Gia Giudice is not losing sleep over her mom’s tax debt.
On the March 30 episode of her podcast, Casual Chaos, Gia, the 24-year-old daughter of Teresa and Joe Giudice, weighed in on the “negative moments” that have been surrounding her family since PEOPLE confirmed on March 24 that Teresa and her husband Luis Ruelas were hit with over $3 million in tax liens.
“So we have had a lot of positive moments this week and some negative moments. I’m sure you all have seen the news and a lot of you have been commenting on the Casual Chaos Instagram wondering if I will comment on this topic,” Gia said as she kicked off the podcast episode. “I told you guys that I want to be real with you, and I’m commenting on it. So let’s start from the beginning a little bit.”
Teresa Giudice with her daughters Gia, Melania, Gabriella, Audriana.
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“My mom has been the sole provider for my sisters and I since the minute my father left for prison,” Gia said, referring to Joe’s 41-month sentence for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud, which he began in 2015.
Gia said that Teresa has been “working her ass off to make sure that my sisters and I live a stable life and that my family is financially stable” since she got out of jail in December 2015 after nearly a year. “I can’t stress enough how much my mom has worked,” she said.
“Everything will be resolved. My mom has everything under control and there’s nothing to worry about,” Gia continued.
“My stepdad, Louis, is the most amazing stepfather. He treats my sisters and I like we are his own. He is also working on getting everything resolved as well,” she said of her stepdad, who Teresa married in August 2022.
Gia affirmed that there’s “nothing to worry about” and “everything’s going to be fine” as she thanked fans for their “concern” amid the news. “We’re doing perfectly fine over here.”
Luis Ruelas and Teresa Giudice at the D’Amelio Footwear Launch Party on May 18, 2023.
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Teresa, 52, owes $303,889.20 in taxes and her husband owes nearly $2.6 million, according to records obtained by PEOPLE. The finding came three months after Ruelas, 49, was issued another lien for $163,523.94 in December 2024, which is still an open case, per the New Jersey Courts website.
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