Teresa Giudiceis setting the record straight about the infamousReal Housewives of New Jerseyseason 1 furniture store scene.
An early episode ofRHONJfeatured Giudice and Laurita going furniture shopping for Giudice’s new “dream home.”
Giudice now says that wasn’t exactly how the shopping trip went down.

Teresa Giudice in 2023.Rich Polk/Bravo/Getty
Rich Polk/Bravo/Getty
“Oh, my God!
“It showed how much my furniture was, like $140,000 or whatever it was.
Then Im giving out 100-dollar bills.

Teresa and Joe Giudice.Getty Images
“I would have had to walk around with two briefcases [to have that much money].”
“I think thats why the government came after us, she revealed.
The couple was found guilty of mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud in 2014.
He now lives in the Bahamas.