'Real Housewives Of New Jersey' Star Teresa Giudice Makes Controversial Comments About Sexual Harassment, Twitter Erupts
May 28 2021, Published 10:45 a.m. ET
Teresa Giudice made some controversial comments about sexual harassment during the second and final part of the Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 11 reunion special, and fans are not happy.
"Of all the things she had said over the years this is one of the most disgusting," one appalled viewer tweeted in response.
The topic of sexual harassment was revisited on the Housewife-dreaded couches after Margaret Josephs revealed to her co-stars this season that she had been sexually harassed by a much older boss when she was in her early 20s. She said she felt he had abused his power and believed at the time that she had no choice but to comply with his advances, for fear of jeopardizing her career.
Bravo boss and reunion moderator Andy Cohen then asked Jackie Goldshneider – a lawyer and journalist – if she had ever been sexually harassed in the workplace.
Indeed, she recalled having "bosses who would massage [her] shoulders," prompting a disgusted Giudice to ask, "You let them?!"
"Yeah, because I didn't want to get fired," Goldschneider replied reluctantly.
With a laugh and an eye roll, the mother of four daughters let out an, "Oh, my God," prompting Andy to ask her if she had ever experienced sexual harassment.
"No," Tre replied confidently, shaking her head. "Nobody would put their hands on me, unless I would want them to."
A visibly uncomfortable Cohen explained that it's "not a sign of weakness to experience sexual harassment," but she doubled down, reiterating, "I'm just saying, nobody would touch me unless I want them to."
Margaret and Andy agreed that the conversation had started to steer toward "victim-shaming."
"When you have a job that you've worked really hard to get and you don't want to get fired from it, it's not 'letting' them do it," Jackie explained, before Marge asked Teresa whether she believed that all sexual harassment victims "let it happen" to them.