LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Real Housewives of New Jersey stars gave their Giants support during Sunday’s Super Bowl game, in person. Caroline Manzo (RHONJ) had been tweeting her support to the Giants throughout the Playoffs. But last night, her family not only headed to the Super Bowl. They also joined up with the Giants owner John Mara.

Caroline share the photo with fans last night in advance of the game “Me, Al, & big daddy Mara  handsome when he smiles, John Mara Jr @giants”. Not only Caroline and her husband made the game. But the entire Manzo children were there as well, all weekend long.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Where was Jacqueline Laurita for last night’s Real Housewives of New Jersey 2011 reunion show? Jacqueline Laurita missed the RHONJ reunion taping, she told news several days ago. But last night, Jacqueline Laurita revealed to fans and news why she chose not to miss the reunion taping.

First, this season’s Jersey reunion was taped in a manner different than other Bravo reunion shows. Jersey was currently taping its next season when the reunion from the current season was also being taped. As a result, Jacqueline Laurita was experiencing anguish not about this current season, but next season, to cause her to miss the taping.

In recent weeks, Jacqueline Laurita had revealed some details about the anguish which caused her to miss the taping. Last night, she opened up more to news and fans. “I couldn’t emotionally or physically be there.” Laurita specifically chose the notable work “physically”. Why did she choose that particular word? It may have been because of Laurita’s contractual provisions about  missing a reunion taping. “I wish I could explain more but I can’t contractually. After 4th I’ll explain more.”

She added more about the same. “I apologize for not attending the reunion but I was not well, Mentally and physically. XOXO! I hope you forgive me.” She added “Nobody listens to me anyway.”

Laurita then gave live blogging during the telecast about Teresa’s remarks. Laurita repeatedly called Giudice a liar. First, Teresa denied that she told cast members not to compliment Melissa Gorga. Laurita disagreed. “It’s true she told us not to compliment Melissa or tell her where we shopped or got our botox.”

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Second, LALATE reported last season that Teresa allegedly did not want Bravo to add Melissa Gorga to the show and threatened to quit. Last night, Teresa said she never said that. Laurita disagreed. “Teresa never wanted Melissa on camera. [She] asked us not to talk to her on camera 2nd season when she came to parties filmed so she wouldn’t be on camera.”

Third, Teresa claimed she didn’t call Melissa a gold-digger; she said that Joe Giudice said the remark. LALATE has previously detailed that assertion by Teresa to be false. Laurita said the same last night. “I’m speechless. She did call her a gold digger. They both did.”

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Laurita thinks Teresa seems sincere on camera. Viewers don’t agree; many believe that Teresa has not been honest for many seasons. “On camera Teresa seems sincere and tries so hard but in reality it wasn’t sincere” said Laurita.

So why did Laurita miss the reunion taping? Days ago, Jacqueline Laurita allegedly warned Teresa Giudice that a story was going to hit news featuring allegations of a Joe Giudice affair. Laurita claims that the Giudices threatened her, accusing Laurita of releasing the story (which she didn’t).

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Laurita previously fumed, telling Teresa “Tell your husband I am not getting into your business and not to threat my husband. I didn’t take or release those pictures and I’m also not the one in them. I tried to stop them! … I was helping you!” She added “Don’t shoot the messager! You were going to see them anyway, I just wanted to give you both a heads up to be prepared before it went public. She has a lot more. She may still release them. Don’t shoot the messenger.”

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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – The Dina Manzo, Caroline Manzo feud dominates the RHONJ Reunion Show tonight. But don’t ask Dina Manzo about the feud. Caroline Manzo says Teresa Giudice is to blame for the Manzo breakdown, but Dina Manzo refuses to comment about the feud with news.

Dina Manzo left RHONJ because of Danielle Staub. She now stars in her own HGTV show “Dina’s Party” about party planning. Tonight, however, Caroline Manzo will tell fans that her relationship with her sister has been ruined allegedly by Teresa.

“Teresa is a wolf in sheep’s clothing” says Caroline Manzo to US Magazine. Caroline calls Teresa’s cooking “as Italian as the Olive Garden”. What caused the allegedly split? “[Teresa] is hurting people to bring herself up”

Tonight, Caroline tells Andy Cohen that “I lost a lot of my relationship with Dina because of her.” But Dina Manzo refuses to comment about the matter.

On Twitter, Dina wrote recently “eww getting some MEAN tweets. I didn’t take sides, don’t assume. I didn’t even know they were not getting along until recently. I’m not involved.” Dina later wrote “If I get one more tweet about this I may scream. Teresa had no impact on my relationship with anyone. Give it a rest tweeple it’s annoying.”

Caroline tells Gayle King that Teresa was never her friend “We were never really friends. She was an acquaintance. She was very good friends with my sister, Jacqueline [Laurita]. … I think Jacqueline suffered the biggest blow here.”

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Danielle Staub is preparing a lawsuit against Ashley Holmes and Teresa Giudice. Danielle Staub is seeking to sue Ashley Holmes and Teresa Giudice over the events that aired last night on Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Guidice said she did nothing wrong. She tells Andy Cohen on WWHL “I wasn’t picking a fight, I wanted to speak to her face to face. I didn’t go there for any of [what you saw] to happen. You saw us, we were having a great time, Danielle was right around from us… like we were just having a great time. Drinking. Watching a fashion show.”

Staub’s attorney sees it differently.

Attorney Paul Giblin tells Hollywood Life “I’ve never seen anything like this. [Staub is]  going to use this footage and prepare a case against these women. We are seeking assault and battery charges, defamation of character and punitive damages as well.”

Guidice said Staub started it. But did she? “Danielle said my house was going into foreclosure, it’s none of her business what’s going on in my life. I was trying to be nice and Danielle started.” Teresa said she was trying to be lady-like. “I was waiting for her outside because I wanted to speak to her like woman to woman, face to face, and she’s the one that had an entourage.”

Giblin says Staub will sue the two women in Passaic County, NJ. and seek restraining orders. But will Bravo allow one cast member to get a restraining order against another cast member  she is under contract to appear with on television?

“We’re dealing with a psycho-maniac,” Giudice added. “Everyone isn’t seeing what goes on on the scenes and behind the scenes. Like you just can’t go around spreading rumors and saying whatever you feel like saying.”

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PATTERSON (LALATE) – News reaction to The Real Housewives of New Jersey fight last night has been mixed. The Real Housewives of New Jersey ’s Teresa vs Danielle fight last night  is being questioned by news today as too crazy, even for Bravo-Jersey standards.

The show aired against WWE’s Monday Night Raw. For viewers, it might have been a hard time telling the shows apart.

National news is shocked that Bravo, after a season of table flipping Jersey style, reduced programming last night to Country Club fights with ladies who do lunch. Some news reports are calling it a bit too much, even for Bravo.

Bravo’s UFC-inspired fight last night at the North Jersey Country Club was in poor form. When Danielle shouted “And it’s in foreclosure!” you thought Michael Buffer had just shouted “Let’s get ready to rumble”.

Ashley said of the hair extension drama “Technically I didn’t grab her hair, I grabbed her extension, so that’s not really a part of her.” Danielle said of “her” that “All I can say is that takes a lot to take this kind of hair out, I mean these are beaded in to my real hair, that’s my real hair that you ripped out of my head with this [shows hair extension]. And it hurts like h-ll … and there’s a small bald spot on the back of my head.”

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