~ Real Housewives of New Jersey ~ Season 6 ~ 2014

[goofinoff]

OMG OMG OMG......did she just say the nasty C word about Jac??

 

[Free4Life11]

LOL, what a season! Honestly...where WAS the setup? Nobody "confronted" anybody! Well, that is until Jackie started whispering "setup" to everyone. Come on...a friend texted me that she overheard the bald guy saying to someone that he was planning to embarrass Melissa tonight...please! Who is the friend? Kim G.? Producer?

Look, if you were a stripper, own it. If you weren't, who cares? Haters gonna hate! Laugh it off and move on....though I guess being a "victim" screaming that you were "setup" is more dramatic and plays to the camera.

Bring on the reunion!

Oh and did anyone see the Beverly Hills commercial? Loved it!

 

[JaneBanks]

The only set up I saw was the one that set up Teresa to take the fall.

I wouldn't be surprised if Bravo producers had a hand in it. Some were recently fired because of the editing. When Teresa had her Fabalini party that Jac cried about not being invited to, they made it seem like it was right after the Napa trip. It was actually after the fashion show. Why would Jac go to Teresa's party after all of this?

 

[Tinkh]

Jaq changed her story twice.... I am absolutely Team Teresa at this point. Caroline and Lauren are just evil. Speaks volumes that Dina won't even talk to Caroline because she knows what kind of scum she is. I hope they fire Caroline and her creepy kids and Jaq too.

 

[allison443]

I think everyone was saying it was a set up because according to Caroline, Jacqueline and Lauren, Teresa had been telling them that Melissa had been a stripper since Melissa joined the show. (This wasn't filmed/aired). So now it was going to be brought up in public by someone else (the sleazy guy) and they figured Teresa set it up to embarass Melissa.

However, I kind of think Bravo planned this. How did the salon "happen" to hire the sleazy guy to work there for one day? (wasn't that the salon guy at the end, inside the restaurant, when Joe Gorga asked him where "Angelo" was, he said he only worked for them for the day.)

Very confusing.

Edited to add, was this the first time someone actually said on the show that Jacqueline was a stripper in Las Vegas? I think it was kind of assumed, but I don't remember anyone coming out and saying it like Teresa did tonight. Also remember when Teresa dissed Caroline because her son wanted to open a strip car wash or something? Apparently Teresa has a hatred of strippers!!

 

[JaneBanks]

The rumor is, is that Jac was a stripper in Vegas. At the time, Chris was engaged to one of Dina's good friends but cheated on her with Jac, resulting in Jac's pregnancy. He broke off his engagement and married Jac.

Caroline was not happy and accused Jac of being a bad wife and mother which resulted in the mysterious punch to Caroline's face (by Jac).

I don't know if it's the truth but there ya go.

 

[dreamin_disney]

I'm not a Big Tre fan but I do think she was set up to take the fall for it. My thought was KiM set it up.

Cmon Melissa knew who that guy was. I think she might of stripped and if she did she needs to own up to it. Another thing that rubbed me the wrong way was knowing how her husband is why would she call and tell him knowing he would come down and beat the creepy out of the bald guy. She said she wouldnt confront the bald guy because he (joe) wasnt there with her. Joe being there helped take the attention of what was said about her.

HAHAHA Joe telling Kim so go snort a line-lol! She looked pretty messed up! And what the Heck is richie gonna do, thats no real back up-lol!

Tre is a mental case but i do think she was innocent in this . I didnt like how when all the drama was going on she was still inside hugging everyone.

I'm sure the producers also had stuff to do with this.

 

[meloneyb21]

I'm confused. I don't know if Theresa had something to do with it or not. A part of me doesn't think she did, but then again.....

WHY did Melissa call Joe, only to try and stop him from doing anything? That was a show. He doesn't have to be involved in every little thing she goes through w/ Theresa.

WHY does Caroline stick around for every last little second of it, throwing in her two cents, when she's supposedly tired of the drama?

 

[Swan4Me]

Richie-is your neck cold? Why dont you put your collars down like other men?

 

[scjo68]

To me the whole thing was overdramatized. It seemed like Bravo tried to make a big dramatic finale over something insignificant. And I think they told the cast what to do to make it a big deal.

Yes, the bald guy was creepy, but all he did was say hi to Mellissa. He didn't even say how he knew her in front of the whole group. When he came by the table then left, ladies could have rolled their eyes, said "Whatever" and forgotten about it.

I think Teresa was surprised by the whole thing, but somehow she knew Bravo wanted her to follow Mellissa to the bathroom and confront her about it. I could see warning Melissa (off camera) that the guy had an agenda and was talking about her, but Teresa just wouldn't let it drop.

Melissa acts like she doesn't care, but then calls Joe out of the blue? That seemed very contrived, like Bravo wanted her to do that.

I think some of the dramatic moments of RHoNJ past, like the Christening and some of the Daniel stuff, really happened naturally. I think Bravo wants to recreate it. How interesting would it be if, at the Posche fashion show, everyone just sat around awkwardly?

 

[Swan4Me]

I have also read that Posche is a rinky dink liitle shop in a strip mall-not a place that anyone would actually shop at. Somehow this trashy woman Kim has been conned to host these things to have an audience for the Finale's drama.

It looked VERY scripted

 

[mom2boys77]

Posche is in a strip mall! And not the nicest of ones either!! I was up there visiting my brother and we drove by and saw Kim D putting racks outside the store. She's just as gross in person.

 

[smitch425]

Just now watched last night's show, and there are soooo many things that make ZERO sense! I do not think Tre was setting up Melissa AT ALL. I fully believe that Bravo set up the ENTIRE thing. Why did that guy work at the salon for that ONE day? Why did Jac say that Tre was with the guy when he said he planned to embarrass Melissa when she was supposedly getting those texts while Tre and Melissa were together in the bathroom? Why did Melissa say that Tre accused her of being a dancer in the bathroom when she said the absolute opposite?

I am 100% on team Tre after this. It is sooo obvious that Tre was the one being set up at this event. Really disappointed in Bravo this season.

 

[deedee2177]

I personally think the "set up" was done by Kim D, but what I don't like is that Tre didn't say anything to this guy when he came to the table. She knew he was a slimeball because she even told Kim D. she felt uncomfortable around him while they were at the salon. She was all about confronting him after Melissa called Joe, but why didn't she just confront him while he was at the table?

I think Jac was getting the texts while the girls were in the Ladies Room from someone who overheard bald man telling that girl at the bar about how Tre and Kim D. wanted to set Melissa up and embarass her.

So, in the end I think Kim D started this whole thing but Tre did not step in when she could to stop it or defend her SIL so appears just as guilty. It doesn't help that she has talked such trash about Melissa to everyone else, so when this rolled around people automatically figured she was involved or did nothing to stop it from happening.

Regardless, a lot of this is all Producers anyway, but we still keep watching and I will be tuning in for the Reunion Special(s) (Andy Cohen said on WWHL last night it's a 3 part special).

 

[Lorix2]

Of course Bravo was in on it - they had to mic up Angelo in order to hear him right?

I do think that Melissa *may* have been a dancer, but who cares? She wasn't angry enough for me to believe she was innocent.

What about the text to Jacq from a mutual friend? Kim D is a skank!

 

[joviroxx]

Now, take this with a grain of salt, Im just going to report what I heard. My sister's friend works for RH of Miami so this info supposedly comes from producers, but again, grain of salt as I cannot attest to any of it.

Apparently, each year the producers, Housewives, etc get together to kind of plan out the next season. They look at what loose ends to tie up and how to can follow up with storylines. Many times, there are feuds between the women but they aren't up to airing in publically or Bravo doesn't want to air it publically so they kind of manufacture stories to account for the animosity.

Im hearing that the reason Jaq is so upset with Tre is not because of magazine articles, etc. Apparently Jaq was in talks for some endorsement deals but Tre signed on to endorse similar products. Bravo didn't want to air that on tv because it wouldn't fit Jaq;s "character" of the kind, stay at home wife so they used this magazine thing. They know, like good employees, they have to follow Bravo directives and follow the storyline. This accounts to why this argument never makes real sense and why Tre sometime sounds unable to defend herself. Its like she gets stuck because she can't really say what she wants to. Just like the story of the "jokes" in the cookbook. Made up to cover up the true fight (whatever that may be)

There was a producer named Cat(Rodriquez, I think) who had gotten very chummy with Melissa and Jaq. Talk is she had been picking and choosing and editting as she saw fit . This Cat is no longer on RHONJ. Apparently she was fired and is now working as a runner on some other station.

The reason they started filming Season 4 right after 3 was because Bravo thought the riffs between Tre and Melissa were getting better and they wanted to keep that going. Unfortunately, Season 3 episodes were being aired as they filmed 4. As the girls saw the episodes, problems would come back up but they couldn't be address on the shows they were filming. Does that make sense? So a lot of the stories, etc just don't make a lot of sense and much of it is editted and manufactured.

Jaq and Caroline definately hate Teresa, the thing is what they are showing and apparently what is the truth are 2 different things.

Again, grain of salt. I have no idea if this is true or gossip but it came from people working on RH of Miami.

 

[Disneychix]

I was so confused as to what Tre actually did that would be a 'set-up'? Also, what was Melissa embarrased about? Nothing actually happened! The guy came to the table and she said she didn't remember him and then Tre went into the bathroom and told her in private what she 'overheard' the guy say that Mel used to work for him as a stripper. Tre did it in private! She didn't even say anything in front of Jac or Kathy or Caroline. Jac and Caroline were the ones that started everything!!

So according to all the ladies and Joe Gorga, the only acceptable thing that Tre could have done was PUNCH the bald guy and drag him out of the place as soon as he said anything about Melissa???

It seems like the producers made something very small seem very big and it was just kind of boring. Danielle showing up with Hit-Men was much more entertaining!

Oh, and like a PP, my DH said "Rich looks like he's never been in a fight in his whole life! What's he doing there?"

 

[smitch425]

I personally think the "set up" was done by Kim D, but what I don't like is that Tre didn't say anything to this guy when he came to the table. She knew he was a slimeball because she even told Kim D. she felt uncomfortable around him while they were at the salon. She was all about confronting him after Melissa called Joe, but why didn't she just confront him while he was at the table?

I think Jac was getting the texts while the girls were in the Ladies Room from someone who overheard bald man telling that girl at the bar about how Tre and Kim D. wanted to set Melissa up and embarass her.

So, in the end I think Kim D started this whole thing but Tre did not step in when she could to stop it or defend her SIL so appears just as guilty. It doesn't help that she has talked such trash about Melissa to everyone else, so when this rolled around people automatically figured she was involved or did nothing to stop it from happening.

Regardless, a lot of this is all Producers anyway, but we still keep watching and I will be tuning in for the Reunion Special(s) (Andy Cohen said on WWHL last night it's a 3 part special).

I don't think Tre confronted the guy at the table because she didn't want him to say anything about Melissa in front of everyone. I think she did the absolute right thing in talking to Melissa away from everyone to warn her about what this guy had said. If Tre really was trying to set her up, she would have outted her as soon as the guy came up and said he knew Melissa. When he said he knew her and she couldn't remember how she knew the guy, all Tre would have to say is "Didn't you work for him?". If Tre really wanted to hurt Melissa, she could have done it easily right then and there.

Kim D and Bravo set this whole thing up. No doubt in my mind. I hope the reunion will clear up what really happened, but somehow I doubt it will. It will probably be another cat fight where nothing is truly revealed. For some reason, they treat RHONJ as though all they do is fight. Other RH franchises have big blowouts, too, yet they continue to show other things that go on in their day to day lives. It seems as though the producers want to portray the stereotypical Jersey mentality, and that is sad.

 

[Music City Mama]

Even though I'm not a fan of Teresa at all, when I saw last week's episode, it was evident to me that Teresa was not part of this. It was all Kim and the Bravo producers. Teresa is not smart enough or a good enough actress to play off the surprise like she did.

However, after last night's episode, I'm not sure. I do think she knew something was going to go down, but maybe not the specifics. It seemed that she had turned over a new leaf with Melissa and I really don't think she'd try to jeopardize that. Again, I hate to defend her in any way, but that's what my gut says.

Melissa. She was cool as a cucumber when Teresa confronted her in the bathroom. She didn't strike me as someone who had ANYTHING to hide. I completely believe she kind of recognized Angelo, but didn't know from where.

I don't think it's a big deal if Melissa was a stripper, but I don't think she was. She would have had people coming out of the woodwork after Season 1 saying that they worked with her -- or former "customers". And if it was something she did and/or was something she was trying to hide, she wouldn't have gone on a national television show to get outed. It took this sleazeball (a/k/a Kim's coke dealer) to say she was a dancer? What a crock. I'm not buying it.

I don't think Teresa set Melissa up -- I think it was the producers with the help of Kim.

With that said, Teresa is a real piece of work trying to turn that on to Jacqueline saying that maybe SHE was trying to set Teresa up? She is a complete moron.

Also, is it just me, or does it bother anyone else that when we were watching last year's reunion, not only were they filming the next season already (not that that's surprising), but they had already finished up the entire next season? How can things not be fabricated and contrived? Makes me want to just give the whole thing up -- it's getting beyond ridiculous.

 

[AddictedtoDoleWhip]

LOL, it's funny that Jacqueline, Caroline and Kathy and all of them are so convinced that Teresa did this when the PRODUCERS of the show are saying "No, Teresa was not behind 'strippergate' (as they call it)" and that Kim D has said that she was, yet Jacqueline's still friends with Kim D, who was the one who set it up along with Johnny who is Kim D's husband. The Producers also said that Melissa "Is" not a dancer, they didn't say she wasn't and I think she totally was, and if she was WHO CARES? Admit it and move on, Danielle Staub had no issues admitting her past and didn't harp on it as if it were taboo.

Another thing, Melissa acts all innocent when she TOLD Teresa that she went to Danielle Staub (on Facebook) and said all these things so that Danielle could use them against Teresa so it would get her noticed by Bravo so she could be on the show. Also, contrary to what Melissa says how they "were not close for 8 years" or whatever, there are facebook posts from Melissa's sisters on Teresa's wall from 2009(?) saying all these nice things to Teresa, and how they are proud of her and love her, and adored going over to her house for a picnic and some hang out time. So which is it? Were they totally awful to one another for 8 years or were they close? I am thinking close. Melissa seems to have been DESPERATE to get on this show, and she finally got on it. But she can't act all innocent like, when she is pretty dirty herself. Her and Teresa are pretty much the exact same.

Personally I think all the ladies should be fired, and we should get a new cast that would get rid of all these issues. I can't see Bravo firing Teresa because she is their cash cow.