If a picture is truly worth 1,000 words, then the collection of pictures below scream out one thing and one thing only: The Giudices are one big happy family!!!! As previously detailed, Teresa and her four daughters have touched down in Italy, reuniting overseas with husband/father Joe, who has been banished to his native country while he waits to find out if he'll be deported forever from the United States. The odds are heavily in favor of this ruling. This would mean Joe will never live in the United States again — as a consequence of him commiting a felony while residing here as a foreign citizen — and it would seemingly mean he'll get divorced from Teresa . So keep that in mind while you toggle through the following images. And also keep another saying in mind, one that seems especially apt as you look at all these smiling faces: Looks can be deceiving. 1. Soaking Up the Italian Sun We can’t say we love the Giudices very much. But this is a rather gorgeous photo of everyone, even their harshest critics must admit. 2. Out with His Daughters Wrote Joe of this photo: “had the best night with my girls. so happy you guys are here my heart is filled.. audriana was too tired.” 3. Buddies! “My buddy.” That’s what Joe wrote as a caption to this sweet and simple photo of him and his teenage daughter. 4. Important Daddy-Daughter Time We make a lot of fun of Joe — because he seems like an entitled jerk who absolutely broke the law and only seems to regret getting caught. But we are happy for his daughters, that they got a chance to see their dad in Italty. 5. Saying Cheeese! This was the first photo of the trip to Italy shared online, the one that initially made all the Internet rounds. 6. Totes Twinning The Real Housewives of New Jersey star shared this photo of her and Joe’s daughter, Milania, looking eerily similar. We just hope she and Joe keep her and her sisters’ best interests in mind at all times. View Slideshow
Reunited… and it feels so good? We can’t say for certain. But it looks pretty darn good at least. On Thursday, November 7, Teresa Giudice‘s oldest daughter, 18-year old Gia, shared a photo from her and her sisters’ wildly-anticipated reunion with their dad, Joe Giudice, in Italy. As you very likely know by now, considering you’re reading this piece of celebrity gossip content, Joe has been living abroad as he awaits the ruling on his final deportation appeal. The former Real Housewives of New Jersey cast member was sentenced to deportation about a year ago, close to the end of his stint in prison for bankruptcy fraud. The above snapshot marks the first time Joe has been with his entire family since his release from both jail and ICE custody. “We’re back,” wrote Gia as a caption to the family photo, which includes siblings Gabriella, 15, Milania, 13, and Audriana, 10. Off to the side, you can also see Teresa Giudice, who had previously said the future of her marriage was dependent on this visit to see Joe. Back on Octobere 27, Joe appeared in his first television interview since he was sent to the clink in March of 2016, spaeking via satellite with Teresa in a Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen special. During this interview, both Teresa and Joe told Cohen they’re at a major crossroads with their marriage — and would not be making any decisions until they spent some time together in person. They claimed they hadn’t seen in each in almost four years. “I’m waiting until I get there to see if I feel differently,” Teresa said on air. “I just feel like when you live apart. … He says the same thing, when he sees me, he may not want this either. We’ll know when we see each other.” Welp. Now they’ve seen each other. So we’ll keep checking the Internet every hour going forward until we read about the inevitable divorce announcement. Both husband and wife have maintained that they still love each other, but they’ve also leveled accusations of infidelity at each other . Teresa also reiterated that she would have no choice but to divorce Joe if he is, indeed, deported. “I want to wake up with someone every single day,” Teresa said, alleging that her kids are on board. “I think they get it. I don’t think they want to see it happen, obviously, but I think they understand. Because the way I explained it to them, how are we going to live apart? “I don’t think he would be faithful. I think he would have someone there and have me here. I just don’t want to live that life.” Where does Joe stand on this topic? “If we stay together, we stay together, if we don’t, we don’t,” he said, sounding totally committed and in love. “It’s a conversation, we’ll see. … “As long as she’s happy, that’s all that really matters. I’m not going to tell her what to do. If she doesn’t feel like she wants to be with me anymore, then that’s the thing to do.” View Slideshow: Teresa Giudice vs. Joe Giudice: The Most Shocking Interview Reveals!
Come on now, Jacqueline Laurita. Don’t beat around the bush. Tell us how you really feel about Teresa Giudice. Appearing on something called The LookOver Ladies podcast this Tuesday night, Laurita absolutely laid into the polarizing Real Housewives of New Jersey star, referencing the rumor that Teresa cheated on her husband and citing the joint interview she recently did with Joe. “They both did each other wrong,” Laurita said simply, adding in pointed detail: “They both cheated on each other, they both did wrongdoing. “They don’t trust each other. That’s the problem with the marriage — besides the resentment, the time apart, there’s no trust. They don’t trust each other. They both know that each other have been unfaithful.” That seems nearly impossible to disagree with. Joe certainly thinks Teresa cheated and Teresa has flat-out said that she won’t remain in the marriage if/when Joe officially gets deported to Italy. Jacqueline — who ceased being a regular castmember on The Real Housewives of New Jersey in 2014 — went on to say she thinks Teresa resents Joe for a number of reasons … and that she’s never been able to take accountability for her own illegal actions. ( Teresa spent time in jail after pleading guilty to her role in a bankruptcy fraud scheme, and seems like a very awful individual overall.) “She’s a narcissist, sociopath,” Jacqueline said this week. Of Teresa’s financial scheming, the ex-reality star says: She didn’t know everything, but she is not innocent for sure. I know this. And I think that she’s angry at [Joe] because she felt like she spent that time away from her kids, her family, the public embarrassment. A nd also the fact that once she got out, her mom passed away shortly after, and she was very close to her mom, so she looked at it like a time of that year I could’ve spent with my mom before she died, but I had to spend it here. Yes. Because she committed a crime. Teresa has said many times that she won’t move with her daughters to unite the family in Italy, a decision that Laurita finds appalling. “If that was my husband and my husband had to do all that, I would go wherever he went,” Jacqueline said of Joe’s likely deportation to his native country . “When I was in New Jersey, when my husband got the job out here [in California]…it wasn’t an easy decision for me because I had family here obviously, but I still had to pick up my kids, uproot them from their [lives] to move them out here. “I don’t care if my husband had to go out of the country. I don’t care where he went, I love my husband so much, wherever he goes, I would go with him.” View Slideshow: Teresa Giudice vs. Joe Giudice: The Most Shocking Interview Reveals! Laurita went on to say Teresa is forcing her kids to live in a “toxic environment” because they are so often in the press and being teased at school. Laurita also called Teresa a “very calculated manipulator” and continued to trash the Bravo personality: She’s a narcissist, she really believes that she’s like this… She’s famous? She’s infamous! I would never wanna be famous for flipping tables, acting classless, being dumb and being a felon. I’m sorry! I just wouldn’t want that. Giudice was front and center on last night’s Real Housewives of New Jersey premiere ; she clearly isn’t leaving the spotlight any time soon. “It’s actually sad,” Laurita concludes of how Teresa has changed. “When I first met her, she was very lighthearted, ditsy, but always just so funny because she was so stupid. I think that she would just say dumb things, and I would laugh all the time. “I always had laughs with her. It was lighthearted and fun. I wasn’t a threat to her, so she didn’t show that ugly side of her to me because I’m one to praise my friends, I like them to feel good, that’s what I did for her. I helped her out, I made her feel good. “Teresa likes ‘yes’ friends and people who will always agree with her. She likes fans, not friends.” In the end? “She [has] no loyalty to her family, I’ll tell you that right now,” Jacqueline says.
Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice have not seen each other in about three years and eight months. That sounds crazy, but it’s true. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star confirmed as much herself during her joint interview with her estranged husband late last month on Bravo. This will change in the near future, however, as Teresa is planning a trip to Italy with her four daughters some day soon. Why must they go to Italy just to see their husband/father? Because Joe recently completed a 41-month stint in prison due to his role in a bankruptcy scheme perpetrated by himself and Teresa. He was then ordered to be deported because he commited this crime without being a U.S. citizen… and was then released from ICE custody — as long as he returns to his native country — while he awaits a decision on his appeal. So that’s where Joe sits right now: waiting to learn about his legal future. And also about his marital future, as he and Teresa do NOT sound like a couple that thinks it will remain a couple for very much longer. During the aforementioned Bravo special, Teresa and Joe each opened up about the fate of their relationship. “I’ve been on my own now for three years and seven months and … we’re both two different people now and I don’t know. I’m not the same Teresa I was and I know he’s not the same Joe,” Teresa told Andy Cohen. Teresa added at the time of Joe: “I do love him as a person. I do. I still care about him. I love him. I don’t know how I’m going to feel when I see him. That’s why I’m so nervous when I see him. I love him. “He’s my husband. We have children together.” Those are facts. But it’s also true that Joe and Teresa both think the other had been unfaithful . That can’t bode well, can it? This all brings us back to the upcoming Italy trip. “When I go see him in Italy, we’ll figure that out,” Teresa said when asked where her relationship stands at the New Jersey Ultimate Women’s Expo on Sunday, November 3. Joe, meanwhile, seems aware that Teresa wants a divorce . “Listen, as long as she’s happy, that’s all that really matters,” he said to Cohen. “I’m not going to tell her what to do. If she doesn’t feel like she wants to be with me anymore, that’s the thing to do.” View Slideshow: Teresa Giudice vs. Joe Giudice: The Most Shocking Interview Reveals!
Teresa Giudice may be a Real Housewife of New Jersey, but the question remains: Is she really , actually broken up over the pending deportation of her law-breaking husband, Joe? We have quite a few reasons to think this will be a cause for Teresa’s to celebrate, not commiserate. This question is once again relevant because Joe received some bad news last Friday: After two weeks of deliberation, an immigration judge denied the reality star’s request to be removed from the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Joe hadbeen hoping to at least return home and be with his family while he waits to hear if his latest deportation appeal has been granted or not. The former Bravo personality was ordered to be deported to his native Italy in October of 2018 and was transferred into ICE custody in March after completing a 41-month prison sentence for fraud. Despite having lived in the United States since he was a child, Joe never became an American citizen and he admitted to committing a felony, hence why his deportation is very likely to take place . Love the guy or really, really, REALLY hate him for being such an entitled wanker, this development is at least very sad because Joe and Teresa share four daughters: Gia, 18, Gabriella, 14, Milania, 13, and Audriana, 10. The probability remains strong that their dad will soon be living in another country. Teresa, however? She doesn’t appear all that broken up about being single once again. “Joe’s family believes that Teresa is going to file for divorce no matter what ,” a source close to the situation recently told Radar Online, stating that Teresa is simply done with the marriage and adding: “Teresa is going to file for divorce from Joe regardless of what the outcome is. Joe’s family knows this. “Everyone knows this. She has tasted her freedom and she isn’t going to return to him.” In an update to this relationship, Radar now also reports that Teresa has stopped wearing her wedding ring. She was in court this past Friday to learn the outcome of Joe’s latest hearing, heading out afterward for a fan event in Maryland… without said wedding ring on her finger. Speaking to Us Weekly, Teresa told the tabloid that she isn’t in a “good place” at the moment, adding: “It’s a sad time with my husband and everything so we’re going to try and work it out as best we can. The most important thing is our four daughters, so I’m hoping Joe is able to stay in the United States.” Teresa acknowledges that she and Joe “are going through a really difficult time right now,” ending her brief interview on a hopeful note: “I had all these businesses and everything went crashing down. “But, look, I picked myself right back up, and if anybody else is going through hard times, don’t worry about it. You will get through it. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I do believe that. “You’ve got to be positive!” View Slideshow: Teresa Giudice: Filing For Divorce Once Joe Gets Deported?! Got that, ladies? If you and your husband both spent months in jail for financial fraud and you still rake in millions per year by starring on a reality show and you’ve been cheating on your man anyway … relax! You’ll come out of this okay. View Slideshow: The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Everything We Know About Season 10
ATTENTION, TELEVISION FANS: We don’t know if your teacher recently popped a test or if you’re currently a mess or if your dog ate all your homework last night. We do know, however, that it will be alright regardless… because NBC Universal just dropped some truly incredible news: We’re about to be Saved By the Bell once again! The company made this announcement on Tuesday morning, confirming that an updated version of this memorable sitcom will help anchor its new streaming service, which will somehow be called “Peacock.” The reboot will reportedly star Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley, who dated throughout most of the original seres as their respective characters, A.C. Slater and Jessie Spano. In a truly amazing official logline, NBC says that Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s iconic character, Zack Morris, has gone on to become the govenror of California. This is what the synopsis says: When California governor Zack Morris gets into hot water for closing too many low-income high schools, he proposes they send the affected students to the highest performing schools in the state — including Bayside High. The influx of new students gives the over privileged Bayside kids a much needed and hilarious dose of reality. Does this mean Gosselaar could make an appearance? You never know — but he’s currently signed on to star as a lead on ABC’s new series Mixed-ish, having just come off Fox’s The Passage, which followed roles on the programs Nobodies and Pitch. Gosselaar has enjoyed a very strong career since Saved By the Bell went off the air. Conversely, Berkley made headlines way back in 1995 for starring as a stripper in the movie Showgirls. She’s done very little since. Lopez, who has hosted Extra and Access Hollywood, among other television shows, hasn’t acted in ages — but did recently stir up controversy for some homophobic remarks . As for other original cast members? Tiffani Thiessen has gone on to a strong career and is unlikely to want to reprise the role of Kelly Kapowski, while Dustin Diamond is now best known for having starred in a sex tape and for getting arrested a lot . And Lark Voorhies appears to have some mental problems . Saved by the Bell originally aired on NBC from 1989 to 1993. It cented on on a group of friends as they navigated life at Bayside High School and the cast included: Berkley (as Jessie Spano), Lopez (as A.C Slater), Gosselaar (as Zack Morris), Thiessen (as Kelly Kapowski), Voorhies (as Lisa Turtle), Diamond (as Screech) and Dennis Haskins (as principal Mr. Belding). An eventual movie was made of the sitcom, along with a very brief run of the Saturday morning series as a primetime show where Zack, Slater and company went to the same college. It didn’t exactly fare very well. And yet, in the wake of this revival news and in honor of Berkley’s Spano during her addiction to caffeine pills: We’re not even scared. We’re just SO excited!
Some marriages don’t need the alleged “reality TV curse” to fall apart, but it sure seems to help. Tensions between Emily Simpson and her husband grew worse when he failed the bar exam back in January. Things clearly need to change. But now disturbing, violent details are leaking about Shane’s previous marriage that have fans fearing for Emily’s safety. RadarOnline got their hands on Orange County Superior Court documents dating back to 2008. That was the year of Shane Simpson’s bitter divorce from his ex-wife, Miriam. Unfortunately, their dispute was much more serious than a botched bar exam. Shane was accused of physically, sexually, and emotionally abusing his now ex-wife during their marriage. The allegations are right there in the court documents. In a declaration after filing or divorce, Miriam wrote: “He was physically abusive to me.” “He was sexually abusive to me,” her accusations continued. Those are already just about the most serious accusations that you can level at another human being. She also alleged that Shane was “addicted to prescription medications” during their marriage. Miriam reported that the “stress” had such a detrimental effect upon her health that she felt “near death.” Miriam’s full statement explains that much more clearly. “He used and took prescription medications of others to quell his habit,” Miriam wrote. We think that she means that his hope was to hide his alleged habit from discovery. More personally, Miriam accused: “He made me feel trapped and hopeless.” She said that these feelings came “as a result of excessive control and lack of liberties placed upon me…” “Because of all the aforementioned abuse, stress, and circumstances,” Miriam continued. “I became physically ill.” The allegations that she leveled against Shane in 2008 could certainly cause someone to have numerous physical symptoms. She shared: “after months of diagnostic tests, blood transfusions, and other medical procedures …” “… Not only was I diagnosed with blood disorders caused by stress …” Miriam accused. She revealed: “My body was what seems to be near death and I had no choice but to leave.” Court records do not specify whether Miriam called the police for help or to file a criminal complaint against Shane. But we know, of course, that most abuse victims do not report their abusers. There is a record of Shane’s own declaration filed in the divorce. “In November 2007, Mother [Miriam] went to Utah with our children for the Thanksgiving weekend and never returned to California,” he wrote. “She filed for a dissolution of our marriage,” he noted. “At that time, Mother refused to allow me visitation with our children.” “For approximately one month after she moved to Utah,” he accused. “I did not know where our children were and was not allowed to visit with them.” What may be astonishing is that, these days, Miriam and Shane seem to get along well. They share a 50/50 split of custody of their children. (Shane also has children with Emily, of course) Insiders describe them as amicable. This does not either confirm or deny the allegations against Shane, but … is anyone going to look at him the same way after reading all of that? View Slideshow: The Real Housewives of Orange County Season 14: Everything We Know
After months of legal wrangling, the fate of Joe Giudice will soon be decided. Giudice has been held in an ICE detention center ever since his release from prison back in March. After serving his time for tax evasion, Giudice was marked for deportation back to his native Italy. While he was born in Europe, the former reality star has been living in the US since early childhood, and he claims to not speak a word of Italian. Joe’s entire family — including his wife and four daughters — lives in New Jersey, and he’s told the court that he feels he would be unable to earn a living in Italy. Giudice was not exactly a beloved figure during his time on The Real Housewives of New Jersey, but his current situation has engendered a surprising amount of compassion. Unfortunately for Joe, none of that sympathy comes from his wife, Teresa Giudice. From the start, Teresa has made it clear that she’ll divorce Joe if he gets deported. As his case became increasingly desperate and plea after plea was denied, Teresa went ahead and started acting like she was already single. These days, Teresa is dating a much younger man named Blake Schreck , and insiders are convinced she’s planning to divorce Joe whether he gets deported or not. “Joe’s family believes that Teresa is going to file for divorce no matter what,” a source close to the situation tells Radar Online. “Teresa is going to file for divorce from Joe regardless of what the outcome is,” says a different insider. “Joe’s family knows this. Everyone knows this. She has tasted her freedom and she isn’t going to return to him.” Seemingly in confirmation of these claims, Teresa has stopped attending Joe’s court hearings. A spokesperson for the Real Housewife claims that she and Schreck are nothing more than business partners: “This is a working business relationship between two professionals,” says the rep. “They are collectively working on a project that includes other individuals and have been for quite some time. It’s 100 percent strictly business.” You’ll note, however, he does not deny that she’s planning to leave Joe. But while there’s been no confirmation or denial from Teresa’s camp, the fact remains that while her husband is fighting for his right to remain in this country, she’s in Miami partying with a 26-year-old. “Teresa won’t be able to be reined in and Joe’s family knows that,” says one insider. “Joe’s family is preparing for the worst,” the source continues. “They’re convinced it won’t be good news and they blame Teresa for everything.” And as Joe’s legal team runs out of options, his family has started bracing themselves for bad news. “They’re very afraid that his request will be denied, and they won’t be able to see him in person in the U.S. again,” says the insider. It’s an undeniably sad situation. But hey — we guess if Joe gets deported, that’ll spare Teresa an uncomfortable conversation. View Slideshow: Teresa Giudice: Filing For Divorce Once Joe Gets Deported?!
Shortly after Amber Portwood was arrested for domestic violence this month, our staff members debated a seemingly important question as it related to the Teen Mom OG star: Should she be fired? We asked this same question to our readers as well. You can see those results HERE . Now, however, we’re being forced to confront an actually important question: Should Amber Portwood actually lose custody of her 14-month old son? This topic is pertinent because new details have emerged in regard to Amber’s arrest; namely that she’s accused of wielding a machete while trying to break into her home’s bathroom in order to continue her (alleged) attack against boyfriend Andrew Glennon… … who was holding the couple’s child, James, in his arms at the time. YIKES, right? Glennon feared his life and his toddler’s life were both in danger and he has since filed for full custody of James. So this question isn’t some hypothetical. It’s an issue that will soon be taken up by a judge in court. Before the first custody hearing takes place, however, we’ve posed the above question – Should Amber Portwood Lose Custody of Her 14-month Old Son? – to our writers and reporters and we’ve shared their responses below… View Slideshow: Andrew Glennon: Fighting For Sole Custody of Son Following Amber Portwood Attack! YES by Tyler Johnson Yes, Amber Portwood deserves to lose custody of her child. I’m aware that she’s battled mental illness and many who are close to the troubled Teen Mom OG star swear they’ve witnessed considerable improvement in recent years. But assaulting your significant other with a deadly weapon would be a dealbreaker even if it were the first time that Amber had ever engaged in this sort of behavior. We know it’s not, of course, as Portwood’s violent tendencies have resulted in numerous brushes with the law over the years. It’s always a sad thing when a child is taken away from his mother. However, for the time being, at least, Amber’s mental state has rendered her incapable of providing a safe and stable environment for any child. Hopefully, Andrew Glennon will be reasonable and allow his ex regular visits with her son. But whatever the case, Amber clearly has a long way to go before she’s capable of being a full-time parent again. NO by Free Britney Jenelle Evans has custody of her kids, so how can Amber not? On second thought, that doesn’t make any sense and isn’t a good example at all. Changing my position. Please hold. YES by Free Britney Anytime a person’s partner calls 911 to report a machete-wielding maniac, children probably shouldn’t be exposed to such an environment for the foreseeable future. YES by Simon Delott I know that Amber has people on her side. Some fans think that a child’s place is with their mother, no matter what — and they aren’t kidding about that last part. They may argue that she’ll “learn her lesson,” whatever that means, after this Andrew Glennon incident. My question, though, is this: What lesson could this possibly teach that Amber could not have learned from her previous criminal history, which included actual time served in jail? Amber had her chance to learn. She apparently didn’t glean much from it. Why throw away another chance on her? Especially because this isn’t about whether or not she deserves the happiness of motherhood or whatever. This is about what is best for baby James, who deserves his best shot in life. Someone who allegedly beats and batters their loved one while that loved one is holding a child is not a fit parent — or a good parent. Sometimes, the best way to escape from vicious cycles that get passed down in families is just to escape from toxic members of the family itself. James deserves a real life in a safe and loving environment. That’s what matters. NO by Hilton Hater I base my answer around this literal question: Should Portwood lose custody of James? As in: Should she permanently lose custody of her very young son? This is not some casual topic about which one should speculate or ruminate based on a few celebrity gossip website headlines. This may seem obvious to state, but it’s a really huge deal to take a child away from his or her biological mother. Such a legal decision can only be made under the most dire or extreme circumstances. My colleagues above all argue that allegedly using a giant sword as part of an attack against one’s significant other, with one’s infant kid very much caught up in the middle, would qualify as dire or extreme . But I have two counters here: 1. Portwood has been diagnosed as bipolar. 2. She has no history of violence against her kids. And the Winner is? YES! Click Here To Vote for YES! NO! Click Here To Vote for NO! Following her latest arrest, you tell us: Should Amber Portwood lose custody of her young son? View Poll » Both of these points are relevant when talking about the extreme step of stripping her custody away entirely. Yes, she needs to go to therapy. Yes, she probably needs to go to jail. Yes, she must share custody with Glennon. And, yes, she absolutely needs to be fired from Teen Mom so she no longer faces the pressure of answering to fans or cameramen. I’m by no means advocating to simply shrug off this arrest or the incident that preceded it. I’m simply sharing the compromises available in this situation, the alternative ways in which James can be kept safe… Amber can receive the help she clearly needs… and yet she can do so while remaining an integral part of her son’s life. Because, let’s face it, it’s easy to read a few articles, leap up on to a soapbox and proclaim that Portwood should stay as far away from her kid as possible. But it’s a lot harder to put this opinion into practice — as it should be. There’s a reason why judges are the ones who must make these very difficult decision, not content creators who sit at home all day and think they know best. No offense, fellas. I still love you.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and no one is more desperate these days than reality-star-turned-inmate Joe Giudice. The husband of Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice, Joe was found guilty on fraud charges along with his wife back in 2015. At this point, the sentences have been served, but for Joe, the punishment might be just getting started. A citizen of Italy (Joe was born in the village of Saronno, but his family relocated to Jersey when he was just a year old.), Giudice is facing deportation for his crimes. Giudice says he knows nothing of Italy and doesn’t even speak the language. Furthermore, Teresa Giudice has no plans to join her husband overseas, so the move would likely have quite an impact on Joe’s marriage, as well as his relationship with his four daughters. We say all of this simply to explain why someone would fight tooth and nail to avoid being kicked out of New Jersey. Anyway, as we reported yesterday, Joe received an extension on his final appeal , which is huge, as he recently earned the support of a high-powered advocacy group called the Immigrant Rights Clinic of Washington Square Legal Services (IRC). With the IRC in his corner, Joe is trying a new tactic. Basically, this is that part of the legal drama where the underdog client meets the hot-shot lawyer who vows to put the system on trial. While Joe’s previous lawyers attempted to convince the court that he shouldn’t be kicked out of the country because he’s lived here for basically his entire life, his new legal team is arguing that he never should have been sent to prison in the first place, as he’s essentially a modern-day Robin Hood. Giudice’s lawyers now claim that Joe is not guilty of “aggravated felony” (the charge that serves as the basis for deportation) because he scammed Wells Fargo, a bank that previously issued loans in a way that “amounted to consumer fraud.” “Here the Petitioner will show that a bank legally compelled to forgive a fraudulently made loan should not be held to have suffered a loss from fraud,” Joe’s attorneys wrote in a brief filed earlier this week. Yes, Team Giudice is now arguing that this was essentially crook-on-crook crime, and Joe and Teresa never should have been imprisoned in the first place. “Proceedings were incorrectly instituted, and should have been terminated,” the lawyers say of the Giudices original criminal trial. Even if that swing for the fences doesn’t pay off, Joe might find himself receiving some much-needed mercy from the court. His lawyers are employing several strategies in their final push to keep him in the States, including reminding the judge that he’s spent the past several decades building a life in the Garden State. “He married his wife Teresa, a United States citizen, on October 23. 1999. The couple has four children, all born in the United States,” the papers stated. Aside from calling Bruce Springsteen, Tony Soprano, and Chris Christie as surprise character witnesses, we’re not sure what else Joe can do to conv View Slideshow: Teresa Giudice: Filing For Divorce Once Joe Gets Deported?! ince the judge he deserves to remain in Jersey.
