EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Gorga Reignites Feud with Jacqueline Laurita; Jacqueline Slams Her “Calculating Lies” and Tells Her To Move On

EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Gorga Reignites Feud with Jacqueline Laurita; Jacqueline Slams Her “Calculating Lies” and Tells Her To Move On

Melissa Gorga is reaching into the Bravo vault—and dragging back names who haven’t been on the Real Housewives of New Jersey in years. In her latest podcast episode of On Display, Gorga brings husband Joe Gorga on as a guest, where the two dig into old wounds involving former castmates Kathy Wakile and Jacqueline Laurita.

EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Gorga Reignites Feud with Jacqueline Laurita; Jacqueline Slams Her “Calculating Lies” and Tells Her To Move On

With little prompting, Gorga launches into a tirade that seems aimed more at defending her own narrative than revisiting reality. Speaking about the period when Teresa Giudice was released from prison, Melissa recalls a private conversation she allegedly had with Kathy and Jacqueline:

“I’m just going to go ahead and say this because now I don’t give a shit about anyone, about anything, not just Kathy, anyone. I don’t give a shit. Like, I don’t care.
The truth is, and I have people to vouch because they were sitting in the room, like Jacqueline Laurita and Kathy Wakile were pissed when Teresa came home from jail and I told them both, I sat them both down and told them, this has nothing to do with either of you. I’m still going to be friends with you. I’m not going to call you two out on anything.
I’m not, this is not going to change our relationship, but I’m letting you know that I am letting my sister-in-law back in. I am going to try to rekindle my relationship with my sister-in-law. Now is the time, she’s hit the lowest of the low.”

What Melissa fails to address, however, is why Jacqueline and Kathy allegedly felt comfortable enough to have those conversations with her in the first place—conversations about Teresa that she seems conveniently detached from now.

Melissa Gorga

Adding fuel to the fire, Gorga then goes after Laurita for discussing her RHONJ experience in podcast interviews:

“Jacqueline Laurita used to do that shit too.
She was going on podcasts just to bash me.
Nobody cares, bro. Nobody cares.
Everyone has an opinion, and you could hate me, the next one loves me, the next one can hate me, this one loves you. Who gives a fuck what anyone says anymore? It’s like these people think they’re changing the universe.
They’re like, I’m going to say this about her.
Oh, okay. That’s going to just change everyone’s minds.”

Interestingly, Melissa Gorga has appeared on 43 podcast episodes in the past eight months alone, not including her own podcast. For someone who claims “nobody cares” and dismisses podcasting as performative, she’s certainly logged the hours.

Now, Jacqueline Laurita is responding—and she’s not holding back. Speaking to AllAboutTRH exclusively, Jacqueline Laurita set the record straight:

“Thank you AATRH for bringing this to my attention, otherwise I never see or hear about that miniature couple anymore.  They are not even in my universe.  They are so uninteresting to me.

I actually can’t believe she is still talking about this. It’s been such a long time. However, Melissa has always been worried about how others will view her and she’s always tried to shift the narrative in her favor. Somebody should let her know that it’s not going to change the universe saying all of these lies in an attempt to save herself. Not enough people care.

The truth is…Joe and Melissa hated Teresa. That’s why they called her out on National TV many times. That’s why they told me and everyone else behind the scenes, all of Teresa’s private matters. I wouldn’t have known anything if it wasn’t for them.

Melissa is the one that told me Teresa’s letters out of prison for “new beginnings” were fake, initiated by her lawyer they shared, and that she really hated me. Joe told me she was worse than before, so of course I wasn’t thrilled to be filming with her again. They weren’t either. But then Teresa was nice to me. It was a bit confusing.

Joe and Melissa never sat me down to tell me any of the things you (AATRH) told me Melissa is saying now. I am the one that told THEM to fake it until they make it with Teresa. I knew the whole time behind the scenes they hated Teresa and vice versa. I wasn’t jealous or worried at all at ANY time. I was the one advising them to fake it for family sake. Melissa was the one jealous and worried about how easily Teresa and I made up.  

She would have rather had me as the one fighting with Teresa on camera. Melissa even said on camera in a scene on our Vermont trip that she couldn’t believe how easily we made up when it’s been so hard for her.

Melissa is the one who would tell me all the time that Teresa was being fake to me and not to trust it. That’s why it was SO annoying and hurtful to me how Melissa talked to Teresa about me and came at me on camera after everything she was saying to me about Teresa behind the scenes. It was so calculated for the viewers. She wasn’t a true friend at all.

Melissa always told Joe to bring things up on camera about his sister because she said she would look bad if she did it. She put a lot of pressure on him.

I’m just disgusted with all of her lies.  
She should just move on with her life. If she didn’t keep talking about us, we wouldn’t feel compelled to respond on a podcast or anywhere else when people or interviewers ask us questions about her or about something she said. This is all just nonsense. I’m going to go back to putting aquaphor on my face.

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EXCLUSIVE: Melissa Gorga Reignites Feud with Jacqueline Laurita; Jacqueline Slams Her “Calculating Lies” and Tells Her To Move On 4

At the end of the day, if Melissa Gorga truly believes no one cares about what’s being said on podcasts, perhaps she should start by unsubscribing from her own—because if there’s one thing more transparent than a CO2 laser treatment, it’s selective outrage.

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21 comments

Stevie_Rave_On May 18, 2025 - 10:36 am
I think Jersey misstepped by steering into Teresa’s family drama. They should have stayed focused on the Manzo drama. It’s lead to like, what, 12 agonizing years of Melissa pretending she isn’t being catty and mean on the sly and Teresa getting upset about it. It’s old and it’s tired and I wish they could bring back the entire se 1-2 cast and recreate that organic magic.
NikkiJax May 17, 2025 - 10:26 am
Wacko Jacko should stfu
OchoCinco May 15, 2025 - 9:59 pm
LOL, the person who wrote this blog actually took the time to investigate how many podcast episodes Melissa has been on? We know Teresa didn't come up with a number 43, because she can't count past 10. The felon and company sure seem to be bothered by Melissa even more as of late. Yet again Teresa and her mini monster were talking about Melissa and Joey on Gia's latest podcast. They have turned into clout chasers and I say this because Melissa and Joey are thriving and the felon has fallen by the wayside, so they are talking about Joey and Melissa in order to get more people to listen to their crappy podcasts. All those tax liens, and money problems are sure to be weighing heavy on the felon's pea brain.
Shaunna May 15, 2025 - 7:19 pm
The Gorgas have been dusty and dirty since their first episode. I'm not saying Teresa wasn't problematic at times but that Melissa is so-oo manipulative and always plays the victim. Joe is disgusting too and allowed everyone to talk about his sister TO HIS FACE, the hate is real and that's just low. I still believe he called the feds on Joe Giudice being the ultimate angry man-child and Melissa the jealous SIL/witch. The Gorgas have always been a one trick pony, without Teresa they had nothing.
AnEnigmaWrappedInSnark May 15, 2025 - 8:40 pm
Hmm ... interesting theory, one I wouldn't rule out, although I'm not sure he could anticipate his sister being pinched as well (unless he was privy to their tax returns and such).
Shaunna May 15, 2025 - 8:45 pm
I always thought his intention was to take down Joe Giudice not thinking his sister would do time also...
Zap It May 16, 2025 - 11:15 am
Maybe not but he certainly didn't wish his sister well by having the feds go after her husband.
AnEnigmaWrappedInSnark May 16, 2025 - 3:01 pm
Not to mention the father of his four nieces.
Zap It May 15, 2025 - 2:40 pm
Like many have said before, without Teresa the Gorgas have NO story. Joey is such a disappointment.
OchoCinco May 15, 2025 - 6:32 pm
LOL, didn't Jacqueline just have surgery again and is supposed to be healing? No matter how hard she tries she will never be relevant again. She is just like the felon she will lie in the hopes that some dumbass will believe what she has to say. I swear this site will do anything to make Melissa look bad but it's a big fail because Melissa is killing it business-wise, and podcast wise and the haters can't stand it including Jacqueline and the felon.
sbud May 15, 2025 - 5:49 pm
She has a point. Melissa and Joe are just gross. I blocked them so I only read about them on blogs.. I wish them well. Next topic
AnEnigmaWrappedInSnark May 15, 2025 - 6:04 pm
Were the Gorgas sliding into your DMs?
sbud May 15, 2025 - 9:53 pm
No why?
AnEnigmaWrappedInSnark May 16, 2025 - 4:54 am
I'm just wondering how you "block" them which is a personal maneuver when people are engaging.
AnEnigmaWrappedInSnark May 15, 2025 - 5:13 pm
First Kunty, now Jacqueline ... I don't know about Aquaphor on the face, but it's a miracle ointment for dry/cracked skin that plagues me right around Feb every year. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a99fff07be29a3221dce0bf76fecf2e183f08c2bf231d7e19202249b1a5fe58c.png
Zap It May 16, 2025 - 11:15 am
Thanks for the tip.
michers May 15, 2025 - 5:01 pm
Jacqueline ‘s version has never changed and she never initiated this shit talk however , meliar’s has . Jax has nothing to lose and nothing to gain defending the constant being pulled back in … also Jax makes sense especially if you look back at those seasons . A lot of us already knew what little Joe and miss seven nose jobs were doing . Does it matter now ? No , probs not . People will believe what they want especially if it fits the narrative to keep hating the same person per usual . I’ve always wondered what anyone would do if their family did even ONE of the things little Joe and his manipulative wife had. It was gross then and it’s gross now .
RyNy83 May 15, 2025 - 3:56 pm
I love both Jacqueline & Melissa but I'm on Melissa's side.
D.D. May 15, 2025 - 2:50 pm
Did Jacqueline really ended her message with a promo? ? There’s no way she doesn’t check every website out there. It’s obvious that Melissa and Joey have been against Teresa from the start, and they bring nothing to the table without her. You only ever hear about them when they’re talking about Teresa, they always need to mention her. And this: “I’m not, this is not going to change our relationship, but I’m letting you know that I am letting my sister-in-law back in.” ? It was never their show, and Teresa never needed them for anything. They can twist the narrative all they want, but the delusion is unreal. “Now is the time, she’s hit the lowest of the low.” ? Melissa the altruist, who definitely didn’t do this just to get back on the show because otherwise nobody else was vouching for her… I guess she’s hoping for some free promo for her podcast, must need the $$$.
Zap It May 15, 2025 - 2:40 pm
Like many have said before, without Teresa Guidice the Gorgas have NO story. Joey is such a disappointment.
michers May 15, 2025 - 5:04 pm
I’ve never understood how that moron actually thinks he’s funny ? When I see him I recall a character from my little young days lol “ captainnnnnn cavvvvvveeemannn” said in a loud annoying voice that fits him
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