Exclusive: Gretchen Rossi's 'Ex' to Take Lie Detector

An upcoming court showdown has just taken a dramatic new turn for Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi.

Gretchen has taken out a temporary restraining order against Jay Photogiou, who may or may not have been her secret lover, depending on whose version of the story you believe. She claims Jay threatened to kill her and her dogs and burn down her house. The two are headed to court on March 27.

Now RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively that Jay will take a lie detector test and present the results in court!

Jay told RadarOnline.com that he will answer the key question: Did you threaten to kill Gretchen?

Gretchen, 31, filed the original restraining order request March 6. The reality TV star has had more drama than a marathon of Lifetime TV movies! In court papers she claimed Jay tried to break into her house, threatened to strangle her in the middle of the night and hang himself in her bedroom to prove they lived together.

She says they never had a romantic relationship. He says they did. She has given interviews, however, where she says they dated for a very short time before she was engaged to Jeff Beitzel, who is now deceased.

It's a never-ending war of words between the Bravo star and her ex (or maybe not) lover.

Hook up the polygraph!

Now the Real Housewives of Orange County star is getting cozy with Slade Smiley. The two were snapped Wednesday on a boat in Newport Beach applying suntan lotion on each other and kissing. Slade was former O.C. Housewife Jo De La Rosa's ex-fiancé. He also dated another ex-O.C. Housewife, Lauri Waring. (Photo: Bauer Griffin)