'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' Season 6 Cast Changes: Jacqueline Laurita Fired Because Dina Manzo Replacing Caroline Manzo?
After cast changes for The Real Housewives of New Jersey were leaked online, a new report revealed that Jacqueline Laurita will not return for season 6 because of Dina Manzo.
A show insider reportedly told the Huffington Post that Manzo, Caroline Manzo's estranged sister, wants to return to RHONJ after a three-season hiatus, but only if Laurita is no longer on the show.
"Dina wants to come back but wants Jacqueline fired first, because she is afraid of fighting with her," a source close to the situation told Murro. "Dina doesn't want to be exposed for who she really is. Dina forgot about her brother or sisters ability to be on the show."
Dina and Laurita's feud, which began in season one, was created by former cast member Danielle Staub, according to the insider.The insider said Laurita and Dina were once friends but Staub caused a wedge between them.
"Jacqueline stopped Danielle from exposing Dina so many times by refusing to film with her if she said anything about her," the show source slipped. "Jacqueline told Danielle that if she said anything about Dina, she would not be friends with her anymore. Danielle always told stories about Dina and everyone else."
"Jacqueline always protected Dina until she dragged her in the season one finale wanting her to lie for her while she cowardly let Caroline cover for her."
The source describes Dina's as-yet-confirmed return as the "onion [being] unpeeled next season on RHONJ."
InTouch reported last month that Dina was in "serious talks" with Bravo return to the show to replace Caroline, which left to begin filming her spinoff show.
"Dina Manzo's return to the show is all but a done deal" a show insider told the magazine.
Dina revealed in an August interview on Oprah: Where Are They Now? that she left the show during the second season in 2010 because she was"horrified" by the cast members antics.
