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  • RHONJ’s Jackie Goldschneider Defends Luis Ruelas in Court Battle With His Ex Vanessa Reiser as She Claims Vanessa Exploited Her Vulnerability

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    Teresa Giudice‘s husband, Luis Ruelas, has submitted a written declaration in which her former on-screen nemesis, Jackie Goldschneider, came to his defense amid his ongoing legal battle with former fiancée Vanessa Reiser.

    After Luis accused Vanessa of violating an agreement they made in 2020, which required them to refrain from trash-talking one another publicly and to third parties, the 48-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey star wrote a letter on his behalf, claiming Vanessa reached out to her and Margaret Josephs, 58, after Luis began dating Teresa in 2020.

    “I am providing this affidavit in support of [Luis’] motion for contempt against Vanessa Reiser,” Jackie wrote, via Us Weekly. “Prior to meeting [Vanessa], I became aware that Ruelas and Reiser had a romantic relationship that ended abruptly. Following the conclusion of their relationship, [Ruelas] began dating my cast member, Teresa Giudice, which eventually led to their marriage.”

    “[Vanessa] often made derogatory statements about [Luis] to me during our interactions. [Vanessa] and I spoke multiple times via text message and phone, where she identified herself as [Luis’] ex-fiancée and frequently made negative remarks about him,” she continued. “Although I was initially sympathetic to [Vanessa’s] situation, she exploited my vulnerability and kindness and sought to leverage our interactions to criticize [Luis].”

    Following a falling out with Teresa, 53, on RHONJ, Jackie welcomed Vanessa into her home, where Vanessa allegedly made more comments about Luis as she “portrayed herself as a victim and consistently characterized [Luis] as a narcissist.”

    “She often recounted stories about their relationship that portrayed him in a negative light,” Jackie recalled. “[And] I believe that her actions and statements are in direct violation of the terms of the consent order between her and [Luis] … Her conduct, as it pertained to me, had been consistent and aimed at disparaging [Luis].”

    Following Jackie’s writing of the letter, an insider close to the former attorney informed Us Weekly that she was glad to help Luis in this legal matter.

    Meanwhile, Vanessa denied she violated the 2020 deal as she clapped back at Jackie’s statements.

    “Jackie hated [Luis] and his wife because his wife wrongfully and viciously accused Jackie’s husband of having an affair. But now, when Jackie needs a friend to keep her on the show, she has buddied up with Teresa,” she explained. 

    A judge has yet to rule.

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  • REPORT: ‘RHONJ’ Season 15 to Return With 4 Cast Members as 3 Are Fired and Newbies Are Added, Plus Update on Jackie & Jennifer and When Filming Will Begin

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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey cast has reportedly undergone some major changes ahead of its upcoming 15th season.

    Over a year after the 14th season concluded with Teresa Giudice, 53, and Melissa Gorga, 46, estranged, and the rest of the cast divided, a new report suggests that only four cast members will return as three others are fired, and a number of newbies are added to film the new episodes.

    “Just got word that Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dolores Catania, and Margaret Josephs have officially been tapped to film test scenes with a batch of potential new housewives in the next few weeks. Producers are setting up one on one or small group shoot sessions (think pairings like Dolores + Margaret, Dolores + Melissa, Margaret + Melissa, and Teresa + Dolores),” Bravo and Cocktails revealed to its readers on August 19.

    That means Jennifer Aydin, 48, Danielle Cabral, 39, and Rachel Fuda, 34, have not been asked back.

    “With potentially newbies mostly locked in, it’s now all about capturing compelling footage, watching the chemistry, and deciding which pairings (or singles) stand out. The plan is to unveil the returning vets at BravoCon in November, but it’s unclear if the newbies will be revealed alongside them,” the report continued. 

    As for when filming on season 15 could potentially begin, it was noted that production was hoping to include fall and winter holidays, including Halloween.

    “[It’s] perfect timing for giving the show that classic Jersey charm,” the outlet stated. 

    In addition to sharing that the final four could change before the cast is set in stone, Bravo and Cocktails also revealed that the fates of Jackie Goldschneider, 48, and Jennifer Fessler, 56, are up in the air.

    “Jen Fessler and Jackie Goldschneider have yet to be invited to film, though they could easily be slotted in last-minute if producers decide to bring one (or both) back into the mix. Of the two, execs are leaning more towards Jen Fessler at this time,” it noted.

    The report comes just days after Joe Gorga, 50, told fans at Dolores’ charity softball game that he and his family would be coming “back,” and after Margaret hinted at her comeback on Instagram.

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  • Margaret Josephs Suggests She’d Quit RHONJ If Teresa & Luis Return, Shades Teresa’s Psychic, and Talks Next Season, Plus If She Has Regrets About Season 14 and Being “Done” With Jackie Goldschneider for Good

    Margaret Josephs Suggests She’d Quit RHONJ If Teresa & Luis Return, Shades Teresa’s Psychic, and Talks Next Season, Plus If She Has Regrets About Season 14 and Being “Done” With Jackie Goldschneider for Good

    Margaret Josephs opened up about what would make her quit The Real Housewives of New Jersey cast while appearing on Melissa Gorga‘s podcast on Thursday.

    As Margaret, 57, reacted to Teresa Giudice, 52, enlisting a psychic to predict who would be asked back to the show for season 15, looked back on season 14, and explained why she is done with her friendship with Jackie Goldschneider, 48, she shared what would make her walk away from the series after starring on it for seven seasons.

    On the October 3 episode of On Display With Melissa Gorga, after being asked how she would respond to being asked back to RHONJ with people she didn’t want to film with, Margaret confirmed, “I just wouldn’t.”

    “I just have to protect my family and I cannot put myself in that position and I think it would be dangerous for myself and my family,” she admitted, seemingly hinting at not wanting to film with Teresa or her husband  Luis Ruelas who she claims made threatening calls to her son.

    Then, when Melissa, 45, said that she has “no answers” about what the future will hold for RHONJ, Margaret confirmed, “We know absolutely nothing.”

    “We don’t know when we’re going back to filming. We’re just on a break. We’re on a much-needed break,” she stated. “We don’t know anyone who’s coming back. We don’t know what’s happening.”

    Margaret then took aim at Teresa’s psychic.

    “We’re not bringing psychics on the show to tell us what’s happening, not psychics that look like a side-show freak at least. I had to say that. That was funny. Someone sent me that cuz I’m blocked but that was kind of funny,” she noted.

    Meanwhile, Melissa agreed that the ongoing discussions about what might happen with RHONJ are “like beating a dead horse.”

    “I think we all need to just sit back, see what happens, and when it does happen, we all need to accept whatever it is,” she stated.

    “Exactly,” Margaret replied. “Whatever happens is what’s meant to be and I think we’re fine with it.”

    As she looked ahead to the potential new season, and who may come and who may go, Margaret said she had mixed suspicions.

    “One day I think they might just be like ‘We’re sick of all these broads in general, let’s just get all new people. ‘ But I think people are invested in us and invested in our lives. I don’t know. We still had good ratings. I change my mind every day,” she shared. “I don’t wish bad on anybody. Even the people I can’t stomach, I don’t want something bad to happen to them. I really don’t. I don’t want to see anyone lose money. As much as I can’t tolerate and don’t want to be around them, I don’t want anything bad to happen … I don’t want to see them anymore but I don’t want to see the demise of them.”

    According to Melissa, she felt that the ratings on their series were “pretty amazing,” and that they were “killing it” before Bravo put them on pause.

    “We were doing a really good job. [And] I feel like there could still be a lot of show left. I feel like they could recast and still make a great show but there’s also another part that makes me feel like, listen, there’s a lot of years we’ve been doing this and sometimes it is good to elevate and try new things and go another way,” she acknowledged.

    Moving on to her possible regrets, Margaret said she had none when it came to season 14.

    “I feel like everything came out right, for me, I feel like I came out on top,” she noted. “The gods blessed me a week before that final episode when I found out, I called the ex’s attorney, and the ex and I found out about Jackie going over there. That was like a gift. I was vindicated.”

    Also on Melissa’s podcast, Margaret said that she has not spoken to Jackie, nor would she.

    “I’m done with that relationship. I don’t wish her any ill. She showed me who she is. She obviously never felt a certain way, the way I felt about her. I really loved her. I did champion her, regardless of what she thinks,” Margaret revealed as Melissa admitted she had a “soft spot for her.”

    “She defended you, she stuck up for you and for all of us but the truth is, behind our backs, she did a lot of things that we found out about and I think that’s indicative of her character … It’s sad that I found out who she is,” Margaret replied. 

    Melissa went on to say that she was sad to see the falling out between Margaret and Jackie.

    “I had a firsthand look at your friendship with her and I’ve said before, you used to remind me sometimes: Make sure to call Jackie. Make sure you invite Jackie. You were always keeping her at the top of your list,” Melissa stated.

    “[But] when you show me who you are, that’s it. And she was not who I thought she was,” Margaret concluded.

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  • Jacqueline Laurita Addresses Caroline Writing Letter of Support for Tommy Manzo, Danielle Cabral Unfollowing Caroline After Joining RHONJ, and Slams “Pathetic” Jackie Goldschneider, Plus Shades Margaret Josephs for Playing Dirty and Says Show is No Longer “Fun to Watch”

    Jacqueline Laurita Addresses Caroline Writing Letter of Support for Tommy Manzo, Danielle Cabral Unfollowing Caroline After Joining RHONJ, and Slams “Pathetic” Jackie Goldschneider, Plus Shades Margaret Josephs for Playing Dirty and Says Show is No Longer “Fun to Watch”

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    Jacqueline Laurita reacted to Caroline Manzo‘s support of Tommy Manzo during a podcast appearance last week, months after Tommy was found guilty of hiring a hit man to assault ex-wife Dina Manzo‘s now-husband, Dave Cantin.

    While also sharing her thoughts on Danielle Cabral, 39, unfollowing Caroline, 63, her aunt, after being cast on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, and shading Jackie Goldschneider, 47, and Margaret Josephs, 57, for their behavior on the show, Jacqueline, 54, described the Bravo series as “toxic” and weighed in on Caroline being a character witness for Tommy, 59.

    “I’m happy the truth finally came out and justice will be served. It just was so disturbing and scary,” Jacqueline began on the September 10 episode of the AllAboutTRH podcast.

    As for the involvement of both Caroline and Dolores Catania, 53, Jacqueline said she had no idea what their letters said — or if they actually existed.

    “I did hear from the grapevine that they were character witnesses for Tommy because I know at the time, Caroline and Dolores were close with Tommy and not so much Dina. And they hadn’t been in contact with Dina in a really long time,” she noted. “Tommy is Caroline’s husband’s brother. So, I could imagine that it put her in an awkward position. And I don’t think either of them truly believed that Tommy would be capable of this. I think they thought it came from someone else, maybe Dina’s husband’s ex’s family [the one that he left for Dina].”

    “I’m sure they’re shocked and disappointed about it. I haven’t discussed this with either of them … because it’s so deep. But I can’t imagine, that’s Caroline’s brother and then her mother-in-law’s son. I’m sure she’s angry,” Jacqueline continued.

    While Jacqueline acknowledged that Caroline and Dina “aren’t close,” she said she “would’ve opted to stay out of” the court case.

    Moving on to Danielle unfollowing Caroline after landing a role on RHONJ, Jacqueline, whose brother-in-law’s ex-wife is married to Danielle’s father, admitted she didn’t understand why she would do that.

    “What happened there?” she wondered. “Caroline helped her. She was, like, kind of suggesting her for the show and everything. I had heard she got in an argument with her brother’s wife because she didn’t take her wedding dress shopping with her. That’s the only thing I’ve heard. But I don’t know what that has to do with Caroline.”

    As for Jackie’s newfound friendship with Teresa Giudice, 52, Jacqueline didn’t have anything good to say about Jackie — especially after she shared private texts between them with Melissa Gorga, who went public with the texts at the RHONJ season 13 reunion.

    “She’s pathetic to me, sorry. I just think that was sh*tty. I just think she’s so desperate and pathetic. I think she’s trying to hold onto her position so she’s doing that,” Jacqueline suspected. “For me, I [was] just like, ‘We were good and I don’t understand why you did that.’”

    Jacqueline then noted that Teresa “thinks they’ve transpired into a real friendship.”

    “Which, maybe, because Jackie was acting out because of what was said on camera and that she was upset about her husband [Evan Goldschneider] cheating. So I understood why Jackie was upset at the time. So if Teresa can let that go, that’s on her,” Jacqueline reasoned.

    According to Jacqueline, she had an experience with Jackie that was similar to that of Margaret, who had said Jackie constantly sent her stuff about Teresa.

    “Why would you put mine out there without putting yours out there?” she asked Jackie.

    Continuing on about Margaret, Jacqueline said she initially thought Margaret was “good for the show.”

    “I thought she was witty and stuff like that. But Margaret, I don’t know … I think there’s obviously a lot behind the scenes going on and being talked about and stuff like that. People will say something for shock value,” she explained. “And I think Margaret likes to keep things in her back pocket to use against people for things, and it is a dirty game to play.”

    Then, when Margaret calling Jennifer Aydin, 47, a drug addict and exposing Bill Aydin‘s affair were mentioned, Jacqueline admitted that can stick with a person.

    “People will tend to believe it [even] if it’s not true. [But] I think they all kind of do that. They go after each other because it’s like, ‘Let me talk about you, take the heat off me.’ I feel like they all kind of take jabs at each other,” she stated. “It’s gotten very toxic to watch. It’s not fun to watch anymore. It’s too tense and deep and dark.”

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey is currently on pause ahead of its 15th season.

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  • Teresa Giudice Reacts to Frank Saying Bravo Asked Her to Leave RHONJ, Reveals Who She Wants to Return, and Accuses Melissa of Using Cheating Rumor for a Storyline, Joe Prioritizing Work Over Time With Late Dad, and Jackie

    Teresa Giudice Reacts to Frank Saying Bravo Asked Her to Leave RHONJ, Reveals Who She Wants to Return, and Accuses Melissa of Using Cheating Rumor for a Storyline, Joe Prioritizing Work Over Time With Late Dad, and Jackie

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    Teresa Giudice spoke out about Frank Catania‘s claim that Bravo asked her to “leave” The Real Housewives of New Jersey and revealed which cast member she’d like to see return while appearing on a podcast last week.

    As she also shaded Melissa Gorga, 45, for using the cheating rumor against her for a storyline on the show and suggesting her brother, Joe Gorga, 50, chose work over their late father, Teresa, 52, defended her friendship with Jackie Goldschneider, 47, and expressed confusion over Frank’s statements.

    “I don’t know what Frank Catania’s doing. I have no idea. No comment,” she stated on the August 22 episode of the AllAboutTRH Podcast. “I don’t know why he’s saying these things. I’m glad TMZ came forward saying that that’s not true. Thank you TMZ. Thank you for saying the truth.”

    Although no casting announcements for season 15 have been made quite yet, Teresa said she’d like to see Jacqueline Laurita, 54, come back to the show.

    “She doesn’t even live here, [but] I’ll say, Jacqueline,” Teresa shared.

    Looking back at season 13, Teresa, who was accused of pushing for a cheating rumor about Melissa to come out, explained how Joe was ultimately made privy to the claim.

    “She ended up telling me other things, Laura, that I did tell my brother. I mean, it wasn’t me. I ended up telling my husband [Luis Ruelas] and then my husband said ‘I think your brother should know this,’” Teresa revealed, signaling Laura Marasca Jensen, a former friend of Margaret Josephs, 57.

    “But told my brother in private without cameras and then they wanted to bring it to light for, again, for a storyline,” she continued of Melissa and Joe. “I didn’t need it for a storyline. I didn’t bring it to light for a storyline. Luis told my brother in confidence, without cameras and then they decided to bring it out to light so it would be on TV. I didn’t want to lose it for a storyline.”

    Teresa also shaded Joe when speaking of how it is traditional in Italian families that fathers move in with sons after their wives pass.

    “Me and my father have always been so close. He always wanted to hang out with my brother but my brother was always working. My brother always … work and work,” she stated as she spoke of Giacinto Gorga wanting to live with her after the death of her mom. “We all work. You’ve gotta make time for your parents if you want to.”

    According to Teresa, her ex-husband, Joe Giudice, 52, was also close to her father.

    “That’s one good thing about my ex, and that’s why my father loved my ex so much. Joe actually hung out with my dad a lot, spent a lot of time with him,” she revealed. “They used to play cards together. I remember when my dad passed away, Joe, he was so upset. Even when my mom passed away, he was devastated. He adored my parents. He was so good to my parents. And my parents loved him. They know Joe didn’t mean to hurt me in any way. Right before my dad passed away, he went to Italy with Joe.”

    Recalling past seasons of the show, which she only began watching recently, Teresa said that one particular moment, in which Melissa suggested she didn’t pay her bills, stood out.

    “That replays in my head all the time. We paid our bills. They say things like that,” she refuted.

    Teresa then recalled a scene where Melissa and Joe met with a financial advisor, who referenced her legal drama.

    “That guy, Bob Heyser, that was my father’s accountant at the time, which was my brother’s accountant, which was my accountant when I was working before meeting Joe,” she revealed. “That was my accountant, that I couldn’t believe he was talking sh*t about me. When he was saying that, I could not believe that. If my father saw that, my father would be knocking on his door.”

    Also on the podcast, Teresa was asked if she’d remain friends with Jackie if Jackie reconciled with Margaret.

    “She does not want to ever see her again. She doesn’t like her. She saw her for who she is. She’s not gonna become friends with her,” Teresa replied. “I don’t know how to be fake. There’s a lot of people on our cast that — they’re very strategic or they know how to be fake or they hang out with people so they don’t go against them. That’s not me.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey is currently on hiatus ahead of its 15th season.

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  • Melissa Gorga Shares What RHONJ Producers Frown Upon, Status With Jackie, and What Pissed Her Off Most, Plus Convo That Wasn’t Shown, If She’s Prepared for Firing From “Toxic” Show, and Shades Alternate Reunion as “Pointless”

    Melissa Gorga Shares What RHONJ Producers Frown Upon, Status With Jackie, and What Pissed Her Off Most, Plus Convo That Wasn’t Shown, If She’s Prepared for Firing From “Toxic” Show, and Shades Alternate Reunion as “Pointless”

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    Melissa Gorga revealed what her Real Housewives of New Jersey producers don’t like while appearing on Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp‘s podcast on Friday.

    In addition to offering an update on where she stands with Jackie Goldschneider, 47, noting what upset her most about their feud and sharing why she believes Jackie switched sides, Melissa, 45, shared her thoughts on potentially being fired from the show and shaded the alternate reunion as pointless.

    “That was always frowned upon by the producers. It was always, ‘Pick a side,’” Melissa shared on the August 22 episode of In the Twot Seat of cast members being neutral. “All of the sudden, they love it from [Dolores Catania]. [But] they needed someone to do that in Jersey.”

    Amid filming on season 14, Melissa and Jackie suffered a falling out. And, in the months since, they haven’t spoken.

    As Melissa noted, their last run-in was at one of Jackie’s book signings.

    “I haven’t spoken to Jackie since … I went to her book signing during filming … I did the right thing, even after she came to my housewarming party,” she shared.

    As for what annoyed her most about the situation, Melissa shaded Jackie as “desperate” for going against Margaret Josephs, 57, and attempting to make her friendship with Teresa Giudice, 53, an issue between them.

    “In every scene she was in with me, she was going hard for Margaret … I would approach her and I would say to her, ‘What are you doing Jackie? This is out of left field. Margaret always rallied for you,’” Melissa recalled. “[Margaret] would remind me, I have text messages from Margaret, uh-oh, screenshots, saying, ‘Invite Jackie. Don’t forget about Jackie. Let’s call Jackie, Keep her at dinner.’ Because she knows that Jackie was so sensitive about it because Jackie would always call her.”

    “Her and I were close too. We always had each other’s backs, Jackie and I, but what pissed me off the most was that in every single scene — and they didn’t show us having this conversation but we had it — she would say to me, ‘You’re just mad Melissa. You’re just mad because now I’m friends with your sister-in-law.’ And I would say, ‘I’m not mad. Stop trying to make me mad. I’m not mad.’”

    “She was so annoyed and mad that I wasn’t mad because she wanted that to be the thing,” Melissa added.

    When Melissa was then asked why Jackie switched sides amongst the RHONJ cast, Melissa made it clear that she didn’t take Jackie’s friendship with Teresa seriously, saying, point blank, “She hates her. Sorry. It’s so obvious.”

    Looking to the future of the show, Melissa confirmed she’s prepared to make an exit.

    “Because of all the rumors that are out there, I am fully prepared for anything. I think I would realize that [Teresa] and I are two extremely different characters … So if Bravo decides to go that route and kind of the darker, whatever it is, route, then I need to say, ‘That is not a show that I want to be on anyway,’ which it truly isn’t,” she stated. “I do want to be on [RHONJ]. I do not want to be on that toxic sh*t so as long as she is there and that whole thing would come back, I wouldn’t find it as a loss.”

    “And I also want to say, I’ve had a 14-year run. These things do have an end. You can’t do it forever,” she continued. “So, do I want to come back? Do I hope that they do something a little fresh and new? Of course. I hope that there’s some changes and I don’t know that I’ll be a part of them. I don’t think anybody knows but if they chose that route, I don’t want to be on it anyway. So I feel like it’s a good time to say, ‘It’s time.’”

    Also on the podcast, Melissa reflected on the alternative reunion, which saw her and her cast members at a watch party for the finale episode.

    “Everyone [hated it]. I actually thought it was pointless. It did nothing,” she stated. “I watched it live and I was like, … I didn’t want to keep seeing the finale again. We already saw that. It was trial and error.”

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  • Margaret Josephs Reacts to Luis Ruelas Wishing Harm on Son on RHONJ Finale, Slams Jackie as “Disgraceful,” Plus Talks Warrior Video and ‘Reunion’

    Margaret Josephs Reacts to Luis Ruelas Wishing Harm on Son on RHONJ Finale, Slams Jackie as “Disgraceful,” Plus Talks Warrior Video and ‘Reunion’

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    Margaret Josephs is reacting to Luis Ruelas wishing harm on her son during the Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 finale.

    Following the airing of the episode on Sunday, Margaret, 57, slammed Teresa Giudice‘s husband for his “appalling” and “disgusting” comment as she also shaded Jackie Goldschneider, 47, as “disgraceful” for failing to speak up and accused her co-star of being loyal to no one.

    “I was threatened again in the finale, my entire family,” Margaret stated on SiriusXM’s Reality Checked with Kiki Monique. “I find it appalling, disgusting … No one says that. It’s horrifying. It’s very disgraceful.”

    As RHONJ fans saw, Luis, 50, told Teresa, 52, on Sunday’s episode that he hoped Margaret’s son “suffered” before offering an apology on Tuesday amid major social media backlash.

    In addition to being repulsed by Luis’ statement against her son, Margaret was also upset with Jackie.

    “I was nothing but a champion for Jackie. I loved her. I cared for her and she watched them do all these horrible things to me and never spoke up. So I actually find it disgraceful,” she said of her former friend. “Jackie knew about that, knows that side, and kept quiet. She probably didn’t want that terror to come on herself and figured, ‘Let it come all on Margaret and no one will be the wiser.’ But as fate would have it, it all came out. The truth all came out.”

    Although Margaret exposed Jackie for meeting with Luis’ ex in the finale episode, Teresa, who Jackie grew close to amid season 14, was unmoved, which Margaret believes was due to Teresa’s disdain for her.

    “Absolutely. That and Teresa didn’t want me, as her dear friend Jennifer Aydin said, to have the win because she knew I was absolutely vindicated in that moment, and Teresa couldn’t admit to being wrong or anything remotely like that,” Margaret explained. “And also, Jackie played it all wrong. If she had half a brain, Jackie should have said, ‘Yeah, Teresa, I wanted to stick it right up your ass and I love Margaret and you know what? I wanted to ruin you and I did. I got ya back. Margaret. I’m so sorry. How could I have done this to you,’ and ran to my side of the table. That’s what Jackie should’ve done. She would’ve looked like a hero.”

    “[But] Jackie has no loyalty to anybody but herself. She made that quite clear,” Margaret added.

    As for the info Jackie said she got from Luis’ ex to use if Teresa didn’t stop targeting her, Margaret shared what she knew about Luis’ infamous Warrior video.

    “I think it was very serendipitous if you look at Bravo and Cocktails, who also, thank God, told the truth and said she had nothing to do with me because she didn’t. I was accused of all of that, and she said she doesn’t know where she got the Warrior video from, but it could’ve been from the ex or it could’ve been from Jackie Goldschneider,” Margaret revealed.

    Also on the radio show, Margaret teased the upcoming episode of RHONJ, which will feature the cast re-watching the finale episode in two groups.

    “There are some surprising, shocking moments. It’s gonna be a good watch,” she vowed.

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  • Melissa Gorga Addresses the Future of RHONJ Cast After Dramatic Finale as Costars React, Plus See Promo for Reunion Special as Jenn Fessler Refuses to Sit in “Room” of “Snakes”

    Melissa Gorga Addresses the Future of RHONJ Cast After Dramatic Finale as Costars React, Plus See Promo for Reunion Special as Jenn Fessler Refuses to Sit in “Room” of “Snakes”

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    Melissa Gorga, Rachel Fuda and other Real Housewives of New Jersey castmates hinted that the current cast can’t go forward as it is, following the dramatic season finale – which seemingly closed the chapter on this specific group. Around the same time, a promo gave insight into how the upcoming reunion special will go down, with Jennifer Fessler declaring that she won’t film with a “room” of “snakes.”

    Amid the cast divide, Bravo decided to film the opposing sides separately in an ‘alternate’ reunion without host Andy Cohen, as castmates watched back the intense finale. Since the season wrapped, reports have indicated that the current cast will either be completely replaced or get a major overhaul.  

    In an interview for BravoTV, Teresa Giudice said the show isn’t supposed to be about “cutting people out” and having “teams,” which is “so high-schoolish.”

    Melissa in her own interview addressed the future of RHONJ.

    “I don’t know where the group goes from here but … I wouldn’t take anything back,” said Melissa, via @therealhousewiveszone on Instagram. “At the end of the day, I fight for my family and my husband and my kids and what’s morally right.” The star said she wants to be around people that “want to see [her] thrive.” And if they don’t wish her well, it’s time to “remove them” from her life.

    Rachel declared that the “multi-million-dollar question” is “where do we go from here” as a group. She doesn’t know “if there can be a next chapter” with “this group of women.”

    Jackie answered, “I don’t think the group as it is goes anywhere from here,” but added that there are “some good people” in the group who are “open to resolutions” and a “good time,” and know how to have “petty” fights. According to Jackie, if you “build around” those people, there can be a “great show.”

    Danielle said there’s “no going back” after what was “done this year.”

    Even Fessler said she doesn’t believe a group reconciliation is “in the cards.”

    Meanwhile, Bravo dropped a promo for the upcoming alternate reunion.

    In the video, shared by @queensofbravo on Instagram, an announcer said the cast will have “the ultimate sit-down” at The Rails as they watch the finale.

    In one clip, Dolores expressed that she didn’t “want to see this part,” and called the actions of one castmate “wrong.”

    During another moment in Margaret and Melissa’s camp, Fessler was standing near the table saying, “I don’t have to sit in a room like this with snakes.”

    At one point, Margaret called a certain scene “disgusting,” and Teresa seemingly told Dolores to stop “stick[ing] up” for someone.

    The reunion special airs next Sunday night on Bravo.

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  • ‘RHONJ’ Star Melissa Gorga on Kathy’s ‘WWHL’ Shade, “Phony” Jennifer Aydin, and Teresa’s “Big Reveal,” Plus Marge’s Flowers, Shades “Traitor” Jackie and Two-Faced Jennifer Fessler, and “Very Sad” Finale

    ‘RHONJ’ Star Melissa Gorga on Kathy’s ‘WWHL’ Shade, “Phony” Jennifer Aydin, and Teresa’s “Big Reveal,” Plus Marge’s Flowers, Shades “Traitor” Jackie and Two-Faced Jennifer Fessler, and “Very Sad” Finale

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    Melissa Gorga appeared on Sunday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, where she reacted to Kathy Wakile dissing her on an episode of Andy Cohen‘s late-night show earlier this month.

    While also shading a number of her current Real Housewives of New Jersey co-stars, including Jennifer Aydin, 47, Jackie Goldschenider, 47, and Jennifer Fessler, 53, reacting to Teresa Giudice‘s “big reveal,” and applauding Margaret Josephs‘ floral funeral arrangement, Melissa, 45, teased the upcoming finale episode and shared her thoughts on Kathy’s unwillingness to reconcile with her and Joe Gorga.

    “I was a little shocked that she had a little shade to her answer as opposed to being a little bit more optimistic. What I said on [Jeff Lewis Live] was very nice, and it was like, ‘Hey. You’re gonna live across the street. Hopefully, the two cousins can connect,’” Melissa recalled on the July 28 episode of WWHL. “She said, ‘Oh that’s convenient.’ Well yeah, it is convenient. You’re gonna live across the street.”

    “It just seemed like she was trying to throw shade when there was no need,” Melissa added.

    Andy, 56, then asked her about Aydin continuing to mention cheating rumors after apologizing for doing so in the past.

    “It just goes to show you she’s so phony. It’s so phony,” Melissa stated. “She sits down and she tries to have a conversation like she wants to move forward all the time, and no matter what she does, she has to shade Envy. Like the fact that she threw shade at Envy and the fashion show, it’s like, what happened to women supporting women, rooting for girls who are doing things, creating small businesses? I was a young girl when I created that business and it turned into what it is today. I just think she’s so phony in so many aspects, and everything she does is for the show and not real.”

    Melissa also looked back at Sunday’s episode of RHONJ, which saw Margaret, 57, sending flowers to Teresa, 52, and her attorney, James J. Leonard, Jr., as they accused her of communicating with Luis Ruelas‘ ex.

    “Oh my God. That was savage amazingness. I mean, that’s home you play Housewife,” Melissa stated of the arrangement, which served as a funeral for Teresa and James’ “dignity.”

    Although Teresa had previously signaled her and Luis’ vindication, her “big reveal” wasn’t as impactful as she might have hoped.

    “It was like, whomp, whomp, whomp,” Melissa shared.

    Then, as Andy suggested the audience already knew Margaret and the ex had been in touch, Melissa pointed out that Teresa and Luis “had meetings with everyone under the sun, including Bo Dietl, this investigator.”

    “There’s not one [ex], there’s multiple, and they would all love to speak to all of us 24 hours a day if they could,” Melissa continued. “They all have things to say, and if you want to listen to them, it’s very easy to listen to them.”

    While the RHONJ reunion was canceled weeks ago, Melissa was able to share the questions she would’ve asked each cast member on WWHL.

    “Why are you such an a**hole?” she revealed as her question to Aydin.

    “Why are you such a traitor?” Melissa wondered of Jackie.

    She also shaded Fessler, asking, ”Why do you say one thing on the phone and another thing when we’re in person?”

    As for Dolores Catania, 53, Melissa said she wanted to know when her co-star was going to “stop playing Switzerland.”

    Of the group trip she and her castmates were supposed to take to the Berkshires before the home where they were to stay burned down, Melissa admitted to feeling the trip would have been “pointless.”

    “I knew where we were at in this group … I knew it was gonna be a waste of time, so good, we saved time with that. I mean, it’s very sad that the house burned down,” she said.

    Then, when she was asked about the rumor that 60-year-old Real Housewives of New York City alum Ramona Singer had hooked up with The Valley‘s Jax Taylor, 45, Melissa confessed to suspecting it was true.

    “I think I would believe that. Ramona? I’ve been out where she is, and yes, I believe that could be very true. Back in the day, Ramona gets hers. And with Jax, I could see that, totally,” she revealed.

    Moving on to Teresa’s friendship with Jackie, Melissa said she was not surprised to see Teresa speaking of using Jackie for information about Margaret.

    “We all know that. I’m surprised that Jackie’s not more annoyed at seeing that,” she stated.

    Another fan wanted to know if Melissa felt that Joe and Teresa would reconcile if they left RHONJ.

    “No,” she bluntly replied.

    Looking ahead to the potential 15th season, Melissa said she was convinced that a reboot was looming.

    “[It’s] time for a change. I do think the change kind of means some people are gonna go, maybe everyone’s gonna go. So I think we’re all just trying to do our best to try and figure out what’s gonna happen and realize that it is realistic that things might change,” she explained.

    Although Melissa and other cast members may not appear in the new season, there are still a few episodes left of RHONJ, including next week’s highly-anticipated finale.

    “I thought it was very sad at points, I thought it was crazy at points. I thought there was things said that I was in shock,” Melissa teased. “When you think the worst has gotten said, you have not seen anything yet.”

    Melissa then revealed her rose and thorn of season 14.

    “How free I feel and how I don’t feel the pressure anymore to accept things that I never thought were right or to keep moving forward with something that was at a complete dead in, having zero guilt anymore and knowing I’ve done the right thing for as long as I could is definitely my rose,” she revealed. “I don’t think it’s a thorn, but I think watching Antonia going to college and knowing that life is changing that way for me is huge when I used to see her as a four-year-old on the show.”

    Later, on the WWHL: After Show, a fan asked Melissa if she knew Chanel Ayan, 46, before the Real Housewives of Dubai cast member accused her of buying followers.

    “I don’t know if I’ve ever met her. I think I might have met her one time at BravoCon, like in passing,” Melissa replied, admitting to suspecting it was Chanel’s friendship with Teresa that prompted the diss.

    “She went to my sister-in-law’s wedding. She’s good friends with my sister-in-law. I don’t know. Out of nowhere, she tweeted, ‘How does Melissa Gorga have more followers than all the housewives … She must buy fake followers.’ I guess than everyone on my cast, then she said than Kenya Moore, which I do. I’m very good at marketing. I’m good on social. I’m good on Instagram.”

    “You’ve also been on Jersey for 12 years,” Andy added. Melissa then corrected, “I’ve been on 14 years. 2010. It’s 2024.”

    “And also the ratings for [RHONJ] have been huge,” Andy further noted.

    “Exactly,” Melissa replied. “I’ve been on probably five years longer than Kenya. And Kenya, by the way, and I know this because we were on [Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip] together, Kenya, she doesn’t post. I have a store that everyone buys for me. I’m very active on social media. So proceeding that, the same day, Teresa posted her photo and said, ‘I love you so much.’ It’s stupid. I don’t get it. She’s such a beautiful girl. This isn’t the first time she’s said something about me, which is weird.”

    As the show concluded, Andy asked Joe how he felt about season 14 “being the end of this chapter of [RHONJ].”

    “I’ve tried so long, and does it hurt? It hurts. But at this point, what are we gonna do?” he wondered. “There’s a time that you have to just let go and that’s it, and I’ve gotta worry about my wife, my kids, my happiness, and that’s it.”

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • ‘RHONJ’ Star Teresa Giudice Reveals Dream Cast for Season 15, Discusses “Genuine” Friendship With Jackie and Applauds Evan as a “Gentleman” After Cheating Rumor

    ‘RHONJ’ Star Teresa Giudice Reveals Dream Cast for Season 15, Discusses “Genuine” Friendship With Jackie and Applauds Evan as a “Gentleman” After Cheating Rumor

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    Teresa Giudice is sharing her “dream cast” for The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 15 as she also slammed the cast’s “lies” about her husband, Luis Ruelas.

    As the women of the show remain divided following the cancellation of the season 14 reunion, Teresa, 52, revealed who she wants to see back as she dished on her friendship with Jackie Goldschneider, 47, and praised Jackie’s husband, Evan Goldschneider.

    “Obviously me, [Jennifer Aydin], [Dolores Catania], [Jackie Goldschneider],” Teresa began during a July 14 interview with the Daily Mail, noting that she was unsure about Jennifer Fessler, 54, due to her closeness to Melissa Gorga, 45, Margaret Josephs, 57, and Rachel Fuda, 33.

    “I don’t know about Jenn Fessler. I mean, I like Jenn Fessler, but I guess she would have to decide. And I think that’s it. So, it’s up to Jennifer if she would want [to come back], but I like Jennifer [Jenn Fessler],” she explained.

    According to Teresa, who has faced rumors of a potential exit in recent weeks, she’s “not going to walk away” from her role on the show.

    “Whatever Bravo wants me to do. I will do. They’re the boss. Bravo’s the boss. So, whatever they want, and I’m not going to walk away until they want me to walk away,” she confirmed.

    As for her friendship with Jackie, Teresa insisted that despite claims of using her for information about Margaret, their relationship is “genuine.”

    “I’m excited about that friendship because I swear, like, I’m watching it, you’re watching it right now and I saw that she saw who Margaret was and she made her decision on her own,” Teresa stated. “It’s not like I pulled her to my side and said you better be my friend. No, it was really genuine.”

    “I swear I’m not [using her]. And we just went out, the four of us on Friday night,” she added of their recent outing with husbands Luis and Evan.

    “We had so much fun, and I have to say I love Evan because listen, I know I said I was wrong for what I did, and when I said sorry to him, I think he could tell that I meant it,” Teresa continued, signaling her past sharing of a false cheating rumor about him. “And he was such a gentleman. He could have been nasty with me, and he never was.”

    Looking back, Teresa said she wishes she would’ve never brought up the rumor on camera.

    “If I had to redo it again, I would never say that to Jackie. I would never put that [out there],” she confessed. “If you really know me, you would know I was only telling her so she could stop that rumor because it was out there. I wasn’t trying to put it out there to start trouble.”

    According to Teresa, Evan’s handling of her rumor-spreading was far different from the reaction of John Fuda, 36, who she accused of being the “biggest drug dealer in Bergen County.”

    As fans will recall, John stormed away from Teresa after she offered what he deemed an insincere apology.

    “Look at the two, Evan and John. I said sorry to Evan, look at the way Evan responded. I said sorry to John, look at the way he responded. Evan is my kind of guy. I am just saying he’s a gentleman. And that’s where you can build a friendship,” Teresa noted.

    Also speaking to the Daily Mail, Teresa admitted that filming with Luis strengthened their marriage.

    “Oh, definitely. Have you been watching the show? Poor guy! I mean, what they put him through. Like, all the lies,” she stated. “He’s the best husband. He really is. And I’m lucky to have him because not too many men would deal with the crap that he dealt with.”

    Ahead of their August 6 anniversary, Teresa said the two of them are planning to celebrate in Europe.

    “We’re going away for our two-year anniversary. We’re going to go to Mykonos. We’re going to Ibiza and Turkey,” she revealed.

    Regarding the upcoming finale episode, Teresa admitted she was “pissed,” although she insists that she and Luis came out on top.

    “You’ll see why. Yeah, I was pissed. I feel like there’s a lot of [vindication] with us, you know, like they put all these – Margaret put lies out there. Rachel put lies out there. My family put lies out there. It all gets resolved. You’re going to see everything,” Teresa noted, seemingly accusing Melissa and her brother, Joe Gorga, of making false claims against Luis.

    Teresa also addressed the alternative reunion, which will reportedly feature two groups separately discussing the events of the finale after watching the final cut of the episode.

    “I’m fine with it. I mean, it’s not really a reunion. Whatever you want to call it – I don’t know what you want to call it. Whatever Bravo wants. It’s fine with me,” she said.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • RHONJ Star Jackie Goldschneider Responds to Teresa Giudice’s Shady Comment About Using Her, See Her Post

    RHONJ Star Jackie Goldschneider Responds to Teresa Giudice’s Shady Comment About Using Her, See Her Post

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    This season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a bit all over the place. The cast is divided, the ratings are down, and there won’t be a traditional reunion.

    However, people are still talking as not only was there recently a fight between Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral, but Teresa Giudice also openly said that she was using Jackie Goldschneider during a recent episode. Recently, a fan on social media asked Jackie how she felt, and she seemingly supported Tre in the situation.

    Jackie has been a full-time cast member on RHONJ since season nine. However, her friendship with Teresa is newly mended, and many fans and other cast members have called this into question. Previously, she was close to Margaret Josephs and Melissa Gorga, but they have since fallen out. Not only are fans questioning Jackie’s friendship with Teresa, but some are now also questioning her intelligence.

    Recently, the Instagram account Bravo and Cocktails caught wind of a fan asking Jackie how she felt when Teresa said, “Who cares about Jackie? I just need her to take down Margaret.”

    Jackie responded to the fan and basically said that Teresa made the comments early in their friendship, so she didn’t hold them against her. The account posted the encounter with the caption, “Guys. Jackie defending all the crap Teresa said about her.”

    “How did you feel when you heard Teresa say she was just using you in last w show? Did it hurt you or was it expected?” the fan asked Jackie.

    Jackie responded: “It was at the beginning of our relationship. I knew it was strategic at first.”

    Besides the harsh comments Teresa made about Jackie in the recent episode, people also question their friendship because they had a very public falling out during season 11. Teresa even references them as being on bad terms in a confessional when she said she was using her. However, it is possible for people to mend things, and it’s also unclear when Teresa actually filmed the scene where she talked about her relationship with Jackie. 

    Do you think Jackie and Teresa’s friendship is real, or is it still strategic? 

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  • RHONJ’s Danielle Cabral Opens Up About Fallout With Jen Aydin and Slams Her as a “Complete [Animal],” Says She & Teresa Are “Not [My] People” as Margaret and Rachel Weigh in, Plus Jackie Suggests Marge is to Blame for Danielle & Jen Fight

    RHONJ’s Danielle Cabral Opens Up About Fallout With Jen Aydin and Slams Her as a “Complete [Animal],” Says She & Teresa Are “Not [My] People” as Margaret and Rachel Weigh in, Plus Jackie Suggests Marge is to Blame for Danielle & Jen Fight

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    Danielle Cabral took aim at Jennifer Aydin following the latest episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, which featured a physical altercation between them.

    After Jennifer, 47, pushed Danielle, 38, and Danielle reacted by throwing a glass at her, Danielle labeled her castmate an “[animal]” as she shaded her and Teresa Giudice, 52, and Rachel Fuda, 33, Margaret Josephs, 57, and Jackie Goldschneider, 47, weighed in on the falling out.

    “I did not expect it to change so drastically going in this year. I felt very confident with my friendships. I didn’t have anything on the bingo card. I was gonna just saunter in, eat the food, drink the drinks, and it didn’t happen like that for me,” Danielle admitted in a digital original video shared by Bravo. “For me, it was more like I took a backseat and I let people show me their true colors. So I navigated those waters my personal way.”

    According to Danielle, when she began to see a different side of Jennifer, she “immediately took 10 steps back.”

    “It sucked at the beginning because I was like, ‘Didn’t you just come to my son’s communion and like give me a really big check and weren’t we good?’ And then we were not,” she recalled. “Some people are just complete animals. And I’m talking really for Jen because there’s still stuff that I need to clear out with Teresa, that we’ve not talked about.”

    “Those are not my people,” she added.

    Then, after Rachel noted that Danielle “has a great heart,” she suspected that her castmate simply “associated with the wrong people,” and Margaret seemed to agree.

    “I’m good friends with Danielle now. I think she saw the true colors of Jennifer and Teresa, that they weren’t really her friend, [and] that they had set her up last year,” Margaret stated.

    As for Jackie, she seemed to think it was Margaret who was the problem.

    “I think that Margaret convinced a lot of people that there were teams and they needed to pick a side and get on that side if they wanted to stay in this friend group, and I think Danielle and Rachel picked Margaret because there were more people on that team,” she shared. “I think it’s ridiculous. I never had a fight with Danielle. I never had a fight with Rachel. I never had a fight with Melissa. We had like, petty words but nothing that would make, like completely end, like close the door on any kind of friendship but that’s what happened.”

    “I think Margaret demanded blind loyalty and nobody felt like they could continue a friendship with anybody else,” she added.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • ‘RHONJ’ Star Rachel Fuda Says Jennifer and Danielle’s Fight Was “Pre-Contrived,” Calls Jackie “Laughing Stock of Bravo,” and Explains ‘Has Been’ Comment to Teresa, Plus Talks Reunion Envelope and Jackie’s Text About Dolores

    ‘RHONJ’ Star Rachel Fuda Says Jennifer and Danielle’s Fight Was “Pre-Contrived,” Calls Jackie “Laughing Stock of Bravo,” and Explains ‘Has Been’ Comment to Teresa, Plus Talks Reunion Envelope and Jackie’s Text About Dolores

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    Rachel Fuda appeared on Sunday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, where she suggested that Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral‘s fight was pre-planned.

    After the ladies came to blows on the latest episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Rachel, 33, weighed in on the altercation and shaded both Jackie Goldschneider, 47, and Teresa Giudice, 52, while also explaining her “has been” comment about Teresa, addressing John Fuda‘s reunion envelope, and reacting to Jackie’s leaked text about Dolores Catania, 53.

    “Can we think of anything that’s more pre-contrived in all of that?” Rachel wondered of Jennifer and Danielle’s fight on the June 23 episode of WWHL. “These girls come into this season with a plan and they execute. And that was the execution of a plan that happened before cameras even picked up.”

    Looking back at last Sunday’s episode of WWHL, Andy Cohen, 56, confirmed he hinted to Jackie that Teresa had thrown shade about their friendship, which she did on Sunday’s RHONJ by suggesting she only befriended Jackie to get gossip about Margaret Josephs, 57.

    “She’s the laughing stock of Bravo right now because she just got played. Jackie just got played like a fiddle,” Rachel said of the dig. “She’s posting happy birthday posts and Teresa’s sitting there like, ‘Well, she better do what I say.’”

    In addition to Teresa seemingly faking her friendship with Jackie, Rachel also felt she wasn’t being real when she apologized to John, 36, for bringing up his past.

    “Am I in the Twilight Zone? Is any of it authentic? No,” Rachel stated. “Do you think she really sends a bottle to say, ‘I miss you guys?’”

    “She said on this show that it was [Luis Ruelas]’ idea,” Andy noted of Teresa’s housewarming gift for Melissa and Joe Gorga.

    “It was James Leonard,” Rachel replied, giving a nod to Teresa’s family lawyer.

    As for saying Teresa was a “has been,” Rachel explained what she meant.

    “I totally get [she’s booked and busy]. And I don’t mean her career is a has been. In my opinion, this is up for her. She needs a next chapter. Like, let’s move on,” Rachel shared. “She’s almost too famous to be here. I kinda feel like sometimes where it’s, like, let’s move on to something else. It doesn’t make sense anymore.”

    While the contents of John’s season 13 reunion envelope have never been revealed, Rachel confirmed it contained enough information that she “could’ve wallpapered my 13,000-square-foot house with it.”

    Andy then asked Rachel about Danielle saying she was closer with Teresa and Jennifer, 47, than her and Melissa, 45.

    “There’s really no surprise there. Danielle and I, most recently have been getting really close but at that time, I would say that that’s actually true,” she revealed.

    Regarding why it was okay for her and John to mention Teresa’s jail time but not okay for Teresa to bring up John’s past, Rachel stated, “Because she threw out the first punch, as she always says, right?”

    Moving on to Jackie’s diss against Dolores, who she slammed as a “slob” in a text sent to Margaret, Rachel described the rude message as “so intentional” before reacting to Dolores seeming done with Jackie.

    “Was Dolores ever in it with Jackie to begin with?” she asked.

    During a game of “Can! You! Defend!?,” Rachel was asked if she could defend Margaret for showing Jackie’s text to Dolores.

    “I can’t defend it,” she admitted.

    Rachel also couldn’t defend Margaret for uncovering Bill Aydin‘s affair, asking, “I plead the fifth?” But she said she could defend her pre-reunion meeting.

    “Absolutely. Luis hired a private investigator. Hell yeah, I was [there],” she declared.

    Also on WWHL, Rachel offered an update on her two-year-old daughter, Giuliana.

    “[She’s] amazing. She’s still in therapy. She’s in PT, speech, and feeding therapy. But she’s speaking her little sentences, and walking, running, dancing, the whole thing,” she gushed.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • ‘RHONJ’ Star Margaret Josephs Slams Jackie Goldschneider as a “Fame Wh*re” for Befriending Teresa as Melissa Says It’s a “Shame” for Not Getting Heads Up, Plus Jackie Fires Back and Shares What Wasn’t Shown

    ‘RHONJ’ Star Margaret Josephs Slams Jackie Goldschneider as a “Fame Wh*re” for Befriending Teresa as Melissa Says It’s a “Shame” for Not Getting Heads Up, Plus Jackie Fires Back and Shares What Wasn’t Shown

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    Margaret Josephs recently slammed her former friend, Jackie Goldschneider, as a “fame wh*re,” prompting Jackie to fire back at her on social media.

    As the Real Housewives of New Jersey cast, including Margaret, 57, Melissa Gorga, 45, and Jennifer Fessler, 53, reacted to the new friendship between Jackie, 47, and Teresa Giudice, 52, Margaret suggested that fame was the motivator behind Jackie making amends with Teresa and Jennifer Aydin, 47.

    “Jackie ‘Judas’ Goldschneider,” Margaret began in a digital original shared by Bravo. “I had dinner with her two weeks before we started filming and she did not have a lot of nice things to say about Teresa and or Jennifer and then all the sudden befriends them.”

    “Such a fame whore,” she continued. “She would probably sell her own mother down the river just for an ounce of fame. Jackie’s just Teresa with brains, facts, with a formal education.”

    Meanwhile, after signaling “a big switch in friendships and dynamics,” Melissa too expressed frustrations with Jackie’s sudden relationship with her estranged sister-in-law.

    “It’s a shame that she just decided to make all these changes in her life and not even pick up the phone once to tell me she was feeling a different way,” she noted. “We’ve been friends enough that I was owed a phone call. I feel like, that’s what you want after all the sweat and tears and how we all picked you up off the floor for so many years over your hurt for what happened?”

    In her own segment, Jackie said that due to Teresa and Melissa’s feud, season 14 felt like more of a “competition series” than a friend group.

    She then shared what viewers didn’t see at the start of her relationship with Teresa.

    “At Jenn Fesslers’ birthday party, Teresa and I did talk for a few minutes and it started out just small talk but I think we both left the conversation feeling like, ‘Well that was pleasant,’” she revealed.

    “It may have started off strategic for certain people [but] what it turned into was a really nice, beautiful friendship that has continued off-camera,” Jackie went on. “To this day, she’s the only person that I’ve spoken to on the phone today. We really are good friends. I think the amount of loyalty that’s expected of certain people is just ridiculous.”

    After seeing what Margaret had to say about her in the Bravo clip, Jackie took to the comments section of a post shared by All About the Real Housewives on Instagram to share her reaction.

    “That person needs to stop talking about my mother. It’s classless,” she wrote.

    RHONJ Jackie Goldschneider Reacts to Margaret's Fame Whore Diss

    Elsewhere in the Bravo video, Jennifer Fessler weighed in on Jackie’s changing friendships.

    “Her and Margaret started fighting and her and Melissa started to separate, and she was never that close with [Danielle Cabral] and she had these open arms of Jen Aydin and Teresa. I think she was thrilled to have it,” Jennifer admitted. “Jackie and Margaret had been having some difficulties before cameras started rolling. I was privy to that because they both would talk to me about it, [but] Jackie’s getting a lot of flack about it being so contrived.”

    Although Jennifer noted that she didn’t know what the nail in the coffin was for Jackie and Margaret, she expressed hope for their future.

    “What I know that they don’t know is that they will always have love in their hearts for each other. They don’t believe me, but I’m telling you, it’s true,” she insisted.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 14 airs Sundays at 8/7c on Bravo.

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  • VIDEOS: RHONJ’s Melissa Gorga Questions Authenticity of Jackie’s Friendship as Margaret Shares Status With Jackie Amid Feud, Plus Melissa Blames “AI” on Joe’s Fake Comedy Show Scam

    VIDEOS: RHONJ’s Melissa Gorga Questions Authenticity of Jackie’s Friendship as Margaret Shares Status With Jackie Amid Feud, Plus Melissa Blames “AI” on Joe’s Fake Comedy Show Scam

    VIDEOS: RHONJ’s Melissa Gorga Questions Authenticity of Jackie’s Friendship as Margaret Shares Status With Jackie Amid Feud, Plus Melissa Blames “AI” on Joe’s Fake Comedy Show Scam

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    Melissa Gorga shades Jackie Goldschneider amid her feud with Margaret Josephs as Margaret shares why she was offended by her formerly good friend, who was recently demoted on Real Housewives of New Jersey.

    Around the same time, Melissa blamed “AI” for the scam concerning her husband Joe’s fake comedy show at Everybody Loves Raymond star Brad Garrett’s comedy club, and she revealed how the scam took place.

    During a BravoCon interview shared by @rhonjsource on Instagram, Margaret addressed how she and Jackie are “not where we used to be in life. We are not as close as we used to be.” The star called it “sad” because Jackie “informed” her that “we’re not as close as I thought we were,” and Margaret “took offense” to this.

    Melissa then called the situation “difficult” because she was “confused” but what happened. She also claimed Jackie “came out of left field,” and she was saying things that “didn’t make sense” to Melissa.

    She suggested that Jackie is nice to Melissa’s face but will say “little snarky things” behind her back. Melissa said she doesn’t know how “authentic” Jackie is being, and she stated generally that everyone “needs to remember who their friends” were when “they were down.”

    “You don’t bring your friends down when you’re trying to stand back up,” she said before Margaret agreed, claiming Jackie has a “case of amnesia.”

    In a separate interview with Us Weekly, Melissa suggested artificial intelligence was to blame regarding the comedy show scam.

    “Somebody reached out — it was AI — they reached out to [Joe’s] manager who said they worked at Brad Garrett’s comedy show, wanted to book Joe, sent a fake contract, told Joe ‘here’s the link to sell tickets,’ and he promoted it for like one day,” said Melissa in a clip shared by @allrhonjfacts on Instagram.

    She said it eventually got back to the actor, who exposed the truth.

    “Holy s**t! … It was all a fake scammer,” said Melissa. “The world is scary … It is scary.”

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  • RHONJ Star Margaret Josephs Addresses Feud With Jackie Goldschneider, Where They Stand & If Jackie ‘Switched Sides’ as She Teases “Crazy” Season 14, Plus Dolores Speaks

    RHONJ Star Margaret Josephs Addresses Feud With Jackie Goldschneider, Where They Stand & If Jackie ‘Switched Sides’ as She Teases “Crazy” Season 14, Plus Dolores Speaks

    RHONJ Star Margaret Josephs Shares Status With Jackie Goldschneider and Hints at Reason for Feud as She Teases “Crazy” Season 14, Plus Dolores Speaks

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    Margaret Josephs addressed her current relationship with Jackie Goldschneider amid reports of their feud and hinted at the reason for their drama as the Real Housewives of New Jersey cast concludes filming for season 14.

    According to certain reports, Jackie’s falling out with Margaret weakened her relationship with Melissa Gorga as well – triggering Jackie to deepen her friendship with Melissa’s ‘nemesis,’ sister-in-law Teresa Giudice.

    In an interview with The U.S. Sun, Margaret addressed the report that Jackie switched alliances.

    “I don’t know if there’s much as sides as just, like, her and I aren’t as close as we used to be,” she expressed.

    In the past, a source claimed Jackie and Margaret argued over Jackie’s new memoir, The Weight of Beautiful.

    The source stated, “Jackie gave out copies of her book to a few cast members, but Margaret did not get one, and that made her question their friendship … Jackie believes Margaret is trying to give herself credit for getting the book deal, but really it was their shared publicist, who Margaret introduced to Jackie, who helped get the deal.”

    In Margaret’s interview with the outlet, she denied there was any jealousy over the book deal. “I’ve already had my own book and so there’s no jealousy there,” she said. “I only wanted really good things for her.”

    She went on to say, “I think we were always close. I think that we will always have that love for each other, but I think right now we just have to see where it goes.”

    Teasing the new season, Margaret stated, “I think it’s still a crazy season as it always is. I think there’s new shifts in different relationships, which is very interesting to me … But I think people are going to enjoy [it]. I think we always managed somehow to surprise everybody.”

    Margaret was also asked if she thinks Melissa and Teresa will fight on their upcoming trip to The Berkshires – amid reports that they’re simply ignoring each other. “I don’t [see it happening]. I think that ship has sailed and I think there’s nothing more to discuss,” she explained.

    Her castmate Dolores Catania then added, “I don’t see any [fight]. Jersey is always very unpredictable, so I couldn’t tell you … Every day is different. Every day it’s easier to predict the weather than what’s going to happen on Jersey.”

    Margaret then continued, “Listen, it’s been a crazy year. Besides the added stress so far, we are pretty healthy … [My husband Joe and I] try and maintain our health and everything else, but emotionally, we’ve had a crazy year. I’ll put it that way.”

    Adam Ragsdale

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