Gia Giudice is her mother’s biggest cheerleader. The Next Gen NYC star has proved it time and again on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, when Gia often sparred with Teresa Giudice’s many critics within the cast. Nowadays, with RHONJ on hiatus, Teresa’s eldest daughter is using her platform to defend her mother as she navigates her latest issues with the IRS.
The RHONJ matriarch has already served prison time for mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud in 2015, alongside her ex-husband Joe Giudice. So it wasn’t a good look when it came to light that there was a further tax lien levied against her. The recent amount totals $303,889.20. Her current husband, Luis Ruelas, owes close to $2.6 million in his own name.
Teresa Giudice left an interview early after a tough tax question
Teresa checked out of a recent interview after being quizzed about her current financial problems. Gia reacted to the news in a recent episode of the Viall Files. Unsurprisingly, the Next Gen NYC star defended her mother and labeled Chicago’s WGN9 host Larry Potash “insulting” an “unprofessional” in the phone interview.
The line of questioning included the host asking Teresa, “How is it that a family doesn’t pay their taxes for years? Is that what the fraud charges were?”
She responded, “OK. Let’s just hang up. That’s it.”
Gia revealed that her mother was “frazzled” afterwards. She added that the veteran reality TV star is “not tech savvy” in any way. However, the Casual Chaos podcast host praised Teresa for her reaction.
“I thought she handled it perfectly,” Gia shared. “She’s just over it. People have this whole narrative that we just don’t pay our taxes.”
She added, “It’s honestly comical for me. But I feel so bad for my mom because she’s been busting her ass and paying everything since she got out.”
Teresa has made a fortune sharing her life as a reality TV star. And Gia knows it’s part of the game that “people want [Teresa] to set the record straight” in times of conflict. However, she believed “frankly … it’s nobody’s business.”
“People think they know [what happened] still to this day, and they don’t,” Gia insisted.
Meanwhile, there is speculation as to how the situation could play out for Teresa and Luis.
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