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19 minutes ago, ZettaK said:
Bo Dietl said already he didn't do any investigations for Louie, or was ever asked to.
These people should all just keep Bo Dietl's name out of their mouths (all of them, including Louie). He's no joke and I think Louie, by throwing Dietl's name around in the first place, opened a door that could lead to some cease and desist letters, at the very least.
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13 minutes ago, ZettaK said:
Frank Jr was asked by a media outlet about this, and he said that nothing like this happened. He worked for Louie and had a good experience.
So, again, we have a made-up storyline, that, thankfully, did not make the season and only seen in an "unseen footage" flashback. I would believe Frankie Jr. waaaay over his Dad any day!
I am disliking Frank, Sr. more and more this season. Seeing him in the dressing room with Joe Gorga and Joe Benigno was interesting - it seemed like both Frank and Joe B. were trying to rile Joe Gorga up about Louie.
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17 minutes ago, TexasGal said:
I had a little bit of a headache when I started watching and, yeah this definitely didn’t help. It’s like listening to little kids argue. “You’re a XYZ!” “No, YOU’RE a XYZ!” “No, you are!”
I was waiting for one of them to yell "Neener, neener"!!
It's that old schoolyard rhyme - "I'm rubber and you're glue - whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you".
Although, if someone said that to Teresa (and maby Melissa, too), she would probably think the person was calling her a condom.
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1 hour ago, SweetieDarling said:
Andy said Jackie looks "radiated".
"Jersey-speak" is rubbing off on him!! (And, I say this as someone from NJ!) 😂
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1 hour ago, ZettaK said:
The show has to film at TomTom (and S&S) because Pump will close in July, and TomTom is going to be Lisa's only restaurant in LA.
I believe the Toms took all of their initial investment ($100,000) out of TomTom.
Isn't SUR still open? They could split filming between TomTom, SUR and Something About Her - I think if the sandwich shop ever opens, it would become a prime filming spot, especially for the girls.
I hate speculating about this stuff, because who knows at this point??
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I watched "The View" this morning, and Lala was on. She spoke a bit about the whole Scandoval thing, saying a lot of what we've all read and heard her say previously.
She was pretty subdued, in both appearance and speaking. She said she couldn't really comment on anything about Raquel because she doesn't know what goes on in Raquel's brain, but she CAN speak about Sandoval because she knows the kind of person he is, based on her experience with Randall. She spoke a little bit more about that, too.
She sort of portrayed herself as the poor, naive fiancee of Randall who was blown away when she found out he cheated on her. No mention of her past (pre-Randall "modeling" days), or the fact that she was secretly dating Randall while he was still married to his former wife.
Overall, she came across like a different person than the foul-mouthed bully she portrays on VR.
One thing that does really, really bother me is that I feel like all of these chucklefucks are now more "famous" because of a friend's situation, especially LaLa. I can't open any news feeds on my phone without seeing a story about LaLa commenting on Scandoval - and now, she's on The View? I feel like she is profiting from this, and that is despicable, imo. She giving interviews (not for free, I'm sure) and making bank from her "best" friend's bad situation.
Same with Jax and Brittany - they even got a mini-show out of this. It's like they're vultures picking at the bones of a dead animal. Such a bunch of opportunists.
Ariana also appeared on The View, a week or two ago, but to me, that's okay - it's her story to tell and opine about. Not LaLa's, not Jax's, not anyone else.
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1 hour ago, Haleth said:
Can I please borrow Whoopi’s eye rolls for all this reality show crap?
I agree - especially that one!! LaLa Kent is no angel - she has a history. She was dating Randall Emmett while he was still married to his former wife. She kept it secret until he was finally separated. To say she was floored when she found out he did the same thing to her, well - I'll give a bigger eye roll than Whoopi!!
Plus, it bothers me that this particular person is getting a lot of press and exposure from her supposed "best friend's" situation. She's profiting from someone else's pain, and I find that despicable.
Edited to add - I think the whole "Scandoval" thing is ridiculous and overblown in the media. And, I say this as someone who watches Vanderpump Rules - a show that is made up of a cast who have all pretty much cheated on each other, with each other, over and over again.
The only thing Lala Kent said that was honest and worth hearing is that all these people were and are desperate to be on TV.
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5 hours ago, bosawks said:
I disagree with the idea that Raquel hasn’t shown any emotion. She did look like she wanted to vomit during the story of her mom asking about James’ dick at the Thanksgiving table……
I agree, but her lackluser and emotionally stunted reaction(s) to the rest of any conversations relating to her and the situations were completely devoid of any emotional reaction.
That lack of visual reaction on Raquel's part made me wonder if she was heavily medicated with anxiety meds for the reunion taping.
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1 hour ago, snarts said:
In terms of Youtube success, it's all about the # of views and Teresa's cooking videos already have more views than Caroline's, who's been at it for years,
I wonder how profitable this for them? Does anyone know the formula for viewership to revenue?
I'm not sure, but someone in my family has a Youtube show and seems to do okay from the revenue.
What Teresa needs to remember to do several times during her shows is give the standard Youtube mantra of "Hit that "Like" button and make sure to follow me", so that even if someone doesn't watch every segment she does, they are still following/liking the content.
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41 minutes ago, Chalby said:
My first thought was that IF Louie threw this statement out, thinking it would shut people up, then it reflects what Louie would consider intimidating. Marge has shared her past, flaws and all, and her ex and present husbands accept her.
I can only suggest to everyone, don't go on a reality show if you have secrets. Or be the first to unveil your secrets.
I can't be mad at anyone for asking questions about what they've read on Google. The viewers would have the same questions.
Marge may have put a lot of her past out there, just as you said, so she got ahead of any unveiling of secrets; however, I think there is more to her story than we've been told. There's something there that freaked her out when Louie made his claims about investigating them.
I think I would be mad if someone contacted people loosely connected with me to get more dirt or gossip, and I feel that Margaret may have done that with some housewives. Whether she was contacted, or she did the contacting, she's not trustworthy, in my opinion.
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58 minutes ago, SweetieDarling said:
I completely agree
a) Even if, and that's a big IF, they agreed to family therapy, they would never admit fault. Joe may be wheedled into it assuming Teresa would follow suit, but I honestly doubt Teresa thinks anything she does is wrong or inappropriate.
b) I absolutely agree Melissa was jealous, as were the Wakiles, of Tre's fame from the show, and probably thought "what about us?" when they saw the extended Manzo fambly on the show.
c) Agreed, Nonno was not crazy about Melissa. It's not like she wasn't Italian. Maybe the Marcos are from Sicily or Southern Italy; the Northern Italians don't like the Southern Italians (an over generalization, especially of past generations). I don't doubt Mel tried to win their approval (sprinkle cookies), but nothing she did was ever right or good enough.
d) Teresa had an odd, imo, jealousy of Melissa. Even this season, she makes reference to Mel trying to steal Joey away. In the Gorga's first season Teresa mentioned how close she and Joey were; he was at her house all the time, etc. Then Melissa came along, and he wasn't around as often; she stole Joey away from Teresa, and brainwashed him into thinking he should spend all his time with ((gasp)) his wife and kids, rather than Teresa and her family. She really seems to think she's the center of the universe, imo.
e) Agreed that Melissa has A LOT more self control and is more capable of thinking ahead than Teresa. I also agree the Gorgas purposely push her buttons -why? I'm not sure-spite?
f) Agreed that Melissa is always 🎵on display, on display, on display 🎵
100% agree with all you said!
And, what I've bolded here is why it will NEVER happen. Because neither Teresa or Joe can admit they were wrong in anything they do. Well, Theresa may be a little more guilty of that than Joe, but they are sooo much alike. They both can spin a story to make it sound like they are the injured party, with no self-accountability for their own actions.
Not to knock "old school" Italians (or any other nationality, for that matter), many, many, many that I know (almost ALL my friends and family) do NOT believe in any type of counseling or therapy. It's perceived as a weakness. You don't talk about your problems with anyone outside of your family/friend group. You work it out by yourselves, never speak of it again and move on, or you don't and then, just never speak - as was the case with Nonno.
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15 minutes ago, bichonblitz said:
I hope he got paid.
I hope he didn't - then we can see a showdown between the Gorga's and the Fuda's (IF there is another season and ththey are all invited back).
If any of the Gorgoa's non-payment to trades rumors are true, I, for one, would love to see that play out on my TV screen.
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5 hours ago, snarts said:
Feels like I watched a completely different show.
From what I've seen, Teresa's done with the Gorgas and they (along with the others who've been riding this storyline) are now scrambling. They're trying to throw anything & everything out there to blame Teresa & Louie for a rift that began 10+ years ago.
The Gorgas are the ones who turned down invitations, skipped family events, and trash talked the Giudices. They're the ones who keep saying they're so hurt. By what exactly? They were invited to the 50th birthday, to the housewarming, to the wedding. The only press coming from the Giudices/Louie are receipts showing their efforts to include the Gorgas. Now they're just frustrated & done. Meanwhile, we've seen the Gorgas public thrash Joe Giudice, and then the daughters who dared to ask them to stop. Now they're focused on Louie, trying to throw out any/all accusations in the hopes that one will stick. They're the ones who continue to keep this stupid storyline alive.
I read that Teresa's been in the 1st chair for 12 of her 13 reunions; while Melissa's been in the 1st spot for something like 3 of of 10. Last year, Melissa was in the very last chair, furthest away from Andy. It's completely strategic how she/they've reinvigorated the feud just to keep a spot on the show. It's sad & boring, IMHO.
I agree with you. I think the issue is that Joe and Melissa are very camera-aware, and are very careful to NOT say or do anything on camera that will give public perception of them doing anything to hurt Teresa. They do what they do off-camera or when they're not filming. Teresa kind of lets it all hang out - she says what she thinks the minute the thought hits her brain. She seriously has no filter. Melissa and Joe know which of Teresa's buttons to push, and do that often on-camera, because they know she's going to react in her usual unfiltered, explosive fashion.
Melissa definitely has more self-control than Teresa, and that makes her look better in the eyes of the public. Teresa is not looking good so far in the reunions. Up until the finale party, she was pretty much a happy bride-to-be. She seemed peaceful and relaxed most of the time. I think Joe and Melissa were both frustrated this season because a lot of the time, Teresa didn't rise to the bait and didn't react the way they wanted or expected her to - so, they kept upping the ante by not attending events and avoiding Teresa and Louis whenever possible.
Teresa is explosive (typical Gorga), Melissa is more understated (or sly, if you will). The current family dynamic is just a repeat of what Joe and Teresa lived with in regards to their father and his sister (Kathy and Rosie's Mom). It's deep seeded, and it's how they grew up. I think that Nonno died, never making peace with his sister, so Joe and Teresa are bound to repeat history. They both are definitely HUGE grudge holders and can and will tell you every detail of every perceived hurt they feel they've received from each other. The only thing that is going to hopefully get them past all of this is a great deal of family counseling, off-camera. But, they all have to want to commit 100% to the time and emotions that will entail. I honestly don't think that either one of them think it's necessary to do that and they are not ready to face some hard and true facts about themselves.
I believe that Melissa was very jealous of Teresa's "fame" once RHONJ started and pushed everywhere she could to get on the show. I believe that even before they were all on the show, Melissa was constantly trying to one-up Teresa, maybe to get some acceptance in the Gorga family (I feel like Nonno didn't much care for Melissa), or maybe just out of spite and envy. I believe that Teresa was probably jealous of Melissa and Joe's relationship, which, for the most part, seems relatively happy. Teresa and Joe Guidice's marriage was not a good one, but again, I think that her marriage was similar to her parents' - they had some love and overlooked a lot because that is just what you did, as an old-school "good Italian girl".
As far as what we've seen on the show, Melissa is smarter in a lot of ways regarding what she portrays than Teresa is. In the pre-reunion interviews, she said something about the new housewives being authentic to themselves (all the housewives said that), but I don't think that Melissa is ever truly authentic on the show - she is playing a part that she wants us all to see - the put-upon, never-loved, downtrodden daughter/sister-in-law.
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6 hours ago, lili45 said:
What Ariana did with Lala wasn’t behind his back, and he probably enjoyed it.
What she did with Lala wasn’t ongoing for 7 months.
Ariana didn’t covertly sneak around with Lala in Sandoval’s bed and home.
She did not lie to Sandy in an ongoing manner. Even Rachel herself was able to acknowledge “the deceit.” Methinks The ongoing deception from a friend is the issue here, not our view of infidelity.
Anyway, their relationship didn’t include this option.Well, technically, if he was driving and they were in the backseat, it was "behind his back". 😂
But I do agree that even listening to them, he probably enjoyed it.
I often wonder if any of these so-called "couples" engaged in any kind of threesomes or partner-swapping parties. It wouldn't surprise me if they did.
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A few subtle takeaways I observed from last night:
Raquel was trying very hard to keep a blank face when Scheana was saying that Ariana told her that she and Tom had gotten more intimate and all seemed good in that department the last month or so of them being together, before Ariana found out about the affair. That means that Tom and Ariana were having sex the same time he was having sex with Raquel. I got the feeling that was a shock to Raquel. Tom probably did not disclose that little tidbit to Raquel. She was probably thinking that there was no intimacy at all between Tom and Ariana. For just a brief moment, there was a look of complete dejection in her eyes, like she now knows that Tom used her instead of loving her.
The other takeaway was with Lala acting all "innocent country girl" about not knowing about the casting couch problem in Hollywood. Give me a fuckin' break!!! This is a girl who proudly talked about "bjs for pjs", was a
modelescort/high priced call girl who traveled to Europe for private yacht trips, fancy gifts, etc. Also, this is not the 1950's, where that behavior was well hidden and never spoken about. It's been out in the open for decades, so she can take a seat with that bullshit. I highly doubt that even when she first moved to L.A., she was some naive, fresh off the farm, innocent babe in the woods. She's savvy and street smart - you don't learn that overnight.-
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14 hours ago, ww92 said:
I wasn't sure where to put this but Teresa has a new cooking show on YT. OMG, it's bad. She's clearly (badly) reading a teleprompter the entire time. And while the dish sounds like it would be tasty, it's also totally basic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wMDhvfZiwg&pp=ygUWdGVyZXNhIGdpdWRpY2UgY29va2luZw%3D%3D
I watched a couple of episodes - I didn't think it was too, too bad. Teresa was, at times, reading from a teleprompter and seemed a little awkward, but other times, she was fine, and seemed pretty relaxed and happy.
It's basic Italian cooking - nothing fancy. Teresa obviously learned from her mother - she's not big on measurements.
The weirdest thing to me with each of the two episodes I watched was Louie calling her on her cell phone in the middle of taping. Obviously staged, he's like "What are you cooking for dinner? Oh - chicken Saltimbocca (or whatever) - my favorite!!" That just seems stupid and forced.
I think Teresa started doing this because Caroline Manzo also has a cooking show on Youtube. I've watched them both, and I preferred Caroline's because she's better at explaining things.
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42 minutes ago, Steph J said:
Jeez, watching Sandoval slowly try to formulate a lie is painful. Did he not think the question about what happened between Scheana and Raquel would come up?
I think at that point in taping, he was flustered and pissed off, so he was trying to recall what he and Raquel had rehearsed. I could totally see Sandoval setting up a faux reunion stage in Raquel's apartment, and him pretending to be Andy asking questions, while they "prepped for the reunion" (per Raquel's one on one with Andy).
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3 hours ago, SweetieDarling said:
It's not like Margaret searched the internet for info about Louie,..Oh, wait. Wasn't Marge the one who found the bizarre videos and info about road rage and claims of abuse?
I can see where it would be off putting if someone new came into my group of friends, that I'm still feeling out and don't quite trust for seemingly valid reasons, and then find out they did background checks on me and my friends. I'd be offended. If you don't trust us, don't hang out with us. Take a lesson from Paulie.
I guess the difference is, I think Marge only scoured the internet, he, allegedly, hired a private investigator.
Good perspective - I hadn't thought that far! I just think that Margaret is shady and seeing her face gave me the impression that she has something to hide (just like probably most of them on this show. Everyone has a skeleton or two in their closet that they don't want popping out).
I agree with you that Margaret probably does do a deep dive on the internet about the other cast members. I firmly believe that she does have an "arsenal" (God - I never want to hear that word again!!) of information ready and waiting for when she needs it, as we've seen her do several times. I also believe that Margaret has connections to non-show friends of the cast members and they may gossip with her, spilling tea about everyone.
I'm curious to hear what Louie's response to all of this will be. Bo Dietl has already come out to the press saying that he did not do any investigating of housewives/husbands. He was very clear in a few things I read that he is not the guy to do that petty kind of bullshit. I'm wondering if Louie was throwing out empty threats by name dropping a prominent investigator they all know, just wanting to put a little scare into them. Or, maybe Louie does know some secrets, maybe got the information in an underhanded way, and is using the Bo Dietl investigating story as a way to cover up how and what he knows.
Either way, I really want Louie to spill EVERYTHING he supposedly knows. As Bethany Frankel said "MENTION IT ALL!!!!" I want dirt!!! 😂
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1 hour ago, janiema said:
Margaret seemed upset that Luis had hired an investigator to look into the cast members. I wonder what she is hiding.
I was wondering that, too. When they showed a flashback scene from the finale party and Louie was yelling out Bo Dietl's name (I honestly don't remember seeing that scene during the party-was it cut out?), there was a quick shot of Margaret's face. She looked absolutely terrified, imo. All of her practiced "camera face" looks disappeared and she looked like she was going to freak out.
As you said - what is she hiding? If you've done nothing wrong/illegal, people can investigate you six ways to Sunday and they won't find anything. What's to be worried about if someone is checking into you?
Inquiring minds want to know! 😂
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1 hour ago, FlyingEgret said:
Hate Tre's outfit; but her hair does look really great
Teresa's outfit would have been much better without that tacky gold satin train thing. She would have rocked a gold glitter/sequined jumpsuit all on it own.
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11 minutes ago, FlyingEgret said:
Can both Tre and Melissa go away?
I almost wish that they had two versions of the Reunion. One with all the women, and one separate one with Teresa, Louie and the Gorga's. And, during the one with all the women, no mention of the family fight would be mentioned.
It seems like every single thing discussed circles back to Teresa and Melissa - it's tiresome!
The worst part of all of this is that, for the most part, the family fight storyline is the only storyline ALL of them had.
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I guess Rachel Fuda decided to get a Disney princess gown to go along with her Disney princess nose job. She looks like a Jersey version of Belle from Beauty and the Beast! 😂
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Buckle up....here we go!
Dresses are completely over the top, as expected!! But, I am loving Teresa's shorter hair!
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33 minutes ago, goofygirl said:
I totally agree. She AND Arianna need to watch it a little with their words. Lisa is not one to be f'd with, considering her value and ability to "put in a good word" for their businesses. Let's not bite the hand that feeds us. Look how Jax Taylor ended up.
My opinion only - I think that LVP would cut Ariana more slack than she would Lala. LVP has had a few run-ins with Lala over the years, and Lala has never seemed to show any respect to LVP, which is something that she absolutely demands from all of these chucklefucks.
Ariana was more temperate in her comments to LVP - they weren't exactly adoring, but they weren't exactly disrepectful, either.
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S13.E18: Reunion Episode 2
in The Real Housewives Of New Jersey
I think Joe Gorga is concerned about losing his and Melissa's housewife gig, so he's being subdued in order to look better than his sister and Louie. I guess we'll see more next week.