EXCLUSIVE: Joe Giudice's Mom Threw First Punch In NJ Housewives Brawl

"There were rumors that Joe Giudice hit Joey Gorga and it's not true. He did try to swing at him but there were too many people holding them back so they couldn't get to each other," the eyewitness said. "Joe did not hit Joey Gorga."

Another source said Joe's mom picked up an object and came after Melissa and her sisters. The source added that the husband of one of the sisters was also punched. "He's okay," the source said.

Others have also agreed the altercation was "definitely" the Giudices' fault. "It was disgusting," another eyewitness told RadarOnline.com.

"We were all having a good time, it was beautiful, and all hell broke loose," the eyewitness said. "It got very uncomfortable and dangerous and we all left. It was a blatant disregard for children. It was just crazy, from the language to the gestures, the breaking of glass, cameras being smashed."

Eyewitnesses suggested that Teresa instigated an argument and was jealous of all the attention on her brother and sister-in-law, which was caught on camera for the next season of the Bravo reality show.

"All eyes were not on Teresa and it was obvious she couldn't handle it.

"It wasn't about her. She acted as plastic and fake as she normally was and she had her edge her way in there. She was warned to take her seat and she kept insisting and antagonizing."