The details surrounding Albert Manzo's alleged cheating on his wife Caroline Manzo will not appear on the season 5 finale of The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

A source told All Things Real Housewives exclusively that Caroline was filmed having an argument with Penny Drossos-Karagiorgis at the opening of POSCHE 2 for the season finale, however, their heated discussion about Albert's cheating will never be included in the finale edit of the finale.

Bravo's producers pushed Penny to reveal the knowledge she had about Albert's rumored infidelities and when Caroline learned the news, she confronted Penny to prevent her from spilling the beans about her husband's alleged affairs.

"When Penny wouldn't tell Caroline which producer pushed her to out Al's affairs, Caroline got very angry," the show insider told Allthingsrh.com. "This happened a couple of days before the cast left for Arizona."

"This explains her reasoning for bringing up the cheating scandal on Melissa's birthday when everyone was having a good night," the source said to confirm Penny was pushed by the show's producers. "Her and Al were pissed they were being targeted and that is why they both insisted someone confront Penny."

Penny tried to not take the heat for airing the Manzos' marital problem when confronted by Caroline. When Caroline realized it was the show's producers and not Penny that caused the reveal of Albert's secret, she left the POSCHE event visibly upset, the source shared.

"When Penny said 'I'm not taking the bullet for everything' to Melissa and Joe Gorga at Chakra, she was actually referring to the Al Manzo cheating scandal, not Melissa," said the insider. "Jennifer Dalton even confronted Caroline about Albert's infidelities while filming one night. A huge story line that producers have not aired to the public, which shows you what kind of power being Andy's favorite can give you."

"Caroline didn't want to go to the opening of POSCHE 2," the source continued. "But producers pushed her to go to the event. Once she had the fight with Penny she actually ripped off her mic and left angry, saying the producers had lied to her.

The cheating allegations began after Caroline candidly admitted in her book, Let Me Tell You Something, that she and her husband Albert Manzo have been together for so long that it would be ridiculous to think he's remained completely faithful for the past 32 years.

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Caroline previously told Enstars exclusively that she knows the chances of her husband did not cheat on her is slim to none.

"I am very realistic when I look at life. All I said is that Al and I have been together since we were 18 and 19 years old, so I think the chances are pretty good that something happened along the lines in life," she told EnStars at Mohegan Sun's Reality Check event on July 12.

The couple celebrated their 29th anniversary in June.

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