Teresa Giudice Tweets ‘Miss You Too!’ to Cat Rodriguez, Former RHONJ Producer Suspected of Framing Her for Strippergate

“Just speculating, but it is quite possible that Cat changed her profile pic and purposely messaged Teresa in a non-DM tweet so that Teresa would reply and viewers would see Cat’s new profile pic. She/Bravo would assume people would question her role in the setup if they thought Cat was friendly with Teresa and vice versa and would perhaps continue to assume all the drama was within the filmed cast instead of the obvious production fueled drama that we have all discovered.” – Bullie, September 23, 2012, Fame-Whorgas

“In relation to Cat Rodriguez sending a tweet to Teresa: “She would of been asked to make it public by the producers. They are aware of the what is being said on Twitter and blogs. Cat hates Teresa and Teresa knows it. I don’t know for a fact, but I can bet Cat was told to appear mutual to squash the rumors and Teresa would of had to go along with it.” – Former RHONJ Post Production Supervisor, September 23, 2012

On September 21, 2012, Teresa Giudice tweeted a response to Cat Rodriguez, the former RHONJ executive producer who allegedly was fired for conflict of interest:

Teresa Giudice Teresa GiudiceVerified ‏@Teresa_Giudice
@yourfriendkitty Miss you too!
9:54 PM – 21 Sep 12

Are they trying to send a message with the recently changed photo for Cat’s Twitter account (one with a Fabellini backdrop) and the tweet?

Here is Cat’s new Twitter photo (her account is protected) from a screenshot on September 21, 2012 versus her old photo from a screenshot on August 2, 2012:

It makes you wonder if all the cast members are part of the staged drama, if any of the fighting is real, and if they are playing the viewers to drive up ratings and to sell their products.

Why are Cat and Teresa tweeting each other? Did Teresa make her reply public by accident?

Related:

• Jacqueline Laurita Was Part of the Posche Fashion Show Setup to Frame Teresa Giudice; Executive Producer Cat Rodriguez Was the Person Texting Jacqueline at the Show; Posche Fashion Show Guest Speaks Out

• RHONJ Producers Show Bias Against Teresa Giudice, Especially Melissa’s Friend, Executive Producer Cat Rodriguez

• Friend of Former RHONJ Executive Producer Cat Rodriguez Confirms That She Was Fired for Conflict of Interest

• RHONJ Producers Socialize With Everyone But Teresa Giudice

Executive Producer Cat Rodriguez Was Fired for Conflict of Interest: She Setup Teresa Giudice at the Posche Fashion Show

By Jazzyg, Fame-Whorgas
September 20, 2012

“I know a friend of Cat Rodriguez who lives here in Los Angeles, CA and she can confirm with me that Cat was let go for her conflict of interest when she produced season 3 and 4 of RHNJ. She was also the person texting Jacqueline and intervening during the PFS blowout, which is what sealed her fate.

“Whether Cat Rodriguez and Melissa Gorga were having an affair, and whether that played a part in Jacqueline not showing for the season 3 reunion taping, the friend doesn’t know but it seems like that would fit the equation. The person I befriended didn’t know anything about that. I imagine if that is the case, Cat would keep that as quiet as possible. Being fired and the reasons for it spread out more easily within the industry.

“The only reason I was able to confirm this info is because my friend was telling me about having worked on RHOC and other reality shows. She establishes the story lines but she insisted that even then you can’t and should not intervene to change the chain of reactions when filming.

“I felt confident enough to ask if she knew anything about RHNJ and she told me about her friend Cat who used to work there but was let go for those same reasons. Cat was in charge of dictating to the cast members when they had to shoot, with whom, and what they had to talk about. But she crossed the line and became friends with some of the cast and was let go after it became a huge conflict of interest and caused her to intervene and change the course of filming (PFS, I assume).

“Just to clarify, I do not work in the TV and Film industry but I have met a lot of people in it due to my job. The person who gave me the info is not a close friend or relative. She is someone I’ve known now for about 6 months and has worked for a lot of shows as a “supervising producer”, “creative editor” and as a writer. She certainly has no reason to lie and has good credentials (in my opinion). I believe her 100% and validates everything I’ve read on this site.

“Bravo, Melissa, and Cat have no shame!”

In the photo above, tweeted by Melissa Gorga on December 4, 2011, Joe and Melissa Gorga party with their ‘favorite’ RHONJ producers. Seated between Joe and Melissa is executive producer Cat Rodrigruez, who was fired for conflict (producer for RHONJ from November 2010 – October 2011, according to her website, yet the above photo was taken in December 2011).

“Cat Rodriguez [was the 'friend' tweeting Jacqueline and the others, except for Teresa]. She was the only person at Penny’s salon who was also at the fashion show that would tell Jacqueline.” – Will Love, September 30, 2012, Twitter

“Andy Cohen does play a role in the editing process. He has said so directly in interviews. With that said, overall Cat Rodriguez [@yourfriendkitty] and Caroline Self [@carolineself] have the most editing power. They are the executive producers of Season 3 and Season 4 of #RHONJ. They work on location and off location. They send the editors what footage to use as well as tell them what to keep in and what to cut out. Caroline Self is tight with the Manzos while Cat Rodriguez is tight with the Gorgas and Wakiles. Cat edited @PDKhair as well as multiple ex-coworkers of Melissa’s, who were present at the salon and fashion show, completely out of the two-part finale. Their interactions made the Angelo incident look g-rated. Obviously that move was deliberate. Furthermore, Cat held Penny back from defending Kim when Joe Gorga called Kim a drug addict, a cunt and went to punch her. Even worse, as you will see in the finale, Cat completely butchered the conversation Angelo had with a friend at the bar to make it appear as though Teresa masterminded everything. The unprofessionalism of Cat Rodriguez and Caroline Self is disgusting. In this economy, why are these the type of people who have employment? Only a network like @BravoTV would believe that their viewers are so incompetent that they wouldn’t see past the blatant bias.” – Will Love, September 18, 2012, Twitter

It is rumored that Melissa likes to take a dip in the lady pond. From the looks of the photo above and the tweet to go along with it, I wouldn’t doubt that Melissa had an affair with executive producer Cat Rodriguez to secure her spot on Bravo. Joe Gorga flashes the producers and crew and gives lap dances to Andy Cohen to secure his spot.

“Cat stepped in at the Posche Fashion Show — something that is a no-no for a ‘reality’ producer — to assist in defending Melissa Gorga when things got a bit rocky after Melissa’s ex-boss from Lookers showed up!” – StoopidHousewives, August 8, 2011

JerseyGirl, whose roommate is a producer for WWHL, told Fame-Whorgas on August 25, 2012 at 12:34 AM:

“Well… okay, I don’t have a good full account to give you really, because my roommate is actually pretty tight-lipped about it, as it refers to his job. Andy is supposed to act neutral about all the housewives and is not supposed to play favorites, but it’s just known among the staff that he dislikes Teresa, particularly because of the homophobic stuff her husband has said, and also because he thinks she’s emotionally unstable. I don’t really know specifics. I think he likes the Manzos; when I suggested maybe they could leave the show, my roommate said, ‘OMG! no! They have SO many fans, their fanbase is way too huge, and it would sink the show if they left’.

“I can try to ask more. I don’t think Andy sits around bitching/gossiping about the housewives… he has to act professional and is not supposed to play favorites, even though he clearly does. I asked a bit about Melissa going behind Teresa’s back to get on the show and he took the same adamant line that Melissa takes, which was, ‘Teresa knew! She knew they were going on the show! She didn’t go behind her back!’ But I think what Teresa means (this is just my own opinion) is that Melissa had been angling to get on the show for a while, and went behind her back in that aspect, and was not open about her blatant attempts to get on the show… especially when Melissa had to know how damaging it would be to their relationship if she went on the show.

“I know they’ve (the producers) gone out with Dina… Andy LOVES her as far as I know. I’ll try to find out more, I just also don’t want to be rude and prying, since I know there are probably confidentiality things. The only other tidbit I got was that he knew ahead of time (like a few weeks ago) that there was going to be a huge explosion between Caroline and Joe.”

Jacqueline Laurita was Part of the Posche Fashion Show Setup to Frame Teresa Giudice; Executive Producer Cat Rodriguez Was the Person Texting Jacqueline (Updated 9/21/2012)

Melissa finally made the cover of Us Weekly, on news stands September 19, 2012 … the headline is about strippergate, which is a year-old story. The whole purpose of the Posche Fashion Show setup was to boost Melissa’s career; it’s her ‘sex tape’. Now she can spend the next six months talking about it on talk shows and trying to get more tabloid covers, all at the expense of her husband’s family (because we all know she doesn’t consider Teresa family… Melissa has her sisters; she doesn’t need or care about Teresa). Funny thing is, in this video of her interview on ‘The Couch’ she’s still denying she was ever a stripper. One of these talk shows needs to use the correct term ‘dancer’ and get her to deny that.

“I’m wondering if the ‘bulldog’ and her crony Jacqueline are going to crucify Melissa next season for being on the cover of US Weekly and bashing one of the other housewives? What a hypocrite.” – 4evanyer, September 19, 2012, Melissa’s Bravo Blog

“I just want to say congratulations on your US Weekly cover!!! All your hard work scheming with Danielle, then getting on the show, then turning Teresa’s friends against her for the SAME things that you do are really starting to pay off!! I thought Teresa was crazy for saying you were jealous of her, but this cover cements EVERYTHING. You are out for the same money and fame as her. I don’t think there is anything worse than a jealous hypocrite.” – BrittBrittasco, September 19, 2012, Melissa’s Bravo Blog

“Melissa is behind her own setup. Why is this an issue? Because Melissa is making it one.” – CaraLinda, September 19, 2012, Melissa’s Bravo Blog

“What about wondering how Jacqueline went running to Melissa telling her that Teresa set her up? I want to know how everyone figured out what happened so quickly after the guy just came up and said a very innocent ‘hi, remember me’? How is that threatening and a set up? Melissa promised Bravo she would take Teresa down. She had to find a reason to rile things up again and blame Teresa for something awful. She knew a story line of her getting along with Teresa wouldn’t cut it. Hello!!!!” – NotAfraidofReality, September 19, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog

“It looks like anybody can get on a housewives show these days. I remember when the Real Housewives used to be about rich women in gated communities living luxurious lives. Now we have reformed strippers that are brought on the show to ‘take down’ their family members so they can get a singing gig at Six Flags. I think we have hit rock bottom folks!” – swiss_miss, September 19, 2012, Melissa’s Bravo Blog

“The rumor is that the ‘mutual friend’ is a biased producer named Cat Rodriguez (who is no longer with the show). The producer was involved in the set up and texted all the ladies except Teresa when they were at the table about who the guy was and what supposedly was going to happen (if you watch the episode, you’ll notice a lot of the ladies checking their phones at the table). This is why Melissa knew it was coming and (in the final episode) baits Teresa in the bathroom to tell her who the guy was so that they could all then turn around and blame Teresa. Teresa confronts Jacqueline and asks her why she told Melissa that Teresa was setting up Melissa, to which Jacqueline responds ‘my friend was texting me and told me everything that was gonna happen and that you were behind it’. Teresa then says ‘what friend?’ and Jacqueline says she doesn’t want to ‘sell out’ the friend. Since the friend is the producer and Jacqueline didn’t want to be called out by Teresa the next day at the reunion 3 taping (and Bravo certainly didn’t want this information to leak out), she decided not to show up to the reunion, and this is also supposedly why the network did not enforce its contract and make her come since a producer would be implicated in the drama.” – Maggs, September 19, 2012, Fame-Whorgas

RHONJ Executive Producer Cat Rodriguez Was the Person Texting Jacqueline at the Posche Fashion Show

According to Jazzyg, commenting at Fame-Whorgas on September 20, 2012:

“I know a friend of Cat Rodriguez who lives here in Los Angeles, CA and she can confirm with me that Cat was let go for her conflict of interest when she produced season 3 and 4 of RHNJ. She was also the person texting Jacqueline and intervening during the PFS blowout, which is what sealed her fate.”

Jacqueline Laurita’s Mother Said ‘Bravo Asked Jacqueline to Do Things to Teresa to Put Her in a Bad Light’

“Bravo asked Jac to do things to Teresa that would have put Teresa in a bad light but Jac wouldn’t do it!” – Bonnie Grippe (Jacqueline’s mother), May 16, 2012, Twitter

“Bravo DOES NOT ASK TO BRING DRAMA!! They ask for the TRUTH 2b told. NO faking ur life 4 cameras. GET IT NOW? My Mom was confused… THE TRUTH=DRAMA!! GET IT NOW? MOST people wouldn’t want their truth 2b told, would they? Some people are more open. @Bgrippe STAY OFF TWITTER” – Jacqueline Laurita’s response to her mother’s tweet on May 16, 2012 (above)

“These loons tatally twisted what I said. Trying to make the point that you were a good friend to t and even refused to film a scene if it wld make her look bad. They twisted it of course! Love you xxoo” – Bonnie Grippe’s response back to Jacqueline’s tweet on May 17, 2012 (above); shortly after this tweet she protected her Twitter account

“Jacqueline tries to convince everyone and justify what she has done, however, her own mother took to Twitter to state that Bravo asked her to take Teresa down. Which is it? Who is lying? Since Jacqueline likes to share everything with family and friends, wouldn’t you think she shared that information with her mother? Did her mother try to make Jacqueline not look so bad, so she took it upon herself to say that was what Bravo had her do, paid her to do? And, if Jacqueline was such a good friend, why would she deliberately do that, because she was paid to by Bravo–that doesn’t sound like what a good friend would agree to? I hope Andy will address this in the reunion, as I would like to know the truth about Bravo’s involvement in this take down and exposing of Teresa. At any rate, even if Jacqueline subsequently denied it, calling her mother a liar, it was calculated and underhanded. Therefore, I believe nothing that Jacqueline has to say to try and cover her ass at this point in time.  It is all bs.” – MelindaK., August 5, 2012, Jacqueline’s Bravo Blog

“I just finished going over some of the comments on BubbaJax Bravo Blog…and while reading it I realized something. I’m starting to believe that Bonnie was right when she said that JaxAss was asked to do some things to Teresa to make her look bad…the whole cast and production was in on it… I believe Jackaholic’s job was to get Teresa to admit on camera things about her bankruptcy, her relationship with the tabloids, and to admit that she was jealous of Melissa and wanted JaxStabber to side with her in the feud. That’s why BubbaJax is so emotional: she does not want to fall in line with the rest of the cast and turn on Teresa. Think about it. Jacqueline tried to get Teresa to admit to all of those things at the backyard ambush, and many other conversations with Teresa. She kept bringing up the same things… and Chuckie’s and JackStabber’s response were, ‘there, you just admitted it’. The insane clown posse lead by Chuck Droopy Jawled Manzoid. What a sick bunch of people.” – Meadow (@improgressing), August 16, 2012, StoopidHousewives

Who Is Jacqueline Laurita Waving to as Angelo Vrohidis Approaches the Table?

It appears that Jacqueline Laurita waved to Angelo Vrohidis as he approached the table at the Posche Fashion Show on September 27, 2011; after waving, she immediately pointed to her mic (?) and then started to chuckle.

As several readers have pointed out, there is a blonde woman behind Angelo that Jacqueline may be waving to instead. This woman can be seen saying ‘Oh my God’ as she looks in Angelo’s direction. If she’s not talking about him, it could be something off camera to her right. If she is reacting to Jacqueline and Angelo, then it is very suspicious because how would she know who Angelo is? And why would Jacqueline be motioning to her and then her mic? Maybe Jacqueline is motioning for her to be quiet because Angelo is mic’ed and because the staged scene is about to go down.

So if Jacqueline was in on the setup to frame Teresa, then they all were in on it: Caroline, Melissa, Joe Gorga Kathy, Richie, RHONJ Executive Producer Cat Rodgriguez, Kim G, Kim D, Angelo, etc. Joe Gorga and Richie Wakile were close by (perhaps on the balcony with Kim G watching the events?), just waiting for Melissa’s phone call. It was a Bravo set up with a Kim D assist, and the rest of the cast must have played the roles laid out for them.

Angelo didn’t say anything to Melissa about knowing her when she was a dancer; he simply walked away and no one at the table paid any attention to him or questioned who he was (which was strange since moments before Pete Giudice approached the table and they all asked who he was — see Pete Giudice’s tweets below were he calls out Caroline for pretending she didn’t know who he was). However, before walking away, he made it a point to ask Teresa, ‘How are you, good?’ (very suspicious indeed).

The only reason there was a scene is because Melissa made one in the bathroom by calling her husband to come rescue her, which was just as the producers planned.

Just re-watch episode 19 (youtube video here; embedding has been disabled; go to 41:30), and it is so obvious that they were all acting except for Teresa. Here are screen shots:

RHONJ Producers Show Bias Against Teresa Giudice, Especially Melissa’s Friend, Executive Producer Cat Rodriguez (Updated 9/21/2012)

The cast other than the Giudices socialize with the show’s producers. Joe and Melissa and Richie and Kathy go clubbing with them. Teresa has four young daughters who are her priority, which is why she doesn’t go. Joe and Melissa have three young children but that doesn’t stop them. Lysa Simpson is the de facto parent to Joe and Melissa’s children as they chase Melissa’s dream, which has nothing to do with being an attentive mother whose children are her first priority. They can’t even be bothered with throwing birthday parties for their kids; and when they went to Six Flags Great Adventure in September so that Melissa could perform at ‘Gay Night Out’, they didn’t bring their children with them, even though Melissa promised Antonia that she would take her there in lieu of a birthday party on August 8, 2012 and even though Gino’s birthday was on September 12, 2012 (he didn’t have a party either).

“My roommate (the producer on WWHL) has gone out and had drinks with Melissa and they are the ‘party people’, kind of how they portray themselves on the show. He didn’t say Teresa was a bad person, just that ‘she and her husband are total weirdos’. He seemed to think they had some kind of emotional/social problems and that they seemed ‘off’.” – JerseyGirl, August 24, 2012, Fame-Whorgas

Apparently Angelo Vrohidis, Melissa’s former manager at Looker’s Gentlemen’s Club, leaves his mic on in next week’s episode (season 4, episode 20), as confirmed by Johnny Karagiorgis (@JohnnyTheGrk), husband to Penny Drossos (@PDKhair), who is owner of La Chateau Allure, where Kim D and Teresa went to get their hair and makeup done before the Posche Fashion Show on September 27, 2011.

9/17/12 6:17 PM
@JohnnyTheGrk So do you happen to know who forgot about their mic and who was really behind it all?

John Karagiorgis (@JohnnyTheGrk)
9/17/12 6:22 PM
@retweet_central Angelo left his mic on & w/editing not too favorable. Oh well, it is what it is.

I’m a lover… (@uarethequeen)
9/17/12 6:37 PM
@JohnnyTheGrk @GraceIn2010 @retweet_central but he didn’t lie did he?

John Karagiorgis (@JohnnyTheGrk)
9/17/12 6:32 PM
@GraceIn2010 @retweet_central you’ll see next week. I can’t comment on episodes that haven’t been aired. Sorry.

With Rob Shuter of The Huffington Post (@NaughtyButNiceRob) tweeting that the “truth comes out next week because someone forgot their mic was on,” and Johnny saying that Angelo is the one who forgot and, “with editing, it won’t be too favorable for him”… it doesn’t look good for Angelo. Let’s hope Bravo didn’t use creative editing to setup Teresa anymore than they already have. However, according to Will Love, they probably did:

“Cat Rodriguez butchered this season with her bias editing.” - Will Love, September 18, 2012, Twitter

Here’s the tweet from Will Love to Dilettante@AutumnLeaves61 that explains RHONJ producer bias:

Andy Cohen does play a role in the editing process. He has said so directly in interviews.

With that said, overall @yourfriendkitty and @carolineself have the most editing power. They are the executive producers of Season 3 and Season 4 of #RHONJ. They work on location and off location. They send the editors what footage to use as well as tell them what to keep in and what to cut out.

@carolineself is tight with the Manzos while @yourfriendkitty is tight with the Gorgas and Wakiles.

Cat [Rodriguez] edited @PDKhair as well as multiple ex-coworkers of Melissa’s, who were present at the salon and fashion show, completely out of the two-part finale. Their interactions made the Angelo incident look g-rated. Obviously that move was deliberate.

Furthermore, Cat held Penny back from defending Kim when Joe Gorga called Kim a drug addict, a cunt and went to punch her. Even worse, as you will see in the finale, Cat completely butchered the conversation Angelo had with a friend at the bar to make it appear as though Teresa masterminded everything.

The unprofessionalism of Cat Rodriguez and Caroline Self is disgusting. In this economy, why are these the type of people who have employment? Only a network like @BravoTV would believe that their viewers are so incompetent that they wouldn’t see past the blatant bias.

Take note @stoopidhsewives. Take note @WetpaintTV. Take note @allabouttrh. This is the real reality.

“I never knew 1 tweet wld get so much attention.I can’t say much more & u can make what u want from that but know everything I wrote is true. ” – Will Love, September 19, 2012, Twitter

“@WillLoveInc @EmmaMarieBC @teresa_giudice I would like to echo those remarks about you and to thank you for speaking out against bullying.” – Leopard Man, September 18, 2012, Twitter

“@WillLoveInc @Teresa_Giudice No problem! I LUV pple who stand up for others as I too have been bullied/isolated like T has been. Its awful.” – EmmaMarieBC, September 18, 2012, Twitter

Below is the Twitter exchange with Will Love (it took me quite a while to compile these tweets, so if you copy and paste them elsewhere, please give credit to Fame-Whorgas with a link back to this article):