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Teresa Giudice Talks Sister-in-law & Danielle Staub, Melissa Gorga Sued For 50k

by Reality Tea on September 10th, 2010

Teresa Giudice has forgiven Danielle Staub reports the new issue of InTouch weekly.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star tells the mag, ““After watching the reunion special, I realized that I am a much better person.” Teresa also tells the mag that Danielle has done a lot to her off the show including befriending the wife of Joe’s former business partner’s lawyer in order to garner information about she and Joe’s affairs.

Teresa also states “Danielle has been digging around my extended family, trying to find dirt on me and defame them, but I want to set the best example for my children,” adding, “I just want to move on with my life.”

Danielle is however singing a different tune in the newest issue of UsWeekly magazine, telling the mag she got the information about Teresa’s nephew straight from the horse’s mouth or from Teresa’s sister-in-law Melissa Gorga rather.

“The baby I was talking about is Melissa’s,” admits Danielle to UsWeekly. “Teresa’s sister-in-law has a major beef with Teresa and Joe. Melissa was made to feel like an outsider. Teresa treats them like they’re no good.”

Danielle adds that Teresa tried to keep her sis-in-law, rumored to be Danielle’s replacement on the upcoming season, off the show. “In the beginning, Melissa and her family were at the events at Teresa’s, but you never see them on camera. In my opinion, there’s some jealousy there.”

Teresa however denies Danielle’s claim, telling the mag, “It is my brother, and I love him and his family.” And when it comes to the story that Melissa has been added to the cast, Teresa remains in denial plays coy stating: “I hear mixed things. [Melissa] says yes, then the says no.” Teresa then added that “Bravo is trying to pit us against each other.” Perhaps Teresa should read her sister-in-law’s facebook postings about her.

Danielle however makes it clear the two hate each other. “Those two are probably going to kill each other!” says Danielle of Teresa and Melissa being on the show together.

As we reported earlier this week, Danielle also revealed in another interview that she communicates with Melissa and her husband Joe Gorga. If the story of Joe and Melissa communicating with Danielle rings true, then must say it’s a very clear sign of just how they really feel about Teresa.

In other news, NJ.com is reporting that a suit was filed against Melissa Gorga last week by a sprinkler company for $50,000 worth of work on an apartment complex in Paterson, NJ.

The lawsuit complaint accuses Melissa, her husband Joe and their business, Gorga Enterprises Inc. of breach of contract, unjustly enriching themselves by misdeeds, and failing to pay for work performed by the Bravante Automatic Sprinkler Corp. Seems like Melissa should have no trouble fitting right in with her fellow co-stars.

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NJ Housewives’ Danielle Staub Comes Out As Bisexual, Says She Slept With Prince

by Reality Tea on September 9th, 2010

The Danielle Staub press tour continues, with more details of her interview with Steppin’ Out magazine coming out.

As we reported yesterday, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star completely trashed her co-stars in the magazine story. She referred to Teresa Giudice as an “ape” before spilling some details about Teresa’s shaky relationship with her brother and sister-in-law.

Today, RadarOnline and E! Online have posted some more parts of Danielle’s interview, as she finally admits to being bisexual and even claims she slept with Prince in the past. Excerpts are below -

On being bisexual –

Danielle: I’ve had six relationships with women and I will tell you women kiss better than men. That’s very, very true. I remember each and every one of them. Hi girls!

Steppin’ Out: Is it fair to describe you as bisexual?
Danielle: I don’t really like labels. I’m trying to keep that part of my life as private as possible. Let’s just say I’m interested in sexuality. When I’m ready to say it officially, I’ll be sure to put you on the list of people that should know.

On sleeping with Prince -

Steppin’ Out: What about Prince? I can’t picture you and him in bed together.
Danielle: Yeah, but when you’re lying down you’re all the same height! Plus he wore heels. The one thing I’ll tell you about Prince is that he is the best kisser in the world. The guy can kiss. Kissing to me is really important. I was actually thinking about writing a kissing book.

She tells more on Teresa’s sis-in-law Melissa Gorga -

Danielle: “The reason Melissa initially contacted me was to tell me she felt so horrible watching somebody else be treated as badly as she was treated by Teresa for over a decade. She said that when Teresa is jealous and threatened by another woman that’s how she behaves.”

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Danielle Staub Trashes Co-stars! Calls Teresa An “Ape,” Says Joe Likes Strippers, Plus Kim G. Bikini Photos

by Reality Tea on September 8th, 2010

Just 24 hours after the Bravo network confirmed her departure from the Real Housewives of New Jersey, scorned woman Danielle Staub is wasting no time in trashing her co-stars.

The 48-year-old reality star who was fired by Bravo, despite her claims that she left the show on her own accord, is giving out interviews to every media outlet that is willing to listen to her. In the process, she is making certain to bash her fellow housewives, while spilling some of their secrets. In fact, the only housewife not to bear the brunt of Danielle is Jacqueline Laurita, who famously made up with her during the reunion show.

In an interview with Steppin’ Out magazine via RadarOnline, Danielle goes as far as to refer to Teresa Giudice as an “ape” while stating that Teresa’s husband Joe Giudice “loves his strippers.” Excerpts are below -

Danielle on Teresa’s Looks –

“She needs a hairline revision. Planet of the Apes has nothing on her!.. She reminds me of Cornelius from Planet of the Apes. Could you imagine if her face is that hairy what her body hair must be like? It’s got to be out of control.”

Danielle on Teresa and hubby Joe affair rumors –

“I would not doubt that for a second. I hear that all the time. I was hearing those rumors before we even taped the show. Joe loves his strippers. Maybe that’s another reason Teresa hates me. She forgets I used to be a stripper. I’m not a stripper anymore. Don’t hate us all… If she was making Joe happy maybe he wouldn’t have to go some place else. I don’t know what goes on in their bedroom, but from what I’ve seen, Teresa is not exactly a turn on. Her forehead is disturbing. But it’s not even about her looks.”

Danielle wasn’t done yet as she also gave an interview to OUT magazine, during which she trashed Caroline and Dina Manzo. In the interview, Danielle claims she is friends with Teresa’s brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Melissa Gorga, while stating that Teresa treats them very poorly and that she is jealous of their wealth. Excerpts below -

Why did what you said about her nephew make Teresa so mad in the first place?
Teresa never greeted her nephew. I have proof of that in email. She never said congratulations to her brother when her nephew was born. Her brother has been directly contacting me for the past year and a half, letting me know how he feels about his sister. And how he and his wife — pregnant wife — were thrown from her house because they brought my favorite cookies to Christmas Eve… Teresa threw a hissy fit. And not once do you see her with her brother and her sister-in-law and their beautiful children. Not once! But she glorifies everybody else. Why couldn’t she show her real family? Why? Just tell me why? Because they have more than her maybe? Because she’s jealous of them maybe? Or maybe they would have told the truth and said Teresa goes off like that all the time. “It’s not just Danielle. Teresa’s certifiably crazy.” I think they’re going to have their chance now to speak the truth. Go for it, I’m all behind you.

Did you try to get Dina’s kids taken away from her?
No, I don’t even know her daughter’s last name. I do know that Dina did a whole article devoted to trying to make the world believe that I did that, but Dina’s not doing the show because she forged a legal document with her ex-husband’s name on it, giving her daughter permission to do season 1. And when her ex-husband found out about it, he forbade her to do season 2, leaving Dina with nobody in her immediate family — her daughter or her husband, who never taped with her once — to do anything with her. So she left the show because she was too embarrassed to say that she forged a legal document. I had to have my ex-husband sign for my children. She didn’t do that. But again, Dina lies, and everybody swears by it. Dina is more fake than the whole lot of them. It’s just that she’s the baby of the family, so Caroline’s going to keep backing her up. I am truly the only gay advocate. And I’ll tell you one thing, none of them can prove to me they’ve walked one foot in any Pride. Where I have walked, continuously over the years, a total this past year of eleven miles. In stilettos. To support and lift up, and be there, and hug and embrace my gay community. And I will continue to do that. I speak for equality, and I always have.

This comes as no surprise as Danielle has always shown just how vindictive she is. In other news, TMZ posted some bikini photos of the elderly Kim G. this morning, and yes you read that right, bikini photos. No word on how TMZ got the photos or why exactly, but so umm yeah, the photos are below.

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The Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion Part 2 Recap: The Acts

by Reality Tea on September 7th, 2010

“Do you not think I have better things to do with my time than to drive by the streets of Franklin Lakes?” were the words of Danielle Staub, who was shown during the season premiere driving by the streets of Franklin Lakes to stalk spy on her castmates.

The above statement pretty much summed up part 2 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion. It was mostly the others accusing and confronting Danielle, who’s MO coming into the reunion taping seemed to be Deny, Lie, Deny, Lie, Deny and more Deny. And despite Andy Cohen’s claim that the part 2 of the reunion would be more shocking and more dramatic than the first part, it was all but obvious last night that the best had come and gone last week.

The reunion starts out with Danielle being confronted about the events that took place during the Brownstone charity fundraiser. Immediately, we see Danielle denying things she said, you know, things that we all saw her say on national television.

Danielle’s ex-con buddy, Danny‘s use of a gay slur, is then brought up. Danielle immediately goes on the defensive and keeps saying she will not take responsibility for Danny’s comment. Perhaps I missed something, but no one was asking Danielle to take responsibility for his comment, they were simply asking her why she was never shown condemning Danny’s use of the word, or scolding him about it, considering she is a gay advocate and all. And by gay advocate, I wonder if that means exploiting a faux lesbian relationship for self promotion?

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Bravo Confirms Danielle Staub Is Leaving NJ Housewives! Teresa Giudice Leaving Too?

by Reality Tea on September 7th, 2010

The Bravo network has finally confirmed what we’ve all known for weeks, which is that Danielle Staub is leaving the Real Housewives of New Jersey “forever.”

The confirmation came last night from Andy Cohen via a blog on Bravo. “The reunion was Danielle’s last appearance on The Real Housewives of New Jersey. We thought the hugs were a great way to end two seasons of bitterness between the women,” said Andy.

No reasons were given for Danielle’s departure from the show, though reports state that Danielle’s co-stars gave Bravo an ultimatum. As for Danielle, she is currently trying to get her own spin-off show. No word yet on whether any network has picked it up.

In other news, could Teresa Giudice be the next housewife to leave the New Jersey franchise?

According to a story by the NYPost today, that answer is very likely. The Post reports Teresa herself a friend of Teresa’s tells them “Teresa is done with Bravo, I don’t think any amount of money will make her come back.”

The reason? Apparently Teresa made a bad deal with Bravo over royalties from her cookbook, “Skinny Italian.” A source tells the Post Teresa is the only housewife in the franchise to give Bravo 10 percent of royalties from her book sales. In exchange, Bravo was suppose to make up the difference by promoting her book on the show.

She reportedly filmed several scenes with the book such as cooking and testing recipes, but as we all know, none of that footage was aired. The only brief mention of Teresa’s book came during the finale episode.

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The NYPost story also confirms that Teresa hates her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga, who Bravo has reportedly signed on for season 3.

Plus, following the news that Teresa and her husband Joe Giudice are being accused of fraud and hiding assets in their bankruptcy filing, Popeater is reporting today that Teresa is “terrified” of going to prison and “would rather drop out of the show altogether than end up in prison because of something she lets slip on TV.”

A source also tells Popeater that Teresa would rather have Danielle back than have her sister-in-law on the show. “If Melissa does join, Teresa will quit for sure,” says the source.

UPDATE: Danielle is now speaking out on her departure from the show. She tells UsWeekly, “I’m way too good for this… They have used me about as much as I can be used.”

“I think it’s time for me to move on and upward,” says Danielle. “I don’t see any interest for me to be attacked like that.” She adds, “I mean, what’s left for [the other castmates]? To kill me? Bravo seems to be glorifying their behavior. And I think it’s almost like telling children to behave poorly at school, ‘It’s OK.’”

Danielle however makes it clear she wants a spin-off. “I want my own show,” she says. “I want to be me now. Not me according to other people. Me…a spin-off is absolutely, positively where I’m going.”

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Preview The Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion Part 2!

by Reality Tea on September 6th, 2010

The craziness continues tonight as part 2 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion is set to air.

So what can we expect? Well, Kim G. makes her return as she comes back for a special appearance to call Danielle out on using her and being a bad friend.

Other serious allegations are brought up in the reunion, which include the story behind Danielle and Ashley’s texting war. Last week Teresa unleashed her anger on Danielle and this week the rest of the ladies are ready to join in. Will Danielle make it through the reunion shoot or will she flee the scene again? Find out tonight at 9/8c.

In other news, last week’s reunion episode brought in a Bravo housewives best at 3.9 million viewers, making it the most watched housewives episode in the history of the Bravo network.

Back to tonight’s episode, Andy Cohen did a new interview with E! online during which he assured us the part 2 of the reunion would shock us even more than the first (Is this even possible?).

“What I’ll tell you is that Jacqueline has something of an epiphany somewhere through the taping and her epiphany is really going to surprise people,” said Andy to E!. “Two things happen that I never would expect to happen in million years. Literally, the shots of me, my mouth is on the floor.”

Interesting words from Andy. Could Jacqueline be the housewife that will reportedly leave the show forever? Guess we’ll find out tonight!

A preview clip of tonight’s episode is below.

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Teresa Giudice Accused of Fraud & Hiding $250,000 in Bankruptcy Filing

by Reality Tea on September 5th, 2010

If you have been following the news reports about Teresa Giudice for the past few months, and have recently wondered if things could possibly get worse for the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, we are here to report the answer is yes.

The media outlet RadarOnline has uncovered some new documents filed on Thursday by Roberta A. DeAngelis, the US Trustee overseeing the bankruptcy petition of Teresa and husband Joe Giudice, basically asking the Judge in the case to dismiss the Giudices’ Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition because of fraud.

The main fraud accusation has to do with that little known book Teresa wrote titled Skinny Italian. The accusation is that Teresa failed to disclose the $250,000 advance she received from her publishing deal with Hyperion, which might explain why she went on a $60,000 shopping spree just days after filing.

This is fraud because the contract Teresa signed has been uncovered, and it is dated October 22, 2009, which is exactly a week before she filed for bankruptcy on October 29, 2009 to the tune of $11 million in debt. “The Defendants have knowingly and fraudulently made false oaths in this case” states the court documents.

Popeater also reports that while Teresa acknowledged in an April 2010 examination under oath that she received the book advance, her legal team failed to officially update court records about the newly disclosed assets.

Other assets the couple is accused of concealing include a bank account of Joe’s, two pieces of real property, vehicles, the ownership of an online boutique called TG Fabulicious, as well as Joe’s 1601 Maple Avenue Associates, LLC.

The complaint also accuses the Giudices of presenting false income tax returns to the bankruptcy court. And as the days go by, prison time is starting to look like a real possibility for the Giudices, that is if the feds decide to file fraud and perjury charges against them.

As if this wasn’t humiliating enough, RadarOnine is also reporting today that Teresa will be hosting a table flipping contest in Delaware on September 25. The site states “Teresa will appear at the Funky Monkey in Wilmington Delaware, where she’ll hold a meet-and-greet with fans and invite women to flip a table for a prize.”

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Exclusive Details of Feud Between Teresa Giudice & Sister-in-law Melissa Gorga, Plus Photos!

by Reality Tea on September 4th, 2010

The third season of the Real Housewives of New Jersey is about to get a whole lot juicier!

Following news that Teresa’s Giudice’s sister-in-law Melissa Gorga has signed on for the upcoming season, comes more details about the dirty feud between the sister-in-laws that will leave you saying Danielle Staub who?

We reported earlier this week that a source told us there was a rift between the ladies, but little did we know just how bad this rift was. Thanks to Melissa, who seems rather ballsy, we can now bring you more details of this feud. The source, who sent us the photos of Melissa, also sent us some facebook postings the 31-year-old housewife and mother of three has made on her facebook page within the past year.

Here’s what Melissa posted on her FB page on December 28, 2009 -

“Finds it amazing how you can bring Christmas cookies to someones house, then go back there again the next day after Christmas b/c of a different celebration, and the woman of the house picks up some cookies and says to you, “these are the k…ind of cookies I like, when you come to my house bring these cookies, I threw out the ones that you brought, did you get them from A & P” a supermarket”, NO I replied, I got them from Corrados, an excellent Italian shop, that we all know and love. And I’m pregnant so those caught my eye and I bought them, then she replied, “I threw them in the garbage I don’t like those kinds of cookies” NOTE TO SELF: I should have said, ” Well they are better then the NOTHING THAT YOU BRING TO MY HOUSE EVERY EASTER!! How can someone be so rude, and always want to attack someone else, what could it be, HMMMMM! I think I might know but I wont go there. I think some people need to come back to plant earth, Oh I forgot, she also let everyone know Last night, AND I QUOTE ” I AM A CELEBRITY” I’ve been quiet for so long but now you’ve pushed me right over the edge! RIGHT OVER IT!!”

Whoa! After getting some supporting messages from friends, Melissa then added, “I feel a little better, I was really upset and hurt so I just said it, not usually my personality, but don’t push a pregnant woman! Thanks for the kind words!”

And it doesn’t end there folks! Melissa also accuses Teresa of using her mother as a nanny! The following post was made on March 26, 2010 -

“I agree I hate when people say I don’t need a nanny I do everything myself, & their mother is there everyday!!!!”

Teresa has mentioned on many occasions that she doesn’t have a nanny and does everything herself. And Melissa is not the only one getting the cold shoulder from Teresa, it seems the rift extends to Teresa and her brother as well. The following was posted April 23, 2010 when a friend asked Melissa if she and Teresa’s brother Joe Gorga would be making an appearance on the show.

“We were at some of the parties but she really didn’t do any thing with her brother or his family….”

There you have it folks, straight from the horse’s mouth or posts rather. As of September 2nd, when the source sent us these messages, Melissa had yet to delete her posts. Must say this chick has a lot of balls. We like!

As for what might have caused the feud between Teresa and Melissa, a source tells RadarOnline the two have always been in competition, before adding that “Melissa will stand up to her on TV. She’s a nice woman, but Melissa will give her a run for her money if Teresa busts her balls.”

A source also tells us exclusively that Melissa’s daughter Antonia is into modeling and acting, similar to Teresa’s daughter Gia, which might also be a reason for their competition.

So how does Teresa, 38, feel about her sis-in-law-nemesis joining the show? Well if Teresa’s reaction on the Today Show wasn’t evident enough that she is none too pleased about the news, RadarOnline reports she absolutely does not want to be on the show with Melissa, but unfortunately for her, Bravo has made their choice.

The question on everyone’s mind now seems to be what is the real deal with Melissa and hubby Joe’s finances? As reported earlier this week, Melissa reportedly lives a very extravagant lifestyle, one that puts Teresa’s lifestyle to shame. A source told Radar that Melissa’s house is twice the size of the Giudices and that she has two live-in nannies! And we ask, why does one need two live-in nannies?

What stood out about the Gorgas is the statement that “Melissa’s husband used to have a landscaping business and then he got into real estate.” As we all know, the real estate market took a major dive in recent years, which is leading many to wonder if the Gorgas might be having financial troubles.

While there is no bankruptcy news to report on the Gorgas, we can confirm that their custom built 2009 home was listed for sale earlier this year. The 13,500 sqft home, with 6 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms, was listed for $4.1 million, and was only taken off the market just days ago. This has us wondering why a financially stable Gorga family would be trying to sell a custom built home that they just moved into a year ago.

There are also rumblings of liens being put on the Gorgas’ home, but the only thing we found is that they have a $2.25 mortgage loan on the house and pay over $50,000 a year in property taxes alone.

Below are more photos of Melissa, who seems to be a party girl/housewife, as well as photos of the Gorgas’ mansion.

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