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Frankie Catania Jr doesn’t seem to appreciate being used and dragged into the drama on RHONJ. The 25-year-old has unfollowed Joe Gorga following his lies at the season 13 reunion.
Frankie Catania Jr isn’t happy with Joe Gorga using him as a pawn in his agenda at the RHONJ season 13 reunion.
During part three of the RHONJ season 13 reunion, Joe Gorga alleges that something shady went down, which ultimately resulted in Frankie Catania Jr no longer working for Louie Ruelas.
Joe then claims that Frankie Catania Jr told him some things about working for Louie and the truth behind why he stopped working for the New Jersey businessman. While Frank Catania Sr seemed to want to back up Joe’s claims or at least elaborate on them, he ultimately refused to be the one to spill the beans and look like the bad guy.
Dolores Catania finally interjects, warning Joe Gorga to watch his tongue and to drop it. Melissa Gorga then tells Joe that Dolores doesn’t want the story about Frankie out there.
Despite Joe insinuating that Louie did something wrong to Frankie Catania Jr when he worked for his company, no proof or actual claims actually come out at the reunion. This left Dolores pissed that her son was unfairly dragged into the drama and used as a pawn in Joe Gorga’s twisted little game.
“Dolores was pissed. She knows for a fact that little Frankie would never call Joe Gorga and couldn’t believe Joe Gorga was dragging her son. She denied it right away and told Joe Gorga not to drag her son into this mess especially when it’s not true. Joe Gorga didn’t fight back and stopped talking about it after Dolores denied it.”
Frankie Catania Jr previously told AllAboutTRH that he had no issues working with Louie saying, “Absolutely not. [The] job was great, [I] learned a bunch and ended up going to a bigger firm. Awesome experience.”
The 25-year-old doesn’t follow Joe Gorga on Instagram but does follow Louie Ruelas and Louie’s son.
In fact, Frankie and his mom’s boyfriend, Paulie Connell, recently attended a concert with Louie and his oldest son, Louie Jr.
Many fans are wondering if this drama at the reunion, which had Dolores and her ex-husband, Frank Catania Sr, on opposite sides of the aisle, caused any friction between the Catania family.
Frank Sr commented on AllAboutTRH‘s Instagram page that his family is closer than ever.
“NEVER. Our family could not be any better than it is right now. Everyone is close and always hanging out together, including Paul and Brittany,” Frank wrote.
AllAboutTRH can confirm that this reunion drama did not divide the Catania family at all. The Catania family are all very close, and no one, including Frank Catania Sr, is divided from the family. However, Frankie Catania Jr wants nothing to do with any of the drama on the show. He is starting his life and just wants to focus on that.
Production for season 14 of RHONJ will start in late August.
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I don’t think Joe was lying about anything, we all saw when Frank Sr was telling Joe that Louie wouldn’t even pay Frank Jr, wouldn’t even take his calls, the only thing Joe did was to keep bringing it up trying to piss Louie off….
I absolutely believe that Tre told Dolores to shut it down when it came up at the reunion. Dolores backs Tre 100% to stay on the show. I also think that Dolores heavily influenced little Frank to back up what she said. If there was nothing going on, why was Louie mute when the subject came up. He jumped in on everything else!
Catania’s try to keep to themselves. I get it. Stay out of the drama so you do not attach TO the drama. Frankie Jr. is following but we all will never know the actual truth. For ALL the husbands to agree that Luis got a PI on them and their families SCREAMS volumes also here.
Not true…only the husbands on the mean team SCREAMED it. Lol. Bill, Paul and Nate made no accusations and supported Luis. Bill at one point put his arm around Luis when everyone on the other couch were attacking him in a feeding frenzy.
LOL he’s following him now!
I don’t believe he followed Joe Gorga in the past, so that makes this arc moot.
Him following Gorga now leads me to believe Gorga was telling the truth about the Frankie/Luis job saga.
Frankie seems like a nice young man and I believe it’s a good thing he is no longer employed by Luis.
Now, I am wondering if Luis even paid him, because it has been reported that Luis was not paying rent for months on the building he had leased for this supposed real estate business.
I agree. I don’t think he followed him before. Just Melissa and Antonia. It speaks volumes that he has followed him after that reunion. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was told not to disclose anything about the business ceasing.
So if everything was so great between Louie the Liar and Frankie Jr. why was Frank on video telling Joe Gorga that Louie closed the office without telling Frankie Jr. and then ghosted him? Did Frank pull that out of his ass like the crap that Louie the Liar spews, doubt it. Something happened, and Dolores for whatever reason wants to hide it.
Agree. I think Dolores just doesn’t want frankie in the middle of the drama.
She doesn’t want him the drama period but Joe G and Frank Sr. just couldn’t stop with the ridiculous accusations. Not cool
I love Frankie but who he follows on social media doesn’t really prove anything. There could be various reasons he follows Louie and Louie JR.
I tend to to agree.
I’m sure Louie will get blamed for Frankie Jr not following Joe Gorga!
Dolores was over the top trying to shut this conversation down really fast. That makes me think something shady did go down, but because of her blind loyalty to Teresa, she didn’t want it talked about.
I don’t think it was about Theresa, I think it was about Frankie. I totally believe there was an issue but Frankie , being mature, doesn’t want it broadcast and wants to stay on the good side of everyone and not get into the drama.
Yeah that’s what I think too. I think there was an issue but Frankie (and Dolores) don’t want it brought into the discussion on the show. That’s their call. Having said that though, I wish Dolores would pick a lane!!! She’s SOOOO on the fence with everything. She doesn’t want to cross Teresa at all costs.. It’s boring. Come on Dolores!
They were just at a concert together so doubt there’s a problem
I’ll say this. . . Delores certainly shut that gossip down quick and soundly. No one was going to play games with her son PeriodT. Loved watching her have the final say (And the rest keeping quiet finally & looking quite scared too).
Yeah, you don’t mess with her children
Team Frankie! Still cannot believe how low blow Joe will go bringing in the next generation for a storyline…
Frank Jr. has a great experience working for Luis for well over a year and Joe and his Dad want to erase all that because possibly a miscommunication on how the last few days ended. A jr. employee does not trash his boss publicly no matter who it is with his first professional work experience on how the how the last days end if there is a miscommunication, if it even happened, after a year and half of excellent work experience. No employee on his first job would publicly trash his boss in such a way if his work experience was very good. Joe and Frank have their own personal issues with Luis and they need to keep that separate. You don’t try and hurt Frank Jr.’s professional career, that is so inappropriate. That is why Delores said stop now, because Frank Jr himself has said all was fine multiple times now.
Frankie Jr. is just helping Mom keep her job.
I don’t think they are lies. I think Frank and Frankie and Joe were together and Frank Sr repeated some things Frankie had told him. I think Frankie is grateful for the experience and he and Dolores don’t want caught up in the drama.
What Joey did was so wrong on every level!!
Good for you Frankie!
Frankie Jnr started following him now thanks to all the viewers claiming it was proof Joey was lying. That speaks volumes.
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Ha!
I believe that there is way more to the Frankie/Luis saga. My gut tell me that Dolo does not want it talked about because something nefarious did happen, but she is scared of Luis and rightfully so.
It was so sketch that Luis ghosted Frankie and it has also been reported on various outlets that Luis did not pay the rent on the building that he had rented for this so-called real estate business. Why is that? So many here claim that Luis is successful, yet he can pay rent for his business?
Absolutely. Tre fans just refuse to admit truths or believe what we actually hear or see but will believe the most ridiculous conspiracy theories or rumours with not a single fact to back it up.
Luis even confirmed Joey’s version of pizzagate and ghosted him but claimed he was “busy and had a life”. Just like Frankie couldn’t get hold of him.
Dolores always supports Tre to stay on the show. Dolores was told to shut it down if it came up by Tre, is what I think.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Frankie Jnr was told he can’t say anything about the business and that’s why they are keeping quiet. I bet the threats Luis throws around don’t sit well with Dolores either.
Sorry, but Dolo and Franke Jr are Switzerland. Delores, while likable, brings absolutely NOTHING to the show (she should be a “friend of”). And Frank, Jr is 24 years old and hardly a kid. While he didn’t sign up for the show, he should man up and have his father’s back….Joe Gorga wasn’t the only one saying that it was shady. Frank Sr. said that Luis ghosted Frank Jr and wouldn’t call him back or let him know what was going on. Frank Jr. let Frank Sr. look like a lying jerk. Shame on him. Man up and grow a pair instead of letting mommy handle it.