On The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Teresa Giudice has been dealing with her own harsh reality as the cameras followed the Bravo star leading up to her sentencing, but that doesn't mean she was exempt from the drama surrounding her costars. In the exclusive clip above, Teresa gets heated when discussing that pesky rumor Victoria Gotti told her about.
"Listen, I will not be provoked. Do you understand? I don't need you to stick up for me. I'm a big girl," she tells Dina Manzo.
The twins, Nicole Napolitano and Teresa Aprea, feel like Teresa owes them an apology for all the drama created by the rumor that Teresa Aprea's husband, Rino, slept with his mother-in-law. For Teresa Giudice, this is the furthest thing from her mind.
"Listen, I have a lot on my plate right now. This is the last thing that I want to deal with," Teresa says.
Dina and Teresa aren't exactly seeing eye-to-eye about whom owes whom an apology. The rumor came to light in Florida when Jim Marchese, husband to cast member Amber, dropped the bomb. At that point, the only people who supposedly knew about the rumor were Amber, Teresa G. and Dina.
"My thing is, I'm not bowing down to anyone for something I didn't do," Teresa says.
Earlier this month, Teresa was sentenced to 15 months in prison stemming from federal fraud charges. Her husband, Joe Giudice, was sentenced to 41 months. Teresa will serve time first, heading to prison on January 5, 2015 after the holidays. Joe will remain at home with their four girls while she serves time. Safe to say Teresa has a lot on her plate and apologizing to the twins is not high on her list of things to do at all.
"What's going on with my life is like, ‘Oh my god.' My plate's full," she says. "My kids, my husband—and they're trying to drag me into their family drama? Are you kidding me? I have enough sh-- going on. I don't need it."
The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs Sundays, 8 p.m. on Bravo.
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