As if her 15-month prison sentence wasn’t nightmare enough, Teresa Giudice’s worst fears have been realized. When the Real Housewives of New Jersey star and her husband, Joe, both 43, were convicted of fraud last year, the judge staggered their sentences to ensure that their four daughters (Gia, 14, Gabriella, 10, Milania, 8, and Audriana, 5) would have a parent present at all times. Teresa was on edge at the prospect—not because she faced a year-plus in jail, but at the slim likelihood that booze-swilling, cheating Joe would step up and be a responsible dad to their girls.
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Teresa Giudice And Husband Joe Giudice Arrived at New Jersey Federal Criminal Court
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Sources say she had every reason to worry. Between Joe’s frequent foul-mouthed rants, long nights spent partying and deputizing Gia with all the parenting duties he shuns, he’s turned a once-functioning family into a heap of chaos.
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“Joe is a completely unfit parent,” says a source close to the family. “There was a good reason Teresa was so worried about leaving him in charge.”
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A recent incident at Joe and Teresa’s Ocean County, N.J., beach house underscored the mess Joe’s made of solo fatherhood. While Joe was inside throwing a party, Gia was locked out and trying desperately to get into the house.
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The cops were eventually called to the increasingly heightened scene, while neighbors looked on in disbelief. “It was ridiculous,” says the source. “Joe ended up yelling at Gia for getting the neighbors involved, when all she was doing was trying to get inside her own house. She had to beg the cops not to arrest Joe, and the younger girls were all in tears. It’s obvious that they are all scared to death of him.”
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Yet another casualty of the Giudice’s shady financial dealings? Their beloved beach house, on which the couple reportedly owed $380,000, has been repossessed by the bank and put up for auction—with a starting bid of just $100.
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And though Teresa may lament the loss once she’s released, her neighbors won’t be nearly so beach-bummed. “The Giudices are so loud and obnoxious!” says one neighbor. “I’ve had to yell at them multiple times to be quiet. They’re so disrespectful. Whenever the Giudices are here, they want you to know it.”
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“Joe noticed it and started swearing like a crazy person! He went flying up the stairs, yelling, ‘Why isn’t Audriana monitored?’ The girls were crying, and Teresa’s mother ran up, grabbed Audriana , and screamed ‘She’s only a baby!” Teresa’s dad scolded Joe, saying ‘I never swore or yelled like that in front of my children in my life!’ Joe curses and yells at his daughter’s every day—and they’re always crying because of it.”
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When he’s not flying into an alcohol-fueled rage, says the source, Joe’s often not even around. “He’s always at Rails Steakhouse in Towaco,” says the insider, who adds that the delinquent dad sets up camp at the restaurant for hours at a time, often with the brunette he was spotted with earlier this year.
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“Joe knows he’s going to jail in a matter of months, so drowning his sorrows is more important to him than his daughters,” says the insider. “The girls have no structure; when Joe’s in-laws aren’t watching them, they have no one looking out for their best interests. Joe should be ashamed of himself for letting his wife and his family down yet again.”
Teresa Giudice And Husband Joe Giudice Arrived at New Jersey Federal Criminal Court
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EXCLUSIVE: INF - Joe Giudice Gets Some Cash From The ATM
Sources say she had every reason to worry. Between Joe’s frequent foul-mouthed rants, long nights spent partying and deputizing Gia with all the parenting duties he shuns, he’s turned a once-functioning family into a heap of chaos.
Photo credit: INFPhoto.com
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“Joe is a completely unfit parent,” says a source close to the family. “There was a good reason Teresa was so worried about leaving him in charge.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
NOCAPTION
A recent incident at Joe and Teresa’s Ocean County, N.J., beach house underscored the mess Joe’s made of solo fatherhood. While Joe was inside throwing a party, Gia was locked out and trying desperately to get into the house.
Photo credit: Star Exclusive
EXCLUSIVE: Teresa Giudice and her family head to the Jersey Shore this weekend
The cops were eventually called to the increasingly heightened scene, while neighbors looked on in disbelief. “It was ridiculous,” says the source. “Joe ended up yelling at Gia for getting the neighbors involved, when all she was doing was trying to get inside her own house. She had to beg the cops not to arrest Joe, and the younger girls were all in tears. It’s obvious that they are all scared to death of him.”
Photo credit: Splash News
NOCAPTION
Yet another casualty of the Giudice’s shady financial dealings? Their beloved beach house, on which the couple reportedly owed $380,000, has been repossessed by the bank and put up for auction—with a starting bid of just $100.
Photo credit: Star Exclusive
EXCLUSIVE: RHONJ Teresa Giudice spotted leaving the gym today in New Jersey.
And though Teresa may lament the loss once she’s released, her neighbors won’t be nearly so beach-bummed. “The Giudices are so loud and obnoxious!” says one neighbor. “I’ve had to yell at them multiple times to be quiet. They’re so disrespectful. Whenever the Giudices are here, they want you to know it.”
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Another source recounts an incident at the family’s mansion in northern Towaco, N.J., where Gia was tasked with giving Audriana a bath (“She’s essentially a substitute mother,” says the insider) while Joe entertained Teresa’s parents downstairs. “The tub overflowed and water leaked through the light fixtures in the kitchen,” recalls the source.
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“Joe noticed it and started swearing like a crazy person! He went flying up the stairs, yelling, ‘Why isn’t Audriana monitored?’ The girls were crying, and Teresa’s mother ran up, grabbed Audriana , and screamed ‘She’s only a baby!” Teresa’s dad scolded Joe, saying ‘I never swore or yelled like that in front of my children in my life!’ Joe curses and yells at his daughter’s every day—and they’re always crying because of it.”
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INF - Joe Giudice in Court
When he’s not flying into an alcohol-fueled rage, says the source, Joe’s often not even around. “He’s always at Rails Steakhouse in Towaco,” says the insider, who adds that the delinquent dad sets up camp at the restaurant for hours at a time, often with the brunette he was spotted with earlier this year.
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EXCLUSIVE: 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Teresa Giudice to start prison term in CT
“Joe knows he’s going to jail in a matter of months, so drowning his sorrows is more important to him than his daughters,” says the insider. “The girls have no structure; when Joe’s in-laws aren’t watching them, they have no one looking out for their best interests. Joe should be ashamed of himself for letting his wife and his family down yet again.”
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