The rift widened between the actors The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
During the Bravo show’s Season 14 finale on August 4, tensions between Teresa Giudice, her husband Luis “Louie” Ruelas and Margaret Josephs reached a breaking point when Teresa accused Margaret of reaching out to Louie’s ex and spreading lies about him on the Internet.
Ahead of the “Last Supper” cast, Teresa, 52, and Louie, 49, began plotting how to confront Margaret.
Louie then stated, “Tell her to stay away from our family. I hope Margaret and her family are suffering. I hope her fucking son suffers the way I suffered, the way other people in our family suffered, dealing with a woman like that.”
(L) Teresa Giudice and Margaret Josephs. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty; Theo Wargo/Getty Teresa Giudice says ex Joe Giudice ‘still won’t admit’ he cheated: ‘Do I trust him? Not!’
Louie called Margaret a “disgusting, vile human being” while Teresa agreed with his sentiments and claimed their “children suffered” because of Margaret’s alleged behavior.
“She’s here to take advantage of everything that’s going on, and she’s trash,” he continued. “If Margaret doesn’t apologize to you, she’s not worth sitting in front of, Teresa.”
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Teresa Giudice.
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The moment in the finale happened shortly before the group met at Rails Steakhouse to iron out their differences and have an open conversation about the ongoing drama. However, things did not go as Dolores Catania planned, and the women got into a heated verbal – and in the case of Jennifer Aydin and Danielle Cabral, physical – exchange.
It was also revealed that Jackie Goldschneider – not Margaret – was the one who met with Louie’s ex, which Teresa didn’t seem to like. Margaret later addressed the bombshell revelation on Instagram, quoting herself in a post that read, “You invited the wrong bitch.” Her caption read: “Justified 😜#rhonj”
While the intention was to clear the air and mend fences, the gathering only cemented tensions between the women and ended without an apology, leaving their fates on the show hanging in the air.
The final episode also aired shortly after Teresa called for an end to online bullying and demanded that people stop spreading rumors about RHONJ threw in a lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday, July 24.
“I was at The Real Housewives of New Jersey for the past 14 seasons and during that time I have seen and been a part of my drama with my fellow cast members,” she wrote. “What is happening off camera on social media is absolutely disgusting and is fueled by toxic people who have no connection to the show or the cast and are only interested in promoting themselves by spreading their hate through fake stories and lies.”
“It affected all of us in the cast and our families,” she continued, referring to her co-stars. “They’re attacking our children, they’re attacking our businesses, and they’re turning something that should be fun into something very dark and toxic.”
She concluded: “This hatred and toxicity must stop. I am asking everyone to stop engaging in any negativity towards my colleagues and all our families. What’s too much is too much.”
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The Real Housewives of New Jersey can be streamed on Peacock.
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