Joe Giudice has revealed how much his ex-wife Teresa Giudice was paid to appear as a cast member on Real Housewives of New Jersey season one.

In October 2014, Teresa and Joe pleaded guilty to mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud. Teresa was sentenced to 15 months but served 11, while Joe started his 41-month sentence in March 2016 and was released three years later. Since he never became a U.S. citizen, he was ordered to be deported to Italy, where he was born.

Joe Giudice was not happy about what ex-wife Teresa Giudice was paid for the first season of The Real Housewives of New Jersey. "Did you guys ever have a conversation with us about being on TV?" Gia Giudice asked her dad during the Monday,