Yeah, Yeah, I heard about the big brawl in NJ last weekend. I have just not been feeling writing about the Real Housewives of New Jersey yet. I don’t know why, perhaps I have RHOBH overload. Or RHOA overload. I guess I need to gear up and get to talking about RHONJ and RHOOC. So about last Saturday, it seems that Johnny the Greek (JTG) finally got the camera time he was seeking and now he wants to press charges. Really Johnny? Johnny is claiming he still has a stiletto mark on his forehead that Jacqueline left there.
The story among the RHONJ sources are a bit varied on this one. Here is the version I think is probably the closest to the truth. JTG (JTG) has been wanting to be on the show for quite some time. He is connected to the show through salon owner Penny who is friends with Tre. The opening of the second Posche store was the setting for the scene. That store is connected to or part of Penny’s hair salon.
At the opening, Joe Gorga decided to confront JTG for all the trash talking he does of Melissa on twitter. Things get heated and Chris wants to confront JTG for comments he has made about his autistic son on twitter.(Sidenote: I have seen the Melissa trash talking but nothing about Jacqueline’s son. That said I haven’t paid much attention to JTG’s timeline lately as it is off-season.) A huge brawl ensues. Jacqueline hears JTG say something about her son (allegedly) and she kicks off her shoes and joins in. Caroline is concerned for Jacqueline’s safety and mentions it to the Manzo boys. One or both of them join in to retrieve Jacqueline.
JTG gets bloodied up pretty good. Cameras continue to roll and eventually everyone is separated. JTG claims security was holding him back and the husbands kept on bashing him. JTG has filed a citizen’s claim against Joe and Chris and Jacqueline. An evidentiary hearing was held and the court has upheld the claim and the case will be forwarded on to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.After that hearing, Joe and Chris filed counter charges and another hearing on that is upcoming on April 18th.
So basically, you know, another day in the filming of RHONJ. Oh, and Tre is being blamed because JTG implied that she was the source of the information he tweets. Tre and Joe Giudice were present, but Juicy Joe did not get involved in the altercation. Which I find weird. Anyway, that’s my take on it. Yours may vary, if so, let me know in comments. That includes YOU, JTG. Don’t yell at me! Tell me what happened!
I’ve been waiting for this, I started reading about it last week! Not for nothing, if a grown man talks “ish” about my son he’s going to get a shoe to the head and then some!
Why would juicy joe get involved. He’s already in trouble.
I’m pretty sure he did not. Mayhaps you are confusing your Joes.
Ugh, I just can’t deal with them this season! NJ franchise has proved to be the most blatently scripted, I mean what real business woman would continue to invite the HW and TV crew in, year after year, when this crap always happens? The Gollum Like Kim who is desperate for face time is the only one that comes to mind. Further, Caro is no nonsense, I don’t have time for this and even she goes year after year? With all the discrepancies in their timeline and editing last season, I have seen behind the curtain and the Wizard ain’t pretty! Plus darling Greggy is living in San Fran, without him, why bother?
these people are all such trash
Eye roll to the left and back to my right.
This is gonna be Punta Cana 2.0.
Punta Cana 1.0 was never mentioned on RHNJ, but it is was a major component of all the tension & drama between Manzo’s & Guidice’s last season….
yep, the Manzo’s blamed the Guidice for starting the fight and getting their precious children involved. This time it’s Joe Gorga and Chris Laurita and Jac…they have no one to blame but themselves. If JTG said anything about their son (which I doubt, they’re just using that to get sympathy from the public, knowing they were in the wrong for physically assaulting someone) he was wearing a mic and Bravo would have the audio. But this will probably result in a lawsuit and Bravo won’t air the footage, just like Punta Cana. Jacqueline should get in huge trouble for using her heel as a weapon–that’s a sharp 4-5 inch metal spike…that gets taken seriously. Much more serious than Ashlee’s hair-pull.
I know, and it hasn’t hit her yet. Also the autistic comment is another one, this is the first time I heard anything about him making comment on twitter about Chris and jax son (I don’t think he did, if he did you can bet your bottom dollar that it would have been posted somewhere already). I think that Chris may have been told by someone or by S**t stirrer Jax that he made comments about their son and he went over there to confront him with Joe Gorga. Now the funny thing is that I can’t believe or won’t believe that when they went over there they where talking the kings english and being nice and whatever, they where talking crap and saying a bunch of things and Johnny threw it back on them. What I’m more and more hearing is that John made comment to Chris (and Jax being at his side) that they where making a story line out of his kids autism and that is when Chris and Jax attacked (much different than calling his son names and such which I can’t believe a grown man would do).
I saw the pictures of his injuries and she really put a wallop on his forehead from that heel. He got his ass beaten and that is why he is pressing charges (along with Bravo security holding him back supposedly). If Bravo is smart this is what they should do. They should offer him through his lawyer 1 to 1.5 million with a non-disclosure agreement to get Bravo security and the show out of it. And then as a sweetener say that they will give him and his wife Penny a spot on the RHONJ as a wife and they won’t care about the pursuing of the charges against the rest of the others (reason being it will make for a good next season and story line).
Can you please explain what happened in Punta Cana that didn’t air? I wasn’t aware that there was anything other than the normal fighting during that time.
Great TV! While Atlanta has toned it down and became dull, New Jersey steps it up year after year. I can’t wait to see this season unfold!
I find it funny that people wring their hands at the people like Kim D who stir shit up. I mean seriously, this is a TV show for entertainment, do you idiots really want to see a group of women get along with each other, and kiss each others asses? Or do you want to be entertained? Sometimes the holier than thou comments crack me up.
I can’t answer the question but damn, there’s no reason to call anyone here an idiot though you must also be calling yourself that.
Nope, I’m not an idiot. I’m honest. I watch Bravo for the train wrecks and crazy antics. I want to be entertained, I don’t want to watch people get along with each other… If I wanted inspiration and positivity, I’d watch Oprah or some boring crap like that…
So I love RHONJ! Season after season people say “I’m never watching again” but how much ya wanna bet they still watch? And still come to a blog and b*tch about how “negative” the show is. Cracks me up!
Do you feel superior and holier than thou by wringing your hands? LOL!
I don’t wring my hands. Unlike you I do like watching people get along. I like watching real friendships. There’s no reason to insult other people simply because they like something that you don’t.
Well….I think the point is…only an idiot would keep watching something they dislike when there is always a Golden Girls rerun on somewhere. Oh and…Thank you for being a friend.
Don’t expect this show to change. Just move on and find something you actually enjoy.
And really, opening the blog post about a show you vow never to watch again and going to the trouble to comment? That’s like banging your head repeatedly on a brick wall and complaining that it hurts. Something only an idiot would do.
Not speaking for pffft or anyone else, that’s my $0.02 (because I don’t know how to make a cents sign).
Yes, I’m obviously a total idiot for not wanting to watch a bunch of scumbags physically fight (sometimes in front of children) like wild animals. I don’t consider watching two siblings and their spouses treat other so awful entertaining. I’m such a moron.
Wondering why you feel the need to call posters “idiots.” Do you feel superior now?
I know I do. But I felt superior before, so….
Bwaahaahaa!
God, NJ is just the worst…and every bad stereotype of NJ and Italians come to life. Just when you think they can’t sink any lower, damned if they don’t find a way to shovel a few feet further down.
I think the time is rapidly approaching when Bravo just needs to kill the entire franchise and put it out of its misery. We’ve come so far from the series’ original concept (a look behind the gates of a gated community) that it is barely recognizable. It used to be about the houses, clothes and (bad) parenting decisions, but it has devolved into who’s-fighting-with-who, and we recently crossed the line into physical violence (Joanna / Adriana in Miami).
Since they have to keep upping the ante, of course there was an on-camera brawl. I expect more in the future. RH used to be the “classiest” of the “Wives” shows…no longer!
As an NJ conceived, born and bred proud member of my state, I can assure you that this stereotype does not characterize all of us. However, unfortunately — they are based on NY Italians who moved to NJ to grow their families and these stereotypes are not close to the reality of this wonderful group of Italian-Americans. An Italian-American from NJ-NY is typically a loving, passionate person who would welcome you into the family, give you the shirt off his back so you are warm, feed you, ensure you have a good night’s sleep and say prayers for you. These are the NJ-NY Italians I have been blessed to know for more than 40 years.
When it comes to the NJ HW franchise, the producers tape the worst behavior from the setups they create. You don’t see the women (characters) acting naturally. The only glimpse I saw that I loved when when in the first season, they showed Teresa and her mother and father making the homemade tomato sauce in the old-world style. That was wonderful to see, as I’ve known Italian families who did the same thing. Who the hell needs Ragu when you have true Italian? 🙂
Teresa and Kathy’s parents came from Italy, not New York. Not too sure about Caroline’s but I think her parents came from Italy as well. Jacqueline is from Vegas, not sure about Melissa. So your stereotype about New York Italians moving to NJ doesn’t really apply to this show.
Last season was my first and last for NJ. I like Caroline but will pass on the batshit crazy Guidice clan and the overly scripted drama they’ve presented us with that franchise.
Danielle Staub was been twitting about this!
Checking to see if it was me who called everyone idiots. YAY! Not it! 🙂
Wasn’t even me. Bet you thought it was!
I’m over this season before it’s started. Maybe before last season ended. I probably will watch the first episode or read the recap here. If they don’t give me my fix of the hilarity that is Milania then I’m out. I swear her scenes make the show.
Correct me if I’m wrong (as if I need to say that lol) but aren’t penny and jtg married?
You are correct. I should have made that clearer. To be honest I was too lazy to look up the spelling on either last name. 🙂
I personally like jtg. And I have no idea how to spell either of their last names! Prob bc I am an idiot.
I had to lol and smh over it being teresa’s fault. She gets blamed for everything. Does anyone know if tre and joe are still not talking?
Hi Tamara
I love you blog and get a good laugh at the comments, as I also comment. That being said I am one of the viewers that are seriously thinking about turning this muck off. They used to be interesting and now all you see is fighting from everyone and back stabbing. RHOBH was the best RHONJ and Miami being the worst. Now with so many other bad shows Bravo has added I just can’t stand much more negativity. So – when that happens the best channel for that is OFF. Wheather I still watch or don’t watch I will read you blogs. I love reading your opinions on all of these screen craving women and men, so keep up the good work. I hope you smash Sheree DOWN, she is one crazy [email protected]#%@. Anyway have a great one and God Bless
Why the heck would Joe Giudice get involved? Joe Gorga has talked pure crap about Juicy’s wife and Juicy. Jacqueline is loony and talked nothing but trash about Teresa and Juicy. Chris has probably been okay, but definitely not the voice of reason. So if I were Joe and wouldn’t do a doggone thing either. They could and would handle their own issues.
The only reason i watch any of the Bravo shows is because I am fascinated by people and their personality defects, lack of character and no morals……and how they love to display them on camera.
Caroline thinking she is some mother with advice for “us” , while she raised 2 thugs with low IQ’s. Now, thats funny and entertaining.
In real life, if i happened to end up in a restaurant near any of these people i would leave or ask to be moved to the opposite end of the room.
Obviously, none of these people (parents) give ANY thought to how this will affect their children.
Dumb, da dumb dumb dumb
The funniest part of this? It will probably never air. In his quest to get on the show, the Greek is the real idiot here. If this confrontation led to litigation and criminal charges, there is a damn good chance Bravo will never air it.
I Think Bravo has to air it. It has been all over the news and blogs. Everyone knows about it by now.
If its at the center of a criminal or civil suit, I’m not sure they can. And if it was as ugly as reported, they may not. Like they didnt show SNOOKI getting punched. No idea why autocorrect capitalizes SNOOKI.
computer keyboards have outlawed the cent sign. It was taken from us and no one complained. NO ONE.
So what if one watched a bunch of shows they didn’t like and blogged about how much they sucked? Would that hypothetical person be a moron or an idiot? Don’t answer that.
Saying they suck is one thing. Demanding they change is idiotic.
The one cent signs… gone… all the LSDers, are gathering the 14 million member, defense fund, for Jodi, at, one penny, each, reward, for the arrest and conviction of the actual killer… and, the arrest and conviction, for the morons who authorized the two million dollar bribe to the defense lieyers, and, the arrest and conviction of Sir Spazalot, for obstruction of justice… Edgrrr… A good job for Tamara, is to be the recipient of about a billion pennies, to show how much due process means to real people… we will harvest no criminals, before their time… Grrr…
Where are the Manzos blaming the Giudices?
JTG claims he NEVER said anything about Jacqueline and Chris’s son and no one can find any evidence of it. I think he may have said something about using their son as a storyline, which I agree with.