Tag: Luis Ruelas

Teresa Giudice Discusses What She’s Learned from Her Marriages to Joe & Luis and What “Pissed [Her] Off” Most About Legal Saga With Ex

21

Credit: Instagram

Teresa Giudice shared what she’s learned from both her marriages – and if her family would still be together had they not joined the Real Housewives of New Jersey. The star also revealed what “pissed me off” most about her and Joe Giudice’s legal saga.

After pleading guilty to bank fraud, Teresa and her then-husband Joe went to prison. Teresa shared that she was involved only because Joe asked for her signature to use her credit, which she trusted. After his release, Joe was forced to return to Italy, where he was born. They eventually divorced, and Teresa is now married to Luis Ruelas.

On Casual Chaos, daughter Gia Giudice asked Teresa what she learned from both marriages.

“Communication,” Teresa answered. “I didn’t have that really that much with your dad. But Luis, we communicate. I mean, you see it … It’s so different [with Luis].”

“Yeah, definitely two different people,” Gia agreed. “But I guess you got to have the macho guy to then get the, you know, the sweet guy, so. You got to try them all out … I don’t think it’s intentional, but I think a lot of girls when they’re younger are more attracted to like the macho bad boy, and then obviously, you know, sometimes it doesn’t turn out to be the best decision. Because then sometimes the macho bad boy gets in trouble.”

Gia said Luis is “not Dad.”

“Like Luis didn’t get in trouble, you know, get deported,” said Gia. “Do you think if we were never on Housewives that our family would still be together, like Dad not being deported and like you and your brother still being close?”

“Oh definitely,” Teresa answered. “But I don’t want to go back in time because you could say woulda, coulda, shoulda … Do I feel like I was made an example of? Absolutely. Absolutely. Because like I said, your father had a partner, and he didn’t go to jail, and he should have gone to jail. So that’s what pissed me off the most … What pisses me off is that all three of us should have went to jail.”

“But I don’t know if our marriage would have lasted,” she added. “Because if it would have lasted, it would have lasted.”

Gia suggested that past “infidelity” also played a role in the split.

Adam Ragsdale

Source link

December 28, 2025
‘RHONJ’ Star Paul Connell Accused of Shading Luis Ruelas’ Grand Proposal to Teresa Giudice After Announcing Engagement to Dolores Catania

3

Credit: Instagram

Did Paul “Paulie” Connell diss Teresa Giudice‘s husband, Luis Ruelas, while announcing his recent engagement to Dolores Catania?

After getting down on one knee on Monday, November 10, at the Apple Store in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, where he and the 54-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey star first met, Paulie, 55, is being accused of throwing shade at Luis, 50, who proposed to Teresa, 53, with an over-the-top gesture in Greece in October 2021.

“I could have proposed on a yacht in Greece. I could have rented a grand hall, invited 400 people and asked her to marry me with fireworks in the background. But that’s not who we are,” Paul declared to PEOPLE on November 12.

Years after Luis made quite the scene with a “Marry Me” sign, roses, candles, fireworks, and even a violinist, Paulie said that wasn’t his style.

“I didn’t want anything over-the-top and staged because we’re a humble couple. I wanted it to feel grounded and natural and organic.”

Following the interview, fans couldn’t help but wonder if Paulie intentionally targeted his fellow RHONJ star. Some felt that Paulie’s comment was “an unnecessary dig at Luis and her supposedly very good friend.”

Others pointed out that while Luis “proposed in the most grandiose way,” he now seemed to be a “broke fool.”

“[Luis] and the felon are so broke that he had to convince her to make up with her brother,” one person claimed.

Still, some felt that Paulie wasn’t as humble as he suggested, signaling the 11-carat diamond ring he proposed with and the on-hand photographer for PEOPLE.

Also in the interview with PEOPLE, Dolores admitted she was “ecstatic” to be engaged.

“You know when you feel that happiness down in your gut? That’s where this excitement stems from for me. I feel so blessed, I almost feel guilty! Like I don’t deserve to be loved this way,” she admitted as her fiancé disagreed.

“I keep telling Dolores, she deserves that and so much more,” Paulie stated. “She’s an incredible woman. And when I was proposing to her, I was able to articulate to her everything I see that she is, and everything I see that she does, and the impact she has on everybody around her. She’s one in a million.”

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

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

November 14, 2025
PI Bo Dietl Denies Luis Ruelas Claims on RHONJ & Slams “Total Lies,” Plus Reacts to Being Dragged Into Lawsuit From Luis’ Ex Vanessa Reiser

1

Credit: Instagram

Bo Dietl is speaking out about the “nonsense” and “total lies” that Luis Ruelas said about him on the 13th season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Years after Luis, 50, claimed Bo, 74, brought him “information on each person” on the cast and alleged that the private investigator knew “sh*t about everybody” on the season 13 finale, Bo said that while Terasa Giudice‘s spouse did ask him to “do something for him,” it had “nothing to do with the show.”

“Luis asked me to do something for him — nothing to do with the show,” Bo told Radar Online on October 27 about how they met. “I like Teresa and Luis personally, but I’ve never done background work on the cast. And the whole ‘Bo has dirt on everyone’ is nonsense. Total lies.”

“Luis yelled… ‘I got Bo Dietl!’ claiming I had dirt on everyone. All nonsense. I told him, ‘Don’t throw my name around unless you’re hiring me.’ If you pay, I will do it legally,” he continued.

While Luis eventually admitted that his claims about Bo and the supposed information he gathered were “misstated … out of anger” at the reunion, the drama was “too much nonsense” for Bo.

“I deal with real life – killings, threats, kidnappings, corporate investigations. Luis throwing my name out there with ‘dirt on everyone’ is embarrassing,” Bo explained. “People think I did background investigation work on the cast. Never happened. I’ve been a homicide detective, a businessman, and a private investigator for decades, and I know the difference between real work and nonsense TV drama.”

In addition to being dragged into the drama of RHONJ, Bo also found himself named in a February 2024 lawsuit that accused him, Luis, and others of hacking into computers to “harass and abuse” Luis’ ex, Vanessa Reiser.

“I never hacked anyone’s computers,” Bo insisted. “There’s absolutely no evidence because it never happened. I’ve spent over 40 years in law enforcement and private investigations, and people love to throw my name around to create drama or get attention. It’s embarrassing. If this goes to court, I’ll be there. I’ve got nothing to hide.”

“All the drama, all the nonsense from reality shows or the media? Forget it. Real life is about love, family, friends, and enjoying the life you’ve built together. That’s what counts,” he concluded.

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

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

October 28, 2025
‘RHONJ’ Star Teresa Giudice Shuts Down Retirement Talk as Luis Claps Back at Critic Questioning Her Parenting

26

Credit: Instagram

Despite recent reports, the future of The Real Housewives of New Jersey remains uncertain regarding which of the ladies may return to the show. In the meantime, Teresa Giudice is opening up about her retirement plans, as her husband, Luis Ruelas, claps back at social media trolls who leave hateful comments.

As fans know, Teresa, 53, joined RHONJ during the show’s first season in 2009. Since then, her career has included stints on other shows, but she has also said in recent interviews that she wants to return to the show that made her a star.

The RHONJ star was recently on an episode of her Turning the Tables with Teresa podcast. She said, “Someone was asking me about retiring.” Teresa continued, “I’m like, I don’t even think about that. Like that’s something that I would never even want to do.”

She went on, “Because I feel like you get bored, and what are you gonna do every day? And it’s good to keep inspiring yourself and keep it moving and keep, you know, just always reinvent yourself and do new things. I don’t know, that’s what I’m all about.”

This year alone, Teresa embarked on an Australian tour and will also appear on the new season of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test alongside her daughter, Gia Giudice, 24.

In other Teresa news, she recently posted a picture of herself with Luis. Someone commented, saying, “Who is watching your kids? The little one has to have someone home with her.” Jokingly, Teresa responded, “Our 4 dogs.” Another fan said, “I don’t know if this is you or Louie keeping us laughing on these troll comments, but keep it coming.”

Teresa Giudice and Luis Ruelas | Instagram

From there, Luis, 50, said, “Haters can keep hating. That’s what they do!! We will keep loving and living life. Kids are doing amazing, and so are the dogs.”

Barnell Anderson

Source link

August 30, 2025
‘RHONJ’ Star Teresa Giudice Claps Back at Fan Who Says Luis is “Putting [Her] to Work” Amid Tax Woes

3

Credit: Instagram

Teresa Giudice responded to a fan on Instagram who accused her husband, Luis Ruelas, of “putting [her] to work.”

After the 53-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey star shared a meme in which she seemingly suggested she wasn’t ready for the upcoming work week, a social media user replied to the post with an apparent dig at Luis, 50, and his ongoing money woes.

“Where’s Louie… Putting you to work,” the person had written on August 24.

“Up my ASS!!!” Teresa replied, also adding three fire emojis in a second response.

As RHONJ fans will recall, Luis was hit with a $163,523.94 tax lien in December 2024. Then, just months later, Teresa was met with a tax lien of her own, but in the amount of $303,889.20, and Luis was met with a second for $2.5 million, which brought their combined total to over $3 million.

Around the same time, an insider spoke out, stating that those close to Teresa were growing concerned about her spouse’s debt.

“A lot of Teresa’s friends don’t like Louie. They don’t trust him or his creative financing,” the source told In Touch Weekly. “They fear that Teresa has dug another hole for herself, and with no prenup to protect her.”

“Teresa doesn’t seem to be too worried, but her friends are,” the insider added. “They’re wondering how she could have let this happen.”

Meanwhile, Teresa’s oldest daughter, Gia Giudice, 24, insisted that her mother and stepfather’s finances were under control.

“It was definitely a family discussion,” she explained to PEOPLE on April 15. “My sisters were calling, just making sure — because they’re at college, everyone definitely checks in — ‘Is everything under control?’ And [Teresa and Ruelas] obviously said, ‘Yes, everything is being handled.’”

Although Teresa has repaid her tax debt, Luis still owes millions.

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

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

August 26, 2025
RHONJ’s Jackie Goldschneider Defends Luis Ruelas in Court Battle With His Ex Vanessa Reiser as She Claims Vanessa Exploited Her Vulnerability

90

Credit: Darla Khazei/INSTARimages, Iris Zimmerman/INSTARimages

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.

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

August 25, 2025
RHONJ’s Gia Giudice is Dragged Into Luis Ruelas’ Legal Battle With Vanessa Reiser as He Accuses Ex-Fiancée of Making Her “Uncomfortable”

1

Credit: Instagram

Teresa Giudice’s oldest daughter, Gia Giudice, is being dragged into Luis Ruelas‘ ongoing legal battle with his former fiancée, Vanessa Reiser.

Following the news that Kim DePaola, 64, had been brought into their court fight due to a potential agreement violation and conflict of interest regarding one of Vanessa’s attorneys, Luis, 50, accused Vanessa of following the 24-year-old Next Gen NYC cast member on Instagram and making her uncomfortable.

According to an August 20 report from Us Weekly, Luis, of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, is attempting to have Vanessa found in contempt of an agreement they made in 2020, which required both parties to refrain from making derogatory statements about the other.

As part of his efforts, Luis submitted a declaration in which he accused his former partner of reaching out to family members, bloggers, and other parties to defame him, and of sharing disparaging content about him on social media.

Luis then said that Vanessa followed Gia on Instagram, “and makes her presence known there too, causing uncomfortable feelings and emotions for a young girl,” and leading their family to experience “daily emotional distress.”

In response to the declaration, and a screenshot Luis included of one of Gia’s past posts on Instagram, Vanessa said the screenshot was given to “support its claim for some wrongdoing by me,” but the post did not mention Luis. She also said she didn’t “like” or comment on the post.

“If Gia felt uncomfortable by something or some one online, she could simply block that person. If [it was] harassing, she could report that person. If she alleges criminal conduct she could involve the police,” Vanessa reasoned. “If she claimed defamation, she could file a civil action. She has done none of the above.”

“What cannot be done, is allow [Ruelas] to attribute his wife’s adult daughter now, that she feels uncomfortable, from a 2021 post, of which on its face there is no nexus to me, and use [the] same as evidence in court,” she added.

Also in his court documents, Luis alleged that Vanessa had told Kim she was going to “milk” their past relationship “for everything it’s worth,” and had made friends with other RHONJ cast members in hopes that her attacks on him and his wife “would succeed.”

Jackie Goldschneider, 48, was among those Vanessa befriended during the time she spent on the outs with Teresa.

“Based on my observations and interactions with Ms. Reiser, I believe that her actions and statements are in direct violation of the terms of the Consent Order between her and Mr. Ruelas. Her conduct, as it pertained to me, had been consistent and aimed at disparaging Mr. Ruelas,” Jackie later told the court.

Luis went on to say that Vanessa had slammed him as narcissistic on a podcast and said Teresa was being “fed” false information, indicating that “mind control” had played a role.

“Due to Reiser’s defamatory conduct, I have lost significant business opportunities and suffered economic damages, as several individuals have chosen not to do business with me,” Luis said in his declaration. “The impact of Reiser’s statements has been deeply damaging, affecting my personal life, my relationship with my wife and children and my professional reputation.”

While Vanessa has denied all wrongdoing, Luis wants her thrown behind bars.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey is currently on pause.

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

August 21, 2025
RHONJ Star Teresa Giudice Pays Off Her $300K Tax Debt, Plus Update on How Much Luis Ruelas Still Owes in Back Taxes

16

Credit: Elder Ordonez/INSTARimages

Teresa Giudice has officially paid off her state tax debt.

Months after it was revealed that the 53-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey star owed $303,889.20 to New Jersey, and that her husband, Luis Ruelas, 50, owed over $2.7 million in back taxes, a new report has confirmed that the mother of four is now in good standing with her home state.

According to an August 18 piece from OK! Magazine, the Division of Taxation’s case against Teresa Giudice, which was opened back in March, has been closed.

Shortly after Teresa and Luis’ tax woes were reported, fans began blasting them on social media, especially after Teresa bragged about her designer duds and enjoyed luxury vacations.

Around the same time, Teresa’s oldest daughter, Gia Giudice, 24, defended both her and Luis on her Casual Chaos podcast.

“My mom has been the sole provider for my sisters and I since the minute my father [Joe Giudice] left for prison. The second my mom got home from jail, she has been working her a** off to make sure that my sisters and I live a stable life and that my family is financially stable. Like I can’t stress enough how much my mom has worked,” she shared. “Everything will be resolved.”

“My mom has everything under control, and there’s nothing to worry about,” she continued. “My stepdad, Luis … He is also working on getting everything resolved as well.”

But while Teresa has gotten caught up on her taxes, the same can’t be said for Luis. As Reality Blurb confirmed, via the New Jersey Courts website, Teresa paid her debut in full as of July 16. Meanwhile, Luis made a $163,523.94 payment as of March 26 but still owes $2,569,842.06.

Back in April, as news of Teresa and Luis’ financial status was exposed, an insider spoke out, suggesting that those close to Teresa were concerned about her spouse.

“A lot of Teresa’s friends don’t like Louie. They don’t trust him or his creative financing,” the source told In Touch Weekly on April 3. “They fear that Teresa has dug another hole for herself, and with no prenup to protect her.”

“Teresa doesn’t seem to be too worried, but her friends are,” the insider added. “They’re wondering how she could have let this happen.”

The Real Housewives of New Jersey has been on pause since the conclusion of season 14 last August.

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

August 18, 2025
RHONJ’s Margaret Josephs on Teresa Defending Luis’ Comment About Son, Says He’s the “Demise of Her,” and Talks Getting Upset With Production, Plus Siggy’s Accusations as She Predicts Teresa and Luis Won’t Last

65

Credit: Dave Allocca/StarPix/Startraksphoto, Instagram

Margaret Josephs isn’t impressed with the way Teresa Giudice has changed since the start of her relationship with Luis Ruelas.

Speaking out about her Real Housewives of New Jersey castmate on Tamra Judge, 56, and Teddi Mellencamp‘s podcast on Wednesday, Margaret, 57, reacted to the burn meeting Teresa, 52, staged with her attorney, James J. Leonard, Jr., addressed Teresa’s evolution, and revealed if she thinks her marriage to Luis will last.

“I think she’s complicit,” Margaret admitted on the August 14 episode of Two Ts in a Pod.

Looking back at the start of their former friendship, Margaret said she met Teresa after she was released from prison, and she “really bonded with her.”

“She was very different. She was always with [Melissa Gorga] and [Joe Gorga]. They were extremely good to her. They included her all the time. I was with her. We had a lot of laughs. [But] she’s a horrible grudge-holder,” Margaret explained. “She would still say things to me about Melissa and I was like, ‘Stop.’ And I would try and bring them together. Even when we were in Ireland, I would have private conversations with her, but she was doing things behind the scenes.”

Now that Teresa has been married to Luis for two years, Margaret believes her main goal in life is to protect him.

“She doesn’t care about her career or anything else. I think proof of that is how, when I just watched the alternate reunion, how she could defend his actions,” Margaret noted, signaling Luis wishing harm on her son during the finale. “If my husband did that, which he never would, I would go berserk. I would be like, ‘Are you insane? How dare you?’ He is the demise of her.”

During RHONJ season 14, Teresa called her castmates to her home with her attorney to expose Margaret for speaking to Luis’ ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Reiser. Initially, Margaret was upset that the meeting was allowed by production.

“At first I was like, ‘What, are you nuts? You’re gonna have an attorney go on there?’ But then I thought about it. I was like, ‘I did nothing wrong. This is such nonsense,’” she reasoned.

Also nonsense, according to Margaret, is Siggy Flicker‘s claim that she reached out to her husband’s late ex-wife.

“She had reached out to me. Very nice lady, and I had known her and a lot of people in our area knew her. I never said anything. She had written to me, just to be nice, was very grateful. She said that I saw who they were. That was it. There was no discussion whatsoever,” she insisted. “Siggy, clearly, we all know who she is. She has severe issues.”

As Bravo considers how to proceed with RHONJ, Margaret said that there will “for sure” be at least one person who will not be asked back as she noted that the network hasn’t made any moves quite yet.

“It could be rebooted. It could be some people coming back. Whatever it is, it’s been a great run,” she stated. “I’ve been very blessed. I feel, if I go out, I go out on top. It’s a beautiful part of my life. Painful at a lot of times. I have businesses, I have a great family. I’d rather go out with a high. Whatever the Bravo Gods say, that’s the call.”

When she was then asked if Bravo should bring back Teresa or Melissa, if only one could participate in season 15, Margaret didn’t skip a beat.

“Melissa. What, are you kidding me? She brings so much light and happiness and fun. There is no question in my mind. Good triumphs over evil,” she declared. “As long as Teresa’s with… There’s too much darkness and toxicity.”

Margaret was also questioned about whether she felt Teresa would dump Luis if Bravo told her they wouldn’t bring her back with him in tow.

“No,” she replied.

Regarding Teresa and Luis’ future, Margaret suspected they’ll last “for now.”

“I think she really, really loves him. I think, for now. Do I think this is forever? No. That’s just my opinion,” she shared. “[But] I wish no ill on them.”

As for whether she and Teresa would reconcile if Luis wasn’t in the picture, Margaret suggested her co-star would first need to go to a detox center.

“I think she needs to go to where they wash your brain. I think she has to go to a de-wiring. I don’t know what it is, but I’ve never seen somebody so easily manipulated in my life,” she explained.

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

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

August 21, 2024
‘RHONJ’ Star Margaret Josephs on If She Met With Luis’ Ex, Why She Won’t Share Proof of Him Contacting Son, and His “Dangerous” Threat Against Her Family, Plus Hypocrisy Claims, Danielle Doubling Down

59

Credit: Jocelyn Prescod/Bravo, Instagram

Margaret Josephs opened up about her communication with Luis Ruelas‘ ex-girlfriend, Vanessa Reiser, while appearing on Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp‘s podcast on Wednesday.

While also explaining why she’ll never show proof of Teresa Giudice‘s husband contacting her son and reacting to Luis, 50, wishing suffering upon him, the 57-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey star addressed claims of hypocrisy, shared her thoughts on Danielle Cabral, 38, doubling down against Jennifer Aydin, 47, and confirmed her husband Joe Benigno‘s cancer diagnosis.

After being asked if she ever met with Vanessa on the August 14 episode of Two Ts in a Pod, Margaret revealed, “No.”

“But I got Vanessa’s phone number. Her attorney asked her to reach out to all of us after the Bo Dietl thing. She had a very big thing happening there. I then called her when I found out about that burn party. I was like, ‘I want to talk to your attorney. Is there something I should know about that came up in the case?’” she explained, noting that she wasn’t named in the case but received a subpoena in 2021.

Because Margaret has claimed to have proof that Luis reached out to her son at work, many have wondered why she won’t share it.

“He is a private citizen. He wants nothing to do with this show. I am very protective of my children. They’ve never been on the show. I don’t call them by name,” Margaret shared, adding that Bravo wouldn’t let her talk about the issue as a fact if they hadn’t seen the proof themselves.

“They saw the proof of it. They know it to be true. They know everything to be factual. I don’t need to prove it to the rest of the world what it is. I’m not gonna do that. It would be inappropriate,” she reasoned. “I think what validates it [even more] to be true is his behavior when he would even mention my child.”

“It’s horrible,” she continued. “For someone who has never mentioned their children … would I ever bring this up and make up a story like this when I’ve been so protective for, at that point, six years, never have even said that I have a biological child? Does that make any sense?”

Although some have said that it was hypocritical for Margaret to take offense to Luis’ actions against her son when she told Jennifer that children are “resilient” after exposing Bill Aydin‘s affair, she pointed out that Bill’s infidelity wasn’t going to ruin Jennifer’s kids lives.

“They’ve come together. They’re a wonderful couple. I don’t even get along with Jennifer anymore because of other things that have since happened but Bill’s a wonderful father, they know their father’s loving. They’ve seen their parents work it out and that’s why I said they’re resilient,” she explained. “[Luis is] actually wishing harm on my family. It’s actually dangerous. Because unfortunately, he is igniting, you know, there are sick people in this world and they can have fans that are… and that can be igniting people to do very harmful things.”

“Why even bring that up? Why even bring up my child?” she wondered.

Looking back at filming on the RHONJ finale watch party, which aired as an alternative to the canceled reunion, Margaret said she and her castmates filmed for “most of the day.”

“I wish you would’ve seen more confessional because we all had much longer confessionals,” she shared.

As for the future of the show, Margaret admitted she doesn’t know where the series goes from here.

“It changes every day. I feel like I don’t know. I really don’t know. Sometimes I think, the bonds, you saw our room was so happy. We don’t need all happy but we can argue and make up,” she noted.

Then, when asked about Danielle doubling down against Jennifer, stating that her only regret about their fight was “not killing” her, Margaret admitted she wished Danielle “didn’t say that.”

“I was like, ‘Danielle, that’s Staten Island,’ cuz I really love Danielle but I think she realized so many things when she was so upset … I think it all came into her head that Jennifer was the one putting those things out online about her. Everything became a reality to her. Like, ’They were never my friends. They were doing these horrible things.’ I think it just like, overwhelmed her,” Margaret explained.

Also, on the podcast, Margaret confirmed her husband Joe has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, sharing that because his cancer is in the “very early stages,” he only has to get checked every four or five months.

“[They] do genomic testing now and his is very slow growing, like 97%. So they treat it now with active surveillance,” she revealed. “They don’t do any treatment unless it changes and his has not changed at all so we’re lucky.”

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

August 18, 2024
RHONJ Star Teresa Giudice Claps Back at Rachel’s Claims of “Manufactured” Friendships, Asks Why Rachel is “So Obsessed” With Her as She Points to John’s “Criminal Past”

5

Credit: Instagram

Teresa Giudice is clapping back at Rachel Fuda after her Real Housewives of New Jersey castmate suggested that her show friendships are “manufactured.”

After Rachel, 33, took aim at Teresa, 52, during a podcast appearance, stating that she and her series allies, including Jennifer Aydin and Jackie Goldschneider, both 47, manufacture narratives, and discussing her potential future with the show, Teresa fired back with a series of posts on Instagram.

“We have true relationships with each other, and I think that’s the thing that was so unique about our room for the watch party,” Rachel noted during an appearance on Page Six’s Virtual Reali-Tea podcast. “You watch the other room and it’s like, ‘OK, Teresa, what’s the narrative now? What are we going to say? What do we have to prove now?’ It’s just very manufactured now, in my opinion. … I think that’s the biggest problem. I think our show is truly lacking authenticity in its relationships and friendships.”

During the finale watch party, which aired in place of a reunion, Rachel was in a room with Melissa Gorga, 45, Margaret Josephs, 57, Danielle Cabral, 38, and Jennifer Fessler, 56, while Teresa was joined by Aydin and Jackie, and Dolores Catania, 53, went back and forth between both rooms.

“[We have] true relationships versus manufactured relationships. And I feel like that was a very stark reality and it’s so clear,” Rachel continued. “I feel like when you were watching our room, it’s like a group of friends bantering, making comments, gasping, laughing, like, all those little things that we would do if we were sitting on my living room couch — and we have done.”

According to Rachel, she believes fans feel the same way as she’s gotten a lot of positive feedback from RHONJ viewers.

“It’s been a rocky year, so to have that support feels really good because there’s been a lot of negativity. There’s been a lot of that coming at us, so it feels good to have that moment of other people see we’re good people,” she admitted.

Regarding her potential role on season 15, Rachel confirmed she’d “love to be included.”

“I think that whatever they decide to do with the show, whether they reboot it, bring some of us back, none of us back, all of us … whatever it is, I would love to see the show move forward in a more positive direction,” she added. “I would love to see it be a little bit lighter.”

In the meantime, Rachel is focused on welcoming her new baby with John Fuda, 37. On the final episode of season 15, Rachel confirmed a sibling will be joining her other kids, including daughters Gianella, 4, and Giuliana, 2, and her adopted son, Jaiden, 17.

“It was really nice to watch [my announcement] back and feel such positivity, really seeing me with my girls and everyone genuinely be happy for me and just enjoy that moment with them,” Rachel said. “Because I feel like our show has gotten so dark and so toxic, it’s very far and few between when we’re smiling and celebrating something with excitement and happiness,” she elaborated. “I watched it back, and it gave me all the feels, you know?”

After Page Six shared a link to Rachel’s podcast appearance on its Instagram page, signaling Rachel’s comment about Teresa’s “manufactured” friendships, Teresa accused her castmate of being “obsessed.”

“Why is she so obsessed with me?” Teresa asked.

Also on Instagram this week, Teresa shaded Rachel in a comment shared on Reality Blurb‘s Instagram page. This came after we shared an article about Rachel suggesting Teresa’s podcast was created solely to clean up Luis’ mess and shading Luis’ toxicity as she discussed him wishing harm on Margaret’s son.

“Why doesn’t Rachel stop talking about me? Why doesn’t she talk about her husband’s past?” Teresa wondered in her first post.

Then, in a second, giving a nod to the recently leaked article about John’s past history with a violent home invasion, she added, “Her husband has a criminal background, not mine.”

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

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

August 14, 2024
Margaret Josephs Reacts to Luis Ruelas Wishing Harm on Son on RHONJ Finale, Slams Jackie as “Disgraceful,” Plus Talks Warrior Video and ‘Reunion’

43

Credit: Bravo, Instagram

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.

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

August 7, 2024
VIDEO: Melissa Gorga Reveals Warning From Luis Ruelas’ Niece as She Says More Than His Exes Have Reached Out in RHONJ Finale Sneak Peek, Plus Danielle Claims Teresa is “Distraught” at Home

130

Credit: Instagram

Melissa Gorga is seen chatting with her castmates about Luis Ruelas on the finale episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, revealing that they’ve been contacted by more than the ex-girlfriends of Teresa Giudice‘s husband.

In a sneak peek, Danielle Cabral, 38, is seen informing Melissa, 45, and Rachel Fuda, 33, that Teresa, 52, had recently called a meeting in which she put Margaret Josephs, 57, on blast for trying to take her and Luis down with the help of his ex.

“This has been something Teresa has been wanting to say and get off her chest for a long time. What happened was, she had her lawyer [James J. Leonard, Jr.] there and we were all sitting around. [Gia Giudice] was also there. What they were trying to tell us was they have evidence that Margaret has been trying to hurt Teresa and Luis, talking to the ex, trying to get the information about Luis out through Margaret,” Danielle shares.

“This woman was reaching out to all of us,” Melissa replies.

Then, in a cast confessional, Melissa recalls an alleged run-in with Luis’ niece, who offered a warning to her about her sister-in-law’s spouse.

“Luis’ ex — and not just Luis’ ex — Luis’ like, anybody who was ever in his life has sent DMs, certified letters, hell, I went to a restaurant down the shore and his niece walked up to me. She was like, ‘Hi, I am Luis’ niece from his first wife and I just want to tell you, ‘Be very afraid,’” she stated.

Back in the scene with the cast, Danielle says that Teresa has lost weight, and seems to be just “90 pounds soaking wet.”

But Rachel alleges, “She’s 90 pounds soaking wet cuz she’s on Ozempic, not cuz she’s upset.”

Still, Danielle continues, “Teresa is distraught. Teresa is like a shell of the person she was last year because, in the house, there’s not a lot of calm. There’s not a lot of stability.”

Check out the full sneak peek, share by The Real Housewives Zone on Instagram, below:

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

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

August 3, 2024
‘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

61

Credit: Charles Sykes/Bravo

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.

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

July 29, 2024
‘RHONJ’ Star Teresa Giudice Reveals Dream Cast for Season 15, Discusses “Genuine” Friendship With Jackie and Applauds Evan as a “Gentleman” After Cheating Rumor

50

Credit: ZapatA/MEGA

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.

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

July 15, 2024
Siggy Flicker Claims RHONJ Cast is “Afraid” of Margaret Josephs and Shares What Housewives Allegedly Said About Margaret, Plus Claims Marg Didn’t Know Jenn Fessler Before Show & Shares If She’s In Touch With Teresa, & Live Viewing Thread

18

There has been quite a bit said about The Real Housewives of New Jersey over the years, and Siggy Flicker has been a ring leader since her departure.

She appears to have a clear vendetta against Margaret Josephs, but she also seems to have some insight into the behind-the-scenes of the show today. Recently, she sat down for another interview where she had some choice words for not only Margaret, but she also said there’s a ton of dishonesty coming from the cast. Also, did Teresa Giudice call Donald Trump for help?

Fans will recall that Siggy joined the cast of RHONJ for season seven. However, her time on the show was short-lived, as she departed after season eight. She has previously said she left the show because Margaret tried to reach out to her mother for drama.

Recently, Siggy sat down for an episode of Behind the Velvet Rope Podcast With David Yontef and had quite a bit to say. Now, the second part of her explosive interview is out, and she has doubled down on her RHONJ opinions. One of the first revelations from the second part came when she said Margaret and Jennifer Fessler weren’t friends before the show. She also shares that Jenn helped her with her social media while she was on the show.

She says, “They didn’t even know each other. She would help me with my tweets, fighting back with this roast beef sandwich. I mean, Jen would help me. She didn’t know Margaret. What happened was, when I moved to Florida and my relationship with Jen, you know, fizzled, it became whatever it was, I think that Margaret was like oh my God, huh, I got an idea, like the idiot that she is. It backfired because God always intervenes.”

She then claims that the rumors of Luis Ruelas calling Margaret’s son are lies. According to Siggy, “All s**t, David. I believe that this woman would manipulate anything. She would lie through her teeth and feel nothing about it.”

She goes on to say that no one on RHONJ actually likes Margaret, and they find her to be “disgusting.”

“Everybody is afraid of her on the show, and they all pretend they like her, and they all can’t stand the sight of her. I could tell you that. They think she’s disgusting.”

However, Siggy does not think Margaret is the reason the show has become so toxic with all the “off-camera stuff.“ As fans know, there are reports of housewives leaking information to bloggers, having fake Instagram accounts, etc.

Siggy says, “No, I think producers took it to this dark space. You see, they used to have somebody by the name of Kim D. They could use Kim D, and they could make her look like the villain when she really wasn’t, and it was easy. Now, Kim D is fighting because Kim D has a big mouth like me.”

She continues by saying the producers use Margaret, “Now they found somebody who’s called Desperado. She’ll go to the dark place, and she will never; she’s like this Desperado because she’s tried several times to build a brand. What brand? Besides, come on, come on. Now, I just gave her a brand. Get into the roast beef industry.”

Siggy and David then discuss the show itself and how some fans say they are over the Melissa Gorga and Teresa drama. Siggy says she doesn’t believe that’s the case for most people but that casting needs to bring on new people. She says, “They need to bring a young Teresa Guidice on.”

She continues, “Everybody’s like, oh, I’m so sick of watching Teresa. Well, that’s because they’re not casting right. Every storyline is centered around Teresa. If they would start casting right, maybe Teresa could take a fucking break. It all ends up on the editing room floor.”

David then asks another question about Margaret being disliked, and Siggy doubles down.

“I am saying to you on my children’s lives, housewives from Jersey and from other housewife franchises, on my children’s life, have called me have spoken to me, and told me she is a discotic to the housewife franchise and we do not open up our mouth because we are scared. Everybody is scared.”

However, she does not reveal the names of housewives who have said these things. However, she does say that Margaret is “a joke of the housewife franchise“ and that Teresa is the queen of Jersey. Period. End of story.”

Regarding if she still talks to Teresa, Siggy says, “I-I won’t answer, no. I love Teresa. From time to time, we do text each other I love you, I miss you, I’m thinking about you. “

Siggy also expresses love for Dolores Catania by saying, “You don’t have to explain anything to Dolores Catania. Dolores Catania gets it, knows it. She is brilliant. “

The conversation then shifts to Donald Trump and how he understood why Siggy left RHONJ. She says she first got to know him because a friend of hers was his attorney.

She recalls meeting him by saying, “I said, Mr. President, he goes, Siggy, you don’t even have to say it, everyone’s already told me. He goes Siggy, you’re very much loved. Now don’t forget, his wife, his staff, people watch Housewives. So, he says, I already know what they did to you. It’s the same thing they did to me. So, we had that bonding day one. So I said, Mr. President, I don’t have to explain to you about selective editing and false narrative.”

They then discuss why Teresa didn’t reach out to Donald when she was going through her legal drama.

According to Siggy, “Certain people did step in. There was nothing that the President could do at that time, but I could tell you that the President and his family love Teresa Guidice. They had a great time with her on the show. Lynn Patton was the one who got Teresa Guidice on The Apprentice, who was you know, fond of her because of her authenticity.“

The two then clarify that Teresa may have reached out to Trump in order to help her husband get back into the country. She says, “Your question is did she need Siggy Flicker. She didn’t need Siggy Flicker. She’s friends with members of the Trump family and they adore her. At that point, I was starting my relationship.”

Live Viewing Thread – This is also the live viewing thread for all new episode of the RHONJ season 14! So please feel free to chat and comment below as the episode airs on Bravo at 8/7c.

Barnell Anderson

Source link

July 14, 2024
‘RHONJ’ Star Teresa Giudice on If Joe Admitted to Cheating, How She Punished Him for Calling Her C-Word, and Confronting His Potential Other Women, Plus Why She Waited “4 Months” to Sleep With Luis

104

Credit: Instagram

Teresa Giudice appeared on Carlos King‘s podcast on Tuesday, where he questioned her about whether her ex-husband, Joe Giudice, ever admitted to cheating on her.

As she also looked back on Joe calling her the c-word and recalled confronting the women she believed he may have been cheating on her with, the 52-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey star spoke of her current marriage to Luis Ruelas, 50, admitting that the two of them waited months before being intimate.

“No,” Teresa replied to Carlos about whether Joe had ever confessed to being unfaithful on the July 2 episode of Reality With The King. “And I still ask him till today, I’m like, ‘Just tell me f*cker.’ And he doesn’t tell me… He still denies till today. Do I believe him? No. I don’t believe him. I’m like, ‘Just admit it, we’re divorced now.’ I’m f*cking somebody else.”

While Teresa began dating Luis in late 2020, Luis said “it took four months” for the two of them to sleep together.

“Well we were dating, it was COVID. I had kids, he had kids. We didn’t sleep at each other’s houses,” Teresa explained, signaling Luis’ sons and her and Joe’s four daughters, Gia Giudice, 23, Milania Giudice, 20, Gabriella Giudice, 18, and Audriana Giudice, 14.

When Teresa was then asked about Joe’s punishment for calling her the c-word, she admitted she was “so pissed” — although she initially thought the diss was an editing mistake to make Joe look suspicious.

“Andy Cohen called me. This is the thing: You know when you’re with your partner, you know what you guys call each other, you guys call each other names. I’m like, ‘My husband’s never called me the C-word.’ … I’m like, ‘You guys edited that in,’” she recalled. “They’re like, ‘Teresa, no we didn’t.’ So Andy Cohen called me. He’s like, ‘Teresa, I watched it. Nobody edited that in. Your husband said it.’”

“When I watched it, I was in shock,” Teresa continued “I didn’t cry. He just slept on the couch for two weeks. I was pissed. Yeah, I was really pissed… He was really upset too. I’m like, ‘I can’t believe you called me that. You never said that to me.’”

Teresa went on to state that Luis “would never [say that to her.] … [He] doesn’t even curse.”

Also on the podcast episode, Teresa suggested that when the c-word diss was uttered by her former husband, he claimed he was talking to one of his employees, not another woman.

“There was two women that I thought he might have been cheating on me with… and I asked those two women. One of them was his secretary at the time, and the other one was, I’m not going to say who it is… One of them was someone that he knew from his past and I was friends with her too,” she revealed. “If you guys do your research, he was photographed with them in magazines. I asked both of them. I blatantly asked them, ‘Are you f*cking my husband?’”

“Both these b*tches denied it so what was I supposed to do?” she added.

The RHONJ season 14 airs Sunday nights on Bravo at 8/7c.

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

July 7, 2024
RHONJ: Source Dishes on Alleged Drama Between Luis Ruelas & Teresa’s Ex-Cohost Melissa Pfeister That Ended the Namaste B$tches Podcast

52

Credit: Instagram

Nowadays, it seems all the Housewives have podcasts. Not only do they discuss the things going on with their shows, but they also cover other topics. However, one of the most popular was the Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice‘s Namaste B$tches podcast. Unfortunately, she canceled the podcast and has now cut ties with her former co-host, Melissa Pfeister. Now, there’s a bit of drama coming out about why it ended.

Today, Teresa has a new podcast called Turning the Tables. However, she hasn’t really addressed why the previous show ended. Melissa has said it was because she’s pregnant and needed to take a break but she also said there were other reasons. However, she didn’t go into detail about the situation.

Recently, the podcast Dishing Drama with Dana Wilkey dropped an episode called Teresa and Melissa’s Friendship & What Really Happened to Namaste B&tches. In the episode, the host talks about what she has heard about the podcast ending. One of the highlights is when she recalls the alleged fight Luis Ruelas had with Melissa at Bravocon. This was not only seen by attendees, but it was allegedly talked about on the Two Ts In a Pod podcast, but they later removed any mention of it.

Regarding that situation, she claims, “I know everybody’s ears are going to perk right up when they hear that because they know that Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp dropped a podcast, Two T’s in the Pod, from Bravocon. And oh my gosh, it stirred so much because they witnessed Luis Ruelas yelling at Melissa Pfeister and Melissa Pfeister crying. They dropped the show.”

Dana continues, “Suddenly the show is yanked and that part is removed. It’s re-uploaded to their server for everybody to hear. There’s a big change that happens, but too late everybody heard it and people at Bravocon saw it because they were walking by Louis yelling at Melissa and nothing is ever the same.”

Dana then questions why Melissa would deny that the argument with Luis happened at BravoCon and why she wouldn’t stand up for herself. However, the host then says she has information that it happened.

She says, “Then I heard from reliable New Jersey sources who I’m very close with. No, indeed, it did happen. And then I heard from the New Jersey fan base evidence that it happened from different people who were at Bravocon and witnessed it.“

She then talks about Melissa getting an interview with Joe Gorga and Frank Catania. She says she’s surprised by this because of Frank’s contentious relationship with Luis.

Dana says, “Well, then, out of the blue, I hear that Melissa Pfeister has gotten an interview with Frank Catania and Joe Gorga. And this has happened because Frank Catania, I think, did some sort of introduction for Melissa so that Joe Gorga would come on the show because Frank had such a good experience with Melissa Pfeister because she’s so nice.”

The host continues, “And I thought it was really funny that Frank Catania, who was very against Luis Ruelas in season 13 behind the scenes, does a flip in season 14 to be supportive and tell Teresa and Louis Ruelas that there was some sort of plan to out Luis Ruelas on a bunch of bad deeds the cast felt that he had done in season 13.”

The host then says that she believes Melissa got Frank to warn Teresa of the plan because she cares about her.

“And so they were going to do this plan to kind of out it on the reunion. And so I thought it was interesting that Frank decided to tell Luis Ruelas and Teresa Giudice this information. And to be fair, I think maybe Melissa Pfeister might have asked Frank to help Teresa with this situation because I think Melissa genuinely cares or cared about Teresa Giudice and really believed Teresa Giudice was her friend.”

She then says she is surprised by some of what she learned about the situation and decides to ask Melissa herself. She recounts the conversation by saying, “I can’t even believe my ears in some of it. And I go back to Melissa later in this process and say, is it true that this happened to you with Teresa? And Melissa says to me, no, no, it’s all lies.“

However, she then asks Kim D what happened, and Kim informs her that Melissa is trying to protect Teresa and doesn’t want to say what really happened.

Fans can listen to episodes of Dishing Drama on all podcast platforms.

Barnell Anderson

Source link

July 6, 2024
RHONJ’s Teresa Giudice Shares Why She Isn’t as Close to Dina Manzo Anymore, and Says Luis Ruelas ‘Should Have Made Her Sign a Prenup,’ Plus She Admits She’s Not Enjoying Show & Reveals If She Has Regrets

147

Credit: Instagram

Teresa Giudice and Dina Manzo used to be the best of friends. But these days, the ladies don’t see one another as often as they once did.

While appearing on Carlos King‘s podcast on Tuesday, the 52-year-old Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member explained her current status with Dina, 52, as she addressed her absence at her August 2022 wedding to Luis Ruelas, 50, spoke of criticism against her spouse, and looked back at her time on Bravo.

“[Dina] just doesn’t feel comfortable coming back to Jersey,” Teresa explained on the July 2 episode of Reality With The King.

As RHONJ fans will recall, Dina’s ex-husband, Thomas “Tommy” Manzo, 59, was accused of hiring a hitman to attack her current husband, Dave Cantin, in 2015. And during a separate incident, she and Dave were assaulted in their home.

“It’s scary for her cause of what happened and I totally respect that so that’s it… [But] we’re good,” Teresa insisted. “She just wants to keep her distance. She doesn’t want people to know when she comes to Jersey… Like her and [Audriana Giudice] text, we text.”

“And I totally respect it. I understand,” she continued. “At first I was upset that she didn’t come to the wedding but… it’s really damaging what happened to her, now I totally understand. You know, if I was her, I wouldn’t want to come back to Jersey ’cause it’s scary.”

While there were rumors suggesting that Dave and Luis had a falling out ahead of Teresa’s nuptials that led him and Dina to skip the event, Teresa denied the report, saying, “She didn’t want to be filmed and it’s okay. And I was totally fine with it.”

As for claims that Luis isn’t right for her and that he’s potentially using her, Teresa suggested that fans will see more of the truth about her husband as season 14 continues.

“You need to watch the rest of the season to see how it plays out. And my husband took his company public the day before I met him, on the Nasdaq. So right there says it all. That says it all,” she declared. “My husband should have made me sign a prenup ’cause he didn’t make me sign a prenup. He obviously has more money than I do. We bought a $5 million home. He bought a home and put it in both of our names. He just showed me the type of man that he is, and not that I have to prove that to anybody, and I don’t. He treats my daughters like they’re his own.”

“I’ve never seen a man. Like, it’s hard to find a Luis Ruelas. It really is,” she added.

Meanwhile, as she looked back on her potential RHONJ regrets, Teresa admitted that she doesn’t always enjoy being featured on the series.

“I go back and forth with it. It is very toxic right now, but I guess this is part of my journey so you never say no regrets. I had to go through all this,” she reasoned. “[But] I’m still not enjoy… I guess there’s parts that I do enjoy, but I’m not enjoy, I’m not like loving it cause it’s too toxic.”

Teresa went on to tease her upcoming role on House of Villains, suggesting that viewers will see more of who she really is on the E! series.

“I’m going to be on House of Villains. You know what, that was a fun show. And at first, I didn’t want to do House of Villains,” she shared. “I’m like House of Villains? Carlos, am I a villain? [But] I can’t wait for you to see the House of Villains. I think you’re really going to see the real Teresa on House of Villains.”

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

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

July 3, 2024
Luis Ruelas is Called Out Over $300K Debt Allegedly Owed by Business Venture Vinivia for Launch Party as Party Planner Speaks Out Against RHONJ Star

58

Credit: Twoeyephotos/MEGA

Teresa Giudice‘s husband, Luis Ruelas, is under fire on social media after a party planner called out those behind the app Vivina, his latest business venture, for failing to pay her more than $300,000 for the company’s launch party last year.

Months after the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, 50, one of his sons, two of Teresa’s daughters, Gia Giudice, 23, and Audriana Giudice, 14, and Gia’s boyfriend, Christian Carmichael, attended the event, the planner behind the bash wants to know where her money went.

In screenshots shared by Wife of the Party, via Bravo and Cocktails on Instagram, this week, the woman wrote a message to Luis directly, although she used the wrong username to tag him.

“[Luis Ruelas] how do we get paid?!” she asked, along with an event photo of Teresa, 52, and their blended family.

In other posts shared on the Story of Wife of the Party on Instagram, she featured comments from other social media users.

“Everyone remember that big launch for Louie with Vinivia well Louie hasn’t paid the women who put it together,” one person wrote. “She’s being silenced too but just wait team Teresa will label her crazy and obsessed too, it’s how they operate.”

“How will you pay us the $300,000 [plus] you’ve owed us along with all the other vendors that are waiting?” asked another message. “It’s been 60 days and a lot of excuses.”

Then, in another message shared by Wife of the Party, she included a screenshot of Vinivia’s Instagram post about the party, which tagged her as the planner.

“When [Vinivia] says they can’t pay you because their investors aren’t paying them,” she captioned the post.

As RHONJ fans may recall, Bravo’s The Daily Dish shared an article back in April about Luis’ new venture, revealing that Teresa’s children had supported his “new [beginning].”

Around the same time, Luis spoke out about the project.

“This is a live streaming platform that’s being launched on April 4, 2024, solely for creators and influencers around the world,” he told TMZ in March. “That’s what I do for a living.”

As the social media posts against Luis continued, someone wrote, “Louie Ruelas called out for not paying 300k to a company that helped launch his app Vinivia,” as they shared a clip of Luis talking to TMZ about Vinivia.

It was also noted that Wife of the Party was “hired by Vinivia and has yet to be paid $300,000 [plus].”

Meanwhile, on Vinivia’s account, Luis can be seen promoting the company.

“Augmented reality and artificial intelligence is one of our specialties here at Vinivia. Bringing your followers and your audiences down a beautiful consumer journey with product placements behind you and they may not seem placed in other environments. Do it live. Vinivia now. Let’s go!” he said in a filmed ad.

Speaking out in a lengthy video shared to her Instagram page amid the drama, Wife of the Party admitted that the non-payment has been “really difficult”

“And this isn’t a dispute, to be clear, about vendors or a miscommunication or a line item because that’s a completely different thing than someone having a contract and promising to pay for services rendered and asking if they can delay the payment until Monday because a wire didn’t come in,” she stated. “I want to be very clear that as this project went on, everything was requested and approved and I have everything to show that. This wasn’t a surprise number. [Marcello Genovese] fully agreed and just kept giving me excuses.”

According to the app’s website, Marcello is the CEO and co-founder of Vinivia. Meanwhile, according to a report from The U.S. Sun, Luis is the co-founder of Digital Media Solutions (DMS), which helped with the launch of Vinivia, and an “independent contractor” of the app.

“I’m at the point now where I finally realize that they’re not going to pay me. It’s making me sick and I think that moreover, it was really important that I finally spoke up because I went back and forth,” Wife of the Party continued. “I was told not to. I was told not to air out the drama as a company but this isn’t drama. This is complete fraud and this is a few hundred thousand dollars. Yet there are a lot of things that Vinivia and Marcello are doing that they need money for yet he keeps telling me money is coming my way. And there’s been fraudulent paperwork, there’s been money returned. He did send a couple small credit card payments but I do realize now that was just to shut me up and it just really sucks.”

According to Wife of the Party, she learned that Vinivia got Luis a new office at Avenue of the Stars and has been “hiring girls,” all while owing her over $300,000.

“[They] had this huge party that they couldn’t afford at my expense,” she added.

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

Lindsay Cronin

Source link

June 12, 2024