Melissa Gorga Copies and Stalks Teresa Giudice and Others (Updated 7/10/2012)

“I rewatched season 4 episode 9 with subtitles yesterday, and there was something I noticed that I don’t think was brought up yesterday. When Melissa walked into her release party, her voice was EXACTLY like Teresa’s. In fact, I thought it was Teresa. She spoke in that high pitched voice ‘Oh, I love the flowers.’ She also was tossing her hair like Teresa and blowing multiple kisses LIKE Teresa. All I’m saying is for everyone that says that Teresa is jealous of Melissa, I think Melissa wants to be Teresa. Not the marriage of course. But the life of a famous reality star.” – plainviewsue, June 26, 2012, LynnNChicago

Bravo has clips of ‘lost footage’ from season 3.

There is one filmed early in the season (prior to Christmas 2010) where Melissa is complaining that Teresa copies her, especially when it comes to the kids. It seems she was the first to make the accusation and then Teresa flipped the script and accused her of being the one who is doing the copying.

Here’s the clip link, “Anything Melissa Does Teresa Does Too”:

http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/season-3/videos/the-lost-footage-special?id=94434#selected

In the video clip, Melissa says:

“Anyone who knows Teresa and I know that she always tends to kind of watch what I do, and within a month or two, she’s doing the same thing, especially when it comes to the kids. It’s just how it is. And you know what, imitation is the best form of flattery.”

Note to Melissa: Teresa is eight years older than you and was over the top and ‘fabulous’ long before she met you in 2003 — she had two of her four children before your first child was born (Gia is five years old older, and Gabriella is two years older, than Antonia) — so Teresa was never emulating you… it’s always been you copying her. As your sister Lysa said at the Christening, when she belittled Teresa, don’t get it twisted.

• Melissa replicated Teresa’s appearance after they met.

• Melissa married Teresa’s brother.

• Melissa moved to the same town Teresa had been living in for years.

• Melissa got Teresa’s cousin on her side.

• Melissa applied to and got hired by the same company as Teresa.

• Melissa got Teresa’s friends on her side.

• Melissa creates anonymous twitter accounts and e-mails to criticize Teresa, Teresa’s fans and to speak negatively of Teresa disguised as a “secret source(s).”

The examples of Melissa copying Teresa detailed here in this blog are just from what aired during one season of RHONJ and what we know about from the post-season. Can you imagine what Teresa has been dealing with since 2003, when Melissa first met Joe?

“Yesterday Teresa tweeted that she was going to see Mirror Mirror with her girls and she tweeted a picture of her youngest drinking a slurpy. Today Melissa Gorga tweeted that she was going to take her kids to see Mirror Mirror and then tweeted a picture of HER youngest drinking a slurpy LMAO. [Mel, April 1, 2012, LynnNChicago]

“It’s like deja vu and it started to make me reflect. Teresa is on a hit show and has spotlight on her. Now Melissa is on the same hit show. Teresa was funny and had a group of girlfriends that enjoyed her. Now Melissa has those same friends (regardless if it’s a phoney friendship)……Teresa’s former friends.

“I remember when Tre put up all those former professional pictures of her girls and gave a shout out to her long time photographer. Not even a few days later…Melissa put pictures of her kids over the years and spotlighted the same photographer lol. During the season Melissa was talking crap to a hairstylist…you guessed it, Teresa’s hairstylist lol…about how Tre makes a big deal about using her people. Then, in terms of phrases, I remember Teresa in season one always saying “love, love, love” etc. Then I see Melissa saying that same phrase. The list goes on and on and on.

“At first…I initially thought Teresa was overreacting. I mean, it isn’t a crime to get a referral or use someone that a family member or friend has…especially if they do good work. However, copying EVERY single thing…is just plain creepy. I mean…how many hairstylist, photographer, dresses, kids outfits are there to choose from? Isn’t it weird that someone has to copy every single iota of another?”

Editor’s Note: It’s almost too creepy for people to believe that Melissa would so blatantly copy Teresa, but there is no way Teresa conspired with Melissa as a publicity stunt (they truly do not like each other) to publish virtually identical pictures of their youngest children drinking slurpies while watching the same movie only one day apart. For Melissa to tweet almost the exact same thing the next day with an identical picture means she has gone ’round the bend/off the deep end or she copies Teresa on such a regular basis that she is unaware that she is even doing it and is clueless that she is a stalker. The definition of a narcissist includes the following: they are disconnected from themselves and have no sense of self; they are delusional and not in touch with reality; narcissists invest all of their energy into ensuring others validate their fragile egos…they live in a frantic state of paranoia that they will be exposed at any minute… consumed with avoiding this inevitable disaster, they have little energy to be genuinely interested in others.

Melissa Gorga’s Best Quotes and Lies (Updated 10/7/2012)

Teresa should avoid Melissa at all costs… you can’t argue with a liar…they just cover one lie with another and another until you begin to question your own memory and then your own sanity…you can never resolve an issue with a liar. The best thing for Teresa to do is ignore Melissa and not respond to her lies… if she constantly defends herself against Melissa’s false accusations, she eventually will become consistently shrill and defensive.

From Her Website

Prior to releasing her Lookers’ ‘pay register’ in December 2011 to prove she was only a bartender not a dancer, Gorga said on her website on September 30, 2011:

“I did bartend for a few weeks at a bikini bar while I was in college. My outfit was a tank top, shorts and sneakers… Even if I had been a dancer, I do not know why anyone would care 10 years later.”

In her Bravo blog on April 30, 2012, she changed her story to fit with the time frame of the pay register she released:

“I put myself through college with the help of my godfather and worked three jobs doing it. I was substitute teaching, working in a tanning salon, and bar tending one night a week.” [Melissa Gorga, Like a Prayer, April 30, 2012]

A few weeks earlier, on April 12, 2012, Melissa was interviewed by one of her favorite blogs, Reality Tea. She said Joe Gorga used to come see her when she was a bartender at Lookers Gentleman’s Club while in college. She also said she couldn’t remember when she graduated college (as if it was decades ago and her memory is failing her).

Reality Tea: So, the infamous “stripper rumors…” How did Joe and your family handle hearing those things about you? Was it stressful?

Melissa: “That, I have to say, was probably the least amount of stress. It was just so absurd. It was so ridiculous. Joe [Gorga] actually used to come see me when I bartended there. I bartended when I was in college.”

Reality Tea: Sadly Melissa couldn’t seem to remember when she graduated! Minor detail? Right?

cattychic
Odd that Reality tea is only following @JacLaurita & @melissagorga, not hard to figure out who the “sources” are. #bitterbettys
27 April 2012

Editor’s Note: So which is it Melissa, did you work at a ‘bikini bar’ for a couple of months while in college or did you bartend/dance at the ‘gentleman’s club’ Lookers for at least a year, starting in 2003 when you were 24 years old, the year you met Joe Gorga. In season 3, episode 6, Joe made no mention that you were still in college when he met you, just that you were working three jobs and he promised you a ‘Pretty Women’ scenario, where he would put you on a pedestal and give you everything you wanted (so you wouldn’t have to work three jobs anymore, including the one in the sex industry). 

The Gorgas are sticking to the story that she was working three jobs when Joe met her in 2003. And she is being more specific now, saying she ‘bartended’ one night per week to fit the time frame of the pay register she released to AllAboutTRH in December 2011. She told Reality Tea she can’t remember when she graduated college because it won’t match the Lookers’ pay register, which means she’ll be caught in another lie.

“The hooker claims she went to college. She’s not sure of the decade, but she’s almost positive she did attend.” [NYGirl, May 24, 2012, AllAboutTRH.com]

From Before She Married Joe

According to Teresa (season 3 reunion), Melissa told her and Kathy (when they were out together drinking in Hoboken and Melissa was a little buzzed): “I wasn’t stupid like my sisters; of course when I saw his house I was going to jump on that sh*t.” Melissa and Kathy attacked Teresa: Kathy claiming she said something other than that (but not actually denying that she said that as well) and Melissa denying it ever happened. Teresa then said: “The truth comes out when you’re drinking.”

From Before Season One Even Aired

Melissa posted anonymously in 2008 while season one was filming:

“One of the pathetic losers that are on this show, is a very close relative of mine. Don’t understand how that show chose her to be on tv. If anyone knows who I might be talking about, what an idiot, clueless mother and a housewive that has no idea what her husband does and who. She definitely needs a reality check.”

“I know one of “housewives” very well. Just from knowing some of the girls on this show I can see why Bravo didn’t pick woman with real money and class they picked the dumb ones with no class and charge cards, it makes for a better show. Why don’t they donate some money to chairty instead of worrying about out doing each other with material things.”

“I know the two sisters on the show and know a third housewive (not so much a housewive at home) I would love to see a show about their so called husbands. I know alot of ones’ husband and he definitely is not too involved with his wife and three kids. But what she don’t know, she will never have a clue about!!!!!!”

“Born and raised in Paterson and and then thinking that she has the wonderful life that these women so called have on this show. This is all just a show because that woman has nothing just a bunch of credit cards with a high balance!!!!!”

“I saw one of the housewives just recently. I don’t need to kiss anyones’ ass especially her. Don’t know wjat definition of beautiful, funny, entertaining your talking about and believe me no one is kissing her ass in this family. She came from nothing and now she thinks she’s living that perfect lifestyle. Believe me everyone in this family is laughing at her. She’s a mess!!!CLUELESS about life! Try having a conversation with her, “what a dumbass”

“FAMOUS” hahaha That’s great. Is that what you actually believe. Famous for WHAT!! And RICH – ER, even better, maybe Teresa should do a credit check on her husband and see how RICH there NOT!”

“One of them…the one that lives in Montville now used to live in a shit hole of a house in Lincoln Park with a mazaratti parked out front. Hmmmm can someone say dirty money. Yeah right ‘construction’ HA H”

“OMG!!! I love it, cant wait to see more, come on people, you gotta admit, these girls are a complete mess. 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 alllll the $ they owe people and they 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!”

http://oncommonground.blogspot.com/2008/04/real-housewives-of-new-jersey.html

Melissa Gorga Promises to Serve Up Family Drama (Updated June 10, 2012)

“Nothing wrong with working hard to achieve your dreams unless the only reason you’ve been given the opportunity to do so was because you promised to trash your own family member. I wonder how Caroline would feel if one of HER family members came on to reap some money making opportunities-and trashed the Brownstone, BLK or her children in the process?” [camster555, August 5, 2012, StoopidHousewives.com]

Melissa and Kathy joined the show with the intent to bring drama to Teresa’s life…they were hired for that purpose. They were not hired on their own to showcase their own lives and to interact with other women living similar lifestyles, as were many other housewives on ALL the other shows. They were hired solely based on the fact that they are Teresa’s family and had enough drama going on privately with Teresa, that Bravo obviously thought it would make good TV. Anyone who does not see that is blind…it’s evident in the first episode of season 3. If their intentions were honorable, they would have never started off filming with bad mouthing Teresa and Joe, and Joe Gorga calling his sister garbage. They joined for horrible reasons: to exploit their family problems and destroy their own blood. That makes them pure evil! [Kristina, June 10, 2012, AllAboutTRH.com]

Melissa is a REAL nasty piece of work that Teresa needs to cut out of her life entirely because she means Teresa NO good and is (and always will be) toxic to Teresa. Send them Christmas cards. Show up if they are ever in the hospital. Show up if they are on their deathbeds. Other than those things, Teresa, at this point, owes those fools NOTHING! [Lola Falana, June 10, 2012, AllAboutTRH.com]

Teresa’s bankruptcy was exposed by Danielle at the 1st Posche fashion show when she said Teresa’s house was in foreclosure (Melissa fed Danielle this information, which was a lie). After that episode aired, the wave of articles on the web and the magazines started. Monica Chacon, who was the lawyer representing Joe Giudice’s partner, fed a lot of dirt to Kim G,and she in turn fed it to Danielle and the bloggers. When they were ready to film season 3, Teresa was forced to talk about it because the Bravo producers invited Monica to the 2nd Posche Fashion show and the Gorga’s Christmas party. Remember when Monica introduced herself to Melissa and Kathy as the lawyer suing Teresa. Let’s not forget, the Wakiles and the Gorgas were asked to be on the show if they would address Teresa’s personnel finances. [Lee, May 15, 2012, AllAboutTRH.com]

Melissa Gorga is poised to replace Danielle Staub as the thorn in Giudice’s side. Gorga’s partner-in-crime is Kathy Wakile of Wayne, Giudice’s first cousin. Staub, who had only the most tenuous connection to the rest of the housewives to begin with, was on the outs with them for the entire second season. All the drama, then, revolved around fake reasons to throw them together. This time, there’s blood involved. Giudice and her brother used to be very close, but since he got married, there’s a lot of simmering resentment between the siblings. When asked about Teresa’s statement in her new cookbook that Melissa and Joe spend a lot of time together with Teresa, seeing each other several days a week: “That’s a very false statement. It must have been a typo,” Melissa Gorga tells NJ.com.

The worst part is that for all the hostility caught on camera between brother and sister, there’s even more drama off-screen. “Anything that you’re seeing is not half of it,” new cast member Melissa Gorga tells TVGuide.com.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey Interview, Live with Regis and Kelly (July 1, 2011)

The video linked above has been removed from YouTube. The clip was from Regis and Kelly Live (July 1, 2011). In the episode, Regis urged NJ ‘Housewives’ Teresa and Melissa to end their feud for their parents. Here’s what The Huffington Post had to say:

Reeg stepped up Friday and got real with ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ stars Teresa Giudice and her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga. They’ve been feuding on the show this season, and Regis zeroed in on how the reality TV drama was affecting their real-life families, particularly Teresa and Joe Giudice’s parents.

“What do your mother and father say about this?” he asked Teresa.

“I don’t think they ever want to be on the show again, because they’re disgusted. Look, my legs are shaking now, just saying that about my parents.”

“You’re picked to be on the show because there could be a conflict. You know that, right?” he asked Melissa, who’s married to Teresa’s brother Joe. “So you’re giving them what they want, but it’s to the disadvantage of your parents,” he continued, as they both nodded silently in agreement.

“I hope she [Teresa] does start caring about family, because the truth is, if she doesn’t, I don’t think her brother is going to give her another chance after this. I think this is the last and final draw, to be honest with you,” Melissa Gorga tells her sister Lysa Simpson during season 3, episode 7.

“I just want Teresa to own up to everything’s she’s done. ‘Yes I’ve done this to you. Yes I’ve done this to your wife.’ Unless she owns up to what’s she done, she’s not going to have a brother for very long,” says Melissa Gorga in her talking head interview during season 3, episode 6.

“We’re going down this crooked road because of the poison his wife’s given him,” says Teresa Giudice in her talking head interview during season 3, episode 6.

“She’s a cold person… I’m not saying she’s a bad person. She just pushed me away and I got away,” Teresa Giudice tells her brother during season 3, episode 6.

“Teresa and I were not speaking before the show. Do you think that would have happened at the Christening if we were a happy family?”, said Melissa Gorga in an exclusive interview with Reality Tea on April 12, 2012, and this alone would explain why Teresa was against her joining the show.

In my opinion, I don’t care who started the family feud or what it’s about. I can never like someone who deliberately and intentionally hurt their family for fame and fortune. It’s not like Teresa painted her brother and Melissa in a bad light to where they had to come onto the show to tell their side of the story. No one knew about their family problems until the Gorgas got on the show to publicly humiliate, bash, and embarrass Teresa. So the fact that ANYONE would support people like the Gorgas, who will throw their family under the bus and hang them out to dry for money, is just absolutely mind-boggling to me. [Linda, April 30, 2012 at 8:02 pm, AllAboutTRH.com]

I could never sell my family out for fame or cookies. I like Kathy, but if its true about her riding Melissa’s coattails and putting the public smack down on Teresa, then maybe I should change my views. These people have no family morals. Selling your family out over fame. Kathy and Melissa were probably just mad Teresa didn’t bring them on the show. [LoveKeena23, May 14 2012 at 12:50:48, IMDb.com]

As I watch, I can’t help but notice that Jacqueline and Caroline used to laugh when Joe or Teresa said anything off color — they cracked you up. Now it’s all negative, every word that comes out of Jacqueline’s mouth. So its not really Teresa that changed, it’s Jacqueline. Ever since the Gorgas came on the scene, it all changed. So what does that tell you? They brought emnity into the mix. There is no more fun and laughter — all gossiping and back stabbing. Enough! [Mia from fla, June 3, 2012, Jacqueline's Bravo Blog]

Joe Gorga Attended DWTS Maksim’s Birthday Party But Not Gia and Milania’s Joint Party (Updated 7/9/2012)

AllAboutTRH Exclusive: Did Teresa Giudice And Melissa Gorga Argue At Gia’s Birthday? Did Joe Gorga Show Up?

http://www.allabouttrh.com/gorgasgiudice/

If you read the response posted by anonymous, it proves Joe Gorga did not go to Gia’s birthday party (Gia’s aunt and uncle, Kathy and Richie Wakile, apparently didn’t go either).

But Joe and Melissa and Richie and Kathy Wakile did attend the charity ballroom bash for Maksim Chmerkovskiy’s birthday on Jan. 28, which was the same day as Gia and Milania’s joint party.

A percentage of the proceeds for Maksim’s birthday bash at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City were donated to St. Mary’s Healthcare System for the children. Tickets for the event were $75 – $200.

NEITHER JOE OR MELISSA TWEETED ABOUT THIS EVENT OR POSTED IT TO HER FACEBOOK PAGE, WHICH IS UNUSUAL BECAUSE MELISSA POSTS PHOTOS FROM MOST OF THE EVENTS SHE ATTENDS. IN FACT, NEITHER TWEETED ANYTHING ON JANUARY 28 — OBVIOUSLY TO KEEP THEIR ATTENDANCE ON THE DOWNLOW SINCE JOE WOULD NOT BE GOING TO GIA’S PARTY; MELISSA MADE A APPEARANCE AT GIA’S PARTY JUST TO SAVE FACE.

http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with-the-stars/gallery/dancing-with-the-stars-maksim-chmerkovskiy-hosts-a-killer-birthday-bash-photos?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#4

Anoynmous on January 30, 2012 at 11:01 am said:

“My daughter goes to school with Gia and we were both invited. Let me just start off by saying the birthday was a blast and Teresa is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. Gia did perform with her dance crew and she did a beautiful job. I’m shocked that she doesn’t shy away.

“The party was really loud and really fun. Teresa was all over the place making sure everyone was having a good time especially her children. I saw Melissa come; and a lot of us watch the show and know what’s going on. Melissa barely gave Teresa attention. She actually grabbed Milania a few times to take photos with her.

“Joe never showed up! A lot of us were shocked but tried not to speak about it. We don’t want to look like gossipers! lol.

“You can see there is tension with Melissa and Teresa but Teresa was being really nice to Melissa while I saw Melissa be distant and make sure to grab the girls and take photos (probably to put them on her website or something).

“Still shocked Joe didn’t show. A lot of husbands were in attendance. Sad what’s going on with the family but I kind of think Melissa is smart. She show’s up to the party takes photos with the girls and will soon post them and everyone will think how big it was of her to come..

“I don’t know but my heart does go out for Teresa. She is a great person even though I barely know her.”

On June 1, 2012, Melissa told Celebuzz that the Gorga and Giudice children have not seen each other since Gia and Milania’s joint birthday party on January 28, 2012.

Here are the quotes from the Reality Tea blog about Gia and Milania’s birthday party – ‘secret source’ has been replaced with the actual source, Melissa:

Our RHONJ insider [Melissa Gorga] tells us that Teresa continues her attempt to push Gia into the spotlight.

“Teresa has always been desperate to have Gia in the limelight,” Melissa tells Reality Tea. “She wanted her to model, that didn’t work out. She wanted her to sing, that didn’t work out. Now, she has Gia in a ‘dance’ group.”

Melissa continues that guests were shocked at Gia’s dance outfit.

“Guests at her daughter’s birthday party were disturbed by the outfits Gia wore. She is just a little girl. Teresa dresses her like she is 16. People were shocked,” says Melissa.

Melissa tells Wetpaint the drama began when Teresa would not even allow Melissa to be photographed. Indeed, Melissa says she was not pictured in any of the professional photos taken at the party.

“When a photographer went over to ask Teresa if he could take a picture of Melissa, Teresa said ‘no,’ ” she says.

Despite getting the cold shoulder from Tre, Melissa reveals that she still tried to have a good time at the party, spending most of the night with her mother-in-law.

“She said ‘hello’ to Joe Giudice. He was nice, and Melissa was nice right back to him. Milania and Antonia [one of Melissa’s kids] were hugging and dancing the whole time.”

Melissa reports that Teresa looked annoyed watching her and decided to approach her while others were getting ready to leave.

“Teresa started to get loud, and Melissa says she was struggling to keep the scene low-key, because her youngest son, Joey, was in her arms.”

http://www.realitytea.com/2012/02/04/photos-teresa-giudices-daughters-birthday-party-is-she-pushing-gia-into-the-spotlight-plus-details-on-drama-with-melissa/

In her July 9, 2012 Bravo blog for season 4 episode 11, Melissa wrote this about Gia’s dancing (claiming Teresa wants her in the spotlight), using words very similar to the RHONJ ‘insider’ for the Reality Tea article above:

“OMG, how cute is Gia? She was shaking her groove thing! She’s loves to dance. She loves gymnastics, she loves acting, and I hear she’s taking singing lessons now too! Teresa has always wanted her to be in the spotlight, and so here she is!”

Melissa Gorga Began Bashing Teresa Giudice While Season 1 Was Filming in June 2008

None of this is a surprise to those of us that have known these people for years before Bravo ever had a show. Melissa’s sisters are called the witch’s of the North & East for a reason. We don’t bother with the ‘witch’ title for Melissa. She’s just called a bitch. Finally Caroline’s true colors are starting to be revealed & Jacqueline’s as well. And don’t think Kathy is any better. She follows Melissa, watches the behavior, engages in the behavior only behind the person’s back, and then tries to make herself look innocent. And her husband? God what scum he is. When Teresa was cast on the show, you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing Melissa, her sisters and their husbands, and Kathy and her husband, call Teresa and her family names. It wasn’t just jealousy, it was hate. If Teresa is smart, she will stay far away from these people, family or not. I knew one day the truth about them would come out, and it’s about time. [Megan, November 30, 2011, AllAboutTRH.com]

Melissa Gorga tweeted on December 7, 2011:

“I am the most humble person u will ever meet! I would love to meet u! I wouldn’t hurt a fly! I have never lied about anyone!”

Melissa wanted Teresa’s life and was green with envy well before RHONJ season 1 even aired. She was seething with hatred, knowing it was them and not her in the spotlight.

“I can’t lie. Antonia is definitely a little mini me. She loves the spotlight. She’s absolutely gorgeous. And she’s got moves, this little girl. You know, she gets it from her mama.” – Melissa Gorga, 3rd Season of RHONJ

http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey/season-3/videos/the-lost-footage-special?id=91985#selected

Even before the first season aired, she treated Teresa like someone she hated and wanted to destroy.

Melissa was talking shit about Teresa on blogs BEFORE the show ever aired. With the hype on the net before season 1, Melissa was right there talking about her sister in law and how she was this and that, running her down before we even knew who she was. She has been spreading rumors and gossip about Teresa WAY before she became part of the show… obvious jealousy there. [Annah on April 27, 2012 at 2:40 pm, AllAboutTHR.com]

Lysa Simpson, Melissa Gorga’s sister, was playing the fence. On July 23, 2009 she posted on Teresa’s Facebook page this comment:

“Lysa Marco-Simpson spent the weekend with Teresa and the kids at her shore house! was so much fun with all the starstruck people asking for pictures at the beach. then we went to her house for spaghetti!” – Lysa Marco-Simpson, July 23, 2009 at 6:22 am, Facebook

Beginning in June 2008 (while season 1 of RHONJ was filming), she was bashing (anonymously) Teresa and the other housewives, as well as their husbands, on a blog called OnCommonGround, which AbsurdToSublime discovered and posted on her blog. Caroline and Jac must not have known about this… if they did, how could they befriend Melissa unless they wanted to help take Teresa down?!

Real Housewives Of New Jersey: Dirty Laundry From Before the Show

From AbsurdtoSublime.net:

As I was cleaning out files from an older blog of mine, I ran across this. It’s not really an article, it’s pieces from another blog, OnCommonGround (The Real Housewives Of New Jersey?, April 16, 2008, 350 comments), that I saw before the Real Housewives of New Jersey aired.

Like an even older blog of mine, the comments on one single post became a blog unto itself.

Much insight here. You can see Melissa Gorga’s comments on Teresa getting the show, comments about Dina and Tommy Manzo, the Brownstone, and this must be how the rumor of Jacqueline Laurita being an ex-stripper must have begun! Joe Giudice’s cheating has apparently been the stuff legends are made of. Note there is no mention of Danielle Staub, interesting because in Seasons 1 and 2 she was blamed for all their problems.

Interesting read, if you have the time.

http://absurdtosublime.net/2011/10/22/real-housewives-of-new-jersey-dirty-laundry-from-before-the-show/

http://oncommonground.blogspot.com/2008/04/real-housewives-of-new-jersey.html

Here are the comments that were posted anonymously in 2008-2009 by Melissa:

Is Joe Gorga Gay, Does He ‘Swim in the Man Pond?’; Is Melissa Gorga a Closet Lesbian? (Updated 9/1/2012)

If there is any justice in this world, Melissa and Joey will get what is coming to them. They already have to live with the fact that Joey’s mother and father are done with them for what they have done to Teresa, Gia and her family. They are ashamed of Joey and they despise Melissa and always have. They saw right through her from day one, and even though they are modest people, they have too much class to be in the same room as the Marco clan. The Marco sisters [or, as Joe Giudice calls them, "shore trash" and "that whole white trash family from down the shore"] are disgusting human beings, thugs and very rough and uneducated. They would do anything to make their sister famous because they like the perks that come with it.

But this upcoming season will show once and for all that Melissa’s shreaking should be confined to the basement. And Joey will be shown as a fool for making a hooker his wife and putting her trashy family above his own.

Their only hope is for Joey to keep stringing Andy along sexually, as we all know that he has a major crush on Joey and Albie. He’s got a good shot with Big Gay Greggy if he wants herpes and various other STD’s.

- ‘Mego the lying Stripper’, March 8, 2012, AllAboutTRH.com

Melissa Gorga Performs at Splash’s F*Word

edgeonthenet

“The realist of the “Jersey Housewives” Melissa Gorga will be commanding the stage on Nov 4 @ Splash’s F*Word presented by Mark Nelson & Michael Formika Jones. Featuring music on the main floor by Max Rodriguez. Splash is located at 50 West 17 Street in NYC.”

“With all eyes about to take in the reality show sensation’s transformation to musical performer – she is prepared to debut the new single at Splash, the most popular club space in New York, on Friday, November 4 @ F*Word. Melissa is fully aware of the scrutiny that she’ll be under especially performing to such a fickle audience as NYC’s gay elite. Without a doubt, she’s up for the challenge and promising to put her best heel forward. “Yes – I’m looking for what I’m going to wear right now. I’m not taking it lightly.”

Melissa Gorga Contacted Danielle Staub with the Offer to Befriend Her on the Show and Help Her Attack Teresa Guidice (Updated 6/12/2012)

Danielle Staub claims that she and Melissa Gorga were sending messages about Teresa Giudice during taping for season 2. Melissa Gorga allegedly fed Danielle Staub allegations about Teresa Giudice for season 2 that became the source of the fight between Staub and Giudice on the 2010 reunion show.

Danielle Staub states that it was Melissa Gorga who was feeding her information, unsolicited, to use against Teresa Guidice… not just to inflame Teresa, but to also get Melissa noticed by the Bravo producers.

Teresa told fans in August 2011:

“Last night on the WWHL after show Andy read me a tweet from Danielle Staub (!)”.

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 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 contrast 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’

Melissa’s communication with Danielle was not ‘all addressed’ at the season 3 reunion; it was glossed over by Andy. Melissa said during 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, saying she 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 ???”

http://www.realitytea.com/2011/08/09/danielle-staub-accuses-melissa-gorga-of-feeding-her-information-about-teresa-giudice/

Reportedly Teresa thereafter believed the alleged exchange between Melissa and Danielle did occur:

“But someone else was tweeting tonight too. Thank you @daniellestaub for telling the truth. I’m sad but not surprised.”

Jacqueline, Caroline and Andy continue to ignore the fact that Melissa fed information to Danielle to bring down Teresa, her own sister-in-law. If it were not for Melissa’s relationship and plotting with Danielle, there would be no Gorgas on the show. And everyone seems to forget that Melissa denied knowing Danielle but later admitted during the reunion that they had exchanged e-mails (in the least, that’s what she admits to).

“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

On April 10, 2012, AllAboutTRH.com asked Melissa if she had any comments regarding Danielle’s claims (in the video above).

Melissa told AllAboutTRH exclusively that it’s “not true” and said:

“That’s ridiculous I’ve never met her. I was casted by bravo. They knew Teresa had a brother around the block and called.”

Melissa does admit that the two have made contact before, saying:

“I know her from around town and the show, but never met her. She contacted me through a Facebook message but it never went anywhere. That was like 3 years ago. We talk about it on Season 4.”

Melissa knows what Danielle meant by the comment in the video above that she “put her on the show.” Danielle is referring to reunion 2 and the fact that she used the lies that Melissa fed her about Teresa to wind up Teresa (during reunion 2, Danielle brought up many of the lies and rumors Melissa fed her about Teresa, but Melissa’s name was omitted because the viewers didn’t know who she was at the time, and only the lie about Teresa ‘not acknowledging her nephew’s birth’ made the cut).

Had Teresa not reacted so strongly (she lunged at Danielle, shoving Andy in the process) to Danielle during reunion 2 when she retold the lies that Melissa fed her, Bravo would have continued to refuse to cast Melissa (she had been trying to get on the show since 2008). But Teresa did react and now Melissa is a cast member (both the reunion 2 debacle and her audition tape promising to ‘expose’ and ‘destroy’ Teresa got her cast on the show). That’s what Danielle means when she says she “put her on the show;” she doesn’t mean that she convinced Bravo to cast Melissa, even though that is the way that Melissa is interpreting and responding to the question by AllAboutTRH.com concerning the video below.