Jim Marchese and Twitter: A Leaky Faucet

One thing known for certain: There will be no Jim and Amber Marchese on the next season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. If there is a next season.

Jim Marchese leaks more than a 50 year old faucet. Repeats himself over and over, with passive aggressive digs laced throughout this 41 minute rant:

After Buzz TV

Not since Simon van Kempen during Season 4 of the Real Housewives of New York has a “househusband” spent so much time and energy on twitter….and look what happened to him!

Saying Goodbye to Alex McCord

We don’t know if Jim makes it up as he goes along or what, but everything he says gets picked up by every blogger out there.  Here’s an example:

The Hollywood Gossip

The twins apparently had no idea that this scandalous information would be revealed on air, and they're said to be furious with Bravo execs.

In fact, they were so pissed when they first learned of the scene that they both immediately quit the show and refused to even finish filming for season six.

Amber Marchese's husband Jim tweeted about the controversy recently, and accidentally revealed that Teresa and Nicole have left the show:

"The twins quit because of this," Marchese tweeted and deleted. "So  I guess Bravo is trying to soften the blow in case they want them back."

It's not clear what Marchese meant by "soften the blow," but it's unlikely that the network will attempt to convince the sisters to come back.

The unexpected loss of two cast members mid-season will probably serve as the nail in RHONJ's coffin.

Production of Season 6 wrapped months ago, so cast members can’t be lost “mid-season”. Jim’s tweets have been a gift to some bloggers, for the one’s he’s threatening to sue, not so much. He says he was not asked to participate in the finale episode, and that “invitations were sent out for the reunion, he was not invited”.

He also says the reunion is scheduled for September 22-26. the reunion does not tape over 4 days, just one very long day. Joe and Teresa Giudice will be sentenced September 23.

What a twitter presence, showing us his true character with every tweet.

When does he have time to work?

The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sunday nights on Bravo TV.

Bravo TV Ignores Teresa Giudice’s Plea

teresa at the ny post interview

It’s a bit late in the game for Teresa Giudice, scheduled for sentencing September 23, to protest Bravo TV’s plan to have cameras in the courtroom.

For five years, we have watched as she allowed her children to be exploited for the sake of a reality show, so why bother to bite the hand that feeds you ?

From Radar Online:

Bravo is refusing to listen to Teresa Giudice  requests.

 “Teresa doesn’t want cameras from Bravo to be at her sentencing on September 23rd, and has told producers of the show her thoughts. Bravo doesn’t care what Teresa wants or thinks, and they are done protecting her,” a source told RadarOnline. “So, Bravo will absolutely send cameras and plans on utilizing for the reunion show. It’s no secret that the ratings are in the gutter, and Bravo knows there will be a lot of drama during Teresa’s sentencing.” Source say Teresa believes Bravo is exploiting her legal issues for ratings. “Giudice recently lost her patience after Bravo arranged for her to do a sit-down interview with the New York Post which “ended up being an absolute hatchet job,” the insider reveals. “Teresa agreed to do a limited amount of press to promote the Real Housewives of New Jersey,” the source explains. “Bravo insisted that she do the interview with the paper. During the interview, Teresa felt the direction of it was negative, but the Bravo publicist did nothing to stop it, or get it back on track. Teresa felt the publicist should have done more to protect her, or stop the interview.”

Teresa Giudice's NY Post Interview

Yes, the interview was a train wreck, but what can she expect?

The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sunday nights on Bravo TV.

Goodbye, Caroline Manzo

albie, chris, lauren and caroline at Little Town on Mother's Day, 2013

 

The Machiavellian Genius known as @Andy ain’t running things over at Bravo TV for nothing!  What a clever move…..give Caroline Manzo and her clan a spin-off, Manzo'd With Children to get her off of the Real Housewives of New Jersey.  After all, he couldn’t bring himself to fire his surrogate mother!

So far, the clan is filming a pilot episode, so we’ll see where that goes.

In the meantime, Caroline may have been ready to leave the show because she was afraid the “secret” would come out…….are Caroline and Al Manzo still together? Other than the interactions between them during Season 5, and Teresa Giudice’s assertion on the reunion that the Manzos fought throughout the Arizona trip ( too bad Teresa backed down when Caroline’s blood pressure rose) there’s also the photos posted on the Little Town website, taken Mother’s Day. There have been rumors for years stating he lives at the Brownstone, mostly with his girlfriend.  Why Caroline opened that can of worms both in her book and on the air is a mystery. Strategic first strike?

Caroline’s left her footprint on this series over the five seasons; ten toes of anger.  First, she’s angry with Danielle Staub over coming into her life, co-opting Jacqueline Laurita, her sister-in-law, knowing Jac can’t keep her mouth shut. Her anger further extends to Danielle, over her interference in Dina Manzo’s custody and whether or not Lexie’s bio dad signed for her to appear on the show.  That’s the back story on her outburst at the end of Season 1.

Caroline Manzo's Anger

Caroline was given a “pass” during Season 2. She mostly polished her kitchen countertops and handed out “sage” advice to Teresa and Jacqueline. She wasn’t forced to interact with Danielle until the end of the season, when they had a “Sopranos” style sit-down.

But Caroline had other troubles during the second season. Her sister, Dina, decided to leave the show mid-season.  She was very afraid of Danielle and would not risk her child custody over a reality show. Back in those days, the contracts weren’t as air-tight, she left on good terms with Bravo.

According to timelines and other information, this is when the irreparable rift between the sisters occurred.  Dina refused to attend the Season 2 reunion. At that reunion, Caroline continued to focus on Danielle, but was beginning to see another fact: Teresa Giudice was the star of the show.

Caroline VS. Teresa, Dina......

Coming soon:  Part 2: Caroline Manzo and the Punta Cana Brawl

#RHONJ: Goodbye, Jacqueline Laurita

 

Of all the RH’s, Jacqueline Laurita was clearly the one most unable to handle the stresses of Reality TV. When she was fired, it could be considered compassionate, but we know Andy Cohen has no compassion for his circus clowns.

In the last season, she whined often that her stress came from her son Nicholas’ autism diagnosis, which we could have bought if there was a difference in her behavior before the diagnosis. She was Cynthia Bailey to Caroline Manzo’s Nene Leakes, and when Caroline left the show, there was no need to keep the whining wino around.

She had her challenges:

Jacqueline Laurita Should Leave Reality TV

Jacqueline EXPLODES on Twitter

Jacqueline Named in $8M. Lawsuit

Jacqueline's Home for Sale

Jacqueline Laurita Charged With Assault

She tells Life and Style Magazine:

“Right now, I’m really just enjoying time with my family and I’m writing a few books,” she told the mag.

“My husband [Chris Laurita ] and I are writing a book together about our journey with autism.” (Their 4-year-old son Nicholas is autistic.)

But that’s not all the mother-of-three has up her sleeve.

“My other passion is the beauty industry, so I’m also writing a book about busy moms and beauty things. I’m also writing children’s books! I enjoy writing — that’s what I love,” she shared.

“It’s just been really great with my family. I feel like I’m in a very good place.”

She claims she opted-out, but they all say that:

“I needed a little bit of a break, but we’ll see what happens from there,” she told Life & Style at a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Thursday.

It was revealed in October that Dina Manzo , who’s returning to the series after skipping three seasons, wanted her sister-in-law Jacqueline booted from the Bravo hit.

That story was sent out to the media by Tom Murro, Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline’s publicist. Take from that what you will.

“I understand why Dina wouldn’t want me on the show: She doesn’t want to address family issues on-camera!” Jacqueline told Life & Style at the time.

She isn't the only housewife heading out this season — Caroline Manzo also confirmed her exit, and Teresa Giudice’s cousin Kathy Wakile is filming only part-time.

Told you Teresa would be the last one standing, I just predicted the wrong season!

Teresa Giudice: Sole Survivor?

The Real Housewives of New Jersey return in May for Network Sweeps.

Teresa Giudice : From 39 Counts to 41

We have escalated from a 39 count indictment to 41.

It looks like the longer the federal trial of Joe and Teresa Giudice is postponed, the more charges the Feds are able to come up with.

This time, just a few days after we learn of the postponement of Joe Giudice’s state trial for using his brother’s identity to obtain a drivers license, these new charges are against Teresa alone. In this 2 count indictment, added on to the 39 count indictment they already face, Teresa is accused of filing a false application in 2005 to obtain a $361K mortgage loan.

Joe Giudice's State Trial Postponed...Again

from TMZ:

Teresa-- along with her hubby Joe -- just left court in NJ where the couple pled not guilty to 2 new bank fraud charges stemming from allegations they filed a false application to get a $361k mortgage loan.
In the docs, officials say Teresa claimed she was employed as a realtor and made $15k per month. In fact, officials say, Teresa was "not employed outside the home at the time.”
If convicted, T and J could face up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
The new counts bring the total criminal charges against the couple to 41 -- ranging from conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud to bank fraud, bankruptcy fraud and making false statements.

Are you wondering how much of this will be included on Season 6 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey? Inquiring minds want to know.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey  are currently filming segments for Season 6. Dina Manzo, who has returned, Teresa, Melissa Gorga and Kim DePaola were filmed at a recent Project Ladybug event. Project Ladybug is Dina’s charity.

Will Danielle Staub “Tell All’ on “Watch What Happens, Live”?

Just in time for Watch What Happens, Live! new season, after endless speculation about her return to the Real Housewives of New Jersey, Danielle Staub will sit down with Andy Cohen as his only guest Sunday, September 8.

Should be a ratings bonanza.

Will Danielle spill the beans on the Manzo clan? She knows where all the bodies are buried, literally and figuratively. Recall Season 1, when Jacqueline Laurita was her BFF. Jacqueline and Caroline Manzo, sister-in-laws, never got along before the show, and Jacqueline always cried on Danielle’s shoulder about adapting to the Manzos.  As we know, Jacqueline runs like a faucet…she told it all.

Danielle Knows All

From bravotv.com:

Former Real Housewives of New Jersey star Danielle Staub was the first guest in the Bravo Clubhouse and brought some memorable moments from her visit. (Who could forget,"Real Close," her live duet with Lori Michaels?)And guess what: she's scheduled to sit down with Andy Cohen once again when Watch What Happens Live returns September 8.

But none of those conflicts reached the fever pitch of the all-out war between her and Teresa, which peaked at the end of RHONJ's debut season with the table flipping.

We're sure Danielle won't be shy in sharing her opinions on her former costars lives today.

Come on, Danielle! Spill the tea. 

We’ll be watching.

To read what these women thought of each other before Season 1 aired, go to

RHONJ Dirty Laundry

Watch What Happens Live! returns for another season Sunday, September 8, 2013.

Jacqueline Laurita: When the Going Gets Tough, Have A Tummy-Tuck!

Let’s face it, Bravo TV paid for Jacqueline Laurita’s tummy tuck plus chin work shown in disgusting detail on the last episode of the Real Housewives of New Jersey.

All in all, it was cheap at the price. Jacqueline is the lowest paid of the New Jersey franchise, earning a paltry $125,000 this season. Compared to $675,000 for the star, Teresa Giudice.  They also used the opportunity to show Ashley aka Ashlee Holmes, looking awesome, by the way.

Here’s the problem: Jacqueline and the other RH’s give constant voice to the notion that Jac takes care of her autistic son, Nicholas, 24/7, 365. Not true, Jac has nannies and others that come in to take care of Nick, leaving Jac to drink Bailey’s or whatever her drink of choice may be these days, and lose what’s left of her mind on twitter.

Jacqueline Laurita Whine and Wine

Don’t get me wrong; I know it cannot be easy having a special needs child. But why would you risk your life in a major surgery with some sleazoid doctor in one of those “surgery centers” for something not medically necessary?

Let’s face another fact: Chris Laurita, her husband, has a “goomar”.  It seems to be a part of the culture, and Jacqueline has to just live with it, she’s not about to leave him. After all, she was once Chris’ “goomar’  when he was seeing her while engaged to someone else, and Jacqueline happened to get pregnant with their ten year old, CJ, so he married her.

So Jacqueline would rather die than age?  All of Jacqueline’s problems are on the inside.  Don’t the Laurita’s have enough problems, with the pending $8 M. lawsuit:

Will Chris Have Jac Declared Incompetent?

Not to mention the most recent altercation:

Chris and Jac Face Charges After Brawl

The fight was in April, 2013, apparently after Jacqueline’s surgery. She was really worried about Nicholas that night.

Just sayin’

On the other hand, since moving to Las Vegas, I’ve become addicted to professional waxing….who knows where that will lead?

The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sunday Nights on Bravo TV.

Joe Gorga Loses Temper, Has A Hair Loss Moment!!

 

Now Melissa and Joe Gorga have another thing to blame on Teresa Giudice: She took the hair growth gene!!

This lather rinse repeat franchise formerly known as the Real Housewives of New Jersey finally caught my attention when Joe Giudice gave Joe Gorga a well deserved ass-whopping…..but it wasn’t the whopping itself…it was the black shoe polish Joe Gorga uses on his head because he’s balding.

He needs to consult Slade Smiley……get a weave!  The funniest moment?  When Melissa Gorga runs over to her husband with his hat……too late!!  It was the first true emotion we ever got from Melissa!

By the time this fight is over, everyone is covered in black…..so funny!

Of course, you have to wonder if “Little Napoleon” Joe Gorga is a steroid user.

• rage issues
• balding
• unnatural-looking upper body

Food for thought, huh?  But actually, all the Gorga’s have rage; my opinion, and it’s only an opinion,  they are inbred..being from that tiny hamlet in Italy, suspicious of outsiders, sticking to their own…. Teresa and Joe’s parents may be first cousins, practically brother and sister…..explains a lot, doesn’t it?

Anyway, back to the shoe polish fight:

Why does Joe Gorga bite Juicy Joe’s crotch? Is this a normal way for men to fight?  Maybe not so much “hat-gate as nuts-gate!!

Recently, a follower tweeted about the Dirty Laundry these women aired before Season 1 aired.  Here it is, note Melissa Gorga trash talking Teresa.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sunday nights on Bravo TV. 

Jacqueline Laurita Charged With Assault

joe gorga, chris laurita and rich wakile

Holy Crapfest!

In the fallout from the  brawl on March 30 at Posche 2, Joe Gorga, Chris Laurita and Real Housewives of New Jersey cast mate Jacqueline Laurita  are facing assault and harassment charges after a nasty brawl with John Johnny “The Greek” Karagiorgis. Ridgewood Police Captain Jacqueline Luthcke confirms that “charges are pending at this time against the three individuals,” and the police are currently waiting “for the court to sign off on the charges still.”

According to  In Touch Magazine, Johnny’s attorney, Nicholas Sekas, he sustained “serious medical injuries” and that there is intent “to seek justice at every level.”  An insider tells the magazine, “Johnny was attacked by the cast.” Multiple show insiders tell In Touch they believe Johnny has other motives. “He’s doing this because he’s embarrassed and he’s hoping the footage will never air,” an insider says. “For a year and a half, he has been causing drama for the cast. He would do anything to get on the show.”

Johnny has denied on twitter that he provoked an argument by mentioning Nicholas Laurita, Jacqueline's child diagnosed with autism.

As if the Lauritas don't have enough trouble, they, along with Joe Gorga  could face arrest in the near future. Bravo TV was filming when this incident occurred, just like they were during the Christening brawl, but it's unknown if this footage will air.

source

The trainwreck will return to Bravo TV for a 5th season June 2, 2013

Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 5: More Trash

melissa gorga

Reportedly.

Something definitely happened with these overly toxic people, because their overly toxic friends, on both sides, went crazy on twitter over the weekend.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey cast was filming scenes at Posche 2, Kim De Paola's new shop. Allegedly, Kim, known as a straight up drama queen, invited enemies of Melissa Gorga : Penny Drossos and Johnny Karagiorgis. (Jimmy the Greek)

The story:

If you’re wondering why those names sound familiar, it’s because they have been responsible for a lot of the previous behind-the-scenes drama on the show. The couple has been stirring up plenty more drama lately, as they are reportedly behind rumors that Melissa cheated on husband Joe Gorga  after they were married with ex-boyfriend Brian “Bulldog" Bowen  allegations that both Melissa and Joe firmly deny.

The Bulldog Bowen Rumor

Melissa, Teresa Giudice,  Caroline Manzo, , and Jacqueline Laurita were all in attendance at the Posche 2 party, but it was the men who reportedly started the drama this time. It all began when the Real Housewives men heard that Johnny the Greek had allegedly invited Brian “Bulldog” Bowen to confront Melissa about their alleged affair. And that’s not all! Apparently Chris Laurita overhead Brian making comments about his son, Nicholas Laurita, having autism. When Joe Gorga, Chris, and Albie Manzo caught wind of all of the s–t Johnny was stirring up, they went ballistic, and got into a bloody brawl with Johnny destructive enough to rival the Gorga/Giudice Christening brawl of 2010!

Johnny denies the attack on the child:

John Karagiorgis ‏@JohnnyTheGrk

Don't believe it. I've never spoken negatively about any child. NEVER!!!

The fight ended with security escorting a bruised and bleeding Johnny out of the trashed party.

source

The Real Housewives of New Jersey will most likely return for May (network sweeps month).

Melissa Gorga and Brian"Bulldog" Bowen

 

If you put yourself out there as a reality tv "star", chances are people from your past will come looking for their 15 minutes by tearing you down.

The people surrounding the Real Housewives of New Jersey are as nasty and evil as the Real Housewives themselves. Expect all sorts of accusations and general craziness to come from this franchise as filming for Season 5 continues.

Whether or not Melissa Gorga's cheating scandal will be aired or not doesn't matter… we'll hear about all scandals from this toxic group of reality "stars".

 

From Life and Style:

The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Melissa Gorga is facing shocking cheating accusations stemming from rumors, to be revealed in the upcoming season of the Bravo series, that she had an affair with an ex, Brian “Bulldog” Bowen.
Now an associate of Bulldog's exclusively tells Life & Style that according to Bulldog, the two exes have been intimate since Melissa wed her husband, Joe Gorga.
“Melissa went out to dinner at Sushi Lounge, a local restaurant, and left early to go hook up with Bulldog,” alleges the insider, who says the encounter took place before things soured publicly between Melissa and her sister-in-law, Teresa Giudice
“Bulldog claims to have a lot of dirt on Melissa, and some of it is already coming out — and the next season hasn't even started airing yet,” the insider tells Life & Style.

Another source reveals to Life & Style that in a scene filmed on Jan. 31, Teresa and fellow New Jersey Housewife Kim DePaola were filmed having a girls' night at Bellissimo's restaurant with new castmates — and their chatter soon turned to their rival: Melissa. “They were all talking about how she had an extramarital affair,” says the source.
Melissa tells Life & Style that the accusation is “all talk with absolutely no proof to back it up.” Those close to Melissa insist the rumors are just that — rumors — and firmly deny the new author and budding singer ever had an affair. “Melissa and Bulldog dated on-and-off for years. Then she met Joe and started her family, and that's all in the past,” asserts the insider.
Though the allegations are hurtful, in the end, says Melissa, they won’t ruin her marriage. “This is only making Joe and me stronger,” she tellsLife & Style. “I can't even begin to keep track of all the lies. Everyone is coming for their 15 minutes of fame.”

Whateva. 

What do we really know?  Melissa will play the victim and blame Teresa Giudice, Caroline Manzo will pontificate some cliché that passes for "wisdom", and Jacqueline Laurita will continue to moan about how evil Teresa is as she continues to get drunk and play the autism card.

Lather, Rinse, Repeat (yawn)

The Real Housewives of New Jersey will most likely return in May, just in time for network advertising sweeps.

Dina Manzo In New Soap Opera

Days after announcing on twitter that she and husband Tommy Manzo,  separated in October 2012, Dina Manzo, cast member in Seasons 1 and 2 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey and star of HGTV's Dina's Party, has been added to the cast of a new scripted series.

From celebuzz:

The former castmember on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey and star of HGTV’s Dina’s Party has landed a role on a new series that portrays the behind-the-scenes on daily soap operas called Tainted Dreams.

Created by Emmy-winning director and soap opera veteran Sonia Blangiardo (General Hospital, As the World Turns, All My Children, One Life to Live), the new dramedy casts Manzo as Allessandra DiGiacomo

Her character is described as a “smart and successful New York City corporate CEO whose younger gay brother [played by My Big Gay Italian Wedding's Anthony Wilkinson] will face unexpected circumstances due to his sexuality.”

“Coming from a large Italian family, I was immediately drawn to the character of Alessandra’s family dynamic,” Manzo says in a statement.

I bet. The Manzo/Laurita clan have more family drama than any ten other families.

Regarding the casting, Blangiardo says, “I created the role of Alessandra with Dina Manzo in mind, and we are thrilled to have her join our cast. Her constant support of the gay community and her talent makes her the perfect choice for this series.”

The director created Tainted Dreams after the last of the NYC-based soap operas, One Life to Live, shut down production in November of last year.

“I was struck by the loss of this unique art form that had been such an integral part of NYC for decades. I wanted to somehow capture my own two decades working behind the scenes of three different NYC-based soaps,” Blangiardo explains.

“As a long-time fan of One Life to Live, I am excited to be part of a project centered around the rich, proud heritage of NYC-based daytime drama,”

Manzo joins Tainted Dreams’ already announced castmembers, which include All My Children stars Alicia Minshew, Walt Willey Kelley and Michael Lowry; and As the World Turns stars Menighan Hensley and Marnie Schulenburg.

Tainted Dreams is produced by NYC Brand Productions, which has yet to finalize a distribution deal for the series. Production begins in May.

Congratulations to Dina. With a cast like that, they will probably score a production deal

Picture this: The Red Queen's head is exploding!

Speaking of Caroline Manzo, the Real Housewives of New Jersey toxic-filled Season 5 is in production, returning soon.

Joe Giudice Going to Prison, Wants Baby Boy

Here we go again. 

 Joe Giudice apparently doesn't know that the male gene determines the sex of the baby.

You're a female-maker, Joe! Getting a surrogate to carry it probably means a 5th girl-baby!

What a mess for Teresa Giudice and her old school Italian traditions. While she's busy supporting 4 children and a deadbeat husband who may be going to prison  for 10 years, he is pressuring her for another child, trying to get a boy.

Quote from "The Godfather": "And may that child be a masculine child"

This isn't the first time one of these tabloids ran a Joe Giudice wants a boy story:   Teresa's Pregnancy Hoax, and it doesn't help Joe's poor little psyche that brother-in-law Joe Gorga has not one but two boys :About A Boy

Here's the latest story from In Touch:

Although The Real Housewives of New Jersey ’s Teresa Giudice has publicly declared she is “done” having kids after raising four daughters with husband Joe Giudice, In Touch can exclusively reveal that she and Joe are seriously considering trying for another baby in hopes of adding a boy to their brood.

“Joe really wants a boy,” Teresa, 40, confides in the new issue of In Touch, on newsstands now. “And he said we should get a surrogate to carry it!”

Teresa refuses to get pregnant again, a show insider tells In Touch, but she is considering Joe’s demand for surrogacy: “He is really pressuring her,” the source explains. “If that’s what he wants, she may just give in.”

Teresa has been eager for a son in the past— especially after her rival and sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga,  gave birth to her first son. “After her brother’s wife had Gino (now 5), Teresa was dying for a boy, too,” a second insider tells In Touch.

In their final attempt to conceive a boy, Teresa even underwent in vitro fertilization in 2009, but she gave birth to their fourth daughter, Audriana, 3, instead.

A Teresa pal tells In Touch, “Teresa’s happy with her family the way it is; she loves her four girls.” But if they decide to go through with the surrogacy plan, Teresa already has her boy’s name picked out: “Franco,” Teresa says, “after my father-in-law.”

What a selfish douchebag Joe Giudice is!  Would he sit in prison and brag about the baby boy he can't support?

Watch What Happens

The Real(toxic) Housewives of New Jersey will return for Season 5 this Spring.

Tommy Manzo is Last Year's Versace

 

The disconnect between Dina Manzo and Tommy is not news, and finally Dina has confirmed what has been suspected for years.

Tommy Manzo: Last Year's Versace?

Dina acknowledged the end of the marriage via twitter yesterday:

Dina retweeted a tweet from her friend late Friday night that said,“@lisagastineau: Secrets are heavy……..lighten the load”

She followed that with, “My secret…I have been separated since October, my heart hurts but Tommy & I will always share a very special love.”

Dina continued, “So grateful for the support of my loved ones during this time, especially my spiritual friends. You know who u are xoxo. And of course my biggest supporter Lexi, Tommy adores her & they will remain close.”

Tommy, the brother of Al Manzo, Caroline Manzo's husband, and Dina married in spectacular fashion on VH1's My Big Fat Fabulous Wedding in 2009.

VH1 Wedding Video

Since the debut of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, speculation on the relationship between Dina and Tommy has been rife. He never appeared, even in the background, on the show, fueling all sorts of rumors:

Dina Manzo Rumor Won't Go Away

Kudos to Dina, who has since gone on to star in her own series, Dina's Party on HGTV, and runs a successful charity, Project Ladybug, for telling the truth.

Could this explain Caroline Manzo's anger toward Dina? Everybody knows misery loves company.

Just sayin'

Teresa Giudice: National Enquirer Only Good For Lining Birdcages

 

That was her response to this story:

Another Breakup by Bravo?  Or another smear campaign by her cast mates?

Given the fact the entire Season 4 cast of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, hates Teresa Giudice, this report has little credibility.  If it looks and smells like "stirred shit" well…

This report was given to the National Enquirer, but NJ.com is reporting it here:

A new report claims Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice is set to divorce her husband, Joe, after the holidays, no matter how his trial on charges of possessing a fraudulent ID goes.
"But to keep up appearances, they'll play happy family until that time," the National Enquirer quotes a show insider saying, in a report published on the associated online magazine Radaronline.com.

Various people, including Tom Murro, who works for the Manzo FamilyFamily, give stories to Radaronline regularly. The stories are usually anti-Teresa.

 The Enquirer's own full report will be published Thursday. "Her game plan is to make nice with Joe over Thanksgiving and Christmas, dress up their girls — Gabriella, Audriana, Milania and Gia — in their finest party clothes, plaster a fake smile on her face and act as if all is well."
The report says Joe Guidice's alleged cheating and inability to maintain a stable income played a role in the couple's tensions. But it says when Joe Guidice called his wife harsh names in a phone call captured on air, that was the last straw.

Game plan?  The intrepid Teresa Giudice never has a game plan, she stumbles through life. I can't see her divorcing Joe, at all.  The Manzo/Laurita clan needs a hobby.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey is reportedly filming season 5, unfortunately with the same cast members.

Watch What Happens

Caroline Manzo Tired of Frowning and Clowning?

After the negativity and downright ugliness that began toward Teresa Giudice, initiated by Caroline Manzo after the Punta Cana incident, and the negative feedback from viewers Caroline and her clan received, she has decided to back off Teresa for Season 5.

As reported recently, the entire cast of season 4, Melissa Gorga, Kathy Wakile, and Jacqueline Laurita,  will return for a 5th season.

This "change of heart" has nothing to do with them putting out negative press about Teresa, most recently the divorce story circulating around.

Loved Teresa's response to the National Enquirer article:

"The National Enquirer is only good for lining birdcages"

Here's what Caroline told HollywoodLife:

“The past is where I want it to be in the past, I feel good about it. I have a very positive attitude. I’m back. I’m going in with a clear mind.”Caroline also told us that she doesn’t think she will ever fully reconcile with Teresa. “I don’t know that we could ever go back to how we were. You know, it can get to, how are things, how are the kids.. you know civil. Will it ever be how it was?… Doubtful. It is what it is. We are big girls.”

Big girls? More like a clique of fifth grade girls hatin'.  Caroline is not capable of holding back, so we'll just watch what happens, if we can stomach another season of this sad, sorry bunch.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey are currently filming. As a matter of fact, I got this from a little twitter birdie named @Sweeetbea:

Just bumped into my secret spy at Starbucks & was informed Bravo is filming tomorrow in my town #RHONJ at Elvira's

Remember Elvira Grau , the party planner from Season 2?

Kathy Wakile's New Nose: Yay or Nay?

Following in the footsteps of many cast members in  the Real Housewives franchise, Kathy Wakile decided that her nose was incompatible with her famewhore "career" on the Real Housewives of New Jersey, and needed an update.

I have seen Kathy Wakile in person, last year when she came to Chicago to participate in Real Housewives on Tour, with Gretchen Rossi, Phaedra Parks and Sonja Morgan.

I thought Kathy was beautiful. She looked like a statue of a Greek goddess. You can't tell by seeing her on television or in the "before" photo above, but she has beautiful cheekbones, and her nose matched her face.  She went from classical to WASP .

Here's what she told Hollywood Life:

Kathy Wakile is proud of her new nose! The witty reality star talked to HollywoodLife.com about her nose job and plumped up lips and she said it’s simple: “I just wanted to look more youthful, like I did in high school.” “My family thinks it’s great, my husband, he is just the most wonderful and loves me no matter what,” she told HollywoodLife.com. “I’m very lucky for that and he didn’t push me one way or the other. Rosie said ‘Wow, now you look like you used to.’” Kathy says she had been thinking about getting a nose job for years after she broke it twice playing sports. “My nose started to get bigger as my face got thinner,” she told us. “I went on four consultations, and my husband actually tried to talk me out of it because he didn’t think I could handle the pain and he was happy with what I looked like. But the bump seemed to become more and more obvious.  You see yourself more and more on TV and I decided that this is as good a time as any  – why not, let’s do it!” But Kathy wants to be very clear that she doesn’t think plastic surgery is the “go-to” option for young girls. “I feel that plastic surgery should be used to enhance what you already have, and not to try and look like someone else,” she says. “I was very happy with who I am and what I looked like. I just wanted the look I used to have. I didn’t want to change what I looked like, I wanted to look like me.” As for her fuller lips, that was actually a last minute decision she made right before she taped the RHONJ reunion special! “I had my lips done 10 days prior to the reunion,” she says. “While I was there getting a facial I asked what was the process of having them plumped up and I said ‘okay, why not.’ It was only 10 days fresh which is why it looked more so on the show, and my makeup artist plumped them out with lipgloss too.”

Come on, Kathy. You wanted to look more like your ancestors came over on the Mayflower, less like their boat docked at Ellis Island.

Just sayin'.

Speaking of the Wakiles, Richard Wakile lost and has to pay a settlement of $2000.00 to a landscaper he hired last year.  Nose job first, pay bills last.  That could be a Real Housewives motto.

UPDATE: Here's what she didn't tell Hollywood Life:

So, it appears Kathy got her new nose and lips gratis, for promoting Coolsculpting.

Gather ye rosebuds

billboard photo from @MissAmiaSays

The Real Housewives of New Jersey Bloodbath Reunion continues Sunday, October 7, on Bravo TV.

Jacqueline Laurita Should Leave Reality TV

 

 

It's a wrap. Time to call it a day for the Real Housewives of New Jersey.  The show cannot be salvaged from the ruins, nor can most of the present cast members be resurrected.

Not only that, but nothing has changed in the past year since the Posche Fashion Show episodes aired. A year ago I wrote they were like squirrels gathering acorns for a long harsh, winter, and nothing has changed since then.

Let's face it: with the exception of Teresa Giudice, none of these losers has worked in a year. The Laurita/Manzo clan, the Wakiles and the Gorgas are all sitting around waiting to see if more Bravo TV "welfare" is coming their way. Now Jacqueline is claiming she lost endorsement deals because of Teresa, instead of owning the fact that she has no personality other than follower or victim, and that it shows.

In the meantime, Jacqueline Laurita is on the verge of lunacy, needing immediate help. The fear of exposure of her past as a Las Vegas stripper is what kept her away from the Season 3 reunion, in direct violation of her contract.

Jacqueline tweets about Teresa to the point of obsession. She spends hour upon hour on twitter, time she should be spending with her autistic son, if that is indeed the truth. I know how harsh that seems, but the timing was awfully suspicious. Would Jacqueline use her young child as a storyline now that her Ashley storyline is gone?  You decide the answer to that one.

The truth is, many of us in the blogging world knew Jacqueline was a stripper since 2008, before the first season, when one of her neighbors outed her on a blog.  Scroll down, one of the comments was about 2 strippers on the show, the other one being Danielle Staub.

After observing Jacqueline's behavior at the Fashion Show, I can only conclude that the blank stares and lack of comprehension in her face came from a combination of alcohol and whatever meds she's on.  Her strong need for Caroline Manzo's approval has turned this unstable women into a zombie.

She may prove to be the biggest tragedy of the New Jersey franchise.  Bravo learned nothing from the death of Russell Armstrong.

Definitely jumped the shark.

Joe Giudice Gets Caught

teresa giudice confronts joe on the real housewives of new jersey

A short history lesson: During Season 1 of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, there was a cast member named DeShawn Snow, then married to Eric Snow of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

According to sources, she was not only let go after only one season because she was boring, but because then husband Eric treated her so badly on camera that the production crew had to warn him and re-shoot most of their scenes. A year later:

ERIC SNOW HAS A GIRL WITH BABY MAMA

The point?  Things sure have changed in Bravo TV land. On an upcoming episode of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, Joe Giudice is caught on the telephone with one of his hoochie-mamas, with many speculating it is the elusive  Tara, the girlfriend he has had for years, who once posted under the twitter handle of petiteposie.  I broke this story in August 2010, from a source I promised to never name.

WHO IS TARA?

The production crew not only picks up the conversation, it has been widely reported that it will be featured on the August 19, 2012 episode. Commercials on Bravo with the hateful, ugly words Joe uses talking about Teresa. A featured item on the Bravo TV website.  Endless speculation and moral outrage because Teresa will not leave Joe.

Joe was a fool to get caught with his microphone on.  Teresa is so accustomed to horrible treatment she could never think of divorce. She is a traditional Catholic, divorce is out of the question.  The humiliation she must be feeling can only be eclipsed by the way this will affect her daughters, especially Gia, the oldest.

Bravo TV is looking for a ratings bonanza from this family’s pain, and they will get it.  Advertisers will be happy, Andy Cohen will be especially happy, the other RH’s on the New Jersey Housewives show will be jumping for joy.

Wonder if there’s a hell?

The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sunday nights on Bravo.

Real Housewives of New Jersey: Greggy Bennett Gets His, Did Caroline Steal the Wedding From Dina?

chris manzo,lauren manzo, greggy bennett and albie manzo

We got a glimpse on the last episode of the Real Housewives of New Jersey  of how dull the show would be without Teresa Giudice.

Give me a break, Kathy Wakile and company.  The kids knew Tia Rosie was gay all along. This whole love fest with Rosie is an Andy Cohen concoction, designed to look like the Wakile’s have a storyline.

The pool party?  There are no words.  Is Joe Gorga straight or confused? No, Melissa Gorga, your acting is as good as your singing.

On to the main event. I find it so fascinating that the perennial Manzo sidekick can dish it out but cannot take it.

Granted, Joe Giudice’s “joke” about his butthole was rude, crude and not exactly PC, but Juicy Joe is rude, crude and over it all. As he awaits his jail sentence.

But why is Greggy Bennett even there?  If Caroline Manzo is so upset about people saying Prince Albie Manzo is gay, wouldn’t she get rid of the gay roommate? Granted, the Manzo “kids” are as dull as old dishwater, but you’d think she’d want the gay rumors to go away....  wouldn’t you?

Here’s what she said a while back...MANZO; MY CHILDREN DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS

Yes, they did, Caroline, and cashed the Bravo TV check.

Lest we forget, Greggy Bennett got on the show by kissing Teresa’s ass at the Season 2 Posche Fashion Show (the Danielle Staub weave-pulling incident)

ANOTHER PLAYER IN THE "HATE DANIELLE " GAME (read the comments)

Since the demise of Danielle, he became a regular sidekick on the show last season, dumped Teresa, and became an unofficial “Manzo”.

To see him get a little bit of his back from Juicy Joe was PRICELESS. And yes, though Jacqueline Laurita denies it, Chris Laurita did laugh, and Lauren Manzo, who always suffers at Greggy’s hand (jealous because he’s not a real girl?) laughed too.

In other news on the Dina Manzo/Caroline Manzo feud, rumor has it Dina was supposed to feature Jaime Laurita’s wedding on her HGTV show Dina’s Party.  When Caroline got wind of it, she quickly shopped it to Andy Cohen and Bravo.  Jaime consented, since Bravo is a bigger venue.

Sounds like Caroline, doesn’t it?  So, from 10 siblings, only the two on the Real Housewives of New Jersey could attend?

Something rotten in North New Jersey, not just the BlkWater.