The Skinny Pizza Controversy From 'RHONJ' Explained

We all know that Teresa Giudice and her brother Joe Gorga from 'RHONJ' had a falling out, but why? Here's the skinny pizza controversy explained.

One thing that we adore about the Real Housewives franchise are the dramas. Of direction there was once #pantygate and #puppygate on RHOBH, #knifegate from RHOD, and now was once have #pizzagate with Teresa Guidice and her brother Joe Gorga on RHONJ.

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We've know that Teresa and Joe haven't been on the easiest phrases, but what we weren't sure is why. Until now. And the reason why? Pizza. Yup. Pizza. Teresa and Joe had a falling up over pizza. This would possibly sound like the most absurd thing ever, however it additionally just feels so proper.

But do not you worry your lovely little head because it is so much bigger than pizza. We promise this tea is piping hot.

The Skinny Pizza Controversy From 'RHONJ' Explained

The rift between Teresa Guidice and Joe Gorga hadn't reached the display until this season of RHONJ. In a contemporary episode each Teresa and Joe are in spite of everything spilling the tea.

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But prior to we get to what they've to mention, let's damage down what took place. Thankfully for all folks, the popular culture Instagram account @yourmomsarewatching broke the entirety down.

The skinny pizza controversy began when Joe had an idea for a pizza oven, referred to as "Nonno's Pizza" honoring his and Teresa's father. Joe wanted to do that with his sister and be 50/50 partners. Luis was very thinking about the thought and sought after to be part of it. Melissa's nephew had a contact at a manufacturer in China, so Joe and Luis decide to reserve the ovens, which Luis paid for.

And this is where issues get dicey. Teresa and Luis determined to do a photograph shoot for the pizza ovens. Not only that however...

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Teresa and Luis modified the pizza oven's name from "Nonno's Pizza" to "Skinny Italian"

The kicker is, both of those decisions have been made without consulting Joe. When Joe discovered, he used to be mad and puzzled about why he was now not consulted. After weeks of Joe seeking to get ahold of them, he in spite of everything used to be called through Luis who mentioned, "We don't see eye to eye, what if Teresa and I do this and give you 5% of the business since it was your idea?" Joe didn't need any part of it at this level.

And this is where it gets to a "he said, she said" state of affairs. Joe says:

"I told [Louie], ‘It’s my idea, it’s me and my sister, and we’ll honor my father, we’ll call it Nonno’s Pizza.’ He loved it.[But Louie] screwed me in a second... And then my nephew comes over to my house and goes... ‘Your sister had a photo shoot with her and the girls, and they called it Skinny Pizza or something like that... When I find out, I call him and then Louie starts giving me some lip. My sister out of nowhere goes, ‘Did you put the f—ing money up?’ I do, ‘What? You think I couldn’t put $200,000 up?’ I go, ‘It was my f—king idea!’ It got very ugly."

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Teresa says:

"My brother came up with this idea for this pizza oven, he was like, ‘I want to do it with my sister,’ and Louie was like, ‘Ok.’ He put out $250k, but then he spoke to our attorney and was like, ‘OK, what percentage should I give Joey?’ And they came up with five percent, and my brother went nuts. He wanted 50 percent. And then I called my brother, I’m like, ‘He put out all the money, what are you doing? If you want half, you need to put half in.’ And he didn’t want to. My fiance lost a quarter of a million dollars."

We're for my part slightly perplexed at why Luis lost $250,000, because it seems like he got what he paid for with the ovens? Either approach, it's a very sophisticated drama with clearly numerous miscommunication. While it's riveting to watch, it is unhappy to have a falling out in any family. That said, this must make for one superb reunion.

Make sure to catch episodes of RHONJ every Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo.

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