EXCLUSIVE Real Housewives of New Jersey star risks new war with Teresa Giudice as she makes scathing remarks about her money problems
In March, it was reported that the Real Housewives of New Jersey star and her husband Luis 'Louie' Ruelas owed over $3 million in New Jersey state taxes.
To date, Teresa, 53, has since paid off a $303,889 tax lien issued against her earlier this year, and Louie, 50, has paid off a December 2024 tax lien of $163,523.
The amount in remaining taxes owed is $2,569,842, which stems from a March state tax lien filed against Louie, according to judgments seen by Daily Mail.
Speaking to the Daily Mail on Tuesday at a Bella magazine event, RHONJ star Margaret Josephs, 58, shared how the cast is reacting to the 'unfortunate' news of the couple's money problems.
'I think everybody's used to unfortunate things, and no one wants anything bad. Regardless of how anybody feels about her, no one wants to see a sinking ship,' Margaret said, as she attended Bella magazine's cover party, Shorechella.
Margaret is well known for her tense relationship with Teresa, and is especially close with Melissa Gorga, Teresa's estranged sister-in-law.
When asked for her reaction to her costar's money issues, she insisted, 'I feel sorry for her, truthfully. No one wants that, and I hope she gets out of it.
'Truthfully, it's an unfortunate circumstance for that to happen [to] her again.'
She continued: 'I mean, it sucks...I mean, what am I going to say? It sucks. I wish she would've made better choices in her partner in life, but I feel bad.
'I don't want anything bad for her. I never did.'
Teresa married Louie in August 2022, almost a year after they got engaged, in an over-the-top wedding that was filmed as part of special episode.
When asked if Louie has been positive for her life, Margaret responded, 'Obviously not!'
'I hope he helps get out of everything,' she added.
However, she continued: 'I really don't even think about them truthfully until someone asks me. I try not to.'
To date, Teresa has since paid off the $303,889 tax lien issued against her, and Louie has paid off his December 2024 tax lien of $163,523. The remaining taxes owed is $2,569,842, which is from a March state tax lien filed against Louie, according to judgments seen by Daily Mail
After the news broke about Teresa and Louie's new legal problems, fans suspected that Teresa had 'learned nothing' from her previous marriage after she and her former husband Joe Giudice were sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in 2014 to 41 counts of bank, mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud.
Joe also admitted to not filing a tax return from 2004 through 2008.
Teresa ultimately spent 11 months in federal prison before Joe spent 41 months in prison. He was then deported to Italy in 2019 - but is now living in the Bahamas.
He has been begging for President Donald Trump to pardon him so he can be reunited with his four daughters - Gia, 24, Gabriella, 20, Milania, 19, and Audriana, 15 - back in the United States.
The mom-of-four has yet to address her tax problems and instead shut down an interview with Chicago's WGN-9 News on June 20, as seen in a viral video.
When one of the hosts asked her, 'How is it that a family doesn't pay their taxes for years?' a visibly angry Giudice said: 'Okay, I'm done now.'
She then fumbled to hang up her phone, and the perplexed hosts wondered, 'She didn't like that question! Isn't that part of the show?'
'I would love to have taught her crisis PR because I'm really good at it,' Margaret remarked, while adding that Teresa 'should have answered' the question.
'I think she could have handled the interview better,' she said. 'I would have handled it differently.'
The fashion designer noted that she has not been in touch with Teresa since the season 14 finale, which aired on August 4, 2024 - followed by the nontraditional reunion, in which the divided cast filmed in separate rooms.
'We ended things on a very unfortunate note,' she told the Daily Mail as she insisted that they would not be on good terms again.
'I think our ship has sailed. Again, I don't want anything bad for her and her family. I hope they move on happily, but I think our ship has sailed,' she shared.
RHONJ fans are still wondering what will happen to the future of the show since the cast - or potential new cast - has not begun filming.
During an interview with The View on June 3, Andy Cohen revealed that the show 'was really on a deep pause,' but said they've since been 'actively' casting and 'looking at the future of what that will be.'
It's unclear at this time who, if any, will be returning for the next season or if the show is going to be rebooted.
Last season followed the lives of Margaret, Teresa, Melissa, Rachel Fuda, Dolores Catania, Danielle Cabral and Jennifer Aydin along with friend of the show, Jackie Goldschneider.
Margaret told Daily Mail that she has 'referred some people' to casting producers for the next season of RHONJ, but insisted 'there's no update'
Margaret told Daily Mail that she has 'referred some people' to casting producers, but 'there's no update.'
However, she will be attending BravoCon in November in Las Vegas along with the other confirmed RHONJ stars Teresa, Melissa and Dolores.
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