RHONJ: Melissa Gorga Calls Jackie Goldschneider ‘Desperate’ For Fueding With Margaret Josephs

RHONJ's Jackie, Melissa, and Margaret during the better days of their friendship

RHONJ star Melissa Gorga says Jackie Goldschneider was “desperate” for going after Margaret Josephs during season 14. Plus, so much more!

Melissa Gorga recently appeared on the August 22 episode of In the Twot Seat, a podcast hosted by Tamra Judge and Teddi Mellencamp, where she dished on her fallout with Jackie Goldschneider and Jackie’s season 14 drama with Margaret Josephs.

To start, Melissa Gorga revealed that she is not on speaking terms with Jackie. The two haven’t talked since filming for season 14 of RHONJ wrapped last year.

“I haven’t spoken to Jackie since [filming]. I went to her book signing during filming. I did the right thing, even after she came to my housewarming party,” the 45-year-old shared.

Melissa blames her friendship fallout with Jackie on the 47-year-old’s attempts to make her new friendship with Teresa Giudice an issue between them.

“Her and I were close too. We always had each other’s backs, Jackie and I, but what pissed me off the most was that in every single scene — and they didn’t show us having this conversation, but we had it — she would say to me, ‘You’re just mad Melissa. You’re just mad because now I’m friends with your sister-in-law.’ And I would say, ‘I’m not mad. Stop trying to make me mad. I’m not mad. She was so annoyed and mad that I wasn’t mad because she wanted that to be the thing,” Melissa explained.

Melissa described Jackie as “desperate” for turning her back on Margaret Josephs, considering everything Marge did for Jackie over the years, including ensuring she was always invited to every event despite only being a friend of The Housewives for the last two seasons of RHONJ.

“In every scene she was in with me, she was going hard for Margaret. I would approach her and I would say to her, ‘What are you doing Jackie? This is out of left field. Margaret always rallied for you,’” Melissa recalled. “[Margaret] would remind me, I have text messages from Margaret, uh-oh, screenshots, saying, ‘Invite Jackie. Don’t forget about Jackie. Let’s call Jackie, Keep her at dinner.’ Because she knows that Jackie was so sensitive about it because Jackie would always call her.”

Real Housewives of New Jersey isn’t expected to return for season 15 until late 2025 or early 2026.

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14 comments

Evil Queen August 29, 2024 - 8:40 am
Another reason why I don’t care for Mehoho. Jackie isn’t desperate for going against Two-strands-Trout-mouth. Again, Mehoho is lying. “ I’m not made your friends with Tre. I’m not.” Like anyone believes that…
AnEnigmaWrappedInSnark August 28, 2024 - 4:09 pm
Listening to Melissa in the twat seat, I found it interesting that Jim Leonard was Melissa's (contract) lawyer first, and then was wooed by Teresa to take on her criminal case. At the time Melissa reluctantly agreed, but then dropped him because of "a conflict of interest". Now yrs. later Jackie wants to use "Lenny" to negotiate her contracts with Bravo. Melissa maintains Jackie and Teresa despise each other; that her switching sides is purely strategical, and a stab directly to Margaret's back. because Margaret was always the one who urged Sirens to include Jackie in everything the show is filming. Melissa also told them that Tre and Louie calling Joe over to their home to tell him that Melissa was cheating was THE "final straw" for both Joe and Melissa, and she maintains THEY ARE DONE. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/df10e9b6a7dd27b6bc89d303df863d545860ff97e954f87a6f26d58e796ebeab.jpg
michers August 28, 2024 - 7:15 pm
I don’t believe it was to accuse her of cheating . The rumor was out there and it was due to Marge . They were trying to warn him so they could get ahead of it , off camera by the way , because who it came from
AnEnigmaWrappedInSnark August 28, 2024 - 10:54 pm
Yes I remember ... but If that was the story, then why would they not want Melissa there?
michers August 29, 2024 - 10:23 am
She made it clear she only wants to talk to certain cast mates . Teresa can do what she wants with her brother - she doesn’t owe Melissa at that point ,a damn thing .
michers August 28, 2024 - 3:38 pm
And what are you fighting with Teresa for over a decade sweetie??? Of course you have to worry so much about “ having backs “- if you’re not making sure there is a cast divide so you can form hate Teresa brigade - you have nothing .
book7175 August 28, 2024 - 6:26 pm
Not a fan but I believe Melissa. Jackie's desperation this season was palpable. Do I think Teresa and Jennifer will have her back? Absolutely not.
Annie August 28, 2024 - 4:23 pm
Tre and Jen will push Jackie away they do not really like her so in time Jackie will find herself alone and realize her true friends and what she did to them she’s a gold digger she only wants to be with the shiniest brightest penny if you show any copper she won’t give you any time she believes people will see her as a brand new penny if she hangs with one but we know that’s not true she’ll learn the hard way (I used Penny as example I know) but it was easy to understand my point Jackie is someone in short but I would let her be Friendless for awhile give her chance to think and grow
Jshappyday August 28, 2024 - 4:17 pm
Interesting, because Jackie said once she was cast from full time to a friend she never heard a word from Marge or Melissa, no calls, no invites, and you can see it from events as Jackie is not included all of sudden the season, as she had disappeared. Since Jackie was not going to be as “valuable” they dropped her like a hot potato. That is why Jackie flipped because she saw she had just been used the whole time.
Cat Can August 28, 2024 - 11:03 am
Melissa was so mad Jackie was becoming friends with Teresa. BIG MAD. This season was supposed to be about icing Teresa out and Jackie wasn’t being Melissa’s soldier and falling in line.
Shaunna August 28, 2024 - 11:01 am
Melissa is always name calling but she's actually referencing herself. "White trash" and "desperate"... she is all of that. Melissa also knows who she shouldn't fux with, Dolores is not the one and she's scared of Marge for apparent reasons.
PjC August 28, 2024 - 2:26 pm
Melissa isn't mad. . . Just spilling her guts on a Podcast. . . Not Demure, Very Mindful.
michers August 28, 2024 - 3:39 pm
Took me TF out with this lol! Was waiting for someone is to use that here
holy cannoli August 28, 2024 - 8:58 pm
I’m dead ??
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