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On the latest episode of her motherTeresa Giudice’s podcastNamaste B$tches, the 22-year-old reality star revealed that she is unable to view Melissa’s Instagram page on three separate accounts.
“She blocked me on my public account, my private account and my clothing line account,” Gia alleged of her aunt.
“It was just weird,” she explained. “One day, I guess, somebody told me she posted something about me, so I went to go look, and I was like, ‘I’m blocked on everything,’ so I’m blocked from everything from her.”
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In the comment section of the February video, Gia was critical of her uncle’s post at the time, writing, “This is honestly comical knowing you were with him for not even 5 minutes and we’re able to have somebody take a video of the interaction.”
“Meanwhile all you have done is talked so poorly about my father,” she added. “You are such an opportunist to take advantage of the once in a lifetime opportunity to see my father and use it for a post.”
As of Wednesday, PEOPLE can confirm that Melissa and Gia do not follow each other on Instagram. Gia also does not follow Joe, though her uncle currently follows her on the platform.
In response to Gia’s claims about being blocked on social media, a rep for Melissa did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
However, a source close toThe Real Housewives of New Jerseycast tells PEOPLE: “Gia actually unfollowed Melissa first after writing her critical comment when they ran into her father in the Bahamas. Gia made it clear she doesn’t want a relationship with her aunt and uncle; Melissa and Joe are just trying to protect themselves from the negativity.”
In March, Gia confessed on an episode ofThe Real Housewives of New Jerseythat she thinks Melissa and Joe, 43, are responsible for the separation she feels with her cousins.
“My cousins are growing up so fast, so every time I see them it just reminds me that I’m not able to be there for them as much as I would want to,” Gia said in a confessional after seeing the Gorga kids atDolores Catania’s annual charity baseball game.
“It almost feels like my Zio Joe and Zia Melissa are trying to put a wedge between us and that’s definitely a feeling that doesn’t sit well with me,” she added.
Melissa and Joe share three children together: daughterAntonia, 17, and sons Joey, 12, andGino, 15. Meanwhile, Teresa has four daughters with ex-husbandJoe Giudice. In addition to Gia, she also sharesGabriella, 19,Milania, 17, andAudriana, 13.
Teresa, 50, and Melissa havenot been on speaking terms in months. Their family argument accelerated in the public eye when Melissa and Joe Gorga did not attendTeresa’s weddingtoLuis “Louie” Ruelasin August 2022.
Two sources told PEOPLE Melissa and Joe backed out of attending two days before the ceremony when false rumors about their marriage surfaced amid filming. Both Teresa and Louie’s actions at the time ultimately influenced the Gorgas' decision.
“Teresa betrayed themin a way that’s unforgivable,” one source said. “They’re not going to celebrate Teresa’s new marriage when all she does is try to tear apart theirs.”
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The drama has also been unfolding on the latest season ofRHONJ, with Melissa and Teresa recently getting into it after Teresa suggested that Melissa’s daughter,Antonia, was to blame for the family friction.
The latest episode featured Louiegetting caught on camera purposely excluding Melissa and Joefrom a celebratory pre-wedding dinner. After listing off nearly all of their mutual friends and their dates, Louie told Teresa via phone, “Except Melissa and Joe, I’m not inviting them.”
Teresa fumbled with her phone and quickly took him off speakerphone before telling him: “You know the camera’s on, we’re filming, right?”
“Oh s–t… okay,” Louie responded.
In an attempt to mend the slip-up, Teresa told him, “You have to invite them. You can’t just invite some and not the others.”
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source: people.com
