Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve got a Hitchuation.
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino’swedding was just 24 hours away when Thursday’s back-to-back episodes ofJersey Shore: Family Vacationbegan — andRonnie Ortiz-Magro‘s drama with his on-off girlfriendJen Harleywas all anyone could talk about.
In October, just a week before the wedding, Ronnie posted a photo of himself with a bruised face and black eye andblamed the injuries on Jen; she fired back withscreenshots of their text exchangesand claimed he was “begging” her to take him back. (The two, who share 15-month-old daughterAriana Sky, have awell-documented historyof alleged abuse on both sides.)
Ronnie, sick of being “the butt of the joke” amongst the cast, finally confided inPauly “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchioandVinny Guadagninoabout how he was feeling. But all they could do was urge him to end the relationship.
“Just stop making a joke about it,” Ronnie pleaded. “I put the s— out there, but it’s not so it can become a joke. In a way, maybe I’m asking for help.”
Eventually, the boys patched things up. “We love you,” Pauly said. “You’re our brother. I don’t ever want to see you hurt, ever. We love you and we’re here for you.”
No one was more understanding than Mike and his then-fiancéeLauren Pesce, who agreed that despite what had gone down between her and Ronnie, Jen was still invited totheir Nov. 1 nuptialsat the Legacy Castle in Pompton Plains, New Jersey.
“Although me and Ron used to hate each other, we have gotten closer the past couple of years and I really do care about him,” Mike said. “He’s my brother and I want to just make sure he’s okay.”
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And according to Ronnie, things between him and Jen were fine. “Everything is good, but we both feel embarrassed right now,” he admitted. “It’s not a proud moment for either one of us.”
That said, he wasn’t sure whether bringing her was the right thing to do.
Wedding day arrived and Mike,now soberafter battling aprescription painkiller addiction, was as emotional as ever, especially considering he had beensentenced to eight in months in prisonfortax evasionjust two weeks prior.
“The last five years have been tough. I was in rehab three times,” he said. “With my legal situation I’ve been dealing with, I lost all the money I’d earned. I had to build myself back up from practically nothing. But today makes all that hard work worthwhile.”
“The thought of Jen coming is stressing me out and making me feel sick,” Vinny said. “If this turns into any drama between Ron and Jen, I don’t know if I could ever forgive them. This is Mike’s day, it’s his wedding day — not today. Today would ruin all of our friendships.”
“Honestly, I didn’t think Jen was going to show up, because how do you show your face after what happened on social media?” saidNicole “Snooki” Polizzi. “But Jen, she doesn’t give two f—s.”
Added Pauly, “We just can’t believe it. We’re baffled. How the hell could Ronnie bring Jen to this wedding, and how could Jen even want to come? It’s only a matter of time before this falls apart.”
But Ronnie was still hopeful they would all get along.
Jen finally arrived after the ceremony — and it was awkward, to say the least.
“I don’t know if Ronnie is doing it on purpose or not, but he’s going to alienate himself if he’s with Jen,” Vinny added. “Because if he’s with Jen, we’re all so over it that we’re going to want nothing to do with it.”
source: people.com
