The war between Siggy Flicker and her ego everyone else on The Real Housewives of New Jersey has reached a boiling point. And Margaret Josephs, once again, finds herself on the receiving end of Siggyâs latest barbs â this time about being anti-Semitic. Thus, the drama that has gone well beyond cake-throwing, heading now into straight up character assassination (and, dare we say, defamation?) territory.
Margaret visited The Jenny McCarthy Show on SiriusXM Stars this week to dish on the latest drama between Siggy and her. Asked to briefly describe this season of RHONJ, Margaret says, âGood, bad, ugly, epic, and â amazing!â When asked who sheâs pissed off so far this season, Margaret does not mince words: âSoggy and Dolores.â Yup. That just about sums it up!
Jenny asked Margaret whether Siggyâs anger with her comes down to plain old jealousy over new friends versus old. After all, itâs Siggy who keeps taking credit for âintroducing Margaret to the group.â Although producers who recruited Marge years ago might say otherwise. Margaret, however, claims she was never close friends with Siggy in the first place.
âItâs very high school, and itâs appalling,â Margaret tells Jenny. âOur mutual friend, Jodie Goldberg, had introduced me to Siggy. And we were really just friendly acquaintances. So her idea of ârolling out the red carpetâ for me and introducing me to her friends? We never braided each otherâs hair. We never cuddled up!â
Margaret says Siggy ânever really moved past itâ after Marge took Teresa Giudice, Danielle Staub, and Melissa Gorga to the beach in Boca for a flower ceremony honoring Treâs late mother, Antonia. Although Margaret has since claimed that Siggy actually skipped that outing so she could promote her friendâs juice bar in Boca (!!!), Siggy is still railing against the perceived slight.
So why is Siggy so bad at relationships when she claims to be such a ârelationship expert?â wonders Jenny. âItâs like going to a dentist with bad teeth,â jokes Margaret. âShe canât even fix her own relationships.â Okay, two points to Marge Jr. for that one! L-O-L.
RELATED: Kim DePaola Says Teresa Giuidice Did Her Dirty
Moving on to the Hitler comment heard round the Bravo world, Margaret says she was trying to make an analogy between Kim DePaola being a bad person, period, despite whether sheâs nice to âsome peopleâ in their group. But the analogy turned into the fire that fueled Siggyâs tirade against Margaret being anti-Semitic, an accusation Marge thinks is entirely out of line.
âI made an extreme analogy,â explains Margaret, âShe could have said it was in poor tasteâŚI mean, how do you describe someone being evil if you cannot reference an evil person?â But instead of clarifying the statement with Margaret directly, Siggyâs going for the jugular: Margaretâs reputation not only as a Real Housewife, but as a real person.
âAs far as Iâm concerned, Iâm Jewish,â continues Margaret, âI raised a Jewish family, I belong to a temple, I celebrate Jewish holidays â and Christian holidays. So, I was very taken aback.â
Bottom line: Margaret is done playing nice with Siggy. She considers her cast mateâs most recent attack to be total âcharacter assassination and a slanderous thing to say. Itâs disgusting, and even Dolores [Catania] had to say that this has gone too far. I can see why she [Siggy] is friends with Kim D. Thatâs all I can say.â
But can Margaret ever forgive Siggy? It doesnât seem likely. She tells Jenny, âWhen you pull a stunt like that, I canât. Iâm done. You will see later in the season that I think an apology was forced out of her. I think none of her apologies are genuine â or maybe as genuine as her extensions and eye shadow.â
On social media drama, Margaret says she finds it all âentertaining because itâs just ridiculous.â She shrugs, âIt means nothing to me.â
Some speculate that Siggyâs social media meltdowns, not to mention the wishes of her husband Michael Campanella, are all pointing to the possibility of her leaving RHONJ after this season. Given her behavior this year, that might be just what she (and we ALL) need. Relationship expert, go heal thyself!
TELL US: SHOULD MARGARET FORGIVE SIGGY? IS SIGGY PREPARING TO LEAVE THE SHOW?
Photo Credit: Jenny McCarthy Show