Who is Jackie Beard Robinson? 'RHONJ' star Melissa Gorga's ex business partner accused her of stealing 10K
MONTVILLE, NEW JERSEY: Jackie Beard Robinson is an author, social media influencer, and style blogger. She has also created and starred in the latest reality show, 'MakeOver Medicine'. Jackie has also owned and operated retail clothing shoe stores and worked in fashion for over 15 years.
Besides this, Jackie is known for her involvement in the 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' as she was Melissa Gorga's business partner. However, the duo had a dramatic fallout with Jackie accusing Melissa of stealing $10,000. Jackie recently appeared on the Beyond the Velvet Rope with David Yontef podcast to promote her new book.
During the episode, Jackie revealed, "There was like $10,000 worth of damage to the clothes. You can’t store too much there. But it ruined about $10,000 worth of clothes. And it takes forever for an insurance company to reimburse you." She further noted that she and her husband had to deposit the cheque from the insurance company into the business account.
Melissa had notable access to Jackie's business account. She shared in the podcast, "And it takes forever for an insurance company to reimburse you… Just so you know, my husband was nice enough to say [that] we'll give Melissa 20% of it." Jackie further revealed, "She took the cheque, and we never got any of it. How that happened? I still don’t know." Jackie then accused Melissa took the entire $10k instead of 20%.
Jackie Beard Robinson sued Melissa Gorga
Jackie Beard Robinson revealed during the podcast episode that Melissa Gorga accused her of stealing the inventory during 'RHONJ' Season 8. The Bravo star's accusation affected her reputation and she sued Melissa for defamation. Jackie also had plans to relocate one of her stores but later decided not to move.
Jackie later decided that the case wasn't worth it and 'wasted' all her time and money. Jackie then explained she felt like she was screwed in the process and added, "And I asked a superior court judge I played golf with this summer in Maine. He said you got screwed. The COVID would happen. And your case got lost in the rustle of it. You got screwed."
Jackie Beard Robinson reflects on Melissa Gorga's alleged affair
Jackie Beard Robinson also addressed 'RHONJ' star Melissa Gorga's alleged affair. During 'RHONJ' Season 13, Margaret Josephs claimed that she heard a rumor of Melissa kissing another man. She revealed that Melissa's employee caught her in the back seat of a car with a guy.
She further revealed in the episode that the person who claimed he witnessed it told Margaret that they were making out. However, Jackie suggested that she didn't believe the rumor. Jackie noted, "No, I don't think so then. They had pretty young kids then, and I don't feel that they were. I mean, they're both kind of fun, flirtatious people."
Is Melissa Gorga leaving 'Real Housewives of New Jersey'?
'RHONJ' star Melissa Gorga recently returned to Season 14 of the Bravo show but received huge backlash over her appearance. Melissa and Teresa Giudice hadn't interacted even for once so far which offended the viewers as they lacked entertainment. They wanted Melissa to quit the Bravo show but she had some other plans.
Melissa will continue to star on the Bravo show until the end of the franchise. In an episode of her 'On Display' podcast, Melissa claimed, "I've been reading a lot of things saying that I wanna leave the show or I'm no longer going to be on the show. I just want everyone to know I’m not leaving the show."
