John stated he was “not pleased with each side of my historical past” following the ‘RHONJ’ Season 14 premiere.
Bravo lastly ended the Actual Housewives drought with the return of its always-controversial present, The Actual Housewives of New Jersey. The Season 14 premiere debuted on Could 5, 2024, with the returning forged needing extra time to recover from the drama from the earlier season.
RHONJ OG Teresa Giudice began the explosive season by partaking in a feud that will final the whole season.
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Her beef with Rachel Fuda and her husband, John Fuda, escalated at Jennifer Fessler’s get together within the season premiere when Teresa repeated allegations about John’s legal previous.
“Your husband is the most important drug supplier in Bergen County,” Teresa informed Rachel throughout their spat.
Teresa’s allegations of John sparked the entrepreneur to defend his background on social media. Within the report, he clarified what precisely he went to jail for and whether or not it had something to do with what Tre repeated.
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Why was John Fuda, ‘RHONJ’ star Rachel Fuda’s husband, arrested?
John and Rachel got here onto RHONJ after years of marriage and rising their household. The couple met when Rachel was 22 and John was 24. On the time, John was a single father elevating his son, Jaiden, alone earlier than Rachel helped increase him and adopted him in 2022.
Throughout their debut New Jersey season, John’s ex and his son’s beginning mom, Brittany Malsch, made a number of accusations in opposition to John.
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One of many allegations Teresa fought about with Rachel at Jennifer’s get together was that John was a notable cocaine supplier when Brittany met him and was liable for introducing her to narcotics.
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John responded to Brittany’s claims in July 2023. In an interview with Web page Six, the daddy of three stated that, whereas he was arrested in 2008 for working a motorized vehicle whereas in possession of a narcotic, he by no means served any extreme jail time.
“I used to be by no means convicted, and prices had been dismissed,” John stated.
John additionally acknowledged that, regardless of what Teresa’s “Tre Stumps” say, his arrest had nothing to do with him altering his final identify. Born Jonathan D’Atria, John stated he switched to his mom’s maiden identify after his mother and father’ divorce.
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John Fuda responded to Teresa’s claims on Instagram.
Along with Rachel and Teresa arguing forwards and backwards about John’s allegations earlier than Teresa finally walked off to get sweet, John clapped again at Teresa on Instagram.
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In a press release shared on his Instagram account in Could 2024, John claimed his co-stars had been making an attempt to “disparage” his character and used his previous to “discredit him and undermine his status.” Whereas taking accountability for his arrest, John shared that nobody—particularly not Teresa and her husband, Luis “Louie” Ruelas — was going to take his “integrity” away from him.
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“I’m grateful for the help of my buddies, household, and followers who see me for who I’m immediately — an individual devoted to development, kindness, and authenticity,” he added. “I’ll proceed to rise above negativity and stay true to myself.”
Forward of the RHONJ Season 14 premiere, Rachel hinted at eager to see Teresa’s run on the present ended, stating there was room to take away the “dangerous apples” from the present. Nonetheless, she was touring via London and Paris on the weekend of the premiere and appeared unbothered by the mess followers had been certain to witness.