John Fuda and his wife, Rachel Fuda, joined ‘RHONJ’ in Season 13. Since then, John’s ex has stated he “refuses” to let her see their son, Jaiden.
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When viewers met Rachel’s family, she shared her willingness to undertake Jaiden legally. However, as soon as RHONJ episodes began airing, John’s ex-wife and Jaiden’s biological mother had lots to mention about the situation.
Here’s the tea on John’s ex-wife and how she were given involved in the RHONJ drama!
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Who is John Fuda’s ex-wife?
John and Rachel met when she was once his bartender at the 46 Lounge in Totowa, NJ. She shared at the display that the meet-cute happened after John had bought his former pizzeria. Rachel additionally came upon all through their meeting that John used to be a single father to Jaiden and have been basically elevating his son on my own.
According to The Sun, John was in a four-year relationship with Jaiden’s birth mom, Brittany Malsch, all through the early 2000s, which resulted in Jaiden’s 2007 birth. While they had been never married, John and Brittany had been engaged two years sooner than their relationship ended in 2009.
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Brittany advised The Sun that John fought for sole custody of Jaiden quickly once they broke up. The first submitting for custody passed off in October 2008, but the case was dismissed after a brief “reconciliation” with Brittany.
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Once they officially break up, John filed for custody again and used to be rewarded sole custody in 2011. Five years later, John and Rachel married on the Estate at Florentine Gardens in River Vale, NJ., in step with The Daily Dish. Brittany additionally moved on to another dating and had her 2d son, Jaiden’s brother, in 2012.
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John’s ex mentioned she’s “no longer stunned” Rachel Fuda needs to undertake their son.
Although John and Rachel by no means disclosed Jaiden’s delivery mom’s identify on RHONJ, Brittany shared her aspect of their circle of relatives’s drama in April 2023 whilst serving a prison sentence at a midway space in Patterson, NJ.
In her first time talking publicly about John, Rachel, and Jaiden, Brittany stated she hasn’t spoken to her son since June 2018 and claimed her ex “refused” to have her part of Jaiden’s lifestyles.
“I've tried to get in touch with my son, but John may not let me,” she mentioned. "Since I've gone to prison, John has prevented me from speaking and seeing him whatsoever. This was not my choice.”
Brittany further shared that she and Jaiden saw each other “periodically” before she was arrested in 2018 and had no significant issues before she went to prison. And despite them not being close now, she said she supports her son being on RHONJ during Rachel’s debut and thinks the opportunity is “great.”
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As for her ex’s current wife, Rachel, Brittany claimed she’s only “met her once” when Rachel and John started dating. Rachel has also said on RHONJ that she doesn’t have a relationship with Jaiden’s birth mother. Despite not knowing much about Rachel, Brittany said she wasn’t shocked to discover that Rachel wanted to adopt Jaiden due to her and John’s friction.
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“It doesn't surprise me one bit. I knew they would, so I was expecting it," Brittany explained. "I actually predicted this would happen when I first heard about them being on the show.”
“John will take any opportunity to make himself look better by making me look worse," Brittany added. “But I'm unfazed by what others say and assume."
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Why is John Fuda’s ex in jail?
Since making what she described as a “selfless” choice to give up her parental rights for Jaiden to John, Brittany has had a lengthy criminal past dating back to 2018.
Per The Sun, some of Brittany’s legal woes include charges of “burglary-entering a structure, laundering $250,000 cash, and possession with intent to distribute crystal methamphetamine in the first degree.”
The burglary case involved Brittany stealing valuable items from a storage unit, which she said resulted in her being guilty by association. In December 2022, she entered a halfway house to finish her prison sentence and should be eligible to go home in September 2023. However, due to the extent of her charges, Brittany could stay in the halfway house until October 2024.
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Brittany told The Sun she plans to fight John in court to see her son again. Meanwhile, John’s ex came up on RHONJ during the three-part Season 13 reunion.
During the final part of the reunion, John confronted Teresa Giudice’s husband, Louie Ruelas, using his private investigator friend Bo Dietl to speak to Brittany from prison. Louie denied ever investigating the Fudas, however John refused to let his fellow RHONJ hubby off the hook till he apologized.
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“If you wish to have to be my friend, you'll be able to admit to it, as a result of I know you did,” John instructed Louie as they exited the reunion degree.
Louie additional denied involvement and decided to let John and Rachel imagine what they wanted. Brittany also hasn’t confirmed nor denied ever assembly Louie or Bo.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey airs new episodes Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST on Bravo.
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