'RHONJ' star Joe Giudice stands his ground after criticizing Luis Ruelas's cryptic remark

'RHONJ' star Joe Giudice recently described his ex-wife Teresa Giudice's husband, Luis Ruelas, as 'weird,' but later retracted his comment
'RHONJ' star Joe Giudice has described his daughters as 'fortunate' to have Luis Ruelas as their stepfather (Instagram/@joe.giudice and @louiearuela)
'RHONJ' star Joe Giudice has described his daughters as 'fortunate' to have Luis Ruelas as their stepfather (Instagram/@joe.giudice and @louiearuela)

MONTVILLE, NEW JERSEY: The 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Joe Giudice recently described his ex-wife Teresa Giudice's husband, Luis Ruelas, as 'weird,' but later retracted his comment. Luis has recently encouraged Teresa and Joe's daughters to wear thongs and short skirts. Luis' comments were highly criticized on social media, prompting Joe Giudice to respond, "He comes off pretty weird just didn't come across well he’s actually not a bad person I met him a few times."

However, Joe later took to his Instagram Stories for damage control, writing, "I don't know why everyone has to take everything out of context." He added, "I know there are a lot of stories out there saying I commented badly on Louie. I've spent time with Louie, and I want to say I would never say anything wrong about him." Joe called Luis a 'great guy' and 'very good' to his daughters.' He further noted that his daughters "are very fortunate to have him in their lives. I'm grateful for that. That's all I have to say. Enough with this BS."

Teresa Giudice's ex-husband Joe Giudice defends Luis Ruelas (Instagram/@joe.giudice)
'RHONJ' star Joe Giudice recently described his ex-wife Teresa Giudice's husband, Luis Ruelas, as 'weird' (Instagram/@joe.giudice)

'RHONJ' star Luis Ruelas shared an embarrassing trip with his stepdaughters

'RHONJ' star Luis Ruelas recently appeared on Teresa Giudice's podcast, where he made some controversial comments about his daughters. During the episode, Luis shared, "I'm saying, like, go to the club and dance, wear a thong, wear a short skirt, show your legs off a little bit." He added, "It's like, experience it now. Take a risk."

He then shared details about a trip with his stepdaughters, which received widespread criticism on social media. Luis shared, "We went to Greece last year. You know what you told your daughters? 'Wear a thong. Do it now! Do it now 'cause I didn't do it when I was young. Do it now. Experience it now." Teresa Giudice's husband added, "And then when they came out in thongs, you're like, 'You guys look f*****g amazing!'"

'RHONJ' star Luis Ruelas wins legal case against ex-fiance Vanessa Reiser (Instagram/@)
'RHONJ' star Luis Ruelas made some controversial comments about his daughters (Instagram/@louiearuelas)

Did Luis Ruelas ask Joe Giudice to marry Teresa Giudice?

'RHONJ' couple Luis Ruelas and Teresa Giudice recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary, following their extravagant wedding at the Park Chateau Estate in New Jersey. However, critics have raised questions about whether Luis asked Joe Giudice for permission to marry Teresa. Teresa's ex-husband responded to the query, claiming that Luis not only asked him for Teresa's hand in marriage but also approached Joe Gorga, Teresa's now-estranged brother.

Joe Giudice served 41 months in jail on fraud-related crimes before being deported to his home Italy in 2019 (YouTube/WWHL)
'RHONJ' star Joe Giudice revealed that Luis Ruelas sought his permission before marrying Teresa Giudice (YouTube/@wwhl)

'RHONJ' star Luis Ruelas reacted to Teresa and Joe Giudice's reconciliation joke

'RHONJ' star Teresa Giudice was recently asked if she would prefer to hang out with her estranged sister-in-law Melissa Gorga or "get back together" with her ex-husband, Joe Giudice. Teresa's surprisingly candid answer left her current husband, Luis Ruelas, stunned.

Teresa said, "Um, get back together with Joe Giudice." before bursting into laughter. However, Luis was also there and was visibly embarrassed by the answer. Teresa's revelation left him out of words and he opted to keep himself away from the drama.

Louie 'Luis' Ruelas showers love on 'RHONJ' wife Teresa Guidice (Instagram/louiearuelas)
Luis Ruelas reacted to Teresa and Joe Giudice's reconciliation joke (Instagram/@louiearuelas)

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