RHONJ Feud Explodes: Kim D Accuses Teresa Giudice of “Dirty Money Secrets” and Pulls Jennifer Aydin Into the Fire

The truce between The Real Housewives of New Jersey stars Kim DePaola and Teresa Giudice is officially over—and it’s messier than ever. After years of heated drama that fans thought had finally simmered down, Kim D is now opening up about what reignited the feud, and she’s pulling no punches. According to Kim, Teresa’s “dirty money secrets” and the involvement of Jennifer Aydin have reignited tensions, dragging the RHONJ cast into a web of financial intrigue, online attacks, and old betrayals.

“It’s over,” Kim told Reality Tea in an exclusive interview. “I’m not staying quiet. If there’s one thing people need to know, it’s that not everything is as it seems in Jersey.”

The catalyst, Kim explains, is a legal battle between Luis Ruelas and his ex-fiancée Vanessa Reiser, which unexpectedly pulled Teresa and several other RHONJ cast members into the mix. Luis accused Vanessa of defamation, among other claims, and Kim admits she was involved by connecting Vanessa with her long-time attorney, Doug Anton—a friend of 14 years.

“Teresa and I have a beef,” Kim said. “I hear through the grapevine that she’s talking smack because I helped Vanessa get her attorney. At the time, Teresa and Luis knew Doug was my friend. This happened years ago when Teresa and I weren’t even speaking.”

For a while, it seemed like the feud had been resolved. Kim and Teresa reconciled, appearing on each other’s podcasts, attending events together, and restoring their friendship. But last month, things took a sudden turn. Teresa allegedly revisited the situation with Vanessa, raising old tensions.

“Teresa goes, ‘Luis says you’re the one who got Doug for Vanessa,’” Kim recalled. “I told her, ‘We went over this years ago. Doug is my friend. He’s a criminal attorney doing his job.’ She said, ‘I know, I know,’ but after that, our relationship turned cold. Daily calls stopped. Friends started calling me to say Teresa was talking behind my back.”

Kim claims some of the things she heard were genuinely hurtful, but she remains steadfast: “It takes a lot to get under my skin, because I’m not a feelings person. I’m not emotional. I don’t care—but some of it was too much to ignore.”

Adding fuel to the fire, Kim says Jennifer Aydin entered the drama in a digital way. According to Kim, Jen allegedly directed online trolls against her, resulting in a flood of hateful messages.

“Suddenly, Twitter erupted with attacks,” Kim said. “They called me a madam, targeted Barby, a 30-year-old living with me. It was relentless. And I knew Jen was behind it.”

Kim cites two reasons for believing Jen orchestrated the attacks: first, a source reportedly confirmed Jen had multiple troll accounts. Second, she claims Teresa reached out to her in an attempt to patch things up. Once Teresa intervened, the attacks stopped. But Kim warns that Jen underestimated her resilience.

“If you come at me with defamation, I will hit back harder than anyone expects,” Kim said. “When I attack, it sticks.”

This is not the first time, Kim alleges, that Jen has found herself at the center of controversy. She recalled rumors about leaked RHONJ screeners being passed to bloggers, which allegedly cost Jen a coveted Bravo spot. Kim explained, “She got fired because of it, dragged Teresa into the mess—and now, she thinks she can come at me. I’ve warned them: the more you attack me, the worse it gets for you.”

Despite the chaos, Kim maintains she’s turning the drama into a personal win. “We thank them for blowing up the OnlyFans account,” she said, referring to a former inside joke involving Barby. “Now, we turn it around—we buy sprinkle cookies, get some tops from Envy, and laugh all the way. We’re too smart for these people.”

The stakes are high: Kim’s revelations threaten to tarnish Teresa’s meticulously crafted image while hinting at Jennifer’s possible deeper involvement in digital schemes and social sabotage. Fans are already buzzing with speculation, eager to see how this next chapter unfolds.

For those eager to hear Kim’s full side of the story, she’s breaking it down further on her podcast, Get Real with Kim D, available on Patreon. Meanwhile, RHONJ continues streaming on Peacock, offering fans a front-row seat to what promises to be one of the most intense feuds the franchise has seen in years.

As tensions flare, one thing is clear: the Jersey drama is far from over, and Kim D is more than ready to expose what she claims Bravo doesn’t want you to see.