Dina Manzo Reveals Production Details Of Filming With Teresa; She Was Initially Disappointed About Teresa’s Charity Selection For CA!
Former RHONJ star Dina Manzo left the show mid-season two but she still finds herself in the middle of the drama! This season Dina was a topic of conversation because of Caroline blaming Teresa for having no relationship with her sister Dina. Dina is taking to her personal blog to clear up details of what happened when she filmed for the Fabellini launch party and that the producers asked her to film in order for Teresa to have “on camera” support after a rough season!
Dina also discusses that she was initially disappointed that Teresa did not choose her charity, Project Ladybug, to raise money for on Celebrity Apprentice. She reveals she let it roll off her back after Teresa explained to her why she chose Nephcure instead!
Back to the Fabellini launch, Dina explains that she regrets filming and talking about Caroline. She also reiterates that the “blood is not thicker than water” comment was in regards to Teresa’s family drama and not her family drama. Dina also says that after watching the reunion, she still regrets filming with Teresa but she does not regret being there for support. Dina also clears up once again that Teresa has nothing to do with her staying away from Chris Laurita and Caroline!
Read the entire blog below:
“A lot of you are wondering why in the world I would film with Teresa after staying away from the housewives for so long. Let me first say that I’ve gone to every single one of Teresa’s parties that I’ve been invited to, most of which the cameras were NOT rolling. When Teresa asked me to attend the fabellini launch my first question was “will there be cameras there?” She said yes, but you can come after they leave”…as I have done in the past. But that’s not where it ended…
(What most of you don’t know and you can choose to believe this or not, but up until the night of the deck debacle and Teresa showed up at my doorstep crying, I had no idea that she was even fighting with Caroline and Jacqueline, that’s how much I stayed out of that bullshit and even after that night I had no idea of the extent of the hate until I watched it live with all of you)
Now back to the fabalini launch…I showed up 2 1/2 hours late hoping the cameras would already be gone (I know that it was naive of me) I was promised that I didn’t have to be mic’d at first, just show that I was there to support Teresa. When I arrived one of the producers took me aside and explained to me that Teresa was really taking a beating this season and needed some much needed “on air” support. As a friend I felt bad for her, as a human being I never like to see anyone standing alone (I was always that girl in the lunch room who went to sit with the loner in the corner of the cafeteria) It is also why I was so quick to forgive Danielle at the reunion. I don’t like when Everyone is against one person and I certainly don’t like to see this happen to someone I care about.
Teresa has always supported me and has especially always supported Project Ladybug. She has come to every charity event I have ever asked her to and never complained taking this time out of her crazy schedule to help me. At the time I was even under the impression she was doing celebrity apprentice for ladybug. In the end she chose another worthy foundation, was I disappointed at first??? Absolutely, but she explained to me how she met this beautiful little boy with a rare disease and it really hit home for her. Now how can I be mad at her for helping a sick child? I was proud of her for giving a foundation that i was told had no prior national exposure a platform. BUT I would be lying if I also didn’t feel a bit obligated to be there for her “on air” too because of this. I would cut off my right bubbie for these kids and one quick scene on housewives didn’t seem that bad at the time…Boy was I wrong, do not mix booze with raw emotions…let me first explain that 90% of our convo was about her brother and Melissa. That is where the “blood is thicker than water” comment came in. Think about it, does it make sense that Teresa would bring that up about her and Caroline’s relationship?? You guys are smarter than that…
Now from my understanding this scene was shot AFTER even the reunion and things with her brother was worse than ever. I was explaining to Teresa that blood is NOT always thicker than water when her brother has to get in bed with his WIFE every night and not her….and we all know (unfortunately) about Joe Gorga’s poison. Water wins in this case every time! TRUST ME!!
So here I am giving Teresa advice to just give her brother his space then she brings up my sister…did you see the look on my face? I was pissed but before you go getting mad at T I’m sure the producers convinced her this was a good idea, I could be mad at her but I understand the position she was in. I also understood via text from Jacqueline that I was a topic of not only season 3?s reunion that was just filmed but throughout season 4 as well. A part of me felt I should say my peace and I was pissed I was even brought up, I don’t know who did it and at this point I don’t even care. I had also had a few fabellinis on an empty stomach after a LONG day of shooting for HGTV and there was a lot of hurt off camera with my family who is on the show. So I went ahead and said how I felt about the joke in the book. Do I regret talking about it on camera? Was it wrong of me?? Yes yes yes… But it’s done and I can’t take it back. I should have walked away but I didn’t. I do feel that this book nonsense is all that -nonsense…but I regret talking about it on film.
Ok… It’s now Sunday night, I wrote this before I saw the last reunion tonight…I still feel the same about regretting filming but I DO NOT feel bad about defending Teresa, I know what it’s like to be on the other end of something like this and I don’t think it’s cool and for the record AGAIN She had nothing to do with my issues with my family in fact as I said before my issues stem back all the way from season 1. Teresa and the girls were buddy buddy up until last year, so please stop saying I chose her over my family…it’s really annoying. I would also like to say that I have 11 siblings…my family does not consist of just who is on this show and yes I do talk to the other 9 and I’m quite close to many of them and my parents. So enough with thinking I will die alone please…
I will publicly say I think they ALL handled this wrong…I begged some of the players (I won’t go into who) to just respond with kindness and all this will end. But I understand how emotions can get the best of you…they did tonight after I watched the show. I do wish all this could end, I don’t like seeing people especially WOMEN and FAMILY fight like this. If you can’t get along with someone or you feel that they just don’t like you…JUST STAY AWAY. Well at least that’s what works for me, you can completely FORGIVE people for how they treated you but it doesn’t mean you have to go back for more. Do you guys get it??? Thanks for listening~ Peace out”
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Love Dina! Obviously she knows the “real” Caroline and that’s why she stays away. She sees what a mean and vindictive person she is and she has raised Lauren to be just as vile. Glad Dina still supports Teresa.
I agree with you Amber. I also think Chris and Jacqueline Laurita are as bad as Caroline, especially Jacqueline. She’s nuts.
Dina you are such a classy lady and I can see why you and Teresa are friends. I admire you for sticking up for her and for the great advice you have given all of them. They should take it! unfortunately that will not happen with some of them. Your blogs and big heart is the reason why I miss you on the show.
At leafy Dina was honest in saying that she was initially upset in Ladybug not bring chosen as Teresa’s charity, but then again we all knew that from jacqueline when she was the inside “source.” There were a lot of articles about Dina and Teresa’s relationship being fake and Dina being pissed that Teresa didn’t choose her charity, articles that I think Jacqueline put out to break up Dina and Teresa. But am I the only one wondering if Jacqueline is able to text about anything other than Teresa? Damn get a life. Why was Jacqueline telling Dina that she was talked about at the reunion? She wasn’t even there. I think that Jacqueline us what came between Caroline and Dina/ Chris and Dina and she is pissed that she can’t come between Teresa and Dina, but it seems like Teresa and Dina have a great deal in common.
I am from the ‘gump.
Tom Murro I believe stated the same, or something to that extent to re: Dina being pissed at T because she expected T to select Ladybug Project for her charity. When T didn’t choose the Ladybug Project I felt that she would have but must have been encouraged to select the one she did. The thing is, she is working to help raise awareness for a charity that I actually had never heard of before.
Since Dina was so considerate in trying once and for all to put all the lies to rest I intend to make a $25 donation to Ladybug, Dina is worth it and wouldn’t know her from adams housecat but she is very respect worthy.
well said, I like that dina was able to admit that she initially had (not her words but) a childish reaction but eventually came around realizing this would give Tre’s charity choice a national platform it wouldn’t have otherwise had. now if melissa or any of the others were saying this you better believe they would spin it “what? no of corse i was never jealous or upset its all for charity andy i would never react that way.” the way dina was able to put the truth out there while not painting herself as a saint and everyone else as the insane bad guys(the way the other women talk about themselves and tre) makes me like and respect even more then I already did.
TKU Kristy, that sums up what maturity and class look like, something sadly missing from others in her immediate family!!
That is why she and Teresa are still friends. My mamma was right when she told me “birds of feathers flock together” you are know by the company you keep.
Uu know when they read this their response is Dina is lying and only trying to make herself sound good.
I agree with what u said about jac coming between Dina and her sibs. Perhaps Jacs is the “water” coming between Dina, chris and caroline. As Melissa is the “water” Dina mentioned in her blog in Teresa’s situation
that was my immediate thought when I read that.
Really good. Dina hit on every rumor that has been in the media for that been thrown out here for the last couple of years.
I love Dina but just come out and say what the beef is already, that would get the heat off Teresa.
I agree with you. Enough already. I think a lot of Dina, she’s great. I can appreciate them not wanting to air things but Teresa has been getting the shit kicked out of her for 2 years non stop from Caro and Jac. If Dina really wanted to be a stand-up gal, she would just tell people what happened between her and Caroline. Is it fair for Teresa to be the scape goat for Caroline’s anxiety about not speaking to her sister? Of course not. For that alone, Dina should come clean with the info and screw Caroline, she would deserve it. Plus, Dina wouldn’t be lying about anything, it would just be the truth.
EXACTLY.
YEP! All of this secret code talk is playing the game. She would be better off saying nothing at all then stringing us along with the illusion of supplying her fans with answers. Growing a bit tired of her “You’re smarter then that’s”, etc…
Exactly! I agree! If only she would back are up completely and just spill as to all this fighting between the siblings. I’m just glad Dina, once again, told the truth and told everyone how Tre was innocent in all of this. I can see her frustration with Caroline, Chris, and his drunken whore, and I hope Dina just forgives them but keeps her distance! With family like them… I wouldn’t trust them, and I definitely would not have that close sibling bond anymore.
Dina has forgiven and is now keeeping her distance. Four years ago before the show Dina was Jacq, carolines loyal sidekick. Dina didn’t speak to the siblings that Chuckies didn’t, now she seems to be good with everyone but Chris and Chuck. It could have been the death of the nephew were she wasn’t wanted at the funral services. There was something that went on in her life that made her see that she needed a change in her ways.
She said her issues with Caroline came from season 1, this may have been when she told Chuckie that as an adult she could and woulld pick her own friends
I would love to know also, but some things are meant to stay private. She has already said numerous times T had nothing to do with it, and thats good enough for me , and that should be enough for Caro and crew to shut the hell up about Teresa!
Dina was not above keeping Danielles history private. Knowing her kids would see it.
I dont know, I just think saying why your mad at someone isn’t such a huge deal. Even if Bravo brought that book about Danielle to light,Dina had a role in it. That is way more serious than saying why your mad at someone.
Joanna, TKU, I believe all the women bashed Danielle. It was horrible to watch. I wasn’t a Danielle fan but I couldn’t believe rhonj treated her so poorly and Dina was right there in the middle of bringing Danielle down.
I’m curious to see what will happen with the friendship of Tre and Dina if Danielle is somehow brought back to rhonj, Tre admitted she regretted her behavior towards Danielle. I can see Bravo trying to bring D back to shake things up, as a friend of Teresa.
Weren’t there articles saying that Dina’s charity did not meet the requirements for Teresa to play for anyway?
I heard of that as well, but I think Jacqueline started that piece of hearsay too.
Trailer trash Jacqueline put out those articles. That’s how she knows so much about how the magazine process goes. Two timing witch.
Oh yeah, Jacq-ass is an immature moron without a brain. And yes, she is trash.
That headline is rather misleading. She didn’t say she was upset. Upset and disappointed are not the same.
Anyway, it sucks that Dina even has to explain herself, again. She left this show years ago yet her name is still being brought up and into a fight that has nothing to do with her.
I agree with you Rach
Plus, I would love to see Dina interact with Teresa without the looming shadows of Caroline and Jac tainting that dynamic.
This is why I love Dina. I love that cleared up the rumors. I feel bad for her because she so positive & she has to get dragged in… I wonder does these rumors affect her relationship with Tre?
No, she still is friends with Teresa and Teresa told her about not using project lady bug, but dina was happy she picked another good charity that helped kids out that have kidney problmes, because that’s how Dina is she is not going to hate Teresa because she did not use her charity in celebrity apprentice
Dina understands why T didn’t choose Ladybug. NephCure is out there now. A disease we didn’t know about. We got a flyer home from our schools about Nephcure because of what Teresa did.
aw wow thats amazing, i love that her appearance on ca help make some positive waves and bring awareness, thats something she should be really proud of.
wow, this pic of Caroline, she was NOT tiny, omg! She also claims she used to be Melissa???? WTF
Caroline got a LapBand too!
Rosie got a lapband too!
Errr it’s not working for her…
I love Dina, love it , it was good
Fire the Manzo’s/Laurita’s, bring back Dina!
I say fire the whole bunch and bring on 5 new
(never heard of before) women with actual $$ & Class.
Joanna, Agreed! Bravo has something going on with meeting Danielle. I can see them bringing back Danielle for a few guest appearances. She and Tre will kiss and make up, then they’ll go after Caro,Jac and Mel. Dina and Tre’s friendship would be over, proving blood is thicker than water!
I’m going to be in the minority and just be on the fence about Dina. I find it so funny when you’re friends with someone for over 15 years and you just separate yourself from them because of a dang reality show. Especially, if the friend youre separating yourself from made you the godmother of their child not even a year before. That, to me, says something about Dina that some people are missing. Grant it, I like her “zen-ness” but that’s not enough to convince me about the kind of person she is. Also, in so many words, she said she felt obligated to return the favor of attending the fabellini launch because she thought Teresa would choose her charity, and was disappointed when she didn’t. Doesn’t that sound fake and like a user to anyone else? Idk but I’m still on the fence about whether I like Dina and I’m not changing my mind until I get some clarity on what kind of a person she really is…. if I ever get that clarity, because let’s be real, I don’t know the woman and its not that crucial. Luv Teresa and just want some strong relationships in her life that are really FOR her.
I agree about being on the fence regarding Dina. Many sources have said that Dina just shows up to support Tre when the cameras are rolling. Given Bravo’s desire to continue stirring the pot, I seriously doubt they would ever stop filmimg any of Tre’s parties, events if there was even a remote possibility that Dina might show. So, I really don’t believe she shows up after filmimg. I just think Dina uses Tre because of her fan base.
I really do wish Tre had real friends that actually were there to support her and not looking for a paycheck.
I totally agree. I like Dina but I love Teresa.
I just don’t see any females close to Teresa really taking a stand for her besides Priscilla(her make up girl that she met at a signing). Dina has absorbed the good girl light she has been painted in pretty well but in season 1 she had a lot of catty and nasty remarks about Danielle who at the very least, just wanted to be her friend. Of course from there things got ugly but I remember it all. I just wish Dina would speak up already and really put this to rest like she claims she wants to. Enough of the vague blogs and tweets.
Omgosh, I agree with you wholeheartedly! I remember everything from season 1 too and, yes, her blogs are too vague for my liking. Just help your girl out already if you’ve been friends for almost 2 decades. That should show for something! And, yes, I also felt like Danielle just wanted to be accepted and to be thir friend, in the beginning, until she was “investigated” and her past came out.
Yes, Caroline,Jacqueline AND Dina brought that drama with the book. But Dina says she’s against drama.(?) I think she preaches one thing and deep inside does something different. Dont get me wrong, I still like Dina, I just see past the love fest/crystals/budda shit. I get that we all strive to be good people but why is it ok to expose Danielles past but not ok to say why she’s mad at Caroline and Jacqueline? At the very least,Dina could try and be consistent with her views. Family or not, it’s gone too far.
I’m going to defend Dina, even tho she blocked me long ago because I followed LynnNChicago on twitter (which I think was ridiculous) and even tho I don’t KNOW her lol.
DANIELLE brought “the book” to the dinner party, not Dina, Caroline or Jac, so the person looking for drama was Danielle. If she just wanted to know why the other women were discussing it around town, she could have asked them privately. Danielle is the one who wanted to discuss it in front of her children-the others moved their own kids out, and I really think they did that specifically to get DANIELLE’S kids out of earshot.
I think the horrible behavior by the jackhole 4 we’ve been watching for two seasons has blunted some people’s memory about Danielle. Yes, she was ganged up on but she was no angel! She was a cuckoo bird lol
@cammierari Very True.
Danielle brought the book.
But the gals were foaming over it at the local hair salon. That’s a small town and they took it upon themselves to out her in a public way, not in their kitchen at home. I agree about the jackhole4 (LOL) they are a messy bunch.
@cammierari yes, Danielle brought the book to the dinner party, which I felt was wrong, but I think she did because she needed to defend herself, get all the cards on the table, and because that was the only way she could get all of them in the same room together to discuss the book. They didn’t like her, so they would not have met up with her on their own if it hadn’t been for Teresa inviting all of them to dinner. BUT, it was Caro and Dina that brought the book to light, shopped it around town, and held it against her when she was a single mother of two small daughters and was new in town, maybe on the path of moving on and starting over from her past. We all have a right to start over and learn from our mistakes.
Lastly, I DO agree with you. Danielle is crazy. I didn’t forget about her showing up at the salon just because she wasn’t invited to girls night or wanting to crash the Manzos party because she wasn’t invited or even her blind date of a person she met online that she “phone sexed”. Trust me, I remember. I just don’t think she “started” the feud.
Joanna, I feel that way too. I think Dina def has her opinions on things, but chooses to keep her mouth shut on public forums. She will just tweet the zen/Buddha/crystal/st.michael/wise/eckharttolle stuff in public. I know she genuinely prefers the positivity and would rather put it out there and be surrounded by it, but with her potty mouth and wise cracks, we know she’s not ALL deepak copra 100% of the time.
I do not think Dina was saying she was walking away from Tre.
Dena said:
if you can’t get along with someone or you feel that they just don’t like you…JUST STAY AWAY. Well at least that’s what works for me, you can completely FORGIVE people for how they treated you but it doesn’t mean you have to go back for more. I believe Dena was saying this is her thoughts in general.
I’m referring to Dina’s first blog where she initially touched on her feud with Caroline. In that blog she mentioned that after she left the show she distanced herself from the entire cast, including Teresa. Why? I have no idea. That’s why I felt it was off. We all see how Caro and Jac are, but Teresa never did anything to Dina and obviously felt more of her friendship with Dina than Dina did with her, because Teresa made Dina the godmother of her child. That is a big deal. In that very same season that Dina didn’t finish (season 2) she distanced herself from Teresa and the cast. To me, that says a lot more about Dina’s character than any wise tweet she posts. I don’t know her reasons for doing so. Maybe if I did and it made sense, I could see why she included Teresa in the mass distancing, but since I don’t, I can only go back to my opinion and not feel the love fest with Dina that so many others do.
I read all of the *Dina your the Best*! posts on Facebook and it just sits weird with me more and more. She, as of lately, comes across very scolding and condescending in her posts as well.
I think all the praise has perhaps gone to her head.
I can’t read her blog..sick of the over explaining of them all.
And seriously,Teresa got on CA on her own accord and own merits. Why on earth cannot Teresa do anything without somebody jumping on the band wagon.
Rumor has it that Dina allegedly forged her ex’s name on the bravo contract regarding her daughter being on the show and she was fired. They say that she wanted Chuckie & Jacko to leave with her. They said NO. I do NOT know if that is true or not, but what ever the reason is can’t the damn MANZO shut up and let it go..WE SIMIPLY DON’T CARE ENUF TO READ OR HEAR ONE MORE COMPLAINT ABOUT Teresa doing in the Manzo. Crock of chit is what it is and trying to buy more time in the media so u can all panhandle ur latest projects.
edit: Had to add that Teresa Giudice looks adorable in the above..simply adorable.
Chuckie on the other hand….looks like her usual self…a sourpuss!
I love Dina!
Chuckie looks puffy.
I understand more fully. BUT. I honestly believe TG is a pathological liar with no empathy and an inability to let others shine. I do see her as more the self absorbed instigator/liar. She acts, denies/deflects and then smiles at you like you are crazy for bringing it up. Very NPD. Do I think a few others took the bait? Yes. But I think she is malicious. And that is why I don’t understand Dina’s support of her!
Do you actually know what npd is? Because I’ve studied it in college and Teresa doesn’t fit the type, FYI.
loliliea,
I can’t get anyone to tell us what exactly did Teresa Giuidice do?
They’ve been ranting and raving and carrying on and yet not one viable answer to date!
I also don’t see any type of NPD or patholigical liar behavior in Tre. As far as an instigator. What did she instigatge?
Your throwing words onto a blog that don’t in any way apply to Tre. I could look up a bunch of nonsensical terms also and attach someone’s name to it, but I’d have to give clear examples of them being like that.
Yeah, well, Dina has known Teresa forever and she’s tweeted that she’s never seen a malicious side to her EVER (emphasis Dina’s).
lolilea3, Agreed! Teresa is definitely a classic, textbook case of NPD. To be fair, Melissa all suffers with the signs/symptoms of this disorder.
Dina’s support of Tre won’t last, especially if Danielle will be making future appearances on rhonj. I having a feeling Bravo wants to keep those viewer ratings and they’re going to bring on the extra crazy!!
First of all, I can’t believe people would haunt Dina talking crap about her picking T over her family! Dina has ALWAYS said that this has NOTHING to do with T and that it stemed all the way from season 1. If she gets along with her 9 other sibilings, than why would it be T’s fault she doesnt get along with a specific 2. T has no reason to go after Chris & Dina’s relationship… So obviously, like Dina said, its nothing to do with Teresa! I’m very proud of Dina for approaching this situation and clearing things up! … Everyone is blaming Dina for certain things, and than blaming T for other things as well. I feel horrible for both and I hope that the two of them find the peace in their life that they deserve, that’s all I know. I hope somehow, someway, DINA CAN READ ALL OF OUR POSTS! That way she knows SHE HAS SUPPORT from the “SMART” viewers!!! .. Love you T & Dina!!!
I agree. Not only did Caroline blame T for her problems with Dina but she blamed her for her problems with several other siblings. She tried but she didn’t fool the smart viewers who saw right through her.
Teresa and Dina should have a show. Teresa can cook and Dina decorate for the party. I’d watch!
ah! that’d be awesome, would definitely watch. Maybe Lexi and Gia could join in on the fun too.
I would watch that too! It would happy and fun, not dark and evil like when Caro and Jac are involved.
Me too!!
Great idea.
Jac was behind this, Dina did not say so in the blog but read her TL on twitter.
Jac has no self control w/gossip. she ran to Lynn left and right, then tom and now twitter is her playground.
I am sorta sorry she blocked me, since her tweets are absolutely her downfall. she is as smart as a bag of socks and those tweets prove it.
If I was in Dina’s position, it would have taken all the strength I could gather to not strangle Jac. chris laurita has his titty in a wringer with his wife. He really needs to grow a set, because a wife like this can be very dangerous. Teresa, stay away from her.
I Still love Dina But and no one forced her to wear a mic.. Anything taken out of content should be blamed on producers ..
and if blood is not always thicker than water that also pertain to her family as well as Teresa’s
i don’t think she blamed producers but rather was trying to explain why she went through with something she normally wouldn’t(being filmed for HW)
Is it just me, or did Dina all but said Jac may be part of the problem? In her statement regarding blood not being thicker than water, especially when you lie down with your spouse at night, she states believe me I know first hand or something to that degree. Roxy you’re on to something when you stated Jac Is the Mel of that family! And regardess if Jac was wrong in different scenarios Chris stood by her! I get it as a husband he should, but hopefully he calls her on her BS privately, unless she is chirpping lies in his ear like Mel does. A great example of this was displayed at the end of S-1 when he backed Jac against Dina and Caroline at the last supper!
I agree to a point. My husband would NEVER allow or stand for his family to become estranged because I was being selfish snatch. He’d tell me to wake up! If it was his sister he’d do the same. And if it was both of us he’d make us work it out because thats what famiy is about! Now if his sister did something heinous to me, he’d be by my side until the proper steps were taking to mend things. This just doesnt sound right. I think its on Jaq and her insecurities!
On one of the reunions Dina was on, a little something was brought up by Danielle Staub!!! Caro jumped in and said something to effect of ” …but he has to lie down with his wife at night”. There were problems in that Laurita family long before the show, which was why Danielle was wanting them to stop blaming her for issues with them and Jac!
It was about what Jacqueline did at the season 1 finale dinner to Dina. When she went BOTZO, and was talking out of her ASS and got everything screwed up.
Andy had asked how things were between Dina and Chris Jacqueline, that was when Jacqueline admitted she screwed up , got things messed up regarding Dina.. Caroline piped up and said things were still not right with Chris and Dina, that he loves his sister but sleeps with his wife, or something like that.
I forgot about all that! In the wake of the Melissa Marco terroizes RHONJ and Strippergate drama Ive forgotten about that stuff. I really shoud rewatch from S1. It sounds like its Whacky Jacky. I think Chris is a wonderful husband but to a fault. I also lost a lot of respect for him when he behaved like one oh the NJ bitter hens and said Teresa was part of him and Dina’s issues. Chris do you have balls or a vajay? Come on. Behave like a man! Dont lower yourself to your wife and Carolines petty and bitter behavior!
sounds to me like Chris (and Joe) are very much controlled by their d!cks, not their heads. They don’t want to get shut off in the boom boom room so they side w/the wife.
Gutless and Dick-led, both of them
Good points Camm!!But I would add controlled by the little attention they get from being on tv/camera time by their pieces of ass being on the show.
At that time Chuckie and Dina were not speaking to half their siblings and Jacq had told details about the family fights to Danielle.
Well said..lorri..but what is Kathy ? Lady and her eye rolling. Innocent but calls both Teresa’s parents names. Cries victim when Teresa defends her father saying her dad was there for Kathy and siblings more than her dad (due to his illness) Kathy/Rosie what are they in this family drama of hate?
I love that Dina wrote this Blog. She is honest and to the point. Dina, in my opinion along with Jaime are the only Lauritas that have any class!!
That would be great if Dina could be one of Tre’s friends on season 5. But I am still hoping the gorgas and wikeles are outa there.
It would be great but Dina does not want to be involved with that kind of camera drama. That very same show and camera have a big doing in the reason she has issues with Big Red!
Hi michers
Looking back,Dina only left the show after the Lexi debacle. She was part of the drama before that. The catty remarks, the book drama and the super dramatic meeting at the restraunt with Danielle. They shot her putting on her makeup,jewelry ext..the drive to the restraunt to *confront* Danielle to say she didn’t want to be friends. That was pretty dramatic!
HeHe!! True but compared to last 2 years that was easy to forget!! I still think the sit down with crazy D and Big Red was the best ” You look like a clown”. Hey- the girl had a point
for real she had a point, and in fact in that scene D almost seemed like a psychic. Chuckie the clown LIVEs!
Oh I love Dina and her being a voice of reason!! And I believe Teresa also stated a few times, that the clip we saw with Dina was her talking to T about her brother! She said at the reunion again to Chris! So T tells truths, Dina tells truths, but others do not.
Exactly michers, Teresa did say that at the reunion!
I like that Dina can be completely honest with Teresa and say how she feels and there are no headaches! I mean come on they have been friends for over 15 years close to 20.
I know! They disagree, and no FIGHTS!!
Was Tre even aloud to finish her conversation she was having with Chris? Seemed like every time she went to speak, she was interrupted. I also liked how Tre lowered her voice when she was speaking to Chris. I think Tre still has respect for Chris.
No she was not! And I think she and Chris were doing well speaking and they both have understanding on their family situations. Its funny that the other ladies keep saying they cannot talk to Teresa, but yet she was only one who could have a decent real conversation, or attempt to finish one as we saw with Chris. The others just lied, screamed, and would not let her finish! I agree; I think T, Joe and Chris still respect each other honestly..
“I was explaining to Teresa that blood is NOT always thicker than water when her brother has to get in bed with his WIFE every night and not her….and we all know (unfortunately) about Joe Gorga’s poison. Water wins in this case every time! TRUST ME!!”
Translation:
My brother chose his drunk whore wife over me.
Yep! Thats what I got out of it NY! This is off topic but I loved the way she stated “we all know (unfortunately) about Joe Gorga’s poison”. He’s a nasty little hobbit and he is not attractive or hot or sexy. He’s a nasty little sex feind creeper and I dont want to know about his sexcapades w/ Mr. Ed (Melissa). If I wanted to watch porn, because thats basicaly what they do on screen, I’d go buy one that had attractive people on it. Idk… Are they that fake and do it for the camera? Who knows!
Okay, I think I get it. She was ambushed by both Teresa and Bravo with the questions about Caroline, which is certainly how it appeared to me at the time. I also remember thinking that, if I were Dina, I’d be thoroughly pissed that a “friend” would set me up like that. Why isn’t she?
And I’m pretty sure I read someplace that the producer of the segment with Dina was the same one who produced the fashion show. Which makes that the whole “Bravo producers framed me” argument pretty ludicrous, since it looks like Teresa had a hand in the whole Dina segment herself.
What the hell are you talking about? That made no sense what so ever.
That’s not necessarily true. The manzo kids went nuts on twitter when that ep aired and said something along the lines of “you sign a waiver to be mic-ed, you choose to be mic-ed, etc.” Dina knew what she was getting into, but Dina said 1 thing about Caroline, the cookbook comment, she wasn’t deceived into talking about why her and Caroline aren’t speaking. She got asked about the cookbook, which technically she could have taken offense to also and didn’t. It just proves Caroline is immature, if Dina wasn’t offended, why would Caroline be?
I think she WAS offended, but she was on the spot (cameras were rolling), so what could she really do?
And I also remember very distinctly when Teresa asked, “So whose side are you on anyways, me or Caroline’s,” (or words to that effect), Dina was very deliberately as non-commital as possible. She kept saying, “IF that’s what happened,” which totally flew over Teresa’s head.
Teresa has never asked Dina whose side she’s on and she’s never asked Dina to take her side. Your memory fails you.
If Dina was offended, she would have said she was about the GD cookbook. She was not, and Caro should not have been , as Dina and T pointed out there are bigger fish to fry in this world and within their own families, so why dwell on something so petty? Oh, because Caro and others need anything T related to stay in spotlight!!!!
Ambushed? Hardly. The producers filled Dina in on what was going on and Dina CHOSE to wear the mic and film with Teresa. Please read the blog again THOROUGHLY. The only thing that upset Dina was the fact that Teresa brought up Caroline. Even then Dina CHOSE to talk about it. Period.
I meant that she was ambushed by the question.
In any event, it looks like Teresa has a lot more control over what goes on than she’s led us to believe. I’m sure she went begging and crying for at least ONE scene where she wasn’t stabbing somebody in the back and was shown to have at least ONE friend.
And I have no idea what Dina’s motives are, except to say that I’ve always been of the opinion that she’d kill to get back on the show.
Moral of story. Never do a favor for Teresa. Do one, and she’ll INSIST you do her another.
Dina did mention when it was shown that she was uupset about how that went down.
That’s an awful picture of Caroline. Teresa’s right, she needs to get some work done.
Does anyone remember from season 1 ( or maybe 2) when Dina was having her fundraiser? She handed out raffle tickets for Jac to sell and Jac said she only thought she was there for the show and that she did not know she was going to have to “work”. Even though she did sell some tickets, she looked like she didn’t want to do it. I felt that wasn’t very supportive.
i remember that also. I also remember season 1 jac talking shit and listening to Danielle talk shit about Dina. jac is def. the Melissa of the family. Dina and Chris had a close relationship and Jac didn’t like it. I also can’t believe that jac and caroline every chance they get what to blame the reason for their fall out with Dina is all Teresa’s fault yet season 1 is was all Danielle’s fault. I’m starting to see a pattern here there is always the same 1 person involved in all the fall outs and its JAC-ASS.I think its time for Caroline to sit back and STFU,listen,mind her busines,stop the finger pointing, and take some responsibility.
This is why I don’t understand Carolyn giving Melho a free pass about talking to Danielle. I guess since Danielle isn’t on the show anymore, Tre has become the scapegoat to blame the Dina/Carolyn feud. Also on the 3rd part of the reunion after the husbands came out, it seemed Carolyn became much more quieter. Seems like she was just sitting there listening. Do you think she has finally started seeing “between the lines” as she likes to say. Maybe she started seeing what a weasel Melho really is. Or maybe she was seeing her bread and butter going out the window. Ala session 5?:
BELIEVE WHAT I TELL YOU!!!! Dina’s beef with Caroline and Chris stems from Jacqueline. Chris and Dina were as close as Teres and Joe “Stripper” Gorgo but once their brothers got women….. CHANGES!!!! If you remember the first season when they were at the restaurant, Jacqueline kept attacking Dina saying she was the one who started the Danielle book issue and Caroline “took” the heat. Jacqueline kept saying Caroline is covering for her. Also, Dina and Chris’s ex-fiance (before Jacqueline) were really good friends. Jacqueline and Dina never really got along.
READ THE FINE LINES!!!!
I don’t even think Jacqueline and Dina are friends on twitter (not sure and haven’t checked) and I really think CRAZY JAC is the real reason Dina left the show. Dina hates drama and has stated that numerous times. Jacqueline keeps that pot stirring and because she can be Caroline’s puppet and Dina will not, Caroline sided with Jacqueline….
All you have to do is tweet Crazy Jac enough to make her mad and she’ll tell the entire story in one of drunken mornings. She can’t control her emotions anyway!!! Shame, Shame, Shame!!!