‘RHONJ’ Recap: Joe Gorga Threatens To ‘Break’ Luis Ruelas’ ‘Balls’ During Explosive Fight

An explosive combat between Joe Gorga and Luis Ruelas broke retired and astir turned carnal during the Feb. 21 occurrence of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. It each happened during a radical meal with the husbands, erstwhile the taxable of Luis and Teresa Giudice not inviting Melissa Gorga’s household to their upcoming wedding came up. After Luis arrived, the guys started asking astir his bachelor party, and Joe asked who he’d beryllium inviting. When Luis asked Joe wherefore helium was asking, Joe started interrogating Luis astir the wedding’s impermanent list.

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Luis revealed that helium and Teresa invited astir 200 radical to the wedding, and that mostly included “close” friends. But Joe pointed retired that a batch of radical connected his “side of life” weren’t invited, and helium felt that was “f***ed up.” Especially due to the fact that Melissa’s ma treated his and Teresa’s dada truthful good erstwhile helium was alive. Joe said it would person been a motion of “respect” to invitation Melissa’s ma to the wedding, but that didn’t happen, truthful helium was pissed.

Even Margaret Josephs‘ hubby Joe Benigno agreed, arsenic helium said it’s an “Italian household tradition” to invitation in-laws to weddings. Then, when Frank Catania asked wherefore Joe’s in-laws weren’t invited to the wedding, Luis said it was due to the fact that a “lot of past bulls***”. But Joe said it shouldn’t person thing to bash with the play betwixt Teresa and Melissa. Instead, helium felt Melissa’s ma should person been invited simply due to the fact that of however good she treated Giacinto Gorga earlier his passing. “It’s a slap successful the look not to invitation [Melissa’s family]. It’s an Italian family. I’m Italian. I cognize however it works,” Joe Benigno added, and others agreed. Joe Gorga said it was similar Teresa and Luis saying, “F*** you,” to him.

“There’s a batch of slaps to the look going on. You’re not the lone 1 that’s feeling similar that,” Luis changeable backmost astatine Joe Gorga, to which helium asked, “Who’s slapping who?” Luis past explained that Melissa “went connected societal media” to accidental that Teresa’s kids “wouldn’t devour food” if it wasn’t for them agreeing to movie the RHONJ spinoff, Teresa Checks In, successful 2015, erstwhile Teresa was successful prison. Melissa antecedently said Joe Giudice wasn’t employed astatine the time, truthful the household needed to movie thing (while RHONJ was connected hiatus) for much income.

Joe Gorga connected the Feb. 21, 2023 occurrence of ‘RHONJ’. (Bravo)

Joe Gorga claimed they ne'er meant the kids wouldn’t person eaten without them — they conscionable meant that they were determination for Teresa continually portion she successful prison. What was really said was that the Giudice kids “would not inactive beryllium surviving successful that location and person food” if it wasn’t for the spinoff show.

“I was there,” Joe Gorga said, but Luis disagreed. He said Teresa’s daughters person said otherwise, and earlier successful the episode, we saw Gia and Gabriella Giudice, accidental they tin lone retrieve Joe and Melissa visiting the location erstwhile portion Teresa was down bars.

Joe Gorga told Luis that helium didn’t cognize what helium was talking about, truthful helium told him to “be quiet,” and that’s erstwhile s*** deed the fan.

“F**k you, f**k you, you’re not a man, bro,” Joe, 48, said portion pointing astatine Luis, 47. “You’re a f**king pussy, you cognize why.” Luis past asked Joe if helium was implying helium was “not a man,” adding, “I’m truthful supra you, it’s not adjacent funny.”

After Joe clapped backmost and said he’d beryllium to Luis “what a f**king antheral is,” Luis assured him that helium tin “talk each you want, due to the fact that you’re not going to impact me.”

Luis Ruelas connected the Feb. 21, 2023 occurrence of ‘RHONJ’. (Bravo)

“I’m gonna interruption your f**king balls!” Joe screamed portion pounding his fist against the table. “F**king close now!  Tough guy, f**k you, don’t speech to maine similar that.” Luis past warned him to “stop with the theatrics.” And helium urged Joe Gorga to telephone his sister and speech things out. Joe said helium wasn’t definite if that’s thing helium could do, but successful a preview for adjacent week’s episode, we bash spot that Joe calls Teresa — unfortunately, she doesn’t look excessively into it, and Luis is handing her a publication to read.

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