Teresa Giudice 2015: 'RHONJ' Filming Delay Leads Amber Marchese To Quit Show? [VIDEO]
Teresa Giudice's prison stint may have led one housewife to quit The Real Housewives of New Jersey ahead of the series' upcoming seventh season.
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In a new interview, Jim Marchese, husband of season six housewife Amber Marchese, slammed Bravo for putting the series on hold as they await Giudice's prison release.
“It is BS that the entire cast, especially my wife, had their filming put on hold because Tre and Joe committed several felonies and [Teresa is] sitting in jail,” Jim told Radar Online on Monday.
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In addition, Jim claimed Bravo viewers were tricked into tuning into The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Teresa Checks In, after the show was presented as a spinoff of the popular series.
“Viewers were duped into thinking they were watching RHONJ,” Jim alleged. “If Andy [Cohen] had so much confidence in Tre and Joe to pull ratings, he could have called it ‘Teresa Checks In’…period!"
"Andy is clearly endorsing Tre’s behavior as it was focused on Tre and the sympathetic issues surrounding her kids,” he continued. “For example they were [shown] crying missing their mom and over-dramatized other hardships… Not one scene was dedicated to the people she stole from, how their lives have been hurt or the children of families victimized by their crimes."
And as for Amber's return, Jim said it wasn't a sure thing due to the reputation the series now has due to Giudice's illegal behavior.
“My wife has to decide if she wants her good name on a show this dark,” Jim explained.
