Teresa Giudice slammed her brother, Joe Gorga, for getting “too involved” in lady drama on part one of the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” Season 12 reunion.
“He’s a little too much involved, that’s all I’m saying,” Giudice, 49, said, adding that she would ask her fiancé, Luis “Louie” Ruelas, to “cool it” if he took a similar approach to confronting conflict on camera.
Host Andy Cohen quickly came to Gorga’s defense, though, telling the cast, “I love it that he’s involved and we invited him here.”
Giudice shot back, “That’s fine. It’s called ‘The Housewives.’”
Sitting behind wife Melissa Gorga, Joe responded, “That’s how you put me down. It’s terrible.”
Cohen, 53, then reminded Giudice that her ex-husband, Joe Giudice, was present for multiple reunions.
“With all the rest of the men and Joe Giudice would not get involved with girl s—t,” Teresa replied. “Sorry, he wouldn’t get involved.”
Joe Gorga, 42, has had a heavy presence throughout the latest “New Jersey” installment. In addition to sharing his thoughts on Teresa’s rocky relationships with most of the cast, he commanded attention for feuding with his 21-year-old niece, Gia Giudice.
At the reunion, Joe also called out Teresa’s “f—king friend” Jennifer Aydin for calling him a “little bitch girl” this season during a heated argument at the Jersey Shore.
“I didn’t say anything about you. I’m trying to apologize!” Aydin retorted. “You’re the one who keeps saying s—t to me. And a real man wouldn’t keep saying s—t to me. I keep telling you I’m trying to apologize.”
Joe then waved his hand — what Aydin perceived to be an “air slap” — and told her to “shut up.”
“Oh, I’ll do it right back at ya bitch girl!” Aydin exclaimed. “I’m going to defend myself. You just air-slapped me.”
After more yelling among the group, Joe warned his sister, “I’m going to call Louie a bitch boy when he comes out.”
Seemingly unbothered, Teresa said, “I love my bitch boy.” Later, she said that being called a “bitch boy” is “not a bad thing.”
At his wit’s end, Joe got up from his seat and announced his retirement from “RHONJ.”
“As a matter of fact, I quit. I’m done. I quit. I don’t give a s—t,” he said. “I quit. Thank you very much, thank you Bravo. Listen, 12 years, I love you. I love you. I’m done. F—k you, people.”
Storming off set, Joe added, “You know what? Be a sister once in a while, you f—king moron.”
Part two of the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” Season 12 reunion airs Tuesday, May 10, at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.