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RHONJ’s Paul Connell Teases ‘Shakeup’ As Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga Still ‘Don’t Talk’

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RHONJ's Paul Connell dishes on season 14 filming ‘Shakeup’ amid Teresa Giudice and Melissa Gorga ongoing feud

Paul Connell is dishing on season 14 of RHONJ and how the cast is dealing with Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice not speaking amid their feud.

On September 13, The U.S. Sun chatted with Dolores Catania‘s boyfriend, Paul Connell, about season 14 of RHONJ.

Dolores already teased that some major drama has been going down since filming for season 14 of RHONJ began in early August.

“Stay tuned. Well, listen, we never disappoint. Has New Jersey ever disappointed? Every year, we say, how do we top it?” Dolores told Page Six at the MTV Music Video Awards on Tuesday, September 12, in New York City.

Now, Paul is dishing more on the drama that’s been going down while filming season 14.

Paul opened up about how filming has changed as Teresa Giudice and Louie Ruelas aren’t speaking or interacting with Melissa Gorga and her husband, Joe Gorga.

RHONJ’s Teresa Giudice Melissa Gorga and Joe Gorga

“The settings are different because it’s acknowledgeable now that certain people don’t talk,” Paul explained. “We don’t really notice it, all of a sudden, the day is over, and they’re like, ‘Okay, it’s a wrap, goodnight.’ We’re not focused on that. Everyone is focused on whatever they have to do.”

The Irish-born entrepreneur also revealed that he’s involved in some drama with the RHONJ husbands this season. He notes that Louie and Joe Gorga‘s drama has affected the men in the group.

The men of RHONJ at Joe Gorgas’s birthday bash

He continued: “I am involved in the drama a little bit. It’s me staying true to who I am as a person. It’s not bad. It’s me doing what I believe is right. I’m finding a little bit of a voice. People are standing their ground on what their beliefs are.”

Back in August, AllAboutTRH EXCLUSIVELY revealed that John Fuda and Paulie Connell got into a disagreement over Louie Ruelas at Jennifer Fessler’s birthday party on August 15. Louie did not attend the party as he was out of town for work commitments.

A source told AllAboutTRH:

“John was getting very aggravated with the fact that Paul is friends with Louie but Paul isn’t the type who is going to take sides or be told who he can and can’t be friends with. Paulie was trying to have a logical conversation with John Fuda but John wasn’t having it. A lot of people thought it was funny that these two were disagreeing about a man who wasn’t even at the party.”

Paul and John were able to squash their beef at Joe Gorga’s birthday party on August 19.

“Paul let it be known that he isn’t picking sides and is going to be friends with everyone. John seemed to accept that, and they both moved forward and ended off the night on a good note,” AllAboutTRH’s source explained.

Speaking of beef, Paul also revealed whether or not he thinks the Gorgas and Giudices will ever reconcile. Paul said: “I have hope in everything. There is hope in everything.”

Dolores echoed similar sentiments while chatting with The U.S. Sun at the VMA Awards on Tuesday.

“Everyone will have to have their own opinion when they see it,” Dolores said when asked about Teresa and Melissa’s season 14 drama. She also remains hopeful that the family will eventually reconcile: “Never say never.” 

As always, stay glued to AllAboutTRH for the latest, greatest, and most exclusive Real Housewives of New Jersey tea on the internet!

RHONJ will return to Bravo for season 14 in 2024.

Thoughts on this all? Share your thoughts below.

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50 comments

marlin September 16, 2023 - 4:11 am
I’m starting to think that this is all fake for storylines. Scripted drama to keep a group of talentless people in the money.
675309 September 16, 2023 - 8:15 am
A lot of it must be. Hard to know just how much and which parts are. However, keeping "talentless people in the money" is 100% accurate!
Zap It September 15, 2023 - 4:29 pm
Paul did the right thing. Fuda is a thug who's throwing his weight around ( which is considerable) even though he's a newbie. What an upstart.
holy cannoli September 15, 2023 - 5:24 pm
Agree. I don’t like Fuda at all, wanna big shot!!
Ross September 15, 2023 - 10:24 am
I’m so happy Luis didn’t get completely ostracized. He’s a great, caring, and loyal guy that deserves to have the same in return. All of the men are a bunch of silly hoe’s that sit around gossiping instead of doing work. They despise Luis Bc he walks with a smile in his face, for his wealth despite not having to work a traditional 9-5, and Bc he scored a marriage to Queen T. Im happy Paul didn’t get involved in that bullshit Bc the only thing Luis did wrong was exist.
675309 September 15, 2023 - 4:47 pm
Wow. Sounds like the "other" sister who knows more than the rest of us regarding the possibility of Luis being shunned, which he deserves! (Or maybe his mom.) Wow. The "other men are a bunch of silly hoe's"??? They "despise Luis"? What the? You did not get that from the article/blog! No casual reader or watcher would ever come up with that. I thought he was socializing with Bill and Nate after the reunion and before filming? You aren't doing him any favors, IMO. Defending the indefensible is silly. So you just gave away the fact that they are shunning him and he is specifically being left out. So much for the plan of a spinoff, not that it was going to happen anyway because of his behavior. You also gave it away saying, "He SCORED a marriage to the Queen"!!! He could only score if he intentionally set out to play a game and win something. The something was an opportunity to have a reality show, IMO. Only someone close to him would say, "The only thing he did wrong was exist" or something like that.
book7175 September 16, 2023 - 7:56 am
How do you know he's a great, caring and loyal guy? He certainly hasn't exhibited any of those traits on the show. All we've seen is him pretending he's Dr. Phil and failing miserably, talking down to his wife in front of others, and lying to the rest of the cast about investigating them. And referring to the felon as a Queen? Queen of what, stupidity and delusion?
675309 September 16, 2023 - 8:09 am
At least she (Ross) supports her brother (Luis) even though he is obviously a mess. That is what this looks like to me, anyway. Ha! Teresa hates her brother.
HousewifeVeteran September 17, 2023 - 3:23 pm
Maybe Ross meant the Felon was the Queen on the prison block she was on..lol
Ross September 17, 2023 - 11:13 pm
He bought her a house, he paid for her million dollar wedding, and he paid for Gia’s trip around Europe, just to name a few. Most of what you said is subjective and not objective facts so I won’t address that.
book7175 September 18, 2023 - 8:20 am
Buying people things doesn’t make you loving, caring or a great person it’s often a way to control people. And supposedly they bought the house together. And where did you get the info that he paid for the wedding and Gias trip? Bravo paid for at least part of that wedding. You claim to have all this inside info on Luis are your related to him or just making stuff up? And saying someone is loving caring and great is very subjective so maybe you should think about that. Or you have no idea what subjective means
675309 September 18, 2023 - 8:46 am
He bought the house when they'd only known each other about 6 months or less. (They met summer of 2020 and he bought the house and put it in the LLC with his name only as manager on Jan. 6, 2021.) When she did move in with him later that year before she finally sold the old house with a big mortgage and liens, it seems the stories were spun to make it look like they bought it together but they didn't. It probably had to do with sounding better than shacking up with some man she'd known less than a year along with four teenage girls. My guess is "related to him".
Ross September 18, 2023 - 3:14 pm
In my opinion, hence the person that wrote the message, it does make a person, particularly in his case loving, caring, and a great person. I’m sure she may have paid for part of the home, however between the cost of the house and moderate to major renovations to a 15,000 sq.ft. home, it’s highly doubtful that she paid for half. The renovations began prior to the sale of her mansion. I’m not going to back and forth with you on that, I said what I said. Gia is quoted saying that Luis was a large part of her going on her trip through Europe. And if you think that Bravo paid for half or even a quarter of that gargantuan wedding you should probably take a course on finance. And to the last statement regarding subjectivity, the point you seem to have missed, and I’m quite surprised because it should be obvious, is that we’re all entitled to our own opinion (subjectivity) and such things are not worth a debate, facts are. Goodness.
book7175 September 18, 2023 - 4:17 pm
Facts are Louie lied to everyone when he said on camera he had Bo Diddly investigate the cast and had files on everyone (he said it 2x on camera) . Facts are his ex-wife called the police to their home on several occasions for a domestic call. Facts are he was arrested for a road rage incident. Facts are this does not translate into being a loving caring great person. And like I said people very often use money to control people so that means nothing to me.
Ross September 18, 2023 - 5:37 pm
Since you’d like to go down that route, let’s talk about the facts. The facts are that the same ex-wife who wrote the police report came and did an interview speaking highly of Louie saying that he takes care of her and the kids and that is all that she is concerned about. When did this statement come out one might ask? When all of the hate tabloids first started to arise two seasons ago, one might presume she did this in his defense, ahh. Also, this very same woman wrote a statement about Teresa speaking incredibly highly of her. Here’s the quote his ex-wife made about Louie since you’d like to go there. “I’m happy for him. Luis is actually the father of my children, and he’s a really good person. In general, we got married, we were very young and had babies and then it fell apart. As normal things happen. We’re very good with each other, and that’s basically it.” DiMartino also added, “He takes care of me and my children, and that’s what it comes down to.” Hmmm sort of similar to the way i described Louie. And the road rage incident, what point are you trying to make there? That he got angry? He’s allowed to make a mistake. And as far as him lying, yes that wasn’t a good look but it hasn’t happened routinely enough to define his character just yet as far as I’m concerned.
book7175 September 18, 2023 - 6:08 pm
He could kill someone on Fifth Avenue and you’d still defend him. Not sure why you feel so compelled to go to such great lengths to defend a reality show character who has not come across particularly well on TV and who’s past is riddled with red flags but so be it, carry on.
Ross September 18, 2023 - 6:20 pm
Two things: I’m rooting for the underdog and I hate when someone takes advantage of other’s weaknesses like the Gorgas do to Teresa.
book7175 September 19, 2023 - 8:02 am
I’m no fan of the Gorgas but how do they take advantage of her weakness?
Ross September 19, 2023 - 1:47 pm
They understand that Teresa has problems communicating so they weigh heavily in when others dramatize her weakness. You never hear the Gorgas say, “No Teresa mean’t…What Teresa was saying was…” But you hear Dolo and Jen both do it in Teresa’s defense while the other two are sitting with their hands in the air like the entire situation is confusing them. I think that’s what Teresa means when she says that they don’t defend her. Joey gaslights the crap out of T and women in general. A recent example is when they were at the reunion and Joe said look at you you’re ruining yourself. Lou came in and said no she’s not, how is she ruining herself when she’s trying to talk to her brother. Also, side note at the reunion Louie had to ask M to stop getting in the middle of Joe and T’s arguements. If he were trying to control her why would would he allow her to have a voice on any occasion.
Ross September 19, 2023 - 1:53 pm
Btw here’s the URL to Gia’s trip around Europe. https://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/gia-giudices-european-vacation-with-christian-carmichael-photos?amp Your friends are as stupid as the come.
book7175 September 19, 2023 - 7:29 pm
The felon is 50 years old and if she has trouble communicating that’s no one’s fault but her own. She shouldn’t need people to interpret what she means.
Ross September 19, 2023 - 8:23 pm
I never said that it was someone else’s fault… I said some people capitalize on that weakness. Which is something I cannot respect and a reason I vow so heavily for Teresa. Capitalizing on the Gorgas weaknesses is something she could do and chooses not to. As far as an interpreter you’re missing my point, good friends and spouses have a tendency to cover one’s weaknesses. Since the Gorgas do not, this is why she doesn’t feel close to them. I never said that she needs to have one to be her friend.
book7175 September 20, 2023 - 10:32 am
She’s too ignorant to capitalize on anything. And maybe the Gorgas got tired of covering “her weaknesses” especially since she is so mean when she speaks of them and refuses to take any responsibility for the demise of their relationship. According to the felon everything is everyone else’s fault. The others cover for her in order to secure their paycheck.
Ross September 20, 2023 - 11:05 am
To know someone is to know their strengths as a well as their weaknesses. So which one is it? Is she too dumb to insult someone or is she smart enough to push people away using insults? Your statements are contradictory. It would be asinine to think after 50 years she wouldn’t know her brothers weakness or after 18 years her SIL weakness. Look at how disturbed they were with something as simple as “my baby SIL copies everything I do” and sprinkle cookie gate. Joe and Melissa are not impervious to Teresa, especially not with their reaction to those little comments. And let’s not forget Joe walking off stage after the previous reunion after Teresa’s comment (which she apologized about). So don’t come at me with Teresa’s ignorance. As far as the demise of their relationship no person, including the Gorgas take responsibility, and I don’t expect them to, the relationship to far in disarray for anyone to take responsibility. And I don’t know what you mean by your last statement.
book7175 September 20, 2023 - 6:31 pm
The Gorgas never mentioned the sprinkle cookies just like they never mentioned the Melissa cheating rumor the felon spread. I get it you will defend the felon and Rue La Liar no matter what they do. And Jennifer and Dolores cover for the felon to secure their place in the show. Peace out not interested in hearing anymore lame justifications for the felon and Rue La Liar’s behavior.
675309 September 18, 2023 - 5:17 pm
Agree (!) although I would interject that the lie was he DIDN'T have everyone investigated, IMO. (Or did I misunderstand you?) Bo had to deny it after Luis blurted it out because there was no cause for him to have done it (just randomly investigate people). Later he said he had Bo investigate "death threats" and neither denied that. (Twice he claimed that with no denial from either.) In order to investigate "death threats" one would certainly have to investigate co-workers which I'm convinced he did. He just needed a reason to do it legally so all the sudden Luis backtracked and later said Bo was investigating "death threats". (He said that at the reunion after he blabbed about it at the end of filming. ) I think he used the files already on John Fuda with the anonymous letter published here and the Danielle/Danielle's brother exclusive after she stopped hanging out with Teresa .
675309 September 18, 2023 - 8:33 am
Fact: He didn't buy HER a house. He gave her a place to live. She has no ownership. It is owned by an LLC with only his name involved. He did give her and her four kids a nice place to live before she would have been homeless and have to downsize considerably. Of course that was part of the plan to "score" as you mentioned earlier in order to have a new career in reality TV it seems. Bravo paid for a portion or maybe most of the wedding.
Shy Sea September 16, 2023 - 8:05 pm
Luis got screwed over by production! They're the ones who do the investigating and find anything & everything about everyone on the show! AND, they control what secrets stay secret, and what secrets gets outed! A lot of what we see is manipulated by producers when they piece a storyline together with, almost, 100 days of filming! IMO, Luis is made to look like the bad guy because Bravo & Sirens Media need storylines that involve Teresa, her daughters or her husband! If the guys can get a reaction out of Luis, than the guys get more camera time! Tre is obviously the show! It's as simple as that. And, to be her immediate family means you're gonna get dragged! It's sad and unfair what Bravo [Sirens Media] does to the Giudice/Ruelas family!
holy cannoli September 15, 2023 - 11:51 am
I like Paul, i especially like his answers in this interview. ?
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