Melissa Gorga called out Teresa Giudice after their private text messages leaked online following The Real Housewives of New Jersey season 13 premiere. The Giudice and Gorga family feud is back at the center of the show's drama. Teresa ended RHONJ season 12 in a rift with her brother and sister-in-law that carried over into the new season. Melissa and Joe Gorga were upset after the RHONJ season 12 reunion, where Teresa called her brother a "b****" and itted to not hanging out with Melissa outside of filming the show. The Gorgas retaliated by bad-mouthing Teresa on their podcast in between filming RHONJ season 13. The feud ignited when the Gorgas skipped out on attending Teresa's wedding.
Once The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Melissa Gorga caught wind of the leaked texts, the Envy boutique owner took to her Instagram Story to blast Teresa's "fake" attempts to save face. “Her reaching out right at the same time we were about to start filming and finally wanting to discuss our relationship and how she can fix it was FAKE!” Melissa wrote in her Instagram Story, captured by Page Six. Fans are seeing the buildup to the huge fallout and the Gorgas' reasoning for snubbing Teresa and Luis. The RHONJ season 13 premiere saw Melissa reveal the unanswered text she allegedly sent Teresa after they filmed the RHONJ season 12 reunion. However, shortly after the premiere aired, a series of text messages between Teresa and Melissa were unveiled by All About The Tea. The screenshots appeared to show direct communication between the two sisters-in-law, despite Melissa's claims in the RHONJ season 13 premiere.
RHONJ's Melissa Gorga Claims Teresa Giudice Is 'Inauthentic'
Teresa of leaking the texts to "prove herself" after being called out during the premiere. The mother of three believed Teresa's text message leak only "PROVES MY POINT EVEN MORE!!!" According to Melissa, the texts showed that Teresa didn't respond to her text after the reunion but instead waited three weeks later once the reunion aired to respond after "getting all the backlash about how poorly she treated her brother and I." Melissa thinks Teresa only leaked their private texts in an attempt to "clean up" her image after she revealed the unanswered text in the RHONJ season 13 premiere. "That was inauthentic and was self-serving," Melissa quipped, noting how she and Joe "wanted off the roller coaster ride" with the OG housewife.
Fans have watched Teresa battle it out with Joe and Melissa since their RHONJ season 3 inception. The brother and sister have shared the loss of both parents on the show and their ongoing sibling rivalry. While it would be great to see the Giudice and Gorga families unite, Teresa and Melissa's feud continues to take a toll on the family dynamic. With Melissa appearing as a housewife alongside Teresa, the former is often put in the middle of the latter's feuds with the cast. Teresa becomes offended when Melissa doesn't take her side, and Melissa feels pressured to remain loyal to Teresa at times when the OG is in the wrong.
Now the Giudice and Gorga family feud has taken new heights, set to be unveiled in RHONJ season 13. Fans have been on the same roller coaster ride Melissa spoke about. There are calls for a truce to the age-old feud that fans have been witnessing play out on RHONJ. From the looks of it, a much-needed family counseling session should be considered for RHONJ season 14. That is, if Teresa, Joe, and Melissa can manage to share the same room.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST on Bravo.
Sources: All About The Tea, Page Six, Melissa Gorga/Instagram