On the very day that news broke that Teresa Giudice and her husband Luis Ruelas allegedly owe nearly $3 million in tax liens, she made a curious wardrobe choice on Instagram that some are deeming tone deaf.
via: Page Six
Teresa Giudice is in the doghouse for bragging about her luxury wardrobe after news surfaced that she and husband Luis “Louie” Ruelas owe a staggering $3 million in taxes.
The “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star posted photos of herself to Instagram Monday in which she wore a braggy T-shirt emblazoned with the names of several luxury fashion brands known for their pricey inventory.
“I Speak Fluent French. Hermes. Chanel. Dior. Saint Laurent,” the T-shirt stated.
Her post was apparently intended to motivate and inspire her followers, as she captioned it, “New week, fresh goals, unstoppable energy! Let’s make this Monday the start of something amazing. ✨.”
However, netizens were less than enthused and flooded the comments section of her post to label her “tone deaf” amid her financial woes.
“Very tone deaf considering her major debt and [Ruelas’] massive debt. How can they feel this is alright advertising a fake lavish lifestyle based on massive debt? So delusional,” one person commented.
“Oh Teresa do you ever learn? Who are you gonna blame now?” a second social media user inquired.
“The BALLS to wear this shirt when you owe millions in taxes. Tell Jenn Shawww I said hey girl when you get to federal,” a third person joked, referring to “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” alum Jen Shah, who is serving a prison sentence after pleading guilty to defrauding thousands of people.
“Girl pay your taxes…. you don’t need another vacation…” a fan wrote, referring to all of her lavish travels.
“You should get a shirt that says, ‘Liens & Taxes.’ I think that’s more appropriate,” another chimed in.
“I just don’t understand why you would put yourself in the same situation,” someone added, while another cracked, “You are about to be fluent in federal tax evasion 🤣.”
Page Six confirmed Tuesday that Giudice, 52, owes $303,889.20 in tax liens and Ruelas, 49, owes nearly $2.6 million.
That total does not include the $163,523.94 tax lien the businessman was hit with last December.
The Bravolebrity and Ruelas tied the knot in 2022 after dating for two years.
This isn’t the first time Giudice has had a run-in with the law.
She and her ex-husband Joe Giudice — to whom she was married from 1999 to 2020 and with whom she shares four daughters — both served time in prison for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud.
The cookbook author began her time behind bars in 2015 and was released 11 months later, while Joe, 52, served nearly two years in prison before being deported to his native Italy upon his 2019 release.
Her troubles didn’t stop there; in 2023, Teresa was slapped with a $17,000 tax lien, with her attorney telling Page Six at the time that she was “aware of her tax obligations” in a statement.
“Ms. Giudice … makes significant timely monthly payments towards her outstanding tax liabilities and will continue to do so until those liabilities do not exist,” James J. Leonard Jr. shared.
Her rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
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The thing about Teresa is whenever there's any negative press about her, she likes to deflect from the issue at hand, hence her showing off her closet. You keep it up you'll be speaking fluent prison inmate.
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