Little brother, Christopher Manzo, was not the only Manzo who can chat with another person… Albie Manzo can, too!
This here is da only girl fer me!
It was Prince Albie Manzo’s turn to be interviewed by www.ology.com. Throughout the interview, Prince Albie misuses “I and me” and “who and whom”… oh, there’s more, but you’re gonna haveta forgive Albie for his misuse of words… he got a big learnin’ disability.
According to Prince Albie, his mother, Caroline Manzo was not supposed to be part of the cast. This is how it all happened:
“We sat down as a family and interestingly enough my mom wasn’t supposed to be originally in the cast. They were dealing with Jacqueline and Jacqueline brought in Teresa, my Aunt Dina and two other women who eventually dropped out and was eventually replaced with my mom and Danielle. Which I guess turned out to be a pretty good move on their part. [Laughs]
I’ll never forget it. I used to work a law firm about five minutes away from where she was, at her real estate office, and she would take me out for lunch every day. We used to go to the same diner for lunch and she told me about the opportunity and she was like, ‘What do you think I should do?’ And I was like ‘Mom, if anything else we’ll have a few cool DVD’s that I can pop in for my kids and Chris can pop in for his kids one day and see how the family was.’ We’ll do one season of this stuff and that will be that because we didn’t really know what to expect. It’s kind of wild to look back on it now and life and think about it. One thing I can definitely say about mom and all of us really is that we definitely stay true to whom we are.
Hmmm…. BigGayGreggy prolly reeled this one in for Prince Albie, too…
Prince Albie unknowingly gives insight into his relationship with women (Albie calls ‘em “girls”). Albie tells how he and BigGayGreggy became his friends, and how BigGayGreggy got him his first college girlfriend:
“I met him through this girl that I really, really liked in college and she had just broken up with her boyfriend and wasn’t really looking for anybody but she was friends with Greg. I told Greg you have to set me up with this girl. You have to, have to do it. Even though we didn’t even know each other that well. He did!
One day I was home in Franklin Lakes for the night and I get a phone call from Greg. Its like 3:30 in the morning. I said, ‘Hey Greg what’s going on? Is something wrong?’ He said, ‘Listen there’s this guy all over her…wants to leave for sandwiches. What do I do?’ I said, ‘Defense.’ I said ‘Greg you’re on him like white on rice. You do not leave him alone with her.’ [Laughs]
He goes alright and is texting me how it goes. He pretends to be drunk sick and follows them all the way back to her apartment…and they are sitting on her bed in her room. Greg starts pretending he has to throw up in front of this guy and he starts playing it up. Like you know how Greg is, ‘I’m gonna be sick! I’m gonna be sick! You have to take care of me.’ And the other kid is just like I’m out of here I’ll call you later. She never saw him again and we actually started dating after that for like a year and a half. I was like, you know what, I’m going to be friends with this guy for the rest of my life. He looked out for me big time.
So Greggy’s been finding Albie’s beards since college…LOL
Omg zzzz. The manzos are such a snoozefest… This shows they got cast last second bc they are marginally better than having a blank scene. Im also so sick of seeing these kids (all ages) and their canjun antics. Its housewives, not families. They already use the term houdewife loosely, as half arent married and NONE stay at home.
I agree with you 100%. I’m already getting tired of these “housewife” shows
because they’re becoming so predictable. I hope Teresa saves enough money to pay for the psychiatric help her daughters will need in the future (Milania could certainly use some help right now). Melissa and Joe seem to be great parents and I don’t think their kids will be too adversely affected.
The Gorga kids are gonna need therapy too with all the sex talk their parents do in front of them. Not to mention what they will see on the show. Disturbing.
I think milania might be a sociopath. I usually refrain from commenting on kids, but she seems to thrive off of hurting her sisters. I would not leave her in a room alone with a small animal. The gorgas kids didnt get much airtime- that helps their chances… But i cant imagine ever having to see my dad paw at my mom and talk dirty. They can hold hands and thats where i draw the line!
^ I’ve said before jokingly that Milania reminded me of the main character in that ’50s movie “The Bad Seed.” You may be on to something, though.
The Gorga kids are so good-natured and well behaved, I figure Joe and Melissa must be doing something right. I do concur that the sex talk was kinda creepy and ill — hopefully it was just Joe hamming it up for the show.
Sociopath is a pretty strong word to associate with a four year old. If you have kids or have been around many you will find that most “normal” brothers and sisters tend to pull hair, push around kids stuff. And no, do not condone hitting other kids. Also, I worked for humane society for few years. The rules we had were families with children under the age of five were not allowed to adopt kittens and puppies under six months old. Reason? because little kids dont know how strong they are and tend to hurt small animals. Not intentialy. I caught my niece when she was three trying to teach her kitten how to swim….ok was kind of funny kitten was not hurt just wet…Anyways Milania is a wild one . Its up to her parents to parent correctly and being that young shouldnt have to be on stage all the time. It makes me mad and would imagine Milania gets a little pissed off having to share her mom and dad with the world. Heck my grandson gets upset when i pay attention to his cousin…..kids…gotta love em…I dont even want to let you know what my sisters and brother and I did to each other! LOL…Might lock me up..Well missy stand in line with my kids they always threaten to lock me up! LOL….Sorry if offended anyone i do tend to get a little spicey toward evenings…am much better now..
Albie ate lunch EVERY DAY with his mom?? What a DORK!!! Albie, u r supposed to eat lunch with your coworkers so u can get to know everyone. I guess the Prince is like his mom-he dislikes people before he likes them. Very inappropriate. I wonder what everyone in the office thought of his mommy showing up every day to take him to lunch!!!! He is so ridiculous he is not ashamed to admit this.
Imagine what the diner workers thought. “Man, this fat gingey cougar should take her boytoy to a nicer place.”
Lol Ames! or the peeps at that diner thought, “That poor cougar thinks she has a cute boytoy, but too bad he’s gay!”
Thinking about u today… Hit us up when you’re feeling better. Hope your surgery makes your back feel better, ames.
Aww youre so nice, romo! Thanks. I got my iv in and am just waiting to go in the the or. U will def hear from me, as i will be in bed for the next few days:)
Hope you’re better soon Ames! We are praying for you! Let us know how you are, asap, please!
haha ames!! you crack me up!
That was exactly my reaction too!
Maybe Mommy stop giving baby boy his lunch money, so he had no choice to go with mommy for a free meal
Why would she not want more for Albie? He’s twenty something and SHOULD branch out some. Poor “kid.” I guess she is the selfish one.
I hope Lindsey is reading this. She should really think about if she wants to eat every meal with Caroline or not. Albie is not that cute to have to endure THAT. The topic at every meal would be who is the new person that they hate.
I am ashamed fellow SH readers. I am so very ashamed. Not only do I shared a name with that girl(sshh don’t say it) in the family, I also have a secret. Please do not crush me because I was so young. (Its only been 2 years, turning 22 has made me wiser)
My secret is…..
I used to have the biggest crush on Albie. Almost stalker crush level. I dreamed every night, we was together. Happy like those fake photos, you get when you buy a picture frame. It was weird because I know Don Caro would never ever let her sons married a Black girl(even though his new girlfriend is trying really hard. Never understood why people get tanned so dark or orange.). But I can dream right? I had the wedding and reception all planned out(held at the Brownstone of course). I imagined that Caroline and I would be the best of friends who ate lunch every week. Lauren and I would become great sisters and I would set Christopher straight on this car wash/strip club thing. So perfect….
It would be perfect if only that family would have kept their mouths closed. Seriously all dreams have been crushed, grated, then burned because of all the stupid ish that comes out of their mouths. That twitter account…disgusting. That Black water stuff…..sorry but no thanks. Pasta sauce…no, I can make my own(and it taste way better). I am so totally ashamed to have been in love with that loser family.
Awwwww, ash… I’m just so glad you’ve seen the light!
I know. It feels good to know the real side of that family.
Ash, don’t tell anyone but I was a member of the I <3 Albie manzo fan page on FB. I too show the light..LOL!
LMAO! It’s OK Ash everyone is entitled to a mistake or two. I think your bigger problem would’ve been Albie since you’re not working with the right equipment. Don Caro would probably kissed the ground you walked on for getting her son’s attention on a female regardless of her race as long as it guaranteed grand kids
Lol Idk about that one.
Ash be happy, you said that you would have lunch with the Don once a week?? well that dream would be a nightmare cause it sounds like you’d be having lunch with the don every day, now that you see the real Manzo delight could you imagine sitting across from that old sour puss face everyday at lunch in that cheap diner listening to the Don tell you how to live your life and your husband Albie backing her up and taking her side ALWAYS!!! Girl I say you dodged a bullet!! Congratulations on seeing the light before you stalked Albie and married him!
You are too good for him.
That article just seemed to be a repeat of what chris had to say. Guess we get greggy next. And he’ll repeat the college story and the Glee references, the webisodes…..
You know with all these interviews, I think everyone has a topic list that they pull from every week. What other way to explain the similar interviews everyone has.
Shady: So glad you brought up ‘getting an interview’ with BigGayGreggy!!!
BGG’s interview is not worthy of an entire post on SH, so here BigGayGreggy’s uber-boring interview: http://ology.com/tv/interview-greg-bennett-reason-watch-real-housewives-and-boys-manzo TFC!!! SH
Greggys got a boyfriend. Wonder if it’s a producer or a camera boy.
Shady: All ya gotta do is “search” on SH and you will find!
Here are recent photos of BigGayGreggy and his lil manfriend: http://stoopidhousewives.com/2011/09/13/real-housewives-of-new-jersey-greggy-bennett-in-florida/ TFC!!! SH
Thanks, SH. I have a hard time navigating on my phone sometimes. But I did a lil digging after i read the link and found the search.
Greg is def a good looking guy. Tall, dark and handsome. Too bad he’s such a bitch. (y’all thought I was gonna say gay, huh
)
His bf *does* resemble ALBIE! I was picturing him w/ someone looking more like one of the joes.
Boring. There something about the boys relationship to BGG that not being told.
I think that’s his beard LMAO I believe Albie is his boyfriend. So now that both of them have beards they can get a little more comfortable with being around each other inf front of the cameras and in public. Why wasn’t the BF and the GF on the Punta Cana trip with them? Maybe now Albie can get that tensed uncomfortable look off of his face
His name is Chris and supposedly he’s a medical student.
Ok Ash, we all have our moments of insanity….lol…But as you opened the door and you seem to know the Manzo family well, whats the scoop girlfriend? You have to share everything you know here. We wont tell anyone! lol…I mean we are now best friends with ya and friends do share…..Didnt we go to differant schools together? LOL…..Whats the real story and all the hidden stories behind the family we know as the Manzos…….
Lol what I know is what Ms.sh tells us. Can you imagine what we don’t know?
Admitting it is the first step!
Ash its totally understandable. My mini-crush was on MeGo so imagine my shame.
duh.. oops I meant it was on JoGo.
Freudian slip, freudian slip. LOL LOL
teehee.. well she was looking fetching in her hot pink track suit. If I was ever to go that way i would be a chubby chaser for sure.
My crush on him rages on. No shame in my game!
JoeGo, that is …
If JoGo was taller I would be stalking him on his jobsites. If the rumors are true, he would be all over me like white on rice!
I’m a short guy too — exactly his height.
What rumors?
That he is free to go out and get him some on the side.
Oh the shame….lol
Its okay Ash. We won’t tell anyone.
Hey Ash, really you never said how close you have been with the Manzos. It sounded to me like you knew them a little more than the rest of us. Now we all here are very good about keeping secrets….lol….Can you at least let us know what your involvment was if any with them? Pretty please with sugar on top?
Ash,
If it helps your shame any, I used to be passionately in lust with The Situation. My partner started teasing me about it so much that I stopped watching “Jersey Shore” altogether. Now I keep my TV crushes to myself.
Lol those abs…..
Well, just consider yourself lucky that you dodged a giant ginger bullet with bad attitude that would have come along with that man.
At 22 you are now a woman… Time will heal this wounded heart.. LOL! But if you had successfully stalked and married Albie, only divorce and a possible murder or two would have gotten you out of that situation…
Now a Law firm…? How many jobs have these kids had..? no wonder he can’t hold a job…As for crediting Jacqueline for getting them on the show, I really find that kinda hard to believe..Makes sense that he wouldn’t truthfully credit his Aunt Dina, seeing the state of affairs in the Manzo clan these days, but Jacqueline doesn’t come across as the fame whore of the group ….. also find it amusing he twitters that he told Lindsey that she needs to lose weight…? Huh..? That’s not cool..she’s adorable.. and who says that..? Just get out of the closet and be done with it already…’child of priviledge’…
What was the twit?
I meant Tweet..I am sure a twit! LOL
Its ok Tweetieheart you iz our twit.
I meant to write I am such a twit, not sure a twit.
awwww thanks Ms. MP!
Darling, you’re better than I am — I call it a twat.
LOL!
And now I just DIED!
That’s what I was thinking, too!
I”m having so much fun after a dreadful day. Thanks, all.
Hey, he didn’t mention his gun!!
LOL he leaves the gun talk to Mama Manzo
It is one thing to say she needs to lose weight to her face which is horrible enough, but to put it on twitter for 150,000 people to see??? He is really a douche. Lindsey, u can do better. This Albie is really a ridiculous individual. NOT COOL Albie!!
What is with this stupid story about Big Greggy pretending to throw up on a girl so he could get her for Albie??? I am not following what the HELL he is talking about. Um Albie did u ever think of just calling her up on the phone without having to use BIg Greggy??????
Yeah, it smacks of trying way too hard to prove something. Between that and tweeting to gay followers in “queen speak,” he’s not really damping the rumors.
Let’s see if this girl suddenly appears to back up this story. You know the terms “girl, the girls” is also what gay men call each other
Dude couldnt even describe his own product i know less about blk than i did bfor i read that is he trying to market that sewage or put us to sleep?
He missed an opportunity. He didnt say if BLK cured his mommas migraines. But he didnt say it caused them either.
Two things:
1)How come Albie doesnt envision a future where Lauren would have kids that she can pop the dvd’s in for too?
2) Whats the scoop on the two other women that Don iced out in order to get a spot on the show? I would love to hear from them.
Mornin’ MP. Great minds think alike! I was typin’ my comment while you were posting yours! Poor Lauren!
Howdy Who. Thats funny that we both thought the same thing. I also picked up on the fact that BBG has always been a viscous queen when Albie spoke of his college blog.
MP: Never heard Albie’s version of how the NJ HWs were assembled for the show. It was always through Dina that everyone got chosen as HWs. So, Prince Albie’s fulla crapola… his story sheds doubt on there even being two that dropped out. TFC!! SH
Yeah I agree. Looks like Don & Co are still not wanting to give an inch of anything to Dina especially now after her post-reunion interview.. So they manufacture a reality that suits them.
You hit the nail on the head MP..the Manzos make up everything as they go along to suit themselves and throw anybody under the bus that gets in their way. I was on another blog last nite and somebody said (and I believe this to be true) if Chris and Jac ever split up Caro and crew would turn their backs on Jac and Ashley pronto.
Oh yeah, in a heartbeat. And they would do whatever it took to make sure Jax got as little as possible of whatever is left of Chris’s money. That would be a bad spot to be in if you were Jax. Think about all the divorce judges that Manzo money can buy off.
Dontcha think this version of events is a lil dig at dina? She recommended two other wives instead of her big sis caroline- and only bc the wives dropped out did caroline get to be a wife… Her mean sister dina didnt have her back. Zomg.
ames are you seriously waiting for surgery and commenting on SH….?? awesome
oh and good luck with that…..if I lived closer I’d bring ya a casserole!
Sounds like it. Wishing you well with your surgery Ames.
Thanks, guys! Yeah, i was just on the gurney with an iv waiting to go back. Surgery went perfect and im home and icing now. The vercet and fentanyl are wearing off, so im getting pretty sore. I love SH and the regulars! Its like being cliff on cheers every time im here.
Yay ames! Glad you’re home and everything went well!!
Ames/Cliff/Norm…Glad it’s all over for you. Get well soon.
Oh good ames; glad it went well. Hope by now the pain meds are kicking in … Take care!
Or if u need to go off on someone… How about MeGo? Wonder what she sang tonight? Oh snap, I said sang… :-O
So glad you are home and everything went well! How do you find the energy to comment? I am always zonked out after a procedure. Be well!
I was wondering the same thing like hello … what about your sister having kids.
I guess we know what he thinks about Laren’s chances with Vito. He only says it’d be cool for him and Critterfur to have DVDs to show their kids–no mention of Lauren. Maybe she’s headin’ for the nunnery??
Albie just called Caro. Alls he said was this, “Hey mah, come envelope meeee!” I don’t know how, but her Jag is already there.
bahaha. good one.
Has Lauren lost A shitload of weight? She looks so different in that pic
I cant tell if her body is thinner or just her neck….?? lipo
U mean portion control, right?:)
He had lunch with his mom every day? What a sad act.
I believe it was an internship he had while trying to get into law school, at least if we cn believe from what TheManzo clan said in season1. So if that’s the case, who else would pay for his lunches? mama of course.
Yeah but he was 22. Maybe he could get a paying job, or ask his mom for money so he could buy his lunch HIMSELF and look like a grown man.
I live in the next town south of Hoboken, jersey city..same county (Hudson) ……and can I tell you people I have been praying to 89 year old Jesus air kisses and all tha this a-hole does NOT through nepotism,NJ corruption, or whatever, get behind the frickin barrel of a GUN. I almost choked on my own tongue when I saw the pic of albi with the Hudson county sherriffs! What are they thinking? Big Al can’t kick ‘em THAT much bribe money! Only in new jersey…….
happy: Well… da Manzos aren’t throwin’ those $1000-a-plate, big parties for the Sheriffs for nuthin’! TFC!!! SH
Well, a citizen can legally own a gun in NJ. It is a very restrictive state (10 round mag max, permits even for long guns), but Albie likely already owns one.
Remember Uncle Chris has a very cheesy AR-15 rifle (NJ neutered version) and a Benelli shotgun he keeps in a safe (Catskills ep).
Albie just wants to be Sheriff ’cause Mommy told him he’ll get a shiny star.
…this is a fun site!
It is aint it.
tracker: Awww… thanks! SH IS a fun site! Apparently YOU think it’s a fun site, because you’ve been commenting using several other names!
However, we really don’t like it when someone comments under the guise of other identities. So, thanks so much for the great compliment… and FYI… you’ve been officially poofed.
Off you go… go on now… go off and find some “hate” site or try to bully other commenters somewhere else. Yer kind is not needed nor welcomed here. Now go on… git! TFC!! ( The SECOND one!) SH
huh???
Hi Bored, Trackers original comment broke a SH rule by attacking commenters. Ms Sh took out the offending part of trackers post. I was just fortunate to be online while the whole thing went down. I usually miss out on all the action and I’m the one going “huh???”
MP: Thanks for the backup info for “Bored.” No time to write a long reply to “tracker”… or whatever name she/he’s using. There ain’t no one gonna come on here and throw around general insults re this site and especially insult the readers and commenters of SH. TFC!!! SH
It’s probably one of the Manzo Boyz (or probably both, one to type and one to think of the sharp comment) trying to attack the site for exposing their dullness
Oh thanks, I was totally lost. I thought the person was being genuine. Whew!
Ah…makes sense now.
Bye Tractor!
Everybody is so cool here… I love SH!
I love blooper reels.
I started falling asleep while reading this article, so I skipped to the paragraph and found this little prize. Maybe Albie’s not so intelligent way of communicating rubbed off on his interviewer.
“The wait to talk with Albie last was well worth it. But there is just so much more inside jokes between him, Chris and Greg to get to! Stay tuned to Ology for more!”
How incredibly boring! Why would any network consider giving these kids their own show? I took a nap in the middle of reading this interview.
I think SH should approach Bravo about a “Real Stoopid Housewives of the Internet” franchise. I’d make a good one. I have everything to offer except the money. But our parties are great. We BBQ, drink lots of beer and men like to pyss on the grass.
lol it aint party till someone goes number one on the grass.
and speaking of which. I think WWHL needs to have JoGO and Kyle on the same night. ‘member when those grown men from NJ went to go tinkle in the grass on the Pissa Can-na episode? Would Kyle dare to school him on proper pp etiquette?
LMAO!!!
Much better that WWHL, what do you say ms. SH?
SH- Any credence to the new JL stripper rumors? I’ve heard it for years, like her no matter. I just had to ask you, because there were no postings on it, and I pretty much believe whatever you say about the RH.
I haven’t read all the comments, so excuse me if someone else mentioned this, but a while back I heard a completely different story how they met. It might have been Greg on a bravo website video or an article?? Anywho, supposely Greggy ran a blog that everyone at school followed. Albie was drunk doing Karoke at a local bar and he thought Greg filmed it and called him begging him not to post the video. so all I have to say about the Manzos…Liar, Liar, pants on fire!!!!
U mean THIS?
http://stoopidhousewives.com/2011/08/27/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey-all-about-greg-bennett/
Awww Blackmail: How friendships are formed in Jersey. Should be the new state motto.
I can’t watch the video now, but that’s probably it. Stoopid me should have known that SH would have posted this too. I saw it on Bravo site, when I use to watch all the boyz to Manzo videos (Yeah, I just admitted that!).
Busted.
I thought that Greggy was Lauren’s friend first?
I’m sorry, but the SECOND I heard they met in Vegas…….red frickin flag right there. Totally could have been what helped her bond with danielle
happy…: The NJ reunion show whan Beverly/Angela/Danielle sat next to Jax and hugged her, whispering in her ear. On yeah… they have a bond! That rumor re Jax has been circulating since before the NJ show premiered… and rumors are ususally based on truth. TFC!! SH
http://abovethelaw.com/2010/07/albie-manzo-v-seton-hall-law-school/#more-27190 (This is an old article, but a good read. Okay with you MS.SH?)
@dinamanzoDina Manzo
Hey tweeps, I’ll be on @wendywilliams tomorrow & @Nate_Berkus on Monday! Be sure to check it out : )
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That is so WEIRD for an adult to have lunch everyday with their Mom!!!
Lauren Manzo is such a hypocrite, calling Teresa a stupid Italian, Jealous Italian-
Lauren is stupid, and she has been acting insanely jealous about Greg all season.
Those Manzo’ kids are VERY VERY strange, and how strange to have kids of opposite sex share a bed!!! Didn’t they say that when they were kids they shared a bed?? Lauren acts like a jealous ex-girlfriend over Greg! Sorry, I know that’s disgusting, but they are just way too weird!
Also, what are the comments about Jacqueline being an ex stripper?? Maybe that’s why she got so offended about Teresa supposedly spilling the beans about Melissa (true or not). Did it get a little too close to home for her, is she worried about something like that coming out about her? What will her good buddy Caroline have to say about that, if it’s true.
What do people expect when they sign up for a reality show, of course every little secret will come out.
She tweeted this about how she was a “model” when they met.
JacLauritaJacqueline Laurita
The TRUTH about how Chris & I met ( for you curious ones) http://www.jacquelinelaurita.com/How%20I%20Met%20Chris.pdf
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oh ok well hells bell Jax why didnt you say so sooner.. “modeling” at conventions for “good money” dont sound so bad when you put it thata way. pffft
nor does being a swing shift “cocktail waitress” CYB much?
Five years is a long time to go having frequent visits with your cross country boyfriend … indeed.. from the time Ashley was 5 till she was 10(critical bonding years).. no wonder the kid dont know what end is up. Was she left with the granparents all this time or did you drag her back n forth? I assume left since you said you didnt want to disrupt her Vegas life.
Hi hereswhat! I thought (believe me its miricle when i have one)that the first season Jax was talking I think to camera, she had danced amoung other things to support herself and daughter. I am pretty sure she said it just not sure to whom she said it to. But I think its when she and Dansmelly were talking about how hard it was to raise a kid on your own. Oh and by the way,where the hell was Asslesys dad? You know the guy who comes on all about his daughter. It seems he and Jax are still tight. Now I would not be all that friendly to the man who had made it so I would have to strip to pay for the daughter he helped make.
You know….just to clear up all the ‘misconceptions’ out there
I suspect Caroline has known all along. I am sure that once Mel’s “bust” was executed. She immediately blamed Tree and Tree said something like “I wouldn’t do that, besides I dont care if you were a stripper before you met my brother, some of my best friends are ex-strippers aint that right Jacqueline aint it?” sumpin like that.
What Don&Co need to realize that regardless if Tree was involved or not, their beloved producers buddies were certainly involved in the sting that ultimately burned Jax so…..
Jax wasn’t just feeling betrayed and used by Tre as the reason for not showing up to the reunion, there’s things from her own past she doesn’t want revealed. Her and Danielle had a lot more in common ….. I still like Jax tho… not judging…. I feel sorry for her. I suspect she is at meltdown w/all this baloney.
I still don’t see how all this drama, exposure etc.is really worth it to these women…
THIS!!!! I wrote a very similar version of what I suspect really went down at that season 4 “fashion” show. The producers, and not Tree most likely CONCEIVED and PLANNED it, but because MelGo and Kathy went on the show behind her back and then proceeded to bash and undermine her, Tree probably sorta kinda went along with it; OR, at least didn’t defend Mel like a sister-in-law normally would in this situation. Then, because they too, have been looking for an iron-clad reason ( one on film ) to take her down, Don Caro and Jac attacked her ( she said as much at the reunion ) on poor Mel’s behalf. THEN, after having her fill of being everyone’s punching bag and being blamed for something she had no part in planning, Tree lashed out and probably IMPLIED and not outright stated, that Jac was once a stripper. ( which I think the whole viewing audience has strongly suspected forever anyway )
That’s an odd story about Greg c#$kblocking for Albie. Odd. Who does something like that for a casual acquaintance? Albie makes it seem like Greg tried REALLY REALLY hard to be his friend. I’d normally ascribe that to typical famewhore behavior (Greg wanted to get on the show so he metaphorically kissed Albie’s ass) but had production even started on RHoNJ? As someone earlier commented, there’s gotta be a lot more here.
AOM: Very odd indeed! And… callin’ Prince Albie at 3 am to report about the date is even stranger. Like what happened to Albie’s fingers? Did he forget how to use them to punch in numbers on a phone? Oh, forgot… Prince Albie got a learnin’ disability! Albie’s so ‘disabled’ that he can’t ask a girl for her phone number and call her himself… he gotta have BigGayGreggy stalk the girl for him!
BigGayGreggy was on seasons one and two of RHONJ… watch very closely at repeats of RHONJ. You will catch him as a guest at the Posche Fashion Show… sitting next to Tree! Other places, too… but taking into consideration BGG’s adoration of Melissa, it’s interesting to see him transfixed on Tree in past shows!
Oh, that BigGayGreggy and the producers were close even back then! Now the producer that BigGayGreggy has been closest with is the HEAD producer of RHONJ… producer guy and BGG work out together every day. Cozy, huh???
TFC!!! SH
I could maybe understand Greg calling Albie from some party to say “your slutty prospective girlfriend is hooking up with another guy,” but to actually tag along and stop it? Who does that? Either the story is made up or BGG was trying really hard to get in on the ground floor of the Manzo family’s self-promotion machine.
TFB!
I just read an interview Greg gave to Fenuxe and he recounted meeting Albie at college; small school, everyone knew everyone else, they hung out at a residence they called “the brothel”, weekly parties, fixed Albie up with his college gf (uhh, okay!) — etc. He said he kept in touch with Albie and the Manzos after school ‘cos that’s how he rolls. It all sounds plausible — and to me, none of it makes him any less a famewhore.
Calzoned: Sounds exactly like the BigGayGreggy http://www.ology.com interviewed that was included in an answer to a comment earier today.
Here it is again: http://ology.com/tv/interview-greg-bennett-reason-watch-real-housewives-and-boys-manzo TFC!!! SH
I just re-read the Fenuxe interview, SH, and I think it’s better than the ology interview. He’s very diplomatic about everyone but Kim G — and he gave good answers to questions about Teresa and Melissa — to the point that I had to remind myself *why* I don’t like him.
I think Greg has a crush on Albie, and Greg tried really hard to be his friend. I think Albie enjoys it that Greg has a crush on him. They have a weird vibe between them. I think it is great that they are friends, but they are BEST friends. What straight guy wants to be best friends with a gay guy? It is like a girl being great friends with a straight guy knowing he has a crush on her.
OMG there is ANOTHER article about all 3 boys together from this same site. Why are these boys always in the news? I did not even read it. What else could they say? It is about their inside jokes? I bet they are trying to get that stupid Boys to Manzo renewed. Their mom is one of the stars of the show NOT these boys.
He’s a LIAR. I can’t remember when or where ( it’ll come to me and when it does, I’ll post it ) but I have a very distinct memory of reading his account of how he found out his mother ( and by extension the rest of the Manzo clan ), were going to be on the RHONJ and it went something like ” I just came home one day and there was a film crew and cameras there; that’s how I found out we were going to be on the RHONJ.” It stuck in my mind because I remember thinking ” Gee, you mean your mother and the producers didn’t make you sign anything or talk to you about your feelings about it ahead of time?” Who knows what the real truth is, but it can’t be both ways. He either found out by chance and it was a huge shock and he just decided to go along for the ride OR he and Don discussed it and debated it for a month over lunch beforehand. Point is, these people are serious fame whores who fancy themselves as stars and think they can get away with saying ” Don’t look over there at the man behind the curtain!” and we’ll just believe them. I think it was Bethanny who said ” You see that little red light on the camera? That means it’s ON and you’re being RECORDED.”