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INTERVIEW: John Karagiorgis - Melissa Gorga: From Ho to Housewife

2012-10-18T07:22:00.000-07:00

John and Penny Karagiorgis

There has been long speculation as to what Melissa Gorga might be hiding in her past. AND we might actually be getting answers that we are looking for in the next season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. If you've followed my blog for awhile you know I have NEVER thought that any of the details of Melissa Gorga's stories have added up. 2 + 2 has always equaled 3 when she has given interviews. She glazes over parts of her life or situations in her life and then can't remember what she has said in a previous interview. We had no idea till now what the real story is, UNTIL now.

When you mess with peoples livelihood, they tend to come out with guns blazing and are willing to spill everything that you are hiding. This is why John and Penny along with Kim D agreed to "set Melissa up" at the Fashion Show.

Melissa used to be a frequent customer of Chateau Allure Salon when it was owned by a former "man friend" of hers. His name is Robert, and he made two purchases that still hang off her chest. She and her bridal party had their hair/make-up done there before she married Joe. Before Melissa was on the show she used to tell those stylists: "I can't stand that bitch (Teresa). I am going to get on that show one way or another and destroy her." Several of the stylists still work for Penny. Melissa has been bragging about Penny not being shown in the Finale Episodes saying: "I got that bitch edited out." Melissa and producer Cat Rodriguez are very close, they tweet each other all the time.

It is true that Penny has since closed the salon at the location that was shown on The Real Housewives of New Jersey and new location is currently being renovated. Will be opening soon Be on the look out for that!

Melissa bashing Kim D on Twitter (This is a mild one)

Also why Kim DePaola's very active Twitter bash/rant, whatever you want to call it. She has no reason to lie and no reason to not say the things that she does. Melissa has openly bashed Posche as well.

On the set up: "There are fifty-two cards in a deck, and I only played one!"
- Penny Drosso Karagiorgis

Joe Gorga's Franklin Lakes Home

How did Melissa and Joe Gorga meet? Well, part of their story is true. They did initially meet in Cancun, that part is true. But, she was there with a different guy. Joe was very into her, she was not into him. It was not love at first site as they say. What really happened was Joe was let's say, "a love sick puppy" about Melissa. She wouldn't give him the time of day. He tracked her down at Lookers while she was working there. No she didn't work there for a week, 2 weeks, a month or a summer (as she has previously stated - not even she can get her story right). She worked their consecutively over a year. She was "dating" a friend of Joe's. And only when she found out how big his house was and how much money he had did she ever want anything to do with him. So does that make her a Golddigger, Abso-fuckin'-lutely!

Was Melissa always so superficial and materialistic? O, YEAH! She was envious of what everyone else had. She lived out of a "friend's" closet for about six years. Borrowing clothes, shoes, whatever she could get her hands on. Maybe that's the reason she felt the need to shoplift while living in Florida (Charges and the warrant have since been dismissed). She was envious of everyone and didn't have any friends with designer duds to borrow, so instead she just attempted to steal them.

Her mother didn't help the cause either. A man allegedly showed up at Melissa's mother, Donna's, home to pick Melissa up for a date in a brand new Toyota 4-Runner, still had the temporary tags on it. Her mother told her, "I think you should date the other guy, his car was nicer."

Was Melissa ever a dancer?Angelo has no reason to lie. She was well known at Lookers. She was also well known for a girl who gave "extras" for her alleged "partying", clothes, breasts, jewelry. You name it. She probably got from being on her knees. And Lookers was NEVER owned by a member of Melissa's family. Not a cousin, uncle or any relative of hers. It is still open and owned by the original owner. People that John knows very well.

Now let's be clear; no one is saying stripping is bad or you're a bad person if that's how you chose to pay your bills. But why lie about it? Own it and move on.

Melissa's College Diploma

Did Melissa go to College? Yes, she did. After she got her GED. She was working at Lookers and going to New Jersey State College. Did she ever teach. No. She was a a student teacher/ teacher's aid and after two weeks she told Joe she couldn't handle it. So she never actually taught and never obtained a teaching certificate in any state. She went to work as his secretary. She basically went from Ho to Housewife.

Why are Joe and Melissa really selling their house? John doesn't know the exact numbers in their bank accounts nor does he care to know. But allegedly the Gorga's power was shut off a couple of weeks ago. And as the guy was there turning the power off Joe tried to use his "I am a celebrity card'. The guy didn't want to hear it, he was just there to do a his job. Joe is also allegedly borrowing a lot of money from a lot of people. He pays some of his debtors on a weekly basis. Missy proclaimed “At Least We Pay Our Bills” [except for a pesky foreclosure. and the sub contractors. and the service providers]

I asked John if he thought Melissa was outspending what he is able to bring in on a monthly basis. He said he could not comment on it because he doesn't know or care to know what they have in their bank accounts. I stated that I believe that when they first got together Joe probably showered her with gifts, dinners, whatever she wanted. And now in her quest to be famous and "take down Teresa", she has probably spent him into the poor house.
John added, and a lot of aggravation and a lot of stress. I actually feel bad for the guy, he's a worker.

On Joe and Teresa repairing their relationship:
I (Me - Housewives Blog) honestly believe that if Joe and Teresa had time to talk and be around each other without Melissa being there they would be able to repair their relationship without Melissa interfering.

John on Melissa at the Reunion and her smugness and comments to Teresa:She said "Teresa look at me I am done with you and you're done with my kids". To me you are nothing but a piece of shit. You want nothing to do with her, fine. But don't take away your husband's kids, who happen to be her nephews and niece, and say that my kids are done with you to. That right there tells me you are nothing but a malicious, vindictive, arrogant, egotistical & envious bitch; because she is using her kids as weapons. In that statement right there I felt for Joe. I looked at the TV and said that this guy has it bad.

I don't think it was lies, I think it was from the heart and Melissa
knows that. And it "hit to close to home for her".

ME: Then to turn around and tell a magazine that Teresa called Antonia ugly. And when Teresa writes an open letter on her blog (To My Darling, Beautiful Niece) to her new niece and nephews to turn around and tweet that Teresa wrote a "lying blog" about Antonia. I am not sure how you lie when you are clearly speaking from your heart.
John: If I actually had Joe's number I would call him up and say you know what bro, you got it bad, whatever it is, it is. I felt for the guy. When I saw her use her kids as pawns in that vindictive manner, the way she did, I felt for the guy, I really did. I whole-heartedly felt for the guy. You don't use your children as pawns. If you use your children in that way, you are a piece of shit. That's your husband's family.
Me: When Joe said at the reunion, "My children don't have grandparents because of you." That is probably something that Melissa has said to Joe.
John: After seeing that, I believe it. I think she has literally brainwashed him and as a hard working family man, he doesn't deserve that. I can understand Joe. We both come from traditional families with strict values and expectations. We are family men and will do anything for their happiness.

Definitely done something to her nose.

Has Melissa had plastic surgery, other than her breast? Melissa wasn't always the attractive lady we see now. Even up until a few years ago, she had a "plain-jane" look about her. I don't if she has had any other plastic surgery and I don't know that Melissa would cop to it if she has had a nose job or some restructuring of her face.

John: O, yeah, she's had a nose job. If you look at her old pictures you can see that it was contoured or reduced.

Who Set Melissa up at the Fashion Show? John put his good friend Angelo up to it because Melissa was bashing Penny's salon & other friend's businesses.

Does he have any idea who Jacqueline was texting during the Fashion Show? Jacqueline was probably texting with Caroline and Lauren because they didn't want to say anything aloud because they were mic'd .

What was Teresa's involvement in the set-up? She had no friggin' idea what was about to happen. She didn't know a damn thing. She didn't know about Angelo. If she did know anything it was that Melissa was going to be the target and that was it. Because she was bad-mouthing Kim's store and Penny's salon. She didn't know that me and Penny brought Angelo, she didn't know that Angelo was Melissa's manager when she danced. She had no idea what was going to happen. Its a shame this whole time Teresa was taking the blame because, unlike Jacqueline, we honored our confidentiality agreement. You know if you play with people's businesses, karma's is bitch.

Me: I think if you open your eyes and look past taking sides, that you could see that in that moment Teresa's anxiety was very real as is her pain now because she doesn't speak to her brother And you could tell that way with the way Melissa sits there like she is bored unless the conversation is about her that she doesn't care. She doesn't care that Joe doesn't have his family, that her kids don't have their cousins, because she is getting what she wants.

John: Look at all her pics, she is keeping her kids around her family.

Me: I don't know those people. But, Lysa Simpson has blocked me on Twitter because I see through the bullshit and don't buy everything Melissa says.

John: From whats been said, Lysa and Kim (Pirrella) have been trying to get on the show forever and they (Bravo) won't even pay attention to them. Kim, Lysa and Melissa are all part of the same tree. Lysa and Kim go to my friends club, go in the back, and get happy as hell and come back out. I have never met them, and I have no desire to meet them. My married friends have told me that Kim and Lysa have hit on them at a party in front of their wives.

So now that Melissa knows the truth, that Teresa didn't set her up, why do you think she isn't speaking to her? She will never agree to that because she will never look at the truth so she has that edge against her and so she has that control over Joe.

I have a feeling in the next season Melissa is going to get what's coming to her? Of course she is. When people are coming forward and say "you're gonna deny, this or that? You're going to tell me I didn't buy you those because you did this for me?" Really?!?! Melissa is going to get what is coming to her. She had her make-up artist attack my wife calling her a "coke-whore" and she looks like a "crack-ho" (For the record Penny has never touched a drug in her life.) Do you really want to go down that road with me? Do you really want to know who the coke whore was? Do you really want to know who it was that sucked guys off to accommodate their habits for free, free nights at shore houses, or for other free shit? I will only warn once and our friends are all ready to come forward when I ask them to.

Does John feel bad about exposing Melissa? Not at all. Did Melissa feel bad when she was bad-mouthing Penny's shop? Absolutely Not. Penny had her whole crew there at the Fashion Show and they all spoke on camera and they got edited out. Until you come out and apologize to everyone you've wronged nothing is to stop this tidal wave and it is going to hit like tsunami.

If Joe knew half of the truth of not only before marriage but during their marriage.
He would cry. - Penny

Me: I don't wish Joe anymore pain he's been through a enough. But, I think he's gonna have to hurt to see through her bullshit.

John: He deserves the truth and should have shut his mouth and listen to what his sister had to say. We know of many people who would go public and speak on camera with explicit info that would expose the truth. Enough is enough. They've bashed businesses, attacked on twitter with troll accounts, had their employees attack, and had others on twitter come after us. We've received threatening phone calls and every time I invite them to step up or shut up. Still never confronted.

Me: I don't want him to hurt anymore, but I think he has to hurt and see the truth.

John: Sometimes truth comes with pain. The good thing about pain is, it let's you know you have the strength to overcome it.

Does Melissa still see other men inside her marriage? His friend saw her a little over four years ago. And he happens to be her ex-boyfriend.

Me: So they were...

John: Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang

Me: So there is a rumor that Joey might not be Joe's.

John: I can't speak to that. I don't know. I do know, that I was told by a friend of mine that he was with her a little over four years ago.

Me: Was Joe out of town or ....

John: No, just because she called him up. Also happens to be the person she lived with for a few years.

Me: Is this the sushi restaurant guy we've heard about?

John: Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! He goes by "Bulldog". He was training to be an Ultimate Fighter but their "partying" habits ruined it. He even jokes about it: says if he knew she was going to get on the show he would have recorded the last few times he was with her.

Me: What's his beef with her?

John: She acts like he doesn't even exist anymore because she is "famous" now. She does that to everyone she knows.

So there you have it.

Dina Clears a Few Things Up!

2012-10-17T10:53:00.000-07:00

Reposted from: DinaManzo.com

Just to clear things up…
October 17, 2012

A lot of you are wondering why in the world I would film with Teresa after staying away from the housewives for so long. Let me first say that I’ve gone to every single one of Teresa’s parties that I’ve been invited to, most of which the cameras were NOT rolling. When Teresa asked me to attend the fabellini launch my first question was “will there be cameras there?” She said yes, but you can come after they leave”…as I have done in the past. But that’s not where it ended…

(What most of you don’t know and you can choose to believe this or not, but up until the night of the deck debacle and Teresa showed up at my doorstep crying, I had no idea that she was even fighting with Caroline and Jacqueline, that’s how much I stayed out of that bullshit and even after that night I had no idea of the extent of the hate until I watched it live with all of you)

Now back to the fabalini launch…I showed up 2 1/2 hours late hoping the cameras would already be gone (I know that it was naive of me) I was promised that I didn’t have to be mic’d at first, just show that I was there to support Teresa. When I arrived one of the producers took me aside and explained to me that Teresa was really taking a beating this season and needed some much needed “on air” support. As a friend I felt bad for her, as a human being I never like to see anyone standing alone (I was always that girl in the lunch room who went to sit with the loner in the corner of the cafeteria) It is also why I was so quick to forgive Danielle at the reunion. I don’t like when Everyone is against one person and I certainly don’t like to see this happen to someone I care about.

Teresa has always supported me and has especially always supported Project Ladybug. She has come to every charity event I have ever asked her to and never complained taking this time out of her crazy schedule to help me. At the time I was even under the impression she was doing celebrity apprentice for ladybug. In the end she chose another worthy foundation, was I disappointed at first??? Absolutely, but she explained to me how she met this beautiful little boy with a rare disease and it really hit home for her. Now how can I be mad at her for helping a sick child? I was proud of her for giving a foundation that i was told had no prior national exposure a platform. BUT I would be lying if I also didn’t feel a bit obligated to be there for her “on air” too because of this. I would cut off my right bubbie for these kids and one quick scene on housewives didn’t seem that bad at the time…Boy was I wrong, do not mix booze with raw emotions…let me first explain that 90% of our convo was about her brother and Melissa. That is where the “blood is thicker than water” comment came in. Think about it, does it make sense that Teresa would bring that up about her and Caroline’s relationship?? You guys are smarter than that…

Now from my understanding this scene was shot AFTER even the reunion and things with her brother was worse than ever. I was explaining to Teresa that blood is NOT always thicker than water when her brother has to get in bed with his WIFE every night and not her….and we all know (unfortunately) about Joe Gorga’s poison. Water wins in this case every time! TRUST ME!!

So here I am giving Teresa advice to just give her brother his space then she brings up my sister…did you see the look on my face? I was pissed but before you go getting mad at T I’m sure the producers convinced her this was a good idea, I could be mad at her but I understand the position she was in. I also understood via text from Jacqueline that I was a topic of not only season 3′s reunion that was just filmed but throughout season 4 as well. A part of me felt I should say my peace and I was pissed I was even brought up, I don’t know who did it and at this point I don’t even care. I had also had a few fabellinis on an empty stomach after a LONG day of shooting for HGTV and there was a lot of hurt off camera with my family who is on the show. So I went ahead and said how I felt about the joke in the book. Do I regret talking about it on camera? Was it wrong of me?? Yes yes yes… But it’s done and I can’t take it back. I should have walked away but I didn’t. I do feel that this book nonsense is all that -nonsense…but I regret talking about it on film.

Ok… It’s now Sunday night, I wrote this before I saw the last reunion tonight…I still feel the same about regretting filming but I DO NOT feel bad about defending Teresa, I know what it’s like to be on the other end of something like this and I don’t think it’s cool and for the record AGAIN She had nothing to do with my issues with my family in fact as I said before my issues stem back all the way from season 1. Teresa and the girls were buddy buddy up until last year, so please stop saying I chose her over my family…it’s really annoying. I would also like to say that I have 11 siblings…my family does not consist of just who is on this show and yes I do talk to the other 9 and I’m quite close to many of them and my parents. So enough with thinking I will die alone please…

I will publicly say I think they ALL handled this wrong…I begged some of the players (I won’t go into who) to just respond with kindness and all this will end. But I understand how emotions can get the best of you…they did tonight after I watched the show. I do wish all this could end, I don’t like seeing people especially WOMEN and FAMILY fight like this. If you can’t get along with someone or you feel that they just don’t like you…JUST STAY AWAY. Well at least that’s what works for me, you can completely FORGIVE people for how they treated you but it doesn’t mean you have to go back for more. Do you guys get it??? Thanks for listening~ Peace out

My Mentions in Teresa Giudice's BRAVO Blog!

2012-10-09T12:24:00.002-07:00

Quick, Lauren Manzo get some paper and start taking notes! I'm going to admit it right now: I'm not writing my Bravo blog all by myself this week! I'm actually going to turn it over to the viewers, the fans, the people who stick by all of us week after week, year after year, and to whom we owe everything, whether we always agree with them or not...

@ArleneTomasetti So far tonight we have heard @carolinemanzo &@kathywakile speak of fans as crazies. But they like the paychecks we generate!

Everyone was twittering about the reunion last night from Jersey Shore Deena to Eva Longoria and Glamour magazine! So I went through my Twitter timeline and pulled out the comments that best say what I would say. And I put them in little categories to make it easier for Melissa and Lauren and all the other ladies to read and save for the next reunion.

Oh, and in honor of reformed bully Perez Hilton, who I got to see at his last performance of Newsical with Dina this week, I've written captions on some of the photos from the reunion. Enjoy!

@plainviewsue The problem is Tre gets very overwhelmed & cant express herself. Other ladies take advantage.

@jeleanne3 you know what...its effing HARD being teamed up on by 4 women. I give you credit Teresa you are strong.

@DebbieCaplanPR After watching these Women conspire against Teresa 2yrs, I'd be out of my mind as well. Shame on them.

@BayneeG U did a great job last night while being attacked by 2 ex friends and 3 family members. Wow! Ur my hero.

@OfficialHopeK Proud of Teresa for regretting her treatment of Danielle

@s_bonoan love you T! I stand by you 100%! Wish I could sit on the couch next to you and fight those bitches with you.

Thank you! Here's your chance! Starting now, at the top:

ABOUT CAROLINE

@RealityTVBits Don Caro needs instance where she bullied Teresa? Here's 2: Hot tub/vacation scene & the scene on Wacko Jac-O's deck&Caro popped up

@collins328 Caroline, let me answer for Teresa: You have bullied, backstabbed, and betrayed T all season n u turned Jac against her

@AllAboutTRH CAROLINE-you bashed Teresa THE WHOLE DAMN SEASON! You spoke badly about her every single episode

@RealityTVBliss Why is Caroline giving family advice to Teresa about 15 min of fame & family while she is on the outs with her family?

@plainviewsue How dare Caro tell Tre she will be all alone. Half of Caro's siblings don't talk to her

@uarethequeen Caroline, were you sad that dina was on the show talking about you? were you disgusted? NOW YOU KNOW HOW TERESA feels (just times 1000)

@JuIieB Dina was on 1 episode. Teresa's family have been on 4 TWO seasons. Ur hurt because of a 60 sec. clip? #EnoughAlready

@Chuck_84 COME ON!! Caroline, all due respect. Melissa came on hating Teresa. Dina and Teresa were friends for ages! #different

@QuantumLeaper12 Caroline miserable miserable in her life, she has to blame Teresa 4 problems with her siblings. Problems existed long b4 TG came along.

@AngiGrrrl Teresa, I do think you were a victim of editing to a certain extent because you are sitting next to Caroline Manzo and aren't dead.

ABOUT MY JOE

@HouswivesHodown I just like that Joe Giudice seems like the only one who doesn't change when the cameras come around lol.

@realilanaangel If Juicy cheated those bitches would have sold their stories to the Enquirer by now. Give it up Jac you pathetic cow.

@LindsNitz LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that Joe told Jacqueline to go have her head examined. & Told Melissa to shut up. LMAO LOVE #RHONJ

ABOUT KATHY

First, from Kathy herself:
@KathyWakile: Yeh @RosiePierri that just burns her ass !! #unbreakable !!!”

@jenbradleylopez They are bragging they are unbreakable when they played a hand in tearing Joe&Teresa (bro&sis) apart.

@Jhariss_225 Finally get to see the REAL Kathy Wakile. And this bish is not all sprinkles & pound cake. More so like devil's food.

@NeNeLeakes Didn't Kathy bring up Teresa's father first? I'm just tryin 2 understand chile

@Real_Housewives Kathy: "Tre's mom is a liar & father a coward" .... So Tre wasn't supposed to get upset about that? Those are fighting words

@Brindle_Girly Why couldn't Rosie come out to her niece and nephew until recently? That makes no sense...other than Kathy did not accept her being gay.

@realilanaangel I'm guessing Kathy was a bitch when Rosie came out.

@highpitchmike Rosie, the threats of violence are sickening. No matter what is said... A step backwards for the LGBT community

@Tyga1985 Happy to see the real Kathy in all her glory. I was a fan b4 but not anymore. I think she tricked us the most.

@JuIieB The only reason Kathy apologized 4calling Teresa's mother a liar was because Andy said 2 leave the moms out of it.

@GregsLooseHole Only Katfish would apologize & say is that too much for u to understand. #JACKHOLE With family like that, I'd ask Santa to be orphan

ABOUT MELISSA

@jaymohr37 For the record @melissagorga tonight told me to blog negative things about @Teresa_Giudice books and businesses. #fact #sad

@AllAboutTRH Forget singing! Melissa sure can ACT! Did you see her try her hardest to tear up?

@NicoleSchinelli CANNOT believe Melissa jus said she's movin bc she doesnt want her kids going2school w/ their cousins! SICKENING!

@plainviewsue Apparently, they wouldnt even be in the same school. I thought what Melissa said about her nieces was disgusting.

@RHONJRanter Melissa giving that BULLS--- excuse as to why she's moving. No, whore, you're moving because you owe $2million.

@jenbradleylopez Tre has said it before,Melissa uses the kids against Teresa.She did it last night fake tears doesnt want T's kids to gang up on Antonia?WOW

@jenbradleylopez Melissa doesnt want her kids to go to school with Teresa's?Ur the shoplifting,lesbian,ex stripper with a warrant,wat r u worried about?

@realilanaangel Strippers are people too! So are whores! Bless them all.

@khyliek she sat last week and allowed kathy to rip apart her in laws that she soooo loves and her neice makes me angry

@lukemckibben people are so one sided. Did u see How melissa said nothing to kathy about calling T mom and dad a lair.. Ummm hello thats her inlaws

@LindsNitz For Serious, Melissa why don't you want Joe & Teresa to have a relationship? They both want it.

@AllAboutTRH Next week looks CRAZY my heart breaks for Teresa crying for Joe Gorga. I'm convinced Mel is evil bc she's happy about this

@LysaSimpson Can u imagine watching this BS for at least 8 years #enoughisenough

[Lysa Marco-Simpson's July 23, 2009 post on Teresa Giudice Facebook FAN page:
“spent the weekend with teresa and the kids at her shore house! was so much fun with all the starstruck people asking for pictures at the beach. then we went to her house for spaghetti!”]

[FROM MELISSA'S MOM:]
@donnamarco1 NOBODY WANTS TO BE YOU!!!!!!

@Maggs1221 Did anyone catch how Melissa hesitantly gave up her seat next to Andy when Teresa went back to couch after Kathy apologized? LMAO!

ABOUT MELISSA'S SONG "ON DISPLAY"

@country__grl when Melissa "wrote" that song she wasn't even on tv yet! Hello narcissism.

@ItsMeBelle557 Melissa laughs at Teresa saying that song is about her. she's the one who wrote about paparazzi b4 anyone knew who she was-now THATS funny!

@LindsNitz It is about Teresa's fame & how Melissa wanted it. #OnDisplay

@AllAboutTRH T says Mel sounds good then Mel says she doesn't want to hear it? no matter what Teresa does, it'll never be right

ABOUT JACQUELINE

I just can't put anything here. She has enough of a Twitter problem, and enough problems as it is. God Bless.

ABOUT THE SHOW

@TheFauxMilaniaG weird how "God Bless" has become code for "I f---ing hate your guts" #RHONJ

@favAuntJulie I find it odd that Teresa's kids, her marriage, & her legal troubles are part of the plot line, yet none of the others' are

@plainviewsue Only their marriage gets scrutinized. Only their financils get scutinized. See a pattern

@GregsLooseHole Everyone else's clip was about their accomplishments, the Giudices get this crap.

@HousewifeClown Everybody gets mad when their marriages are on display. But they love talking about Teresas marriage. They love it!

@mdtjohnson Teresa, love the show but I can't stand how everyone is treating you right now(well last year) I hope it has gotten better

@AlexJamesTweets Teresa, Stay true 2 urself. We "The Fans" Love u for u. Not what is said on TV about u.

@NaomiS777hawaii stay strong Teresa. Pray for the others on the show & God will take care of the situation.

Thank you -- for seeing everything, for making me laugh, for supporting me, for making me a better person! I love, love, love you! Follow me on Twitter @Teresa_Giudice, as you can see, I read it all! And check out my website www.teresagiudice.com for my latest pictures, news, appearance schedule, and information about Milania Hair Care, Fabellini, PearlBrite, my books, NephCure, and everything good and wonderful in my life!

Tanti Baci,
Teresa xx

US Weekly sells another Teresa Giudice Story Without Getting Her Side

2012-10-05T19:41:00.000-07:00

HOUSEWIVES TELL US, TERESA'S DIRTY SECRETS!
Fed up, they slam Giudice's bullying, lies and betrayal - and spill the truth about her rocky marriage
(US Weekly wants to be a reputable magazine but when you have people in your pocket (Ahem, Melissa Gorga has LOTS of friends inside their magazine.) So that's not at all fishy. And how much did they get paid to talk about their favorite topic- Teresa?

TERESA'S DIRTY SECRETS!
After enduring years of Guidice's monstrous antics, her fellow Housewives air the skeletons in her closet - by Sarah Grossbart
(Anyone who would talk about someone else's marriage is disgusting in my book. I wonder how doing this magazine bashing Teresa is going to repair the relationship between Dina, Caroline and Jacqueline?)

Teresa Giudice is not the type to show up at a neighbor's door, casserole in hand. Unless it gives the cookbook author a chance to brag about her latest recipe "She's selfish - if it's not about her, she doesn't care," her sister-in-law and Real Housewives of New Jersey costar Melissa Gorga tells Us. "She's the person who would come over and show off her new shoes and let you know how much they cost. She's been that way since we met." (Somehow I don't see Teresa being that way, let's call this lie number one. Melissa has been jealous of Teresa since they met. That pesky little warrant out for her arrest for shoplifting isn't doing her any favors. She's been trying to "keep up" with Teresa ever since they met.)

But on season 4 of the Bravo hit, Teresa, 40, went from materialistic snob to the most controversial Housewife ever. Among her offenses: She told brother Joe Gorga, 38, that his wife, Melissa, 33, would leave him for a richer man; accused mild-mannered cousin, Kathy Wakile, 47, of abandoning her out-of-the-closet sister, Rosie Pierri, 45, and -in an elaborate set-up (which Kim D full admits Teresa had NOTHING to do with) - tried to convince friends, family and fans that Melissa had once worked the pole. Now, in the wake of an emotionally charged 13-hour (thought Andy stated it was 10?) reunion taping her fed-up former allies are finally revealing the truth about Teresa. "I used to always cover up for her - I've kept in a lot of secrets," admits Melissa. Not anymore says the singer. (Hahahhaaha, singer....) "When she stops telling lies about me, I'll stop telling the truth about her." (But, last week it was "My Truth" make up your mind! Are you telling the truth as you see it to make you look like a victim or the actual truth?)

"I was bullied. With four women coming at me, I defended myself.
If I don't respond, I look wrong." - Teresa

SHE DESTROYED HER OWN FAMILY

The Strippergate scandal left Teresa's relationship with brother Joe Gorga in tatters. Now the Fabulicious! author is trying to force their parents, Giancinto and Antonia, to take sides. "Every time they're together, she tells them this laundry list of terrible things about us," explains Melissa, who hosts her in-laws for midweek dinners. (But you sitting and blabbing hateful things, probably untrue things about their only daughter is helping your relationship with them? All for money, Mellie, money-hunger will destroy you.) (A source says they used to come over every Sunday, until Teresa took that day for herself. "They're more distant with us now, Joe feels like she's poisoned their brains. (Maybe it's him going on TV and showing everyone his dick, maybe that embarrasses them? Or maybe, just maybe Melissa, they don't like you because you are mean to their ONLY daughter.) Teresa needs them, so they're standing by her." (So they wouldn't stand by her because she is their daughter?)

Kathy's NEW LOOK!
At least one Housewife is on the straight and narrow. To repair a bump from childhood injuries, Kathy went under the knife last December. "As I get older, my face slimmed and my nose dropped," she tells Us. A few lip injections followed, but Kathy assures US she's finito with surgery. "I just wanted to look like my high school self." (If it was a childhood injury why did she want to look like her "high-school self"? And why does a 47 year old woman want to look younger than her college freshman daughter? PS, I thing the nose job and lip injections make her look well beyond her 47 years.)

Teresa has turned the elder Gorgas against Kathy too. (Well, maybe just maybe they got wind of what we all saw of Kathy on part one of the reunion. The one that called them, "liar," bitch," and "coward". I sure wouldn't want to be around that either. That's her aunt and uncle. But don't dare mention Kathy and Rosie's father, Rosie will "cut your tongue out.") When the people-pleasing confectioner dropped by her aunt and uncle's house to clear the air - "There was so much being said, I wanted to talk to them," she tells Us - she was shunned. (Can't say I blame them.) "Teresa's mother agreed I hadn't done anything wrong," says Kathy. "But my uncle left. It was hurtful."

SHE SPREADS BREAKUP RUMORS
To hear Teresa tell it, no one's marriage is safe - not her brother's or even Kathy's 21-year union to Rich, 48,. Troubled matrimony, in fact, is the only kind Teresa knows. On part two of the reunion, Jacqueline Laurita claims Teresa once caught husband Joe Giudice, 42 (dad to Gia, 11, Gabriella, 8, Milania, 6, and Audriana, 3) cheating. "You walked in on your husband while he had somebody on the desk in his office,' snaps Jacqueline, 42. (Some friend, if true, doesn't matter what she told you in confidence, you don't blab. Chicken shit move, Jacqueline. Even if you aren't friends anymore, saying hurtful things is wrong, wrong, wrong.) Insiders say Joe Giudice's wandering eye is an open secret. "Everyone has heard rumors about Joe cheating," says one source of the former business owner. He was even photographed enjoying a very friendly meal with Teresa's former trainer, Davana Medina, at T.G.I. Friday's last fall - the same night his wife tried to expose Melissa as a stripper. (Who the the Giudices are both close to, and Kim G is the one who released the photo with help from her friend and Manzo/Laurita lover - Tom Murro) "Teresa and Joe are very unhappy - Joe feels tremendous pressure to give her this big, over-the-top life."

Not that Teresa would admit it. (Would you admit something if it wasn't true? Sure marriages have ups and downs, but to blab to a magazine about someone else's marriage when yours isn't perfect is just hypocritical.) Asked about Joe's infidelity, she tells Us, "We're happily married. I don't need to defend myself." Of course, offense is more her style. As Kathy (mom to Victoria, 18, and Joseph, 16,) muses, "she brings up my marriage to deflect from her own problems."

More Reunion SHOCKERS
The mudslinging has just begun! Us previews two episodes to come
Appalled by part one of the reunion? "Wait until the next two!" promises Melissa. Indeed, the taping was so draining that she and husband Joe "split two bottles of red wine afterward." Joe eats crow when Posche Boutique owner, Kim DePaola, 52, shows up to defend herself, Joe Gorga, "apologizes for some of the hurtful things he said about her at the fashion show," says a source (Melissa, likely. Possibly, Jacqueline. Or maybe both, while Caroline watches.) Later, the truth about Teresa's involvement at Kim's plan to humiliate Melissa is uncovered when Jacqueline discusses a recording that contains damning evidence. Rosie has her say on the heels of an anti-Teresa rant ("I will rip her f--king head off!" Pierri screamed after Teresa insulted her now deceased father), (Funny that's now how I remember it exactly. Didn't Kathy say her BS about Teresa's parents first? Let's tell it how it actually happened Us) Pierri joins the Housewives on the couch. "She's a bundle of emotions, November marks 10 years since our dad passed," sister Kathy Wakile tells Us, "But she would never physically hurt Teresa." The Joes face off, Joe Gorga and Joe Giudice "yell at each other," says Melissa (Oops, they forgot to say, Source. They just called her by name instead.) "Joe has been abusing my husband for years." But the men stop short of coming to blows. Explains Melissa, "There were security guards everywhere!"

"At a certain point, if you keep sticking up for someone,like I have with Teresa,
you lose your integrity." - Kathy

SHE'S HEARTLESS

When Jacqueline admitted at the reunion that her autistic son, Nicholas, 3, could no longer say "I Love You" there wasn't a dry eye on the couch. (This was prior to saying, "I swear on my son who is autistic, by the way!" Make sure you get that in there Jacqueline.) Except for Teresa's. As Caroline held (and uncontrollable) sobbing Jacqueline, Teresa mentioned that Audriana had lost her "boyfriend." (I agree, AWKWARD, but she was probably just nervous. Jacqueline didn't want to mention her son's condition on the show until her spot was up for grabs.) That insensitivity did not surprise Jacqueline. "Teresa was like that all year," she tells Us. "My son had been regressing while we were filming and I was doing a lot of crying," just not on Teresa's shoulder. (So why not bow out of the show, like Dina did? O, famewhore got your tongue?) "If I went to talk about my son, she would quickly change the subject and start bashing her family," says Jacqueline, also mom to Ashley, 21, and Christopher, 10). "Despite what she is saying on TV, she was not there when I needed her most." (You pushed her away. You can't have her there when you are pushing her away. It doesn't work like that.) Teresa insists to Us she did reach out to her former friend once (via text) after Jacqueline revealed the official diagnosis. But it was too little, too late. "Jacqueline was hurt," says Caroline. "She was loyal to Teresa, and she got one in the gut." (Well, she pushed Teresa away. So kind of have to take blame for that one yourself, Jacqueline. But, Teresa is still loyal to your secrets, here you are spilling all of hers. For shame, Jacqueline, for shame.)

SHE'S A BULLY

No one was spared Teresa's viciousness during the reunion - including Caroline's daughter, Lauren, 24, (Still trying to figure out why she was there. Other than the impromptu spelling test, why was she there?) Teresa - who decided to get her own breasts augmented (not the same at all) surgery during season 1 - slammed the Cafface (part) owner's decision to get the lapband procedure. (I agree with Teresa. Lauren should have worked her butt off in the gym, saw a weight-loss management shrink and dieted strictly. She is going to regret her decision once she decides to have children.) "It was even worse than what was shown on TV," says and insider (O, Us went back to calling Melissa "an insider". Continuity Us, continuity.) "She was saying Lauren was lazy." Teresa, for her part, stands by her opinion: "Lauren has all the time to workout. She took the easy way out."

Teresa also turned her critical eye on Rich (Ew, his teeth are yellow!" she sneered - Well, if the shoe fits!) and Caroline, (she told the 51-year-old she needed Botox). But no victim is more shocking than her 7-year-old niece, Antonia. Melissa (also mom to Gino, 5, and Joey, 2) relates than when she signed her then toddler daughter with a modeling agency, "Teresa called me and said, 'I heard Antonia got accepted' Then she was like 'yeah the ugly kids always get picked'." (I don't believe one word of that. Not one. Teresa wouldn't say that about her niece. Not now, not ever.)

SHE'S TWO-FACED

Teresa's teary reconciliation with Jacqueline? Purely for show. As soon as the cameras were down, Teresa told Melissa she faked the whole thing. (Hmm, shocking Melissa is saying something else negative about Teresa, her favorite topic of conversation.) "She was like, 'O' please, Jacqueline was crying again. I don't care!'" It's a tried and true move, says Melissa. "That's how she filmed with me," she explains, " She'd be nice on camera and as soon as they were done, she'd be like, "That fucking bitch." (I again I doubt it. When Melissa starts using "like" it's filler conversation till she can come up with a lie.)

All the drama has left Melissa so disheartened that she has put her Montville, New Jersey home up for sale for $3.8 Million. (The same house that they can't afford? They moved into it to appear rich for the cameras? Joe acquired a "builders loan" to build it. So technically they are squatters.) "I moved to this town so my kids could go to school with their cousins," she tells Us. "But after this, I got scared, I don't want to be around anyone who is bashing their mother."

InTouch: Teresa Giudice Inside My Breakdown

2012-10-01T18:12:00.001-07:00

(She probably did get paid for this one, or at least the pictures.)

Under Pressure and out of control, Teresa lashes out at family and friends with vicious insults. Now she finally admits she's cracking 'I NEED HELP'.

SO ALONE: Teresa says she was "destroyed" when her brother, Joe, cut her off.

HER KIDS SUFFER: Teresa's children don't see their cousins: "It breaks my heart," she says.

THE REAL TERESA: "I'm not conniving and manipulative like Melissa," Teresa insists. (Wanting a relationship your brother 101, don't insult his wife no matter how much she may be deserving of it.)

America's Most hated Housewife? In an exclusive interview, Teresa Giudice reveals what drove her to a devastating breakdown

Teresa is no stranger to drama - or denial. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star has faced everything from bankruptcy to rumors of her husband's cheating to explosive fights with friends and family as millions watched. Through it all, the woman who first gained infamy with an angry table-flip remained apologetically stoic, refusing to their knees.

Until now. Once the cameras started rolling for the RHONJ reunion show, the controversial mother of four young girls finally let down her guard - and lost it on National TV. "I said to myself I wasn't going to get upset, but I couldn't help it," an emotional Teresa, 40, tells InTouch News Director Paola Leva in an exclusive interview. "After taping was done, I broke down. I started crying and I couldn't stop."

SHE REACHES HER BREAKING POINT:

The fight escalates...

"Melissa grabbed my arms like she wanted to fight me," says Teresa of the heated reunion exchange. "I told her to get the hell off me."

...and Teresa snaps

Pushed to the edge, Teresa unleashes on former friend Jacqueline, accusing her and the other Housewives of setting her up.

Teresa's public breakdown was a long time coming. She's been under attack by her castmates ever since she taped the dramatic season finale, in which she was accused of setting up her sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga, 33, by trying to expose her alleged past as a stripper.

The Housewives, and many viewers, believe she was behind a plan to have former gentleman's club manager Angelo Vrohidis approach Melissa at a fashion show and insinuate she'd once been a stripper. Even though Angelo was caught on tape saying Teresa and Kim DePaola had put him up to it, Teresa maintains she was an innocent bystander. "I know in my heart I did nothing," she says, "I feel like I'm making myself sick over this."

"I'm tired of getting blamed for things I didn't do. It's exhausting." - Teresa

It's sad, considering how close the Gorgas and Giudices had finally become after a long history of tension. Teresa had resented her sister-in-law (who's married to Teresa's brother Joe) ever since Melissa signed on to the show behind Teresa's back. (Which she should probably blame Bravo a little bit for this, but they didn't bother to tell her either to up the drama factor.) But after a group trip to California's Napa Valley, weeks before "Strippergate" unfolded, both couples agreed to put the bad times behind them.

A BROKEN FAMILY

But the fashion-show incident changed all of that. Ostracized by Melissa and the other women - Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo and Kathy Wakile - the once-unflappable Teresa is torn up inside and confesses that she longs for emotional support. "I need help," she admits. "Everyone is against me and ganging up on me."

HER WORLD IS FALLING APART

The Whole Cast Hates Her - Once the most famous N.J. Housewife, Teresa is now a pariah, "We don't have a relationship now." - Caroline Manzo

HER RHONJ FUTURE IS UNDER SCRUTINY

Teresa makes good TV (like the time she flipped a table on camera in 2009) but some reports claim she won't be back next season. "That isn't happening," assure a production insider.

JOE'S FACING PRISON TIME

Her husband's legal troubles stemming from a DUI - and a subsequent fraudulently getting a license - could get him 10 years.

HER FANS ARE UPSET

The Fabulicious cookbook autor and found of the Fabellini alcoholic beverage line is experiencing backlash. One former fan started an, "I Hate Teresa" Facebook page.

Teresa is so without allies, the show is even considering "bringing in a friend" for her when they start taping next season an insider reveals. And that may not be a bad idea. Even Jacqueline - once her staunchest defender - is siding with Melissa. "My relationship with Teresa is nonexistent," she tells In Touch, "I prefer it that way."

Teresa is still friends refuses to take any blame for what happened, but her once-steely resolved is wearing thin. She admits to crying fits over her frosty relationship with her only brother and says that in her darkest hour, she turned to her mother for support, "She told me, 'Look - you're falling apart.' I felt awful."

Teresa is now left questioning whether may have cost her the one thing she prizes the most: we where a close-knit family, "We've gone without speaking until we were on a reality show together. This is exactly what I didn't want." she says, "It's heartbreaking."

MELISSA vs. TERESA

STRIPPERGATE

"Even Caroline and Jacqueline later admitted to me that in the past Terea tried to get them to call me out as a stripper." (If you weren't than it shouldn't be this big a deal. Now if you've got some sort of guilty conscience about your past that kind of seems like your issue and not something you shouldn't let your husband speak to his family over. There is more to it, and I think she's jealousy of Teresa.)

"Caroline told me Jacqueline was a stripper. Maybe Caroline was getting confused because she's going through menopause." (Chris Laurita told Joe Giudice on several occassions that, that is how he met Jacqueline.)

Good vs. Evil?

"What Teresa did was like stabbing me in the back? (Why because you once confided in your husband and he told his sister and now you don't want to talk about your stripper past. I have nothing against strippers., just own it. You clearly found a man dumb enough to pay for all you're shit.)

"She's so fake. She's the devil."

War of Words

"It's so hard for me to put myself in Teresa's shoes because I'd never try to hurt anybody." (But you are hurting someone, your husband, his parents, his nieces, and probably your own children. Grow up!)

With Melissa, she always bites me in the ass. She always ends up hurting me."

Teresa Giudice's Blog; Makes A Lot of Sense!

2012-09-25T15:44:00.001-07:00

I have to start by thanking you all! Thank you all for caring, for your wonderful messages, and tweets. Your support means the world to me!

I also want you to know that as much as I love, love, love the Team Teresa support, I get that you are also Team Family and Team Gorga and Team Everyone. And I love that too. You can love all of us or none of us. We're all humans and we're not perfect. I even get why some of you might like Melissa. Sometimes I like Melissa. If anything, you're getting a good picture of what knowing Melissa is like: she can be fun and sweet and you think things are going to be good, and then she twists on you, lies, does something nasty, and you're just like: why? Why couldn't you just be all nice? Or at least all real? But whatever. I can't change her. She is who she is. I'd like to say you know her true colors, but I think this is only the tip of the iceberg. I think she's so worried about painting a certain picture of her present, glossing over her past, and trying to decide who she wants to be in the future, that she doesn't even know her true colors.

Here's one thing I know: you can't lie to your fans. You can lie to yourself, you can lie to the media and they'll still print your lies hoping to make money off them, but if you lie to your fans, eventually you won't have them (or you'll have to buy fake ones...). People will forgive your shady past, forgive your mistakes, but you have to be honest with them. They won't forgive liars. I've known this since day one, and I've always told you all the truth. I tell you the things I can't or won't talk about, like open legal cases or my parents' private business, but I never lie about them. I'm proud that you can go through all of my blogs and interviews since the very beginning and there are no inconsistencies and no lies. I might be naive about things and I don't always have all the answers, but I remember where I worked, when I went to college, where I met my husband, who I'm related to, if I have an arrest record -- all helpful for telling the truth!

So here are answers to the questions I got from you all the most this week:

Why was Joe's brother Pete Giudice at the Fashion Show? (I got this one a lot!) Pete wasn't there randomly alone. He came with his wife, my sister-in-law, Sheila, her sister, and a bunch of other guys. It's a big event for our town every year and it always sells out. And yes, there are always guys at the fashion show -- go back and watch any other year -- remember Greg Bennett begging to sit next to me at the first one? -- but our hubbies usually don't come. I didn't know Pete was going to be there or believe me, I would have dragged Joe along too!

Why did I go to the new salon with Kim D? Because she asked me to go with her. And it was just for make-up, not hair. And it wasn't just some random place. They were a major new sponsor of Kim's fashion show as you could see from their name on the step-and-repeat, Chateau Allure Salon. Kim's fashion show raises thousands of dollars every year for charity, and I support it. So do all the other ‘Wives. I know Melissa now calls it a "trashy party," but that's only since she started supporting a competing local fashion show. And Melissa seemed pretty excited when Kim D. asked her to walk in the show last year... I don't want to forget my old friends just because I got more popular and met new ones.

Am I friends with the people who owned the salon? No. It's owned by Johnny Karagiorgis (@JohnnyTheGrk on Twitter) and his wife Penny Drossos (@PDKhair). I've met them at a few of my appearances, and they seem nice enough. I know they like me, I just don't know them very well. I only heard after the fashion show that Penny and Melissa don't get along, but like I said last week, I can't keep up with everyone in our town that doesn't like Melissa! All I can do is tell people not to talk about my family and excuse myself from the situation, which I do every time, even to Kim D! I have heard since then that Penny used to be a special needs teacher and has a Special Needs day every week at her salon where she pampers kids and adults with special needs, which is pretty amazing.

How does Penny know Melissa? I don't know, you'd have to ask her. From what I understand, it's actually Penny's family member, not Melissa's, who owned Lookers (weird thing to lie about). Maybe their argument is from something back then.

What kind of club is Lookers? I have no idea. I'm seriously confused. Melissa says it was a "bikini bar" but that she only wore a tank top and sneakers. Then she said Lookers was a club for "older men with money. You're in a bikini, you hand them a drink, they're like 'Here's $100 bill.' I'd be stupid not to work there!" (Yes, Melissa, very stupid... I had no idea stupidity is why I had no money in college... I thought it was my morals...) She worked there a day, a week, a year, her family owned it, they didn't, I have NO IDEA. Google the place at your own risk.

Why didn't I warn Melissa about Angelo after I met him at the salon? I had no idea he was going to the fashion show too! I thought when he came up to me at the salon, that was it, and I could tell Melissa later. I didn't want to ruin a nice evening at the event by talking about it that night. When Angelo showed up and came up to the table, my heart was racing. I don't know anything about Melissa's true past, so I had no idea if he was a threat or not, but I was prepared to defend Melissa if he said anything. But all he did was say hi and left. Left the table and then left the building (and I chased him down)! I never met the guy before that day. I didn't even know his name, I walked around calling him "the bald guy" all night. And I was never near him, never next to him, nothing (or you would have seen it!). The first one to use his name was Melissa in the bathroom. She immediately started calling him "Angelo" -- which looking back now is weird since she claimed she didn't recognize him.

Am I friends with the people who owned the salon? No. It's owned by Johnny Karagiorgis (@JohnnyTheGrk on Twitter) and his wife Penny Drossos (@PDKhair). I've met them at a few of my appearances, and they seem nice enough. I know they like me, I just don't know them very well. I only heard after the fashion show that Penny and Melissa don't get along, but like I said last week, I can't keep up with everyone in our town that doesn't like Melissa! All I can do is tell people not to talk about my family and excuse myself from the situation, which I do every time, even to Kim D! I have heard since then that Penny used to be a special needs teacher and has a Special Needs day every week at her salon where she pampers kids and adults with special needs, which is pretty amazing.

How does Penny know Melissa? I don't know, you'd have to ask her. From what I understand, it's actually Penny's family member, not Melissa's, who owned Lookers (weird thing to lie about). Maybe their argument is from something back then.

What kind of club is Lookers? I have no idea. I'm seriously confused. Melissa says it was a "bikini bar" but that she only wore a tank top and sneakers. Then she said Lookers was a club for "older men with money. You're in a bikini, you hand them a drink, they're like 'Here's $100 bill.' I'd be stupid not to work there!" (Yes, Melissa, very stupid... I had no idea stupidity is why I had no money in college... I thought it was my morals...) She worked there a day, a week, a year, her family owned it, they didn't, I have NO IDEA. Google the place at your own risk.

Why didn't I warn Melissa about Angelo after I met him at the salon? I had no idea he was going to the fashion show too! I thought when he came up to me at the salon, that was it, and I could tell Melissa later. I didn't want to ruin a nice evening at the event by talking about it that night. When Angelo showed up and came up to the table, my heart was racing. I don't know anything about Melissa's true past, so I had no idea if he was a threat or not, but I was prepared to defend Melissa if he said anything. But all he did was say hi and left. Left the table and then left the building (and I chased him down)! I never met the guy before that day. I didn't even know his name, I walked around calling him "the bald guy" all night. And I was never near him, never next to him, nothing (or you would have seen it!). The first one to use his name was Melissa in the bathroom. She immediately started calling him "Angelo" -- which looking back now is weird since she claimed she didn't recognize him.

Why did Angelo say Kim and Teresa wanted to "blow the whistle" on Melissa? If you watch from the beginning of his conversation, you see that Angelo wasn't talking about me and Kim first-hand because he didn't know us. He was retelling a second hand conversation. He was talking about Johnny, the owner of the salon, telling him that "Kim and Teresa want to blow the whistle" on Melissa. That's Angelo retelling Johnny's opinion. Maybe he heard wrong, maybe Johnny did say that, I have no idea because I don't really know Johnny either. Maybe Johnny thinks I would like to see Melissa taken down, but he's wrong, I didn't and don't, and I never said anything like that to anyone. I know what it's like to have your family betray you publicly. I would never wish Melissa's family secrets to come out. Your family is supposed to be your rock. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

What about Angelo saying "Teresa knew"? Ask Richie Wakile about things coming out of your mouth like last week's "Kathy tastes like fish" comment... I don't know what Angelo was referring to, but he was very clear a week later in a taped interview that I didn't know him and had nothing to do with it. I did NOT know Angelo, and I did NOT know Melissa was going to be "set up."

What did I know? Keep reading...

Who was the secret person texting Jacqueline? Good question. I'd like to know too. Especially since none of our "mutual friends" were at the salon that day and the party. And Jacqueline said she was going to send the texts to Melissa that night. You know those two would have put them on Twitter immediately. Why didn't they? Please, tell us, because no one is buying the "you're a loyal friend" excuse.

Why am I still friends with Kim D? First, maybe it's because I still feel bad for how my brother treated Kim that night. You didn't see the half of it. It was s-c-a-r-y. My brother knows it and he apologized to Kim at the reunion.

Second, it's not just me still friends with her, it's Caroline and Jacqueline too. Why aren't they freaking out too and defending their new best friend Melissa? Maybe because like me, they don't really think Kim D. did anything that terrible to Melissa. The worst thing you can say about Kim D. is that she knew a guy was going to say, "Hi, remember me?" to Melissa. That's really not a big set-up in my opinion. It's not openly evil, like appearing on the cover of a magazine (with my picture, thank you, thank you very much!) talking about me and my family and telling horrible LIES about me. So a good question might be why is Kathy still friends with Melissa after this week? I'm Kathy's blood family after all. And Kathy was sooo hurt that I mentioned one of her husband's insults to me, which she admitted he did, in an interview.

She's not upset by Melissa's recent interview lies? And why is Melissa spreading lies now? I know why, but you'll have to wait until the reunion to see it. PS: Is her Victim Tour 2012 over yet? Anyone?

Did anyone else notice how in the bathroom she immediately turned on me when I told her not to call my brother (which by the way, if my whole evil plan was to out her to my brother so they'd get divorced, I would have welcomed him coming down!) and reminded me I had "nieces and nephews at home." She always does that, she always uses her kids to hold me hostage. She keeps me away from my family. I can't win for losing with her. She says I should never have told her about the guy, then that I should have told her earlier. I'm damned if I do, and damned if I don't. You could see how used to this I was, her readiness to twist this to my brother, to hurt him and me. She doesn't care who she hurts. I know my brother's temper and I didn't want him to get in a fight and go to jail. Why wasn't she concerned about this??? She was begging him to come, then she blamed me for him coming! She will use anyone.

I didn't know until I watched the episode that Melissa was egging my brother on in the car. She didn't want him to drive away. She had no proof of anything, she wasn't even really "ambushed," but she had the perfect opportunity to get my brother to hate me. So she took it and ran with it. She told him to roll down the window and she knew exactly what to tell him that would push my buttons: "Tell your sister 'Shame on you!'" She kept repeating it, even under her breath as we were talking, "Say shame on you! Say shame!" That, to me, is sick. It's not me watching a lie from Caroline or a rumor. It's me watching Melissa in action. Sick, sick, sick.

So, last question: What's the big deal with Melissa dancing or not dancing anyway? Like I said last week, and I said on Twitter right after the fashion show "leaks" about the "set-up" -- it is no big deal. You know, I've been around the Housewives franchise for a while now, and I've seen this before. And no one ever cares. Doesn't every city have an ex-stripper? NeNe admitted she was a stripper. No one cared. Bethenny's topless B-movie came out. No one cared. And they are the two biggest Housewives ever. Even if Melissa was a stripper, I KNEW no-one would care. If I wanted to "embarrass" Melissa, it wouldn't be for something no-one cared about!

My guess as to why Melissa is so hot and bothered about this whole non-ambush thing? Because it's probably only the tip of her past's iceberg. Maybe there's something else Melissa did back then that she wants to stay hidden because people WOULD think is a big deal, especially since she's a mom now, especially if she still does it... I don't know, and I hope never to know! I guess I'm actually thankful this all happened now because when the real Marco skeletons come out, I'll be far far away from her and she can't try to blame me for those too.

OK, last question...

Finally, yes, I did see Melissa's US Weekly interview. Is that 3 weeks in a row now they've put me on the cover? It's amazing to me how many times US Weekly uses me to sell magazines when they've only sat down and interviewed me ONCE back in Season 1. My favorite was when they just reused the exact same cover picture that In Touch used 6 months earlier. That's an amazing reporting team right there...

I hear those of you who say I deserve it, that I did the same thing. It's easier to say when you're not in the world of tabloids and television ratings, but I do want to explain how I handle it the best way I can. What Melissa and the other women accused me of all season was basically running the magazines and having complete control over everything. We all know that's not true. Even though Caroline mocked me for the headlines, she knows, we all know, they write something to sell. I know Melissa didn't write the US Weekly headline. I know she didn't even get to pick which shot of her (or me!) they put on the cover (at least I hope she didn't choose that shot...). I know Melissa can't control what "sources" say in the interview. She doesn't even know if her "story" will make the cover until it comes out. I don't blame her for any of that. I don't even care if she made a million dollars for the story. All I can hold her responsible for is the actual quotes that come out of her mouth. Read all my old interviews. Tell me what I actually said that was untrue or even hurtful. I talk about how I feel, I tell the truth about my life. I wish I could say the same about Melissa, but I can't. Her lies are absolute garbage and right from her mouth. That, at least to me, is a huge difference in how we handle being in the press.

I got a million calls from the press for my response, and I'll be honest, I didn't want to talk to anyone. But obviously they are going to write about me whether I give them quotes or not, whether there's any truth to it or not. There was a time when I was really upset to be in the magazines, when it was all new to me. But this is my life now. I'm on television, it comes with the territory. But I don't have to stoop to their level. I can tell my truth and still have something positive come out of it. So I decided while everyone's waiting to hear what I have to say (because they won't always care), I'll use this opportunity to also tell people about good things, about good causes.

Last year, right after the fashion show and Season 3 reunion, I entered Celebrity Apprentice world. I went to several charity functions with the Trumps and got to know about NephCure. I had never heard of them before and I was really excited about the possibility of bringing some much needed national attention to a great cause. I worked so hard to stay on as long as I could so as many people as possible would learn about NephCure. I think I helped them, but in a lot of ways, they saved me too. Raising money for people with real problems, for sick little kids, saved me from falling into a pit of self-pity from the way my family and friends treated me all season. It felt so good to be away from the tiny little bubble of New Jersey Housewives who have nothing better to do with their lives except obsessively text about secret texts... to use my brain and my business skills and my experience up against 18 other unique, talented and accomplished people. It felt so good to get outside of myself.

No, I haven't really seen or spoken to the other Housewives and my brother in almost a year. And while that made me really sad, on a lot of levels I really flourished being away from their negativity. My kids are doing amazing. I celebrated my 40th birthday on an island with my hubby and my closest friends. My third cookbook hit the New York Times bestseller list. My Fabellini and Milania hair care line was launched. And my heart is full as I continue to work with NephCure.

So I decided to do a magazine interview... but only if they would also talk about NephCure. Because at the end of the day that's what's important: being a good person and helping other people, not letting haters drag you into the mud with them. I hope you'll buy my magazine interview story because it really is my words, and I hope you will support NephCure (www.nephcure.org) or whatever charity helps you save others... and yourself.

Thank you all for being there for me and making me a better person! I love, love, love you all!

If you have any other questions for me or just want to chat, follow me on Twitter @Teresa_Giudice or visit my website at www.teresagiudice.com.

Tanti Baci,
Teresa xx

What I'm Watching This Fall

2012-09-12T20:09:00.001-07:00

Besides The Real Housewives of [Insert City] I have sampled the new line-up and here is what I'm watching.

The New Normal / NBC
Good not great, has potential

Go On / NBC
Great! I laughed, I cried, I bought the t-shirt, Matthew Perry is brilliant.

The Mindy Project / FOX
Liked it because I am a HUGE Mindy Kaling fan. I do not think this show will make it; it was kind of all over the place.

Up All Night / NBC
I love Christina Applegate and Will Arnett, they make this show hilarious and make the rest of America not feel so bad about their lack of relationship after bringing a baby into the mix. Maya Rudolph is an added bonus.

The Office / NBC
I will be watching as I have watched every season. Last year was next to terrible, and this is their farewell season. I will be sad to see it go, but it's time.

Parks and Recreation / NBC
Brilliant television.

The New Girl / FOX
Who doesn't love the quirky likes of Zooey Deschanel?

2 Broke Girls / CBS
Funny, witty, no hipsters allowed

The Mob Doctor / FOX
I might have been the only one who ever watched 'My Boys' on TBS and maybe that's why they canceled it. But, I happen to think Jordana Spiro is a great actress and I am going to give this show a watch.

Dina's Party / HGTV
Love Dina, her show is amazing. If you're into party planning and decorating its a must watch.

Donna Decorates Dallas / HGTV
If you're into bling and home decorating, this a show; you should watch.

FAVORITE THINGS: Not Behind the Trend

2012-09-11T12:45:00.001-07:00

My Favorite Things post this week is E.L. James' 'Fifty Shades Trilogy' and no I am not just discovering it. I have had the books since late March and have read them three times over. I have been reluctant to post about my love for these books because Daniel (the love of my life) makes fun of me for reading them, calling them porn. And criticize me because I have them on the bookshelf in the living room below where our Holy Family is displayed. And yes I am old school, I like to hold an actual book when I read it, I like the smell, I like to flick the pages, I like the crispness of the pages and I like to display it on my shelf when I am done like some kind of trophy. My guess is the 'Fifty Shades' will likely be "brown bag, bottom-shelfed". Which means I will put them in the storage bench with the other "un-displayable books." (No, I do not have a habit of reading erotic novels. I have other books that I don't believe are worthy of public display and ridicule of anyone that enters my home. I had self-esteem issues in my mid 20s, I am all better, thanks!) 'Fifty Shades of Grey' was actually the first book that I have ever read that is considered erotica.

Though I will agree with most it's not the most profound writing or the most well written, I did enjoy the story very much. And, for me, the sex got to be too much. I found myself whizzing through those parts with disinterest after a while. I did not think it objectified women or any of the other outlandish things people were/are saying. It's fiction people, get a grip!

The 'Fifty Shades' Classical album came out today. Which I bought. I do like Classical Music and I am going to need soothing music if I am about to get on a plane on Friday.

I so wanted to buy one of those Fifty Shades t-shirts too, but alas, I did not. I do find myself using the phrase "We Aim to Please" a lot though.

FAVORITE THINGS: Saponetta Honey Lip Balm

2012-08-21T11:24:00.003-07:00

Tanti Baci

Honey or Chocolate and peppermint lip balms
These lip balms will leave your lips moist with no sticky feel and aftertaste. Just pop one in your bag and use throughout the day.
*Contains almond oil

4.50

So it's been awhile since I've done a "favorite things" post. It's Back to School time, and back to routine for the rest of us. It's actually starting to feel like fall in South Texas. Don't worry, I am sure the weather will be back to blast furnace hot by next week. (We had a front that moved through and left us with only a little humidity, in August! Lucky us!)

My newest favorite thing was submitted to me by a fan, Jenny. And I have to say, it's pretty awesome. Even though, it melted a tiny bit, it did not change the consistency of the product at all. Note to my mailman: Thank for leaving it on top of the mailboxes in direct sunlight in the 110 degree July Texas heat. My neighbor found it and brought it to me. You're a peach, Mr. Mailman, Bless Your Heart. (Which in the South means, Go Screw Yourself!)

So I was super excited to get this product, Jenny had been telling me about her company for awhile. I tried it for a good week without using any other lip balm. I am a MAC Makeup girl and an occasional Burt's Bee's lip balm abuser. But, after using this, I don't know if I can go back! (MAC worked best with my MAC Patience Please, long wear lip glass.) The Saponetta is very slick, which I personally love in a lip balm, 1) because I don't like goop on my lips, 2) I definitely don't want it to clump and go dry and 3) I have no qualms about reapplying. Even Daniel didn't mind when I kissed him, and normally his reaction is: "Yuck! You got that crap all over my lips!" The one I got had a chocolate peppermint smell/taste to it. My six-year-old niece really liked it too! I would definitely purchase many, many more of these!

I hear they have great homemade soaps and other toiletry items as well!

Check out and "Like" them on Facebook

Website: http://www.saponetta.ca/

Brooks Ayers SUING ABC News 20/20 & Nicolette Cantanzarite

2012-07-13T12:06:00.000-07:00

Radar Online News: Vicki Gunvalson's Boyfriend Brooks Ayers Plans To Sue ABC Over 'Deadbeat Dad' Allegations

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter
Brooks Ayers was catapulted from the Real Housewives of Orange County to primetime TV last month when ABC's 20/20 aired an interview with a former girlfriend alleging that he was a "deadbeat dad," and RadarOnline.com can now exclusively reveal that Vicki Gunvalson's boyfriend is planning to sue the network.

The 45-year-old businessman from Mississippi has now hired leading Beverly Hills attorney, Alexander Rufus-Isaacs of Rufus-Isaacs, Acland & Grantham, to fight both ABC and ex-girlfriend, Nicolette Catanzarite**, claiming that they made "numerous defamatory statements" about him on the special that aired on June 29.

On July 11, Mr. Rufus-Isaacs wrote to ABC demanding a retraction of the story and threatening to bring a lawsuit seeking damages for the injury to Mr. Ayers' reputation," said the attorneys in a legal letter obtained by RadarOnline.com.

The statement contained a comment from Brooks claiming: "ABC never gave me a reasonable opportunity to tell my side, and therefore the story, which is based on an interview with an ex-girlfriend, contains many mistakes. I am outraged that ABC should behave in this manner."

In the controversial on-air interview, Catanzarite said: "He has not supported his child. He bailed on the hospital bill, the pediatrician bill, and left me with all of it."

The 41-year-old model and hair salon owner from Indianapolis met Ayers on a golf trip in 2007 and the couple now have a three-year-old son together, even though he had claimed he had a vasectomy, she said.

The new lawsuit is not the first time that Ayer's attorney has embarked on a legal battle against ABC, as Mr. Rufus-Isaacs recently filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC on behalf of another male victim of a 20/20 story.

"ABC is making a habit of mounting witch hunts against men whom 20/20 unfairly brands liars, cheaters and deadbeats on national television without having done a proper investigation or interviewing the men in question," said Rufus-Isaacs in the statement. "This is irresponsible journalism from a once respected icon of television news."

While the legal drama is sure to put pressure on any relationship, a close friend of Vicki's said the couple are still together and the Real Housewife pledged her official support to him with an inspirational Facebook status.

"Everyone comes with a little baggage. Find someone who loves you enough to unpack," she wrote.

Meanwhile, Gunvalson has fallen out with some of her fellow Housewives over her relationship but as RadarOnline.com previously reported, not all of Vicki's costars are anti-Ayers, and Heather Dubrow** stuck up for him during Andy Cohen**s Watch What Happens Live Tuesday night when asked by a caller what she thought of the ABC special.

Im very fond of Vicki and Ive had nothing but lovely interactions with Brooks, she replied diplomatically.

Stoopid Housewives: VICKI GUNVALSON: Brooks Ayers SUING ABCNews… AND BabyMAMA “Nicolette” Catanzarite!

What Eddie Judge (aka Eduardo Torres) Doesn't Want You To Know!

2012-07-12T17:23:00.000-07:00

Eddie Arthur Judge - State Bar of California
California Public Invesitgator Network
List of Statutorily Disbarred Members
Eddie's real name is Eduardo Torres
Eddie was adopted/ BRAVO Staged Tamra & Eddie's Meeting
June 11, 1999
EDWARD ARTHUR JUDGE [#147156], 38, of Kensington was summarily disbarred June 11, 1999.
Judge was convicted in 1997 of one count of attempted robbery - a felony involving moral turpitude (MORAL TURPITUDE: conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty or good morals.)

Effective Date

Status Change

Present

Active

6/15/2007

Active

6/11/1999

Disbarred

9/25/1998

Not Eligible To Practice Law

Exposing Nicolette Catanzarite

2012-07-06T09:44:00.004-07:00

After reading Stoopid Housewives' write up last night about Nicolette and "Crooks" (as she so lovingly puts it)I decided to do a little more research because when this story broke I was at the beach house. I was actually watching 20/20 then my family joined me and I was forced to change the channel. I watched the online version. And I continually defended Brooks on my Facebook Fan Page. Well, seems that I was right, she's a bigger con artist than you may think that he is.
Stoopid Housewives: Link

She has TWO Facebook Pages:
The first one is pretty locked down and is the old format. But, as you can clearly see she's into diamonds and designer brands, and other items of luxury that she clearly cannot afford.

On her second profile, she claims to have owned a business "ALWAYS MYSELF" since 1986. So how is she only making $550 a month as she claims in her bankruptcy filing? I'd close my business down if it was that unprofitable. On this page she "LIKES" The Real Housewives of Orange County Fan Page, WetPaint: Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Fan Page, and Donn Gunvalson's Fan Page.

She also posts a lot about Brooks on this page. Including a link to a blog about the 80s Party episode with this:

"Well Brooks disappeared how weird, he disappeared on me and his young child with no support money no insurance nothing. Seems he has mentioned he is all caught up...and that he has a great relationship with all his kids? Maybe the ones from his wife of 20 years in Mississippi but could give two shits about my little guy! He's a deadbeat and even worse a liar! Vicki, he isn't caught up at all I have all supporting docs, more than any if you know! Yes I got cards everyday also and they said the same thing they say to you "Vicki" sorry but the truth us what will set you free and the truth should make real deadbeat dad pay all the arrearage [sic] for our son and not pretend or care if his existence! Scorned? No but Vicki I am a Mother and like you said last night " you'll fight for your child" well so will I!"

So, I will stand behind Brooks because this lady is pure crazy. Brooks may have lead on that he was wealthy, and at one point he really was. The economic situation took a toll on his business, not unlike many other Americans. He has done his best to clear up the rumors, but the rumors are more "fun" to believe and spread than the actual truth, which is incredibly sad. What a world we live in... Let me reiterate the truth for you again:

1. Vicki did NOT pay for Brooks' new teeth
2. Vicki didn't give him a luxury car
3. Vicki and Brooks do NOT have a shared bank account
4. Vicki doesn't pay his child support
5. Brooks sees and talks to ALL of his children regularly
6. Nicolette was looking for a Sugar Daddy to pay her tremendous debt
7. Nicolette filed bankruptcy shortly after she and Brooks broke up
8. Nicolette lost custody of 4 other children (funny, she didn't bring that up on 20/20)
9. Nicolette has an obligation to pay child support as well, that she has missed payments on
10. Nicolette has changed her name more than Danielle Staub

For a woman who has more skeletons in her closet than the Grimm Reaper, Nicolette shouldn't be throwing stones. All of the information is freely available on the Internet. I surely wouldn't be exposing someone because they don't see my child has often as I want them to, maybe she wants him to take full custody? It's nearly impossible to lose custody of your child if you are the mother, so why has a judge granted the fathers of her children custody 4 times? I wonder why she didn't say that on 20/20?

A Message from Deziree Ramirez

2012-05-16T14:23:00.001-07:00

So, Real Housewives of Dallas rumors have started to circulate the web and there's one person who's name has been attached and she wants you to hear it from her. She is not involved with The Real Housewives of Dallas.

Here is her statement, in her own words.

Earlier this year a rumor was leaked that involved me about appearing in Real Housewives of Dallas. I thought the rumor was going to die and that would be the end of it. Appearantly not, this all came from last year when I auditioned for the show last year. I did get a call back and the producers said they were going to be traveling to Houston and Austin and they would be in touch. Months later I did get an email saying bravo was interested in me once again and the would like to arrange a second meeting. I agreed to meet and was very interested in the series however things were never agreed on due to paperwork.

Yes, I did have a photoshoot that was in Dallas, Texas last month that was for my reality show "deziree from spurs to heels" the show is based over my everyday life on balancing my modeling, managing my business, and being involved with my family and raising my son. It is hard to walk a day in my shoes whether if im wearing spurs or heels.

I wish Bravo, Real Housewives of Dallas a huge success!

Gorga Mansion for Sale

2012-05-09T10:10:00.002-07:00

Via: UsWeekly
Exclusive: Melissa and Joe Gorga List New Jersey Mansion for $3.8 Million

Melissa Gorga is moving onward and upward.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 33, and her husband Joe Gorga, 37, have listed their Montville Township, New Jersey, mansion for $3.8 million. Built in 2009, the colonial style home features six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, four fireplaces and a three-car garage.

View the Listing: 8 Pond Vw, Montville, NJ 07045

"I'm a builder. I custom-built the houses we have lived in and will do the same with our next one," Joe tells Us Weekly exclusively. "We tried Montville, but it just wasn't for us. We want to go back to Franklin Lakes, which is closer to where I work, and we're looking at a couple of properties now."

Adds "On Display" singer Melissa: "I absolutely love our current house and will be sad to leave, but Joe is an incredible builder, so I have no doubt that I'll love the next house just as much. Although this is the last time he is getting me to pack-up!"

Melissa -- mom to Joey, 2, Gino, 4, and Antonia, 6 -- tells Us their children are approaching the ages "where all of them will be in school and now is the time to try to make the move and be in a place where we are going to stay in the long run.

Joe is eager to move his family into their new home. "Wait till you see the next house I build," he tells Us.

The Gorgas originally moved to Montville to be closer to Teresa and Joe Giudice, both 40, and their four daughters, Gia, Gabriella, Milania and Audriana. "Guess it's too close for comfort with all that has gone on," a source tells Us of the feuding family members.

Taylor Armstrong Denied Motion For $1.5M Lawsuit To Be Dismissed

2012-05-09T10:04:00.000-07:00

Via: RadarOnline

By Amber Goodhand
Radar News Editor
Taylor Armstrong recently attempted to get a $1.5 million lawsuit against her dismissed, but RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned the judge denied her motion.

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and her late husband, Russell Armstrong, were slapped with a lawsuit by MyMedicalRecords.com in which they claimed a breach of contract, stating that the Armstrongs scammed money to "live a lavish lifestyle."

COURT DOCUMENTS: See Taylor Armstong's Denial For A Dismissal In $1.5M Lawsuit

In court documents filed in Los Angeles on April 27 and obtained by RadarOnline.com, Judge Frederick Shaller stated that the motion for dismissal was denied because Taylor "has not met its burden of proof.
"All the circumstances existing at the time of the making of the contract are considered, including the relationship that the damages proved in the contract bear to the range of harm that reasonably could be anticipated at the time of the making of the contract."

MMR is not required to prove the actual damages incurred to claim their $1.5 million and trigger the clause.

"The clause was triggered 'in the event that any one or more of the Armstrong Entities REPS are false,'" the document states, and MMR claims the Armstrongs breached the agreement by failing to identify three individuals' names.

As RadarOnline.com exclusively reported, sources close to Taylor revealed she was having an affair with the married attorney handling this case for her, pro bono.

Kim Zolciak confirms she’s returning to ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’

2012-05-09T09:55:00.000-07:00

Via: AccessAtlanta
NeNe Leakes’ attorney last month told me she’s coming back to the fifth season of “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” which has reportedly started taping already.

Now Kim Zolciak today has confirmed she is sticking with the show another season on her Twitter page. (Her attorney a couple weeks ago said he wasn’t sure at the time.)

Although during season four, Zolciak was focused on having her baby and didn’t engage as much with the other cast members (and she is pregnant again this season), Bravo still likes her and she obviously likes the paycheck to sustain her lifestyle.

Zolciak’s current spinoff “Don’t Be Tardy for the Wedding,” which debuted April 26, has not pulled in the ratings of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” but the numbers have been still relatively strong, averaging about 1.5 million viewers for its first three of six episodes.

In the meantime, Cynthia Bailey, Phaedra Parks and Kandi Burruss are also expected to come back.
The only one out from season four was Sheree Whitfield. Now who will be her replacement?

Straight From the A’s Michelle Brown last week exclusively cited the new person as Kenya Moore. I have not been able to independently confirm this news. The 41 year old was a former Miss USA in 1993 but is not from Atlanta. She grew up in Michigan and has a recent address in Aurora, Col. She had to move to Atlanta to be part of the show.

Bravo tried out quite a few women in Atlanta but if Moore is indeed on the show, the casting folks had to fish outside of town to find an appropriate person who could interact with the proper energy and fireworks. (It’s also possible they are merely trying Moore out like they did Marlo Hampton last season, who was a recurring member but ended up not making the cut.)

Moore has been a model (there are plenty of racy shots of her online) and an actress with parts in sitcoms such as “The Parent ‘Hood,” “The Jamie Foxx Show,” “The Steve Harvey Show” and “Girlfriends” as well as movie roles in “Waiting to Exhale” and “Deliver Us From Eva.”

'Real Housewives Of New Jersey': Caroline Manzo On Teresa Giudice, Dina Manzo And Season 4 Drama

2012-04-26T09:37:00.003-07:00

Via: The Huffington Post

Throughout the first three seasons of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," Caroline Manzo has been the mother hen. Housewives have come and gone -- including her younger sister Dina -- but Caroline has remained the most level-headed, stern-voiced, big-hearted member of the cast. However, her image seems to have taken a hit going into Season 4 (premiering Sunday, April 22 at 10 p.m. ET on Bravo).
When viewers last saw Caroline on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" Season 3 reunion, she was arguably the most emotional and upset we'd ever seen her ... and fellow original housewife Teresa Giudice was at the center of it all.

The cast -- which also includes Caroline's sister-in-law Jacqueline Laurita, who seemingly refused to attend the reunion, and relative newcomers Kathy Wakile, who is Teresa's cousin, and Teresa' sister-in-law Melissa Gorga -- was in the midst of filming Season 4 when the reunion taped. Though Caroline famously once said that her family is "thick as thieves," there was a lot of bad blood amongst the New Jersey housewives. Viewers sadly learned that Caroline's relationship with Dina had been strained and, as Caroline recently told HuffPost TV, that remains true to this day.

Below, the New Jersey native opens up about whether or not she and Dina will be able to patch things up, what went wrong with Teresa, the topic that she knows will lead her to "cry a lot of tears" while watching, why the ham game is retired and the reason why she'd stop doing the show.

Your family always seems to genuinely have so much fun together. And with each season, we get a little bit of insight into the silly things that you do together, like the ham game and Chris' Cajun voice. What can we look forward to this season?
I don't know. There's so many crazy things we do. There's a million different voices and I don't know what they'll capture, but the Cajun voice has never gone away. When the phone rings and it's Christopher, it's like, [imitates Cajun voice] "Hey Mama!" So that is still very prevalent. As far as anything else, it's something we don't think about, it's very natural to us. What the camera captures, I'm not sure, so I guess we'll find out together!

But the ham game, that's retired.
It's retired because now, they pay rent and they have to pay for their own ham. It cracks me up because I always said to them, "Wait 'til you pay for your own ham." And now, it's like hilarious because I'll hear one of them say, "Why'd you order that movie? You didn't need to buy that movie. It costs X amount of dollars." So they're very conscious now of the money they spend on silly things, like ham that they're gonna throw. They got their big boy pants on now.

In the Season 3 reunion, when viewers last saw you, things were very emotional and heated between you and Teresa. And you mentioned that you should have taken your own advice two years ago and taken her out of your life. What did you see in her that made you say that?
Oh, you know, just behavior patterns that you don't agree with; philosophies on life that you don't agree with. And you give people a pass a lot. Time after time, you attribute it to a bad day or a large age difference. And then, after a while, you start to realize, "Wait a minute. It's more than that." Things that I just let slide, for one reason or another, they just started to get compounded, and then you realize this is a pattern and it's in somebody's DNA, if you will. And then you make a decision.

Was Teresa even a friend of yours to begin with?
Teresa was and still is Dina's friend. The viewers make assumptions that we were best buddies, but no, she was part of a group, an ensemble that we traveled with. So my relationship with her was very different than it was with Jacqueline or than it was with Dina -- especially Dina. She was a friendly acquaintance: Yes, I stood up for her, and yes, I protected her because it's human decency to be that way. If you know someone and they're in a situation, of course you want to help them out, of course you want to protect them when they need it. It's just the right thing to do. It's just the right way to behave. It's kind of like love-they-neighbor policy. But the relationship between Teresa and I was never that deep. I did respect her as human being and as a person, but we never were girlfriends where we hung out and went to dinner and went shopping and talked on the phone. That never was a relationship that she and I shared.

It always did seem like you two were in very different places, with your kids moving out and she was still having kids when the show started.
It has nothing to do with who she is or who I am; I am a lot older than her. I am in a different place in my life than she is and that's all it is. It's just a matter of there not being that much in common between us to have that deep of a relationship. It's not a matter of me feeling that I was better than her or that I didn't like her; it's just a matter of us being different people in different places in our lives.

In the trailer for Season 4, we see you tell Teresa that you can't even look at her. Is your relationship with her at a point now that it's not even salvageable?
You can never say something's never salvageable, but when you're sorry you have to mean it. You have to be genuine in what you say. And if you're not genuine in what you say then don't waste your words. The story's gonna be told throughout the season and I hope people at the end of the season will have enough information to form their own opinion. And when they form their own opinion, I'm very well aware that some people are going to say, "I agree with Caroline" and some people are going to say, "I don't agree with Caroline." But that's what makes the world go round. So right now, where I am, is pretty much where you saw me last, but you'll see the story play out in the season and who knows where we'll wind up.

Going back to Season 1 and instances like that dinner with Danielle, when everyone defended Teresa, do you have any regrets?
Not at all. That's how I felt in the moment and I stand by what I said and what I did, absolutely. I don't have any regrets. I would only regret something that I did in a thoughtless manner. I was reckless with Kathy and Melissa when I first met them. And I felt badly afterwards and I owed them an apology, and I made sure that apology was made nationally. I'm not ashamed to say I did something wrong and I acted badly.

And now, most viewers of the show know -- from the Season 3 reunion and the Season 4 trailer -- that Teresa has driven a wedge between you and Dina. When I first saw that, it broke my heart. How are you two now?
It's the same. And if it breaks your heart, can you imagine how I feel? I remember the day she was born. I decorated her cradle. I remember when my mom told me she was pregnant with her. I'm 11 years older than Dina. She's more than my baby sister, but again, I have never shied away from anything negative and I've said many many times, "Look at the footage." We fight. I'm one of 11 kids. We fight all the time. And a fight can last a day, a week, a month, a year, who knows? But we always come back, and Dina will be back.
It's not just me. If it were just me, I would have to look and say, "Okay, Caroline. What'd you do? What'd you say?" And I don't know and I still don't know, but I'm going to leave it at that. Whatever beating I take in the press and through the court of public opinion, I'm willing to take that beating because I won't hurt my parents. I don't want to make this into something bigger than what it should be. It's a very personal thing. It's a very hurtful thing. But in time, we will mend and quite frankly, the only people that I have to worry about what they feel is my family. And I will always behave in a manner that will make them proud and I'll show my kids that sometimes, you gotta take a little beating in life to do the right thing. I'm willing to take the beating.

And speaking of your family, how has this affected them? Has there been any point where they wanted you to bow out of the show?
No, never. Never never never never. You'll see my brother get married on the show this season. You've seen a couple of my other sisters, my mom, my dad. We're a huge family. We're a very passionate group of people, but I swear to you, the day this show affects my family life in a negative way where I have to worry about a relationship ending because of a television show, I will be gone faster than a blink of an eye. Because at the end of the day, that's all that matters.

So there's never been a point where you've considered leaving the show?
Listen, it's like any other job in the world. You have your good days and you have your bad days. I have had some amazing opportunities and done some amazing things because of this television show. And I will forever be grateful to Bravo for it. And I've had some really crappy days because of the show. But, guess what? People go into work and have amazing and crappy days. That's life. But the minute it affects my role in my life as Albert's wife and my kids' mother, I'm gone.

What can we expect as the lighter moments of what seems to be a very drama-filled Season 4?
We had a lot of fun on our trip to California. Just stupid, slapstick, kind of make-no-sense comedy. Like real belly laughs. I look forward to watching my kids and what they're doing in their lives because it's just a "proud mommy" kind of thing. I think this year you see a lot more of the guys and they're funny. And they kind of get us through a lot of nonsense, which is great.

What can you tell us about what's going on with Ashley?
Right now, she's living in LA. She's been there about eight months and she's doing well and she's learning what it takes to survive on her own. She's had to make some sacrifices and adjustments. And I think her relationship with Jacqueline is stronger than ever. It's good to see her grow up the hard way and she's gonna take her lumps, but, you know what? That's good. That's positive. She will grow from this and be a better person because of it. So I think she's in the right place right now. She's probably in the best place she could be.

It seems like every season there's a moment that gets very emotional with your daughter Lauren, usually centering on her struggles with her weight. Are either of you ever worried about talking about that on national TV?
That was Lauren's decision to make. I will never ever put my children in a position where they have to talk about something that they're not comfortable with. And she has found through her journey that so many people are saying, "Thank you for having the courage to put it out there because not many do." And I will say that over the past year, Lauren went into a dark place that had me very, very worried and that story plays out. I couldn't be prouder of her. She's still on her way to finding out who she is, but you're going to see some pretty deep moments with Lauren this year … I'm sure I will cry a lot of tears watching it because there's no pain like the pain of a parent when their child hurts.

When was the last time you saw Danielle?
Oh my god. I don't even know. It was probably the reunion [for Season 2]. I don't know anything about her life now. It's something, someone that passes through your life as many other people have, and I don't even think about her. I don't want it to seem like I'm saying that in a negative way; she's just not a part of my life. I don't know where she is, what she's doing and listen, live your life. That's fine.

Who is your favorite non-Jersey housewife?
They're all such amazing personalities and I'm not just saying that to be politically correct, but they all have something about them that cracks me. Lisa Vanderpump comes walking in and she's dressed to the nines at 2 in the afternoon. She cracks me up. I don't even know. She's always on. And then you have the Atlanta girls with their one-liners that have me rolling on the floor. You wanna insult somebody, you call one of the Atlanta girls cause they do it in style. It's hilarious. And the New York ladies are such Type A personalities that having a conversation with them, you need a Xanax after, and you're cracking up laughing because they're funny. So I can't say I have a favorite because each one offers me something that I get a kick out of.

Well, being from New Jersey, I have to say you all hold a special place in my heart.
Thank you. You get us. We're a special breed.

Ashley [Ashlee] Holmes' Shocking Makeover

2012-04-26T09:27:00.000-07:00

Via: UsWeekly

Teresa Giudice's cookbook catastrophe was nearly upstaged by another cast member's dramatic new look on the season four premiere of Real Housewives of New Jersey Sunday night.

Jacqueline Laurita's daughter Ashlee (she changed the spelling of her name from Ashley last year) Holmes was almost unrecognizable thanks to a major hair color change and enhanced facial features.

In addition to going from brunette to light blonde and sporting super tanned skin, the 20-year-old, who got a nose job in 2010, significantly plumped up her lips.

While most viewers were seeing Holmes' altered appearance for the first time Sunday night, she actually debuted her makeover on Watch What Happen Live back in May 2011 while RHONJ was taping.

"Out of curiosity, are your lips bigger?" Andy Cohen asked before Holmes covered her mouth with her hand. "Um, I got a little bit of Juvederm in them," she replied, referencing the popular injectable filler. "People would always say that when I smile, my top lip would disappear, so I tried it but I'm not a fan to be honest."

Ever the diplomat, Cohen complimented her larger pout. "You actually look a little Angelina-esque,"

Holmes moved to Los Angeles to work on her clothing line last August. "I can't believe I'm moving tomorrow........ I have 85412554326 different feelings right now lol #lalaland here i come," she announced via Twitter at the time, later adding "been here for a total of 10minutes and i already LOVE my new home! #LA !!!!"

Why Teresa Giudice Didn't Do 'Housewives' Promo Tour

2012-04-26T09:17:00.000-07:00

By: HollywoodLife

Don’t believe the scurrilous reports on the Internet that there was so much bad blood between RHONJ cast member Teresa Giudice and the rest of the New Jersey Housewives, that they couldn’t even be in the same room together for promos. Hollywoodlife.com spoke to Teresa and got the real story.

Yes, there’s been plenty of drama between Teresa Giudice and her Real Housewives of New Jersey cast mates, Caroline Manzo, Kathy Wakile, Jacqueline Laurita and Melissa Gorga during several show seasons, BUT that’s not the reason that Teresa has been MIA from the pre-season promo work.

The truth, Teresa Giudice told Hollywoodlife.com exclusively, is very simple, straight forward and drama-free. “My new book, Fabulicious!: Fast & Fit, is coming out May 15 and I need to do press for it on TV shows, but you can’t get booked for the same shows within a span of three weeks,” she explained .
“I really need to go on the shows to promote my cookbook and both our RHONJ network, Bravo and the shows producers are fine with me missing the RHONJ promotions, they understand,” she added.

FYI, Teresa has NOT we repeat NOT written about any of the other New Jersey Housewives in her new cookbook, she tells us. She saw how her mention of Caroline Manzo, in her first cookbook, Fabulicious!, went over like a lead balloon.

“I wasn’t saying anything malicious about Caroline or anyone else in the cookbook, and I’m sincerely sorry that I offended Caroline. I really like her,” Teresa told us. “I was joking in my cookbook.”

In fact, Teresa says she apologized to all the New Jersey Housewives about her cookbook. “It takes a year to write a cookbook. It came out last May and relationships had soured in the interim,” she says.
“Drama,” she hopes is now in her past.

“Being on Celebrity Apprentice changed my life,” she says. “I learned that there’s more important things in life, than drama. There are children that need your help.”

Teresa met a sweet 7-year-old boy, Mathew Levine, who is suffering from a debilitating and rare kidney disease, called Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). “It broke my heart. He’s a beautiful boy, who looks healthy on the outside but very sick on the inside,” she relates. She decided to take up his cause and raised $60,000 on Celebrity Apprentice for NephCure.org, the only organization exclusively devoted to supporting research for FSGS.

“All the drama of the Housewives is nothing next to this. I want to raise money and awareness,” says Teresa. “Life is too short for drama.”

Now, as for what Teresa wants to do in the fifth season of RHONJ – it’s all about “working on resolution with my friends and family.”

In the meantime, season four of the Real Housewives of New Jersey kicks off this coming Sunday, April 22 at 10 p.m. Tune in! I will!

Atlanta 'Housewife' Kim Zolciak gets real about 'disgusting' co-star Marlo Hampton

2012-04-26T08:36:00.000-07:00

Via: Today Show/The Clicker
By: Jethro Nededog, The Hollywood Reporter

Kim Zolciak-Biermann at Bravo Upfront

While "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" reunion specials were still airing, Kim Zolciak’s cast mate and friend, Sheree Whitfield, confirmed reports that she wouldn’t be returning to the series if Bravo gives it another season.

“I think Sheree is just possibly in a different place,” Zolciak, whose new series "Don’t Be Tardy for the Wedding" premieres Thursday, told The Hollywood Reporter. “I don’t know what happened -- if it was completely her decision or Bravo’s, or a combination, I don’t know that. What I do know is that she does have a lot going on and I’m going to miss her.”

“If they are casting another housewife, then I look forward to that,” she added. “I look forward to meeting somebody new and kind of going through that, but Sheree definitely will be missed.”

Of course, that’s how Zolciak feels as long as Whitfield isn’t replaced by season-four standout and unofficial housewife, Marlo Hampton. Clearly, there is no love lost since the reunion was taped.

“Marlo better never hold a peach,” Zolciak said, referring the peaches the cast holds during the opening credits. “I mean she’s been arrested seven times, clearly that shows somebody’s character. Her language and her demeanor are just disgusting. Her energy to me is just disgusting, using the 'F' word, and the gay swear is disgusting to me. That really showed me her character, and after I saw that and heard that she had said that, I just had no interest in ever getting to know her.”

The two women really went at it during the reunion and Zolciak is still especially angry about Hampton bringing up her husband Kroy Biermann’s finances and the possibility they traded in her former engagement ring from “Big Poppa” to help pay for the one Biermann gave her.

“Just appalling to insult my family and it really ticked me off,” she said. “But I kept saying to myself, ‘I’m pregnant, calm down, don’t get aggravated, she doesn’t know me, doesn’t know anything about me.’ It seemed very rehearsed to me."

“She’s just trying to create drama so she can hold a peach, which will never happen,” Zolciak added.

"Don’t Be Tardy for the Wedding" premieres Thursday at 9 p.m. on Bravo.

Do you think Marlo will fire back after learning about Kim's "disgusting" comments? Would the always-blunt almost-"Housewife" make a good addition to the regular lineup? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page.

Where to Watch Bethenny's Talk Show

2012-04-25T15:24:00.001-07:00

Via: Bethenny.com

FOX just announced that my talk show Bethenny will be airing in six of the Fox Markets. I’ll be on:

NEW YORK, NY - WNYW at 11 a.m.
LOS ANGELES, CA - KTTV at 2 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA, PA - WTXF at 11 a.m.
DALLAS, TX - KDFW at 1 p.m
PHOENIX, AZ - KSAZ at 11 a.m.
MINNEAPOLIS - KMSP at 10 a.m.

Mark your calendars and be sure to tune in on Monday, June 11th!

Houston, always gets the shaft!

It's Over; It's Not Over .... (who knows!)

2012-04-25T13:31:00.000-07:00

At this point I have no idea if they are friends again or if they aren't but here's what went down.

Teresa published apology letters to her castmates in InTouch this week. Read

@JacLaurita: If T apologized I'm confused.Just last week she asked a mutual friend2pick a side&she never answered or returned my calls.I'd love2talk2her!

@JacLaurita: Hey @Teresa_Giudice ! I'd love for you to come over for a cup of tea with me so that we can sit down and talk. Call me

@JacLaurita: Hey @Teresa_giudice "Lucy, I'm hooome!!"

@Teresa_Giudice: Sorry @JacLaurita I was in a meeting, I just saw this. Would love to see you. Call me. xx

@JacLaurita: Calling now @Teresa_Giudice: Sorry @JacLaurita I was in a meeting, I just saw this. Would love to see you. Call me. xx"

@JacLaurita: Went 2 voice message, call me! Come over! @Teresa_Giudice Sorry Jac I was in a meeting, I just saw this. Would love to see you. Call me. xx"

@Teresa_Giudice: @JacLaurita sorry my VM is full. Calling you right now... xx

@JacLaurita: Baby steps

@Teresa_Giudice: I love how deeply you guys love all of us! @jaclaurita & I talked on the phone & agreed to take baby steps back to our friendship. xx

@JacLaurita: After insulting my husband,then rehashing the past,her animosity is still there&I think it's going2take a while to get past this. Mayb 1day.

@JacLaurita: My heart tells me that she's not sincerely ready to move forward. I'm beginning to believe it was a PR clean up attempt. Sad.

@Teresa_Giudice: It took alot for me to call @JacLaurita esp after I watched Ep2 this morning.You'll see. I'm trying & I'm going to keep our conv private. xx

@JacLaurita: They say time heals all wounds.

@JacLaurita: 4give me4being upset,I wanted2believe the apology was sincere.When I called her,it got intense w/rehashing past.Thought she wanted2move4ward

@JacLaurita: Baby steps would be great w/ @Teresa_giudice but only if its sincere&it definitely didn't sound like it.The show airing doesn't help I guess

Teresa Giudice Reveals: My Husband Joe Wants A Baby Boy

2012-04-25T11:51:00.001-07:00

Via: Hollywood Life

Should Teresa try again for a baby boy, after giving birth to four beautiful little girls? Here, she discusses her dilemma with Hollywoodlife.com exclusively. What do you think Hollymoms?

“I try to be Superwoman,” Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Teresa Giudice confesses to Hollywoodlife.com. “My husband Joe is telling me that we should have another baby – he wants to try for a boy.”

The major problem for Teresa is that like most incredibly busy working moms – she feels she’s spread so thin already.
After all, the 39-year-old is juggling filming and PR work for Real Housewives of New Jersey, Celebrity Apprentice, promoting her new cookbook, Fabulicious: Fast & Fit, due out May 15, and caring for her four young daughters – Gia, 11, Gabriella, 8, Milania, 6 and Audriana, 2.
Plus, she revealed to Hollywoodlife.com that she doesn’t have a nanny, she cooks all the family dinners, drives her girls to all their after school activities, does all the family laundry, and she only has a cleaning lady every other week!
Honestly, we don’t know how she can possibly do it all.
And then, she explains that her two youngest daughters, Milania and Audriana, still insist that she lie down with them at night until they go to sleep.
“Then I go back to my bed and Joe wants some action,” she laughs. “He always says – ‘you’re so tired!’”
Hmm! Joe – there’s a lot of reasons why. Nevertheless, Teresa admits to us that she feels a little guilty about not being ready for a fifth child. “Whenever I ask Joe, what he wants for his birthday, he replies: ‘Another baby!’”
Teresa herself is happy with her family of little daughters “I’m just so grateful that I have healthy kids and I think I understand why God sent me four girls,” she explains. “I grew up with a brother, Joe (Gorga), and we were close when we were young, but not so much now. But with my girls, we can be best friends, and they will have each other. Sisters will always stick together.”
That’s true Teresa!

Bonnie Fuller
Hollybaby

Melissa Gorga: Teresa Giudice Is Trying to Ruin My Marriage

2012-04-25T11:42:00.002-07:00

Via: US Weekly

(Melissa Posted this on Twitter) The Real Housewives of New Jersey has begun, so has the competition for magazine covers. I don't think anyone is working on any kind of reconciliation in this family.

Melissa Gorga is not a gold digger, despite what Teresa Giudice wants her brother to believe.
On Sunday's episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Gorga, 32, was floored when she learned that her sister-in-law had been trying to poison her marriage to Joe Gorga.
"Joe told me his sister said to him that 'I would leave him for a richer man.' I wish he never told me," Melissa wrote on her Bravo blog. "Why would she ever say something like that?

"What is she trying to say -- I only love him for the money? Oh, because he's not handsome, charming or sexy? He's not an amazing husband and father? Money is all he has going for him? I don't think so. I have been married for almost eight years now. I have three beautiful children with this man [Antonia, Gino and Joey]."

Melissa -- who once hoped to reconcile with Giudice, 39 -- added that she's "never heard her say anything like this until we joined this show. It's almost like she is planting a seed for everyone to believe. Or even for her brother to believe."

Despite what Giudice insinuated, Melissa isn't worried about the state of her marriage. "It's very clear to everyone what she is trying to do, so I'm not going to get into it that much," she explained. "I think watching me and Joe it's quite obvious how we feel about each other."

Joe confronted his sister about the offensive comment later in the episode, but "she once again had no excuse and said, 'I heard rumors,'" Gorga wrote. "We hear rumors all the time, but don't go to Teresa or her husband and ask if they are true. . . I am his wife and in no way is it right to say something like that to your brother about his wife and expect him to just live with it. If it's just rumors, why put that in your brother's head?"

The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sundays at 10 p.m. EST on Bravo.

Teresa Giudice Apologizes: "I Miss My Friends And Family"

2012-04-25T10:51:00.000-07:00

Via: InTouch Weekly

Exclusive: Teresa Giudice Apologizes: "I Miss My Friends And Family"

As she watched the April 22 premiere of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice longed to turn back the hands of time. Here were the women she was once closest to — now all discussing how much they can’t stand her. “Things have gotten out of hand,” Teresa admits to In Touch. “I want to accept responsibility for the things I did wrong. I’m truly sorry.”

Teresa’s tearful olive branch stems from an epiphany she had while playing for a charity on Celebrity Apprentice. “All of this drama seemed insignificant after I was exposed to people with real problems.” And so, in an attempt to bury the hatchet, Teresa, 39, has written open letters to Jacqueline, Melissa, Kathy and Caroline. “I wish I could take it all back and start over,” she confesses.

In her open letter to Jacqueline, Teresa writes, "Dear Jacqueline, I wish we could have resolved things sooner because I’m sincerely sorry for upsetting you — and I’m sorry I didn’t respond to your apology on Twitter. I feel like things have gotten out of hand, which is sad. I miss our friendship. I miss being like Lucy and Ethel with you. And so I hope we can work through these problems one day, when you are ready. Teresa xoxo"

To read all of Teresa's open letters to her former friends, pick up this week's issue of In Touch.

I for one will be picking this up, not only so I can tell you all what she said, but because I am truly interested in what she has to say. Clearly, this woman is going through a lot of emotions, changes and she really doesn't need their added drama. I hope that she and Joe Gorga are able to move forward as brother and sister. I have said this before, and I will say it again. I lost my ONLY sibling, my brother to a seven year battle with cancer when he was 17 and I was 14. To this day I still miss him, every single day. They need time to work their issues out without a lot of interference.

I believe there is more to her and J. Gorga's conversation when she told him, "Your wife would leave you for a man with more money." He probably set her off and she said something that a lot of us would say when we feel attacked. We aren't getting the whole story. She probably deeply regrets it and said it in the heat of the moment, not really meaning it OR thinking it was going to be broadcast on TV. Shame on J. Gorga for bringing that to our light.