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Proof the Gorgas Lied About Being Sick When Joe’s Father Was Hospitalized, Plus They Lied About Driving Him to the Hospital; Bravo Tells the Marco Sisters They Are “Too Ugly and Negative” for TV

July 25, 2013 664 comments

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FW reader Autumn (@AutumnLeaves61) sent me the photo above from Melissa’s Facebook page which proves that Joe and Melissa Gorga were lying about being sick when Joe’s father became so ill late Saturday night, January 5, 2013, that he had to be rushed by ambulance to the hospital (per Joe’s mother in season 5 episode 3).

On that night, Melissa posted the photo of the two of them out on the town with the tag, “Happy Saturday Night!” So the Gorga’s story that Joe was sick with the stomach flu and Melissa had a sore throat when Joe’s father was rushed to the hospital is a complete lie conjured up to protect themselves from blame and criticism.

This is the real story: After partying that Saturday night, Joe was in no condition (he probably was too tired, wasted or hungover) to drive his father to the hospital when his mother called in the early morning hours, but he didn’t want to tell her that, so he said he was sick. Since season 5 was taping at the time, they had to come up with stories, and act them out on camera, to cover their asses.

Joe and Melissa lied about being sick because they knew that Joe would look bad for not driving his father to the hospital and Melissa would look bad for waiting four days to visit him in ICU.

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When Kim D confronted Melissa at Gia’s birthday party in season 5 episode 3, she asked Melissa if she visited her father-in-law in the hospital, and Melissa told Kim D she visited him the next day. Teresa overheard her and stepped in to clarify that it was four days later. Caught off guard and unable to keep her lies straight, Melissa said Joe drove his dad to the hospital at 3 AM that Saturday night.

To make matters worse, Melissa gave an interview on June 23, 2013, with The Hollywood Reporter and said:

“My husband was the one who rushed him to the hospital” [Melissa is labeling Joe’s mother a liar]. He got up in the middle of the night. Teresa was not there that night. My husband was, and he was coming down with something.”

Just five days earlier, in her June 17th Bravo blog, Melissa worded her story a little differently, saying:

“On Sunday at 3:00 AM, my mother-in-law called us to say Joe’s father couldn’t breathe. Joe didn’t hesitate. He got up and rushed to the hospital.”

Notice the subtle difference and intentional vagueness of her words: she told The Hollywood Reporter that “my husband was the one who rushed him to the hospital,” but wrote in her blog that “Joe got up and rushed to the hospital.”

Apparently, in November 2012, Joe Gorga did drive his father to the hospital for his scheduled pacemaker surgery (photo below) – Melissa thinks she is being slick by substituting this scheduled hospital stay in November 2012 with an emergency visit in January 2013.

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Only a pathological liar would give an interview and flat out lie about an incident which was clearly recorded and televised during episode 3 (Teresa’s mother told her that she called an ambulance at 4 AM because Joe was sick too).

Click on the link below for the full updated article (originally published on June 17, 2013):

https://famewhorgas.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/teresa-giudice-says-melissa-gorga-showed-a-lack-of-respect-for-her-in-laws/

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In an unrelated story, Bravo has decided the Marco sisters are too “ugly and negative” for TV. According to BlindGossip:

“For the past couple of seasons, Don Caro and Ashlee’s Mother and Stripper and Cannoli thought that if they teamed up against Teresa, that that they could bump her out and replace her with their own family members. Well, that plan didn’t work out for them. First of all, Teresa is the freaking star of RHONJ! She is the one who rakes in the viewers and the advertising dollars. Secondly, the entire plot of the show is about the Juicys fighting the Gorgons in an intergalactic space battle. They’re not going to kick off the Juicys just to make room for some more Gorgons. Finally, The Gorgonettes (Melissa’s sisters) hold absolutely no appeal for Real Housewives producers. So, back off, Gorgonettes! The producers don’t want you or your ‘ugly and negative’ Bumpits!”

Back on September 17, 2012, in a FW exclusive, a former post production supervisor for RHONJ said the same thing about the Marco sisters when asked if Bravo had considered casting them for season 5:

“No, no, we get what they try and do on twitter and it takes the sparkle off the series; they won’t be housewives anytime soon.”

ExMarcoSistersFan, who used to tweet on behalf of the Marco sisters, told Faux Reality Entertainment on May 4, 2013, that Melissa’s sister Kim said they expected to be on the show by next season:

“Kim told me that she and Lysa expected to be on the show by next season. They told me they would be taking Teresa and Kathy’s place. So we should show our support by tweeting about them too… Kim and Lysa want to be on the show so bad they both work on losing weight and getting plastic surgery like Melissa, but they are so ugly on the inside. I have the messages saved so I can prove everything.”

Another source told FW in April 2013 that Kim and Lysa are obsessed with the show:

“I have been told on good authority, and this has come from Kim (Melissa’s sister), that Kim was heartbroken when Melissa decided to ‘follow her dreams of being a singer’ because it is completely untrue. The footage you have seen of Melissa singing as a little girl is just that, a little girl being a girl. Her dream was never to sing. It was actually her sister Kim’s dream! Kim was devastated because she can actually sing and can sing very well, much much better than Melissa. I heard this before from a friend [edited out], but heard it again from another reliable source recently, so I truly believe that it is truth. [Edited out] Scottie Simpson (Lysa’s husband) hates the show and thinks that it has caused nothing but drama, and he really doesn’t want anything to do with it, but his wife (Lysa) is obsessed with it and would love to be on the show.”

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The Gorgas Lied About Being Sick When Joe’s Father Was Hospitalized, Plus They Lied About Driving Him to the Hospital

June 17, 2013 231 comments

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Joe Gorga’s father was hospitalized in ICU starting late Saturday night, January 5, 2013. Joe’s mother said she called Joe to drive his father to the hospital, but he told her he was sick, so she called for an ambulance at 4 AM (the early morning hours of Sunday, January 6, 2013).

Joe was not sick that Saturday night, January 5th, because Melissa posted a photo on her Facebook page of the two of them out on the town (see photo above).

After partying that night, Joe was in no condition to drive his father to the hospital when his mother called in the early morning hours, but he couldn’t tell her that, so he said he was sick. Since season 5 was taping at the time, they had to come up with stories and act them out on camera to cover their asses.

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If they truly were sick, they wouldn’t have filmed and Melissa wouldn’t have gone to the gym to workout. Even Kathy called out Missy at the gym on not being sick: Kathy mumbled under her breath, “You’re not sick,” when Melissa said she hasn’t visited her father-in-law because she has a sore throat.

Joe was not sick with the flu and Melissa did not have a sore throat that prevented her from visiting her father-in-law until Wednesday, four days later – Joe’s father was very sick, in ICU, and could have passed away, so Melissa shouldn’t have waited four days to visit him.

Bottom line: Joe and Melissa lied about being sick because they knew that Joe would look bad for not driving his father to the hospital and Melissa would look bad for waiting four days to visit him in ICU. Their stories about being sick are lame attempts to protect themselves from blame and criticism.

The truth is they were out partying Saturday night, January 5th, the night Joe’s father became so ill he had to be hospitalized, and when Joe’s mother called around 4 AM, they were too tired, wasted or hungover to drive him.

To make matters worse, Melissa gave an interview on June 23, 2013 with The Hollywood Reporter and told them: “My husband was the one who rushed him to the hospital,” basically calling Joe’s mother a liar. “He got up in the middle of the night. Teresa was not there that night. My husband was, and he was coming down with something.”

Just five days earlier, in her June 17th Bravo blog, Melissa worded her story a little differently, saying: “On Sunday at 3:00 AM, my mother-in-law called us to say Joe’s father couldn’t breathe. Joe didn’t hesitate. He got up, and rushed to the hospital.” Notice the subtle difference and intentional vagueness of her words: she told The Hollywood Reporter that “my husband was the one who rushed him to the hospital,” but wrote in her blog that, “Joe got up and rushed to the hospital.”

Apparently, in November 2013, Joe Gorga did drive his father to the hospital for his scheduled pacemaker surgery – Melissa thinks she is being slick by substituting this scheduled hospital stay in November 2012 with an emergency visit in January 2013. Only a pathological liar would give an interview and flat out lie about an incident which was clearly recorded and televised during episode 3 (when Teresa’s mother says that she called an ambulance at 4 AM).

For further confirmation that Joe was lying about being sick, the day before, on January 4th, Joe went to the dentist and was feeling just fine:

“Wow I just left the best dentist office @RauchbergDental without any pain, and a goodie bag” – Joe Gorga, 3:41 PM on January 4, 2013, Twitter

For even more proof that the Gorgas lied, Melissa’s first tweet about Joe being sick wasn’t until Wednesday, January 9th, which happened to be the same day she first visited her father-in-law in the hospital (this is not a coincidence):

“How is everyone?! @joegorga has a fever:.( I’m nursing him back to health..” – Melissa Gorga, January 9, 2013, Twitter

They even went as far as tweeting on Thursday, January 10th (also not a coincidence) that Joe was in the hospital (he was not admitted, but they gave the impression that he was):

“I’m dying over here in the hospital this flu kicked my ass. Not a word or movement from Tarzan in 4 days #Pain.” – Joe Gorga, January 10, 2013, Twitter

Melissa forgot that she was supposed to be caring for her sickly husband because on the same day Joe tweeted that he was in the hospital, she tweeted a photo of herself and Antonia shopping at the Paramus mall (see the photo below of Antonia on the carousel):

“Quick stop at the mall.. Little Miss Antonia insisted on the carousel! http://instagr.am/p/UUVBbSJC7g/” – Melissa Gorga, 1:04 PM on January 10, 2013, Twitter

Plus she made her hair appointment the next morning, Friday, January 11th, even tweeting about her “amazing blowout” (which you can see in footage from Gia’s birthday party later that day):

“Just left @BogettaSB salon in Cedar grove.. Seriously the best blowout around.” – Melissa Gorga, January 11, 2013, Twitter

Five days later, on Tuesday, January 15th, after supposedly going to the hospital for treatment for his runny bowels due to the stomach flu, the Gorgas tweeted a photo of the two of them out to dinner (see photo below). Joe did not have had the flu that was going around at that time because those who got it were very sick for two weeks — Joe “recovered” quickly because he was never sick like they acted out on camera.

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They look perfectly fine and dandy in the photos they posted to instagram (see photos above) from January 1st through January 13th – and Melissa hosted two bottle signings for Voli Vodka during that time period.

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The following are Melissa’s and Teresa’s Bravo blogs for season 5 episode 3 plus a commentary by Jeannie5233.

Jeannie5233 said on 2013/06/18 at 9:03 AM at Fame-Whorgas:

On January 12th, Melissa was embroiled with a back and forth with RadarOnLine after they came out with an article slamming her for getting her hair done while Joe was “in the hospital”.

“@radar_online @joegorga Joe was not in the hospital when I got a haircut. Come on….” – Melissa Goraga, 9:30 AM – 12 Jan 13, Twitter

January 13th was the day Mr. Gorga came home. The Golden Globes were airing and Melissa had a get-together. This is when she cooked her sauce and those hot peppers also pictured above in this article. If you are recovering from stomach flu, who the hell would want to eat those let alone smell them being cooked in your house?!

“Oooo… And spicy long hots to burn my mouth! #yum http://instagr.am/p/Ub8t7ypC” – Melissa Gorga, 12:09 PM – 13 Jan 13, Twitter

Someone asked how Joey was feeling and then she randomly announced their upcoming workout DVD:

“Better!! RT @HousewiveFan: @melissagorga How’s Joe feeling?!” – Melissa Gorga, 2:09 PM – 13 Jan 13, Twitter

“So excited to tell you @joegorga & I are coming out with a workout DVD! You can workout with us in your home! More details to come” – Melissa Gorga, 2:52 PM – 13 Jan 13, Twitter

As she watched the Golden Globes, Melissa commented on how exciting it was and gave a shout out to NeNe Leakes – NeNe did NOT acknowledge the tweet at all:

“A huge CONGRATS to @NeNeLeakes YOU’RE AT THE #goldenglobes !!!!! Get it girl!” – Melissa Gorga, 3:52 PM – 13 Jan 13, Twitter

At that point, Melissa gave the shout out to the hospital staff at Chilton Hospital:

“Thank you to all the staff at Chilton Hospital! You were amazing with my @joegorga” – Melissa Gorga, 4:28 PM – 13 Jan 13, Twitter

There was not ONE mention from Melissa of being grateful her father-in-law was home from the hospital!!!

On January 13, 2013, Teresa tweeted about bringing her father home from the hospital:

“Going to get my dad out of the hospital. Happy to be bringing him home on a Sunday!” – Teresa Giudice, January 13, 2013, Twitter

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The ‘Mean Girls’ of RHONJ (Excerpt)
By Melissa Gorga
Monday, June 17, 2013 11:48 AM

I was confused why certain people make such a big deal out of Kathy and Jacqueline going to the gym. Linda obediently called Teresa about it like an undercover spy reporting into headquarters. Teresa wondered why the ladies were at her gym. Funny, I didn’t notice Teresa’s name on the door.

It really bugged me listening to Teresa, Kim D., and Linda (or, as Joe called them, Moe, Larry, and Curly) laughing on the phone about people’s weight. Were they auditioning for Mean Girls? I hate listening to that. Kathy and Jacqueline look sensational. We should all be so “fat.”

Our family was invited to Gia’s birthday party. I’m not going to lie, I was surprised to get an invite. It wasn’t easy for me to go there alone, but my kids really wanted to see their cousins. Joe was way too sick to take them. I put on my big girl panties and went.

I wasn’t driving around just listening to my own music, although I do love the song “Rockstar.” My kids request my songs every time they get in my car! I love that they ask for them. They know all the words and I think it’s adorable!

Jacqueline called me when we were driving there, and I tried to rush her off the phone as quickly as possible. I don’t think she realized she was on speakerphone, but I didn’t want my kids to hear us talk about that stuff. As soon as we walked into the party, the cousins were so excited to see each other. The kids were having a blast. I spent an hour playing with them and watched Gia do a special dance for all of us before I went into the adult room. I knew I wouldn’t have friends at the party, but I thought I could at least have one drink before the interrogation started. As soon as I sipped my Fabellini, BAM, I’m bombarded with questions: Did you go see your father-in-law in the hospital? How many days before you went? Why did you take Kathy and Jacqueline to the gym? Who you calling “Honey?”

I was totally caught off guard. They put my feet to the fire, because I couldn’t remember what day I visited my father-in-law. Why this piece of information was so crucial to Kim D.’s sense of well-being will remain a mystery to everyone but her. She seemed personally offended, as if my father-in-law was her own flesh and blood.

I was raised to be polite and answer a direct question when it was put to me. It’s a reflex. I didn’t stop to think, “Hey, it’s none of your business where and when I do what I do.” I didn’t get a chance to ask them my questions, such as, “Why didn’t you call your brother, who also went to the hospital this week, or even ask me how he was feeling?” Nor did I think it was a good time to address this at a child’s birthday party. The issue was never about whether or not I was showing the proper love and respect to our sick family members. At the time, it felt like the only issue was how these ladies could pick me apart and try to convince everyone that I’m a terrible daughter-in-law, wife, mother, and human being.

For the record, my in-laws never demanded to know where I was. They knew I was at home caring for my husband. My mother-in-law always tells us not to come visit them if the kids have runny noses. She certainly didn’t want me in the ICU with a sore throat and a sick husband at home.

Yes, I was a little shaky on the timing of my visit. I could barely remember what I had for dinner last night, let alone recite my schedule on command. To the best of my recollection, this was what actually happened, and when on Sunday at 3:00 AM, my mother-in-law called us to say Joe’s father couldn’t breathe. Joe didn’t hesitate. He got up, and rushed to the hospital.

Note from Fame:

In this June 17, 2013 Bravo blog, Melissa was being deceptively vague, giving the impression that although Joe told his mother he was too sick to drive his father to the hospital, he nonetheless “rushed there” – but she doesn’t say “he rushed him to the hospital” like she does in her June 23, 2013, interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Obviously Joe didn’t make it until sometime later on Sunday since his mother had to call an ambulance to take his father to the hospital at 4 AM.

On Monday [January 7th], Joe got really sick. It was that horrible stomach flu that burned through half of New Jersey last winter. He was knocked out. He couldn’t eat anything, and had a fever of 103. I could barely swallow my own spit, and thought I might have the other flu that was raging through town. They don’t allow sick visitors in the ICU. Even if you’re healthy, you’re supposed to wear a surgical mask. I had to put off going to see my father-in-law. Besides, Joe needed me at home.On Tuesday [January 8th], Joe was a mess. I won’t go into details, but whatever he ate or drank came right back out one way or another. He turned white from dehydration and had to go to the ER. And I found out that I had strep throat.

Note from Fame:

Joe tweeted on Thursday, January 10th, that he was at the ER, two days later than Melissa is claiming in her blog.

On Wednesday [January 9th], I felt a lot better. Antonia hadn’t gotten any of the illnesses in the house so I took her to visit her Nonno. We spent an hour at the hospital and it was great to see him. He was so happy we were there and was feeling better too.

“How is everyone?! @joegorga has a fever:.( I’m nursing him back to health..” – Melissa Gorga, January 9, 2013, Twitter

“I’m dying over here in the hospital this flu kicked my ass. Not a word or movement from Tarzan in 4 days #Pain.” – Joe Gorga, January 10, 2013, Twitter

“Quick stop at the mall.. Little Miss Antonia insisted on the carousel! http://instagr.am/p/UUVBbSJC7g/” – Melissa Gorga, 1:04 PM on January 10, 2013, Twitter

“Just left @BogettaSB salon in Cedar grove.. Seriously the best blowout around.” – Melissa Gorga, January 11, 2013, Twitter

On Saturday [January 12th], I took the kids to Gia’s birthday party,where I was put under a microscope by people I barely knew about the minute-to-minute breakdown of my whereabouts. It was like being on Law & Order, with the cops grilling me, “Where were you on the afternoon of the 12th?” Why couldn’t we just enjoy the party?

Note from Fame:

Melissa is wrong: January 12th, the day of Gia’s birthday party, was a Friday, not a Saturday.

Gia came into the room and asked pretty much the same thing. I was adamant about not exposing my kids to this nonsense. I couldn’t risk them coming into the adult room and seeing this ridiculous bickering. We did end up staying to sing “Happy Birthday”and have cake. As soon as that was over, we left.

As I said above, I’ve thought a lot about all the emotions this episode brought up. Watching it made me feel terrible. But with all of the hounding I was even starting to second-guess myself.

Joe kept trying to tell his sister, “Stop injecting yourself. Mind your own business. Stop fueling the fire.” But she kept doing it. It made Joe crazy. He’d never criticize or harass Joe Guidice about whether or not he went to the hospital fast enough or at all. Teresa made it her business to find fault with whatever I did. My in-laws are Joe’s parents. He’s my husband. It’s up to Joe to say when his wife goes to the hospital—not his estranged sister.

I’ve been walking on eggshells with her for ten years now, and my feet are killing me! I’m not perfect. I never said I was perfect. I make mistakes like we all do, and obviously I can’t count. I actually had to laugh at myself for arguing if it was three or four days. I still consider it three, which is closer to one, but whatever! LOL!

It’s not easy feeling like I have all eyes on me at all times. A girl can start to get paranoid. But this episode proves: It’s not paranoia if it’s true!

I bet you feel like there is no way that we are ever going to work this out? But keep watching!

Melissa’s Lack of Respect (Excerpt)
By Teresa Giudice
Monday, June 17, 2013 5:38 PM

Thank you all for your kind wishes and prayers for my dad. He had a rough winter with pneumonia and his pacemaker surgery, but he’s back up and around and doing great. It was very scary though, because he was really, really sick. It’s so hard to see my father, who was always such a big, strong man, so much larger than life, getting older and having health issues. I know that’s the way of life for those of us lucky to have our parents still, but it’s still hard. Nothing about watching those you love in pain is easy. My dad has emphysema, so he has weak lungs. He’s been in the hospital before, but this last time was the worst because he was in the ICU. We weren’t sure how things were going to go, and my mother and I basically camped out with him. I wasn’t going to leave his side. We were going to cancel Gia’s birthday party, but my dad didn’t want us to. He was in the hospital a week and finally got moved out of ICU, so we did go ahead with Gia’s party.

I think you can see from this episode that Melissa and I do not come from the same place. She twists everything I say or do, and says that I do the same thing to her. I’m sure it’s exhausting to watch, because it is exhausting to live. I love her, she is family, but I’m not sure I’m ever going to like her. At least not all the time. Some people just don’t match your personality, and that’s fine. You can’t be best friends with everyone. Some people don’t like their own blood sisters and brothers. That my sister-in-law and I don’t get along perfectly is not earth-shattering news.

But I just can’t stand by when she uses my parents publicly. They really do love her and love her kids just like they love my brother. And she doesn’t have her own dad around, so my dad has tried to be her dad for 8 years now. I personally think that deserves a drop-everything when you hear “our” dad is in the ICU.

You don’t have to camp there. You don’t have to put your entire life on hold. But I think out of respect you could visit him the first day… or two… or three… or at the very least call him and tell him why you can’t come, but that you’re thinking of him, praying for him, and love him.

I was by his side when my dad woke up and said it wasn’t his time. I was there when he worried that he hadn’t seen or even heard from Melissa or her kids. She is a daughter to him, just as my husband Joe, who is always there, is a son to him. You have to remember my dad is off-the-boat old school. Respect is a big, big deal to him. After 8 years, Melissa knows that. She’s a smart girl when it comes to people; she knows how to work ’em. She knew what it would mean for her to not go. So for her to show so little respect — not to see him for 4 days when he’s in the ICU, to only stop by 1 time for 1 hour total when he was in the hospital for a week — that really stood out to my parents. And for my dad to say something to ME tells me how hurt he is.

My parents are angels to Melissa. They never say boo to her about anything. I was upset for my parents, but I wasn’t going to say anything to her. It’s not my place to tell her how to be a good daughter-in-law. When I was first married, my mother taught me that no matter what was going on between my husband and his family, you always love and respect your in-laws. And I’ll teach my daughters the same thing.

Everyone who came to the party was a friend or family and knew my dad was in the hospital, so it’s what everyone was talking about. It wasn’t old news. Everyone was concerned about my dad and asking me and Melissa about him. Kim’s mom battled lung cancer last year, and she knows first-hand what it’s like and how much support people need when they’re battling an illness.

People like Kim, who know and care about my dad, don’t like to see him disrespected either. We all know Kim doesn’t take any bullshit, so she asked Melissa at the party — in a back room for adults only — about visiting my dad right to her face.

I couldn’t help but hear Melissa say that she went see him right away because my dad is her dad now. I’m sorry but it bothered me, because I don’t think it’s true. I don’t think she would wait 4 days to see her own dad in the ICU. Or her mom. Or even her first cousin’s boyfriend’s sister. She says family is everything to her, but it doesn’t seem like from her actions that she includes the Gorgas as her family.

I couldn’t believe she would lie to Kim with a straight face, so, I couldn’t help it, I asked her myself when she saw him. And she lied right to my face. And then called me a liar. I was shocked, but I guess I shouldn’t have been. I wasn’t trying to call her out. I only wanted to let her know that her absence was really felt by my dad and it hurt them. No matter how sick she was or wasn’t, a simple phone call would have meant a lot to them.

Of course I’m upset that Gia had to see any confrontation, but I didn’t want one at all, so I backed down immediately. I don’t know why Melissa seemed upset when she left, because she stayed for cake and the professional photos, but I was happy they came at all. Baby steps!

Speaking of baby steps, my Gia is really growing up fast. I can’t believe she’s 12 already. And had a BFFL! How much did I love the conversation Joe had with her about boys? “You don’t give boys anything they want.” That covers quite a bit! Gia is our first-born and we’re all adjusting to her growing up. She’s testing our boundaries with everything, and we’re trying to give her room, but not too much. It’s a balance, but we’re going to have to figure it out because we have 3 more girls to go!

For the record, Gia did not walk in on me and Joe having s-e-x. Joe was just telling her she can’t kiss until she’s 21 because it’s “disgusting,” and I was saying that it’s a little too late for that since she walked in on us. Kissing. She saw us in a wet kiss moment, not the usual tap kisses we give in front of our kids, and I’m pretty sure she knows we didn’t think it was disgusting. But she’s a good girl, she’s smart, and I trust her. But I’ll still be taking her to the doctor on her wedding day.

I have to clear up a few things about the gym. First, Linda is not a trainer. She’s just my friend, and we work out together every single day. She has an amazing body, so you can see why I would listen to her. She practically lives at the gym, so when she saw Melissa, Kathy (who wasn’t a member), and Jacqueline suddenly show up, she called me. She’s protective of me like any friend would be. She knows what I went through last year. She watched the reunion. She knows how close Jacqueline and I used to be. To see that Jacqueline drove 45 minutes just to meet two people that weren’t in a good place with me somewhere I go every day to unwind made Linda suspicious. She was just joking about fat asses probably to make me laugh, the same way Melissa, Kathy, and Jacqueline were laughing about Linda being a skinny bitch. Neither one was meant as an insult. We all have friends of different shapes and sizes. You don’t have to look a certain way to be amazing, sexy, or confident!

No, I don’t own the gym. I knew my brother went there sometimes with Melissa, but they always went at night. I’ve never once bumped into them when I was working out. I go every single day at the same time, so it was just weird that they all showed up then. I don’t care where they go or what they do, but after all of the stress of the last year, that particular gym in the morning became my place of solitude. It’s where I went to get into a good place. That’s why it was upsetting for my friends to see the three of them there in case they were plotting to take some of my peace. I guess everyone is paranoid of everyone at this point. Sad face.

As to why I told Caroline that I wanted an apology from Jacqueline, yes, I did. I understand the heat of the moment, I understand trying to hurt someone you think hurt you, I understand we are all guilty sometimes. But there were two things I thought crossed the line. Last season when she brought up fake tabloid stories about me on camera and pretended to be worried that they were true, that was too much for me. And after that guy came up to Melissa and said he used to work with her, Jacqueline went to my brother and told him I set the whole thing up. And he believed her. He texted me that Jacqueline told him I set it up and that I was “dead to him” and to never speak to him again. It’s the single reason why we stopped talking for good. Jacqueline knew I didn’t set Melissa up. She knows who did. For her to use that lie to break up my family for good was too much for me.

Aren’t you curious to see how we all make our way back through this? Me too, and I lived it!