A brawl at a nightclub in Punta Cana—sparked by a gaggle of individuals getting “very aggressive” after Teresa Giudice unintentionally sprayed champagne on the dancefloor, in accordance with Caroline Manzo—had devastating penalties for Teresa, Caroline, Melissa Gorga, Jaqueline Laurita, their husbands and children.

“All hell broke unfastened” contained in the membership, Melissa mentioned in Not All Diamonds and Rosé, particularly after the group began hurling slurs. As Greg Bennett, a good friend of the Manzos, recalled, “Albie and Chris are arguing with the man dropping the N-word, I’ve bought the blokes calling me homophobic slurs, then the Joes are coping with one other dude. It was like, these completely different scenes throughout.” 

The struggle, which The Actual Housewives of New Jersey solid has by no means publicly spoken about earlier than, in some way ended, however the subsequent morning, the police arrived to query everybody. Melissa and Joe Gorga had already left the nation, and although Caroline mentioned Bravo suggested her to do the identical, she insisted on staying when authorities took Greg, Albie, Chris and Joe Giudice‘s passports. 

Govt producer Lucilla D’Agostino spent the subsequent 5 days contacting attorneys and officers within the Domincan Republic to try to assist. Bravo’s efforts finally paid off, and ultimately, there weren’t any formal expenses. 

In line with Caroline, “the Manzo household won’t ever set foot on Dominican Republic soil once more.”