Joe Gorga, husband of the Real Housewives of New Jersey, has been accused of falsifying “before” and “after” photos for his home flipping business.
Some eagle-eyed fans noticed that some of the photos home improvement mogul Melissa Gorga's husband shared on social media didn't add up and that two homes appeared in the photo.
Joe Gorga was accused of faking photos for his home flipping business. Photo Credit: Getty Images – Getty Kaylee Svenson slammed Joe Gorga on social media. Photo Credit: Instagram
After the woman who owns one of the homes that was advertised as “renovated” said that wasn't true, fans began accusing Teresa Giudice's brother of lying.
Kaylee Svenson claims she owns one of the “renovated” homes Joe advertised on social media, and that the “before” home was next door.
Kaley told Page Six she found it “really weird” when a friend tagged her in an Instagram post advertising her house as one she'd renovated.
She also said she tried to contact him about the situation but received no response.
She told Page Six, “It's obviously our house. I messaged him asking him to remove the post but he didn't respond. I also sent him direct messages but he didn't respond either.”
Joe Gorga claimed this was the “before” photo. Credit: MLS This is the so-called “after” home. Credit: Google Maps
Kaley, who was identified as the “later” homeowner, took action herself, sharing the post on her Instagram Story and slamming the “RHONJ” star.
She wrote: “When Joe Gorga claims he scammed you into reselling your house…can you watch what happens live here?”
Along with a Google Earth photo, she wrote: “Joe Gorga, this is the previous house that was on my property. It wasn't flipped, it was completely demolished.”
She attached Joe's post to the two homes with her allegations. The post has since been deleted.
Even in the original post, some of Joe's followers pointed out that it's virtually impossible to turn a “before” house into a “after” house without some serious work.
Kaylee Svenson shows us what the house on her property used to look like. Photo credit: Instagram/Kaylee Svenson Another photo of Kaylee Svenson's house. Photo credit: Instagram/Kaylee Svenson
Page Six also spoke with Joe, who claimed his social media manager “made a mistake.”
He explained that while he helped renovate Cary's house, he didn't resell it – he funded the “after” house building project.
“I funded that project. I'm a private lender. I funded that deal,” he said.
“It was a new house, so it just looked even worse.”
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Kaylee told Page Six that she and her husband “purchased the four-bedroom home from the builder himself in December 2018, and the house was 'totally gutted' and rebuilt from the ground up.”
New basement etc and all. This was not a “resale”.
Joe agreed, claiming he never met the Svensons and only spoke to investors in their home.
He also clarified that he personally does not resell homes.[s] Properties.”
He continued, “I don't deal with homeowners… because I'm a celebrity and people overreact.”
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