Joe and Melissa Gorga are under fire after Teresa Giudice sat down for a tell-all with former producer The Real Housewives of New Jersey producer Carlos King and blasted her brother and sister-in-law. Teresa hasn't done too much bad-mouthing of Joe and Melissa after they skipped out on attending her wedding to Luis Ruelas. The Gorgas claim there was a big fight ahead of the nuptials that led to them opting out of attending. The tension has been so high between the family members, the cast had to have to separate panels during BravoCon last month.
Amid the fallout, Teresa appeared on Carlos King's Reality With the King podcast to dish on the buildup to her longstanding family feud with Joe and Melissa. During the interview, Carlos ended up revealing how Melissa started contacting him on Facebook during season 2 in hopes of getting cast on the show. Amid the interviews release, fans have been applauding Carlos for "vindicating" the show OG. "This is complete vindication for Teresa," It's Bravo Bitch tweeted. "She was trying to help Joe + Melissa Gorga get on the show and they went behind her back instead and said they wanted to take her down! Disgusting." Another fan accused the Gorgas of being "twisted" and going after Teresa to gain fame and popularity.
Teresa Blames Fame and Money for Ruining Her Family
Teresa thanked Carlos for confirming that Joe and Melissa did in deed join RHONJ without letting her know beforehand. She also thanked the former show producer for sharing the information that reveals how badly her brother and sister-in-law were seeking out the reality TV fame she had already secured. Elsewhere, Teresa revealed a private conversation she had with a longtime family friend who was very close to Teresa's late mother and claimed that Nona said Joe acted out during the season 3 premiere in hopes of having a similar moment like Teresa's iconic table flip in season 1. After years of feuding with her brother and sister-in-law on the show, Teresa blames fame and money for ruining her family.
The OG housewife also debunked Melissa's age-old claims that Teresa threw out her sprinkle cookies in season 3. Teresa revealed that it was Joe Giudice's mother who threw out the cookies. The tell-all interview is the first time Teresa has fully broken her silence on her ongoing feud with Joe and Melissa. Teresa has been teasing how the truth with come out, and she will be vindicated after seemingly protecting Joe and Melissa for so long. The tension between the family has been followed on the show since season 3. Viewers can recall Joe's explosive christening for his son where he verbally attacked Teresa and got into a physical fight with Joe Giudice.
Throughout the seasons, fans would see Joe Gorga and Joe Giudice come to blows once again over their wives. Joe Gorga has claimed he was put in the middle of his sister's feud with his wife. But their scars are much deeper than a little sister-in-law spat. The Real Housewives of New Jersey is gearing up for another season that will focus on Teresa's feud with her own family. The drama took new heights when her brother, and only sibling, skipped out on attending her wedding. Now fans are starting to side with Teresa amid the fallout.
Sources: Reality With the King, It's Bravo Bitch