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  • Teresa Giudice: “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” Star Spills Details About Sex in “Boom Boom Room”

    Teresa Giudice has shared some details about her life behind bars in a new book titled Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again. Within its pages she describes her prison cell, and the activity that took place there after the lights went out at night.

    Explaining that her cell became known as the “Boom Boom Room,” Teresa Giudice explains in a People magazine interview that she remained quite mellow about the actions of her cell mates.

    “I’m pretty laid-back, pretty cool, and if that’s what you want to do to make your time go by, then I’m not going to mess that up for you,” she says. “But I don’t need to watch. They didn’t make it a secret, so I just put a blanket over my head.”

    In her book, which goes on sale today–Tuesday, February 9–Teresa Giudice details the moment she realized what was happening in her prison cell.

    “One night, I looked over and I saw the girls in bed together. What’s the saying? There was no shame in their game!” she writes. “They were hanging out and then when the lights went out, they got busy.”

    Giudice says two pairs of women regularly had sex in the “Boom Boom Room,” until a new cell mate moved in.

    “When another girl arrived in our room, it all stopped because she wasn’t having it,” Teresa Giudice explains.

    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star was incarcerated for 15 months at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut–the same facility that inspired the HBO series Orange is the New Black. She was sentenced after pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.

    Teresa Giudice’s husband Joe will begin serving a 41-month sentence for the fraud charges, and a concurrent 12 months for failing to file a federal tax return in 2004, next month. He is likely to face deportation following his time in prison, because he is not a U.S. citizen.

    Teresa Giudice said previously she and their four daughters will relocate along with Joe if he is deported.

  • Teresa Giudice, “Real Housewives of New Jersey” Star Talks Inmate Sex in Prison Cell in New Memoir

    Teresa Giudice, one of the stars of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, recently completed her prison stint at the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution in Connecticut for fraud charges.

    While in prison, Giudice worked on her memoir, which is set for release on February 9. Called Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again, Teresa Giudice shares within its pages how her cell was nicknamed the “Boom Boom Room” because of the frequency with which her cell mates had sex in there.

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    Not everything about her prison time was humorous, however. Teresa Giudice dishes about her first day there, when she was strip searched, then told to squat, stick out her tongue and cough.

    “I wanted to die,” she writes in her book.

    It was on day two behind bars she realized what was going on in her prison cell.

    “[It was a] muffled sound,” Teresa Giudice recalled. “I could see two women…writhing around. I cannot believe this is happening!”

    To pass the time, Giudice concentrated on her husband, her daughters, and the life they would share when she got out–some of them, anyway. Husband Joe Giudice is scheduled to turn himself in to serve his 41-month sentence for many of the same charges in March. He will serve his sentence at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution in New Jersey.

    Teresa Giudice will be a single mom for the nearly four years that Joe is in prison. As difficult as that may be, it will likely be better than her time behind bars.

    Will you be checking out Teresa Giudice’s new book when it hits book stores on February 9?

  • Teresa Giudice Reportedly Pulled Over Trying To Beat Curfew

    Teresa Giudice was reportedly pulled over recently on her way home in an Uber after instructing the driver to drive as quickly as possible so she could get home in time.

    The reality star was celebrating with family last week at the opening of her sister-in-law’s new store when she realized she had to get home fast; Giudice was on house arrest after being released from prison in December and now has a strict curfew of 10 p.m. The quick getaway was almost foiled by an officer who stopped her car on the way home, but according to Realitytea, he let the driver off with a warning.

    The Giudices have had some rough times in recent months; while Teresa was serving time after a fraud conviction, their house was in danger of foreclosure and husband Joe struggled to be a full-time parent to their four daughters. However, they were able to pay what they owed on their house and keep it from going back to the bank.

    “Like a lot of people, the Giudices had fallen behind on their mortgage payments, which then puts the home into foreclosure as a way to protect the bank. Fortunately, they were able to pay back the money owed in full and the home is no longer under the threat of foreclosure,” attorney James J. Leonard Jr. said.

    Teresa hasn’t been home long, but she has projects lined up, including a memoir that will go back to her early life as well as detail what it was like to serve over a year in prison.

    “It’s going to be about growing up from humble beginnings. She will also tell the story everyone is dying to know: what life is like behind bars,” her attorney said last year.

  • Teresa Giudice Spends Holiday With Brother, Christmas Carolers

    Teresa Giudice was released from prison last week, just in time to spend the holiday with her family, and she didn’t waste any time.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey star reportedly spent some time at her brother’s house on Christmas Eve, where the family ate a traditional Italian meal and received a visit from a group of carolers.

    “It was a nice evening, they kept it small with just the the Gorgas and the Giudices. They wanted it to be a quiet celebration for family. Melissa cooked a traditional Italian Christmas Eve meal of seven fishes,” a source told People.

    The magazine reports that there was no drama between Melissa and Teresa, who have had a rocky relationship in the past. According to the source, the sisters-in-law sat down for a talk, although it’s unclear whether it was recorded for the Bravo cameras.

    “I think it’s gonna be a really nice Christmas this year. I just think it’s gonna be a lot of new beginnings, hopefully just a fresh start, especially for Teresa,” Melissa told People earlier this year.

    Teresa’s husband, Joe, was sentenced to prison as well in the fraud case that led to Teresa serving time, and will begin his 41-month stay sometime soon now that Teresa is home.

    Christmas Carolers!! Merry Christmas everyone Almost Midnight! Let's go Santa! @joeygorga

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    Joe Giudice entered a plea deal in October which earned him an additional 18-month sentence for allegedly using his brother’s ID to obtain a driver’s license while his own was suspended following a DUI. Despite the fact that Joe is not a U.S. citizen, the judge told him there is “Virtual certainty that you will be deported because of either this charge or the federal charge.”

  • Teresa Giudice Released from Prison, Daughter Gia’s Reaction

    Teresa Giudice of The Real Housewives of New Jersey fame was released from prison earlier on Wednesday after completing her 11-month sentence for bankruptcy fraud.

    Daughter Gia Giudice Tweeted about her mom’s release.

    Teresa Giudice had been in prison since January. She and her husband pleaded guilty in March 2014 to federal fraud charges. They admitted to hiding assets from bankruptcy creditors and submitting phony loan applications to get approximately $5 million in mortgages and construction loans.

    On her way home, Teresa Giudice got a cappuccino–something she’d been craving while in prison.

    When she arrived at her home in New Jersey, she found a $90,000 Lexus adorned with a big red bow–her Christmas present from Joe Giudice. Do you think Joe committed any crimes in acquiring the funds for that car?

    Shortly after Christmas, Teresa Giudice’s husband will begin serving his prison sentence, which will last 41 months.

    Gia Giuduce and her younger sisters will just get their mother back when their father will leave for over three years. This will no doubt have some kind of impact down the road on Joe and Teresa Giudice’s daughters.

    Bravo will likely feature Teresa Giudice in a Real Housewives of New Jersey special in the near future. How long do you suppose it will be before Teresa is making money off having been in prison?

    She no doubt was paid for some segments that were filmed while she was still behind bars.

  • Teresa Giudice Will Have A Home to Come Home to for Christmas

    Teresa Giudice has long known she’ll be home for Christmas, but she hasn’t known for sure she would actually have a home to come home to when she gets out of prison.

    On Friday, a lawyer for the Real Housewives of New Jersey star, told People magazine that Teresa Giudice’s house is no longer in foreclosure.

    “Like a lot of people, the Giudices had fallen behind on their mortgage payments, which then puts the home into foreclosure as a way to protect the bank,” James J, Leonard, Jr. explains. “Fortunately, they were able to pay back the money owed in full and the home is no longer under the threat of foreclosure.”

    It was back in April that the home owned by Joe and Teresa Giudice went into foreclosure. Teresa and Joe listed the 10,000 square foot home for sale at that time, with an asking price of $3 million.

    “Losing the family home was never an option. Teresa made that very clear to me,” Leonard says. “There was no way we were going to let that happen. I am very happy it all worked out.”

    In March of 2014, both Joe and Teresa Giudice pleaded guilty to mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud. Shortly after Teresa gets out of prison in December, Joe Giudice will begin serving a 41-month sentence.

    Joe and Teresa Giudice will enjoy the last Christmas for quite some time with their family all together this year.

    “This is the family home where they have raised their daughters,” Leonard says. “There is a lot of sentimental value there for Joe and Teresa, who are thrilled and relieved that they get to stay in the house.”

    For the sake of Joe and Teresa Giudice’s daughters, this is surely a blessing. These girls are no doubt experiencing a wealth of emotions over their mom’s incarceration, and anticipating their dad’s, too. Being able to stay in their own home will lend some stability to an otherwise crazy situation.

  • Teresa Giudice: What Will She Do If Hubby Joe is Deported to Italy?

    Teresa Giudice might have to face even more life-altering issues when she and husband Joe Giudice get out of prison. Teresa will be released this December, following nearly a year behind bars. Joe will begin his 41-month sentence shortly thereafter. When he is released, however, he could be deported. What does that mean for Teresa Giudice and their four daughters?

    According to Joe, they would, “of course,” go with him.

    Does Teresa Giuduce agree? And what about their daughters? Would she really further uproot their lives that have no doubt already been seriously damaged by both parents’ convictions and prison sentences?

    The topic was raised on Sunday night during an episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Teresa Checks In–a show about Teresa Giudice in prison, but seemingly still serving as a presence in her family members’ lives. In the second of the three-part series, attorney James J. Leonard, Jr. asked Joe the difficult question.

    “If, God forbid, you had to go, do you see Teresa and the girls moving to Italy with you?”

    Joe claims he and Teresa have discussed that possibility.

    “Of course she would,” he said.

    “I consider myself an American,” Joe said.

    Joe Gorga, Teresa Giuduce’s brother, feels Joe is making too light of his impending situation.

    “He’s going to miss so much. Really breaks my heart for him,” he said on the show.

    Teresa Giudice’s prison time has brought the family closer–at least according to her husband.

    Are these people for real? They are criminals convicted of federal offenses. How can they even pretend that life is normal and that their situations will bring them closer as a family? They have not only destroyed their own lives, but those of their four young, impressionable daughters as well.

    Do you think Teresa Giudice would really pack up their four daughters and move to Italy if Joe Giudice is deported following his 41 months in prison?

  • Teresa Giudice Tells Husband Joe How to Survive in Prison

    Teresa Giudice will soon wrap up her 15-month prison sentence for bank, mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud. Shortly after she gets out, hubby Joe Giudice will begin serving a 41-month sentence.

    “She keeps a positive attitude and that’s how you gotta be,” Joe tells E! News about Teresa’s attitude. “New people coming in, people leaving, so you’re always meeting people. Just because they’re in there doesn’t mean they’re bad people.”

    He adds that Teresa insists not everyone in prison is bad.

    On a recent episode of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Teresa Checks In, Teresa Giudice shared with Joe some ways to survive once he takes up life behind bars.

    “They trade what they get in the commissary. So, let’s say somebody does your hair, you give them a pretzel,” Joe said. “Or nail polish remover, whatever you order from the commissary. But that’s how they do things in there. There’s no money exchange in there.”

    Are these Real Housewives of New Jersey people for real? In addition to joking about the ins and outs of surviving prison, Joe even had the nerve to say Teresa Giudice is doing a great job parenting from prison.

    Yes, you read that correctly.

    Teresa Giudice spoke numerous times to her cousin Teresa while planning for a party for after daughter Gia Giudice’s eighth grade formal. In doing so, she insisted on minute details like which table cloths should be used for the event.

    They call this parenting?

    Joe and Teresa Giudice have fooled themselves–and as a result of doing so, fooled others, too–into believing the crimes they committed are no big deal. She’s supposedly “parenting” from prison and he’ll have all his needs met by trading a pretzel from his jail cell.

    Can you even begin to imagine what these two will one day pay in therapist’s bills to help their four daughters work through this desperate time in their lives?

    Joe and Teresa Giudice shouldn’t be allowed on TV. They’re making a mockery of the legal system and doing far worse to their children.

  • Joe Gorga To Blame For Teresa’s Incarceration, Husband Says

    Joe Gorga and Joe Giudice appeared together on an episode of Watch What Happens Live recently, and a match of the Blame Game started immediately. According to Giudice, his brother-in-law is to blame for the family’s troubles because he instigated so much bad blood.

    When Joe Gorga told host Andy Cohen that he blames Giudice for Teresa going to prison for tax fraud, Giudice shot back, “I would blame more him than anybody, coming on the show and talking all the crap he talked, you know, all the years everything going on, so I would more blame him than me.”

    The episode garnered quite a bit of talk on Twitter, where fans immediately called Joe G. out for not taking responsibility for his family’s legal battles. However, Joe responded by saying he takes his share of the blame.

    Teresa has been incarcerated for several months after the couple was found guilty of tax fraud, but her attorney said recently that he’s hoping to have her home by Christmas. Her original release date was scheduled for early 2016; Joe will begin his sentence after she’s released.

    One thing both men can agree on is that life has changed for everyone in their circle since Teresa went away; for Joe Giudice, the changes have been difficult to adjust to as he continues to be the sole parent to their four daughters.

    “Nothing matters anymore. Life can just change in a minute. You don’t take life for granted anymore. Who knows what can happen — car accident, death,” Joe Gorga said.

    Joe Gorga’s wife Melissa has had quite a bit of bad blood with Teresa, but has been trying to be there for the girls in her absence. And while the eldest daughter, Gia, says she isn’t sure how she feels about that yet, Melissa says it’s important to hold the family together during a big change.

    “Sometimes it takes a horrible situation to make families realize how important one another are, and I never ever want to go back to that dark place again. Ever,” Melissa Gorga said.

  • Melissa Gorga Reportedly Gets Paid $100,000 To Be Teresa Giudice’s Fake Friend

    No matter how many times Melissa Gorga claims that everything is great between the Giudice and Gorga families, there will always be a noticeable rift between them.

    Sources said that Teresa Giudice’s husband, Joe Giudice, hates Melissa Gorga for being in the Real Housewives of New Jersey special, Teresa Checks In.

    The special is about how Teresa’s family – her husband and kids – are doing while she is serving her 15-month jail sentence. According to sources, Melissa is getting paid a lot of money for being in the show where she’s seen being supportive of Teresa’s family, even though Joe Giudice hates her.

    “She is a guest star and she managed to get paid $100,000 to be on the show,” the source revealed.  “Joe couldn’t stop the producers from letting Melissa film.” Joe Giudice also said that Melissa has never visited her sister-in-law, Teresa, in jail despite being seen in the show with them. He also revealed that Teresa would rather see her brother, Joe Gorga for now.

    “I don’t know if my wife really wants to see Melissa, she’s fine with just seeing her brother. I wouldn’t say they’re great, she’d just rather see her brother. I don’t know the reason,” Joe Giudice said.

    Apparently, Joe Giudice doesn’t just hate Melissa Gorga but also blames Joe Gorga for Teresa’s incarceration.

    When they appeared on the show Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Joe Giudice said, pertaining to Joe Gorga, “I would blame him more than anybody, coming on the show and talking all the crap he talked, you know, all the years everything going on, so I would more blame him than me.”

    Well, it looks like no matter how hard they try to rebuild their families’ relationship, old scars don’t heal that fast.

    “They are all fake friends for the show,” the source explained. “The whole thing is all fake.”

  • Teresa Giudice Thinks She is Parenting from Jail–Seriously?

    Teresa Giudice has spent the past few months in jail. She and hubby Joe Giudice–both of The Real Housewives of New Jersey fame–were sentenced to jail for bank, mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud, yet claim they want what’s best for their four daughters. When Teresa comes home from jail in December, Joe will begin serving his term.

    In a recent interview, Joe said Teresa Giudice has been instrumental in parenting their daughters from behind bars. Who are these people kidding? She’s in jail and all four of their daughters know that. How can they possibly think a few phone calls and emails equal parenting?

    On a special episode of RHONJ Sunday night, called The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Teresa Checks In, Teresa Giudice helped plan her daughter Gia’s eighth grade formal dance from jail. With the help of her cousin Teresa, she sent emails to ensure specific details were in place for the celebration–right down to the right table cloths.

    News flash. Teresa Giudice needs to know that eighth grade girls don’t give a flying fig about table cloths. They need their dress, their hair, and their makeup to be perfect for the special occasion–and they need their moms there for that extra boost of confidence.

    If Teresa Giudice had been a bit less concerned about the right table cloths, then perhaps she wouldn’t have gone along with Joe’s fraudulent behavior for the sake of living lives of luxury. Then maybe she would have been around in June for Gia Giudice’s formal dance, instead of worrying about inane details from behind bars.

    Teresa Giudice can go on allowing herself to believe she is parenting from behind bars all she wants. However when she gets out and Joe heads to jail, she’ll fast learn who’s doing the parenting.

    What kind of head games have these parents played with their daughters? Will Joe and Teresa Giudice one day pay a bigger price for the heartache and upheaval they’ve caused Gia, Milania, Gabriella, and Audriana?

  • Gia Giudice: Teen Shares Thoughts on Parents Joe and Teresa Giudice’s Jail Sentences

    Gia Giudice is the 14-year-old daughter of Real Housewives of New Jersey stars Joe and Teresa Giudice, who were sentenced to jail for bank, mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud. Teresa is presently serving her term. When she is released in December, Joe will go to jail for 48 months.

    As a teenager, it has to be especially difficult having a parent in jail. Teen culture is abusive enough with bullying, cliques, and the constant gossip lines afforded by social media. The notion that both parents have been convicted of serious crimes no doubt makes life even harder.

    Gia Giudice recently spoke with Entertainment Tonight, sharing some of her feelings on this very trying time in her life.

    “Anything can happen to any family, and it could be worse,” Gia Giudice says. “At least no one’s sick–that’s honestly how I think of it. They’re coming home. My mom’s coming home. My dad’s going to come home. Knock on wood, no one’s sick, no one’s dying.”

    One has to question if the idea of being in the public eye has made life even harder on Gia Giudice. Her whole family is headed back to TV starting October 11 in a three-part Bravo special called The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Teresa Checks In.

    An advance clip for the special shows Gia crying as she speaks to her mom on the phone while preparing to head out to an eighth grade dance.

    “My mom doesn’t want me or anyone to get emotional, so I try my best just to keep it all together,” Gia Giudice says in the clip.

    Gia’s life is likely an emotional roller coaster. In addition to the typical teen angst most 14-year-old girls experience, she is now dealing with the notion of Teresa Giudice coming home, and at the same time knowing her dad is headed to jail–for an even longer period of time than her mom will have served.

    “When my mom comes home, it’s not even something to prepare for. I’m just so happy for that to happen,” Gia says. “It’s going to be good to have it back to normal for a couple months, but then when my dad leaves, it’s just going to be the same thing all over again.”

    What must it be like to be Gia Giudice right now? What do you suppose the odds are that this young lady will need some serious counseling in the coming years as a result of Joe and Teresa Giudice’s actions?

    Joe and Teresa Giudice have three more daughters in addition to Gia. Gia Giudice is the eldest of sisters Milania, Audriana, and Gabriella.

  • Melissa Gorga Helps Teresa Giudice’s Daughter Celebrate Birthday During Prison Term

    Melissa Gorga and several members of her family helped Teresa Giudice’s daughter Audriana celebrate her sixth birthday this week while her mom is serving her prison sentence, and the Real Housewives star took to Instagram to share photos from the day.

    Gorga and her husband, as well as Dina Manzo, were on hand to help make Audriana’s day special since Teresa couldn’t be there. The Giudice girls are in the care of their father, Joe, who will surrender himself to authorities for his own prison sentence once Teresa is released. Rumor has it she’ll be out by the holidays, but a three-part special is set to air next month showing how the family has coped since she’s been gone.

    “Oh, please God, bring me home to my family as soon as possible,” Teresa prays in a trailer for the special.

    Giudice’s attorney,James Leonard Jr., says that everyone will be in for a shock when Teresa gets home.

    “When she comes home people are going to be very surprised. It’s a whole new Teresa coming home.”

    Happy birthday Beautiful Audriana we love you so much…

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    Melissa Gorga made headlines in July when she told Watch What Happens Live’s Andy Cohen that she hadn’t been “approved” to visit Teresa in prison. While Andy wondered if it might have been because Teresa didn’t want to see her, Melissa assured him it was just the prison rules and said that although she hadn’t seen her sister-in-law, she knew she was doing okay.

    “She’s doing as well as can be expected for the situation. She’s holding in there. She’s really strong, and she’s really good at keeping it positive, especially when she talks to the girls on the phone,” Melissa Gorga said.

  • Teresa Giudice Won’t Appear On Husband’s Reality Show

    Teresa Guidice will reportedly not make an appearance on her husband Joe’s reality show, which will likely only be a few episodes.

    Teresa, who is currently serving a 15-month jail sentence for fraud, will be heard on the phone when she calls her family, according to E! News. However, the series has already begun filming during her period of incarceration. Joe Giudice will reportedly be taken into custody himself after Teresa serves her time.

    According to sources, the special will feature several stars from The Real Housewives Of New Jersey, including several members of Teresa’s family. Joe Gorga, Teresa’s brother, has been spotted filming with his wife Melissa already.

    Teresa and Joe Giudice made headlines this week when it was reported that their Jersey Shore vacation home was going up for auction, with bids starting at just $100. The couple reportedly owe $550,266 on the home after filing for bankruptcy and put their own home up for sale last year, but later took it off the market.

    Teresa Giudice has reportedly kept a journal throughout her time in prison and will use it to write a memoir upon her release, which will not only cover her time behind bars but about her younger years.

    “It’s going to be about growing up from humble beginnings. She will also tell the story everyone is dying to know: what life is like behind bars,” her attorney told Us Weekly.

    Giudice wrote in one entry about how she is allowed email privileges and became emotional when she heard from her daughter about an award she won.

    “I got an email from Gia. She got an award for perseverance. I started crying at the computer. I was so happy for her, and saying to myself, ‘That is my daughter.’”

    Teresa also reportedly has a cooking show in the works, so she’ll be busy when she gets home. She is scheduled for release in February, just before Joe will have to begin his sentence.

  • Teresa Giudice Does Yoga, Emails, Skips Meals in Prison

    Teresa Giudice, former star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, is in prison. She was sentenced to be there for 15 months, and started serving her time in January of this year. Giudice has been keeping a diary of her time inside Danbury prison, and plans to releasea memoir of her stay there.

    Her writings stand in sharp contrast to the types of material seen on shows like Orange Is the New Black and the book that preceded it. But perhaps Giudice will be able to capitalize on that show’s popularity in marketing her own book.

    “It’s going to be about growing up from humble beginnings,” Giudice’s attorney, told Us Weekly. “She will also tell the story everyone is dying to know: what life is like behind bars.”

    Rather than the Shawshank-style environment that some might be drooling for, Giudice seems to have first-world problems, even in prison. In one entry, she complains about prison food. But it’s a soy burger.

    “I went to lunch at 10:20. I had tater tots, a soy burger that was so gross and orange! I also had some potato salad. They feed us so much here. I’m going to have potatoes coming out of my ears pretty soon.”

    In another released entry Giudice talks about violence among other inmates, but curiously calls them “roommates.”

    “There is a lady in here, she hit her roommate. The officers are up here now to evaluate the situation. She is a crazy lady who fights with everyone.”

    Teresa Giudice does not hit the weight pile in the yard with the hardened felons. She does yoga and skips meals she does not like.

    “Did yoga at 8:30 until 9:10. They had BBQ beef [for dinner]. I did not eat that.”

    Giudice has email and computer privileges in Danbury, evidenced by her entry about an email from daughter Gia.

    “I got an email from Gia. She got an award for perseverance. I started crying at the computer. I was so happy for her, and saying to myself, ‘That is my daughter.’”

    Giudice’s release date is set for February 15, 2016. Rumors of her negotiating an early parole have been denied by the prison.

  • Teresa Giudice: Fans Plan 43rd Birthday Celebration for ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Star in Prison

    Teresa Giudice of The Real Housewives of New Jersey fame will turn 43 in prison on Monday, but despite her location, her fans won’t let her birthday go without a celebration of sorts.

    People magazine reports that fans of the RHONJ star feel bad that Teresa Giudice isn’t able to host her typical over-the-top birthday bash, so they’re coming together in an effort to ensure she’s reminded of how much she’s loved–even though she’s in prison serving time for bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.

    Teresa Giudice turned herself in to the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut back on January 5th. She will be released for home confinement on December 23rd until her sentence is finished in early February, according to her attorney, James J. Leonard Jr.

    Here’s what Teresa’s fans sent out to their followers via Twitter in hopes of rounding up some birthday fun.

    Teresa Giudice will likely receive visits from her husband, Joe Giudice, and their four daughters–Gia, 14, Gabriela, 10, Milania, nine, and Audriana, five, on her 43rd birthday.

    A wealth of birthday cards from her fans will certainly make her day even brighter.

    Isn’t it interesting how–in this country–a TV star on a reality show, who is serving time for a federal offense, still has a huge fan following.

    What is wrong with this situation?

  • Teresa Giudice Won’t Get Out Of Prison Early, Still Acting Like A Diva

    It appears that Teresa Giudice will have to serve the entirety of her 15-month sentence for fraud, and it’s all thanks for her husband Joe.

    The Real Housewives of New Jersey star was expecting to be released from Danbury Connecticut correctional facility in time for the holiday season because she and her husband had a deal on the table.

    But a source says that the deal has gone sour and it was all Joe’s fault.

    “He met with the feds and the whole thing fell apart during those meetings because of the things he said,” the source explained. “So now the deal is off the table. [Teresa] is going to be sitting in prison for the rest of her sentence.”

    However, if reports from some inmates are to be believed, Teresa isn’t having such a terrible time in prison anyway.

    A former inmate at the facility has claimed that “Teresa’s a diva” and that the Real Housewife is getting special treatment.

    “Just the way she got her job, that’s definitely diva treatment,” the ex-inmate says. “She wipes tables three days a week and it’s maybe for 15-20 minutes a shift. She had that job before she came in, and that’s hard to get. Why should she get that when people are outside shoveling snow?”

    Good question.

    She is also allegedly getting preferential treatment when it comes to meals and visitors.

    Her own husband Joe also inadvertently alluded to the cushy life that his wife is living while serving time for wire and bank fraud.

    In an Extra interview aired last month, the businessman talked about having been made to wait for an hour while Teresa did her hair.

    He also described the 42-year-old mother as having “a little group she hangs out with and does her thing with every day.”

    The Italian-born Joe will be serving his own 41-month sentence for fraud once Teresa is released.

  • Teresa Giudice’s New Jersey Mansion Up For Sale

    Teresa Giudice is still serving her 15-month sentence for fraud, but while she’s away, big changes are happening at home.

    Teresa’s husband, Joe, has reportedly put their mansion up for sale once more after dropping the price to $2.99 million. The 1970’s home includes 10,000 square feet and over three acres of land, but the couple only paid $530,000 for it in 2002. The asking price has already been dropped twice since last fall, when Joe originally put it on the market.

    Meanwhile, Teresa will likely be released next February, and then Joe will begin his sentence.

    “She is holding up. It’s hard, but she’s trying to make the best of it,” a source told People Magazine. “The kids seem to be doing as fine with it as can be expected. Joe is doing his best to take care of the girls while she is away.”

    Teresa reportedly spent the last bit of 2014 with her family as much as she could before turning herself in to begin her sentence, but she does have visitation rights with her children.

    “She’s running back and forth with the four kids. She doesn’t even have a nanny. Her life is her kids and maintaining a happy home. Every day she’s trying to make them such a priority…What is to come in the future is going to be hard, there’s no question. Nobody is a substitute for Mom,” a source told People last November.

    Teresa Giudice will reportedly host her own cooking show on Bravo once her sentence is finished, and will likely still make appearances on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, although it’s not clear how much she will be involved in the show.

  • Melissa Gorga: ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Star Talks Joe and Teresa Giudice

    Melissa Gorga of Real Housewives of New Jersey fame spoke to Bravo’s Andy Cohen Sunday on Watch What Happens Live, and talked about Joe and Teresa Giudice. Gorga says Joe (her brother-in-law) is ‘rising to the challenge,’ caring for his four daughters while wife Teresa Giudice is in prison.

    Asked how Teresa Giudice was doing as well, Melissa Gorga had the following to say.

    “She’s doing well. My mother-in-law gives me updates all the time. She’s doing really good,” she said.

    Joe Giudice will head to prison when Teresa is released.

    “It’s heavy on his heart. It’s a lot,” Melissa Gorga said. “I pass him in the morning, and he’s driving the girls to school. It’s heartwarming to see him. He’s manning up, and he’s doing what he has to do.”

    Teresa Giuduce is Melissa Gorga’s husband, Joe Gorga’s sister. The two have long been close and used to see each other every day before Teresa went to prison. Her sentence has been difficult on the Gorga family, too.

    Joe and Teresa Giudice were both charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud, making false statements on loan applications, and bankruptcy fraud in a 39-count indictment. The indictment also charged Joe Giudice with failure to file tax returns for tax years 2004 through 2008, during which time he allegedly earned nearly $1 million. In March of 2014, the couple entered a guilty plea in a deal they struck with federal prosecutors.

    On October 2, 2014, Teresa Giudice was sentenced to 15 months in a federal prison. Joe received a 41-month sentence, followed by potential deportation to Italy. Together the couple must also pay $414,000 in restitution. They are allowed to serve their sentences separately, so one parent may be allowed to stay with their children.

    It’s good to learn from Melissa Gorga that Joe Giudice is stepping up to the plate and caring for his and Teresa’s daughters while she is in prison. Hopefully the Giudice girls emerge from this horrible time in their lives as unscathed as possible.

  • Gia Giudice Demonstrates Incredible Resilience As Mom Teresa Giudice Enters Prison

    Gia Giudice is demonstrating incredible resilience after her mother, Teresa Giudice of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, entered prison early Monday morning.

    The 13-year-old’s mom began her 15-month sentence for bankruptcy fraud after turning herself in at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut shortly after 3 a.m. Monday.

    As for Gia, she is remaining positive and sharing her thoughts — as well as the support she is receiving from friends and fans via social media — on her Twitter page.

    The 3KT singer reportedly spent her last few hours with her mom on Sunday going to church with her family and celebrating her 14th birthday, which is on Jan. 8, a little early.

    “They had a birthday party for Gia,” a source told Us Weekly. “They had a cake and a celebration.”

    Joe Giudice will care for Gia, Gabriella, 10, Milania, eight, and Audriana, five, while Teresa completes her time behind bars. He will serve his own 41-month sentence once Teresa returns home.

    Even though it must be incredibly difficult for the Giudice kids to be without their mom and with the knowledge that their dad will have to leave them sometime next year, Gia is proving to be very brave and strong.

    “My family is probably one of the strongest families I know, so we’ll get through this,” Gia told Access Hollywood recently. “It’s gonna be fine. And when it’s over, we’re gonna be better than ever.”

  • Teresa Giudice Sees Daughter Follow In Reality Show Footsteps

    Teresa Giudice has been busy spending quality time with her family before her jail sentence begins in a week, but she’s had to share her 13-year old daughter Gia with the cameras, as she’s currently reportedly filming a reality show about her girl group, 3KT.

    Gia and her group have been grabbing headlines, first for a racy video for their cover of Britney Spears’ Circus and then for a Kickstarter campaign that was rumored to have been sabotaged. The campaign was set up to raise funds to film a video for the group’s Christmas song, and gossip sites claimed that Teresa believed certain people in the reality world were keeping people from donating. The group released the video anyway and it became a modest hit on YouTube before they were asked to play an event at iPlay America.

    “The 3KT show was great for them. Teresa, Joe and all their girls were there plus Joe’s brother and his family. It gave everyone something happy and fun to focus on. It lifted their spirits. Milania already wants to follow in her sister’s footsteps and keeps asking when she can join a girl group,” a source told E! News.

    While it’s not clear when the reality show focusing on 3KT will air, a source says it will be mostly about the girls and their rise to fame, although their families will appear from time to time.

    “It will be all about her group, 3KT. They’ve been filming already for two months. So far, the footage is really fun. Once the pilot is completed, they’ll start shopping it to the networks. All the girls’ families are in it here and there. But it’s not a show about the grownups; it’s all about the girls. Everyone’s very excited about it,” the source said.

    Teresa Giudice will begin her jail sentence for fraud on January 5; her husband, Joe, will begin his sentence when hers is completed so that one parent will always be with their four daughters. The family recently took one last vacation before Giudice surrenders, heading to the Crystal Springs Resort and Spa for a ski trip.

    “I’m sure she’s very stressed, but she honestly doesn’t show it. She’s trying to put on a happy face,” a friend said.