The 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star has been fired by Wendy Feldman after requesting to serve her prison sentence at Danbury Federal Prison, which is the inspiration for the Netflix series.
- Oct 21, 2014
AceShowbiz - Teresa Giudice has been dropped by her legal crisis manager Wendy Feldman, who has worked with her through her recent legal troubles, E! Online reports. The move came after Teresa filed a request to a judge to serve her prison sentence at Danbury Federal Prison, which is the inspiration for the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black".
Wendy said in a statement, "Sadly, my time with Teresa and has come to an end. My client relationships are very important to me, however today's filing regarding Teresa's Bureau of Prisons designation request was not done with my knowledge or input. I am not the consultant referred to in filing. This is clearly not the first time my advice has not been followed, but this is the time where the stakes are the highest."
She continued, "Both for my clients and myself, I work hard to maintain a strong relationship with the Bureau of Prisons. As I've tried to instruct Teresa, this is a process that must be respected. A designation to a camp is a gift, not a requirement from the BOP and the judge. By making this request, Teresa has jeopardized months of work, months of preparation and in fact may jeopardize where she is ultimately designated or sent to."
"My ultimate responsibility is to all of my clients, not just to Teresa," Wendy concluded, "I'm hopeful that, at some point, a change occurs and rehabilitation begins. My thought and wishes will always be with her children. I'm well-known for investing my heart and soul into my clients and today's decision didn't come lightly or without prior events leading up to this."
Teresa's representative has not commented on the issue yet.
The star of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" was sentenced to 15 months in prison earlier this month, while her husband Joe Giudice was ordered to spend 41 months in the slammer. The couple pled guilty to multiple fraud charges. Teresa will serve her sentence first, starting on January 5, so one parent can be at home for their four children.
