'Real Housewives of New Jersey' Season 4 Finale Recap
If you missed the season four finale of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey, you have a lot of catching up to do.
Kim D., an unofficial cast member of "New Jersey," was at the center of the controversy that caused the a rift between Teresa Giudice and the rest of the cast, including her brother Joe Gorga and her sister-in-law Melissa Gorga.
Before the fashion show for Kim D.'s boutique "Posche," she insisted that Teresa goes with her to a salon so they can get their hair and makeup done. It just so happened that a man named Angelo Voorhees works there - and he used to be the owner of Lookers Gentlemen's Club. Turns out he knows Melissa because, he claimed, she used to be a stripper at the club.
Hmm...
Voorhees approached Melissa at the fashion show saying, "Hi Melissa, you remember me right?"
Melissa was uncomfortable and made small talk with him, though she said she doesn't recall where she knows him from.
Teresa took Melissa into the ladies' restroom and claimed her heart is pounding. She then confronted Melissa and said Voorhees is spreading rumors about her alleging she used to be a dancer.
Although Teresa said, "I know it's not true," she definitely had her doubts. Melissa admitted she was a bartender at Lookers, which she said was technically a bikini bar. And she said she only worked there for a week, claiming she hated it.
Apparently, Melissa was teaching second grade during the time she was a bartender. When she brought up that point to Teresa, she questioned what her nighttime activities were.
Even though Teresa told Voorhees to stop talking about her sister-in-law at the salon and at one point even left the room, Melissa said, "You shouldn't have entertained this."
Jacqueline said, "Why the f**k would I set up your sister-in-law, who I happen to like? Who has the motives here? You don't like your sister-in-law. Now I know we're not friends because how dare you try to turn that around on me? How dare you? You're disgusting. You're scum. I am completely done."
Melissa spotted Teresa and tells Joe to scream, "Shame on you," out the window. They got into a screaming match with Teresa and hold up traffic until a police officer tells Joe and Mellisa to shut up and drive off. Melissa theorizesdthat Teresa was looking for a reason to rationalize the "tormenting" she had done to her over the last eight years.
Evidently, things haven't gotten much better since the incident dubbed "Strippergate." After the finale, Joe sent Teresa a text messaging stating, "You're dead to me." The Gorgas have put their house on the market to move farther away from Teresa. Until Sept. 7, when the season four reunion was taped, the whole cast had not been in the same room since the incident.
Jacqueline was not at the season three reunion because she was unable to look Teresa in the face after their big fight, which had taken place the night before the reunion's taping. She confessed that she had a complete nervous breakdown because of her fight with Teresa and due to personal family matters. We now know that during season four's taping, Jacqueline was taking her son Nicholas from doctor to doctor before he was diagnosed with autism.
Upset that the season is over? Don't be! The three-part reunion special begins next Sunday.
