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Dina Manzo Quits Real Housewives of NJ Because of Danielle Staub

Posted by: Natasia Rose on June 15, 2010.

06/15/2010- by Natasia Langfelder

It’s the battle of the LGBT friendly divas on Bravo. Dina Manzo, producer of “My Big Gay Italian Wedding” and a key character on Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ franchise has officially announced she’s leaving the show because of fellow castmate Danielle Staub. Danielle is a controversial figure, who tackled homophobia head on last season and is close friends with singer Lori Michaels, aka the Dyke Diva.

Manzo spoke to US Weekly about her decision to leave ‘Housewives’ and describes what exactly Danielle did to offend her.

“I would say 99.9 percent is because of Danielle [Staub], but the other .1 percent was drama created by her,” she tells Us Weekly.

For Manzo, the final straw came on the May 31 episode (taped last year), when Staub, 47, trailed by an ex-con bodyguard, showed up at the Manzo-owned catering hall The Brownstone for a charity event and caused a ruckus that ended with Staub’s escort hurling a gay slur at Manzo’s nephew.

“That whole night at The Brownstone just put me over the edge,” Manzo, 38, tells Us Weekly. “Danielle became all we ever talked about! I wanted to film some fun stuff. I thought I signed on for a nice family show and it really turned in a different direction.”

Staub, she adds, “will make up whatever lie she can to hurt you, and it’s dangerous. Who wants to be associated with that?”

There are two sides to every story. But no matter which housewife you side with, it can be generally agreed that some people just aren’t cut out to be friends, like Dina Manzo and Danielle Staub.