'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' Season 5 Reunion Show Spoiler: Teresa Giudice to Appear? Spinoff Show Nixed (VIDEO)
Teresa Giduice will not let her massive legal troubles prevent her from appearing on the Real Housewives of New Jersey season 5 reunion show.
According to a source, Giudice is determined to stay on Bravo's hit reality show.
"Teresa has no plans to stop filming," an insider told InTouch.
The source said Giudice intends to make the taping for the drama-filled taping at the end of the season with host Andy Cohen.
"She would never miss it," said the source.
The taping for the season 5 reunion show is scheduled to film in September and season six will begin in November, however, Bravo has yet to comment if Giudice will appear in either one. The insider also revealed that because Giudice's legal troubles are ongoing, when she films the show, she will have to "stick to show drama" when she is interviewed by Cohen.
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Giduice also wants to attend ,so she can put on a brave face to naysayers, the source revealed.
"She's putting on a face because she doesn't want anyone, especially Melissa [Gorga][ to see her sweat," the source explained.
A source close to the Bravo network told New York Daily News that while the network has yet to comment on the star that has helped pulled big ratings, "nobody wants to see their talent in this kind of a situation."
According to the report, Giudice has been secretly pitching her own spinoff show, but with her mounting legal troubles, the idea has been nixed.
"They are not interested," said an insider. "Bravo only spins off happy situations - marriages, baby news. Not prison."
Enstars reported on Thursday that Giduice's attorney Henry Klingeman, told NorthJersey.com, outside of a Newark, N.J. courtroom on Tuesday, that he could not say whether Giudice would appear on the show, but he would like for his client to continue her work with Bravo. According to the lawyer, filming RHONJ is a "source of passion for her and a source of support for her kids."
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U.S. District Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced on Monday that Giudice and her husband Joe Giudice were indicted on 39 charges for a wide range of financial offenses, including IRS bank mortgage loan fraud and wire and loan fraud.See the full list of charges here.
When the couple appeared in a Newark, N.J. court room on Tuesday, they were released on $500,000 unsecured bail bonds each, after they were read their rights and list of charges. They will return to court on August 14.
