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It's me Carlos King, the King of Reality TV and one of the most sought after executive producers in reality television with over ten years a production experience. Once a week from Reality with the King, we'll sit down with my friends across the entertainment industry, recap our favorite reality shows, and revisit unforgettable moments that we are still talking and tweeting about. Hey, rain drops. On today's episode of Reality with the King, I am going to discuss the Real
Housewives of New Jersey Part one reunion. I decided to do this episode sollo because I wanted to make sure that my words were not going to be misinterpreted, misconstrued.
Blah blah blah blah blah.
I really need to get into this reunion, but I also need to get into the Melissa Gorga of it all. There's been a lot of conversation about me, Teresa, Jacqueline, Melissa.
How she got on the show.
Yes, we're still talking about it, and look, I want to address it once and for all. Yes, I have before, but I think I need to provide some deeper context into it so that people aren't assuming that Carlos King is on this Melissa Gorga hate train. That is not what my podcast is about. So I'm going to dive into that later. But first, let's get into the Real Housewives of New Jersey Part one reunion. Now, y'all know how I do recap, child, I don't go play by play.
This ain't football, honey, this ain't ESPN. I am not stephen A.
Smith. I'm not Shanna Sharp.
Honey, we talk about are y'all gagging that I know football? Yes, okay, I am going to only talk about.
The good stuff. Number one.
I thought all the girls looked good. They all look gorgeous. I love the set. I loved everything about it. And before I get in to the Teresa and Melissa of it all, because let's be clear, child, that's the only reason why we're watching this. We want to know what's going to opportunity but Melissa Teresa, honey. But before I get into that too, honey, we got to get into miss Danielle. No, not the icon Danielle, stop, honey, the new housewife Danielle.
Hey. I like her, She's good.
I thought she did a very good job this reunion. I'm here for her and I know what you guys are thinking, like, well, Carlos, we always like Danielle.
Why are you just now talking about her?
Because Child, like I said to y'all before, I wasn't watching this season. After the first two episodes. For me, I felt like I was getting a regurgitation of past seasons because I'm truly over this Melissa versus Teresa. I'm not into it. I'm over it. It's been over ten years. It is long overdue for this storyline to be six feet under Honey. Put rose pedals on top of it. Child, Pour out a little hen and see some liquor on the coffin, child, because I need for this to be dead.
Honey. Yes.
Nevertheless, this Danielle woman is good.
She's good.
I enjoy her at the finale because baby, that finale episode, Miss Danielle got up in all the girls faces, Honey and let them know what time it is. Honey, It is Jersey time.
Honey. She is a blonde, snooky mixed.
With a little jy wow pow how honey, Yeah, instead of Jakewile, I'm gonna call you d popow Honey. Danielle is good TV. And to me, Danielle may be the future of Jersey. She's very Jersey. She is a little hood. She gives me Patterson vibes. Honey, I need to do my research, child. I need to know when I meet Danielle if I need to be wearing a bulletproof jacket.
Child.
I need to know if I need to hide my knives.
Honey.
I need to know if Danielle has a blade in her mouth.
Child.
Danielle is a thug and I'm here for it. I like her a whole lot, rain drops. What do y'all think I'm into Danielle. I want to see a Danielle versus Jennifer Aiden mixing with some Margaret I. Hey, I'm into this Danielle woman. So Danielle, if you're listening, keep it.
Up, bitch. I like you. I like you a whole lot.
You are the surprise of this part one reunion. The way you tongue Lash Rachel, the way you gave it to Melissa, honey, and the way you gave it tomorrow.
Honey. Look, I like you.
So whatever you need to do, baby, to continue this effort, bring it because I am here for d Pop how honey, Yes, de Pop?
How all right? Speaking of d Dolores.
Dolores is a human form of the calming app because Dolors, you give nothing. Delores, the only reason while you're on this show is because of Frank and yes, because you are prince with Teresa and in the words of Nini Leaks, get on the right team, bitch. Yes. In no way, shape or form, do I think every housewife needs to be like a badass or like over the top or like this force multiplier. You know, like not every housewife on an ensemble needs to be this large in the
life character. You do need somebody who's a little bit calm, and I think Delora's got away with that a lot, because she seems to be the calming factor when it comes to Jersey. But I'm just not sure what Dolores is bringing to the show besides Frank and her gorgeous son. Like, that's about it. Your son needs to be on the cover of a Calvin client ad on billboards across Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Baby, Now, I think that's why
Dolores is on the show. And I used to think that it's because she was loyal to Teresa, because it is the Teresa show. Sarmulous is no shade to Melissa. But let's be clear, the real Housewots of New Jersey needs to be named the Real Teresa New Jersey and is giving Diana Ross and the Supremes. And it's no disk to the other ladies because I love all of them. I love Jennif Frayden, I love Marca Joseph's I look, I do not dislike Melissa. We'll get into that later.
But it is Teresa's show, and I think sometimes is Delora's on there because she's the closest to Teresa.
But after this part.
One reunion, I'm just not sure Dolores brings anything to the show.
I mean, she brings ozempic.
Child. She set out her own mouth and watch what Happens live, honey, So that is not Shaye. Delora's admitted, and I like now that I like about Dolores.
She's honest.
Dolores admitted she's on Ozimpic, which is a very controversial statement to make because let's be clear, a lot of these girls are on it, and a lot of them are claiming that they're hiking up the trail, honey.
A lot of them are claiming that.
They on the Peloton child running along with Alex Tucson. Honey, a lot of them are saying that they're jogging, and she botch your a joggers, child, when we know that half these girls are on a zimpic.
So, Dolores, I appreciate that you brought.
Ozimpic into the limelight of admission that you're on it.
I appreciate that.
So for that, I would give you a gold star, but the pink slip needs to also.
This is so bad, child.
You'll get a gold star for admitting to a zimpic, But I need the pink slip to be up under your dressing room door, child, because de laurs, you gotta break something else. Mama, this ain't it. This is not it, Mama, it ain't It's just you gotta give us something different. I don't care about your airbnbs. I don't care about your double D that you got from the plastic surgeon. I don't care about none of that. We need some real story, Dolores. Delores, you may need to be demoted
as a friend of to the show. I'm just saying because you had Danielle aka d Popow come in, and she's the D that matters, Honey. The d is not silent, honey, like the s now that d Danielle delores she took your spot. And Danielle, if you're listening, I'm about to give you some free advice because I like you.
Now. Look, Danielle, this is what you do. Girl.
So between us and the millions of people who are downloading this episode, stay close to Teresa.
Danielle father's youth child.
You see Jennifer Aid and Honey, Jennifer Aid and said job is secure.
Honey.
Yes, Danielle, play your cards by baby, Stay close to Teresa. So moving on the other things that happened this reunion that we need to get into is yes, be Teresa versus Melissa.
Baby.
There are so many accusations flying left and right, And this is what I was thinking about rain drops as I was watching part one reunion. This Teresa versus Melissa is good for the reunion because I want this to be the last time we see them in the same room together. So my thing is this. I love the fact that they are coming for each other and going for blood.
Honey. They really are.
And it's good because if you're going to end this duo, then you should end them on a high and Baby, I am riding this cowboy down the sun set, so I'm here for it. So look, Melissa alleged that Louie first wanted Alexia from the Real Housewives of Miami Baby and not Teresa.
Look when I say to you, I gagged.
I gaged, and I gag some more because my mind went to instantly. Louie and Teresa. They double date with Alexia and her husband Todd. They hang out, they take trips together. So when Melissa dropped that bomb, honey, I was like, hold up, wait a minute, do I believe it? I mean, I don't believe it, but what do you think rain drops Whether or not it's true.
That was a gag. It was.
It was a total gag because we all look at Teresa and Alexia as each other's doppelgangers.
They look alike, they look alike.
So I need Alexia to comment on that because that knocked me.
That knocked me down.
It knocked me down because the accusation is so severe due to the fact that Teresa and Alexia are like, really, really, really really good friends, and I need for Alexia to either say no, it ain't true, or I need Melissa to provide some receipts, because if you're gonna throw out that accusation, then I need some receipts. Baby, So that literally gagged me. So Melissa, that was a good one. Who I hate you interrupt, but stay tuned for more. We'll be right back after these quick ads. Our next
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This is Reality with the King and I'm Carlos King. Let's get back into the show. The one thing that I really want clarity on that I feel like we may not get is truly what happened.
Between Teresa and Dina.
As you all know, I started producing seasons one and two of the Real House of Bosom, New Jersey, and one thing I can assure you all is the fact that Dina and Teresa are one thousand percent be ffs, best of friends, very close, also like sisters. So during the reunion, an accusation flew out there that the reason why Dina and Teresa hall a falling out had to do with Dina's husband and Louie going into business together. Teresa said that it wasn't true. Okay, Now Andy did ask, well,
why wasn't Dina at your wedding? Teresa said, because cameras were going to be there and she did not want to be bothered. Andy said, well she should have. She could have shown up without cameras being there. Now, look, I will say this much as somebody who knows Dina personally, Dina is very private and Dina doesn't. But again, I'm not putting worse in her mouth. This is just this is just what I know about her. Reality TV and Dina don't have the best relationship. They just don't. So
let me say that one more time. Reality TV plus Dina Manzol they don't have the best relationship. Dina is very private, so yes, could she have shown up to the wedding and not asks.
To be filmed.
Let me tell y'all something. I think Dina is smart enough to know that that may sound good, But the moment my blue eyes and blonde hair walk up into this venue.
I don't have to be miked.
I don't even have to sign a release because at the end of the day, you guys will shoot it. I think Dina is smart enough to know that. So I and this is really me telling y'all the truth. I strongly believe Dina wants nothing to do with that show.
She doesn't.
I strongly strongly believe that it takes for you to know Dina on a personal level to know that Dina doesn't like drama number one and number two, she really doesn't trust the process. I'll just say that, and again, that's my opinion. I'm not saying Dina told me anything. That's my opinion. She doesn't trust the so, yes, her best friend is getting married, but the fact that it was going to be filmed, I just listen. I just
don't think Dina wanted anything to do with it. Now people are saying that it's still very odd, Carlos king the first that Dina still wasn't there, That they haven't seen Dina and Teresa take pictures together even after the fact that she was married. That is what they're saying. And that's why I'm saying right now, that's a good point. Could there be something going on with those two? Because
I definitely can see the side of that. There's one thing not to attend the wedding because cameras were going to be there, right, But if that's the case, why haven't we seen them together since then? Could there have been a falling out, Could there have been some business dealing's gone wrong?
We don't know.
Teresa says no, Melissa says otherwise, and a source told Page six that there is no issue at all, that there is zero issue between Teresa and Dina. So I guess we have to accept it as that now. Moving on to the other things that have started off, and this is the part that I need to do a deep dive into. Okay, So towards the end of part one reunion, the accusation of how Melissa got on the show came up again. Melissa said that she never contacted Andy.
Teresa goes, yes, You're not that crazy. You never contacted Andy. You contacted the producers.
Okay.
Now this is where Lord Jesus, no matter what I do, it always comes.
Back to me. Honey, loa lo la Lord. All right, here we go.
As you all know, I have spoken up about the fact that, yes, it is true that Melissa did befriend me on Facebook and message me. That is the truth. I'm not lying about it. I just have no reason to lie about it.
Now.
The question is what Carlos did she say give me on the show?
Now?
The thing about her message that happened, and this.
Is no shade.
This thing happened fourteen years ago.
Okay.
I don't remember what I have for lunch last Wednesday, let alone exactly what was said to me fourteen years ago.
Okay.
But and I never ever, ever, ever changed my story. My story has always stayed consistent it always has and it will. And what I want the world to know is I literally have nothing against Melissa Gorga. I just don't I don't know her. She doesn't know me in the sense of not in my Mariah carry voice. I don't know her, Like yes, I know she is. I know her enough to know that she's Facebook friended me. And like I said to you all before, when we were filming Augirana's christening, Melissa showed up.
In Afara and so much.
She did Jill. I remember the day. I was like, oh, she's pretty. But we never had any sort of like deep interaction and I never once said we did.
We never did.
But she did Facebook friend me, and yes, I was the only black producer on the show.
So clearly she knew who I was. And I wasn't even like.
This big top executive at that time. I was a field producer, so I was definitely on the bottom of the food change old but I saw that to say, look, and this is just me being very honest as well. If Melissa can find me on Facebook as the field producer of the show, then it is very plausible allegedly that she would allegedly also reach out to other producers who were bigger entitled than me.
Are y'all following what I'm saying.
If I am at the bottom of the totel pole and Melissa reached out to me, isn't it plausible that that same energy would have applied to other producers who were working on the show or the production company that were higher than me. It's very plause, very plausible, very plausible.
Right, thank you.
So my story has never changed, And the one thing I want Melissa to understand is this, Melissa Gorgo, if you're listening, listen to me and listen to me now. I do not hate you, I do not dislike you. I really want you to know that I'm not a mean person. I'm not a mean spirited person. I Am not trying to like take you down like Melissa's and I really want you to know this, that's not me. I did have the McDonald's show last year and have the McDonald asked me the question and I just answered it.
It wasn't me trying to take you down. I'm not one of Teresa's puppets where I'm like, oh my gosh, Teresa's Teresa and I never talked about this after she called me fourteen years ago. We never talked about it. It wasn't until Teresa heard my interview with Hertha McDonald that she was like, oh my gosh, I remember that story and that's what happened. So I want Melissa and her fans to know I like Melissa Lopez. I mean Gorga akam low. See that's fun Shay Melissa, And it's
a huge compliment. You are m low Melissa Lowpaz Honey from the Bronx, the Bronx of Jersey Child. Okay, So I don't have an issue with Melissa Gorga. I even said to Teresa and to everybody on my podcast, at one point in time, Melissa was very good for the show, the success of Jersey At one point in time, when Melissa and Joe Gorga came on, you have to give them credit for what they brought to the show. You
have to Melissa and Joe Gorgir. I can't even say the name right, child, So I'm gonna say low Paz, Melissa Lopez, and Melissa Lopez and Joe they did bring something to the show and none of us can take that away from them. And that's the reason why I really want Melissa to just own it. Melissa, if you're listening, I think it's okay for you to say, Look, did I want to be.
On the show? Fuck? Yeah, I did.
Absolutely, It's a great opportunity. Should I have in hindsight? Should I have contacted Teresa to give her the heads up?
Sure? Sure?
Did I make a mistake and not contacting her? Okay, Tomato, Tomato. I think, Melissa, if you would say that, people would be like, okay, and men, Melissa, I will also like gag the girls and say although that's how I got on the show, at the end of the day, they had to interview me.
If I was boring, they would not have cast me.
You saw how they dog walked Rosie and Kathy Wikilly out the door after a season or two. Okay, but I am Melissa Lopez. Therefore I have been on this show for more than ten years, so I should be applauded for that, and clearly I did something right.
Like Melissa, I would, I will talk my shit, I will pop my shit.
That's something you should say, and I strongly believe Melissa, if you say that, at the end of.
The day, people are going to be like, Okay, Well, Lidy. She was honest.
And I think the reason, Melissa, why people are struggling with accepting your response is because it's giving Pinocchio tees and you don't have to do that.
At the end of the day.
The tree thuggers, not the hugger's child. The tree thuggers, they're never going to like you. You're never going to win them over. Whoever don't like you now, Melissa, they're never going to like you.
And guess what, that's okay.
I strongly believe as long as you walk into your truth and say this is what happened. Could I have done things differently?
Sure? I really believe people will leave you alone.
But it's the constant fact that you're not owning up to it is the reason why people.
Are having a problem with your story.
And that's the reason why, Melissa, when it comes to whether or not people have to pick and choose, people are always going to choose Teresa because of the sheer effect that she has given everything to the show. She has and you can't take that away from her.
She has.
She actually I mean Teresa, and y'all can quote me on this. Teresa is the number one We're a housewife that has given everything to her franchise. There's not one other housewife that has given as much to their show as Teresa. I can't find a better person. I can't.
She has.
So when the conversation turns to Teresa saying to you, Melissa, well, I'm so glad I don't have to see you after tonight, and Melissa was like, where are you going? And Teresa's like, bitch, I'm not going. No, what you're leaving right? Look, I think Teresa knows at the end of the day, one or two things is going to happen. Either Teresa stays on the show The Real Housewives of New Jersey and Melissa's off, or Teresa gets a spin off and she's away from everybody and she's in her bubble of love
and laughter with her family and friends. One of those two things have to happen. This show cannot go on like this. It just can't. It's just it just cannot.
It cannot.
And I don't think a pause for Melissa and Joe is a bad idea.
I just don't. I don't.
If you can put Tammer Judge on Pauls, if you can put Derenda Medley on a pause. If you can put Lisa Renna on a pause, if you could push Chara Whitfield on a pause, then why the fuck can't you put Melissa low Paz on a pause?
I don't.
It may do her some good. It may do her some good. It may Now one more thing before I go.
It is appearing that Jacqueline.
Text message to Jackie Goldschneider is coming up in part two of the reunion, and I'm gonna have to talk to my girl, Jacqueline and to see what's really going on job, because Jacqueline, bitch, they are trying to throw you under the buzz honey, the school bus, baby, the greyhound buzz honey. They said you got tire marks on your back.
Child.
That's how long this bus honey on Interstate eighty five is laying you down.
Baby.
So Jacqueline, if you're listening, come on Reality with the King so we could address some things. And to Melissa Gorga, I hope our cleared things up for you, okay, And if you would like to come on Reality with the King so that you and I can talk this through, you are more than welcome to come on my show. Thank you for listening to Reality with the King. New episodes drop every Tuesday, Share, comment, follow, and subscribe to
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