Teresa Giudice is reportedly so vital to The Real Housewives of New Jersey that Bravo may table the show until she gets out of prison.
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According to sources, network executives have met and are "strongly leaning" towards putting the series on hold because it would be dull without Giudice's storyline, TMZ reported.
Bravo executives reportedly believe temporarily stopping The Real Housewives of New Jersey would be better than letting it flop entirely. Giudice began her 15-month sentence on January 5 although she earned an early release date from her minimum-security prison camp set for February 5, 2016.
A potential hiatus has the rest of The Real Housewives of New Jersey cast upset and worried because they wouldn't be paid for about a year, according to the website.
Giudice, famously known for flipping a table on the series, doesn't get along well with most of the show's Housewives, which inevitably produces drama.
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Bravo declined comment on the matter when contacted.
Giudice and her husband Joe, both 42, pleaded guilty to 41 counts of financial fraud on March 4.
After reaching a plea deal, Giudice was sentenced on October 2, as was Joe, who will start his own 41-month sentence after his wife does her time. The arrangement was made so that one parent can always be with their four young girls: Gia, 13, Gabriella, 10, Milania, 8, and Audrianna, 5.
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