Andy Cohenis not taking any blame forJoeandTeresa Giudice‘s legal situation.Cohen, 51, opened up about hissit-down interviewwith theReal Housewives of New Jerseycouple following Joe’s release from prison on Sunday, saying he doesn’t feel any “guilt” about the reality show potentially putting a spotlight on their lives.“I don’t have any guilt,” he said on his SiriusXM Radio Andy show,Andy CohenLive.“This is a voluntary process. Putting your life and putting yourself of reality television, the risks are obvious, they are well-known, especially if you have something to hide.”As fans recall, Teresa served a little over 11 months in prison for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud and wasreleasedon Dec. 23, 2015. Joe began his 41-month sentence for the same crimes in March 2016.Joe, 49, who was born in Italy, wasreleasedfrom prison after more than three years behind bars in March. Months earlier, an immigration court hadruled to deporthim once he became a free man. (Though he has lived in the United States since he was a child,he never obtained American citizenship, and immigrants can be deported if they are convicted of “a crime of moral turpitude” or an “aggravated felony,” according to U.S. law.)Peter Kramer/Bravo/Getty ImagesOn Oct. 11, he wasfreed from ICE custodyandflew to Italy, where he has been spending time with family and FaceTiming his children.During theWatch What Happens Livespecial, Joe and Teresa discussed thecurrent state of their marriage. While they both claimed to be faithful during their time apart, they were honest about the possibility of divorce.Bravo“I want the best for him. I want him to happy and I want him to be successful. But I don’t know if we could stay together, him living across the country,” said Teresa, 47.So how did Cohen feel during the tense conversations? It was “uncomfortable” and “super awkward,” he said.Cohen also claimed that Joe had asked a telling question.“When Bravo was developing JerseyHousewives, I think he said, ‘Has the IRS ever come looking for anyone for doing any of these shows?’ So he knew that he had something in his past, even then,” he said.Though Cohen said he didn’t have any problems pressing the couple on various topics, he did walk away from the interview with one regret: notdefending Caroline Manzo.During the interview, an old video of Manzopredicting that Joe would go to prisonand Teresa would divorce him was shown to the couple.“How could she predict that?” Teresa asked of her formerReal Housewives of New Jerseycostar. “Could she have anything to do with what happened to Joe and I? Is she a rat? With her saying that? Those words would never come out of my life, regarding anybody. Maybe [she called the feds]! Those words would never come out of my mouth.”Cohen said he wishes he had stepped in and corrected Teresa.“I did regret not saying to Teresa … because she was saying all this horrible stuff about Caroline, but Caroline’s never been to jail, Caroline has never committed a crime,” he said. “I brought up … and it just hit me, it was not anything I had planned on asking her, but as I was sitting I realized that I remember Caroline making a prediction five years ago. Her prediction was that Joe was gonna go to prison, Teresa was gonna get strong and independent, and then was gonna divorce.”Manzo, who has not appeared on the Bravo series since season 5, teased a response to Teresa’s accusations on Monday.“I don’t typically dance and sing this early in the morning, but I have to laugh. I couldn’t find the word ‘beautifulest’ anywhere, I’m sorry,” she said in an Instagram post. “But you’ll be hearing from me soon.”
Andy Cohenis not taking any blame forJoeandTeresa Giudice‘s legal situation.
Cohen, 51, opened up about hissit-down interviewwith theReal Housewives of New Jerseycouple following Joe’s release from prison on Sunday, saying he doesn’t feel any “guilt” about the reality show potentially putting a spotlight on their lives.
“I don’t have any guilt,” he said on his SiriusXM Radio Andy show,Andy CohenLive.“This is a voluntary process. Putting your life and putting yourself of reality television, the risks are obvious, they are well-known, especially if you have something to hide.”
As fans recall, Teresa served a little over 11 months in prison for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud and wasreleasedon Dec. 23, 2015. Joe began his 41-month sentence for the same crimes in March 2016.
Joe, 49, who was born in Italy, wasreleasedfrom prison after more than three years behind bars in March. Months earlier, an immigration court hadruled to deporthim once he became a free man. (Though he has lived in the United States since he was a child,he never obtained American citizenship, and immigrants can be deported if they are convicted of “a crime of moral turpitude” or an “aggravated felony,” according to U.S. law.)
Peter Kramer/Bravo/Getty Images
On Oct. 11, he wasfreed from ICE custodyandflew to Italy, where he has been spending time with family and FaceTiming his children.
During theWatch What Happens Livespecial, Joe and Teresa discussed thecurrent state of their marriage. While they both claimed to be faithful during their time apart, they were honest about the possibility of divorce.
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“I want the best for him. I want him to happy and I want him to be successful. But I don’t know if we could stay together, him living across the country,” said Teresa, 47.
So how did Cohen feel during the tense conversations? It was “uncomfortable” and “super awkward,” he said.
Cohen also claimed that Joe had asked a telling question.
“When Bravo was developing JerseyHousewives, I think he said, ‘Has the IRS ever come looking for anyone for doing any of these shows?’ So he knew that he had something in his past, even then,” he said.
Though Cohen said he didn’t have any problems pressing the couple on various topics, he did walk away from the interview with one regret: notdefending Caroline Manzo.
During the interview, an old video of Manzopredicting that Joe would go to prisonand Teresa would divorce him was shown to the couple.
“How could she predict that?” Teresa asked of her formerReal Housewives of New Jerseycostar. “Could she have anything to do with what happened to Joe and I? Is she a rat? With her saying that? Those words would never come out of my life, regarding anybody. Maybe [she called the feds]! Those words would never come out of my mouth.”
Cohen said he wishes he had stepped in and corrected Teresa.
“I did regret not saying to Teresa … because she was saying all this horrible stuff about Caroline, but Caroline’s never been to jail, Caroline has never committed a crime,” he said. “I brought up … and it just hit me, it was not anything I had planned on asking her, but as I was sitting I realized that I remember Caroline making a prediction five years ago. Her prediction was that Joe was gonna go to prison, Teresa was gonna get strong and independent, and then was gonna divorce.”
Manzo, who has not appeared on the Bravo series since season 5, teased a response to Teresa’s accusations on Monday.
“I don’t typically dance and sing this early in the morning, but I have to laugh. I couldn’t find the word ‘beautifulest’ anywhere, I’m sorry,” she said in an Instagram post. “But you’ll be hearing from me soon.”
source: people.com
