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Thu, Jun 25 2009

What Did Danielle Staub Do And Why Is Caroline Manzo Freaking Out About It?

If you like this post, you might enjoy some of Crushable’s recent coverage of Danielle Staub.

Here’s what we think Danielle did to Dina, and a look at other Housewives scandals. Want more Real Housewives of New Jersey gossip? Here’s Crushable’s biggest Housewives scoops from Season 2.

Check out this clip from tonight’s Part 2 of the Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion. It reminds me a lot of that scene from The Hills where Lauren tells Heidi that she also knew what she did. Except in this case, we’re on an incredibly tacky, dream-like set and the ladies are er, a little older. What do you think Danielle did?

Edit: Since the show has aired has aired, lots of you have been coming up with your own theories about what Danielle did to Caroline and Dina Manzo. Some of you think that it had to do with the $750 dollars that Danielle paid Dina for something. One of you thinks that this money went to pay for an entertainment lawyer to negotiate salaries for their time on the show. A lot of you also think that it had to do with Dina’s custody of her daughter Lexi. In Danielle’s blog posted last night, she said that she gave a phone number to Dina’s ex-husband (Lexi’s father) to look into something that Danielle obviously had nothing to do with. Yet another theory is that Danielle made a pass at Dina’s husband, Tommy Manzo (the least plausible one, I think.)

If “what she did” had to to with Lexi, that would explain why Dina was all of a sudden accepting of Danielle’s apology on the reunion last night and why she didn’t want to discuss it on the air, to spare Lexi any additional grief. Another point that we’ve forgotten is that Jill Zarin met with the women recently and blogged that Danielle had done something to the women that was the “worst thing anyone could ever do.” Since we all know Jill’s number one priority in life is her daughter, Ally, it’d be a safe bet that whatever Danielle did had to do with Lexi.

Update: Some more theories about what Danielle did to Dina.


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  1. By princessa

    I know for an absolute fact that the show is loosly scripted and that there a guidlines that must be adhered to. If all this craziness didn’t occur, we would not be watching. I too, am hooked, but I laugh all the time at the antics of these “trashwives” and now, their disgusting husbands.

  2. By Holly Gorvin

    I have known a woman like Danielle. I’ll just call her a short term family member, a Danielle with blonde hair. She is an angry, evil person who thrives on causing pain and spends major amounts of time just scheming her next move. When my father had a hear atttack, she leaned down over her bed before she left, and whispered into his ear, (I hope you die.) Nothing is too low for this woman to do. All I could think of to do in retaliatioin, not to mention my rage, was to step down hard on her pristine lemon yellow Chanel bag and shove it under the bed. Vandalizimg a Chanel is not something I take lighly eiher. Even though I hated her guts, come on, a Chanel is a Chanel! Nothing is ever her fault, yet when there is trouble, she is right there in the middle of it. When I was anywhere near this psycho, I could feel the evil just dripping from her fingertips. What made it even worse, was that this woman had a license to carry a concealed weapon! At least that gave me a legitamae reason to keep her out of my house and away from my child. It is a sad thing to think that a person could choose to dedicate her life to such negativity. One of the most telling scenes was the one where she goes into Kim’s dress shop. Because the new employee was in the middle of a call and didn’t know who she was dealing with, Dianielle was forced to wait till she finished. Who does that? Who does she think she is, the Queen? Now her friendhip wih Kim is finished because she wasn’t treated in the manner in which she felt she was entitled. The whole thing was asinine. Maybe someday she will get the intensive inpatient therapy she do desperately needs. I’ll bet she couldn’t cram one more skeleton in her closet. lol Where do I get my “Team Manzo” t-shirt??

  3. By Diane

    Attacking someone’s gender is worse than anything that the person you’re attacking could ever do. When you attack a woman on account of her gender, you’re attacking me and all women.

  4. By susanp555

    Danielle is clearly imsane from the abuse she had suffered from. She will never be right in the head until she receives years of psychotherapy. She is too schzio to pin down on any reality. Masters Level Mental Health therapist.

  5. By Trixie Beldon

    This is awful, but the story I heard (being from that area) is that Dina’s marriage is a sham, that Dina’s husband (whom you never see) is gay and Dina married into money and security.

  6. By sardonicus

    This is awful, but the theory I’ve heard (being from that area) is that Dina has a sham marriage. That her husband, Tom, is gay and she married into money.

    • By BoBo

      You are completely retarded.

  7. By Don Swauger

    Danielle,
    If you had seen the TRIP FROM HELL(Italy), You would have seen their true faces. You’re better off not to be involved with that kind of Italian Trash. Your kids are prime examples of what kids should be and act like.
    Thank GOD you’re not part of that FRIGGN Trash.
    Hypocrite’s like those freaks will get there time in hell.
    Too bad you won’t be there to see them BURN. They are freaks of nature, that’s why abortion is legal in this country, too bad they got past the coat hanger! Even Italy is embarrassed at the ignorance they showed!
    Love you and your kinds.
    Don Swauger, and the rest of The World
    PS: Here in California is where you should be, away from that trash of that so called Family, Your family is much bigger than you think! CRASH and BURN is the way they will go, KARMA BaBY!

    • By KB

      The rest of the world? What world is that? The one occupied by felons and lunatics? because those are the only kind of people that would side with Danielle. I’ll bet you have some sick criminal record yourself. Why are you inviting Danielle to CA? So you can get your paws on her daughters, you freak?

    • By Heather

      This post is kind of frightening… Not in a threatening way, but more of a mentally not there kind of way? Are you okay?

  8. By Luv Manzo's

    Danielle is like the cripped keeper. she just needs to crawl in her box . i have thrown a pitty party for her littel girls. “god why have u allowed this monster birth children” i pray that her kids dont turn out to be coke whore prostitues like their mother. i hope their mother doesnt *uck their way up the famous latter cause if those kids do become famous for their talents danielle will suck everything out of their bank account like she tried to do to their father. kudos to caroline

    • By courtney

      *crypt* keeper

    • By Stardust1129

      Crypt keeper.
      Pity party.
      Little girls
      Way up the ladder

  9. By dash

    Danielle is a washed up 80′s coke whore that has stailed up her 15min. of fame and apperently her vigina too. shes not fooling america or anyone else. shes faker than her botched plastic surgeries. she has attacted all of her cast mates and if she cant get to them she attacts their children.she is no victom. clearly shes *ucking up her own little girls. she talkes to them like their her bffs. no 16yr old wants to know who u blew last night but she’ll be able to see it on the big screen. pore kids. i do not pitty that women and all her sad stories. i luv the show but when she pops up i wanna throw something at my tv.

    ~Team Manzo~

    • By jojo

      Stop watching the show and go back to school — more misspellings in your post than a monkey

    • By give it a break

      If you’re what is out there standing up for the Manzo’s team, they should really rethink their game plan. Learn how to spell then go off on someone. The Manzo’s are all about looking real smart and put together. Oh wait, I guess their team is the only team that watches and pays attention to how real women with money act. They’re all a bunch of LADIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • By momo

      totally agree..

  10. By Katie

    Danielle tried to get lexi taken away from dina and tried to get lexis dad sole custody. all because danielle doesnt like dina

  11. By LOVE THE SHOW

    I am addicted to this show!! However… I’m still not convinced it’s all real. I think they plan to have all this happen. There is always at least ONE person that they need for the “bad guy”… otherwise the show will be boring. They picked Danielle! Yeah…maybe her past stuff is true… MAYBE. But… the other ladies decided to talk behind Danielle’s back about it instead of privately asking her if it was even true. So, they aren’t being good friends either. I love Teresa…but she did start that last fight where Ashley ended up pulling Danielle’s hair out. Why would she wait for her in the hall? And then Teresa got all worked up when Danielle mentioned her house being on foreclosure… and it turned out to be true! Caroline acts like the “one who knows all”… Dina hides behind her… Jaqueline just does what the majority of the people are doing. But… still LOVE this show!!

  12. By Manzo Fan

    Danielle and Dina’s ex-husband got together, and had made reports that Lexi was being abused by Dina, or at least in Dina’s home. Social services got involved and realized that Lexi was in no danger, and any reports that she was were untrue.

  13. By nicole

    I live in Franklin Lakes and know exactly where Berkeley college is..Its about 15 minutes from the area. Trust me, don’t kid yourself that school isn’t anything to be praised over.

    • By Carol

      I think some people when they hear “Berkley” they think University of California – Berklely or “Berklely College of Music”. But there area few less know and far less academcially rigorous.

  14. By I can't stand her

    Danielle, 1st off, staff infection in your breast on tv for the public???? Geeze shouldn’t that be private? Then again it’s you never mind, I shouldn’t have even asked. ( Major deformities, LMAO!!!) You need medication to say the least, not body guards, MEDICATION…. Beings you have so many jobs to afford so many things, might I suggest a psychiatrist to say the least! I must say watching you, I try to feel for you as a person but yet that when I do so, it gets revoked the moment you open your mouth, there goes that thought.

    Oh god the “ole so sad private intimate moments that were taped ( “you are not so quiet:“) that you knew nothing of” ( NO WORDS, those poor kids of yours, how ever do you attempt to clarify that one?????? ) what they must think of their mother figure , that they have no choice but to accept.
    I must say your daughter is GOREGOUS and looks like a Model for the future however; with you lurking around to assume an adult role model, she must shake you off to have a future first, your shadow of bad pasts would surely have Hurricane effect over her future. Where the heck is the father in these poor kids lives?

  15. By chelsey A

    caroline is a stupid old lady. they should all leave daniel alone. deena is so FAKE ! who cares about daniells past its the past get over it. Theresa looks like a hoe and a crack head! cps should NOT b called on daniell she is not harming her children!

  16. By Rockmelon

    I think that Danielle probably said something very unflattering about Lexi.

    When I first saw Lexi, I thought she was very dorky. BUT, lots of kids are at that age and they come out on the other end looking super. And actually, the more I saw of Lexi, the more I liked her and the cuter she became.

    BUT….who knows! Whatever it was, I hope Danielle takes her sex tapes and ugly face and leaves Housewives……her storyline was interesting but it’s getting tired.

  17. By petewestwood

    What comment can you possibly make when everything will soon be a grunt.

    http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2010/06/danielle-staub-real-housewives-of-nj-star-implicated-in-sex-tape/

  18. By creolelady

    Danielle is psychotic and dangerous. Very scary, I think CPS should be called on her. I knew something was wrong with her the moment I looked at her. I really think she is completely crazy, beyond mental, it’s more to her but I don’t care enough to research.

    Deena and Caroline are two beautiful, classy and intelligent woman who deserve the best and I think they should stay 4000 ft away from Danielle because she is very jealous and envious of them. I’m really not sure what Danielle is capable of, I think Deena and Caroline need to keep all guards up at all time. This woman is very psychotic and should be in a locked down mental hospital and not free to run around in a neighborhood.

    • By Renee

      Hello, you can’t call CPS without a reason. If she’s not abusive or neglectful towards her own children than CPS will not get involved, there is nothing to protect, get it?

  19. By loo

    she hired a hit man?

  20. By transatlanticgirl

    As much as I liked Caroline, I had a real issue with her serious lack of empathy and compassion. It made me very sad because as much as I kept wanting and hoping to like her these important values were lacking — it made her cruel, mean, and extraordinarily judgmental. She has so many wonderful qualities i.e. her love of her family, her loyalty, her devotion, but they pale when her dislike of others comes through.

    Who knows what is true about Danielle? These charges were made a quarter of a century ago and she obviously had a difficult and drug filled childhood/young adult background. On drugs and without a support system, anything can happen. It is clear that the Danielle today is no where near that mixed up child she was years ago. Where is the credit to Danielle to get over these years??? This is a great achievement! Anyone with half an education knows that people this messed up usually never get to where Danielle is today. She should be praised and honored to get beyond this obviously horrible past.

    All this is proven in Danielle’s commitment to health and the outcome of her well balanced, painfully smart, and successful-in-school children. They had to have learnt and absorbed these morals/skills from somebody! I see a hard working outcast in Danielle and I’m sure she still has her faults. But I would much rather leave my small child in the care of her honor roll, healthy, and hard working daughters then in the presence of Caroline’s son, whose goal is to have a strip club, which would be a safety concern for me, or Caroline’s ridiculously lazy daughter, who seems happiest spoilt at home, with no desire to achieve or do anything.

    What was the safety concern anyway?? That her kids might learn something and go to college?? – which I have no doubt that all of Danielle’s children will, while Caroline’s 2 out of 3 children won’t.