The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Season 12 has been tarnished by rumors regarding Teresa Giudice’s fiancé, Luis “Louie” Ruelas, and now he’s clarifying the dirt, as per Miami Standard.
Host Andy Cohen put everything on the table during the third and final part of the RHONJ reunion on May 17, asking Louie outright.
“A lot of women that you’ve dated who have unkind things to say about you,” Andy said. “There are road rage incidents, you demand sex all the time, emotionally abusive, slashed a girlfriend’s tire, your family doesn’t like you, physical abuse in front of kids…is any of it true?”
“We were basically in toxic relationships,” Louie responded. “When you’re in toxic relationships, it felt emotionally abusive to me, but I’m not gonna label it that way.”
Moving down the list of allegations, Andy asked Louie if he really demands sex “four times a day”—Louie said no, he can’t have that much sex—and whether he has a domestic violence record. Regarding the latter, Louie said, “Two incidents have come up recently, and those were arguments with my wife over my children when we were getting divorced.”
Louie continued, saying he “basically had arguments with his wife, she walks into the house and calls the police. That’s the extent of it.”
Before changing the subject, Andy questioned him directly if he had ever “struck” his ex, to which both Louie and Teresa said, “no.”
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The questioning came after many RHONJ stars raised their concerns about Louie and his past during the show’s most recent season. Margaret Josephs was especially suspicious, and as a result, her friendship with Teresa suffered. Louie, on the other hand, stated that he holds no ill will against Marge.
“I completely agree with everything you’re saying,” he told her at the reunion. “When you tie and connect the dots of the story, it makes a lot of sense.”
Added Teresa, “He’s very forgiving. Me, not so much.”
Nonetheless, Louie stated that his first season on the show was “horrible.”
“I just felt really judged without having a chance to give my own story,” he said, calling the experience “really painful.”
“It’s not fair for people to leave relationships and do that to somebody else because I’m on a platform with Teresa,” Louie added, seemingly referring to his exes. “Was I a perfect human being? Absolutely not.”
