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Melissa Gorga’s Ex Boyfriend Bryan ‘Bulldog’ Bowen (Originally Published on 1-16-2013)
During part 3 of the season 4 reunion special, Joe Gorga said he wants a women who walks a straight line:
“I was there. She was a bartender. She was a school teacher. She was putting herself through college. Me, I’m going to be honest with you. I want a girl that walks a straight line. My father always said, ‘You get the knife, you walk on that knife, you slip, you cut yourself.’ I picked the perfect wife for me. She is amazing in my book. OK?’ – Joe Gorga (Melissa’s expression while Joe is saying this is captured in the screen shot below)
For more than a year, blog commenters have been talking about Melissa Gorga’s ex boyfriend Bryan, who goes by the nickname Bulldog. According to sources, Melissa lived with Bryan ‘Bulldog’ Bowen for two years before marrying Joe Gorga and cheated on Joe with him over a period of years after she got married.
‘Anonymous’ here at FameWhorgas posted his Twitter handle (@bulldog_nj) on 2013/01/16 at 4:24 AM.
“1st off let me say Bulldog didn’t ask for this. It came too him. He could of easily popped up when she started but didn’t.” – Christina Lee, January 19, 2013, Twitter
“1st off I got on twitter to support my friend @FrankieEdgar @JRsBarSSH & Boxing. I tweet positive & never once mention I was her ex! It came 2me – Bulldog, January 23, 2013, Twitter
Per his/her comments at FameWhorgas, here is how ‘anonymous’ figured out that @bulldog_nj was the ‘Brian’ a.k.a. ‘Bulldog’ whose name and nickname were circulating in blog comments as Melissa’s ex:
Anonymous says:
January 16, 2013 at 4:24 AM@bulldog_nj (butch/bulldog) ex of Mego twitter
Anonymous says:
January 16, 2013 at 4:29 AMCheck out 93 days ago convo [October 14 to be exact]
Anonymous says:
January 16, 2013 at 7:34 PMI googled … Twitter and tried the names and it came right up…surprised it wasn’t seen before
Anonymous says:
January 16, 2013 at 9:05 PMFound him looking thought Roger from jersey shore too. His name bulldog nj really does stand out
Anonymous says:
January 16, 2013 at 8:07 PMI saw it looking at jersey shore Rogers twitter…..they often converse …..the name bulldog nj caught my eye so I researched due to Mego rumors
On January 21, 2013, Bryan tweeted that Melissa and her sisters called his best friend, “begging him to talk to me about not saying anything.” On January 22, 2013, Queenz of Media (QoM) deleted all their vile tweets directed at Bulldog and are claiming that copies circulating on the internet are ‘doctored’ (I saved the disgusting tweets in a file because I knew they would try to deny it) — Melissa and her sisters must have called off the attack once Bryan said he was willing to talk to them.
The following are some of Bulldog’s tweets regarding the Marco sisters.
I would think they would never wanna push me. Kim called my best friend yest begging him to talk to me not to say anything lol.
Phone records don’t lie!! I was Being nice by just saying Kim cause I still don’t really wanna go there.
I thought we worked this out yesterday, why wake a sleeping bear!?
Tell your friend n her sisters stop calling my friends [replying to QueenzOfMedia]
You can’t hide what u said u didn’t just help them u might have just covered the dirt of the burial now [replying to QoM].
Melissa’s sister Kim Pirrella tweets regularly with QueenzOfMedia [QoM]. Here are just a few of those tweets:
Gracie!!!!!!!! “@QueenzOfMedia: @kimpirrella morning poodle. xo” – Kim Pirrella, January 21, 2013
Hello to two of my favorite people! “@justjillianr: @QueenzOfMedia “these are spirit fingers…..THESE are gold!” – Kim Pirrella, January 11, 2013 from Twitter for iPhone
Thank you…luv you 2 “@QueenzOfMedia: @kimpirrella wishing you the most Merry Christmas of all! you can’t imagine how much i adore you! xo” – Kim Pirrella, December 24, 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
XOXO “@QueenzOfMedia: @LysaSimpson @kimpirrella @melissagorga @donnamarco1 xoxo to each of you.” – Kim Pirrella, October 24, 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
NICE! “@QueenzOfMedia: The Queenz Of Media News & Gossip is out! Top stories today via @kimpirrella” – Kim Pirrella, October 13, 2012 from Twitter for iPhone
QoM is Melissa’s mouthpiece, and they spread vicious lies on her behalf. Melissa appeared on their internet show on September 8, 2012:
“Guess what? Melissa Gorga is going to be on The Queenz of Media Thursday!” – QueenzofMedia, Retweeted by Melissa Gorga, September 8, 2012
When Bryan tweeted Kim Pirrella, asking her if she was losing her mind for associating with QoM, she tweeted him back, telling him to get the hell off Twitter and to call her; and she asked him, “What happened to you!” and said, “I think you must be losing your freakin mind.” Bryan replied that he didn’t understand all the hate when he was simply trying to defend himself, and told her he would love to sit and talk without any cameras, and that “a lot needs to be put on the table.”
Bryan tweeted that following about his brain surgery on September 11, 2012 – part of the tumor was not removed, and he still must undergo more treatment:
“I am back and fourth in NYU great hospital and I have one of the best surgeons in the world. God is in my life, I’ll be just fine 🙂 “
“Right now what’s most important is my health. I have part of a tumor they cannot not fully take out; there are some complications. 1st things 1st.”
Knowing this, Melissa and her minions told Bulldog on January 24, 2013, that she’s not worried about him making it onto the show because he will be dead:
“So I get the phone call today that she says she’s not worried about me making it on the show because my tumor is back and I will be dead.”
Bryan also tweeted:
“Yes it’s back, my best friend was the one who told her, n thank u everyone! I will be ok, it’s in God’s hands!”
As recently as January 14, 2013, Melissa continued to deny the blog rumors about Bryan.
The Marcos will stop at nothing to keep their secrets, and Bryan doesn’t need this harassment. The truth is his to keep if he decides to hold his peace, and we need to respect that. He has kept Melissa’s secrets for many years, and he didn’t ask for this – he was just a name circulating around the blogs until his Twitter handle was revealed here at FameWhorgas. He needs to reject any offers from Bravo to appear on camera because the producers will twist his words and use editing tricks to protect Melissa and discredit him. Bravo and Melissa are ruthless, and he doesn’t need this BS or these wicked people in his life.
“Let me set something straight I don’t Hate anyone, it’s not in my heart TODAY! Like I said if confronted I will just tell the TRUTH! 😉 “
“I said this before ill say it again, I Don’t have to like everyone but I can Love Everyone! 😉 inner peace”
Today is my 8-year wedding anniversary to the love of my life. I put my all into my marriage and show Joe respect. I’m not going to get into the phone call we saw Joe Giudice have [at the Napa vineyards]. I didn’t like it when Teresa made accusations about my marriage, so I’m not going to do it to hers. I will leave it to Joe and Teresa to explain it. How they choose to live within their marriage has nothing to do with any of us. I was very upset when I watched the episode, and I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. I would never want this to happen to her. – Melissa Gorga, Bravo Blog ‘An Honest Mistake?’, August 20, 2012
Melissa boasted in her Bravo blog on August 20, 2012, about how she is the bigger person and won’t talk about Teresa’s marriage, yet she made subtle digs at Teresa’s marriage in the blog. And then, in her typical hypocritical and lying fashion, six days later, on August 26, 2012, she gave an interview to The Huffington Post, where she talked about Teresa’s marriage:
The Huffington Post: In last week’s episode, there was a very controversial moment with Joe Giudice making a phone call. What did you remember what you were thinking while that was actually happening?
Melissa: I had no idea that even happened. We watched it for the first time the way you did.
The Huffington Post: What did you think when you saw it?
Melissa: Oh, I teared up. I really did. I was sitting on my couch and I teared up. It was sad. No matter what issues I have with Teresa, you don’t wish that on anyone. It was very obvious that she knew exactly who he was on the phone with from the footage. It’s sad and I guess she’s in some type of denial right now, but I think eventually she’ll get her head on straight and be ready to deal with it.
Related:
- Melissa Gorga to Publish Advice Book About Marriage But Source Says Their Happy Marriage is a Facade
- Melissa Gorga Allegedly Cheated on Joe Before and After They Were Married
- Cheating Rumors Surface About Melissa Gorga in Season 5 Episode 6; Kim D and Jennifer Dalton Say Teresa Did Not Know the Topic of Melissa’s Infidelity Was Going to be Discussed at ‘Girls Night Out’
- Melissa Gorga and the Rest of the Cast Spread Cheating Rumors About Joe Giudice
- Bravo Will Use Creative Editing Again in Season 5 to Suggest Joe Giudice Is Cheating
- Caroline Manzo Sells Spiteful Rumors About Teresa Guidice’s Marriage to the Tabloids
- Cancun and the Real Story of How Joe and Melissa Gorga Met
- Melissa Gorga: Lookers’ Dancer Wearing the Cross in 2003, Gold-digger and Cheater?
“Missy the Stalker cheated while married: Little over 4 years ago in Totowa, 3 years ago in Clifton, and 5 years ago in Lyndhurst. I’m from Bayonne, now in Tenefly, still have same friends, and I know the truth. Chasing guys in club bathrooms in exchange for her habits, perfecting her kneeling skills for other than prayer, parking lot hook ups for bonus, exchanging favors at a shore house for weeks for free tits, or the struggle of marrying a hard working man who provided for her and her only thanks to him was calling her ex to meet her for more than a hello? Lets get this straight Missy, you were a Ho, still are a Ho, and always be remembered a Ho. Joe had everything till he got manipulated by you and when he loses everything else he should put you back where he found you, dancing at Lookers. The only thing good he got out of you was 3 beautiful babies and he should keep them far away from your family before they taint them. Joe might have somewhat of a leash on her now (last 3 years) but not before. I know because our circle of friends are same and were there on different occasions even covering for her.” – Bayonne Girl, FameWhorgas, January 7-8, 2013
“Brian B. aka Butchy aka BullDog is who Melissa lived with before Joe. Remember Joey said Mel had females roommates Mel needed to get away from? It was Butchy who was training to be a Mixed Martial Arts Fighter… Melissa hooked back up with Butchy several times after her marriage to Joey, even being caught giving Butchy a blow job in his car in a parking lot. Rumor has it he is the father of Joe and Mel son….I am sure it’s an unfounded rumor. Robert Polumbo, who owned the salon before Penny, bought Melissa her breast implants. Melissa compensated Robert with sex. Especially at his shore house. Sex and cocaine was their thing.” – chris stark @stark3923, http://tl.gd/k8de6e
XXXSPOILERTXXXX on September 2, 2011 said at LipstickAlley.com:
I found this from a blog site. Also Melissa Gorga is a thug in a cocktail dress. I think she is mean and would sleep with the crew to get what she wants!!! She is also bi…
Comment by Samantha — May 17, 2011 @ 3:40 pm
I slept with this loser Joe, before I knew he was married to Melissa. She showed up at my house screaming, yelling, slashed my tires and threatening to kill me. He threw me a wad of money and left. He is a small dick pos, who gets his ego fed by bedding as many people as he can. I can’t believe this trailer trash is on tv. What a bunch of losers! What do u expect for “Short Man Syndrome” 5’6″ short! lol
Comment by Nicole — June 25, 2011 @ 9:52 am
Funny I also had a sexual relationship with Joe. I met him at Skybox Bar in Roselle a little while back. He never told me he was married and had kids. We hung out a bunch of times and then he never called me again. He even told me he loved me. What a scum bag.
realfauxhousewives.com — May 22, 2011 @ 11:24 am
[…] Next Melissa drives her SUV and brags about her plush life that we all wish we had. She blabs out in a stuck up tone: ‘I tend to be very spoiled, so what?’. When these bitches brag they curse their own faux life styles. Real old money doesn’t brag. But these bitches are wanting to rub it in your face every five seconds. That’s why their shit gets foreclosed and bankruptcies exposed. So Melissa doesn’t realize it yet but she just cursed her own shit by bragging like that on TV. She better get ready for the public bankruptcy and foreclosure circus that will be landing on her… […]
http://blindgossip.com/?p=29372
http://www.lipstickalley.com/f213/melissa-joe-gorga-both-have-herpes-328589/
Melissa Gorga’s Ex-boyfriend “Bulldog” Speaks
Bryan did not tweet about the RHONJ until a year after he created his Twitter account, and then it was cryptic and only his intimate group of followers saw it. A twist of fate brought someone to his timeline… someone (a fan of both Jersey Shore and RHONJ) who was following Jwoww’s fiance Roger (who Bryan was tweeting with) and also reading HW-blog comments about bulldog/brian put 2+2 together.
Bryan twitter account opened in October 2011
Bryan’s friends joke about RHONJ in October 2012
FW commenter posts his twitter handle on January 16, 2013
Melissa Gorga’s ex Bryan, AKA “Bulldog”, never asked to be involved in this but, as evidenced by his recent tweets, he has made it very clear that he stands for the truth. Here are some of Bryan’s (@bulldog_nj) tweets in 2013:
“So I get the phone call today that she says she’s not worried about me making it on the show because my tumor is back and I will be dead.”
“They’re hoping I will just go away ‘NOW’ or like she said, Die from my tumor. We’ll I’m not and I am ALIVE TODAY! Never wake a sleeping Giant!”
“I am back and fourth in NYU great hospital and I have one of the best surgeons in the world. God is in my life, I’ll be just fine 🙂 “
“Didn’t kill me the 1st time, it’s not gonna kill me this time. I am blessed. I was 24 hours away from being paralyzed & blind.” pic.twitter.com/Hu9erHyF
“The ink on my body explains my story Demons of the past & The Angels of Today that r in my Life! It doesn’t come off & it doesn’t change.”
“Just so this clear, I’m not trying to make anyone believe anything. I just speak the truth! It’s how I roll. 😉 “
“Believe in yourself, that’s all that matters.”
“I don’t have to look in her mirror or live with her. She has to do that all by herself. I know the TRUTH & so does she.”
“I am in to good of a place in Life, they can say whatever they want about me far far away.”
“She can’t make me look bad cause I have made mistakes in life and I own up to them. I am not perfect, who is!?I can look myself in the mirror.”
[She won’t meet you on a show. She will “leak” bs] She won’t cause I can say too much. I’m the one who has all the answers to everyone’s questions, the TRUTH.”
“I have to say I have chewed tougher steaks then anyone that has every been on the show rhwnj #justsaying. If the time comes I will keep it real, that is a promise. Some things are right some are wrong.”
“I don’t have to proof anything to anyone, but if this keeps up, the best is yet to come & I haven’t even gotten started…always be yourself.”
“Man I always believed in karma but NOW I REALLY BELIEVE!! LOL, ya did it to yourself.”
“Gods puts people in your life for a reason, and removes them for a better reason. 😉 thank god!”
“Right now there thinking how dare he lol, but it’s ok when you do the dirty work to others right!? lol no one knows better than I do.. “
“It’s ok, she’s so desperate to keep her fake image & fake fame, that’s the level she is going to. I’m all good! Xo.”
“I get it, your sisters have your back. I have a sister 2 & we would die for each other, but when 1 of us is wrong, we don’t cosign each others BS.”
“Maybe if u go on realty TV you should not act as if this were a movie and hurt people doing it.”
“I guess it’s coming out after a year of dealing with this BS that I tried so hard to avoid. I turned people away & changed my number 3 times.”
“Follow the arrows it will all ad up! I have nothing to gain or lose… Didn’t even wanna be involved in this.”
“The Fighter in me will always Be! Never will go away… Guess you took my kindness for weakness. #selfmade”
“Well considering they claim I’m broke, lets do it lol. They said I wanna ride her coattails, ok, u rode mine long enough.”
“I might have to appear just cause I know now that it’s killing them.”
“That pic u have of her and the dog ‘gucci’ saddens me. She gave him up when she moved in with Joe. She loved him but $ more.”
“I remember the Friday nite u said 2 me, stop seeing other girls or I will marry that millionaire. 3 months Lata you were married Lol.”
“I bought her that cross, it was kind of like giving an exorcism. Lol I tried to help her.”
“What’s funny is she would always tell me her brother in law is a lot like me ‘juicy’ then when I saw him on TV I saw why. He don’t put on act.”
No bro, you broke up with her 10, I mean 7, shit 5 yrs ago. BAHAHAHAHA lmao: “I just got that haha”
“Her definition of Jesus is $, that’s why she always says, Thank u Jesus. sad”
“Funny how all the plotting yas do is behind closed doors and very quietly public now. Hmmm funny… Still 10 steps ahead.”
“Let me set something straight I don’t Hate anyone, it’s not in my heart TODAY! Like I said if confronted I will just tell the TRUTH! 😉 “
“So I hear the new attack on me will be that I am ‘mentally disabled’ cause of my surgery, if I speak lol, that I don’t know what I’m saying.”
“Addiction is also not something to attack people on. So sad! For the record, I live a sober life Today by my own choice!”
“Melissa was this bear in front of your house lol.” pic.twitter.com/wB1YVFJ8
“Man talk about the possibility of the “perfect storm” coming… Hmmm I just found some interesting pictures with dates on them.. Hmmm”
“Really!? really!? lol Keep talking… I will keep exposing ya 3 hamsters.” pic.twitter.com/8CSG004r
“Now you r doctors too, right!? Teacher, singer, stripped, actress… C’mon, give it a rest already & define ‘cokehead’, people suffer from addiction”
“Remember I never said she was a stripper or not a stripper, I do know but I have not stated yet. Facts 🙂 “
Note: Fame-Whorgas sometimes adds spaces and punctuation and corrects typos in tweets to make them easier to read.
AMA: I was a story and field producer for Jersey Shore (seasons 1 and 2)
Posted by u/[deleted]
March 2020
I never worked in production for RHONJ. I worked in a very different capacity.
Q:
I’d like to hear some Housewives of New Jersey stories. What seasons did you work on? Spill the juiciest tea you have on anybody!! Holy moly this is awesome. Thank you so much for doing this.
A:
Production and Andy Cohen mercilessly protect Melissa and Joe Gorga.
I know why but I don’t think it’s worth it.
The skeletons in their closet would make amazing television but producers won’t ever give them a bad edit.
And when they do something bad, you’ll notice that the edit is flipped and diverted, and both Joe and Melissa get an insane amount of talking heads to push their narrative.
When it comes to the Teresa vs. Melissa battles, Melissa was actually the villain. But, Teresa isn’t warm and fuzzy with people, in general… much less production, so she keeps getting screwed over.
Q:
Wow!!! This is great Scoop. Any other inside knowledge about RHONJ? Specifically Melissa and Teresa related. Although you have already provided a lot of interesting information! Much appreciated!
A:
You should read this interview. It’s everything that production already knew but it won’t ever see the light of day on television because Melissa will never get a bad edit. There’s much more than this but this will wet your appetite for a bit!
AllAboutTRH EXCLUSIVE: Jan DeDolce Explains Her Falling Out With Melissa, Exposes The Melissa She Knows!
Q:
This article at the end implies Joe has a violent streak… have you witnessed that at all? I NEVER EVER would have guessed that… he always seems respectful of women.
Ps…. this is easily the best reddit post of my life. I could read your answers forever. Thank you SO MUCH for doing this!!!
A:
I haven’t personally witnessed that behavior. But he was very possessive over her. I could chalk that up to being old fashioned and traditional. I really can’t say either way! But a lot of that interview corroborates information that production dug up on them before they even officially joined the show back in 2010.
Q:
Ooh like what?
Is Melissa’s infidelity the only tv gold they’re holding back? Or there something else on blogs spilling other teas ?
A:
Her youngest son is fathered by her ex.
Q:
Does joe know this like is it an open secret?
A:
I don’t think he knows. He’s not smart like the show tries to portray him to be like this “real estate mogul”. But I can’t see how he wouldn’t know. The youngest looks exactly like her ex.
Q:
Omg this whole ass time I’ve been WONDERING for YEARS why the youngest looks nothing like joe.
Oooof that is perfect material for their soap opera vibes in the show
Holy shit! Can you say how you know? Why is Bravo protecting them?
A:
They are extremely tight with producers. One female producer, who no longer works on the show, allegedly would engage in inappropriate relations with the two of them all the time. I’ll just leave that to your imagination.
Q:
Was that producer named Cat (I think) and ended up leaving the show because she was so involved and protecting Joe and Melissa? There were tons of rumors about her and how she did everything she could to protect them. Since she’s no longer on the show, why are Joe and Melissa still being protected. If they’ve got these kinds of secrets this could be a HUGE ratings boost for Jersey. Also, there were rumors that Melissa and Joe made a video promising to take down Tre and Joe if they were put on the cast, is that true? Thank you so much for doing this!
Q:
What kind of skeletons are we talking here?
A:
See the link I posted. It’s only the surface but you can get a good idea from that.
I can’t reveal much more because I want to keep my anonymity but also want to protect those who I am close with that may or may not have worked on that show, for Siren, or for Bravo.
Q:
Recently Joe Gorga was destroyed by the media and viewers for posting a fake home flip photo (and pretending it was his work) to promote his company and brand.
He then deleted the photo after the backlash.
Any comment on this? I feel like Joe Gorga is a secret charlatan.
A:
Charlatan, LOL. But you’re not far off. He is a likable guy and very charming but he is disingenuous.
He would always complain about how he misses his life before the Housewives, he hates fame, and he misses how Melissa used to be low maintenance… yet he’s the first husband to always be ready for a talking head, get actively involved in the show, show up to every WWHL taping that Melissa does, and speak to the press.
Nothing wrong with any of that, but own it.
Back in the day, production would call him Giuseppina, the 6th housewife, behind his back.
Q:
About Melissa and strippergate…
A:
She worked at a strip club as a bartender but wasn’t a stripper. The set up wasn’t about exposing Melissa. The real setup was Teresa taking the fall for trying to out Melissa as a stripper. That was false. Teresa didn’t have anything to do with it. But because Teresa is a half-wit and a bad communicator, production always paints her as a villain because it’s much easier work for everyone.
Q:
Any tea on Andy Cohen?
A:
Not really. Other than you can always find out who the favorite housewives are at reunions. He won’t ask them the tougher questions or will sometimes qualify their answers and jump into the conversation.
AllAboutTRH EXCLUSIVE: Jan DeDolce Explains Her Falling Out With Melissa, Exposes The Melissa She Knows!
August 18, 2013
While season five of Real Housewives of New Jersey filmed, Melissa Gorga was facing accusations that she had cheated on Joe Gorga with her ex boyfriend, Bryan “Bulldog”. Bryan surfaced on Twitter during this time and dropped hints about the accusations.
When the show aired, Melissa brought her friend Jan DeDolce on the show because Bravo wanted to film Melissa with her friends, but as it turns out, Jan also became upset with Melissa. A few episodes later, Jan was seen outing Melissa’s meeting with Bryan while she was already married to Joe Gorga!
You might be wondering why Jan “turned” on Melissa, but she has her reasons! I got in touch with Jan recently and she agreed to answer all of your burning questions about her history with Melissa, and she is not holding back! After Melissa said Jan is desperate for attention on WWHL recently, Jan is speaking out after turning down money for paid interviews.
Jan was a very good friend of Melissa’s up until she got on the show, which is when things began to change. Jan has had enough saying, “I can’t watch her lying. She’s just such a good liar.”
Check out AllAboutTRH‘s chat with Jan, found exclusively here (interview below)!
AllAboutTRH: How long have you known Melissa?
Jan DeDolce: I would say over 12 years.
How did you guys meet?
We met a long time ago through a mutual friend, this girl Melissa Giordano. Melissa [Giordano]’s parents were divorced, so she would spend time here [Jan lives in Northern Jersey] and she she would spend time down the shore. She would always take Melissa Gorga out with her, so that’s how we met. And then I started dating someone from down the shore so we were just able to get together all the time.
You guys were friends and then you were in her wedding to Joe Gorga, so when did things begin to change?
Well, people get married and have kids and go on with their lives so we don’t get to see each other every day, but I guess when she got on the show, she just got weird. She is not the same person that I was friends with seven years ago.
Before she was on the show, did she ever speak negatively about Teresa?
Yeah. She didn’t like Teresa before the show. She asked me to write an anonymous letter to Bravo so she could get on the show.
Did you do it?
No, but someone else did.
Really?
Yeah, that’s how she got on the show. She would take me to Dina Manzo’s Ladybug conventions at the Brownstone and Melissa would follow the freakin’ camera around. Melissa would be seated in the back corner, and then she would always get up and prance around in front of the camera.
So obviously she was bitter that Teresa was on TV and she wasn’t.
Yeah. What she asked me to write to Bravo was that Teresa was hiding a younger, prettier girl who had more money than her.
Is Melissa that much better off than Teresa?
I mean, not at all. Her husband owes a lot of people money.
The house that they live in right now, was that built for them to live in or to sell?
What Joe does is he builds homes and sells them. So they were trying to live in this house but they can’t because they owe too much for it.
Is this why they are selling it now?
Yeah.
What type of house did they live in before this one? Was it a modest house?
Well, no, when Melissa first met Joe he had a beautiful McMansion in Franklin Lakes that he sold to a football player or somebody. Then, they moved into a house they rented in Lincoln Park until this house was built.
Even when they were moving in, they were talking about when they were going to sell it. That’s what they do. It’s like, the bank owns it, but they did move in before the show.
What did you think when she finally made it into the show? Did she tell you?
Yeah, it was actually my daughter’s birthday party. She came in and she was all like “They cast me! They cast me!” She was all excited, and I was so excited for her. She was like, “Don’t tell anybody!” yet, but then she went around to each person and told them all that she was on the show.
Did she promise to feud with Teresa in order to be cast on the show?
Well yeah, of course. They want that. They weren’t going to bring anyone who wasn’t going to bring any kind of drama to the next season.
So how did Bravo find out about you?
So, it was weird because Melissa and I started having problems. I don’t know what her deal was, but she started talking about me to people. Very two-faced. That’s when I started getting mad at her.
A picture came on Twitter of her [Melissa] from that girl Penny that only I had. What happened was, I was doing my extensions, and they were saying she had her nose done. And at that time, Melissa hadn’t had her nose done and I was like, arguing with them like, “No, her nose is real! Look at this!”
At the time, the guy [her make-up artist] was just contouring it, but now her nose is done. Her nose is completely new, so when she denies it, she’s lying about that.
So I was showing them the picture trying to prove that it was the same nose, and the girl Penny must have taken a picture with her camera. I didn’t even have a Twitter account at the time. I signed onto Twitter maybe four or five months ago but I don’t use it. This picture went up about one or two years ago.
So Melissa calls me out of nowhere asking if I had put up that picture. I said, “What are you talking about?” She started sending it to me and I told her that I had shown people the picture because they were saying she had a nose job and I was showing them that she didn’t.
So, we talked. We got set up for lunch, whatever. But of course, it was just to find out information. We didn’t talk for a few months because she’s so busy with her life and what not. There was something that went on Facebook that had upset me that she put up, and I was just over it.
How did she approach you to film with her and her other friend Maria?
Out of nowhere, she calls me to go meet her for lunch. Again. She wanted to know if I told anybody about the night we were out at Sushi Lounge with Bryan. I said no, but of course there were other people there. And Bryan is friends with Penny!
So she asked me if I would come on and film with her to say that there was no meeting together. I didn’t really want to get involved, but she asked me to film because she needed girlfriends to go to lunch with her. Melissa doesn’t have a lot of girlfriends. If you look at her wedding party, I’m the only friend at her wedding. It was all family. Her two sisters, her cousin, Teresa, me, I think Kathy might have been there too.
She was like “Please, please, please,” so I said alright. Now mind you, I denied a majority of the stuff because I just didn’t want to get involved in this. So we go out to lunch and after that, Kim D and Penny start calling me and my partner. At first, they tried telling me that Teresa had a hair product line and she wanted it in my salon.
Kim D has this guy Damien who was friends with my old partner, set up a meeting behind my back with Penny and they wanted to see if we could get me to come on the show. I said I didn’t want to get involved, but then they said it would only be about the hair products and Melissa wouldn’t be there. Kim D gave me the whole run around.
My partner then begged me and said it’ll be good for the business.
At the time, I was still mad at Melissa because she had used me to get information about Bryan and to deny all that stuff.
So when we get there, they push Malcolm, who is my partner, to the side and they place me next to Penny to make it seem like we came here together.
The night at Bellissimo’s [with Teresa, Kim D, and Penny] I was defending her. They were attacking her and ambushing her. And, once again, I’m sticking up for her and Bravo switched it up because apparently Penny has a lawsuit with Bravo, so they didn’t use her in that scene bashing Melissa. I don’t know, maybe they wanted to make it look realistic. I have no idea. The whole thing was just fake.
They just started bashing Melissa. At the table, when they showed me saying all this stuff. It had nothing to do with Melissa. We were talking about an old boyfriend. It was just stuff that had nothing to do with Melissa. They re-arranged the entire conversation which was really messed up.
So then someone behind the cameras asks me to tell them about how Melissa cheated on Bryan, and I said no. I knew we went to dinner together, but I didn’t leave with them so I don’t know what happened.
So what you know is that you all had drinks with Bryan but you don’t know if she cheated. When was this?
This was right before she got pregnant with her third son.
Did Joe know that she was going out and Bryan would be there?
Absolutely not!
He obviously wouldn’t have liked that.
He would’ve killed somebody! She wasn’t even allowed to go to my bachelorette party, that’s how crazy they are together.
So who’s idea was it to hang out with Bryan?
Hers! She set it up. They were talking.
In this week’s episode you say she deserves an Academy Award, why do you say that?
Because she’s full of sh*t! She’s a confused person now. Everything about her is a lie. She’s like a “shore girl.” She slept around. She did whatever she could to get money, houses… She pretends to be better than everybody.
For example, her relationship book about how to keep a man. She’s just trying to make money. First it was her singing, now it’s her trying to write a book. The Housewives is going to be short-lived, I mean how long is she going to carry this out for? She doesn’t have anything else.
She’s just not a real person.
Do you think Bryan will tell his side, since he insists that they hooked up while she was married?
I kind of hope he does because she’s saying that I’m desperate for attention. Really? I’m not pushing 40 on stage trying to be a singer. I’m not trying to follow my sister-in-law’s footsteps.
She said you’re desperate for attention, but she brought you on the show first to defend her about allegations?
Yeah! Every magazine has tried getting in touch with me to pay me for articles, to bash her, sell pictures and what not. And I didn’t do it. There was one guy [reporter from the National Enquirer] who showed up to my salon twice, showed up at my house, the next day he left a note in my mailbox, called my salon.
If I wanted attention I would have done that. Bravo wanted me to get involved in other stuff. Kim D wanted me to do other things, and I just said no. I wanted no more part of it.
Do you think you would attend the reunion if asked?
I don’t know. I just think it’s such a degrading thing and I’m mad that I even got involved. I don’t want to bring that back to my family. I don’t know. I have a little bit of a temper, and I’m just afraid that I’d get to the point where I’d smack the shit out of her.
What would you describe the real Melissa as?
Melissa’s very selfish. She’s very cheap. Seriously. She’s the kind of person who will go into a store and wants to get everything for free. She’s never had style, she never knew how to dress herself. She had to call my sister or somebody, ‘Where did you buy this? Where did you get this?’
If she saw Teresa wearing something she had to find out where Teresa bought it. She’s just never had a mind of her own. She went and took Teresa’s freakin’ make-up artist, her hair stylist. It’s just crazy.
For her daughter’s Holy Communion this year she had people doubting if she actually paid for the big party or Antonia’s dress because she was constantly tweeting about the designer and vendors and plugging their business. She even had a paparazzi photo agency take pictures at the reception.
Probably because it was free. She did that because she probably didn’t pay for the dress. Trust me. She gave a gift to my daughter once for her birthday and on the tag of the outfit it said it was for Antonia.
How did she really meet Joe?
She went on the show lying at first. ‘Oh, I was a secretary, that’s how we met.’ No, he met you at Lookers. What do you mean? You were working at a strip club. No, she wasn’t a stripper. But she would only date guys with money. [If] you didn’t have money, she wasn’t dating you.
So she met Joe Gorga at Lookers?
They met in Cancun years ago, I think he hooked up with her friend in Cancun when they were on spring break. Then he saw her again at Lookers. That’s when she called me, “I met this guy he wants to take me out, but I don’t know. He’s a little short for me…”
When she finally went on a date, he took her back to his house, and all of a sudden she made up this whole story that she had to get out of her apartment, her roommate bailed on her, just so she could go and live with him.
How soon after they began dating did she move in with him?
Like, six weeks. Six months later they were engaged. Six months later they were married, and then six months after that she was pregnant. Crazy.
She was so nice to Teresa in the beginning. I don’t like Teresa, I think she’s sneaky, but I do know for a fact Teresa tried to welcome her as a friend, as a a sister, and as soon as they got married she started treating Teresa like shit.
Is her new book about having a sexy marriage a sham?
She wasn’t even into him [Joe Gorga] like that. She was not attracted to him. Of course, I’m sure she fell in love with him eventually, but the first thing was the money.
When she first met Joe she was hooking up with like three other guys at the time. There was a guy Dave who she came to see at my house after she was married. She didn’t hook up with him, but why would she come to see her ex-boyfriend? But she couldn’t be with Dave because he didn’t have enough money.
Thank you Jesus, right?
Thank you, Jesus. Please! She did tell me, I remember, we were driving home from a wedding shower for our mutual friend. We were driving through this nice part of town, and this is when she was with Bryan.
Bryan and her didn’t have that much money, he had just broken his knee so he was out of commission for making money. And she kept saying, “See, this is what I want. I pray to God to send me someone with money. I want a nice house, I want this, I want that.”
She would say that? I read the first chapter of her book and in it she writes that her family had the first Lincoln town car in her neighborhood…
Her dad may have had money, but then they were poor. Her mom used to go to a salon and she didn’t have money to tip. She’d ask if she could bring a bottle of wine or something. She didn’t have money to tip her hair stylist.
So ultimately why do you think Melissa is making up her whole act?
Right now, I think it’s for the public eye, so that they like her and not Teresa. And she is putting on an act for Joe. Joe’s family is old-school Italian, he doesn’t want to be with a girl who slept around. If he had known how many people she slept around with he would have never married her.
So do you think he knows now how she used to be?
No I think she has him blinded and he will just say people are jealous. Listen, they couldn’t ever leave each others’ side. They were always trying to hook me up with one of his friends, because Melissa wasn’t allowed to go out without him. This is why it was a surprise to me, how she got out that night for Sushi Lounge. I think he was going somewhere.
He’s very jealous. He slapped her on the face one time because she was dancing with his one friend down the Jersey shore. He got mad at her because she was dancing with his friend and he thought she was flirting. She was dancing with him trying to be friendly, and Joe didn’t like that. So, when they left the club, when we got in the car together, he smacked her on the face.
Melissa’s ex, Bryan, who she hooked up with in 2009, after she married Joe and before she became a “Housewife”, tweeted in January 2013:
Bryan @bulldog_nj
I remember the Friday nite u said 2me stop seeing other girls or I will marry that millionaire.3months Lata you were married Lol shallistart.
Bryan @bulldog_nj
@BellaDee_NJ: @bulldog_nj EXACTLY! UR family is suppose 2b the people that teach u right from wrong, not support & encourage bad behavior!
John Karagiorgis @JohnnyTheGrk
@bulldog_nj: “@JohnnyTheGrk: @bulldog_nj @fauxrealityent @jenbradleylopez Bulldog SushiStyle” hahaha” So, how was the sushi roll? LMFAO
Bryan @bulldog_nj
@JohnnyTheGrk: “@bulldog_nj @fauxrealityent @jenbradleylopez Bulldog SushiStyle” hahaha
Jennifer b Jennifer b @jenbradleylopez
@bulldog_nj @JohnnyTheGrk @fauxrealityent the title of his film “I know who you did in front of the sushi lounge last summer”
Dee Dee @hwcrazygal
@tinalee85 @bulldog_nj ohh, the chain with the cross we have heard about, got a picture of the pink fuzzy sweater?? lol
Bryan @bulldog_nj
What’s funny is she would always tell me her brother in law is a lot like me “juicy”then when I saw him on TV I saw why.He don’t put on act
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