Last night, at the end of part two of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion show, Caroline broke down when recalling a past incident that occurred between fellow housewives Danielle and Dina, an incident that she refused to talk about in detail on air:
What the heck did Danielle do that prompted Caroline to say to her, "You are garbage! ... You will never be a friend of mine"? Caroline still isn't telling. But Danielle is ... sort of.
In a post on her blog at Bravo, Danielle hinted at what provoked Caroline's rage. But before she got to her pseudo explanation, she had some things to say to Caroline and the other housewives:
From Danielle's blog:
I hope the ladies will learn something from this. I never want to behave the way that they have. It's easy for them to judge me, but no one is allowed to address the things that have gone on in their lives. They are living by a double standard. They are hypocritical. They have been venomous. I will no longer accept it.
I want to go on and do big things with my life, and I want to move on from the past. But I will not back down. When I am attacked, believe me, I will attack back. I don't appreciate how they are still so focused on taking me down. I only wish they would leave my life for ME to live
As for the end of the Reunion, when Caroline said such horrible things to me, I had no idea at the time what "disgraceful" acts she was referring to. I only found out later what she was talking about, from someone in her own family. I simply gave a phone number to her ex brother-in-law to contact proper people with questions that he had concerning something that was absolutely none of my business. I was asked to give this information to him. If I had to do it again, I would have declined and preferred not to get involved. But I think my minimal involvement did not justify Caroline's behavior towards me. How dare they still sit in judgment of ME? There is only one God, and I don't see God in their eyes. I can only hope God is in their hearts.
Thank you to all of those who have given me their continuous support and love. With all of my heart, I am grateful for this experience.
Love and light,
Danielle
"Love and light"? Seriously? Where's that exorcist? Those are the last two words I'd use to describe Danielle. I suspect they're also the last two words Dina would use to describe her.
From Dina's blog:
Yes, it is true that Danielle did something recently, actually two things that were harmful to innocent people that didn't sign on for the show. Nothing ever became of it, she may have tried to do something, but it held no merit so it went nowhere. She is admitting that she was a broken person and has learned from this. It is not up to me to decide whether or not she is full of shit. I hope for the sake of her children that she has learned her lesson and what she is saying is true, but only time will tell. In the meantime, all I want is what I have only wanted from the beginning. You go your way; I go mine and just wish each other the best.
I am back to a good place. The place where it doesn't matter to me what toxic people think. I don't care if some don't believe me about the book, I don't care if some think I am a bitch, I don't care if some think I hide behind the protection of my siblings. I don't care if some believe or start rumors about me. I know the truth. I know who I am and I am proud of who I am. More importantly my daughter, my husband and my parents are proud of who I am. I put my head on my pillow at night and as I count my blessings, I know that I lived that day giving back the best way I could. Loving my family and my friends ...
So what actually happened?
Beats me. But there's certainly a lot of speculation on the Internets, given Danielle's troubled past — a sordid, felonious tale revealed in the book that's at the center of this shit-storm of a show (videos of part one of the reunion here).
Here's one rumor from a commenter on bravofan.com:
"I heard from New Jersey gossip floating around that Danielle gave Dina’s ex-husband phone numbers to contact the authorities to report child abuse because she was alleging that Dina was abusing Lexi. However, the claims were dismissed as soon as they were brought up. That’s why Caroline said that she wouldn’t say what “it” was because Dina asked her too, because she didn’t want to re-hatch something that Dina was no doubt mortified about and wanted to forget, even though it wasn’t true.”
Yikes.
Let's not "re-hatch" anymore until next year, and say we did, shall we?
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