Teresa Giudice Says She Wants Her Brother’s Relationship To Last; Says Caroline Is Making Things Worse!
RHONJ star Teresa Giudice recaps Sunday’s episode and explains why she can’t discuss certain parts of her life. Teresa also says she has asked both her friends and family not to bring up her legal issues on camera and adds she does want her brothers relationship to last! Teresa also believes Caroline makes things worse!
“Well this was an explosive Sunday night, huh? You got to see me in the middle of confrontations on two different channels at once! Yes, I did get “fired” this week on Celebrity Apprentice, but don’t worry, I’m not really gone! I’ll be on next week’s episode helping the final candidates with their final challenge, and then again at the live finale on May 20. Then next week I’ll be doing a lot of press for my new book Fabulicious: Fast & Fit!– which comes out May 15 — going on a national book tour, and of course RHONJ will continue to heat up your screen all summer.
It’s weird for me to watch both shows each week, because even though they’re both on right now, they were filmed at totally different times. RHONJ was filmed a year ago, Celebrity Apprentice was filmed after this season of Housewives was over and just a few months ago. If you want to know how I’m doing and what my life is like now, Celebrity Apprentice is a much better picture. I’ve been so honored to work with Mr. Trump and the other amazing celebrities raising money for NephCure. The experience changed my life and really helped me realize what’s most important — the health of my family and working on positive things to help people.
So this episode… first let me say, I never ever thought I’d be part of a show that turned into this crazy high school, he-said-she-said drama. When I signed up, it was just supposed to be a fun show with my friends. People didn’t go on TV to fight, but to just give you a peek into their lives. I thought the Housewives shows were amazing because at the time TV was only showing young people, but Housewives showed that women over 30 and 40 could still be sexy and interesting, go after their dreams, build businesses, etc.
Sadly, it’s turned into something else. None of us went on the first seasons of Housewives thinking we could turn it into anything. We were just happy to share our lives and our struggles (remember when Bethenny wasn’t a billionaire and couldn’t pay her bills?). Now people beg to get on so they can cash in. And they do it without caring who they hurt, even family. They do things on purpose just to stir up drama. I am very thankful for the great things that came out of being a Housewife, but of course, I’d trade it all because sometimes the negatives — like friendships falling apart and families broken up — aren’t worth it. But it is what it is, and I have to make the best of it and try and take the high road. And I will keep trying!
I don’t like watching myself from a year ago on Housewives, because I did let some of the drama get to me. It’s hard not to when it seems like everyone around you is doing their best to pick on you, bait you, and try and make you look bad. That’s not what I’m about. You know me — I react but I don’t set out to act out. I don’t plot or try and pretend I’m something I’m not. My family and friends know it too, and they seem to be having a great time trying to get me to “react.” Of course, I’m not perfect, and sometimes they do find just the right thing to get me upset, but I am proud of the fact that I walk away, and I don’t do the same back to them.
To answer all of your questions, I don’t think I’m being ganged up on or bullied. I just think the other cast members know that blowing little things in my life out of proportion and constantly talking about me all day takes the focus off things they don’t like in their own lives. That’s fine. I can take it!
You all know my life is a pretty open book — way more open than I ever thought it would be — but it’s open. I’ve said since Season 1: “There are no skeletons in my freakin’ closet. Thank you, thank you very much.” That doesn’t mean I’m perfect. That doesn’t mean my life is all wine and roses. But especially after being on the show, every single bad thing that could be written about me and my husband (true or false) has been written. It hasn’t been fun, but we’ve survived it.
The tabloids and “sources” have tried their hardest to dig up dirt on us, but there really isn’t any. We had a very public financial hard time, like a lot of people in this economy. There’s been a million stories accusing Joe of cheating on me or me leaving him, but there’s never been any truth to it or we still wouldn’t be together and have such a strong marriage.
The one thing I can’t always be open about though is open legal cases. Not because I’m trying to hide anything, but because that’s what your lawyers tell you — don’t talk about open legal cases, because it could be twisted against you. It’s common sense. What’s crazy to me though, is that my family and friends know this because of their own legal issues, yet keep bringing up mine anyway, even though I ask them not to privately and on camera. Every single person on the cast has had ugly legal issues and accusations against them. But even if they are completely untrue, you have to spend tons of money on lawyers to defend yourself. To have your friends and family talk about them on national TV can hurt your case, especially since they don’t know the details. I would never sit around on camera and make casual guesses as to whose husband really did what to “allegedly” break the law or “supposedly” steal money from someone or “maybe” have defrauded this or that… It’s not just morally wrong, it could hurt their case. Why would you do that to someone you care about? Especially when you’re in the same boat yourself? It makes no sense to me. And yes, that’s why I walk away when people keep bringing it up over and over to me.
So all of the drama for the last couple of episodes now has been over a private conversation I had with my brother off camera — a conversation like a million others we’ve had with each other our whole lives. I care about Joey and try and look out for him, and he does the same for me. This one tiny little conversation though happened MONTHS before we started filming. I only wanted Joey to hear me — not his wife, not my friends, not all of America. If I ever thought for one second that he would tell everyone we knew and bring it up on national TV out of the blue, months later, believe me, I never would have said it. If I was out to hurt him or his marriage, I wouldn’t have talked to him, and only him, in private.
The argument between me and Melissa at the solstice party… yes it was ugly. That’s usually what arguments are — ugly. Especially between sister-in-laws who both love a husband and brother and want the best for him. But in our defense, no one got physical or even crossed a verbal line. For reality TV, it was actually pretty tame: no wig yanking or weave pulling or even profanity. I think the only real name-calling was Melissa saying I was a “coward” (which is kind of funny if you know me). I never wanted this conversation with my brother to be public, and tried to keep shutting it down, and even though Melissa wanted it to be public, and I was heated, I kept the details of the ugly rumors private. Why would I want any of that out there about anyone I love? Why would she? I have too much respect for Melissa and my brother to go there. Like I said last week, I am choosing to believe they aren’t true, and I really want my brother’s marriage to last.
So what do Caroline and Jacqueline have to do with my private conversation with my brother? The answer should be nothing. It’s sad that Melissa put them in the middle by bringing up a months-old conversation. How is that helping anyone?
But hearing it, I would think they would be the perfect people to help sister-in-laws get through issues since they had some serious ones of their own that they worked through. I mean if you can punch your sister-in-law in the face and still be friends, you must have a secret or two for reconciliation, right? (In comparison, I don’t think Melissa and I are all that bad…) How does it help us for Caroline to tell Melissa — who she’s only known for a few months at this point — that I’m trying to break up her marriage? Which isn’t true at all and is just Caroline’s opinion.
Of all people, I don’t understand why Caroline’s so quick to judge because she’s been through this. She has years of issues with many of her own siblings, and if you saw the Season 3 reunion, you know how sensitive she is to anyone even hinting about it. So then why is there a double standard with mine? We filmed the Season 3 reunion AFTER we filmed Season 4. So she cries at the reunion at the mention of her sibling problems, but for months she’s been getting in the middle of mine and trying to make them worse? It makes me sad.
Caroline calling me a bully, that just makes me laugh.
It’s hard to watch Jacqueline, who I was very close with, and Caroline judge me week after week. I honestly had no idea, because at that time, they acted like friends to my face. Caroline was colder than usual, but I did think that was the menopause! In my interviews, I don’t bring up their issues, and I don’t give my opinion on how badly I think they handle things, what I think must be in their heart, what type of person they are… It’s not for me to judge.
No matter what I see play out this season though I’m going to keep my heart open and remain positive. We all say things we don’t really mean, that we regret, especially when we hear it hurts someone we love. For instance, in this episode, my brother Joey said my husband “brainwashed” me…and a hundred other things. But we’re in a unique situation where things we say are recorded and played back months later. If I took it all personally, I’d go insane. Instead, I’m just going to keep loving my family and friends (although from a distance for right now) and hope that one day, we can all get past this and be together again.”
I believe both Teresa and Melissa should have some respect for their family and not put anyone in the middle. I believe Teresa doesn’t want her family drama out there but think Melissa can care less since technically it isn’t her sisters and her brother-in-law. It’s her husbands sister. I think Caroline’s comments do make things so much worse and Teresa made some great points on her not wanting to talk about it at the reunion! The only way Mel/T will ever move forward is if they stop throwing digs at one another! Thoughts on what Teresa had to say? Do you believe she wants their marriage to last? Do you think Caroline makes things worse?
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Caroline is a piece of doodoo caca, and she looks like shi* too! Lol. Caroline is the last person to butt into Tre and her skank-in-law’s family business. Caroline swears she knows everything when she doesn’t. She’s not even smart, and she praises her kids when they’ve done NOTHING! Focus on your own life, your daughter’s life (she is so insecure, and I can see why), and focus on mending things with your siblings before judging Tre. It’s nice that Dina stays away! With a shitty sister like Caroline… Who needs her??? Love, love, LOVE Tre! Stay strong! =)
First of all, family is everything and the fact that a show has gotten in the middle of it is sickening. But whats more sickening is Teresas own brother sells her out for fame and to jump start gis wifes shitty music career .i feel for Teresa because her brother thinks so highly of his wife and is blinded by her manipulation. The input from the peanut gallery examples being caroline and her daughter Lauren should be irrelevant. Family is family and Melissa should be ashamed of herself for breaking apart a family. And friends? PSSH! Haha Jaclyn and Caroline gave that up for a story line.How PATHETIC. I mean come on caroline and jaclyn sold out there own children for a story line examples being laurens weight . Teresa and her IMMEDIATE family should get there own show. And I emphasize on immediate cause Melissa might try to steal that show too. Rock on Teresa!
Caroline is such s hypocrite Teresa made great points!!
Caroline looks like a damn idiot. “I decided to cut Teresa out of my life” …OH! So you keep talking about her and meddling in her family’s business? Interesting.
LOL you are so right. CArolines entire story line revolves around Teresa.
Exactly!!!
Caroline has no story; talks about T talks about her daughters weight loss; and now her menopause; biE*#* ch please she is an old tea bag; and I say that and I am older than her; she is so played out and fake; I don’t do fake people. I wish they would get rid of her
Agree, Caroline is only interesting when Teresa is involved. She cant hold her end of the show without Teresa! And Melissa, she will dearly miss Teresa when shes gone.. because new people that come along are going to expose her on this show the way she tried to expose Tree. Karma is on its way for Melissa and bonus housewife Joey.
Truthfully, im gettng worn out with this show. I dont have anything else left to say that i havent said already. Its episode 3 and im ready to get to the reunion? LOL They have RUINED NJ with family crap, twitter and annonymous sources.. we didnt have time to miss them while they were gone.
Exactly! This show is actually disturbing. Caroline NEEDS TO GO! She brings NOTHING to the show except talking about how lonely she is without her “beautiful boys” and how imperfect Lauren is because she needs to lose weight. Caroline thinks because BRAVO allowed her to have a silly radio show, she has the right to give everyone around her the same, bad, advice.
No, Caroline does have a story line, but it is embarrassing so she refuses to allow it on tape:
her business failures, Brownstone financial problems, husband’s being fired for lying, boys failing BLK venture, siblings not speaking to her and not invited to nephew’s funeral, etc. etc…..better to use the kids and especially poor Lauren for sympathy, but she just doesn’t have any idea how awful she comes across.
Great great points Janie G!!!
Haha. I agree Janie – Caroline definitely has some juicy storylines she could use to stay relevant, but she won’t let any of that get on the air. And for some reason, Andy lets her get away with that.
You are so right
That and shaving her face , having loser kids, and being a big fat liar. Oh and not getting along with her family
I forgot about shaving her face! LMAO
Very similar to the whole Danielle situation..Caroline refused to associate herself with Danielle yet was still part of the drama that surrounded Danielle for months. If she really “cut” Teresa from her life, she would stop talking about her and her family, meddling in her business, and advise her “children” to do the same–ahem, Lauren. Lauren has been too much for me on twitter lately!
I can’t stand C she has this self -righteous attitude. She cut T out of her life then why was she asking her daughter to check out T and her cousin to see if they were fighting and what was being said. If i cut someone from my life i couldn’t give a sh*t if they fell from the face of the earth. She always says you can’t blame editing well she has come off like a trouble making b*tch. why was it ok for her to investigate Danielle then tell all of her family, T, and the women that dyes Danielles hair about something that was in a made up book from over 20 years ago, if she felt that afraid for her life she should have declined being on the show. But she felt justified because someone close to D told her but T is not allowed to tell her OWN brother rumors she is hearing.
Lauren is a little Bulldog ,, just like her momma. She is nasty to people on twitter, she is ugly on the inside for such a young person who is “children of privledge”.
Carochucky, is so tired and worn out.. Andy get rid of this ole biotch. She is making a complete fool of herself.
Lot of ppl are tired of the show. highest rating will be the season finale when the air the Posche fashion show. Honey I will be tuned in that night.
Can you imagine waiting like we all did to see the season start,, and already wishing it was over.
Andy that’s how badly you effed this show up. Why did you let Carochucky own you? What the hell is wrong with you?
I will be shocked if they bring back Menopausal, but then that wouldn’t be the first time that Bravo shocked me.
Caroline should have said “I cut Teresa out of my life so I could have a storyline and keep the focus off of my fugazy fake ass family”.
Caroline has lost it. Her family values are suckin’. Lauren wants to be “rich” Christ wants an $85,000 “bitch” mobile and this from the guru of all mothers? Wake up. And if you don’t like Teresa then STFU over it.
Caroline used to live in a very dirty,small apt.Really Caroline you’re full of so much BS.
Do tell us about Ur other brother Michael & Ur other family members that want nothing to do with you.Tell the real story about you & Dina!
I cannot get over how classy Teresa is week after week. She is truly inspiring. She went through a very public bankruptcy, has her family hate on her on national tv and has her friends turn on her because of their jealousy, and some how, week after week, she is nothing but positive. Great job Teresa at being a role model.
On a side note, I was very pleased to see Andy give Teresa her Mazel of the day last night on WWHL. Well deserved.
I know !
Agree, she’s keeping it classy!!!!!!!
It probably killed him to do that, guess he is on C sh*t list now too!!!
if he gave her a mazel,, you know that little crosseyed bitch is reading the blogs. Because the fans are outraged. and I heard Kelly was on last night and said Carochucky needed to butt out
Good Girl Kelly! thanks for reporting bloggies! Because I can’t stand to watch WWHL.
LMAO @CROSSEYED BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!
Good for Teresa. Once again, she hit all of the right points.
The most perfect point of all “I mean if you can punch your sister-in-law in the face and still be friends, you must have a secret or two for reconciliation, right”. Caroline and Jac are frauds. It seems to me they have such bad/fractures familial relationships that there way of dealing with them is messing up someone else’s.
Their only secret is for Jac to shut her mouth and do as caroline tells her to do. Period. Caroline has used Jac agaist Teresa in her war. Jac should be ashamed of that.
I love the fact that Jac punched Caro in the face. Does that make me a bad person? Pfft. I’d like to know the details of that throw down.
I love that too!! I think that many have wanted to punch her!
I think Jac and Carlos are faking it for the cameras, putting up a front just to attack Teresa. I wish Dina would spill the beans on those 2 lol. But what she has already said is good enough for me, proving Carlos to be the liar that she is. Notice her anger started after Teresa started getting huge success with her first cookbook. I guess she’s still mad her own cookbook never got picked up. Jealous,bitter bitches.
I have always thoughtthat Caroline was jealous of Tre because Tre took the “matriarch” role of the show, and that was accentuated by Tre’s cookbooks. She’s still bitter that Tre beat her to the punch. Keep sharingyour recipes on your Bravo blog Caroline.
Yep, I agree…… And, if you remember a few seasons ago it was Caroline who wanted to write the cookbook but no one would pick it up……. Teresa didn’t have a problem, even though they weren’t competing……:)
It is more than just no one picking it up… Caroline could have put her cookbook out but she is stupid. She wanted to d it a different way than Teresa and even told Teresa she was stupid for doing the way she was. But no one would give caroline a deal in the way she wanted to do it! That is a HUGE part of why caroline is so pissed.
Shipp hell no. I wish someone could have filmed her getting punched. I would PAY to see that at this point.
Love Tres comments… Caroline do you have the nerve to show for the S4 reunion?
It was addressed on the first reunion show!!!
I totally agree, FIERY SICILIAN. I hate to use the word “dysfunctional” because show me a family who’s not, but the Laurita’s dynamic is so messed up and insular, they don’t even know how they’re coming across to viewers. They’re a buncha spaccones who insist on schooling everyone when in fact, they’re the ones who need to be schooled.
Calzoned. Lmao. Spaccone! I love it! I haven’t heard that phrase since my MIL (God bless her soul) would use it. She typically delivered it w a good crack to the back of the head… Thank you for making me smile at the memory of a blessed (and REAL) Italian mother.
Aww, bless her…and you, U Can’t Hide Stupid!
Caroline claimed Jac punched her because she was going through a tough bout of “postpartum depression” – end of story. IOW, ” It had nothing to do with me or anything I did!”. However, JAC said early on that it was because she needed a break from baby CJ and left him for a few hours WITH HIS FATHER and Caro butted in and told her she had no right to take a break/leave. Whether or not Chris Laurita was actually upset and actually called Don to come over and help or whether Don just somehow got wind of it and decided to come over herself, we don’t know. But what we do know, via Jac’s own words, is she ripped Jac a new one for ” leaving” her newborn. Then, Jac proceeded to punch her. It’s possible Jac’s emotions and tolerance for BS were indeed a little more heightened than usual due to the hormone fluctuations that happen after birth, HOWEVER, who the F*CK is Caroline to tell what to do with her own child?? How to handle things with her OWN HUSBAND. I’d bet a sizable dollar Caroline overstepped her bounds in an obnoxious and egregious way and Jac, being a new mommy and a relatively new member of that family just didn’t have the tolerance to deal with it. Nor should she have. Things sure have changed now tho, haven’t they? Jac is firmly under Don’s control.
Oh, I was gonna add – I can sorta understand Caroline feeling the right to express her feelings if Jac left the baby ALONE, but she left the kid with his father. I know, as probably most mothers do, daddies aren’t always the best at dealing with newborn babies, but sometimes a mother NEEDS a small break to preserve her sanity and the kid will LIVE with dad. And if anyone ever feels that the baby is UNsafe with daddy ( as Caro apparently did ) then maybe the mother ought to rethink having any more kids with the guy. Sheesh, men aren’t mothers, but they aren’t 5 yr olds either.
IIRC, Chris called Dina to watch the baby and Caroline and Jacqueline got into that fight in the parking lot at a Starbucks. So, Jacqueline tells Chris to watch his child, Chris calls Dina to come over to watch his child and Caroline finds Jac and tells her what it takes to be a good wife and mother. Check. But keep in mind, Chris and Jacqueline got married 4 or 5 months before CJ was born, so she was still “new” to the family and Caroline had to set her straight. :/
Wow! Teresa is one classy lady! And she’s very smart, too. Her statement that she will continue to love her family and friends “at a distance” is super strategic. When Joe and Melissa’s marriage falls apart; and unfortunately it seems that is going to happen (since Melissa was so offended by what Joe told her Teresa expressed to him regarding a richer man), Joe cannot blame Teresa. Instead he can look toward his newly hatched, unfamiliar friends Caroline and Jacqueline. As for Teresa’s comment to Joe, it is evident in both his and Melissa’s reaction that Teresa struck a nerve. They both “protest too much” instead of laughing it off and knowing in their hearts just what they really have. If their marriage were as strong as they want us to believe, they’d neither one have a problem with Teresa’s “wild ramblings.”
I gotta give it to Teresa, she has a very strong fan base. Its unfortunate that it reflects negatively on her fans’ observation skills. Teresa changed her story over and over and over again about why she expressed her mean-spirited comment toward her brother. First of all, Melissa and Joe have been married for seven years and have three beautiful children. Why would she still believe that Melissa would even look at another man? First she says it was a rumor but then she tells Kim D. that that’s the kind of girl she thinks Melissa is. If she thinks that, thats fine, thats her opinion. The problem is she doesn’t own it. Even when Melissa was looking her in the eye, she diverted back to, “oh, I heard rumors.” The ONLY reason Melissa or Joe bring up the DUI & other legal matters is to try to get it through to Teresa’s thick skull that the only reason they didn’t call her while Joe Guidice was in jail is because Teresa has not been very receptive to them when they’ve tried to interact with her in regard to these matters in the past. I dont know about anybody else, but it only seems logical to try to convey that to someone by providing an example. Teresa is grabbing at straws during her argument with Melissa and admits some pretty terrible things about herself.
As for Caroline meddling, yeah she’s being a bitch with her comments. However, she didn’t interrogate Melissa for the information about what Teresa told her brother. Melissa divulged that information willingly. Rosie confronted Teresa not Caroline. Caroline wasn’t even on the dock with Rosie to be given a chance to orchestrate anything. Jacqueline is the one who went running after Teresa with only the best of intentions and Teresa is the one who called out Melissa into the parking lot. Caroline commented and sat at a different table, but she didn’t orchestrate anything. Melissa didn’t confront Teresa because of Caroline. Melissa confronted Teresa because of what her husband told her.
As for Teresa’s logic that Joe Gorga should never have told his wife that, lets set the record straight. A wife takes precedence over a sister or a mother. Last time I checked, Teresa was catholic. According to catholicism, a marriage between a man and a wife is a holy covenant established by God himself. Teresa needs to understand that Melissa isn’t going anywhere and needs to stop trying to put toxic ideas in her brother’s head.
Hello troll or Melissa and Marcosisters.
Teresa owned her remark. She stated that emphatically to Rosie. Additionally, in the first episodes she stated to Joe that she was hearing rumors about the possibility of such an event of infidelity by Melissa. Joe made a similar statement several times last season and in the tabloids about Joe Giudice. Now, if Joe or Melissa doesn’t like karma then they should not talk I’ll of others.
Further, this was a conversation between brother and sister. In any normal and stable extended family you can advise your ONLY sibling on the fact that a music career in less than reputable establishments and I know Kiss and Fly is most certainly a non-reputable establishment can be negative on a marriage.
Moreover, if my sister-in-law was moving provocatively on stage in those outfits fit for a lady of the evening, then I would most definitely tell my brother in confidence of such concerns. If you love our sibling you would voice your concern.
However, for both Melissa and Joe Gorga to have any storyline they had to go and tell everyone of the conversation. A private conversation between siblings. This is why Melissa claims are without merit. She says she is the better person, but she started the controversy. She is a Janus = two faced.
As for Teresa’s fans we see she is not trying to create controversy. She even extricated herself from the situation. However, Caroline cannot stop talking about her nor can Jacqueline. Melissa and those cauldron stirring sisters of hers’ are just as hideous in their need to be center of the attention.
Sorry, but Teresa did not cause this situation only Melissa is to blame.
See thats what I hate about this site the minute someone says something about Teresa they are accused of being Melissa or someone else set to “take down” Teresa. Everyone is entitled to their opinions even if it doesn’t favor all mighty Teresa!!!
Well thought out argument and I applaud your ability to see things as they truly are. I’m not a marcosister, troll or Melissa and I couldn’t agree more with every point you made. Glad to see someone on this site with a little bit of sense. Fight the good fight, my friend.
What are you talking about? That was intelligent answer. Knock it off. You are trying to make this site what it is not. I already can’t watch the show. Stop attacking the site. Don’t like us–don’t visit. The nastiest thing said was your “all mighty Teresa”. Please.
Ok Had a very emotional reaction there. The whole that “what I hate about this site” gets me. Lately it seems people are coming on to try to make this site sound ugly. It isn’t. Most posters see Teresa as a flawed human being. Like all humans. It is the bully mentality of the rest that gets to me.
It is a sad day when intelligent facts are not recognized simply because some people can’t stomach “reason” or “truth”, but simply want to go on “feelings” and mis represent what most of us know to be true on this site! Quite frankly she should be called the “all mighty Teresa” for all the crap that has been thrown her way and her she still goes forward trying her best (yes, yes, we know she is not perfect, she has said that herself) to not inflict harm on the people she loves the most, her family!
THANKYOU! This is exactly what I was talking about the other day to another poster who starts off her or his comment crying about teresa fans attacking them, their teresa comments don’t bother me, they r entitled to their pt of view, its whinning about this site and teresa fans
well there is no sense hating this blog. It is what it is, if you don’t like Tre fans you will be in a world of hurt.
My suggestion is to not put yourself through the aggravation, and don’t visit. I do not visit sites that do not like Tre, since I am not liked-minded with the readers. Life is too short to spend time reading things I think are crap.
The hateful twitter comments from mehor and her sisters, is so common it is natural to think they are behind the posts. They spend ALOT of time trying to influence polls, get on internet radio, post hateful remarks and harass people. This is the FAMILY not the fans.
All in the effort to make themselves stars and singing sensations. Now THAT’s a career plan for ya.
Sara, the poster youre talking about doesnt whine aboout the site.. She is not a fan of Teresa but enjoys the site for other stories. Everyone is entitled to an opinion even if it doesnt go with the majority of opinions!
Thing is valid points are made about all the HWs, but if they are not one of your favorites, sometimes readers’ first reaction is against the poster. These women are ALL screwing up big time and there are no innocents – all have contributed to this enormous nightmare, and I personally think it is time to pull the plug on ALL of them and let them work out family issues in private, the way Caroline wants to work hers out w/ her siblings altho she doesn’t seem to want to extend that courtesy to T. as she continues to comment in a negative way.
stick to the facts..
Tom,
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but when it is prefaced that all Tre fans are idiots if you read that posters other posts on this site then she/ he falls in a gray area and I stand by my troll remark.
I will agree that the family shouldn’t have discussed it with anybody. Joe & Melissa should have confronted Teresa on their own, not involve everyone else. However, its beyond me why anyone would think anything would be off limits to a spouse. I think its just as fair to assume that Joe interpreted that as malice just as you guys interprete Joe’s revealing of the comment to Melissa as malice. And again, why are you calling Melissa two faced when she didn’t know of the comment until her husband told her. I saw the scene and her response was “you shouldn’t have told me that”. Of course its going to bother her. How is that a character flaw?
This is all truly subjective based on what you infer personally from what you’re viewing. In my opinion, Teresa has not stood her ground and rather twists her apologies to blame everyone else, absolve herself of responsibility by claiming it was a joke, and picks out petty references from the past because she can’t keep a straight thought. She has not been accepting of Melissa and rather than making a reasonable argument she just calls her “jealous”. Her apologies have struck me as insincere – imo. Her intention in telling her brother came from a place of malice, imo, that I personally think is supported by all the terrible things she said to Melissa during their argument as well as snide remarks from last season.
She has certainly created controversy time and again even before the Gorgas entered the show and she has said equally terrible things about her brother and his wife. It is again beyond me that anyone would support Tre attacking Melissa behind her back with her talking head so much and then blame Melissa for it or even be hypocritical in judging her for reciprocating. And though she may have extricated herself from the fight, she called Melissa back out .This is where Jacqueline should have left it alone and Tre should have just driven off. Even after Melissa walked away, Tre lingered around and Kim D. said “you should run her over”. Wow, what a great friend supporting ill intentions between a family allegedly trying to repair their relationship.
Im sure that things are ten times more stressful now that her family is on the show because now Tre can’t be as effective in damage control over her husband’s situation or any other dirty laundry and I’m sure its unbearably humiliating. As for mentioning legal matters on TV, i haven’t seen any instance of Joe or Melissa substantiating Joe’s transgressions with the DUI & the driver’s license. They refer to it in general terms or that he went to jail – why is that off limits if it already happened and is public record? Either way, Joe Guidice was an idiot to do it and how is that Joe Gorga’s or Melissa’s responsibility? If that family is not communicating, but their sister is interviewing with magazines, why would they assume that its a topic that is off limits?
If you’re going to hold the Gorga’s to certain standards, they need to apply to Tre as well. Not saying she’s a bad person, but she’s making really bad decisions out of very questionable motives that really need to be addressed. Danielle was a bad person, imo, Tre is just lost. Its heartbreaking but that doesn’t give her a free pass to say and do whatever she wants.
Melissa and Joe are complicit with Bravo in creating a false narrative.
In the filmed scene that was broadcast, we see Joe and Melissa in their closet as Joe, (purportedly for the first time), tells Melissa what Teresa said.
However, on the WWHL show (right after that night’s episode) with carny barker Andy Cohen, Melissa channels her inner Rumpelstiltskin by spinning another tale. Now it seems poor little Joey came to her in tears because of what Teresa had said. If that kind of revisionist history doesn’t bother you, well, it explains how they get away with it.
You know, I didn’t catch that, that would definitely put things in a different perspective for sure
“Carny Barker”-
Helen – thank you!! Even when she said on the episode (in the parking lot) that joe “came home crying when he told me….” I was too caught up in the soda I’d spit out in laughter to remember that they positioned the talk in the closet as the “first disclosure”.
Thank you….
PS. U had to love Tre’s reaction to Melissa saying that in the parking lot… She wanted to bust out laughing and yell “cut, script.. Script”. Hahaha. Too funny. He cried?
Not real sure where you are coming from, where Tre comes from; a place most Italian/Italian-Americans understand pretty well culturally, the fact that she shared it with her brother and “why” are not at all subjective. Pretty normal and understandable from where I sit.
Please most people side with Tre because it is obvious that Melissa is hanging on to Tre’s coattails. It is on FB and Twitter all day long.
And if you follow both FB and Twitter as well as the Bravo boards Joe has been slandering Joe Giudice all of last year during the filming of Season 4 so the timeline is certain that Joe pulled the first punch and Melissa knew it was on Twitter.
What is good for the goose is good for the gander and Melissa is the dictionary pictorial of Janus Roman God of the Two Faces. Melissa stated she didn’t want to talk about it, but then she tells Caroline and Jac. Please.
Tre’s statements are consistent. She state unequivocally to Rosie she made that statement about Melissa. There was no subjectivity it was patently obvious for all to see and hear.
Family has a right to discuss their fears with their ONLY sibling. The fear is non- trivial. Joe expressed his of Joe Giudice, so one would believe this is a family that could take that level of candor.
It is there is black and white.
I am not holding the Gorga’s to any standard other than the base standard of a family member. Each member of this show is going through legal trouble and no one mention anything other than Tre’s. How is Tre to know what Mel or Joe would say? It should be off-limits any attorney would require it to be.
Oh my dear you Never bring up legal matters on a public forum because then they could be admissible in court whether they are true or false. Only an uneducated person or a deceitful one would bring up any legal matters on a reality television show.
LOL or people who just don’t have a brain!!!
like Andy Cohen who asked Teresa questions, she knew she shouldn’t answer. He isnt stupid, he’s just a mean girl.
IMO, the reason it may seem to some people that Teresa is backpedaling is because she’s trying to spare her brother the details. People who know the Gorgas have gone on record by name and the things they are saying about them are not pretty. Keep in mind that some of the people that are saying these things on the record have been friends with Teresa for years so she probably knows ALL the details. She’s choosing not to air them on national television because of her love and loyalty to her brother so it makes her seem like she’s changing the story. I only wish her brother was as loyal to her.
Well then if that is the case you’re perspective is admittedly more educated than mine. I’m going by what I see on the television. I can agree that there could be a slant that BRAVO is not revealing and only time will tell how this situation plays out.
BIG TIME. believe me … Bravo has an agenda… and it is played out in the production and editing. Mostly production decisions.
I don’t believe that they can acknowledge that the cameras are there. It’s suppose to be their “real” lives we see. I believe that is why Teresa can’t straight up say “you came on the show to air family drama for money therefore ppl think you are a gold digger.” Nobody ever says anything about it being a show or about the cameras unless it’s in their blogs or the reunion.
Joe and Melissa made their intentions very clear when he said last season “why can’t I get a piece of the pie?” And Melissa saying at the reunion they were hurt cuz they weren’t invited to the premier party obviously cuz they wanted to be filmed.
I can sort of see how you perceived things differently. To each their own. Was willing to just quietly disagree. But when you started yammering about the holy union of marriage overriding relationships with family, you lost me completely. That’s your take on Catholicism. As with many religions, much is left to interpretation. Your take isn’t the absolute truth.
Plus do ANY of the housewives seem like the are really devout Catholics or convenient ones who sin and think they can wash it away by confessing once a week and thanking Jesus for shallow things.
Let me give you an “AMEN”!
And really is a wife greater than a mother or sibling, according to the bible? I’m lost… I need to call my grandmother.
Don’t be naive. Melissa can sure go else where, it’s that simple, it’s called a DIVORCE. These people are not devoted Catholics either or else they wouldn’t be talking all this trash on national tv.
You’re absolutely right. That is my personal opinion. That is what I infer from my faith. However, where I disagree is that the divorce papers are not filed, I personally don’t see the writing on the wall, so why would Tre go there? If the rumors were on twitter about my sister in law (and this is where I”m different) I would have gone to my sister-in-law or conferenced them both. As a loving sister, I give my brother and his wife the benefit of the doubt every time. The divorce rate is irrelevant to me. Its my job to help “them” be happy.
I’m sorry, did I mention anything about the relationship or Teresa’s involvement? Just that your religious views are you own and it shouldn’t be projected onto others.
But since you’ve gone there, I might as well add that every sibling relationship is as different as every marriage. As are relationships with in-laws. Do Melissa and Teresa seem like they have a trusting relationship? Clearly not. So, Teresa going to Melissa would be worse and far more confrontational than speaking to her brother. Which is essentially what is happening anyway since Joey loves to stir up some drama.
The alternative is for Teresa to keep her mouth shut. What if Melissa does leave him for wealthier man. How would you feel if that happened to your sibling because you were busy honoring God’s code of conduct.
Now, if you really wouldn’t care if that happened to your sibling OR you wouldn’t bash Teresa not saying something when she knew? Then everything I’ve written is completely irrelevant and I no longer disagree with your opinion, but respect it. That said, man, I am glad you are not my sibling….
I am a Catholic and marriage is a sacrament and covenant with God. No where in Catholicism does it trump familial relations. There is no text that states that or trumps a comandment to speak the truth.
If Tre has fears it is her right and her duty to tell her brother. Her brother is causing the discord not her.
D_atx:
Anyone that lives by Mel , or even her sisters have publicly stated that they are nasty biatches, this is not just Teresa fans not liking people. In the small town where they live, people were telling T nasty things about her sister in law and she tried her best to remain tactful, and respectful about it to her brother, just like a loving concerned sibling would. If she did not tell him, he found out she heard, then what? Would they have burned T at the stake? What seeds would they have planted about her next to an internet media site or magazine? How many more friends would they take away from her? One more question for you: When you have a wife you met in a strip club, do you think there will never be rumors about her? Do you think that maybe that is why T was a concerned sister? Just wondering. I know those factors would play into my thought process.
If that is truly the case I would have to put up my white flag and surrender. Again, this is where my viewpoint is limited because I see whats on the TV, I dont live in the community. Tre just doesn’t do herself any favors but perhaps thats because its tough to argue all the coherent points on the fly. I really do hope they work it out but in accordance with what I see on the television, they all seem to be making terrible mistakes.
oh and no, i wouldn’t burn anybody at the stake LOL.. Tre is not a bad person in the slightest… none of them are. They’re just all being thick headed
Thanks for your respectful response
I agree with you on the fact that they all make mistakes. the problem is they all just seem to be aiming at Teresa, and that is what I as a viewer do not like. I really do not think that Teresa can get what she wants to say out right because they always seem to do this to her when she has no warning. This whole comment about a goldigger was stated wayyyy before they were even filming! Her bro and sis in law decided to make it a tv project 4 months after the fact and that is just absurd. Wasting our showtime 
I also do not like how she is the only thing they discuss, and its always all of them against her. Again a waste of our showtime.
BTW- I made the stake remark because it was just o so funny that Richie thought it was a great “joke” to say about T when they were discussing the goldigger comment! Then double standard- T cannot say anything without them having bunched up panties, menopause comments, called a coward..etc
Ummmm actually, D_atx, those rumors about Melissa have been all over twitter for over 6 months. Anyone who has a twitter account knew about the rumors. People who live in the same town have posted on twitter about the *rumors* being true. If people were doing that to my brother, I would have told him. Seriously, if Melissa and Joe Gorga are truly in love, let’s hope that when they saw what they did on National TV, that they get the counseling they need. The brother for taking a private conversation and putting it out there…and his wife for using that to try to win friends. That’s so high school. I could tell from the watching the *fight* that Teresa was holding back for the sake of family. Some people are just too stupid to get it. SMH
If these 2 were given these choices… WEALTH & FAME or HOME AND MARRIAGE which one do you think they will pick?
I will go with the first one for $1, 000.00 and a daily double!
they have already picked. they sold Tre out before Bravo shot one minute of film on them.
They already chose (which is why they are on our tv screens).
” A wife takes precedence over a sister or a mother” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…It all depends who you are married to…There is ALWAYS divorce….7 years of marriage is NOTHING….People divorce after 20 or 30 years
I was divorced after 18 years. I held out 10 years until the kids were older and could handle it better.
That’s right. My brother just went through a divorce after 27 years of marriage…. she waited til the last one graduated….
We always knew that she was not the right one for him and that it wouldn’t last. FAMILY usually has a sixth sense when it comes to spouses who marry in, and the longevity. Although my family never chose to say anything to my brother, I don’t fault Teresa for saying something to her brother. Not to mention is rumors were flying all over town, that may have changed how my family handled things…..
If it depends on who you’re married to why would anyone assume Melissa is bad?
As for rumors on twitter… fame and notoriety tend to invoke to worst scum in the community to say terrible things. Again, this is where I would have given my brother and his wife the benefit of the doubt and taken everything with a grain of salt.
Perhaps the tension just makes this impossible for Teresa but she’s not doing herself any favors either.
I wish I could just tie all of them to a chair and not let them leave til they worked it out.
You would have given your sister in law the benefit of the doubt where friends of yours doe decades bring you documents of your sister in law working in a bikini bar and who had an ongoing affair with a client for years and was scene with that man recently in a compromising situation. You would not tell your brother? Loyalty would demand that you say there were these incidents and to address them.
Im not going to argue every point.. some things youre right about and others youre way off base.
I would like to say that the legal problems? Teresa has told them not to bring it up. Her lawyers have told them not to. If she discusses and open case on TV and BRAVO edits her words it can be used against her.. or potential jury members could watch and not realise its edited. Her and her husband could go to PRISON over something she says on national TV! She is protecting herself and her family should be doing the same! Instead they all bring it up, they all cry because she wont bring it up.. and bravo timed their filming so it could capture her dealing with legal issues too. Bravo is manipulating these people into bringing up her legal problems…
the who season is stupid, just like last season. For me, Melissa and Kathy has ruined the show. Its not the same show and should be renamed !
Ohhh Sure, Bravo, Andy Cohen and Caroline would LOVE to see Teresa and her husband go to jail…along with Melissa…although she would pretend to be devastated for her husband. When people and even the cast say she is stupid or can’t speak..I can easily tell she is watching what she says. Very smart girl!
I can understand that completely. However, where I start to question is when Tre decides to try to guilt her brother by saying she didn’t call her while Joe was in jail. So of course he defends himself.
But he freely admits he didn’t call her while Joe Giudice was I jail. It was his mistake she should own it. It goes to credibility where Joe Gorga says he was there for his sister and that is patently false.
Again, what actually took place was Joe bringing up the article saying that her husband said he was not there for her while he was away. (even Joe gorga knew not to say *jail*) All Teresa said to her brother who brought it up was *well you weren’t there for me* and right on que Joe brings up the private conversation from months earlier!
Her husband was in jail for a week and she has 4 small children , he should have called her. Joe and Melissa had been selling stories to tabloids about Teresa, as well as melissa telling kim all their business. remember before melissa joined teh show Kim had all sorts of info onTeresa… only her family (not even her friends) had this information.. teresa put it together, figured out who was leaking her business and SHUT IT DOWN! She doesnt discuss her legal issues with anyone for any reason as she shouldnt! But that does not excuse her brother from calling to see if she needs anything.. to say otherwise is unreasonable.
Listen, I understand you are just a viewer that is taking this show at face value, but when you start to look at things analytically, you will clearly see what is going on here. On twitter you get to witness these cast members true selves when the cameras aren’t rolling and it isn’t pretty. Mel got into a twitter war with jay mohr, Mel’s sisters and makeup artist say negative things about the giudices all the time, Jac goes on twitter rants calling tre “scum” and direct messaging ppl negative things about tre but says that she has moved on and in a better place on twitter, Caroline’s “children” and that Greg person say nasty things, all the whole tre never responds…. to NONE of it. Oh, and rich Wakiles going around telling viewers to kiss his ass and Jac telling viewers to eff off and that their questions are ” lame”…. This is the king of stuff that most viewers DON’T see on camera, but are very much the kind of ppl they are. That cast, with the exception of tre, is so fake in the way they want to come across on tv and who they really are. With teem what you see is what you get. That is something you can’t teach.
You also asked what makes Mel a bad person…. well what family member would go on national tv and air their family feud that they have been dealing with for 6 years? I know that stay away from ppl I don’t like. Furthermore, that is an assbackward way of “mending fences”, isn’t it? Couldn’t they just go to therapy/counseling? When you go on a seedy network, like Bravo that thrives on drama, you have to know what they are going to do with a storyline that features a broken family. It’s not going to be like dr. Drews rehab to “fix”, it’s going to be more of how Bravo can make explosive climaxes for ratings and drama. Try not to take the casts phoniness at face value and really think about what is going on and how “healthy, stable” would handle their situation.
I cannot believe this country is doing all it can and enlist programs into schools to teach students against bullying and we have tv reality shows who’s sole purpose is to do just that. Grown women who should be supporting and helping one another instead of ganging up and bullying one women each season. Its sick.
Teresa has made many mistakes-we know. But the others are sooo much worse. And frankly bitter and just plain boring. Teresa has something about her that many love and some hate, but without the show would never make it and deep down you know it.
I dont think they’re bad people in the slightest, none of them. I think its just a big fat snowball and its creating all kinds of victims. The Manzos & Lauritas should stay out of it, I agree. Joe & Melissa should address their concerns directly with Teresa & Joe. Teresa should be receptive and visa versa. In an ideal world of course…. the cameras just are not helping.
Totally agree with you on this point..Bravo is not helping matters but that’s how Bravo wants things to be…DRAMA!!! …which is not a bad thing in the show biz world but at least make the drama believable. Bravo is stupid to think the viewers are stupid…not many are fooled by their uncreative editing or their fake polls. *LMAO*
AMEN ABOUT THE FAKE POLLS!!!!!!!! THE SHOW HAS TURNED INTO A TRAINWRECK. ANDY BETTER START HEARING WHAT WE ALL HEAR. I’M SURE HE COULD BE REPLACED TOO. I LOVED HOW KELLY RIPA SAW THRU CAROCLOWN. I HOPE BRAVO GETS RID OF HER LIKE JILL ZARIN.OH, WHAT EXACTLY DO HER CHILDREN OF PRIVLEDGE DO FOR A LIVING????
How did Teresa change her stories, “over and over” again? I’d like a concrete example because I’ve watched the show a couple of times and listened carefully. She told everyone — from Jacqueline (who asked her point blank if she thought Melissa was that kind of girl) to Kim D, and in every telling, she said that she’d heard it from others. That’s what she told her brother. The changes were in the telling — the conversational mode — not in the facts if you really listen to what she tells everyone who confronts her. When she and Melissa were arguing, she added the info about the two Joes’ text war.
Religion takes a back-seat to family dynamics when it comes to “in-laws”. Teresa said that she didn’t tell her husband nasty things her brother had said about him (because it would upset him), and Joe Gorga chose to hurt his wife in his quest to hurt his sister. Both siblings have trashed the other’s spouse but only one chose a television audience to humiliate everyone involved — including himself. That’s the real issue, imo, and what would God say about hurting the one you love in an act of vengeance?
Rosie was standing over Caroline’s table and said she was going to talk to Teresa. Caroline told her not to do that and Rosie obeyed. It can be argued that Caroline orchestrated Rosie’s action or non-action in that scene. And I think that Teresa revealed a horrible nugget about Melissa during their last scene. Dropping off presents for your niece at her pre-school? That says it all about Melissa and her agenda, right there.
ITA! You hit the nail on the head. I just wish Teresa could explain it as well as you did.
Teresa knows about Melissa’s affairs and she isn’t revealing it on camera. That’s why she doesn’t “own” it. She’s not throwing her family under the bus like Melissa is.
That’s right, Aunt Julie. So far, Teresa’s taken the high road and I hope she stays on that path. I admire Dina for doing the same. The petty part of me wants all the dirty laundry aired, though. lol
Im tired of seeing Teresa get beat up for her loyalty. She needs to out Melissa and say goodbye to her brother. He will come crawling back when the witch leaves him…again
I think you are right. I think Teresa should have clearly stated why she told Joey what she told him. She should have announced all the rumors on air, something like this: Well Melissa I told my brother that because I heard that about a year ago you went to Sushi Lounge and hooked up with one of your exes in the parking lot. Now there are rumors going around town that little Joey may not be my brother’s son. Not that I believe that Mel, but the rumors don’t stop there. They are also saying that you stalked a very rich man for many years but because he didn’t take you seriously and his family wasn’t accepting of you, you settled for my brother. I also heard that prior to you going out with Joey, you only went after men with money. So naturally I was upset thinking that my initial gut feeling about you was true, that you were indeed a gold digger. I don’t doubt you love my brother and your beautiful kids, but I am concerned that these rumors will get back to Joey and he will catch a case. I thought if I tried to break it to him smoothly then it would make things better.
I would have said it all point blank and then said. You know what they say right, where there’s smoke there is usually fire. So again, I pray those rumors are false but they are ALL over town and coming from people I’ve known for years that have no vested interest in telling me.
BINGO!!! That’s exactly how it would’ve played out in my family…you start trouble…you get outed for the world to see!!!
Mima should write the script! Would have been better than Melissa’s monologue that nothing will ever ever break up her and “your brother”. Oops. I’m sure she meant to say “my husband”. I mean, given the heavenly precedence and all.
D_atx, I will listen to anyone who wants to bring a different viewpoint to the table. I can see clearly that Teresa has faults. She isn’t perfect but she never claimed to be either. The whole problem here is that even if Teresa showed poor judgment in saying what she did to her brother, it was a conversation between her and Joey and it was done in trust. Her brother broke that trust by telling Melissa what was said because NO good could come from her knowing. Was he trying to hurt his wife? Or start problems between his wife and his sister? My guess is the latter. And he chose to do it in front of millions of viewers whereas Teresa was trying to spare everyone’s feelings by keeping it private. And the Gorgas made it even worse by telling Kathy, Richie, Rosie, Caroline, Jacqueline, Lauren, Kim and Lysa and their husbands. Teresa has never wanted to air her family’s dirty laundry on TV but they came on the show behind her back and gave her no other choice.
And for what it’s worth, Joe keeps saying “the other day” in reference to the phone call with Teresa when it had actually happened months prior. So he’s lying to everyone about the situation straight off the bat. What else are the Gorgas lying about? Plus, if Teresa’s comment had no bearing on their marriage it wouldn’t be worth getting this upset over. If it really were so preposterous an idea they’d be laughing at it. But they are doing quite a lot of protesting, aren’t they?
Uh dont forget they also lied about when he told Melissa… we saw him supposedly tell her in the second episode.. remember “Why did you tell me that Joey!” You shouldnt have told me.. then Joey laughs and walks out? Yet during the fight and on WWHL Melissa says Joey came home and cried after Teresa told him that… she is such a liar she can no longer keep track of her lies and Joey is just as bad.. He does exactly what his wife tells him to do…
Ever hear of the 7 year itch? Megor has.
She also has the 7 year bitch.. i cant with her tom foolery!
They sell medication for that at Walgreens. It’s call Monistat.
Actually, Tre’s been pretty consistent in her view that Melissa is a gold digging ho. Maybe ur watching another show but….. On that point we can all agree as to what Tre thinks of her.
Wasn’t melissa the third in a line of “fiances” for little Joey – and she moved in after a couple months of dating. We’ve never heard anything about the other two women other than 1) the parents made it difficult for the others and 2) it’s all Tre’s fault (that’s what Melissa maintained at the S3 reunion). Now those are two women I would love to know more about.
Roxy….
D_atx. “they been married for 7 years…” with all due respect that might be the worst evidence u could have mentiioned. Rent the movie “the seven year itch” with Marilyn Monroe. Not only will it put a smile on ur face and give u a little happy but you will see that the 7 yr point in a marriage has been seen as a risk point.
Not the I think it would make a difference in Melissa’s case. 7 minutes, 7 years…. I don’t want to consider what would make her itch. Her pink sweater is in moth balls so, anything else is simply conjecture.
Pinkie… Read the thread out of order…. 7 year itch.. Touchee.
I officially hate Mel and Joe, awful human beings…..as for Caro, waste of airtime.
Same here.
I’m so tired of everyone acting like a victim on their blogs….truth is all the housewives are making money off the drama they’re creating…..if they really cared about their families or their privacy they wouldn’t have agreed to be on the show at all….so they all need to stop the “poor me” act because no one is buying it anymore….its pretty simple if u don’t want your family’s dirty laundry to be aired, your “legal issues” to be made public, your kids to be talked about, your marriage to be criticized, or your relationships to be affected then don’t be on a reality show and don’t put yourself on the cover of magazines. If you do …..suck it up, put your big girl panties on and don’t whine about it…remember you chose to do it, you are profiting from it and you are creating it.
Excellent blog! Well written and addressed points!
I thoought Teresa said Jacqueline puts herself in the middle wishy-washy. Now Melissa put them in the middle. Which is it? These ladies are having a tough time go back a year.
Teresa said wishy washy on the episode… then said Melissa in her blog after watching things play out a year later. See? Im sure once you see what everyone else is doing and saying your opinions might change… Jac is the one who put herself in this fight. She is the one who pushed teresa to talk to melissa at the party, then she chased after Teresa and talked her into talking to melissa AGAIN. Jac knows better, she herself has had issues with her own sister in laws.. still has issues with Dina..and she knew that bringing them together that night, nothing good would come from it. She was doing what Caroline TOLD her to do. IMO
you are correct Say What-Teresa wanted to leave because she didn’t want to be confronted in front of everyone at a party. Jac ran after her and asked her to work things out, and because Jac is Tre’s friend, she agreed. Bad idea. Teresa needs to realize that she knows best and doesn’t need other people to get involved. I don’t know how anyone could watch that party scene and not think they would do just what Teresa did. It certainly felt to ME that Teresa was in enemy territory at that party!! I would have had my guard up too if I were her.
D_atx-thanks for posting a rational defense of Jac, Melissa and Caroline-however, I disagree. If Melissa was bothered by what Teresa told her brother months before, why didn’t she speak to Teresa about it at the time?? Why does she tell Teresa’s whole circle of friends but doesn’t confront Teresa? If she REALLY wanted to get into it, she could have gone to Teresa alone, no cameras, and without spreading it to everyone Teresa knows. WHY would she want everyone to know that Teresa said that about her? I’ll tell you why-because she wants Teresa’s friends to be HER friends by playing the victim. And it’s working
I agree she shouldnt have told everybody but Teresa. She should have manned up and called Teresa herself. I think where this is convoluted is its family and family tend to cross boundaries a friend wouldn’t cross not because they’re mean but because it can be difficult to remember where and when things should be handled.
I also agree that if Caroline has a problem with her she should resolve that herself, not feel free to say whatever she wants to about Tre to Tre’s family. That should have been off limits because these aren’t girlfriends, these are family members
Nice flaming drive-by lo-lag…ya little troll-IMO-LOL
How mant times do you come here and just repeat what franks says over at RT?
Everytime Franks says something lolag precieves as clever … it rushes over here to share someone elses wisdom!
I really do think they are the same person-IMO! I have been reading their posts ( all 20,000 of them) for a long time-and when someone brought this up a while back, I did a little reading and it seems possible to me. But, maybe not. If so, it is sad
Go Teresa, keep it classy and let the haters hate you.
Carolina is so disgusting, can’t stand her. News flash Carolina, you are not the voice of reason. You sound like a boring, jealous, bitter, no class, trash old lady with nothing better to do than attack Teresa. Teresa doesn’t talk about you so why is everything you say about her? I know ? because your story line is Teresa. Thank her b!t(h
TRUE.
These people are disgusting! Melissa claims Joe was crying when he first told her of the gold digger comments. Yet we are suppose to believe that that scene of them in the closet was the first time she heard that from him??? It makes me sick that they planned it and staged it to hurt his ONLY sister publicly!
I get what Teresa is trying to say but she has a really hard time articulating herself in a confrontation and all of them know it and use it against her. I hope it is really her write these blogs but if not then very smart of her to get somebody to help her express herself.
Teresa is definitely not perfect but she is loyal.
Melissa is classy and that’s all there is to it. Melissa could’ve gone for the low blow at several points during the conversation she had with Teresa and she didn’t. At a certain point, you just have to realize that all of these shenanigans are of Teresa’s own making. Teresa’s jealous and she should be. Melissa and Joe love each other, respect each other, respect their friends and they respect themselves. Teresa is trapped with a sick husband who has is angry about how his life has turned out and is always looking to scheme. Pity is all I can offer up to Teresa and her family.
Good blog. A bit of spinning, but not too defensive even though that is exactly the position the other Jersey housewives and househusbands, and Bravo producers have put her in. Teresa, the world loves to support the underdog. And anyone with even half a heart can see you’re being attacked from all sides. Good for you for holding your head up high and holding down your family.
This whole Teresa vs. the rest of the cast is getting so tired Bravo. The network is traveling down the Oxygen road to becoming a trash tv station at the hands of a hypersensitive, narcissistic, egomanical brat named Andy Cohen.
To think that the entire season is going to be about a never ending cat fight egged on by producers. I mean has anyone actually caused harm that warrants this long drawn out feud??? I hope this isn’t how they really handle disagreements and bumps in the road with friends and family because DAMN!
Ahh! I have always believed producers are behind this mess. Caroline has her own axe to grind for her own reasons. But i do believe the producers are behind a lot of this mess. They came out and said in the past that they moved filming to try to capture Teresa legal issues. They really wanted to play that out on TV. Teresa outsmarted them and made sure no legal issues were brought up.. so they brought melissa in and have been whispering in everyones ears to bring things up.. why else would they all be so angry that Teresa refuses to speak about her legal problems on TV?
She doesnt tell her cast mates which now includes her sibling because THEY can repeat it on the show. Also, things Teresa told Joey and Melissa before they joined the show? Ended up on blogs and in tabloids.. Teresa KNOWS it came from them because they were the only ones who knew! She is keeping her mouth shut so Melissa cant profit from her downfall… The only one selling stories is Teresa and thats how it should be. No one else should bennifit from her legal problems!
You make an excellent point. That is exactly why she isn’t telling people or her “concerned” family. They try to brush over the fact that Joey did not call his ONLY sister while she was home alone with 4 kids while her husband was “away”. He says it’s because when they heard about the bankruptsy, T said they were fine. Again what does one thing have to do with the other. If you love your sister & are genuinely concerned about her well being you call to say hello, how are you? Do you need anything? It just makes no sense. I wouldn’t tell none of them a thing. They seem mad that they didn’t get a chance to run to the tabloids first with the hot piece of gossip. SMH
Thank you, Mima! I don’t know what one had to do with the other, either. And yet, nobody asked how Teresa’s reaction to Joey’s questions about the BK had a damn thing to do with him not calling her when Joe went to jail. He’s such a delicate flower. Joe Gorga doesn’t know the meaning of “unconditional love” — and if Melissa’s the smart woman people think she is, she’d better be paying attention because her clueless hubby is dropping a lot of clues as to his character.
I’m confused. For a couple of years now Teresa has told us, at length, that her last name is prononced Judy-shay. In her books, on WWHL, blah, blah, blah. Now I see her in a commerical for some bizaare tooth-whitening thing and she says “Hi, I’m Teresa Jew-dice.” Which is it, Teresa? And, gotta be honest, this blogger is SO pro-Teresa I’m beginning to think that she is on Teresa’s payroll. Just like Teresa is on several magazine’s payroll for her snarky comments about the other housewives. Just sayin’
Eh who cares? I have a complicated last name and sometimes tell people the right way to pronounce it and sometimes am tired and just say it the way the majority of people do. It’s certainly not enough to get me to write a whole blog comment about. Big whoop.
Pretty sure Teresa has explained her last name multiple times now. Jew-dice is the english version. Judy-chay is how you would pronounce her last name in the proper italian way. She’s always introduced herself using the english version because it’s easier to say.
And please quit with the “you’re on Teresa’s payroll” because Rox has her own opinions regarding the show. She has on multiple occasions posted negative things about Teresa while siding with Melissa, Caroline and Jacqueline.
What magazines are you reading where Teresa makes snarky comments? Unlike her other cast mates she’s the only one with tact and is respectful enough to not bad mouth them to the press. Using your theory, I guess USweekly, reality tea, stoopid housewives, etc… Are all on Caroline’s, Melissa’s, Jac’s and Kathy’s payroll.
WHATEVS
That’s a great reply back when proven wrong.
Exactly! The announcer on CA even botched her name. After That, I would just make it easier on everyone and say Jew-dice too. Lol. Not a big deal.
Some people have a difficult time pronouncing Italian names. My last name has been mangled forever. Sometimes I correct the person, sometimes I let it go, sometimes I say it their way just to move on. Get it now?
WhoTF cares!!!??? Anything else you would like to say?! It’s not Jane Smith. People have foreign surnames that are pronounced differently in other parts of the world… SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…next!
My last name is french and there are several way to pronounce it, there is the correct and official way to say it and there is the english way to say it. Not to mention about 5 other ways it could be pronounced. I USUALLY just say it the english way but on occasion have mentioned the ‘correct’ way to say my name.
Why are so many bloggers and commenters obsessed with this. Its like people don’t have common sense to know that Teresa’s last name is Ja-due-chay and the easier known way to say it is Jew-dice. I noticed when they went to the cat skills that Daloris called Joe’s mother Mrs. Ja-due-chay.
people are petty. what the hell difference.. you are grasping at straws to make fun of the way the woman pronounces her name. Come on you can do better than that.
Judy-chay is the correct pronunciation. Jew-dice is the easier pronunciation.
Teresa said on WWHL a while back that she had always pronounced it this way.. her in -laws corrected her after hearing it on RHNJ.. They taught her the traditional wa its prononced but its too late now.. its giudice and people arent going to change lol
I saw that also.
Caroline is such trash, she thinks she is “The Godfather”. She is trying to stir up trouble with Teresa’s family because she blames her for her estrangement from her sister Dina. I love the way she says “I’m not going to get involved”, but then always makes snide remarks in an indirect way to start arguments.
Grow up Carolyn, you are a 50+ year old joke!
All of the comments on this section regarding Teresas’ intelligence or lack thereof are not every insightful.
We had a two term president who was an absolute disaster when it came to public speaking. There are many people who don’t do well at speaking publicly, this doesn’t make them unintelligent. I’m surprised at the amount of people who seem to think that speaking well is a direct correlation to intelligence. Some of the most intelligent people I know are not good public speakers at all.
Teresa has proven herself in terms of the business world. She is always asked to participate in business ventures because she is such a likeable character (to most) and comes across as honest and hard working. Again I’d like to refer to her C.A. workmates assessement of her.
Hate if you want but don’t be so hateful that you can’t just recognize and acknowledge that like her on not, she is making it in the business world, moderately successfully, has a lovely fan base, and is by all accounts more successful than her RHONJ castmates.
Thank you, you articulated what I was thinking perfectly. Teresa comes across as a fun loving, kind and caring person, more than anyone else in the cast.
Also, I don’t know if she uses a ghost writer but her blogs are always beautifully written. Some people have trouble articulating themselves in a face to face setting but are stellar at getting their point across in writing. You know who else had this exact same problem? Thomas Jefferson. And nobody ever accused HIM of being stupid.
I think her best point was-. “Every single person on the cast has had ugly legal issues and accusations against them.” I think Teresa and Joe should start asking about that everytime they see the others!!!! Oh and asking them if they get along with their own family members? (NO) Are they over spending? (YES) Are their kids brats? (YES ) Are they in danger of losing their homes? (YES) Have their husbands cheated? (YES) I would love to see a new housewife brought in to ask these questions non-stop!!!
Not the little kids-they are ALL adorable!!
This! I would love to see Jacs face if Teresa brought up Chris bankrupsy.. asked Jac about those shopping trips, vacations etc.. would jac freely discuss it or would she say thats my husbands business and im not sure what all is involved? One thing we can count on is Jac would be IRATE that Teresa brought it up.
CaroClown, Jac the whack, MeHO and spouse, all NEED TO GO!!!! walkies too-
Teresa is way better than me, if those poor excuses for family & friends were related to me I promise they’d be on a milk carton.
This is what I would have said to Melissa when confronted: ” Before we started filming, I relied a RUMOR to my brother. I wanted to open his eyes not onto YOU, but onto the RUMORS. If you heard rumors about your brother in law, wouldn’t you share it with your sister?? If I wanted to hurt you, I would have said it to your face, or on national television, just like your husband did – both, and did it knowing well what would come out of it. He only hurt you and hurt our relationship. On national television! I guess he wanted to put that image of you out for the whole world to see, since he held back his complaint until now. So if anybody needs to apologize to you, that isn’t me. Moreover, find yourselves a new story line and practice what you preach – stop bashing me everywhere you go! “
JESUS CHRIST PEOPLE TERESA IS TO BLAME NO. ONE. ELSE.
Don’t bring JC into this! And she is not the only one to blame. I guess you like the gang like mentality/ bullying/ everyone gang up on one person strategy? Says a lot about your personality.
We must all ignore this kate fool from now on-it is a waste of time-she’s like a little fly buzzing around
When she gets a rise out of us that’s exactly what she wants.
Hi kate. Bake to give us some Marco sister perspective? Your sister is a terrible actor and these ‘setups’ come across even more fake than MTV’s OC kids show.
Please buy her some acting lessons for Christmas or soemthing.
How do we know that Teresa didn’t say that but it was edited.
Very well put lily!
VERY very well put indeed!!!
Oh,oh, oh, and this what I would have said to Rosie: “And, Rosie, how is that any of your business? Don’t you dare ever approach me with questions like that one!”
Than hand Rosie and Lauren a copy of her book, Skinny Italian, lol lol
LOL!!! And turn around to Caro and say: see what I mean about frying meatballs, it is healthier to bake them; read it about it in my cookbook
Caroline is the winner in THAT competition, just look at her overweight family. I would never cook anything like Caroline no matter how good it taste because to me it isn’t all about taste it is about compromise…. give up some flavor for some health. Teresa’ baked meatballs aren’t making her family explode into obesity.
Carochucky, from what I hear, your meat balls are fattening and second rate.
Good one!!!!
And maybe she should ask Rosie (and I do love her) about private conversations she has had off camera! I’m sure she would be so understanding about that-NOT
I hope that Teresa is never friends with the menopausal meanie drooped nosed Caroline and her inbred pack of snarky losers. Lauren cried on twitter about how mean everyone was to her about her weight. She a fat little sausage with a bad attitude just like her clown looking mother.
Yeah, her Mom needs some sensitivity training. When Caroline opened her mouth I knew she was a fool.
I caught that too, Flowers. I so want to sit Lauren down and explain things to her. The only woman she’s listening to is Don. She needs to hear other voices. YES, ppl are mean about your weight. NO, it’s not OKAY. But A. YOU CAN’T DERIVE YOUR SELF ESTEEM FROM OTHER PEOPLE OR BY HOW YOU LOOK. And 2. She ought to focus A LOT more on how her OWN FAMILY, who are supposed to love her and prop her up, has treated her than on a bunch of STRANGERS saying vile things. I’m not on twitter and I would never attack anyone for their weight or looks. I do however, have NO problem pointing out in a firm way what I think of their immoral or inappropriate BEHAVIOR. And this is what she doesn’t get. She TOO has acted in ways that many ppl would define as bullying, contemptuous and just mean and ppl are understandably calling her out for that. She’s had weight struggles and has suffered abuse because of it, okay, but that doesn’t give her a LICENSE to be mean to other ppl. One doesn’t preclude the other Lauren! Another thing that whole clan tends to do is focus on the most vile, mean, illiterate, incoherent posters’ comments to distract from the validity of reasoned critiques of their behavior from more sane, literate ppl. It’s easy to dismiss someone who curses at strangers on twitter, says things like ” You should eat your aunt’s P*ssy!” and are just generally crazy; it’s not as easy to answer reasonable questions from intelligent ppl like the ones on this site. I guarantee they’d have a hard time in any kind of word contention with most ppl here!
I agree with Teresa’s comments about Melissa; and Melissa isn’t the only one who would leave for more affluence either. I even understand why she told her brother, it’s her brother, they’ve been keeping secrets since they were children. JoGo told Melissa to keep them relevant on the show. Teresa’s actions were more like, I hear rumors even though they were from Melissa’s enemies. My question is why would someone say that about Melissa unless they know for a fact she is a gold-digger. If she weren’t a gold-digger and really loved JoGo she surely wouldn’t allow any conflict between him and his sister or him and his parents. By show of hands, who believes Melissa?
I tell everything to my huisband if you don’t you probably have a SHITTY marriage JUST LIKE TERESA,
I seriously doubt you tell everything to your husband. If you do then you are in the minority.
I know right… If someone warned my that my husband was cheating I wouldn’t tell him so he would know I was ‘on to him’. I’d keep it to myself and look for signs. You can never catch someone trying to manipulate you if you make them aware of everything you know.
I think the most damming part of this for Mel and Joe is TERESA MADE THIS COMMENT TO JOE MONTHS BEFORE HE CHOSE TO BRING IT UP ON CAMERA. If that doesn’t prove Joe and Mel are out to get Teresa AND that BRAVO supports and encourages this, I don’t know what would convince ppl. What a f’in scumbag. Even if you disagree with Tree for telling her brother that — and I don’t for many reasons, including him telling her similar things about Juicy — you have to call JoeGo out for saving it up for a storyline to be used MONTHS later. This just keeps getting worse and worse. I agree with what so many ppl have said on here – Teresa is not very adept at defending herself. And I wish I could feed her lines through a little mic in her ear! That should have been the first thing out of her mouth when he brought that up -” Why on earth would you bring up something I said to you in private 3 months ago? Why are you saying this NOW?” She probably can’t the words ” on camera” while she’s on camera because I think they’re under a directive to act like the camera is not there, but she certainly should have made it clear that he SAVED this to use at the right time.
idiot remark
oops-I hear that little pesky fly buzzing around again—–SWAT!!! If you have a point to make, just make it, stop acting like a 12 year old. I will NOT feed this little troll ever again.
Gorga saved the remark as a story line….just as I said earlier that he is conniving, with malice in heart against his sister. But, it takes two to tango so Ms. Melissa could have taken the high road and talked about it privately with Teresa. Because it was a “planned” story line, both the brother and sister in law decided to use it to humiliate, and degrade Teresa. Now, doesn’t that tell you something. Teresa is at fault here but so is Melissa.
Why is Teresa at fault. One time, years ago there were rumors that my brother’s girlfriend was cheating on him. I told him that I HEARD many rumors but didn’t see anything myself. He didn’t tell her, he CAUGHT her. I would have been furious if he told her first, it would seem as though he was trying to cause trouble between me and her when deep down he knew it was because I was protecting him. When I hear something about someone I care about I TELL them. If you can’t depend on your friends and family to tell you when someone may possibly be effing you over who can you depend on.
agree 100% Annah
This is in reply to the ignorant Kate (who I know, I shouldn’t give a second of my time to) – #1 you sound like a first grader with your dumb replies/comments, #2 – there are enough sites that kiss Mel’s and the other phony, mean ladies, so move on to those sites and stay away from this one. You are the most immature, ignorant poster I have ever come across.
Based only on what I’ve read (although I did watch RHONJ through last season & the obscenity that was their reunion) Teresa’s general response when confronted off guard is to seem like a deer caught in headlights. She may have difficulty in expressing herself spontaneously but that is not the case with what Rox has shared here from Teresa’s blog. It is simply a brilliant rebuttal that deflects others’ underhanded tactics right back to their source(s).
I realize there’s the likelihood that she’s hired professionals to look out for her best interests. In this reality bloodlust arena it seems prudent for her to take such actions. I’m biased in Teresa’s favor but acknowledge that she, more often than not, is a greater part of the problem than the solution. All that aside, this is one superior spin. Kudos to Teresa.
I agree. I’m proud of Teresa. She has more smarts than all of the others put together, yet they think she’s dumb. Expressing her thoughts verbally is not her strong point, but I think if you understand what she’s saying, you can see she is a strong and very loyal and loving woman
Teresa is a lying narcissitic conniving story twisting SKANK showing her true nasty vile colors once again.
Actions speak louder than words. Melissa turns her face away in disgust everytime her ape hubby tries to kiss her. While walking down the sidewalk, he reached out to grab her and Melissa pulled away. She does that everytime, does that tell of the “security” of their marriage!
KATE is a moronic individual who has nothing to add to any comment but the same 5 or 6 words. The lack of creativity is breathtaking…the lack of ability to articulate a debatable point is a direct result of ? Poor public school systems or just a loss of brain cells?
lol, I know. I mean to just randomly throw out comments that usually don’t make any sense. She doesn’t even try to back up her statements. It would be nice if she at least made some type of point that I could think about. I think Kate is a bot… a computer program that goes from site to site randomly saying negative things about Teresa.
Rox, a bot has invaded your website!
LOL I pick *braincells*!!!
Seriously… does this Kate person EVER have comments about the show? Or just petty immature comments to other commentors? Kate, get a hobby, a jobby, or go spend time with your hubby you say you have a great marriage with! maybe you need to go smoosh and get rid of your poison!
Just ignore “Kate”. Silence is golden.
Hey Kate, you spelled MELISSA wrong. FYI.
Good one, can you hear me laughing?????
Kate, you keep using the term “narcissistic” to describe Teresa. You have NO idea what that means. It is not an adjective; it is a diagnosis. And it does not fit Teresa. Melissa, however, is a CLASSIC Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I explained it all the other day in a different post.
And you…..you post your stupid dud missiles and run. You never reply to anything especially when someone asks you a question. So not only are you a coward with your hit and run posting technique, you are rude, too.
Cara, Kate is a troll. Ignore her and she will go elsewhere
I’m curious how people feel about telling someone you know that they are/rumored to be cheated on?
I totally think Theresa and her family are great television, but I still wouldn’t tell a sibling or a friend about a rumor unless someone I knew very well had seen them together and there were pictures, some kind of proof. On a Wendy Williams show a few months ago, someone in the audience asked her what she would do and she said she would mail an anonymous letter. I liked that answer best. I can understand wanting the person to know, especially if its true, but it’s a very complicated situation and that is where the cliche comes from “Don’t shoot the messenger” – the messenger can get blamed.
So forum – seriously, forget this involves Theresa, Joey & Melissa. Have you ever told someone they are being cheated on? Do you really feel ok doing that?
I always tell my friends and family, if i am being cheated on TELL ME and let me make the final decision.
JD – I agree with you, I’d want to know too and I have told my friends to be honest. But don’t you agree that not everyone is like us? Some people get really irritated or touchy or think you’re jealous etc.
if I knew that everywhere I went, people were talking about my brother’s wife, you better believe that I would tell my brother. Men can be stupid. Just because they don’t SEE that someone is giving them the side eye doesn’t mean it isn’t happening. And they deserve to know what everyone else seems to. I’m not saying that I would necessarily tell my brother whether *I* thought the rumors were true or not-and I don’t think Teresa did either, by the way-but I would make him aware that everywhere he goes, people are gossiping about his wife.
Sharon Lea, good topic! I actually did do this once. After months of rumors and suspicion about a friend’s husband, I finally had proof that he was cheating on her with multiple women. They have two kids and one was an infant at the time. When I told her I said that I understood the risk I was taking with our friendship and that I would also understand if she didn’t want to speak to me again. But I couldn’t have this info knowingly and let him be out fathering other kids or bringing home diseases to my friend. To me THAT was a betrayal of our friendship. Of course she was disappointed but she didn’t leave him and they tried to work it out which was fine with me. I just wanted my friend to be able to make a decision having all the facts. They are divorced now though. And he is “away”.
Hello all!! In response to the question at hand yes I would tell. I know what it is like to be cheated on and to find out the friends knew and were hanging with my so called “man” and his “girlfriend” hurt me so bad that I can’t even begin to describe the hurt/anger/betrayal that I felt. A couple of months ago I was at Chili’s and a lady walked in and right behind her was my cousin’s husband. At first I wasn’t sure if they were together but I quickly realized that they were when they sat and looked at a menu together. He looked me dead in my eyes and didn’t even speak!!! The manager told them where to go to place a to go order and the female walked to that area while my cousin’s husband went outside. He got in his car and drove around to the to go area and he made sure NOT to go in the obvious direction because he would’ve had to pass right by the window I was seated in front of. I was going to speak when he came back in but didn’t get the chance because out of the blue the lady cell rang and she went outside, got in the car and they left!!! I was SHOCKED!!!! When I told my cousin she was so thankful! I had no idea what was going on in their marriage but this was the proof that she needed to finally move on. I would never want to see a marriage/relationship break up but right is right and wrong is wrong.
Sorry so long and sorry in advance for any typos (just got my nails done LOL!)!!
Sorry you had to go through that.
Thank you so much!!
I’m curious if Andy is going to ask Joe Gorga (the 6th housewife that oh please will be there with bells on) at the reunion why he chose to bring up a phone conversation between him and his sister MONTHS later when they were filming. Though the answer is simple. Joe and Melissa are disgusting famewhores. Oh and I was chatting with some of my girlfriends about Melissa’s fake submissive wife position she now tries to shove down everyone’s throat and why a woman who’s obviously wearing the pants is trying for this image. My friends said, somebody has been reading too much 50 shades of grey. Bingo….Melissa is the worst kind of chamelion because she is talented at it. I do believe she fools herself into these characters. Her ultimate act is becoming Teresa and sadly she is succeeding. Neither her nor Jacqueline are humble sweet girls either. Nice try though Melissa. They are both cunning and as slippery as they come. I only watch a few minutes here and there of RHONJ now. Thanks for ruining my favorite show Melissa and friends.
Oh you are right-if you really ARE sweet and humble—-you don’t SAY that you are???
The SAME thing crossed my mind during that scene! Not only do humble people not say they are humble, they don’t even think it!!! She is unreal! I nearly threw my remote!
Also, Roxy have you ever looked into whether or not Melissa Gorga had a teaching license. She said she went to a teachers fair and got a teaching job. But umm this is America and we have standards for our teachers. She never had a license, theres no way. It is not easy to pass even for the most scholastic candidates. Melissa is practically brain dead in that department. Unless there is a section on manipulation and blow jobs.
What? You tell me Li-berry is NOT a word…Darn you Lookers, and you were about to become a teacher.
its Lie-berry in their case.
And worth ethnic. And having a median communicate with your deceased father. And “a wench like me”.
And don’t forget IN-pentego, instead of Impetigo! I think a so-called teacher and Mom of 3 would know the difference! And they make fun of Teresa’s intelligence – are they serious? Did anyone catch dumb Joey’s comment during his talking head interview – not wanting to “rehatch” things instead of “rehash”. What is he “rehatching” – his poison.
Hahaha! I noticed that right away! He really has poor grammar. Actually, they all do! Lol.
She was never a teacher.
The Gorgas dream house is on sale, if anyone is interested. They are asking a cool $3.8mili….What happened Lookers, i thought that was her dream home.
She’s trying to move to the west coast and become an OC housewife.. have you seen the pictures of them together?
I read something, probably just a rumor, about them moving to Los Angeles to pursue her singing career. I’m guessing it’s more simple than that though. They just need $.
Omg! Why am I not surprised? She’ll make a pact with the devil to get a huge singing career, and she’ll even screw her own children to get extra media attention to get to the top! I believe she already sold her soul to stay on RHONJ. MeHo is no J-Lo or Beyonce, and will never be the next Gaga! More like GorGAG! Puuuuuke!
I knew it!
This isn’t really entirely relevant to this topic, but everyone should pass this on….
Jay Mohr just said on Twitter something like ” Looks like there might be some RHNJ blogging after all! You guys are RELENTLESS” to Greggy, Caro et al. Anyone know what that is about? I’m going to go out on a limb and guess they’ve been stalking him and kissing his ass HARD, begging him to blog again and hoping he’ll gave them a favorable review due to all their brown-nosing, while at the same time dispelling the “rumors” that they’re not really friends. ( Caro loves to claim she’s “good friends” with ppl she barely knows ). Anyone else want to weigh in on this ? These ppl are WEIRD. Remember: Jay Mohr’s blogs highly favored Teresa. He liked the Manzos, but he definitely favored Teresa, which I’m sure drove Don crazy.
and he hated Melissa if I remember right
ya but he really liked the Manzos.. so im not sure how his recaps are gonna go this season with all the hatred.
He is funny.
Hmmm.. Don’t know what that means, I hope if he starts up again he keeps it real like he did before. And by the end of his blogging, no I don’t think he cared for Mel much because she was telling him what to do, what to write, and o yes, it was all negative about Teresa.
Actually, the Manzo’s are up his ass all the time, and he tweeted about a week ago. Thanks to BravoTV and BravoAndy, but i won’t be blogging on the RHONJ with the hashtag #Manzos!!!! So, trust me, he will be bashing Teresa and lovin the Manzos. Sad – the Manzos are completely out of control!
Melissa should of seen her husband at Tiffany’s in Tom river the other nite…tisk tisk
Do tell????
WWWWWHAT?
I love love love Teresa but, I can see Joe telling his wife what she said. Only thing is that’s as far as it should have gone. Well let’s be serious yes she is gonna tell her sisters cause that is what we do! But to act it out for the cameras 3 or 4 months later I smell set-up! And Caroline Ned’s to butt out this has all happened last year and it’s stil going on. Does this mean next season will start filming soon and there is going to another year of bashing Teresa. It is breaking my heart right or wrong. I didn’t like Danielle at all, thought she was dangerous and disgusting! But who was Caroline to finally take matters into her own hands to confront her. All they cared about was her not prosecuting Ashley. Which I was hoping she didn’t only because I thought Ashley wasn’t thinking, got caught up in the moment and deserved a second chance. I also was kind of wanting Danielle to prove she could be kind and understand, and show a softer side. I was almost rooting for her, good gosh what was I thinking? Lol! Whole point is Caroline is always stepping in and telling everyone how to run their lives! I saw previews of Joey and Teresa next episode and OMG do I ever feel Teresa’s pain. Heart breaking and that was no acting!
Neds? Needs Lol!
WHAT. A. BUNCH. OF. BULLSHIT.
…………………. NO SOUP FOR YOU!
I love it!
I want to start this with I have no idea who this commenter is. This was a comment left on the Bravo Blogs. I felt it should be reshared. DanteGlue or whatever you name is. Good show!
Submitted by DanteGlue on May 8, 2012..OK, bear with me BRAVO,,, LONG, but I’m speaking for a big ol’ group of women. Seriously people? Absolutely Melissa won this week as far as the”polls” go. Teresa was off base, made a remark that was unkind and she couldn’t defend it. However, she couldn’t really defend what was happening on the show could she? She had to argue the “fight at hand.” We aren’t stupid, we get it. Teresa couldn’t say, “Melissa, you slithered onto this show in the back door, and have spent the last year without mercy manipulating and conniving to get you face out there so you could have a singing career using the vehicle I was blessed enough to land which is this show” now could she? Nope. Teresa doesn’t have to. We all know the fight wasn’t about what Teresa said, which by the way, humorously now isn’t true. Melissa is stuck with Joe Gorga for all eternity whether she likes it or not (come on) let’s be real. She’s a user and an opportunist. She had no problem throwing Teresa under the bus, actually, under the bus isn’t even fitting now is it? She basically tried to banish her through alienation from her own life through passive aggressive, mean spirited gossip, heartless alienation and maneuvers with her “show friends,” and most important audience. Melissa was brilliant because Teresa was blind sighted. It was amazing watching the light bulb actually spark to life in Melissa’s kitchen when she told her she sang. Here Melissa had been doing everything in her power to passive aggressively, and manipulatively ruin Teresa’s every essence including her relationship with her brother, and acted upset and brilliantly acted being upset Teresa wasn’t happy for her. Come on people. Teresa has seen her in action for years and knew exactly what she was doing. She was already feeling the tide turning with friends and her cousin. Plain old jealousy. The fact that Melissa couldn’t come in the show without stirring shows she doesn’t have a storyline without Teresa, her voice can’t hold the story, be real. Melissa has honed this skill, I’ll give her props but she’s a bad person. Yup, I went there. Look, the audience knows what’s up, not the bloggers on here who are obsessed. America speaks, and I’d say we see who they support. I, as a normal human, have just reached my tolerance level. I was at a fundraiser last night, and the topic of this show came up. The women were tangibly hateful towards Melissa. They couldn’t believe she was supported on blogs and basically asked me to write in for “them”. There were about 30 of them and they didn’t even know these blogs existed. These blogs and silly clubhouse polls do not depict the general feel or Melissa would be in LA with a huge record deal. Teresa is on celeb apprentice and will continue to soar. Melissa will stay the villain on this show.
Teresa’s problem is she had no idea Melissa was using every chance, scene, acquaintance and happenstance to gossip negatively to the world about her sister-in-laws money problems, court issues, parenting, husband’s behavior, the way she smiles through bad days, private conversations, hair and make-up, articles in magazines, past quotes by Teresa, past conversations with Teresa, legal battles, blabbing everything to her brother and cousin everything Teresa has said or written and twisting it to embarrass and anger her friends, family and the viewers.. It was emotional torture and Melissa’s good. We saw you. Anything and everything about Teresa, and then they get upset when Teresa writes a couple of harmless jokes. Come on! she could to embarrass and worse, make her friends and VIEWERS angry at her. It was emotional torture and Melissa’s good. On behalf of the 30 women last night Melissa, you caused immense pain to a family for fame. The fact that it was your brother’s sister is unfathomable to us normal women. Melissa knows darn well Teresa reacts and sat back and watched it explode at the reunion and through to this currents season with an eerie smile. Your comment “go ahead, touch me, it will go down in Bravo History” was classic Melissa. We watched sweetheart, stop saying you didn’t do all of this. You did. We saw you. If you spent half the energies you spend on ruining Teresa with anyone who will listen, on your singing voice, you may just be able to sing live on the appearances you’re requested to, and turn down. Teresa (right now in the current season we are watching) is just having her eyes opened to what’s been going on and how Melissa had the “perfect storm” with the rest of the miserable cast to launch her “Teresa replacement tour.” Caroline, Kathy and the piece de le resistance, (Jacqueline with there failure of Black water) were so envious, and so jealous “raw” over Teresa’s huge success and book tours, signings, etc, we practically watched them morph into that Jr High group of friends each of us had that still causes nightmares and night sweats. Melissa’s problem is we saw it, and while she may have won what seemed like the battle since the reunion, (what I like to call “the crucifixion” ) everyone, down deep, even Melissa understands what she and her husband did to his only sister for Fame. It was repulsive, disgusting, just plain sad, and worst of all—unforgivable. The masses get it too, I’m team nobody. I find Teresa, brass, rough around the edges and sometimes a snob. However, I believe her heart is immense, and she has the “it” factor. Thank god, you Melissa, do not. That is your karma. I believe while she has always known what Melissa was about, I believe she didn’t know she would sink to the depth she did, while she was in a personal horrific nightmare with Joe problems, and worse yet, that her brother would help her do it. We watched it in real time so we saw the gossiping and the manipulation (brilliant btw Melissa) with Teresa’s friends. Every chance you got, you would coyly bring up Teresa’s problems then start the angst churning. Every bloody chance. But Teresa thought it was just Melissa, once again stalking her life and trying to replace her which has been her obvious pattern.
The one thing that’s Melissa can’t win is her in laws. She “aint gonna” manipulate them. Look, obviously they love both their kids the SAME, but they know what’s up. Why do you think the first episode (baptism) Joe was at his father’s feet screaming and crying to recognize him. The show’s gossip and tear Teresa apart hadn’t started yet. They already held Melissa in contempt and didn’t wanna be around her folks. We saw it at the gym too. As obvious as the nose on your face. Oh and it’s killing her not to be able to manipulate them and talk trash about them too. If Melissa could, she would rip them apart for that, gossip on the show, tell her mignons, get everybody worked up incl her husband, Kathy, Caroline, etc, but even SHE knows that’s too far with us and her husband. She just pretends it isn’t there and demurely says in interviews “they come over once a week”. No TERESA could pound this fact out, using ANYTHING to make Melissa look bad, like Melissa has done to Teresa without MERCY, but she doesn’t. Teresa doesn’t. The good guys always win in the end, and Melissa and Joe won’t win. Teresa will survive and I for one will support anything she does. The self centeredness and cruelty Melissa was willing to dish out for fame was without mercy. Her husband joined her and if I were Teresa I wouldn’t forgive them. Melissa now talks about her kids as Teresa’s nieces and she should feel bad? That is a JOKE, what do you think she’s been trying to do to her nieces Mommy since the day they faked the scene about coming up with the idea to have a singing career in her closet? This will eat at them slowly and hopefully God forgives Melissa and Joe. This last stunt Joe pulled with waiting for the cameras crew to SHOW UP in his house to tell Melissa “you know what my sister said to me the other day? And Melissa said back “no, what” Another blogger astutely pointed this out- she already knew! She said the night Teresa said it to her brother, he came home and cried. So they actually set that scene up with Melissa already knowing and Joe said, “you know what Teresa said THE OTHER DAY?” Melissa said shyly “noo, what??” They actually must have had the conversation to reenact it.! That was past the point of human decency and for what point? To make his sister look bad. All for fame and her stupid singing career. Melissa asked “why do you have to belittle it?” Is she serious, ok Melissa dear, how about because you tried to put Teresa face down in the dirt for that middle aged pop star career. Not gonna happen. I never thought I would say this in a million years, & quite frankly, I have never even thought this about anyone, but I will enjoy watching karma catch up with you. You rustled up The Teresa haters, but all real celebs have them..Have you read Bethenny’s hate mail? Wow….The pain Melissa has caused to her nieces is past the point of return, Melissa wants to play nice now because she’s finished. She did it, and now she sees her husband without his family. Too late Melissa, we won’t forget and I hope Teresa does NOT forgive. The only decent one in the bunch is Jaqueline,,,you even managed to engulf her. YOU were pulling the strings, you! Caroline & thugs (all failing) and Kathy not taking off with a bakery empire were your perfect storm.
Teresa, if you are reading, most of us see through Melissa and what she has done. The shock bloggers on here, just ignore, you actually need them kid. Let em write it away, that’s what is gonna spin you off to your own show. Leave Melissa and your good for nothing, little man brother (the wanna be) in the dust. They lost the right to call you family. Get through this stupid season and leave the women who were so jealous of you they couldn’t breathe in your history. Jac is trapped in The Manzo family, bitter, bitter, fester, fester,,,Melissa has enjoyed your pain. I think those 3 years you were a star and she was just sitting there with no one looking at her, she worked herself into a jealous monster. Keep your children away; she is capable of most anything manipulatively. The areas get gray and she’ll stop at nothing with your brother for fame and to drop more very mediocre songs. As my husband said, your brother is despicable, and a woos.
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I did not like “War and Peace” but I sure like this, wished I could pat you on the back!
AMEN!!!! Everything I wanted to say but couldn’t….
Wow, kudos to the poster! I can’t believe Bravo actually posted it. Very articulate and excellen insight into the warped mind of Melissa that most of us see!
Great post!
And the penny drops! Gorgas haved listed their homes and are moving to Franklin Lakes. Well….methinks that Teresa knows more of the story but is not sharing on national TV. Therefore, to protect her brother, she cautions and makes the statement about watching Melissa. Melissa realizes what has happened and tries to milk it for all that it is worth, trying to discredit Teresa so she could be thrown off the show. Well, M&G’s game is soon going to be disclosed. They are as broke or broker than Teresa and Joe. Remember that Teresa pointed out that her hubby Joe started Joe Gorga in the flipping business but everyone made eyes at that! What goes around comes around….Joe Gorga, yes Teresa has changed, she has changed for the better which neither you nor your wife can ever do. You both have nothing but jealousy and contempt in your hearts and it will now bear fruit! Love it….justice!
I actually think this warped mind wannabe singer is selling her home cause they want to move to LA for her to pursue her “non-singing” career. Her and her douchebag husband have made several trips there to meet “people” in the business. She is so delusional, and I really hate to be mean, but since she’s been such a biotch, I hope her wannabe career goes south and karma bites her in the ass, and they lose everything!
Yeah, but if they move to LA, how can she tell be a NEW JERSEY housewife? You think she’s just quitting the show? And that BRAVO would let her now? I think Jac and Caro are going to get pushed out. I think if Kathy wanted to quit, no problem, but Melissa, although unpopular provides a foil for Teresa and is crucial to the storyline they seem to love – ” Teresa sucks, even her family thinks so”.
Hi, sorry just seeing your response. I thought maybe that was a reason b/c she’s made so many trips to LA and Beverly Hills (hanging with Lisa Vanderpump and the BH ladies), but after some thought probably not. I’m almost positive Melissa will be asked back for a S5 season of RHONJ, because, yes Melissa had made it quite clear she not only wants to destroy Teresa, but she wants to outshine her. I do think Caroline and Jacqueline are out (thank God). I guess Kathy (ugh…boring) and vile Rich will be back, along with Melissa and Joey. Will be interesting to see what happens with Teresa and who else they bring in for castmates. Did you see the blogs this week – they are 95% POSITIVE for all castmates…especially Melissa. Talk about a bunch of B.S.! This show is pissing me off.
There are so many post on Melissa blog that I did not think Bravo would let get by!!! Do you think they now understands that people are seeing through their plan?
Yeah, but check this week – Melissa has mostly ALL positive comments. Bullsh&t…I tried 4 x to post, and they haven’t posted one of my comments.
The Manzos are laughing/joking/talking about this poster they got or found somewhere on twitter- It says ” Let Me Tell You Something About My Family” – and then below it ” THICK AS THIEVES” – with a pic of the 5 of them with burglar masks on. It really, really looks like a promotion poster for a new show. I REALLY…..REALLY hope it’s just a mock up JOKE and BRAVO (or any other network ) isn’t seriously thinking of giving them a show. I swear, I’ll start a letter writing campaign if that’s true!
I came into this season as a Teresa fan & remain one but Teresa is acting very selfish & obnoxious so far this season. It is as clear as day that Teresa is secretly in love with her brother and would like him all for herself, not on a sexual level but on an emotional level. Teresa is so envious of Joe & Melissa’s marriage and will do ANYTHING to destroy it. Many people on twitter are enabling Teresa and her behavior. Be honest with Teresa if you are true fans.
We are being honest-you see things one way and we don’t-end of story. We should all try to respect one another no matter how we feel and not try to shove our opinions onto each other. No- it is NOT clear to me the Teresa is in love with her brother. Is it clear to you that Melissa and Joey are horrible???
In love with her brother??? That’s downright creepy and insane of you to right such a thing. That is 100% inaccurate.