Teresa & Joe Attend Melissa's Release Party

Teresa and Joe Giudice attended the release party for Melissa Gorga's new single 'On Display' at Hudson Terrace on August 12, 2011 in New York City.

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Teresa Giudice Promotes Fabulicioius At Lola's

Teresa Giudice promotes "Fabulicious" at Lola's Boutique on August 4, 2011 in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.

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Bravo Already Filming RHONJ Season 4

Can't get enough of the Real Housewives of New Jersey? Neither can anyone else -- and apparently Bravo is well aware of it. They are already filming season 4!

This is most likely because of the high ratings for the show, and these days it is rare that Bravo wait an entire year to begin airing a new season of such a successful show.

And to top it all off, Bravo is reportedly adding another housewife to the cast. So if that is true, a 6th member is already filming with the current cast. 

I was pretty content with the women they have now, what do you all think?

Teresa Giudice Claims Self Defense In Bar Brawl

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As you've heard, Teresa Giudice and the Real Housewives of New Jersey gang are being sued by Yolanda Martinez over a bar fight that occured in the Dominican Republic where they were vacationing in February.

Well Teresa has lawyer-ed up and is now claiming that not only is she not guilty, she herself was the one assaulted and was only acting in self defense.

"Teresa was hit and assaulted," says her attorney, Jim Kridel. "She is still in pain over this. This wasn't something that was minor." He also defends Teresa's sometimes slick mouth saying, "mere words are not provocation to hit someone. There's no justification for that."

Bravo -- NJ Housewives Lawsuit Has "No Merit"

Monday, a lawsuit was filed by Yolanda Martinez stating that while on vacation in Punta Cana in February, Teresa Giudice sprayed a bottle of champagne (what a waste) at her and then proceeded to have the people with her beat up her son-in-law and his cousin.

Here's what Bravo has to say about it:

“Bravo has not seen a copy of the complaint so we cannot comment on the specifics. We can, however correct the misstatements that were reported. The Real Housewives of New Jersey was NOT taping at the time the incident occurred. We believe that the settlement agreements both the plaintiffs and their lawyers previously negotiated and signed will be enforced and these claims are completely without merit.”

NJ Housewives Cast Accused Of Attack

On February 23, the Real Housewives of New Jersey were enjoying a nice family vacation in Punta Cana, Domincan Republic when all hell broke loose! And now it's coming back to haunt them.

Yolanda Martinez and her family filed a lawsuit in New York yesterday seeking unspecified damages.

They claim that Teresa Giudice sprayed champagne in Martinez's face and then got her brood (including cast member of RHONJ) to beat up her son-in-law and his cousin.

The law suit says that they signed $25,000 settlements which also covered up to $12,000 in medical expenses. The suit says they agreed because they wanted to fly home and didn't cash the checks.

Teresa Giudice's Family Feud Still Going Strong

We've all seen the on-screen tension flaring between Teresa Giudice and her brother Joe Gorga on the Real Housewives of New Jersey. Well, things aren't any different off-screen. In fact, judging by what she recently told Celebuzz, they are only getting worse with time. But it seems like it isn't necessarily their fault.

"I am at a loss when it comes to Melissa (Gorga). Clearly we can’t be a family if she doesn’t want us to be, and I’ve tried everything I can think of to love her. I refuse to bash her in the press or on Twitter, even though she has no problem doing the same to me. She not only posts little digs, she compliments the most hateful bloggers that write horrible things about my kids!"

Melissa recently told People Magazine, "I knew it would make my sister-in-law go insane if we joined the show. Teresa never wanted us around, so I guess this is karma. She should have kept her family close to her."

That doesn't really sound like someone willing to reconcile. However, she turned the tables and wrote in her Bravo blog, “I will stop at nothing to fix this.”

Teresa maintains, "I love my brother and would do anything to have him in my life full-time again." No word on what kind of relationship she'd like to have with Melissa, if any.

As for the rumors that she and Joe's marriage is on the rocks she says, "Joe and I are not getting a divorce. We aren’t separated; never have been. We are happily married. I love him as much as the day we got married."

Don't forget to watch Real Housewives Of New Jersey on it's new night - Sundays at 10:00pm on Bravo TV.

Teresa Giudice Visits Good Day NY

Teresa Giudice, star of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, paid a visit to New York's Good Day NY this morning, June 8, 2011.

While there she whipped up some tasty dishes from her new cookbook (on stands now), Fabulicious.

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"Tamra Is Trying To Be Teresa," Says Jeana

"Tamra Barney is just trying to be another Teresa Giudice" says Jeana Keough in an exclusive interview with RumorFix about the explosive finale of Real Housewives of Orange County.

The relationships between the former friends has been tense all season and finally came to a head on Sunday night's season finale. Tamra threw a cease and desist letter and a drink at Jeana, which started an all-out fight.

Jeana tells us exclusively that Tamra is just trying to one-up a dramatic Real Housewives of New Jersey star, "She's just trying to be another Teresa. She's just a sad person. I feel bad for the example she sets her children."

As for the wrap party, Jeana is disgusted by what happened -- and says it was not a spontaneous scene of drama.

"I was invited and paid to be there by Bravo but they wanted me to walk in a half hour after everyone else was already there and drinking, 'to make a bold entrance.' I tried to stay away from everybody but they dragged me into it anyway. Thank God I'm an athlete because they could have really hurt me when I was shoved into the bar like that!

"The whole scene was a total set up. Tamra was holding on to that letter for three hours before she threw it at me. And the second she started walking toward me, everyone started moving out from behind me because they knew what was coming -- plus she had the biggest glass of wine! I had like an inch of champagne in my glass."

But Jeana doesn't hold a grudge against Tamra and wishes her well, even after all the negativity. "She's doing a great job with the kids and I hope she has a happy life," she says.

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Kathy Wakile: "I'm Caught In The Middle"

It's was Thanksgiving in the world of Real Housewives of New Jersey last night, but Kathy Wakile's family didn't quite together for the holidays.

While she attended a dinner over at cousin-in-law and fellow housewife Melissa Gorga's place, her cousin, Teresa Giudice, was celebrating separately with her immediate family, friends, and fellow housewives. Kathy wishes things could be different.

"I'm caught in the middle," Kathy tells Zap2it. "I do love Teresa, I love Joe and I love Melissa. I hope that family can survive arguments and issues and we can come full circle... I'm always that girl that looks at the glass half-full and never looks it as half-empty. And there's always a chance."

Rewinding back to when Kathy was still making her decision to join the series, she tells us that Teresa was very angry about the possibility - a reaction the new housewife didn't quite understand.

"I can't see why, for me it would make me feel more comfortable, to be honest," she says. "If someone from my family or a good friend of my mine was approached, it would be fun for me because I would say, 'You know what? This is great. They're going to pull somebody on, why not pull somebody that I love and somebody I care about and that I know we will get along?' That's the way I would see it."

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Teresa Giudice Attends Aetrex Shoe Opening

 

Teresa Giudice attends the opening of the Aetrex Concept Store on June 4, 2011 in Englewood, New Jersey.

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Teresa Giudice's "Fabulicious" Book Signing

Teresa Giudice promotes her new cookbook "Fabulicious" at Borders on June 1, 2011 in Bridgewater, New Jersey.

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Teresa Giudice On The Ellen Degeneres Show

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice dropped by The Ellen Degeneres Show where she told Ellen about the big blowouts on the show. And she wasn't talking about the hairstyles.

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Joe Gorga May Never Forgive Sister Teresa

After the huge christening blowout on the premiere of Real Housewives of New Jersey, tension has remained high between Teresa Giudice and her brother, Joe Gorga. On last night’s episode, Teresa took the first step in trying to mend their relationship by writing her brother and sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga, an apology letter. But Joe is not ready to grant Teresa forgiveness.

Teresa extended an olive branch of peace to her younger brother, Joe, by writing a letter to him.

She began the letter with, “Sometimes when we speak, neither one of us really listens,” speaking to their hot-headed tempers. She continues to apologize for hurting him and his family and asked if he would meet her face-to-face to mend their family.

Melissa was shocked with the apology, but Joe wasn’t having it.

“She hurt you. She hurt me. She hurt our kids. It’s hard to let it go,” he said.

Then Melissa asked him point-blank if he was ready to never speak to Teresa again.

His reply: “If she is who she is now? Yes, I’m willing never to speak to her again. Absolutely.”

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Kathy Wakile: Caught In The Middle On RHONJ

So far this season on Real Housewives of New Jersey, Bravo shifted the big feud from Danielle Staub and the Manzos to Teresa Giudice's family drama. Yet, Teresa's cousin, Kathy Wakile, says she had no idea at first that she was even being considered for the same show Teresa was on.

"Maybe it was naive on my part," Kathy tells Zap2it after we asked her if she thought Bravo was interested in her because of her connection to Teresa. "I really had no idea it was even for the Housewives."

The new housewife says her relationship to Teresa isn't something she flaunted. She has never shared the same last name as her cousin, doesn't tag Teresa in photos on Facebook, and she didn't like to tell people that her cousin was on the show until she really knew them.

"I didn't do that," she explains. "Because I would always like to establish myself for who I truly am on my own."

Of course, the cat's out of the bag now and to viewers it seems as if she sides with Teresa's sister-in-law and new cast member, Melissa Gorga, against her cousin. But, Kathy says that was never her intention.

"It's never been a team for me," she says. "I never wanted to choose between Melissa or Teresa. As I said before, I grew up with Teresa. Teresa is my cousin and I love her. I looked at her like a little sister. When Joe and Melissa got married, I looked at Melissa like a cousin too. And we all got along really, really well initially. And what happened was Teresa's life got busier."

Kathy explains Teresa became busy with her life and small kids while her own kids were becoming old enough to do social activities and Kathy needed to be with them. So, the cousins drifted apart. Meanwhile, she began to spend more time with Melissa, who even though she had small children too, she stayed closer to home and could spend time with Kathy.

"It wasn't a divide that was intentional by any means," Kathy says. "But still sometimes Teresa sees it that way. It was not intended to be that way."

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Teresa Giudice To Attend Aetrex Shoe Opening

Teresa Giudice, star of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, will be a special guest at the grand opening of Aetrex’s first retail store in Englewood, NJ, showing off how great women can look in shoes that are comfortable, as well as fashionable.

From 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Saturday, June 4, fans can meet and have their photo taken with Teresa and check out Aetrex’s latest line of footwear that offer fashion, function and comfort. Aetrex Worldwide Inc. is one of the fastest growing companies in the footwear industry and a global leader in comfort and wellness footwear.

“I’m so excited to find shoes that compliment my style but also give my feet a break,” said Teresa. “I love my high heels – everyone knows that! - but chasing after four kids all day takes its toll.”

In addition to meeting Teresa, Aetrex will offer promotions and activities for the entire family including a 25% off promotion on all merchandise, hourly raffles, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and more. The 2,400 square-foot store located at16-18 East Palisade Avenue in the heart of the shopping district, will feature the most advanced technology in the footwear industry and the healthiest shoes on the market today.

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Teresa Says Daughter Are Bullied B/C Of Show

Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice says that the reality show is destroying her family! Shocker.

In a new interview with In Touch magazine, Teresa Giudice says that among other problems that fame has caused, her daughters are being bullied at school.

You may recall that recent lovely moment on RHONJ where Teresa’s brother, Joe Gorga, called Teresa “garbage” – at Gorga’s son Joey’s christening!

It seems jealousy is at the root of the familial issues, and though Giudice says she won’t “stoop down to Melissa’s level,” her husband straight up offers that Teresa’s sister-in-law Melissa “is the most jealous person in the world, and she’s a liar.”

As for Teresa Giudice’s daughters, they’re definitely hearing about her family reality show escapades, as Teresa notes, “The other day at school, a kid went up to my daughter and said, ‘Your family is embarrassing.’ She told me she was crying.”

And that, my dear Teresa, seems like a great sign to get your family off of reality television! Fame and a nice paycheck are not a good trade for family dysfunction.

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Teresa Giudice: RHONJ Destroying My Family

Teresa Giudice used to have a fairly harmonious family, but in a new, shocking interview with In Touch, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star reveals that the hit Bravo show is ripping apart her family.

The acrimonious relations reached a high point after her younger brother, Joe Gorga — who, along with his wife Melissa yearn for the fame Teresa has achieved — called his sister “garbage” and fought with her husband Joe, at the christening of Gorga’s son Joey.

Teresa tells In Touch, she doesn’t want to “stoop down to Melissa’s level” and refuses to use the word “jealous” to describe her brother and sister-in-law, but her husband isn’t: “Melissa is the most jealous person in the world, and she’s a liar.”

Teresa says the situation with her brother is causing marital strife, with Joe telling In Touch, “I told her a bunch of times not to mention the brother in front of me—I don’t want to hear it and when I hear the name I get pissed off…There have been a couple of times when she has said the name, and I almost did leave.”

While Joe may not want to hear their names, Gorga and his wife aren’t leaving the show anytime soon–and that’s a problem, since Teresa says her daughters have been bullied since their uncle and aunt began appearing on the show. “The other day at school, a kid went up to my daughter and said, ‘Your family is embarassing. She told me she was crying.”

Even Teresa’s father has been negatively impacted by the family turmoil: Suffering from emphysema, he was noticeable agitated during the fight at the christening. “It’s breaking my heart,” says Teresa. “My brother knows how sick our dad is. I don’t know why he would do what he did.

Adding insult to injury are reports that Teresa’s brother has been urging his wife to speak out against Teresa. “I’m so appauled they’re doing this just to be on TV,” she says. “You really shouldn’t air your dirty laundry on TV, and my brother and his wife are making it so much worse for us all.”

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Teresa Giudice & Hubby Hit The Beach In Miami

The couple that tans together, stays together.

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice hit Miami Beach with her 'juicy' husband Joe over the weekend.

The mother of four girls wore a sparkly green bikini as she and her hubby enjoyed the warm weather and cooling off in the water. The pair were down in Florida as a part of the reality star's book tour for her family cookbook, Fabulicious!

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Melissa On Make Up W/ Teresa: 'Not Happening'

After last week's blowup at the christening in the premiere episode, Real Housewives of New Jersey fans got a taste of the drama to come.

Zap2it has already spoken to new housewife Melissa Gorga about the details surrounding her joining the show and how she felt about her son's christening being ruined, but we still have a whole season ahead of us.

In this part of their interview, they spoke to her about the chances of reconciliation this season and what we can expect as the season unfolds.

Teresa has had a rough year. Did you reach out to her when all that bankruptcy stuff was going down?

Um, yes, actually I did. I did call her a couple times, but she was always in denial and didn't want to talk about it. And you know the relationship I have with her I didn't want to throw it in her face. I didn't want to call too much and too often, because there was a new story every single day. You know, her husband's going to jail, her husband's doing fraud, and I was like, 'What am I going to do? Call every time I see something in the paper?'

In the premiere, Teresa says she was happy when you married her brother and wanted a relationship, but you acted cold with her. Is that true?

No. I have both sisters down The Shore and she was going to be the only sister that I had. And I really did want a relationship with her. And I feel we did try in the beginning. And she did try. But little by little, the things she would say, the way that she was was very different from the way that I was and we started to bump heads. And as Joey and I started to become more successful, I think she started to change and her personality toward me started to change. And she looked at me as a competitor instead of a sister-in-law and that's when things just started to go downhill and all of that was just bizarre to me, because I have none of that going on in my family. And I have two older sisters and cousins everywhere, so I'm not used to that.

What can we expect of you this season?

You're going to see a lot of my interaction with my husband. He's hysterical I have to say. He and I together are a power couple and we're great and we really compliment each other well throughout the whole season. So, you're going to see a lot of me and my husband. A lot of me being a little bit of everything where I cook, I clean and now I'm going on this journey to be a singer. And I have incredible producers who have worked with Brittany Spears and Beyonce coming into my home and I sing next to a piano a capella. And you're going to see my journey all the way up to my first performance, to my first live singing performance. So, it's an amazing journey you're going to take with me on the whole ride of my music career.

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