Luis Ruelas stands out as the love of Teresa Giudice’s life, however he’s a polarizing presence on Actual Housewives of New Jersey. Initially, followers had been hopeful that Teresa would discover love once more after her divorce from “Juicy” Joe Giudice. Ultimately, Teresa’s marriage to Juicy couldn’t overcome their monetary issues and jail stints.
So, viewers initially thought that Luis appeared nice. However later, he displayed flashes of mood, and he turned closely concerned within the feud between Teresa, and her brother, Joe Gorga.
The battle was so bitter that Joe and his spouse, Melissa Gorga, skipped Teresa’s nuptials. Afterward, Teresa minimize off ties with the Gorgas. Throughout the Season 14 trailer, there gave the impression to be pressure in Luis and Teresa’s marriage. Then Margaret Josephs alleged that Luis ran by means of all of Teresa’s money.
So, that begs the query. How does Luis Ruelas make his cash?
What does Luis Ruelas do for a residing?
What Luis does for a residing has at all times been a bit mysterious. In response to his LinkedIn account, Luis has “over 25 years expertise throughout the digital response advertising business.” He has “perfected the flexibility to successfully improve income with whomever I work with whereas sustaining a robust sense of integrity, an honorable work ethic, and a witty humorousness.” Possibly the humor half doesn’t translate on RHONJ.
Luis was the co-founder and CEO of Interactive Advertising Options from January 2000 till August 2012. This firm is “a direct response advertising firm.” Interactive Advertising Options dealt with “the wants, needs, and wishes of direct response entrepreneurs.”
Then Luis moved on. He was a co-founder of Digital Media Options, which is a media and advertising enterprise. His LinkedIn profile lists him working for the corporate from 2012 till the current. However that not appears to be the case.
Throughout the Season 12 RHONJ reunion, Luis revealed that he was requested to step down. And it was all due to the damaging press generated from his exes and the present.
TMZ reported in March 2024 that Luis was concerned in a brand new enterprise known as Vinivia. “It is a dwell streaming platform that’s being launched on April 4, 2024, solely for creators and influencers around the globe,” he defined. “We’re gonna take over TikTok.”
Luis’ authorized woes
Identical to Juicy Joe, Luis has been concerned in a number of lawsuits. The U.S. Solar reported that Luis’ firm, Produce Depot, was sued by a number of distributors. In March 2022, the enterprise filed for chapter to the tune of $1,660,488.10.
Then, in keeping with US Weekly, Digital Media Options was named in a lawsuit. In Might 2023, Juanita Williams claimed that Luis’ firm, together with Selection Well being Insurance coverage, despatched her telemarketing calls. Within the class motion swimsuit, she said that she was a part of the “Do Not Name” registry. She requested $1,500 for every telemarketing name that she obtained.
However there’s extra, people! Then Luis’ ex-fiancée, Vanessa Reiser, took out a restraining order in June 2023, alleging that Luis was harassing her. Vanessa, who’s a psychotherapist, alleged that Luis employed personal investigator Bo Dietl to put an operative undercover to pose as one among Vanessa’s “sufferers.” Simply to harass and stalk her.
Then Luis hit again. He sued Vanessa for a cool $5 million in damages for sullying his popularity, which was “broken past restore.” The courtroom paperwork said, “Ruelas believed Reiser was disclosing confidential info to sufferers and forged members of Actual Housewives of New Jersey (RHONJ) to make use of in opposition to him and his spouse, in an try to bolster the collogue of the present and proceed the relentless marketing campaign of harassment.”
Plus, Luis claimed that Vanessa’s lawyer, Kevin S. Johnson, fabricated emails underneath faux names as a result of he had an alleged “obsession with Ruelas and RHONJ.” The lawsuit continues to be ongoing. Yikes!
No pizza for you!
There was additionally a enterprise deal between Joe and Luis that soured, including additional salt to the household’s open wounds. Joe stated that he got here up with the thought for a pizza oven to honor their late father, Giacinto Gorga, affectionately generally known as Nonno. Joe said that Luis put some cash in, and he thought that the enterprise could be break up evenly between them. However he claimed that Luis and Teresa stole his concept.
In the meantime, Teresa claimed that Luis misplaced his shirt on this fiasco. “My fiancé misplaced 1 / 4 of one million {dollars},” she claimed. Additional, she stated that Luis put all the cash in, and her brother needed half of the earnings. In different phrases, we’ll by no means know precisely what burned this pizza enterprise.
Are Luis and Teresa having monetary issues?
The Season 14 trailer for RHONJ hinted at cash and marital woes for Teresa and Luis. Margaret, Teresa’s arch-enemy, claimed that Teresa’ new hubby “pissed her cash away.” Am I the one one who is worried as a result of Teresa didn’t signal a prenup?
In reality, Luis simply took out a $1 million mortgage on their dwelling. The duo purchased their dwelling in Montville, New Jersey in January 2021. They paid $3,350,000 for the seven-bedroom property.
In March 2024, Luis took out the $1 million mortgage, and is listed because the LLC’s “sole member.” It’s unknown how lengthy the couple has to repay the mortgage. That lends some credence to the speculation that Teresa and Luis wanted a monetary increase.
What’s Luis Ruelas’ web value?
Life & Fashion reported that “in keeping with a number of shops,” Luis has a web value of $2 million. That’s not too shabby.
Among the particulars about how Luis makes his cash nonetheless appear a bit obscure. Maybe we’ll be taught extra about his job in Season 14 of RHONJ.
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