REAL Housewives of New Jersey’s Margaret Josephs has spoken out amid her feud with Jackie Goldschneider in an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun.
Margaret, 57, and Jackie, 47, had a falling out when Season 14 of RHONJ filmed over the summer, The U.S. Sun previously reported.
Jackie has since mended her friendship with Teresa Giudice and switched to “Team Teresa” amid the OG’s estranged relationship with Melissa Gorga.
“I wouldn’t call it teams. You know, it’s not baseball, even though we did play softball, but I think Jackie will do anything to stay relevant, and that’s just the way I feel,” Margaret told The U.S. Sun after participating in the Patricia Field x Lara Eurdolian Rescue Dog Fashion Show on April 14 in New York City.
“I know Jackie’s true core of her belief system, so I don’t know if anybody could change their belief system.”
She then shut down any chance of her becoming friends with The Weight of Beautiful author again.
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“I think I’ve found out who she really is, and if this is who she really is, no,” Margaret said.
She teased that fans will see the “shocking fight” between her and Jackie when the new season premieres next month.
BATTLING IT OUT
The U.S. Sun reported that the feud between the Macbeth Collection founder and Jackie began at Dolores Catania’s annual softball game in August in Brooklyn.
While the charity game was going on, the cast was filming heated exchanges on the sidelines.
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An insider said at the time, “Margaret and Jackie got into a big argument over her book. Jackie gave out copies of her book to a few cast members, but Margaret did not get one and that made her question their friendship.”
“Jackie believes Margaret is trying to give herself credit for getting the book deal, but really it was their shared publicist, who Margaret introduced to Jackie, who helped get the deal,” the source continued.
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NOT HER PROBLEM
In addition to the ex-friends battling it out this season, fans will also see Teresa and her husband Luis Ruelas get into an argument, as teased in the trailer.
“I don’t know a lot about them. I really have nothing to do with them,” Margaret responded when asked about their marital troubles.
In the trailer, the Soirée co-founder snaps at her husband, Joe Benigno, over the phone, “Luis pissed her money away.”
When asked about his financial problems, Margaret claimed to The U.S. Sun, “I mean, I don’t know. I’ve never seen his bank account, so I really don’t know.”
All differences aside, Margaret is “very excited” to watch this season unfold and is “very confident everything works out the way it should.”
“I feel great. I’m very excited about it. I think it’s very, very different.
“I always feel good going into a season. I don’t know how I’m going to feel by the end of it, but I feel very calm here,” she remarked.
FUTURE OF SHOW
Housewives producer Andy Cohen recently addressed the future of RHONJ on his Sirius XM podcast, explaining how it’s “not sustainable” to have the show continue to film the way it had to amid the Turning the Tables author and Melissa’s feud.
As reported, the sisters-in-law have been “avoiding each other” and “refused to speak to each other” at filmed cast events.
While Melissa agreed that it wasn’t sustainable, Margaret has faith that the show will continue on.
“You know, it’s going to turn out whatever the way it’s supposed to be. I really do [think so],” she insisted.
“I really feel like the chips are going to fall and I feel confident the way I am. I really stick to what I believe and the truth and good always triumphs over evil.”