'Real Housewives of New Jersey Season' Season 4 Reunion: Caroline Manzo Responds to Teresa Giudice's 'Blubber' Comment (VIDEOS)
From part one of the Season 4 "Real Housewives of New Jersey" reunion, it is evident Teresa Giudice and the rest of the ladies will never get along.
Jacqueline Laurita and Caroline Manzo bawled as a montage played of Laurita's three-year-old son Nicholas, who was recently diagnosed with autism. At the end of the video, it played Nicholas saying, "I love you." Giudice, who commented that she was unaware of how much he regressed, said her youngest daughter Audrianna and Nicholas had once been boyfriend and girlfriend.
Caroline took it upon herself to let Giudice know the moment wasn't about her. "Listen, you and your f--king Christmas pageant dress, sit back and shut the f--k up, we're talking about this kid."
In her Bravo blog post, Caroline explains herself: "Having said that, watching that video was both heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time. I'm sorry for my outburst, but that was about Nicholas and I believe it was disrespectful and selfish of Teresa to infuse herself into that moment. ... I wish Chris and Jacqueline strength and patience on their journey to heal our beautiful little man, Nick. God knows he is surrounded by the love of his family near and far, and if love can heal, he's going to be a winner."
Watch the heart-warming montage and Manzo's freakout:
After Caroline's daughter Lauren Manzo -- who had recently lost 35 pounds due to lap band surgery -- shared her weight struggles and spoke about the criticisms she receives from people on Twitter, Giudice told her she had three rolls of "blubber," needed Botox, and revealed she had gotten a tummy tuck.
Lauren, proving she is definetly a Manzo, lashed out at Giudice and said, "You realize that what you're saying to her right now is the reason that people out there kill themselves because of d--kheads like you."
But Manzo blogged that the comments didn't bother her.
"The 'old hag' and the 'triple blubber' comment... I'm a big girl, and I'm very aware of my shortcomings. Yes, I am getting older, and yes, I do struggle with my weight and have a wrinkle here and there. I got a tummy tuck when I was 39, which was 12 years ago. I've never hidden it, but I don't understand the relevance ...
"All kidding aside, the comment didn't hurt me, because I won't allow it to. I have the power to not let it affect me. Maybe it's just a basic maturity that we, as adults, should have. On the other hand, there are people in this world that struggle every single day with their self-image and sometimes they aren't capable of brushing negative comments off, my daughter being one of them. I love her to death for sticking up for me, but I don't like seeing my children dragging themselves into the mess. What Teresa said hit home for her, and she needed to let Teresa know how she felt about it. Sticks and stones."
Kathy Wakile, Giudice's cousin, then slammed Giudice's parents; she called her mom a "f--king liar" and her dad a "coward." Giudice was offended and then claimed her father was more involved in her and her sister Rosie's lives than their own (now deceased) father. Rosie was backstage and went ballistic when she hear Giudice's accussations and yelled that she would "cut out" her tongue and would gladly go to jail for it.
Caroline reached out to Giudice when she saw she was hurt by Kathy's comments about her parents.
In her Bravo blog, she wrote: "At one point I really tried to talk to Teresa. I was sitting next to her on the couch, and I saw something in her eyes that I was hoping I could address and give her a little clarity on. I know many of you love to refer to me as a bully. Trust me, I'm not, I have a heart and I have feelings. I tried to make a point."
There's more reunion to come on Sunday at 10 EST/9 C.
