'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Season 5: Melissa Gorga Says Joe Is Not 'Whipped,' Accuses Teresa Giudice of Trying to Break Up Her Marriage [VIDEO]
Melissa Gorga is finally taking a stand against those pesky comments from her sister-in-law that her husband Joe Gorga is brainwashed.
Opening up about her marriage on her Bravo Blog, Melissa admitted it isn't perfect, but they'll always have each other's backs. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star went on to accuse Teresa Giudice of trying to break up her marriage.
"If I hear the phrase "pu--- whipped" one more time, I'm going to have to break something. A whipped man would never call out his wife if he thought she did something wrong," Melissa vented on her Bravo blog, in response to Teresa saying her husband was "brainwashed."
"Joe wasn't happy about my Chanel bag tweet. Meanwhile, anyone who says he never sticks up for his sister should be eating their words right now. In my own defense, I posted it in reaction to Teresa retweeting a link to a nasty blog about me. I was pissed off, and I impulse tweeted in retaliation. We're constantly going tit for tat, and we'll never get anywhere that way. Joe told me I was wrong to do it, and I agreed with my husband. I shouldn't stoop to her level. It only gives her something to complain about," Melissa wrote on her July 1 blog.
She continued: "Joe will defend me to anyone. But when we're alone, if one of us has a problem with something the other did -- even something as minor as tweet -- we talk it out. Sometimes, we yell it out. Joe and I have a real marriage. We argue. We struggle. We don't put on an act like we're happy and laughing all the time. That's not who we are, or what we want to represent."
Melissa went on to accuse her sister-in-law of trying to breakup their marriage.
"I do think Teresa was up to something. She said things to Joe about me behind my back. Last year, it was that I would leave him for a richer man. This year, it's that he's pussy whipped. Anyone would look at this situation and think, "She's trying to break them up." Why does she do it? Joe and I have three kids. We have a life together. Why would his sister intentionally cause tension between us? I certainly haven't tried to cause tension in her marriage. She said I controlled my husband. Why is she worried about that at all? I just don't get it, and I'm fed up with the negativity," Melissa wrote.
The blog continued: "She said that if Joe agreed with me, he had to be brainwashed. That's a harsh comment. Does she really think Joe isn't in his right mind because he loves me? Or that I've got him under a spell? He's just being a good, loving husband! No witchcraft. No voodoo. I don't think Teresa can wrap her mind around that. He's not a cult victim. He's in a healthy marriage based on mutual respect, trust, and affection. Breaking news: When a husband treats his wife well, it does NOT mean he's been mentally tampered with."
The Real Housewives of New Jersey returns Sunday on Bravo at 8/7p.m. ET.
