Teresa Giudice Reveals Why She 'Didn't Flinch' When She Heard of Jackie Goldschneider's Betrayal inRHONJFinale

Mar. 15, 2025

Teresa Giudice and Jackie Goldschneider.Photo: Rodolfo Martinez/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty (2)

The Real Housewives of New Jerseyfans thoughtTeresa Giudicewould flip a table when she learned in the season 14 finale thatJackie Goldschneiderhad secretly been in communication with husbandLuis Ruelas' ex-girlfriend.

Instead, the mother of four stayed zen, telling her costars that she was “fine with it” and blaming whistleblowerMargaret Josephsfor bringing negative things about Ruelas to the media.

“I already knew what they were gonna say and I didn’t even flinch,” Giudice said. “I knew they were all hanging out with them. I knew they were all talking to them. Jackie had them at her house, because Margaret’s not going to be that dumb and have them at her house. … Margaret let Jackie do it because at the time, Jackie was Margaret’s puppet.”

She went on to note that she understood Goldschneider’s motivation for the meeting. At the time, the two were at odds after Giudice repeated a rumor that Goldschneider’s husband was cheating on her (something he has denied).

“I could’ve gotten ugly, [but] that’s just not the person I am,” she added. “And I said that to her: Whatever she did in the past, I don’t care. I get why she did what she did. I get it. I just don’t roll like her.”

Giudice said that much on theRHONJseason 14 finale too, which aired on Sunday, Aug. 4. “I’m not surprised that Jackie talked to this person,” she said. “I get why she did it, because she thinks I was trying to hurt her with the Evan rumor. Which, I swear on my kids I was not trying to hurt her.”

Evan Goldschneider and Jackie Goldschneider.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty

For her part, Goldschneider was apologetic. “I was scared to tell you because I didn’t want to f— this up,” she told Giudice, explaining why she had lied about this in the past. “But I’m glad that you know, because I was always nervous that you would find out.”

In confessional, she justified her actions.

“It was February of 2021. That season opened with me and Teresa and the whole world was weighing in on whether or not my husband was cheating on me. Teresa and Jennifer were calling people trying to get information on my husband; trying to get pictures of women,” theWeight of Beautifulauthor said. “And here comes this women saying, ‘Hey, I got something to put in your pocket,’ so if Teresa was to say to me, ‘Well your husband did this,’ I could say, ‘Well your husband didthis.’ That’s the game we were playing.”

And as for Giudice, her beef with Josephs remains despite the Soirée founder “swearing on my son’s life” in theRHONJseason 14 finale that she had “nothing to do with” leaking negative things about Ruelas to the press.

“This will make your head spin,” said Giudice in aRHONJepisode that aired on July 28. “Luis is not allowed to speak about her. She’s not allowed to speak about him. So she gets out her information through Margaret.”

Margaret Josephs at BravoCon 2022.Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images

The revelation didn’t shock Giudice’s costars, who noted that Giudice has long suspected Josephs of doing this. Even Josephs admitted to speaking with the ex, but insisted Goldschneider was the one behind the smear campaign against Ruelas.

“I didn’t put anything in the media,” Goldschneider said, denying the allegation. “I don’t know how to put anything in the media.”

Giudice appears to believe her. Despite the drama, she and Goldschneider are still close. “True friendship shines brightest through forgiveness and love 💕,“Giudice wrote on Instagramin July, captioning a picture of the two of them.

“Onward and upward,” Goldschneider captioned, sharing the photo on her Stories.

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The Real Housewives of New Jerseywraps season 14 on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. Previous episodes can be streamed on Peacock.

source: people.com