The never ending drama involving the Real Housewives of New Jersey rages on off camera.
The latest is a new report by Huffington Post columnist Rob Shuter which states Bravo is planning on firing both Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita once filming ends on the 4th season. Err didn’t Jacqueline quit already?
According to the report, the network is tired of the ladies and their lack of drama! “Jacqueline and Caroline were told months ago that they wouldn’t be returning for a fifth Season if they didn’t bring the drama,” a network insider reveals. “This season has been dominated by Melissa [Gorga] and Teresa [Giudice] drama and season four, that they are filming right now, is going to be no different.”
The source adds that the Caroline — aka the voice of reason — has refused to get overly dramatic on the new season. And as for Jacqueline, she is in need of a storyline on season 4 after daughter Ashley Holmes decided to move to L.A. and is no longer filming.
“Producers have been showing all the ladies private footage of what they have all been saying behind each others’ backs hoping to bring Jacqueline and Caroline into the drama,” an insider says. “But so far, they have kept their cool on camera and saved the drama for Twitter, not TV.”
Hours after the Huffington Post story came out, the Bravo network released a carefully worded statement which pretty much only confirmed Jacqueline and Caroline would be returning for season 4. Below is Bravo’s statement on the issue –
“Bravo is not firing anyone from The Real Housewives of New Jersey. This is completely inaccurate from sources who are unreliable and making up rumors. All five cast members will be featured on season four. No decisions have been made about season five at this time.”
While Caroline’s return might still be up in the air, it’s pretty much all but certain that Jacqueline is dunzo after season 4. As we reported, Jacqueline made good on her threat last week by choosing to skip the reunion — a major no-no. A report by the Hollywood Reporter is now stating that decision by Jacqueline has landed her in hot water with Bravo.
A source tells THR that Jacqueline “is currently waiting to see how Bravo will penalize her for skipping the Season 3 reunion and not fulfilling her contract.”
In fact, the Huffington Post adds that Bravo even sent for Jacqueline on the day of the reunion taping. “Jacqueline refused to come out of her house the day of the reunion taping,” states an insider. “Bravo’s car sat in the driveway all day and she just refused to leave her home even if it meant she was violating her contract.”
Even worse for Jacqueline, she is also in trouble with the network over her tweets about Teresa from the weekend. If you recall, Jacqueline called Teresa “scum” during a twitter rant. “She revealed a significant amount of a plot line [that] has not yet aired,” a Bravo insider told the New York Daily News. Bravo “is not happy — even if she was upset,” says the source. “There are rules. She knows that.”
It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. In the meantime, Teresa Giudice continues to be on the outs with her castmates. A week after sources confirmed to Reality Tea that she was indeed in on the set-up to try to expose Melissa Gorga as a past stripper (she was never a stripper), Teresa was absent from the NJ Fashion and Beauty event that took place Monday night. In attendance were all of her costars.
Our RHONJ source, who also attended the event, tells us the remainder of the cast is no longer on speaking terms with Tre. “None of the cast is even speaking to her, including her brother,” says our insider. “Everyone seems to know that Teresa was totally behind the whole thing. Funny thing is, she looks like the bad guy! Everyone is laughing about just how desperate she is to sabotage Melissa.”
Our source also adds that Teresa, who is planning a launch party for her Fabellini wine on October 7, is now struggling to find guests who will show up as none of her castmates are planning to attend the event. “She is telling everyone she ever remotely knows since she lost all her friends,” says our source adding that guests are being encouraged to “bring a friend or 2” as “she needs people there for the filming.”
Below is the cheap cheesy invite to Teresa’s event as provided to us by our insider.
For the time being, the RHONJ cast has three weeks of filming left for season 4. No word yet on when Bravo plans to air the new season.
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