Teresa Giudice is booed at BravoCon after she says the ‘chapter is closed’ with her brother Joe Gorga after argument… while Alexia Nepola denied that Teresa’s husband Luis Ruelas ever tried to date her

Teresa Giudice was booed by the crowd at BravoCon 2023 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas on Sunday when she said she wasn’t open to making amends with her brother Joe Gorga amid bad blood between them.

The Bravo star, 51, and her wife Louie A. Ruelas, 48, appeared on a panel at the event on Sunday and she was asked if the ongoing sibling rivalry could end.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey mainstay said she was “living this journey” and it was “all about family, respect and trust.”

Teresa told Joe’s crowd: “Sorry – that chapter has unfortunately closed with my brother – it really has.”

The crowd at the convention booed the Paterson, New Jersey, native for her unwillingness to put the past behind her and move forward.

Teresa said Page six On Friday, she said her estranged sister-in-law Melissa Gorga, 44, was the source of false rumors that her husband Ruelas had a romantic interest in Real Housewives of Miami star Alexia Nepola, 56, prior to their romance.

Teresa — who is mom to daughters Gia, 22, Gabriella, 19, Milania, 17, and Audriana, 14, with ex-husband Joe Giudice, 51 — told the outlet that Melissa “went public” about Ruelas and Nepola.

“She’s the one who started it,” Teresa said, while Ruelas, 48, told the newspaper that some people are “thirsty for attention.”

In a separate panel on Saturday, Melissa said that while it was difficult, she felt it was essential for her health and wellbeing that she and Joe had no contact with Teresa.

‘You know what? It’s hard,” she said. “But I’m at a point in my life where you can try, you can try, you can try, but at some point you gotta protect your peace and you gotta draw the line and I think that’s . what I did and that’s what we do.’

The estrangement between Teresa and her brother erupted in the final season of the Garden State-based series when Teresa was accused of telling Joe that Melissa had cheated on him.

Melissa, who denied the infidelity accusation, and Joe subsequently failed to attend Teresa’s wedding on August 6, 2022, in East Brunswick, New Jersey, amid the feud, sources said Page six at the time.

The Bravo star and her wife Louie A. Ruelas, 48, appeared on a panel at the event on Sunday and she was asked if the ongoing sibling rivalry could end

The Real Housewives of New Jersey mainstay said she was ‘living this journey’ and it was ‘all about family, respect and trust’

Teresa told Joe’s crowd: “Sorry – that chapter has unfortunately closed with my brother – it really has.”

At BravoCon, Melissa said the estrangement — and lack of personal fireworks between her and Joe and Teresa — makes the show’s fourteenth season “very different” from its predecessor.

“I think it’s different and better,” she said during a panel at the convention. “There’s not a lot of communication… I think the fans will feel refreshed too. I mean, weren’t you sick of it?’

Sources the outlet told us Last summer, despite Teresa’s lack of contact with Joe and Melissa, Bravo was eager to bring back all parties for the upcoming season of the series, noting, “Why try to fix something if it ain’t broke?”

“This is an incredible cast that has delivered one of the most successful seasons in franchise history,” the source said.

A second source said producers didn’t think it was a good move to cut either Teresa or Melissa from the cast, despite their ongoing rifts.

“While it once seemed like the show wouldn’t be able to move forward with either Teresa or Melissa, it was ultimately decided that both women are integral,” the source said.

Nepola, 56, has also denied Ruelas’ rumors American weekly Saturday that there was “no truth” for them.

“I was going to suggest that we do something, like a podcast or something… because it wasn’t like that,” Nepola added.

In a separate panel Saturday, Melissa Gorga said that while it was difficult, she felt it was essential to her health and well-being that she and Joe Gorga had no contact with Teresa.

Teresa said Friday that Melissa was the source of false rumors that her husband Ruelas had a romantic interest in Real Housewives of Miami star Alexia Nepola (pictured) prior to her romance with him

Teresa posed with Nepola and RHONJ’s Jennifer Aydin at an event in Las Vegas on Friday

On Watch What Happens Live last week, Nepola explained that she had crossed paths with Ruelas at a hotel in Barcelona, ​​Spain, where they were both on holiday, and that he had praised her for her care for her son Frankie, 26, who is alive with cerebral hemorrhages. injuries after he was in a car accident at the age of 13.

“He had seen me on the show and he knew my challenges with Frankie and my journey with Frankie,” she said.

She also praised Teresa as “beautiful” and “amazing,” and said she believed Ruelas “really loves Teresa.”