Teresa Giudice Sentence: Star's Lawyer Says Whether She's Divorcing Joe & If She WIll Return To 'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' [VIDEO]
Teresa Giudice's lawyer is out to clear her name as she serves her sentence in federal prison.
James J. Leonard, Jr. spoke with People magazine Thursday and set the record straight on some of the biggest rumors that have surrounded Giudice since she checked into jail back in January.
He shut down rumors that Giudice had hired a divorce lawyer to begin the process of splitting from her husband Joe Giudice.
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"I can state unequivocally that I am the only lawyer that Teresa has met with since she has been in prison. While we have discussed many things, we have never discussed her divorcing Joe.
He added that not even legal drama could tear the reality TV couple apart. If anything, as bizarre as it may seem, this experience of them being apart has only brought them closer. She has also talked about her future with Joe and the girls."
Teresa and Joe pleaded guilty to serious fraud charges last year. Joe is slated to begin his sentence of more than three years once Teresa is released.
He also defended Teresa against claims that she was being a total diva in prison and making outlandish demands from her inmates and even jail workers.
"She is in a correctional facility. She's in a federal prison. She is not in a country club or some resort...The truth is she had not had a single incident or infraction since she arrived at Danbury. She has been a model inmate in every sense of the word."
He also touched on whether she will return to Bravo's The Real Housewives Of New Jersey.
"Teresa Giudice is the central figure around which the show revolves," he says. "That's not to take anything away from any of the other women, but Teresa has been the focal point for the last six seasons, and I don't expect that to change moving forward, assuming both sides can agree on a contract."
He added that Teresa and Melissa Gorga are on good terms, despite recent reports and how she and Joe's four daughters are doing while she is behind bars. See the full rumor control interview here.
