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I would rather see Heather turn against Tamra. It's about time Tamra was in the hot seat for a while. In all actuality, Heather is too wealthy and powerful an ally for Tamra to turn against.

Those RHONJ cancellation rumors are gaining ground: http://www.celebitchy.com/313558/teresa_joe_giudice_arent_getting_a_spinoff_rhonj_could_be_canceled_/

Oh, another thing. I thought everybody was kind of mean about Kent, Slade's brother. OK, obviously, the hair was awful and I wish we had seen the haircut they said they were going to give him. But at the same time, he's doing his own thing and seems pretty happy. He is entitled to style himself how he wants. Not sure how Slade felt when he saw those VTs of Gretchen talking about Kent as "backward Slade" or hillbilly and other wonderful terms evoking white-trashdom. Just because he's not living in a gated community, working in "home financing" and mortgaged up to his ears?

Damn. How much time did Gretchen and Slade's pre-engagement engagement party take up?! Was there really any need for such a big event, with everybody flown in from all over the place, Cirque du Soleil hair-and-makeup for Gretch, a Nordstrom tux and helicopter for Slade? The wedding date has yet to be set and this couple are fending off creditors and child support officers? The fact that such a big song-and-dance was made of this says to me that somebody was trying to out-scoop Tamra before her big day and is pinning her hopes on a Wedding Spin-Off. After all, the wedding and all that plastic surgery Wretched claims she never had (but may get "at some point") isn't going to pay itself. The whole episode was painfully transparent, especially Gretchen's oh-so-spontaneous conversations with her parents and MIL who recited their dialogue dutifully about Slade being such an a-MAY-zin guy and made for Gretch etc, etc. And then there's that limo conversation when Slade could barely keep from laughing when Gretch was talking about how natural and surgery-free she is. It was up there with Taylor and Russell's limo fakery on the way to Kyle's white party in S2 of RHOBH. HAVING SAID ALL THAT: let's call out Vicki on her fake-ass "Brooks and I are back together" announcement. Hon, you were never broken up to begin with. Got to hand it to Gretchen. She is making people talk about her and creating all the drama and conflict. She is working it. I love how she swept into that Winter Wonderland party as everybody was bitching about her, looking like the Snow Queen had thrown up all over her, all "Hey you guyzzzzzzzz!" and sort-of not-really clueless about what is being said behind her back. RHoOC really has not disappointed me this season. And I like Lydia who is equal parts an 8-year old kid, equal parts the show's most undercover [!@#$%^&*]-stirrer. A smart, sensible presence like Briana is needed on the show, especially since Jeanna is no longer a HW.

That is some Al Capone [!@#$%^&*] right there. OTOH I feel sorry for Tre and especially her girls but OTO... don't do the crime if you can't do the time! I wonder if this is the end of RHONJ as we know it. Rumor has it that Al Manzo (aka Mr. Caroline Manzo) is up to his neck in public commission chicanery, too. That RHoM promo is one of the best I have ever seen. I have never seen Adriana look as stunning as she does there. Marysol also looks good (if very "done" in the face). Honestly, after all these NJ news items the past few days, RHoM looks like a breath of fresh air right now.

Cheers for the advice!

Thanks for the suggestion, Miss Hamilton! I am not familiar with LSA and plan to do just that.

Have to give props to Gov Christie who has really tried to crack down on corruption in NJ (especially in construction and the public sector). Obviously it is a near impossible battle to wage because it gets so entrenched in all sectors of life. And for all l know, Christie ccould be on the take, too. But at least they're trying over there. And yes, l am Team Tre and Juicy but IRL l am Team Anti-Corruption more.

Lipstick Alley had THE most amazing tea-spilling thread about RHoNJ this weekend. Like, jaw-dropping. I have no idea if it is all true but, to keep a long story short, the (alleged) reason for the feud is because Joey got in serious debt to keep Melissa in the style to which she has become accustomed, moved them into a spec house built on materials/handiwork that he has yet to pay back because the house was initially built to be "flipped," i.e. the construction people would be paid after the house sold. Since he didn't sell the house, he still had to pay them and got into debt with loan sharks upon which he bilked his parents' home (without them even knowing). The loan sharks evicted the elders, and that's why Juicy was building a place for them on his property. And that's why Teresa and her parents can't stand Melissa because they think her need to be famous was behind Joey's need to move her into the spec house and get his hands on $$$. http://www.lipstickalley.com/f213/rhnj-tea-546287/ As for the latest episode, I saw NOTHING genuine in Melissa's conduct, least of all the fake drunkeness. She is such a poor actress! As well as being a manipulative little liar. But I did find Teresa and Caroline's interaction genuine and actually sort of sweet. Jacqueline's comment about Joey prob having had sex with his sister at 10 was disgusting (even her husband looked taken aback) and I hope she gets read at Reunion for saying that. Eric83, you are so right, if Juicy or Tre had said that about Jacqueline and her brother, or Caroline and Chris Laurita, they would be calls to get their asses thrown in jail. On a positive note, Jacq looked good in the previews at the sit-down dinner with Teresa, which is surprising as her surgery usually looked fucked up.

I did a little search of what Sonja said to Aviva after the St. Barts crazython: "You have said some things you cannot take back. You defamed my character ... I can’t have a friend like that. I have enough friends." "Whatever you tell me about your feelings now, I don’t care. I’m over you." "I don’t know who you think you are really. You put out an air that you think you’re better than others. You're a liability." Well-thought out, precise, clear, without being truly vicious and resorting to Aviva's cray-cray tactics. And I, too, thought LuAnn acquited herself very well in those scenes where she helped Sonja. She seemed very genuine.

LOL, he is fine, but Phaedra also has very beautiful eyes and mouth. Aiden has her round cheeks and mega pout and he can definitely pull off that stank-eye look she does when he wants to. I have to defend my Sonya who in recent years has been fragilized by her divorce. Her husband threw her on the scrap-heap when she hit a certain age and in huge debt. Their wealthy mutual friends probably shunned her. So she's taking what friendship and comfort she can get. LuAnn may be evil and scheming but she was also there for Sonya last season when she put away her husband's portrait and closed the door on that chapter in her life. It was telling that she asked LuAnn to help her with that and not Crazy Pinot. As for not being tough, she read Aviva the riot act a couple of times last season without losing her cool. I was pretty impressed with how she dealt with her.

Phaedra does make truly gorgeous babies.

It has been a pretty good season of the OC, better than most actually, and if they have enough material for a three-parter, then so be it. I'll be watching.

I can't believe Kandi gets more than Phaedra TBH.

I absolutely agree -- but Vicki is letting her daughter dictate the rules to her. Perhaps she needs to shoulder some of the responsibility in being left in this predicament? Perhaps she lets Brianna get away with it because deep down she knows Brooks is prob a crook but she is afraid of being alone (which is also why Brianna and her baby are living with her in the first place). Maybe Brianna would back off if she knew that Vicki's business assets were all tied up legally and no way could Brooks touch them, even if he married Vicki.

ETA: I just realized that when the fall-out from Vicki & Brooks' tragic relationship happens (and it WILL happen, trust me), Brooks will no doubt sue Vicki for all the proceeds from Vicki's Vodka because Big Mouth went on TV and said that VV could never have happened without Crooks. This is a Judge Judy episode waiting to happen.

First of all, Closet Confessions is the business. I haven't seen her latest yet, but I literally LOLed last week when she said "That little bitch, Richie -- what a dick he is." Secondly, while I do think Brianna is using her baby to keep Brooks out of the house, I don't think she is a bitch for wanting the best for her mother. She senses that Brooks is a conman after Vicki for only one thing -- money. Let's be honest, don't we ALL sense that Brooks is slimey and no-good? Vicki is at fault here because she wants to have her cake and eat it, too. She agreed to Briana, Ryan and Troy living with her because she wants to be close to her child and grandchild. I don't blame her for that. But she's also pretending not to date Brooks when she plainly is when her daughter's back is turned. She is like a lust-crazed teenager with a Romeo & Juliet complex who thinks the world is against her and her Greatest Love of All Time. It just makes her want that balding layabout even more. And defending his cheating ways ("We were on a break; he's a good man") makes her look even more ridiculous. Brianna has the best of intentions -- she just wants her mom to buy a clue before Brooks robs her blind of her hard-earned cash. I found it VERY telling that in the recent Vicki's Vodka lawsuit between Vicki and her business partner Robert (the guy in Monday's episode who came up with the Piggy Mary name), they finally talked it all out and he dropped her as a defendant in the suit. However, he did NOT drop Brooks as a defendant (Vicki gave Brooks 16% of the company). Fishy.

It's not just filler, is it? That jawline is pulled SO harshly up to her ear, Joan Rivers-style, that I have to wonder if she didn't have a face-lift.

Damn Gretchen. That is some jawline tuck/lip injections you got going there!

I'm not sure I am 100% on Team Kathy but I will admit that her line about not getting her new nose broke during the fight was funny. TBH, Kathy is so over the Melissa-Teresa shenanigans and her oil slick of a husband that it is almost "not minding by default."

I'm missing one then... I thought it was Skinny Italian, then the Fabulicious family one with her mom and Gia on the cover, and then the grilling cookbook.

The pics don't show it but Teresa was truly sobbing and not Hollywood-crying like we have seen some of the other HWs do (naming no names). And Joe was kissing her on the cheek the way I would kiss my brother, probably, if we'd just had a traumatic moment in our lives. It felt like an authentic moment and not just making up for the sake of the cameras. I don't know who Dr. V is but i liked her right away. She is very pretty and plus she's Italian. If whatever other reality shows aren't working out for her, she needs to move to NJ and Andy Cohen needs to make that happen! I'd love to see her assessment of Jacqueline. And Danielle Staub, LOL. Melissa trashing Teresa's endorsements and products was full-on envy talking. Teresa has moved on from promoting her local tanning salon back in Season 1 to publishing three NYT-bestselling cookbooks with a reputable publishing house (with more undoubtedly on the way), Fabellini and the hair-care line. You can't say that Teresa isn't working hard to make these opportunities happen for her. Unlike Miss Entitled who bitches about her over-mortgaged fake home not selling and feels she is owed a sparkling career in the spotlight all because she is Teresa's SIL. BTW, I've noticed they aren't pimping Melissa's mega singing career AT ALL this season. Is it because she's focusing all her energies on her "advice" book? The one that is being ghostwritten for her?

LMAO! That black tar that got all over everybody during the fight? Is what Joe Gorga uses to spraypaint his bald patch! At least Joe owned up to it. Dr. V needs to join RHoNJ as a HW. She would fit in perfectly and has a definite Dina look about her. Rich is such a little punk-ass bitch. And my hatred of Melissa knows no bounds. What a manipulator. She actively turns people against her SIL in order to divide and conquer and come out the Queen Bee. She blames Teresa and "her friends" for spreading all these "lies" about her? Bitch, it was your BFF and former bridesmaid Jan who is spilling all your dirty secrets to the world! I don't know what to say about that hell o' awkward bath-tub scene between Teresa and Joe Guidice in the middle of all this mess. WTF? Some sexy-times talk I really don't need to hear. That poor waiter didn't know where to look when he came in with the champagne. Also: brown chicka brown chow, Teresa? I really liked Rosie the last few episodes. She actively wants to work things out. Plus she's really the only cousin that everybody gets along with.

Porsha looks better with short hair than long. More sophisticated and less like a little girl playing dress-up. Cynthia is by far the best in all these pictures. Cynthia knows exactly what suits her. Judging from the photos, she's also had a little filler and botox work done, on her forehead and perhaps on her lips. Nene, sigh. It's not the "ashy" feet (I don't get the whole ashy thing -- her feet don't look excessively dry to me), it the piss-poor hemming on those white pants! She literally pinned them up 2 seconds before she walked in there, and it shows. And they are about to drop, too. I am so surprised about this because ever since Nene got her teeth fixed and an A-list stylist, she now dresses like the star she is. Flattering dresses that are perfect for her shape and show off her long legs; amazing accessories; movie star make-up. This is a rare slip-up from her because she always looks on point. The others? Mutton dressed as lamb.

I CAN'T with MeMeMelissa and Joey blaming Teresa and Joe Giudice for this mess. Um, was it not Gorga who called Teresa 'scum'? Was it not Gorga who charged at Joe (and was still deflected to the ground by his BIL like a pesky fly)? Was it not Melissa who scratched up Giudice's face? The only question I have is, why did Teresa run out of there? Why didn't she be her husband and brother to stop? She looked cowardly running away from the situation. As far as I can see, the wedge between Joey and his family came about less because of Joe Giudice and more because Melissa and Joey told Bravo they would sell out Teresa if they got given a part on the show. That's shady any way you cut it. Re: Milania Hair Care, I was ready to laugh at that stuff, but her shampoo and conditioner is sulphate- and paraben-free so kudos to her for investing in an environmentally-friendly, non-harsh hair product.