‘Jersey Shore’ cast laments the demolition of Club Karma
Cast of ‘Jersey Shore Family Vacation’.
MTVDon’t fall in love with the Jersey Shore, especially a club that has had its liquor license revoked.
Karma, the Seaside Heights, New Jersey, club that served as a bonus character in the early seasons Jersey Shorewas demolished on Wednesday, December 27, and its most famous clients had a few things to say about it.
‘We have a situation’ Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino tweeted in response to videos tearing down the beloved hangout.
Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi shared a TikTok video in which she reacted to the news that Karma would be gone. “Snooki, what do you think about Karma getting demolished?” read text over the clip. In the video, Snooki, 36, lip-syncs to audio of someone saying, “I’m fine,” before breaking into fake tears as sad piano music plays.
@snooki My earrings are still in the bathroom. I MEET BERNARD THERE! How do you think I feel?!
The MTV personality also clapped back at a social media user who tweeted that they wished so Jersey Shore cast was inside when the club was destroyed. “Aw, you wish us death Bucky, that’s cool!” Snooki joked via X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.
If Jersey Shore fans know Karma was the place to see and be seen in Seaside Heights circa 2010 after the show premiered the year before. Snooki, The Situation and their castmates often stayed at the two-story venue until the wee hours before heading home to their coastal home. Jenni “JWoww” Farley famously peed behind the bar during a wild night while Deena Cortese was thrown out for flashing her fellow customers.
The original run of Jersey Shore ended in 2012, but the show was rebooted as Jersey Shore: Family Vacation in 2018. The sixth season of Family holiday completed earlier this month.
Karma, meanwhile, faced some problems after the housemates moved out and started their own family. The club was closed in 2018 after its liquor license was revoked following reports of underage drinking.
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“There will be people with fond memories of the early days, but later it became a very hectic situation,” said Mayor of Seaside Heights. Tony Vaz told News12 New Jersey on Wednesday.
Greg Lertch, one of the crew members who demolished the club, admitted that he was once a Karma patron himself. “If I think back 10 years ago, I came in here and did some shots, drank some Red Bull and vodka,” he told News12. “It’s fun to show up and break it down. Ending the era.”
The former Karma site will be redeveloped to house a mixed-use condominium building. It remains to be seen if the units will come with duck phones.