Rachel Fuda Says Teresa Giudice Came After John for ‘Relevancy’

Two episodes in, it’s clear that season 14 of The Actual Housewives of New Jersey is Teresa Giudice vs the Fudas — and Rachel Fuda informed Us Weekly that she’s “not scared” of calling out the OG.

“I believe that she has been on this present for therefore lengthy and it simply solidifies her relevancy and her paycheck — you’re welcome,” Rachel, 33, informed Us in an unique interview on Wednesday, Could 15, when requested why Teresa, 51, focused her and husband John Fuda. “Who else does she have, proper? Melissa‘s off. Margaret‘s off. She’s not going to combat with Dolores. Jen‘s to this point up her butt, she will be able to’t even see her eyeballs. After which who else do we have now? I imply, Jen Fessler will not be going to. … I used to be the final resort.”

On the season 13 reunion, issues ended on a tense word between Teresa and several other costars, specifically Rachel and Margaret amid claims that Teresa’s husband, Louie, employed a non-public investigator to look into the solid. (Teresa additionally stays on the outs with sister-in-law Melissa as all the time.) Within the premiere, which aired earlier this month, Teresa alleged at “buddy of” Jen Fessler’s party that John, 37, was the “greatest drug vendor in Bergen County.”

“Actually the day earlier than Jen Fessler’s shock get together, there have been all of this stuff leaking all around the different facet’s social media accounts. We all know the sport,” Rachel informed Us. “So going into it, I’m like, ‘Oh, OK, right here we go. In order that was actually my heads-up.’”

She later added: “They couldn’t discover something on me. So that they went after him.”

Rachel stated on the present that John was arrested for pot possession when he was 17.

“It’s such a joke as a result of we’ve all made errors as youngsters, and if I have been to tug anybody from anybody’s previous — we’ve all carried out issues that somebody would say are dangerous or attempt to weaponize,” Rachel informed Us. “John will not be ashamed of something that he has carried out or has been by. It’s simply unlucky that that chance for him to inform and share his personal story was utterly taken from him and manipulated into one thing that it’s not and weaponized in opposition to him.”

In the course of the second episode, Teresa tried to downplay the accusations, telling Fessler that she was referring to the previous and she or he now thinks John is an efficient father. (Rachel and John share daughters Giannella, 4, and Giuliana, 2, and she or he adopted his son Jaiden, 17, from his first marriage.)

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“He’s an incredible father. He’s an incredible husband. He’s a profitable businessman. He’s all of these issues,” Rachel informed Us. “However that is manipulation and gaslighting at its peak. That is what she does is we manipulate our followers, our tales.”

Rachel famous that she as soon as thought of Fessler her closest buddy on the present: “I threw Jen Fessler a shock get together. … I used to be closest along with her tenfold. I imply, 14 instances a day we have been on the telephone.”

That “modifications” in the course of the season, and Rachel hints that she and Margaret are each scuffling with Fessler befriending Teresa as she and Louie proceed to disclaim claims in regards to the P.I., together with that he contacted Maraget’s son, who has by no means been featured on the present.

“I don’t have a relationship along with her proper now. We haven’t spoken in most likely over 5 months,” Rachel informed Us of Fessler. “And proper now, there’s no dangerous blood between us. However I can simply say that my relationship along with her is so disappointing. What has transpired, what’s taken place — it’s actually unhappy to see somebody that was introduced into this group of ladies by Margaret to not again up their mates after they’re requested, ‘Do you imagine that Louis known as Margaret’s son?’ And also you say, ‘She swore on her 4 youngsters.’ She’s a pathological liar. What are you speaking about? You suppose Margaret is faking that? She was in hysteria that day. She known as me. I spoke to her.”

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Rachel continued: “So in saying that, my actual situation is — and this isn’t even only for Jen Fessler — it’s throughout the board. We might be mates, you might be mates with anyone, however don’t sit right here and inform me what you suppose I need to hear after which go be mates with someone. That’s not how this works. Should you like her, inform me, develop a pair and inform me, ‘I like her. I need to be mates along with her,’ after which we’re good. However if you happen to’re not going to do this and also you’re going to take a seat right here and be like, ‘I don’t need to be in the identical room as them. I don’t need to affiliate, I don’t need to be a part of this group of ladies if that’s going to occur.’ … It’s not connecting.”

The Actual Housewives of New Jersey airs on Bravo Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.