happen. Production is gonna make Melissa and Joe try to make amends with Teresa, then this will make viewers feel bad for them, and they’ll shit on Teresa for not wanting anything to do with them. I basically already have the synopsis for S14…”
Or, Melissa and Joe will spend the entire season trying to act like they are making amends, but the fans on social media will not buy it because they saw it too many times.
Teresa will keep her word and ignore them, and they’ll have nothing and get chopped. Let it play out.
They don’t need to be talking to each other for another 18 minutes. It’s okay not to interact with people who hurt you even if they’re family. Everyone needs to normalize protecting their peace. Teresa has given them too many chances. She’s enabling her bad treatment.
Joey’s not taking any responsibility because Teresa enabled him for years and so did everyone else for their own greed and quest for fame, trying to “both sides” the situation when it’s not the case. The Gorgas came on to mess with Teresa, and their lies haven’t stopped.
All Joey’s spoiled behind had to do was show up to that wedding. If Melissa didn’t want to come and act civilized, leave her home. Teresa would have forgiven and forgotten, and he could have slid by like he always did. He knows Teresa’s done.
Joey knows the Bravo money is walking out the door as Teresa refuses to protect or enable him anymore for RHONJ. There’s no both sides to this situation. It’s gone on long enough, and it’s time for them to go. Whether it’s this season or next, they’re going.
The truth is that Joey is a scumbag and has been for years and Teresa enabled him, not realizing that he and his trash wife have no floor, not even the parents or the kids.
At the reunion, Louie said to Melissa that they should stay out of it, but Melissa kept on. Long-time RHONJ viewers can confirm it’s Melissa who stirs the mess up every time they reconcile. Joey knows what he is doing is wrong but banks on the fact Teresa always gives him a pass.
They need to tell the producers that storylines for the entire season cannot simply be “fighting with Teresa.” Because, according to Siggy Flicker, it’s the producers that put them up to the fights with Teresa. Better yet, they need to fire the producers and get new ones.
It’s really Bravo that’s vilifying Louie, and that’s because he has Teresa’s ear. He basically told Teresa and them at last season’s finale that she didn’t have to take the abuse any longer.
The point is to smear Louie because he has Teresa’s ear. He’s telling her the truth and they don’t like it because it jeopardizes their slots on RHONJ. It’s production and stale cast trying to save their jobs.
Teresa’s enabling people to get checks on the show is coming to an end because Louie and her daughters are shutting it down.
https://twitter.com/jenngradybklyn/status/1668800169062592512?s=20
Joey, Frank, Melissa, and Marge. These idiots went and found a bona fide documented stalker with restraining orders as their receipts on Louie. Morons.
Louie wouldn’t have needed security if Marge, Melissa, Frank and Joey didn’t decide to befriend a total nut with restraining orders against her, who has also taken to online stalking Louie and Teresa’s kids and their friends.
This is another swing at Teresa from Andy and the producers. They won’t stop until they make a fool of her and Louie. Teresa shouldn’t film. She should call their bluff. They have zero respect for her, they’re laughing at her, to her face.
If she feels like she needs to, Teresa should talk about The Gorgas, but don’t interact. Don’t go to their events, don’t meet up for a sitdown, don’t invite them to her house, none of that.
“Siggy Flicker blasts phony Margaret Josephs and producers she befriended” – @AllAboutTRH
The production team told newbies to fight with Teresa even if they had no issue with her; they protected Margaret because she did things for producers.
The production company, Sirens Media, gotta go. This entire mess falls at their feet. Bravo needs to do something, now.
Marge is trash and an easy target. The Gorgas don’t need to slip by this time, because before cozying up to producers was Marge’s playbook on RHONJ, it was Joey and Melissa’s. She learned it from them. All this happened before and during Strippergate. It’s time for Sirens to go.
The RHONJ fans know that Melissa, Marge, etc. are doing the most on social media and in the press, all while Teresa and Louie are living their best lives like the show doesn’t even exist. It’s still The Teresa Show.
This is why Bravo has to make changes on RHONJ. It’s the viewers who are sick of the mess.
It’s only a matter of time before the bust-outs extend beyond the cast and onto the producers.
Marge and Melissa started this dirty game, and it’s not going to end until they’re gone.
What I got from this reunion is that Margaret messed with the wrong person. Her arsenal and lethal enemy BS finally caught up to her. She gives Rinna vibes with paying bloggers.
And this is where the theory that Marge is on the block is going to be proven right. People forget it was Rinna’s off-camera antics that eventually got her canned.
Objectively, production does need to be changed because the stories have grown stale, and now we know that behind the scenes they are ramping up the fights between RHONJ cast and Teresa.
I don’t think we’ll get the same producers even if we get the same production company.
How did all of this mess make the show? RHONJ spent two seasons villainizing Louie, even extending it to these cast members who paid off fraudulent FRAUDcasters and FRAUDggers to spread these lies that people are running with. I hope Louie sues the crap out of all of y’all and wins. It’s disgusting what’s going on here.
And NONE of these FRAUDcasters and FRAUDggers belong on The Housewives shows. Clearly, they have been compromised with cash and event invites and interviews.
RHONJ is one of several Housewives franchises that pushed unsubstantiated rumors to the show’s ruin.
Teresa said at the reunion about not seeing Melissa’s face again, and Andy said under his breath, “Let me know how that works out.” If you watched the show from the beginning, you’d know that Teresa sticks to her word. If she says she’s not looking at her face, Melissa’s chopped. If Melissa’s there, it’s like she’s not.
We saw this already with Caroline, Jacqueline, Jackie, Kathy and Rosie, and in the end it will be Melissa and Marge.
Teresa didn’t involve the kids. The kids were raised in part by Teresa’s parents, who were hurt and disrespected by Joey and Melissa’s actions. If you’re still in early RHONJ episodes you haven’t seen it yet. Keep watching.
10-year-old Gia never spoke badly about Melissa. If anything, back then Gia always defended Joey and Melissa and wanted them to come around. It was 3-year-old Milania who didn’t like Melissa: she favored her Dad Juicy, who insisted to Teresa that Melissa was bad news. Milania parroted things she heard her Dad say.
Pull the receipts. RHONJ is on Peacock or on YouTube for the world to see, so claiming that Gia was calling Joey and Melissa names is just a lie. Milania said something ONCE on camera when she was three. That’s how late that assertion is. Gia never talked smack. Milania made a wise crack when she was three and that was straight from her Dad Juicy, who told Teresa about her brother for years.
Gia is the kid we watched for years take up for Joey, in tears that he and Teresa would fight and that he wouldn’t come around, even when her grandparents begged. And Joey and Melissa are doing this. It’s gross. Bravo isn’t worth it.
Teresa loves her brother, no doubt, but holds a serious grudge against him and Melissa, as she should. They conspired to come on RHONJ and “take her down” and rallied with multiple people to do it. They lied about taking care of her family while she was in prison, conspired with the informants that helped put her there, and lied about that too. That’s a forever grudge.
Teresa tried with Melissa, although her parents never really liked her and thought she was a gold digger. Then Melissa started a one-sided competition which resulted in her backdooring her way onto RHONJ.
Kathy and Rosie knew the truth, that none of the Gorgas really liked Melissa and thought she was a gold digger. Instead of not taking sides, Kathy came on RHONJ and got in bed with Joey and Melissa and then brought their elderly Mom on to attack Teresa and her Dad too.
Kathy, Rosie and Richie were morons. They were used (like many others) by Melissa and Joey to attack Teresa, and when they figured out that Bravo would not do RHONJ without Teresa, they got the bus backed over them by Melissa and Joey so those two could save themselves.
L ▪️W▪️M wrote on twitter (@LwmTweet):
“I get the feeling the Wakiles and Tre/Louie have mended fences behind the scene. Louie and Jacqueline might have something to do with this…”
If so, that’s good. Kathy and Teresa used to be tight growing up. But for the stunts the Wakiles and Rosie pulled, there should be some serious sincere apologies before a fence could be mended for real. However, blessings. Hope it works out.
Despite everything he did to his family, if Joey would have shut Melissa and Marge down for going after Teresa and Louie, they’d still be on RHONJ with their spots secure. Teresa would have turned yet another cheek.
The Gorgas and Marge are fitting to get dragged all season long. It’s their bust-out season.
Last season was about Teresa’s wedding and the excuses that Joe and Melissa made not to participate, to try to ruin it. If it were about exposing The Gorgas (or Marge) it wouldn’t have been about the wedding. This is the season, the one coming up, to expose The Gorgas and Marge.
Teresa should NOT refuse to film with The Gorgas. She should film with them and NOT give them anything. Act like they don’t exist, and never mention their names.
So, instead of a season of Melissa and Teresa feuding, we’ll be blessed with a season of the group trying to get them to speak and probably a lackluster, heavily-promoted episode of them finally having a sit down.
We saw this before, and what did Teresa do with Kathy and Rosie in the end? Jacqueline? Jackie. They’re done. We get to see how it plays out now.
Melissa is fired… only now she lost the chance to save face and say she walked.
If Teresa canceled her, Melissa’s done: we just get to see her pack her crap all season long.
Teresa will ignore The Gorgas. When Teresa says she’s doing something on the show she pretty much always follows through.
Melissa’s leaving. You can still bank on that check.
Teresa is pretty stubborn. She’s not going to give Melissa anything. The whole season will be about trying to get her to do it. She won’t. They will show why, and Melissa will be gone following this.
It’s Melissa’s last season. She will need to show she can have a story without Teresa. If not, she’s cooked.
“Andy Cohen Thinks Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga Can Co-Exist on RHONJ” – @AllAboutTRH
They could co-exist, but Teresa won’t give Melissa anything and pay her dust, meaning it’s a waste of time for her to be there. Actually, it’s a waste now. Melissa has yet to have a story besides antagonizing Teresa, so Melissa should go.
They aren’t going to fight because Teresa won’t give them anything. She did the same thing to Kathy and Rosie. When she says she’s doing something, she follows through. They’re going to have to stand on their own.
We watched Kathy and Rosie have a whole season full of scenes trying to make up and doing confessionals about Teresa not trying, and they were still gone at the end. Both got nothing from Teresa all season long and were cut in the end. Same thing, rinse and repeat.
If Teresa doesn’t play into it, The Gorgas and Marge are gone for good.
Brandon Fluellen wrote on twitter (@BMFluellen1):
All the people that have been jilted by Melissa, Joe, and Marge have been speaking out. All Teresa needs to do is provide them with a platform. All of that is coming to the show. Watch.
At this point, Tre needs to handle this two ways:
1. Simply ignore the Gorgas all season with no interactions at all.
2. Go out in a blaze of glory and bring out every person Joe/Melissa/Marge has wronged in every group scene. Literally, derail the season.
And if Tre were smart, she’d make up with Kathy’s crew (I suspect she has), as Kathy knows where all the bodies lie with the Gorgas.
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Louie did not hire a PI to investigate the cast. The PI was hired to get to the bottom of his ex-girlfriend, who has several restraining orders against HER from exes and her tracking Louie, Teresa and their kids. The cast is found at the bottom of the mess, in cahoots.
Most people missed that Teresa said there are sworn affidavits at play. This means lawyers are definitely involved. Marge and Melissa went way too far this time.
It has to be pointed out that Marge suddenly got mute when Louie and Teresa mentioned they had an AFFIDAVIT from someone exposing Marge’s involvement with the ex. Melissa AND Marge may get chopped.
https://twitter.com/jenngradybklyn/status/1669553243989454850?s=20
Teresa mentioned that Louie has a signed affidavit of Marge speaking with someone who knows/is harassing them. Louie said he has a lot more.
Breanne wrote on twitter (@ATall_why):
“Frank knows they have opened the door and Luis ass is about to walk in it and shut all their mess down. They shoulda left that man alone.”
Now, if you put it together, this is why Frank made that IG post about Louie being a good Father. He’s trying to back away from the mess.
If people really want to be real about it, THIS is the scene from the RHONJ reunion everyone needed to pay attention to. That whole left couch is going to get exposed. Only Frank caught Teresa mentioning the sworn affidavit. This aint good.
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The cast is trying to hide their ties to Louie’s ex, who has been outed tracking Louie, Teresa, their kids, their kid’s friends, and Juicy Joe. She even has a standing restraining order from an ex-husband. That’s what they’re hiding.
An investigation of the root of Louie’s online harassment isn’t going to stop with the cast. The production is likely involved, as well, and enabled a lot of it. Do you think Teresa (and Louie) is not going to bring it up during contract talks?
https://twitter.com/jenngradybklyn/status/1669525717845934086?s=20
It would be interesting if it weren’t so stalkery and stupid.
Louie’s ex has inserted herself into RHONJ, from following Teresa and her daughters to thinking Kim D is her bestie. This woman is nothing more than a scorned ex who stalks Louie and Teresa. And that’s why Kim has said on Behind The Velvet Rope that she hopes this gets settled out of court.
They know Louie got the goods on how they were all running around with this woman, who is harassing him, Teresa, and the kids. It’s about to come out.
There are actual receipts of this ex-girlfriend’s court records, restraining orders, crazy texts to him demanding money, tracking Louie and Teresa’s kids on social media; and she’s the source of all of the Louie rumors spread by Marge and Melissa.
This woman, Vanessa Reiser, the ex, is claiming someone came to her job to get info but this lady has been talking with Margaret and following the whole cast. She even has a highlight reel on her instagram titled RHONJ, as if she’s part of the cast or something. She’s been online commenting and trying to diagnose Gia, saying she’s being groomed. A normal therapist does not do something like that. I don’t believe anything she says.
The woman is a nut. She was Louie’s therapist and started dating him, which is a huge no-no, and then sued him after he broke up with her. Apparently, she does this to all of her exes. Before Louie, her former husband has a restraining order against HER.
It might be true that an investigator was sent to Vanessa’s office. That’s because she’s been tracking the Giudice/Ruelas family and is at the center of the desperate cast’s attempts to stay on the show. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Teresa’s new Benz got robbed either.
My bet is Louie does have an investigation going after receiving threats and realizing his family was being tracked by his problematic ex, and this investigation has already uncovered the ex’s ties to half the cast and exactly what they were doing.
https://twitter.com/jenngradybklyn/status/1669424256298500099?s=20
P.S. I notice several of Andy’s friends suddenly going double-time on Louie, as if he’s that important, and publicly arguing for The Gorgas. Whatever’s going down behind the scenes with this pause is real. People forget Andy has a contract too.
Louie told Teresa she doesn’t have to put up with the b.s. nor does she need the Bravo money anymore. So Teresa isn’t taking the abuse that RHONJ and Bravo have been using to keep the b.s. going for the ratings, and they’re mad about it.
It’s not only the cast smearing Louie. The producers – who on RHONJ introduced Louie’s ex girlfriend’s claims through Marge and Melissa without fact checking, only for the ex-girfriend to be exposed with a history of stalking and a restraining order against herself – should be FIRED. They are responsible for this mess at BravoTV.
Louie’s ex is being asked by RHONJ fans why she’s following Teresa and her daughters, her answer… she claims to be a fan of Teresa, but her Twitter ‘likes’ tell another story. Sis is a stalker, PERIOD. DOT.
Melissa’s Old Nose wrote on twitter (@MelissasOldNose):
“Not only is Louie’s ex a crazy stalker but she’s also a LIAR!”
https://twitter.com/MelissasOldNose/status/1667915789058588676?s=20
Margaret, Melissa, Rachel, John, Frank and the crazy ex are all calling it a smear campaign.
The way they’re all pushing the same narrative 🤦🏻♀️
Can they make it anymore obvious that they’re working together!
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Look what that nut is saying. What she lists first. This woman is tracking Louie, Teresa, and their kids, and what she’s worried about is a house and other things that require money. She feels entitled to his money. Remember her texts demanding houses, etc?
She’s following Tre’s kids and their boyfriends, and her restraining order from an ex is a mess.
The RHONJ producers will care when the viewers online continue pulling receipts and blowing up storylines. Because there’s so much more to tell. SO much more.
All of that narrative comes from Marge, Melissa and Joey, and they should be exposed. They’ve been maligning Louie since he got with Teresa. Bravo and the RHONJ producers should know the fans online will be pulling receipts and blowing up storylines.
Jen Aydin’s blunt wrote on twitter (@pettiestHWfan):
“The obsession with Louie being some kind of monster is weird AF. Teresa is a grown ass woman. If he is these things that y’all claim, she’ll see it for herself, eventually. Like just let the woman be happy and move along with your lives.”
Everything they say that makes Louie the villain they got from the show or from these Marge/Melissa smear podcasts and blogs. No receipts. The stupidest comments are the ones that call for Teresa to have a prenup, when she’s been hustling since she’s been out of prison.
This woman, Vanessa Reiser, the ex, is crazy, and the more people keep going at her with the receipts she will crack and point the finger back to Marge, Melissa, Joey, Rachel and Jackie. Keep going.
Louie is a founder of a publicly-traded marketing agency, where he also worked until they asked him to step down because of all of the stuff on RHONJ. Marge (and Melissa) were the ones who started spreading the ex girlfriend/stalker’s version of events first, and the media ran with it.
People are allowed to be eccentric. What Louie does (and says) sometimes on the show isn’t for me, but if Teresa loves it, that’s it. Painting him to be a predator, abuser, etc. based on an ex, who is actually proven to be the abuser/stalker, is wrong.
A “road rage” incident, where someone stopped short at a stop sign, almost causing a collision: Louie got out of his car, screamed at the person, banged on the car, and left, paying a small fine. Name the multiple assaults against women. Date and charge.
The other exes have not gone to the lengths that Vanessa has [there are two exes of Louie’s named Vanessa; the other one is dating Dolores’ ex, David]. Not only has she had an indisputable history of stalking, she has a restraining order and has infiltrated the lives of half the cast/friends on a personal level. Her claims should have NEVER been introduced on the show.
Louie married the person he loved. She’s famous. Even before Louie and Teresa were married, the cast were spreading around this b.s. about him, and it turns out it’s lies from an actual stalker.
BravoBadGirl wrote on twitter (@BravoBadGirl):
“They blame Lou for losing their deal with another network. Sorry Frank. It’s not a smear campaign to highlight the truth: you were disbarred. Joe doesn’t pay people. It’s not smear when it’s fact.”
Are they serious? Frank had a possession with an intent to distribute charge, Joe is on camera berating tenants, screaming at Jennifer, owes everyone in town, Marge’s antics lost the deal for her. How is Louie at fault and not their own behavior?
Teresa didn’t pay her taxes and lied on a mortgage application. Fuda has a hardcore drug charge. So does Frank with a intent to distribute charge. Marge and Joey owe everyone in town. Melissa has a theft conviction. Teresa is NOT the biggest criminal on RHONJ by a long shot.
Teresa is a felon who had to pay millions in restitution and an IRS million-dollar tax bill. Her conviction prevents her from getting a mortgage. She also currently lives in a mansion on six acres. She doesn’t have money to protect with a prenup. LOUIE is the wealthy one.
Alexandra Thee Queen of Hearts 👑❤️ wrote on twitter (@Queen_A_hearts):
“It’s absolutely ridiculous that anyone would believe Louie would track down Marge’s son, call from HIS OWN phone number and say his full name and threaten him… if he was gonna do all that it would definitely be to get the tea, honey, not to threaten him lol🍵”
Marge’s entire claim was stupid and so were the people who believed it. It literally made no sense.
Nobody cares about Marge’s Ali Express makeup brushes that no one even knew existed until y’all started pushing this “LOUie’s GOt A SMEar CaMPAIGn AgainsT MarGE” b.s. It’s a lie, plain and simple. Marge isn’t that relevant and Louie is married to the star of RHONJ.
Reality Addict wrote on twitter (@reality_eve):
“This back and forth between content creators and RHONJ cast members is weirdo behavior. And cast members threatening regular ol’ viewers is setting a dangerous precedent. It’s a SHOW. Everyone please go touch grass.”
We all know Melissa, Marge and Rachel are buying followers and bots. The engagement of these followers and bots was non-existent. They rolled in during the airing of every RHONJ episode, posting the same exact favorable thing for Marge, Melissa and Rachel, within minutes of each other and, poof, gone.
The Reality TV Guru wrote on twitter (@Realitytvguru13):
“Yeah some of you bigger accounts who report on every Louis article or story are radio silent on any of the recent Gorga stuff? Must only talk about Teresa and Louis because you’ll know you’ll get engagement 😂 Shall I start tagging people.”
Those accounts have nothing to say because they are guilty. The account who revealed that Marge basically bribed her for dirt to use on RHONJ opened the floodgates of scrutiny to all of these faux bloggers and podcasters who are suddenly on the Marge/Gorga bandwagon.
If you go on YouTube, you will see a lot of people who want to be on Bravocon panels and get featured in clips on the Housewives shows. Bravo and the Housewives have totally corrupted the reality show vloggers/podcasters, and it’s beyond obvious.
Marge is a dirtbag and so are these producers. They gotta go at BravoTV. It’s all coming out. Bribing these fraud podcasters and bloggers, contacting families to create drama on the show. It’s bad. Save yourselves.
The reason why Marge’s envelope never came out at the RHONJ reunion is because Louie stated that he had an AFFIDAVIT (read: lawsuit) from someone confirming Marge’s involvement with the stalker ex who’s the source of Marge and Melissa’s Louie smear campaign. She shut her mouth.
They were trying to get Frank to make claims against Louie, and Frank was telling them, “They had to say it first.” When Dolores shut it down, Frank cosigned. At the end, Frank was trying to shake hands. Frank heard it for sure and shut up.
BrittanyLee wrote on twitter (@trashtvnpolitix):
“Don’t they have a clause in their contracts that they can’t sue the other housewives?”
If you are a Housewife, yes. Louie is not a Housewife. And certain things Bravo cannot protect the Housewives from, no matter what.
Shamira 😍😘 wrote on twitter (@shamira89):
“I smell lawsuits for defamation, libel and slander!”
Most people missed that Teresa said there are sworn affidavits at play. This means lawyers are definitely involved. Marge and Melissa went way too far this time.
People are brushing it off, but he’s got a good claim here. They’ve been trashing him for two years off of this nutball ex’s claims. They didn’t fact-check. His reputation and business were hurt. Louie is not a Housewife. He doesn’t have the same contract.
It’s not a threat when you have the facts to back it up (it’s mind-boggling how dumb it was for Kim D to say that). The court awarded a restraining order against the ex! It’s proven that Vanessa was tracking an ex-husband, the same thing she’s doing to Louie, Teresa AND their kids, their kids’ friends, and Juicy Joe now.
I was thinking demote both Melissa and Marge because of their off-camera nonsense. They’re forgetting that Louie is rich and not really a cast member. He has the money to go after them and take on Bravo to do it. And it looks like he is.
Marge really didn’t have much going, and she’s making the show nasty in a quest to be the top RHONJ Housewife. It was off-camera stunts that got Rinna fired, and Marge is about to go the same way.
That entire left couch did too much at the RHONJ reunion. Long-time viewers remember this happened before and during Strippergate, and it led to the entire original cast/vets being let go from RHONJ. It always ends this way.
David @behindvelvetro1, protect your business and yourself. Marge and The Gorgas seem to have finally met their match, and Kim D’s “sources” could involve you in a mess. Leave Louie’s ex-girlfriend and her claims alone. It’s bad news.
L ▪️W▪️M wrote on twitter (@LwmTweet):
“There is a smear campaign going on against Teresa and Louie fans. The angle has switched from Louie to attacking Teresa fans. Just remember, they are also viewers, a large chunk of them.”
I find it funny that certain HWs Influencer Wannabes spent two RHONJ seasons quoting Louie’s ex’s claims but now it turns out she’s a nut, and Marge, Melissa, Joey, Frank and The Fudas are criminals too. It’s like “Stop Guys! Think of the Children!” when the viewers clap back.
No one knows if it’s Marge’s son Spencer’s phone. Marge lies, so we need to hear the story directly from him. We didn’t even know his name. Anyone using an office phone knows a number being called in or out shows on the phone screen. That photo isn’t proof of anything.
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Marge had a picture of an office phone with Louie’s number on it. That’s what they were looking at. Office phone screens show the number that calls you or the number you call. She had no proof. And her “child” is 30 and has never been on RHONJ, so there’s no reason to call him.
Where is the police report? That’s public record. The RHONJ Reunion was filmed in April. Marge cannot file a police report for something that did not happen to her. Her son is a grown man. That whole story was a lie.
Marge just lies. She called her adult son, with a child of his own, a “child” so that she could invoke outrage from the audience. Most people don’t realize he’s nearly 30 years old and never even appeared on RHONJ. She didn’t give a damn about Jennifer’s actual children.
Marge was friends with David and Kim D from the Behind The Velvet Rope podcast, feeding them all types of b.s. about Louie until they fell out with her too. This is Marge’s M.O., and now her scheme is being busted out by the viewers who are tired of it and The Gorgas.
Marge is going to suffer the same fate as Rinna. If not now, next season. She did too much this time. This ex of Louie’s is a documented nut, and I think he hired the investigators to shut it down, and he has proof. If Marge would have played it cool, she’d be safe.
Marge and Melissa befriended Louie’s ex to smear him, not realizing she’s a nutcase with court-ordered restraining orders against her for the same stuff she’s doing to Louie.
When all of those Louie videos came out from his documented deranged ex, who Marge and Melissa befriended, a wannabe vlog/podcaster was spreading the b.s. BravoTV better be cutting all of these thirstbox mess-starters from the BravoCon comp list too.
The truth is, Marge and Melissa befriended Louie’s ex, who had several restraining orders against her and has now taken to tracking their kids. The PI found out about it and now they’re trying to deflect and distract. This Walmart nonsense also is b.s to deflect.
Teresa and Louie need a security guard because Marge and Melissa thought it was a good idea to befriend Louie’s ex, who has been following and accusing Teresa and Louie, Juicy, and their kids and their friends online. Bravo needs to cut the crap.
The Bravo viewers are not to be effed with. Eventually, they’ll pull your card. This has happened across the entire franchise of shows, including RHONJ. There wasn’t this bitching and moaning when people were dragging Louie over his crazy ex. That’s why you fight fair.
What we are seeing play out is RHONJ cast and producers fighting for their jobs. The pause isn’t just about the cast.
Seems obvious that the RHONJ casting is above Andy now, and everyone in front and behind the camera is being looked at. Louie’s ex is bad news with a documented history. It seems they didn’t do the research prior to incorporating her claims into RHONJ, and it’s backfiring.
Jennifer Grady wrote on twitter (@jenngradybklyn):
“Only dumb Marge and jealous Melissa would find a complete RHONJ stalker and make them the center of their non-existent storylines. This woman is full-on nuts.”
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