The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice calls out her brother Joe Gorga for his alleged involvement in a business deal that caused Luis Ruelas to lose thousands of dollars. Teresa and Joe's relationship has deteriorated since the filming of RHONJ season 13 wrapped up. The drama culminated in Joe and his wife Melissa Gorga not attending Teresa's August 2022 wedding to Luis, leaving fans all the more confused. Since the season began airing on February 7, more background stories surrounding the drama have been uncovered, keeping Bravoholics hooked as the mysteries play out weekly.

In a preview clip for the next episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13, courtesy of Bravo, the siblings appear to address another drama that possibly contributed to their fallout. It involves a pizza business deal gone wrong, which cost Luis $250,000.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Teresa Giudice blames Joe for causing her then-fiancé to incur the loss. "I've kept my mouth shut a lot all these years protecting my brother to keep the peace, and I'm so tired of it. So I'm gonna speak the truth," Teresa divulges in a confessional. She proceeds to explain how Joe came up with a business idea he wanted them to do together.

RHONJ's Teresa Giudice Skeptical About Doomed Business Deal

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice on Watch What Happens Live looking serious

Teresa admits she was skeptical about the idea and even opposed it when her now-husband agreed to put out $250,000. "I said, 'No,' because I don't think you should get involved with business stuff," she told her RHONJ co-stars. Ignoring her concerns about doing business with family, Luis proceeded to speak to their attorney, who drew up a proposed sharing factor, which eventually blew up in everyone's faces. "Then he spoke to my attorney, and he's like, 'Well, what percentage should I give Joey?' I guess they came up with, I don't know, 5%. So my brother went nuts, like he wanted 50%," the reality star discloses.

While the exact nature of the deal, or how it went awry, was not detailed in the RHONJ preview clip, Joe does admit something happened between him and Luis. Given that the episode was filmed before Luis and Teresa's wedding, it won't be surprising if the event sets the premise for Joe and Melissa's absence at the wedding. After all, while the RHONJ cast has yet to disclose details about the family drama for contractual purposes, they've dropped hints throughout the season and in their real-time social media exchanges. Melissa once attributed their feud to a list of reasons, including a fight that broke out while filming RHONJ season 13.

In another instance, Melissa blamed Luis for causing Joe and Teresa's relationship to become more strained through his alleged manipulations. These assertions aren't far-fetched, as there's indeed a possibility that Luis had a fishy agenda behind marrying Teresa, seven years his senior. Former RHONJ star Kim DePaola once ripped into this possibility, claiming Luis was a shady character who dumped his previous girlfriend just to achieve TV fame through Teresa. So far, Luis has been sweet to Teresa and her kids. In fact, Teresa's daughters favor him over their uncle Joe, as deduced from previous episodes of RHONJ as well as public spats, making the "hidden agenda" theory less tenable.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EDT on Bravo.

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