'RHONJ' Reunion: Joe Gorga Reacts to Teresa Giudice's Claim He Played a Part in Her Going to Prison

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reunion, as the sibling rivalry between Teresa Giudice and Joe Gorga intensified.Tuesday's part 3 of the season 13 reunion special with the husbands joining the Housewives on stage, and the weird tension between Teresa and Joe — as well as Joe's wife, Melissa Gorga — was palpable before any words were uttered.There was also some real friction between Teresa's new husband, Louie Ruelas, and Joe, as the pair began to clash from the start.After some bickering and sniping between the group, Joe and Louie exchanged words, and Joe lamented, «I gave you the benefit of the doubt.

And I don't want nothing from you. You know what I wanted? A family.»«Me too,» Louie said. «Me too.»«I wanted a brother-in-law,» Joe continued. «And I wanted my sister.»Joe then wistfully recalled how solid his relationship was with Teresa after she got out of prison in 2015, after serving 11 months behind bars.«When she came home from prison, she was the best after that.

She was humble, we talked every day. I called her, I loved that,» Joe said. «Didn't I call you every day?»«Because we were filming,» Teresa shot back.«What?!

We were filming?! C'mon, Teresa,» Joe pleaded. «Stop with your nonsense. I'm talking about before Louie showed up!»Before long, the topic of Teresa's time in prison — after she and ex-husband Joe Giudice were both convicted on multiple fraud charges — circled back around as Teresa was asked about comments she made implying her brother may have played a role in getting her and her ex-husband arrested in the first place.«I know he would never try to hurt me,» Teresa said, before suggesting the exact opposite and accusing her brother of working with her ex-husband's former business partner to rat them out and get the convicted.«You.