Joe Gorga wants his money.
The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” husband lashed out at one of his tenants this week, who recorded the confrontation, published by TMZ.
This expletive-filled video was recorded Thursday in Hawthorne, TMZ reports.
Gorga grew up in Paterson, has lived in Montville and Franklin Lakes and is married to “RHONJ” star Melissa Gorga and brother of “RHONJ” original Teresa Giudice.
In the clip (below), he angrily accuses a tenant of not paying rent for four years. The tenant claims Gorga has gotten paid by the state in the form of COVID-19 relief.
W. Peter Ragan, Gorga’s attorney, told TMZ that the tenant owes almost $50,000 in rent since 2018. Ragan said Gorga collected about $40,000 in emergency assistance from the state.
As the tenant films Gorga, Gorga moves the man’s car door and starts filming him, too. The tenant goes on to warn Gorga, 42, that he’ll go to the police.
“Next time don’t come at me with a sledgehammer, I’m going to put a restraining order,” he tells the “RHONJ” personality.
A representative for Gorga added that he didn’t want to evict the man at first — the report says he lost his restaurant job during the pandemic — but has now filed eviction papers.
Caution: Video contains profanity
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