Dina Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita have been at odds for a while now, but why are the Real Housewives of New Jersey stars at war? According to a new report, this feud has been going on since 2009.
“As ridiculous as this sounds, Dina has been holding a grudge against Jacqueline Laurita since Season 1,” a source told Radar Online on October 23 of the pair’s strained relationship . The source claimed the drama between Manzo and Laurita began during the show’s season one finale, when Danielle Staub’s past was exposed in Cop Without A Badge . On the finale, Staub slammed Manzo for bringing her past into the present by showing the book around town.
“Like she often does, Dina tried to act like her hands weren’t dirty at that dinner,” the source explained. “Jacqueline sat quietly and played along at first, especially in the beginning, when Dina’s sister, Caroline Manzo, took responsibility for showing the book around herself.”
Then, Manzo accused Laurita in being involved in making the book public. “That’s when Jacqueline lost it and told Dina ‘I’m done lying for you,’” recalled the source. “As soon as she said that, her relationship with Jacqueline was basically over.”
At that point, things were tense between Dina Manzo and Jacqueline Laurita, but once Laurita’s husband, Chris, appeared to diss Manzo, things went from bad to worse.
“After the dinner, the girls went to the reunion, and Dina acted civilly, but when Jacqueline’s husband claimed Danielle was welcome in his house anytime, Dina turned this around and, yet again, made it about her,” the source said. “Dina took this as a personal offense and felt that by her family members being nice to Danielle, they were going against her. Once she left mid-season 2, she cut off all ties with Jacqueline. To this day, she is still holding on to her grudge.”
Earlier this week, Laurita announced plans to return to The Real Housewives of New Jersey , reported The Inquisitr. On Tiwtter, she revealed plans to hash things out with Manzo during the show’s seventh season. However, according to Manzo, she has no interest in returning to the show for another season.
“My soul can’t be around horrible people,” Manzo reportedly told fans , according to an October 22 report by Radar Online .
As the Inquisitr reported earlier this week, Dina Manzo went head-to-head with Melissa Gorga over her treatment of Laurita during the season six reunion show.
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