I just caught an interview with Joe and Gia Giudice on Entertainment Tonight. It went about like I expected. Joe does hint that Teresa is not holding up as well as we’ve been told by her whackadoodle new lawyer.
Joe’s demeanor was the usual Joe. He seems to find the whole situation ridiculous as if he can’t believe it is really happened and thinks the whole thing is a joke. He laughed throughout the entire interview. The vibe was incredibly laid back.
He was asked how Teresa is handling being in a federal prison, “She’s holding up, you know what I mean? I can’t say she’s doing great. She keeps her spirits up and tries to make us feel like she’s okay. But she’s really not.”
How often does he visit? “I’m allowed to go every other weekend. The girls could go every week.” Why are you not allowed to go every week? “Sigh, because I’m a convicted felon. (chuckles)” #FelonsByBravo
He was asked about Teresa’s kitchen job. Despite the Tre huggers thinking she is running the kitchen and cooking Italian feasts for everyone each day. The harsh reality is she is learning how to smuggle condiments out in her prison panties to use on microwaveable meals purchased in the commissary, according to Piper Kerman. Joe describes her job thusly, “I think she wipes down a couple of tables a day. Or whatever tables they have in there. She’s done within three minutes and that’s her job.”
Does seeing her in prison kind of prepare you to do time? “(laughing) No. Nobody’s ready for that. What are you going to do in there? Work out? Waste time? Play cards?(more laughing)”
Do you think that if you never did the Real Housewives of New Jersey then your future would be different? “Absolutely. I mean everybody always pointed to the show. The lawyers pointed to the show. ‘Well if you weren’t ever on the show you wouldn’t be in this position.’ ” Still blaming Bravo. You were the idiots trying to keep your felonies in the closet who then went and flaunted huge sums of cash on national television.
She asks about him dating while Teresa is in prison. He said, ” He says um, no. I never go on dates. I would never go on a date with anybody. That would be stupid of me.” There you have it. Juicy Joe would never do anything stupid. He rubs his nose while he is saying that and appears to be lying. I think the term “dates” makes him feel like he is being truthful. Instead of flatly denying it he says, “I never go on dates.” To me that is the response of someone who is lying.
Does anything about this experience make your marriage stronger? He said “No, we’re pretty close. I’m taking care of the kids. If I wasn’t taking care of the kids we’d be done for sure. My kids are my priority I take care of them no matter what.”
Next Gia comes in fully spackled and dressed to the nines. She’s got her mother’s fake smile and “love, love, love!” attitude down to a science. She seems happy to be on TV. She looks very pretty.
When was the last time you saw your mom? “Last weekend” So you see her every weekend pretty much? “Pretty much, but now it’s like the count down. So she’s ‘like four more visits!’ ” Four more visits sounds more like every other week to me.
Gia talks about the episode in the upcoming show where she is getting ready for an eighth grade dance and is teary-eyed about her mother not being there. In true Teresa fashion, Tre asks if she has her make-up on and tells her not to cry and ruin it. Gia says she misses her mom but she is pretty strong so she gets through it. Gia says she learned to be strong from her parents. Gia says bad things can happy to any family but things could be worse. Her mom is coming home. Her dad is going to come home. She’s looking forward to Christmas with the entire family together.
Teresa Checks In premieres tomorrow on Bravo at 8 p.m.
Joe will have plenty of time for going on dates in prison.
I tend to laugh when I’m nervous. I am giving him a VERY large benefit of the doubt with that one.
Joe says he and Tre and very close, yet if it wasn’t for the kids they’d be done. That doesn’t make sense to me, but I guess consider the source.
Thanks for taking another one for the team, TT, so I don’t have to watch another Joe moment.
Maybe the laugh is because there is nothing he can do. I tend to laugh at the hopeless parts of my life that are out of my control.
Thank you TT for all the links to your previous post. I love reading the comments.Especially the one where someone stated that everyone that is called a cunt deserves a ring bc it’s such a derogatory term. LoL in true TT fashion you called called them a cunt!
Poor, sweet Gia may therapy do well for her. Truly. I hope she doesn’t get wrecked by all of this.
Joe is laid back because he’s getting laid regularly. And he’s not lying, because booty calls are not dates.
Xanadude: wonder what high quality lady would be a booty call to a tiny angry hobbit of a felon who drags his wife into his illegal schemes (Tre was complicit, but certainly not financially savvy enough to brainstorm defrauding the banks). He also stole his own brother’s identity and tried to pin a DUI felony on the guy. On top of everything he’s supposed to be raising 4 young girls…
Teaching them how to be an unapologetic felon in a country you are a guest in? Teaching them that even when you say sorry and admit to breaking the law in a last ditch effort to reduce your punishment, and only because he was unable to hide from video evidence (they were happily paid to film) and his and their mother’s signatures were clearly used multiple times to defraud multiple banks, when its time to face the consequences you retract your apologies and guilty pleas and continue to try to pin it on everyone around you?
It is so HILARIOUS to hear him say, “Why is T in jail? I took all the blame!” Well, you forged your business partner’s signature, your wife’s signature, stole your brothers identity, had your wife sign multiple false loan statements over years and years. You are a bad partner, terrible husband, not a good father, and not a good American. But your wife chose to sign her name to fraudulent documents and chose to hide assets from the government. How they have fans is beyond me. Pretty soon there will be so many felons by Bravo they can have their own show called Halfway Home.
High quality? Please.
Holy shit that’s it! The SHOW got them in trouble. It’s all making sense now.
*slaps own face to wake up from nightmare*
So T is getting out before Christmas??? I could have sworn it was going to be after. She won’t have been in for a full year then.
The last 10% of your 85% of actual time is served in a half way house (if you are poor) or home confinement (if you are not).
I thought her 85% would happen right after Christmas – that there was a question of whether she’d miss last Christmas or this one. The Tre-huggers would hate me. I kind of wanted her to be in Orange on Christmas.
Uuuuuuggggggghhhhhhh.
I HATE how bad things happen to this family. NO. You make bad choices, you break the law, you commit wire fraud, money laundering, etc. and it’s Bravo’s fault? You both plead, you both SIGN a plea deal outlining prison terms and then turn around and blame the judge and your attorney? Are they serious? He acts like a neanderthal. He would fit in perfectly as the third stooge to Fred Flintstone and Barney Ruble.
In the Today show interview, he said he was not responsible for his crimes because all he did was sign paperwork that was filled out by a CPA. How was he supposed to know the information was not correct? He’s not an accountant for F’s sake.
For sure he has been getting laid, but not dating. Again, not a problem because it’s not his fault his wife is in jail and cannot service him. I’m sure Teresa sees the logic in this.
I feel like CPS should take those girls away and put them in a home where they are taught how to properly respect themselves. So sad their parents do not have a clue or a brain in their heads between the two of them. Oy!
Obviously the CPA can only prepare documents with the information, financial documents, previously filed tax returns, and based on disclosures, provided by Joe and Tre. There’s no big conspiracy between their CPA, all the banks, the bankruptcy court, their lawyer and the judge to frame them!
Hey O.G. I was being sarcastic about the comment from Joe about the CPA! I’m from Jersey so it’s in my DNA! Hahaha
I totally agree that the CPA is not at fault. joe is. I can give Teresa a bit of a pass, but only because she was never taught to be responsible for herself by her parents. Hopefully this prison stint will help her to see she needs to change that. Doubt it, but maybe.
Sorry Zydor. I havent read your comments before to get a feel for your lols:) Many new commenters and lacking deductive reasoning. Good to know we have you on our side!
(Since the faux shay is gone, I’m going back to my name!)