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Teresa Giudice: 'I Will Leave' Joe Unless He Changes
The NJ Housewive is "hurt" and "disappointed" by his behavior.
Aug 15, 2012
Teresa Giudice has had enough of her husband Joe's ways, and in a bold and candid In Touch Weekly interview, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star says that unless he can change his ways, divorce is on the table.
"If this continues, I will leave," Teresa says in the interview hitting newsstands just days after video from their Napa trip surfaced in which Joe took a phone call from a mystery person, and when Teresa approaches him while he's on the phone, he uttered: "Here she comes, by b---- wife." He went on to call her a "re----" and other names, and T has had it.
"I can’t defend him on this ... I'm hurt by him and disappointed by him," she says in the interview, adding that Joe was "so ashamed and embarrassed" having seen his behavior.
And though she says she wants to believe Joe that the person on the other line was a "worker" as he said, she's on heightened alert.
“I am not stupid ... I will not be with him. I will totally leave him," she insists.
For more of the interview, pick up this week's In Touch and tell us in the comments: Do you think Teresa is right that leaving Joe is the next option if things don't change?
She swears that she didn't say any of the stuff that was in the last issues, what makes you think she's going to admit to saying this? Just like Caroline said...
Hmmm...all i can say & think is this: "I can't believe another woman would want a guy like Joe. She must be out of her mind. I mean who in their right mind would want this guy?"
Leave him.You don't need him and the kids don't need to live under the stress that must be in your life.If my husband (25 yrs) ever said such a thing....he'd be out the door within minutes. I am however very lucky to have an awesome husband......who by the way thinks Teresa would be better off without him! Love doesn't say what he's said.....and he's treated her like garbage for sometime now.
It honestly doesn't matter who was on the phone Teresa - any husband who disrespects his wife the way he does, does not deserve you!
I think that Caroline Manzo is a phoney. She thinks she is miss perfect and she is not. Noone is perfect and she should be supporting Theresa as a friend because she is going through rough times with Joe. He is too sneaky and not trustworthy and I really hope Theresa leaves him.and that is when she will need all of her friends around her.
She should understand Theresa and where she is comming from
I think Theresa should tell Joe to leave because he is a jerk. He should be glad that she is in his corner and defends him.
This happened months ago - AND now she's talking about it. UGH! It's all for ratings and publicity. Just another book deal waiting!
TessaTexas Yeah but back then she didn't know what he said while she was walking toward him until she recently saw the episode.
Teresa, Joe don't deserve you. You are to nice for him. He has disrespected you for too long. I am glad that you and Melissa have made up. Melissa is a very good person as far as I can see and I can see that it bothering your brother the way your husband treats you. He is trying to keep peace but, it is hard with a husband like you have.
I am sure Teresa will say she had no idea what they were going to put in this article and play dumb again and tell everyone to not always believe what you read in magazines. So if we don't buy this magazine maybe they will stop asking her to be on the cover and she will stop making excuses for everything they put in them. Maybe she should focus on her family instead of her fame cause I would be suprised if she actually did leave her husband and prove Caroline RIGHT!
They need couseling and now. If he doesn't change after that or refuses to go, then she needs to pack his things, and send him on his way. No one should have to live with that kind of disrespect, no one. If he really feels sorry, then we along with Teresa will see a tremendous change for the better in him.
Will Teresa again deny that she didn't get paid for this interview like she alwaiys does. She should watch herself on TV and see what she says to people and stop acting like she is always right and blaming everyone else for what happens.
Teresa always says she would leave Joe if he treated her a certain way. Joe treats her that way and worse. Then Joe says he is embarrassed when he saw how he came off on TV. Teresa will forgieve him and tell everyone that she's okay. Hopefully Teresa is smart enough to keep these things in the back of her mind and realize he has a pattern. Why did she go after Joe when he got on the phone? Because she knew he was talking to another woman.
Teresa is working herself ragged supporting that man and that's how he disrespects her??? She's so obviously in love with him. Very sad stuff.
carolinemanzo was right!! Get back to fixing things with your family because that's all you got!!!!!!
I thought Teresa didn't do tabloids??!?
You either do or you don't. It's obvious, she DOES!
I think Teresa has a lot on her plate and with ev1 on her case and w/ what her husband has been doing and acting . I think teresa has trust issues and she don't want to admit there is something going on all away around. I think there is something going on especially with those harsh words her husband used. I really think Teresa needs help and needs to admit when she is wrong or is mean to other ppl. She needs to address that before she loses the most important ppl in her life. Right now what i see is she is pushing ev1 away whether she knows it or not. It won't hurt u Teresa no one is perfect and we all make mistakes. Right now u got one good friend who is willing to take u as u are but she just wants u to open up. A true friend will always open up to someone or butt in when they know that u are hurting. I didn't like it when u say true friends should stay out of ppl business but when u are best friends u always stick by each other and if u think something is wrong with one or the other it isn't a crime to ask questions because it only shows that they care and want u to know they will be there if u need it.
Wow. Looks like Caroline's prediction is coming true. I smell a book deal....
...we heard it there first....thanks @caroline - always keeping it real!
KaseyandLucysMom Did you wonder why Caroline has always given Joe Giudice a pass, saying "Joe is Joe, he is harmless, and then blames his poor choices on all the demands that Teresa puts on him. If he is/was cheating, I think they knew it, but didn't want the viewers to know so that we wouldn't feel sorry for Teresa. Caroline made that prediction saying poor Joe, that Teresa was going to take advantage of him being in jail, and wanted to cut Teresa off at the knees if she would get a spinoff or a book deal. This footage puts a wrench in her prediction, because why shouldn't Teresa leave him if he is cheating? No matter who he was talking to, who calls his wife such awful names? Joe Giudice hasn't been convicted of anything yet, but even Chris said, "somebody has to take the fall". Like poor Joe was taking the fall, because Teresa drove him to it because of her jealousy and trying to keep up with the Gorgas. Caroline's words! How does she blame Joe's infidelity on Teresa, especially when we all thought he was already talking to her horribly? Didn't you ever wonder why they kept saying they had issues with Teresa, but not Joe? I never understood that. Caroline made that prediction because she was hoping to tarnish Teresa enough that no one would like Teresa writing a book or getting a spin-off, or would feel sorry for her if Joe went away. The cast doesn't like it that this footage is being shown so that Teresa has videotape proof of what her husband was saying and doing. They don't want her to get any sympathy from viewers, and her popularity to increase. I think that the Manzo/Laurita/Gorga/Wakile families were convinced that Joe's legal issues would have already been handled and he might possibly be in jail now while the season was airing or before the season finished. They would have had a field day with it at the reunion, poor Joe. But now, that hasn't happened and Joe's possible infidelity is exposed. How does Caroline make any more nasty predictions again--remember that was filmed a year ago. She thought she could already be saying, see, I told you so. Didn't work out that way--and if Teresa did divorce for infidelity, is she not justified or is that her fault too?
@MelindaK. It's nice that you're passionate and empathetic about people you don't pesonally know or spend time with. I think Tre has always been suspicious of Joe...the fact that she checked up on him while he was on the call shows that. Caroline never said Tre was to blame for Joe's infidelity. She did blame Tre for enabling Joe's behavior (they all helped here, too when they were better friends) and always apologizing for him...personally i feel bad for Tre. No woman should have her husband treat her like that. He's supposed to love, honor, and protect her. Unfortunately, this may be a little bit of karma...you put negativity out into the world and eventually it will come back to you. Such a pity. She was so likeable in the first two seasons...
omg im soooo sorry teresa ths is nuts! you treat joe like a king
A husband doesn't "catch" talking to his wife like this from friends and family. Red flags are there for a reason, and it's exactly what it looks like.
If you listen closely, at 48-49 seconds, he uses the pronoun 'her' when referring to the caller. "Whatdya wan me ta do? Hang up on 'er?". He then lies saying they called him. When he left the table he said "I gotta call a worker". Such a disrespectful buttwipe needs to be dealt with. Get Danielle's goons on the case!
I'm glad to see that Teresa has finally seen Joe for what he really is! This isn't a recent thing for Joe. He's always talked down to Teresa and took every opportunity to belittle her or her family for years now. I think he got even nastier with all the money issues, and now that Teresa's making more than Joe, he just can't stand it. Best of luck, Teresa.
I hope that whatever Teresa decides will be the right thing for her and her kids. I believe that Joe's recent disrespectful behavior has been instigated by the disrespect that Teresa's friends and family have been generating towards her. I think it was 'contagious' and, unfortunately, Joe caught it. It's obvious when you watch the show that dissing Teresa has become the popular thing to do if someone wants to really beong in the group. It's been horrible to watch and extremely mean. I think Joe will greatly regret it some day if he allows their vicious attitude to destroy his relationship with his wife. I think it's time that her friends and family stopped their shameful behavior because the blame for this break-up, if it should happen, is going to be squarely on their shoulders. Teresa treated Joe like a king. She certainly didn't bring this on herself.
Lin8888
he is clearly taking a call from a woman; please! and cheaters don't cheat because their wife/husband has mean friends. please! he's cheating because he's a dog.
Lin8888
So what you are saying is its everyone elses fault re Teresa and Joe's marital problems. None of us live with Teresa and Joe. We have no idea what goes on behind closed doors. Neither does Teresa's friends and family. I'm sure its not easy for either one of them at this time because of ther financial/legal problems. If rumor is correct, Joe is having an affair and has been for years. Putting the blame on everybody else on the show is just wrong.
Lin8888
So what you are saying is its everyone elses fault re Teresa and Joe's marital problems. None of us live with Teresa and Joe. We have no idea what goes on behind closed doors. Neither does Teresa's friends and family. I'm sure its not easy for either one of them at this time because of ther financial/legal problems. If rumor is correct, Joe is having an affair and has been for years. Putting the blame on everybody else on the show is just wrong.
Lin8888 No offense, but are you watching the same show I am? I used to love Teresa but she has changed so much since the first season. She takes no accountability for anything she does and thinks she does nothing wrong. Her own brother said that it hard to be friends with her. She only wants people around her that kiss her butt.
Teresa, you better start mending the relationships with your friends & family - you are going to need all the support you can get if you leave Joe. It is quite obvious that he is hiding quite a bit from you!!!!!!
If this all happened a year ago...why is this a cover story NOW?!
JessicainIdaho Because she just now heard what he said about her while he was on the phone. She didn't know that before. They don't get to see the episodes right after filming. They get to see them a few days before we get to see them.
BowensMommy
I also believe that contractually they cannot discuss what ahppens in the show until after it airs. Like at the last renion, no one could talk about the incident at the fashion show because it would not be shown until the next season. Now that Bravo has shown the clips, Teresa can say whatever she wants.
JessicainIdaho They don't get to see the show, until a week before each episode airs. So she would have had no idea that he called her those names until she got the tape. I feel so bad for her. Whether you like her or not, can you imagine how freaking embarrassing that would be??!!!
@JessicainIdaho She just saw the footage. They only see the footage about a week before we do.
JessicainIdaho Maybe Tre didn't hear the comments he said until the show just aired and is now reacting. All I can say is consider the source is In Touch... they fabricate interviews but if these are indeed Teresa's words and they are more recent to her previous interviews of the last month, I say thank goodness she's now being realistic.
JessicainIdaho If she did the interview when it happened then why would you watch the show. You already know what's gonna happen. It's all about the ratings. She probably was told by Bravo when to do the interview
@JessicainIdaho Because, it is just being shown NOW! If she says something, she's wrong, if she doesn't she's wrong. Honestly, while Joe is terrible to have said that, now that is is being aired & all over the media, she spoke about it . Simple to me. No one else on this show supports her & only wish her ill-will, so I only hope good things for her considering they have 4 young children.
JessicainIdaho
Maybe she didn't know that he said it and now she finally has to deal....
Hey, really, some of us aren't dumb! This is a paycheck neither one of these clowns (Joe, Teresa) wants to lose, and they know that big-time drama is the only way Bravo will keep 'em coming. AS IF Joe wasn't aware his words were being taped. And the contrived way Teresa jumped up to ask who was on the phone. Pullleeeeze. Soooo transparent.
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Teresa can leave him, she can stay with him, I don't really care at all. Whatsoever. Just get her off my TV set.
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