Standing By Her Man! Caroline Manzo Defends Her Husband In The Face Of Cheating Allegations

Ultimate mama bear Caroline Manzo has been known to fight for her family, and her husband, Al Manzo, is no exception. After RadarOnline.com’s recent report on allegations her husband cheated, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star spoke out to insist her marriage is fine.

When asked in the latest issue of In Touch Weekly how she dealt with the rumors that her husband cheated on her, Manzo dodged the bullet by saying, “I love our marriage. We have mutual respect for each other and we just have fun. One of my favorite things to do together is to go to Newark and sit on the trunk of the car and eat hot dogs.”

On her newest spinoff, Manzo’d With Children, the 53-year-old reality star chronicles her new life away from RHONJ drama, with her husband and three children – Albie, 28, Lauren, 26 and Chris, 25.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the "real reason" why Manzo left RHONJ was because of a blowout fight that she had during the Season Five finale taping last year at the Moxie Salon party.

According to sources, after Manzo accused co-star Penny Drossos of cheating, Drossos reportedly said, “F**k you, the Jill card is on the table.”

“Jill is Al’s longtime mistress,” a source alleged. “Caroline knew exactly who Penny was talking about, and didn’t want to deal with it.”

But Manzo has a different take, telling In Touch, “I didn’t leave on bad terms with anyone, but I don’t hang out with any of them, except Jacqueline Laurita. It was more of a working relationship.”

Manzo’d With Children Season One Finale will air Nov. 2 on Bravo.

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