Showing posts with label Teresa Aprea. Show all posts
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Friday, June 17, 2016

Andy Cohen Reveals ‘Real Housewives: All Stars’ Will Happen Eventually


ETOnline.com:
“Go to sleep! Go to sleep!”


Bethenny Frankel shouted those infamous words at Kelly Bensimon on The Real Housewives of New York back in 2010 on a vacation known to fans as “Scary Island.”

Now, picture Bethenny doing that to a Housewives star from another city, say Beverly Hills’ Brandi Glanville or New Jersey’s Danielle Staub. Well, king of the Housewives, Andy Cohen, tells ET executive producer Brad Bessey it could happen.

“You know what? We will do Real Housewives: All Stars when the show is just about out of gas,” Cohen reveals. “So right now we had our second highest season of Beverly Hills, New York’s highest ratings since 2012, and Orange County, last season had it's highest rated season in 10 seasons.”

“So, we are nowhere near the point where we need to put eight of them on an island,” Cohen jokes, adding that a Below Deck-style boat adventure is a possibility, too. 
 
“We will, and I can't wait to do it,” Cohen adds. “But it's going to be at the end of the line … We'll do it at the end. It's something that we don't waste now. We want to save it for later.”
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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Dina Manzo, Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano Get the Ax from 'Real Housewives of New Jersey'


TMZ.com:
Teresa Giudice is a shoo-in for season 7 of 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' but 3 other women are suddenly unemployed ... TMZ has learned.

Our production sources tell us Dina Manzo and the twins Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano all got the ax. 

No word yet on who will fill the vacancies ... we're told Bravo's currently shopping for other housewives.

As of now, Teresa's sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga, and former member cast member Jacqueline Laurita are the only others locked in ... but it's gonna be the Teresa show all the way.

Cameras have been following Teresa since her release from prison and it'll provide a chunk of the story line.

Monday, July 27, 2015

‘RHONJ’ Cast Members Demanding Massive Pay Raises After Teresa Giudice Signed $1M Contract


RadarOnline.com:
Teresa Giudice is still behind bars, but she’s already stirring up drama with her Real Housewives of New Jersey castmates! RadarOnline.com has learned that Melissa Gorga and other members of the cast have banded together to demand huge raises from Bravo after they learned Giudice had signed a $1 million contract for the upcoming season.

The first ladies of New Jersey reality television are “disgusted that Teresa is getting such a huge paycheck, especially since she is a convicted felon!” an insider told Radar. “It sends a very bad message to their fans that crime does indeed pay.”

So now, the source said, “Teresa’s sister-in-law, Melissa is demanding a significant raise, and wants to be paid $1 million too. Dina Manzo is also seeking a bump in pay.” And another source added, “Jacqueline wanted to be paid as much as Teresa too.”

“And although producers want Carolyn Manzo to come back,” the source said, “she is going to be holding out for a big offer, and she isn’t ready to sign back up for all the crazy drama that comes with being on the show.”

As for the other cast members from last season, twins Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano, an insider said they’ve yet to be offered a contract — and it seems unlikely they will be.

“The twins were boring, and didn’t do anything to increase ratings for the show,” the source said.
RELATED:  Teresa Giudice offered $1M to return to 'Real Housewives' after prison stint

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Teresa Aprea, Husband Rino Sued by Former Workers


InTouchWeekly.com:
Teresa Giudice isn't the only 'Housewife' with legal issues!

Real Housewives of New Jersey star, Teresa Aprea is being sued by her restaurant staff at Angelo’s of Mulberry St. in New York — and they're seeking compensation for shorted checks and laundry bills!

An anonymous colleague told 'TMZ' the staff was paid for seven hours, but would usually work up to 10 hour shifts. It is also state law for an employer to foot the bill for all work uniforms that need cleaning, but the reality star had her staff handle their laundry themselves.

Class action suit attorney David Gottlieb is asking the reality star to pay $2500 per employee, which covers “unpaid wages and overtime, uniform cleaning costs,” in addition to unspecified damages.
RELATED:  Teresa Aprea Reportedly Moves Out Of Marital Home, Is ‘RHONJ’ Star Headed For Divorce?

Friday, November 14, 2014

Teresa Aprea Changes Her Tune Regarding Teresa Giudice, Calls Victoria Gotti A 'Liar'


Inquisitr.com:
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Aprea may be new to the show, but she is quickly learning that she can’t quickly change her mind with the full support of the show’s fans. Aprea was very aggressive when it came to attacking Teresa Giudice for being involved in spreading the rumor about Rino Aprea, even though Victoria Gotti was clearly the one doing the talking.

Teresa Aprea tried to make up with Teresa Giudice during the season finale, but was very aggressive in calling her stupid. It was clear that Aprea wanted to get Giudice to admit to being involved, but Teresa didn’t see herself as a guilty person. Even though many people wouldn’t have accepted Aprea’s approach to solving the issue during the Project Ladybug event, she is now revealing that she is glad the talk happened.

According to a new Bravo report, The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Aprea is now revealing that she is very thankful that she is on speaking terms with Teresa Giudice, even though she was very harsh when it came to the rumor about her husband. Aprea strongly believed that Giudice had been responsible for spreading the malicious story.

“I am happy that Teresa and I are in a good place now and she knows that I am here for her if she needs anything. Sometimes the best thing to do is put the past in the past and move forward. You can’t change people. Some people apologize and move on and with some people you know that they never meant to intentionally hurt you, so you move on together. My husband and Joe Guidice get along great as well. We all have to support one and other and I am grateful that we are all in a good place,” Teresa Aprea explains of the current situation.
RELATED: Victoria Gotti Took a Lie Detector Test About The Teresa Aprea Cheating Rumors and Passed! (REPORT)

Friday, November 7, 2014

Dina Manzo Says "Real Housewives of New Jersey" Is "So F—ked Up"


USmagazine.com:
Teresa Giudice is over it. Over. It. Seriously, Andy Cohen should have turned part 2 of this reunion into a Watch What Happens Live! drinking game by inviting viewers to take a shot every time Teresa rolls her eyes.

In spite of Teresa's silent 'tude, Andy presses forward with questions about her impending prison sentence. And her answers aren't anything we haven't heard before: "I didn't understand my plea deal" and "No one has to feel bad for me," etc. (Bravo may as well have put a cardboard cutout of Teresa on the couch and played pre-recorded sound bites.)

Andy's pressing questions to elicit one bit of drama, courtesy of Teresa's brother, Joe Gorga. Andy asks if he blames Teresa's husband, Joe Giudice, for his sister’s upcoming imprisonment. After an extremely long pause, Joe Gorga replies (without sounding too convincing), "I don't know. Do I blame him? It happened. I'm not blaming anybody."

From here on out, the House-husbands take center stage. Teresa Aprea clarifies Jim Marchese's off-the-cuff comment from the Boca Raton trip that Aprea's husband Rino was "banging" a Russian stripper. Turns out, Rino did indeed date a stripper — after his divorce from Teresa and before they remarried. "Rino did not cheat," Teresa says emphatically.

Next up, it's Teresa Aprea's twin sister, Nicole Napolitano, in the hot seat. She confirms she's still living with her parents and still not engaged to boyfriend of nearly two years, Bobby Ciasulli. The conversation brings to mind Dina Manzo's concerns from earlier this season: "I don't think Bobby's with her for the right reasons," she said during the Boca Raton trip. "So I'm hoping it turns out that he really does love her, but I’m thinking he may be using her to get closer to the cool kids."

Dina may have been on to something, according to Jim. Determined to bring down his ex best friend, Jim claims that Bobby is only dating Nicole in order to be featured on the series. "He wanted to be on the show," Jim says. "He would have done anything to be on the show." Amber piles on, saying that before Nicole signed on to Housewives, Bobby "was waiting for the contracts to come in. And if the contracts weren't coming in, he was hightailing it out of there."

Then, flouting Andy's no-props-at-the-reunion-rule, Jim pulls out photos of Bobby through the years: There's Bobby meeting Teresa Giudice at her book signing; there's Bobby meeting Melissa Gorga. There's also a photo of Bobby with Jacqueline Laurita. "Fame whore!" Jim exclaims.

Bobby insists he's not a super-fan, but he just so happened to show up at Barnes and Noble one day when Teresa was signing books. And he just so happened to show up at the same restaurant where Melissa was dining one day. "I did not go seeking anybody out like a moron," Bobby shoots back through his blindingly white teeth.

Dina can't believe the pettiness unfolding before her. "This show," she says, "is so f—ked up."

Part 3 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion airs November 11 at 8 p.m. 
RELATED: Amber Marchese Claims Dina Manzo Doesn’t Understand Devastating Cancer

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Teresa Aprea Admits Teresa Giudice ‘Karma’ Comments Were ‘A Little Harsh’ After Being Bombarded With Twitter Hate


RadarOnline.com:
The Twitter hate for Teresa Aprea careened in following her antagonistic comments about jail-bound Teresa Giudice on Sunday’s broadcast of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, prompting Aprea to declare that she and Giudice are in a better place since the time in which the finale was filmed.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Aprea — venting about a lingering rumor Giudice allegedly spread, that her husband Rino bedded her mother Santa — used Giudice’s fraud conviction against her in a testy testimonial.

Aprea boasted that Giudice’s family had been “destroyed” as result of her bad karma after she “sh*t all over [Aprea’s] family” by spreading the salacious rumor.

“Karma’s a bitch, clink, clink,” Aprea said, pantomiming her wrists together to mimic being handcuffed.

But after weeks of horrible news for the Giuidce family — specifically Teresa’s upcoming 15-month prison sentence, to be followed by husband Joe’s 41-month sentence and likely deportation — the public didn’t take kindly of seeing someone repeatedly kicked while they’re down.

Among the dozens of jabs aimed at Aprea: Twitter user @ResiDiederich called her “disgusting” and “straight trash;” another, @alijaaah_94, said that Aprea “showed she is a disgusting human being;” and @leahfields77 wrote that Giudice has “more class [in] her pinky than either” Aprea or her twin, Nicole Napolitano.

That’s why it came as no surprise when a kinder, gentler Aprea emerged (alongside her sister Nicole Napolitano) on Sunday’s Watch What Happens Live, singing a different tune about her embattled castmate.

“I must say, we’re OK right now and we’re in a good place, I did apologize,” Aprea told Andy Cohen, adding that while her comments “came from a place of anger,” they were justified in her mind based on the sensitive nature of the rumors about her mother and husband.

“Like we know, the tongue can [help] or it can destroy,” Aprea said. “It was mean, it was a little harsh, but I did apologize and I did address the situation.”
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Monday, October 6, 2014

Teresa Aprea's Big Secret Is Out


USmagazine.com:
Jim Marchese doesn’t just stir the pot: He picks it up, shakes it, and dumps the contents on the floor. This week, the hellish Housewives vacation in Boca Raton, Florida, continues with Amber’s husband antagonizing ex-best friend Bobby Ciasulli, Bobby’s girlfriend Nicole Napolitano and her twin sister, Teresa Aprea. Bobby, who had locked himself in the bathroom last week after an argument with Nicole, comes out when he hears that Jim accused him of cheating. 

“You’re telling me I got a girl?” he fumes. Jim doubles down, saying he saw pictures: “She had big, fake t—s.” 

Jim has made himself so unwelcome at this point, everyone just trashes him openly. After cancer survivor Amber smokes a cigarette (!!) and cries about her husband’s appalling behavior, Dina says in front of Jim, “I’m sorry you’re married to a d--k.”

Teresa then piles on, telling Jim he has a “Napoleon complex.” Jim fires back, calling her “an uneducated dumb fuck” and says that Teresa’s husband Rino “tried to f—k [Victoria] Gotti so he could be a wannabe gangster.” 

Jim also claims that Rino was “banging” a “Russian stripper.” Teresa then asks him, “Do you think he didn’t date a stripper?”

Jim replies, “No, but I think he f-—ked your mom.” 
Whoomp, there it is. The rumor -- started by Victoria Gotti weeks ago -- is finally out in the open. To her credit, Teresa keeps her cool at first. “He’s sick,” Teresa says as a furious Amber pushes Jim up the stairs to bed. But after a minute, Teresa gets upset and lashes out when Dina reveals that’s the secret she had been trying to tell Teresa earlier on the trip.

“Don’t you dare talk about my mother!” Teresa seethes. Dina fires back, “I never said anything about your mother.”

The next morning, a disgusted Teresa leaves Boca for Delray Beach, where she and Rino have a house. The exodus continues at breakfast when Dina asks Amber and Jim -- who are happily eating eggs and behaving as if nothing transpired -- to leave. “Get up, pack your bags, and go,” Dina says.

And then there were five: Melissa and Joe Gorga, Dina, Nicole and Bobby. Even with the troublemakers gone, the vacation doesn’t continue drama-free. During a yacht ride that afternoon, Dina pulls Nicole aside to talk about Bobby locking himself in the bathroom and not standing up to Jim. “You deserve so much better,” Dina tells her. She explains in an interview that she doesn’t trust Bobby. “I don’t think Bobby’s with her for the right reasons. So I’m hoping it turns out that he really does love her, but I’m thinking he may be using her to get closer to the cool kids.” Nicole brushes off her concerns saying, “I know he loves me.”
RELATED: Is Teresa Giudice vs. Nicole & Teresa Aprea the Next 'RHONJ' Feud? It Certainly Seems that Way

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Dina Manzo Reportedly In Desperate Bid To ‘Squash Beef’ With Castmates Before ‘RHONJ’ Reunion


RadarOnline.com:
The Real Housewives Of New Jersey reunion show has already been delayed so that it takes place after Teresa Giudice’s fraud case sentencing. But that doesn’t mean that her cast mate Dina Manzo isn’t worried that some of the drama that unfolds during the taping will involve her. RadarOnline.com has learned that the blonde is so worried that she has been working the phones, calling the other Real Housewives to put an end to any feuds they may have.

A source tells RadarOnline.com, “Dina Manzo is worried! She has been calling fellow cast members over the last few weeks – a preemptive strike!”

“Her efforts have been to try to squash any beefs prior to the reunion taping a few days after the Giudice trial,” the source says. “She is scared of any drama and figures by calling people, she will not get into any confrontations.”

As RadarOnline.com previously reported 42-year-old Manzo struck a secret pact with newbie Housewives, twins Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano when they started the show.

She reportedly promised not to talk about their family drama if they didn’t mention her estranged sister Caroline.

The plan backfired, however, when Dina mentioned, on camera, the rumors that Aprea’s husband Rino had allegedly slept with her mother Santa.

Now her desperate bid to avoid drama on the reunion show may also fail.

The source reveals, “Some of the cast members are agreeing but, behind the scenes, others are still planning to go against her.”
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Melissa Gorga Doesn’t Believe Rumor That Teresa Aprea’s Husband Rino Bedded His Mother-In-Law


RadarOnline.com:
Melissa Gorga called an ongoing rumor that Teresa Aprea‘s husband Rino bedded his mother-in-law, Santa, “disgusting,” “ridiculous” and “100 percent untrue.”

Melissa, appearing alongside her husband Joe on Sunday’s edition of Watch What Happens Live, shot down the embarrassing story, saying she “100 percent [does] not believe it,” before sharing kind comments about Santa and her family.

“If you ever met her she’s just the sweetest, nicest lady,” the sometimes-singer told Andy Cohen. “And the family has such a tight bond … there’s no tension.”

As Radar previously reported, an insider said that while the affair “happened a long time ago … Rino and Santa did have sex — and it happened more than once.”

Elsewhere in the chat, Joe’s insatiable libido — Melissa joked with the phrase, “50 Shades of Gorga” — was the topic of discussion, as Teresa Giudice’s baby brother told Andy Cohen that even when his stunning wife is not in the mood for love, she’s understanding and obliging toward his urges in the bedroom.

“She’s like, ‘Alright honey, whatever you gotta do’ … there’s other ways, we do other things too.”

In spite of the ongoing hanky panky between the married lovebirds, don’t expect to see any little Gorgas anytime soon, as Melissa said she’s “happy with three” children, while Joe “would have five,” if he had his druthers.

“In a second,” he said. “I want one more daughter.”
RELATED:  Melissa Gorga: Joe Isn't "Just About Sex"

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Dina Manzo Claims She Needed Therapy After Confronting Twins Teresa Aprea & Nicole Napolitano About Cheating Rumor


RadarOnline.com:
Is Dina Manzo regretting her return to Real Housewives of New Jersey? After getting caught in the middle of the season’s biggest rumor on last night’s episode, she admitted in a blog post today that she felt victimized by her own gossip-spreading ways — to the extent that she needed therapy after!

“It was something I hope I never have to experience again,” Manzo confessed in her latest Bravo blog.

The drama went down on Sunday’s episode, Manzo told twins Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano that Teresa Giudice and Amber Marchese had heard a rumor about Aprea’s family.

As RadarOnline.com readers know, Victoria Gotti had told Giudice and Marchese that Rino Aprea had cheated on his wife Teresa Aprea with her mother, Santa. And according to the story, that’s why Aprea and Rino divorced; they remarried again years later.

But Aprea didn’t want to hear what the rumor was – so Manzo didn’t tell her or her twin sister Napolitano during the tense episode.

On her blog, Manzo wrote, “I was surprised Teresa [Aprea] didn’t want to hear it and right away. I was like, OK, Dina, shut your mouth, and so I did. It was a lose-lose for me…I’ve learned that there’s actually a term in therapy for the position I was put in.”

Manzo referred fans to her website where she appeared in a video with two therapists to explain her dilemma.

Manzo said, “I was put in a horrible situation, damned if you do, damned if you don’t.” She noted of co-star Aprea, “Teresa gets her guard up right away.”

Manzo said that the other Teresa – Giudice – gave her blessing to tell the twins about the cheating rumor.

“My intentions were good…still, I was stuck in a really sh*tty spot,” she declared on dinamanzo.com, also saying the news would have been better coming from her instead of from Marchese.

Manzo’s therapists gave her meditation exercises after the ordeal, the reality star said on her video.

“I was a mess,” she sighed.
RELATED: 'RHONJ' Teresa Aprea Wants Dina Manzo to Keep Her Mouth Shut About the Season's Big Rumor, But Why?

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Nicole Napolitano & Teresa Aprea Allegedly Promised Dina Manzo Not To Mention Her Estranged Sister Caroline If Dina Kept Their Drama Out Of The Spotlight


RadarOnline.com:
Navigating the loyalties, backstabbing and table-tossing of The Real Housewives of New Jersey can be a daunting task. So when newbies Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano signed on, RadarOnline.com has learned, they entered into a secret pact with series vet Dina Manzo, promising to have each other’s backs — and never to mention her estranged sister, Caroline, on the show. But the plan backfired when Manzo blabbed on-camera about rumors Aprea’s husband, Rino, had slept with her mother, Santa, and the twins were livid!

During an upcoming episode featuring the cast trip to Florida, “Dina tells the twins about the rumor,” a source close to the cast told Tom Murro. “The twins get upset with Dina, because she made the twins promise to give each other a heads’ up about any drama brewing on camera, and to never mention Caroline or [estranged sister-in-law] Jacqueline [Laurita’s] names.”

“Dina didn’t want them relevant to the show,” the source said. But when she brought up the twins’ big scandal as the cameras were rolling, “The twins realized Dina knew this rumor was already being talked about … and they were never warned about it by her until they were put on the spot on camera.”

“The twins now do not trust Dina,” the source said, and they let her know it.

“Dina, who always runs from confrontation, got upset for being called out by the twins and ran off-camera to get away,” the source continued. “She sat crying in a closet to hide from production!”

Later, Manzo attempted an off-camera reconciliation with the twins, according to the source.

“She does not like to be show in a negative light,” the source explained. “That’s why she stayed away from the show for so long. She can’t handle anyone making her look bad!”
RELATED:  Teresa Aprea Speaks Out On Cheating Rumor, Attacks Teresa Giudice

Friday, September 5, 2014

Amber Marchese's Husband Jim Wants Day In Court With Aprea Twins Over Claims Rino Aprea Slept With His Mother-In-Law


This guy makes it too easy for people to dislike him:
Could yet another Real Housewives of New Jersey star be headed to court? Housewives Nicole Napolitano and Teresa Aprea said Wednesday that their family was planning to sue Amber Marchese‘s husband, Jim, over rumors that Teresa’s husband Rino slept with her mother — a rumor they say Jim started. Now, Jim is coming out swinging, telling RadarOnline.com that he was not the source of the allegation, and that he hopes the twins sue so they’ll have to spill their secrets in front of a judge!

“My mother is ready to have a lawsuit against Jim for slander,” Teresa told USmagazine.com on Wednesday.

Now, Jim tells Radar, “I’m shocked and outraged by Santa’s slanderous remarks that I am the origin of the ‘Rino, Teresa and Santa love triangle!’ OK not really … This is exactly what I expect from someone [who] Rino bragged about sleeping with to Victoria Gotti, while trying to work his way into the family at the time Santa’s husband was in prison.”

“I would be disgusted if I could stop laughing!” he continued. “Seriously, who brags about having sex with their mother-law and tells people he had a painting of a stripper in is house? Did they not see the episode? Blaming or suing me will not change the video or the truth of what was said.”

What’s more, Jim said he welcomes the lawsuit, as depositions could force the key players to reveal what they really know about the affair.

“This action may cause me to require hospitalization,” he joked. “I keep falling off my chair when I consider having VIDEO DEPOSITIONS of SANTA, TWINS and RINO recounting what happened. First question? ‘Santa did you have sex with Rino?’”

“Then after deposing Rino, I will depose all of their friends and the countless millions who heard Victoria Gotti say, ‘Rino told me [Gotti] in a restaurant full of people….and he wasn’t kidding,’” he claimed. “I hope she does file, as the video-taped depositions will be worth millions!”

Ultimately, Jim insists the churning rumor mill is not his fault, because Gotti was the one who aired the info on national TV.

“As you can see this is laughable,” he said. “Santa and Rino’s affair was public information via Victoria Gotti. I merely commented that in my opinion it is 90% true. Given the fact that they are not suing Victoria Gotti, I now believe it is 100% true.”

But no matter who started it, Jim says any discussion of a lawsuit is senseless, since Real Housewives stars sign contracts banning them from such legal action.

“The sad part is Santa did not read her release and the twins did not read the contract they signed with me,” he claimed. “The release says Santa cannot sue anyone for defamation and the twins, on March 13, 2013, signed a contract specifically indemnifying me against any civil action (including defamation) with legal fees paid at 150%.

If they do bring a suit, he said, “the twins would end up paying my legal fees as well as any potential damage.”
RELATED:  Teresa Aprea, Nicole Napolitano's Mom Ready to Sue Real Housewives of New Jersey's Jim Marchese For Slander, Alleged Lies About Affair

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Jacqueline Laurita Doesn't Believe Victoria Gotti's Story About Rino Aprea Cheating On Wife Teresa


Inquisitr.com:
Jacqueline Laurita may have left The Real Housewives of New Jersey because the show became too much for her. Laurita was heartbroken when her friendship with Teresa Giudice started crumbling. Laurita was upset because Giudice wasn’t open about her legal struggles and wasn’t telling her friends about the fraud charges.

Laurita decided to focus on Caroline Manzo’s family instead, as she has been filming a few episodes of Manzo’d With Children, which will air this fall on Bravo. However, it sounds like Laurita has been watching this season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, because she knew everything about Victoria Gotti’s story that Rino had cheated on his wife.

According to a new RumorFix report, Jacqueline Laurita may have left the show, but she has no problem sharing her opinion about this rumor. And given her experience with the show, Jacqueline doesn’t think that the rumor is true.

Teresa Aprea and her husband, Rino, had been married, divorced, then remarried. Gotti revealed that Rino had told him that he had slept with Teresa’s mother, which led to their first divorce. Teresa’s mother, Santa Napolitano, hasn’t issued a statement since the episode aired.

“It’s unfortunate that people, especially when you are not castmates, including Victoria Gotti, purposely come on to Real Housewives of New Jersey just to start horrible rumors, especially about somebody’s mother and husband/father on national TV,” Jacqueline Laurita has said about the story.

“It seemed all too familiarly set up. Maybe someone felt threatened by Teresa and her family’s presence on the show and wanted to take them down a peg. I don’t know. I just don’t understand,” Jacqueline Laurita added.

Plus, Gotti claims that she is friends with Rino, but she was eager to share this rumor with the world, even though Rino had remarried Teresa. But it does seem odd that such a rumor would come up at this point in time. Many have assumed that Victoria was just trying to get back on television.
RELATED: ‘RHONJ’ Star Jacqueline Laurita — Creditor Accuses Her Of Playing Dirty Legal Games, Purposely Delaying $7.8M Legal Battle

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Teresa Aprea's Husband Rino Allegedly Cheated On Wife With Her Mother ‘More Than Once’


RadarOnline.com:
Is this the most twisted Housewives scandal yet? After last night’s episode of Real Housewives of New Jersey revealed claims that Teresa Aprea‘s husband, Rino, cheated on her with her mother, Santa, a RHONJ insider tells Radar, “It’s true” — and it happened “more than once!”

Viewers were stunned on Sunday night, after guest star Victoria Gotti told Amber Marchese and Teresa Giudice that Rino had admitted to the dalliance with his mother-in-law.

Now a source tells Radar, “It happened a long time ago, but Rino and Santa did have sex. And it happened more than once.”

“Teresa’s family is crazy and it shouldn’t be shocking to anyone that knows them,” the source continued.

The claims emerged when Giudice’s friend Gotti stopped by to surprise her while Giudice was promoting her Fabellini wines. Gotti then invited Giudice and fellow cast member Marchese – who showed up to surprise Giudice as well – to her home to catch up.

Gotti then explained how she met Rino while out to dinner at his restaurant. After only knowing him for two weeks, she claimed, he gave her a diamond Rolex watch while she was recovering from surgery in the hospital. Despite thinking that he was nuts, she said, Gotti continued a friendship with him.

“One night we were all out as a group in his restaurant. He started talking about his divorce and he tells me this crazy story,” Gotti said on the show. “He said, ‘It’s something that she will never forgive me for’… and I said, ‘You cheated?’ And he went, ‘Yeah.’ And I said, ‘If the love is strong enough she’ll get over it’ and he went, ‘No.’ I went, ‘So you cheated more than once?’ And he said, ‘No, it’s who I cheated with… Her mother.’”

In episodes to come, expect Bravo to “fully exploit this tawdry affair,” the source said. “Ratings for the show have been so low. Teresa’s mom is mortified that this has been discussed on the show, and now says she has to go into hiding!”
RELATED:  Teresa Aprea Slams Victoria Gotti's Claim That Her Husband Had An Affair With Her Mother: Read RHONJ's Reaction

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Nicole Napolitano & Teresa Aprea Call Amber Marchese A 'Liar' and a 'Manipulator'


RadarOnline.com:
Amber Marchese is not making many friends in her early going on The Real Housewives of New Jersey

The Colts Neck, New Jersey beauty came into the cross-hairs of twins Teresa Aprea and Nicole Napolitano in their appearance on Watch What Happens Live Sunday, rebutting and responding to various claims made by their castmate in the chat-fest with Andy Cohen

As we previously reported, Amber raised eyebrows telling Melissa Gorga that Nicole cheated on her husband and “broke up a family” as result of her infidelities. 

Nicole brushed off the snide remarks as a desperate volley for airtime, saying, “Amber just likes attention and if she’s gonna get it by making up lies and stories, so be it.”

Teresa added that in response, they “were going to confront Amber, but out of the decency for her children,” they took a step back.  

One contentious area of discussion came to Amber’s health, as she’s a noted breast cancer survivor who underwent a double mastectomy as part of her treatment. 

When a viewer asked the twins if they thought Amber was milking her past struggles for sympathy, Nicole agreed, and pointed out shocking words she overheard Amber saying.

“I wish they would’ve shown more of the footage of her saying ‘I’m gonna use the cancer card’ or ‘THE cancer,’” she said. “I don’t know anyone who says that” 

Teresa said it’s a “very sensitive issue . . . but for her to just come out constantly” and talk about it is over-the-top. 
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Nicole Mauriello, Teresa Aprea and Amber Marchese Join "Real Housewives of New Jersey"


People.com:
Season 6 of The Real Housewives of New Jersey will feature new blood, old blood and, as always, bad blood.

"The b–– is back, and you can kiss my a–," says a sassy Dina Manzo, who makes a return to the show, which premieres July 13 (8 p.m. ET) on Bravo. (A preview airs June 1.)

Manzo's marital and relationship woes look to take center stage, as do Teresa Giudice and husband Joe's legal woes.

"I'm in this nightmare I can't get out of," says Giudice, who recently pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud.

But most impacted by her parents' drama is Gia, the Giudice' 13-year-old daughter, who breaks down numerous times in the exclusive clip, before telling her father she wants to be a "criminal lawyer" when she grows up.

"We need them," Joe says.

Sexy couple Melissa and Joe Gorga are back – and now in the garbage business – while Kathy Wakile, her cannoli (and Rosie) return and look to do battle with Giudice, who remarks, "How do you spell b––? K-A-T-H-Y."

And although Jersey veterans Jacqueline Laurita and Caroline Manzo have departed (Manzo will be starring in her own Bravo spinoff, Manzo'd with Children), there is double trouble to replace them.

Self-described "b––y-nice" identical twin sisters Nicole Mauriello and Teresa Aprea look to add loads of drama – and humor – to the show.

"A woman only needs two things," remarks Mauriello, who owns one of the most prestigious Italian restaurants in Little Italy with her husband, Rino. "Dunkin Donuts and oral sex."

Breast cancer survivor Amber Marchese, a longtime friend of Gorga and the twins, also joins the show, and her emotional battle will be part of season 6.

"The risk of not seeing my children grow up ... It's just awful every single day," says a tearful Marchese, who also looks to stir up her own trouble on the show.

As the clip ends, and the yelling, fighting and lies escalate, Manzo sums up the show and season, over clinking ice cubes: "That's what we do in Jersey." 
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