Teresa Giudice The Real Housewives of New Jersey

It's just not fair.

That's the message friends of Teresa Giudice have for Bravo, as they insist this Real Housewife of New Jersey is not holding off on re-signing with the show because she's greedy; she just wants equal pay.

"I think people deserve to know the truth," a pal told Pop Eater. "Bravo pays Caroline and Jacqueline more than Teresa and she isn't holding out because she thinks she's bigger. She just wants to make the same."

Would you watch these Housewives without Teresa Giudice?

Based purely on the number of magazine covers on which she's appeared, Giudice is actually the most popular Housewife in franchise history. That's a fact not lost on her friends.

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She hasn't even appeared on a single episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, yet Melissa Gorga is already causing tension.

The season three cast addition may be the sister-in-law of Teresa Giudice, but that doesn't mean Teresa is pleased about her inclusion on the show. In fact, it's quite the opposite.

"When Teresa got word that her sister-in-law was asked to be part of the show she said, ‘If she’s going to be on the show, then I’m not going to do it," a source told Radar Online. "Teresa and Melissa don’t get along... They don’t speak."

In other words: Bravo has struck ratings gold by adding Gorga to the cast.

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Would you watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey without Danielle Staub and Teresa Giudice?

Viewers may be faced with that dilemma next season, as the former loon has already been fired from the show. And sources now say the latter is threatening to quit unless she receives a hefty raise.

Insiders tell TMZ Teresa wants her salary doubled - she needs the cash to help cover financial debts discussed in the cover story above - and she isn't alone, as "several of the women are no longer satisfied with their deals," reports state.

Supposedly, the Housewives won't show up to begin filming a third season this week if they don't get new contracts.

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Teresa Giudice tried to physically assault Danielle Staub on Monday night's Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion special. Relive the madness NOW.

And while one doesn't need to explain why such an action would be desirable (raise your hand if you don't want to assault Danielle Staub), Giudice wrote about the incident in her latest Bravo website blog.

Focused on the reference by Staub to her nephew - she accused Teresa of not acknowledging his birth - Guidice says she initially was confounded.

"I had no idea what she was talking about because I WAS there [at the hospital]," she writes. "But then I realized what she was saying – that she had been digging around my extended family and trying to find dirt on me and defame them. And I just had it. I will not stand for that (or sit still anyway)."

Danielle seemed to be implying that Giudice's nephew was actually her husband's love child.

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From sex tape talk to a near-beatdown, last night's Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion special was as scripted entertaining as hyped.

While every second of this nauseating nonsense could have its own in-depth special, we've broken the night down to our favorite moments. Foremost them:

1. Jacqueline and Teresa alleged that Danielle Staub had sex with her boyfriend in front of Teresa's kids. Said Giudice, quite simply: "You're a pig, you're disgusting and you're desperate."

2. Teresa, on her rumored financial woes: "I have my husband, I have my four beautiful daughters and that's all I need." Let's see if she maintains that attitude when she's residing in a cardboard box next month.

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Following his client's confrontation with Teresa Giudice and other Real Housewives of New Jersey on this week's explosive episode, the attorney for Danielle Staub says he plans on filing a lawsuit.

Along with assault and battery charges, the lawyer says he'll seek damages for "defamation of character." To this assertion, Giudice has the following response:

HAHA!

"Don't make me laugh. I think she's defamed her own reputation all by herself," Giudice told Popeater yesterday, clearly referring to Staub's history of drug use, prostitution, sex tape production and overall lunacy.

Unlike Staub, Giudice is aware that filing a restraining order against a reality TV co-star is more ridiculous than any defense of Mel Gibson.

These women are paid to interact with one another in front of the camera. They don't just choose to do so - they profit from the confrontations!

"Believe me, if we could get a restraining order against a cast member, Danielle would have had four against her already," Teresa said. "I never threatened her. She, however, has been on camera threatening me, stalking me and even practicing doing me harm."

Meanwhile, while viewers may claim to be be disgusted by these women, the ratings say otherwise:

Tuesday's episode set a record for Bravo, becoming the highest-rated non-finale of the series. A total of 3.29 million fans tuned in.

Teresa Giudice gave birth to daughter Audriana in September. But this ratings-grabbing magical event wasn't show on Bravo until last night's new edition of The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

We've reviewed the episode in-depth, so sit back, get comfortable and try not to vomit over the anticis of these ridiculous, spoiled women...

The focal point of this week's episode was Teresa’s delivery of her fourth daughter.  This new baby joins her gaggle of girls who are destined to become complete bitches.  They run around their McMansion wearing hot pink tutus and dancing provocatively to inappropriate music.  Teresa delights in getting them to fling their arms in the air and scream, “Fabulous!” multiple times per day. 

The eldest daughter, Gia, is a model/pageant contestant who likes to act like she’s on a catwalk no matter where she goes.  It’s both disturbing and fascinating to watch this eight-year-old bump and grind and shake her booty wearing Daisy Dukes and a cropped top during a dance recital while Teresa cheers from the audience.

This Teresa is an interesting woman.  First of all, she seems to have the lowest hairline of any post-Neanderthal.  Her hair grows out of her forehead almost all the way down to her eyebrows.  It’s somewhat disturbing, yet she seems to pull of this unusual look. 

Teresa gained fame last season for referring to the despised Danielle Staub as a “prostitution whore” just before flipping a table at a restaurant.  This came just before she made out with her husband next to the overturned table and shattered glasses.  Something about a trashed restaurant made them just so damn hot for each other!

When Teresa realizes she’s in labor, she quickly rushes around her house to pack the necessities.  She’s ready to pop, but is still wearing a strapless top and full costume jewelry.  If it were me, I would be wearing a muumuu and slippers and cramming ice cream down my throat chased with full-fat chocolate milk. 

Teresa knows how to prioritize as she packs.  She says, “At the last minute I was packing my makeup case and jewelry.  You know, last minute things if you’re going to go to the hospital.”  Of course!  I always make sure to bring all my makeup with me to the hospital.  That and my stilettos and floor-length ball gowns.  She also tells a friend on the phone about her progressing labor, “You know I have the runs so that’s a sign." 

Way to know your body’s signs, sister.

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