Wednesday 10 August 2022 03:13 AM Melissa Gorga did NOT cheat on Joe Gorga with Nick Barrotta as source is ... trends now

A source speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com has strongly denied rumors that Melissa Gorga cheated on her husband Joe after the married couple skipped out on his sister Teresa Giudice's wedding over the weekend.

Multiple sources previously revealed to DailyMail.com that Melissa, 43, and Joe, 42, that Melissa and Teresa, 50, had had a massive row while filming the most recent Real Housewives Of New Jersey finale over cheating accusations.

A source close to the situation has denied these reports after it was claimed on social media that Melissa had an affair with Nick Barotta - who is also married - and they called  the rumors 'completely ridiculous' and said that Nick had been 'close friends' with Melissa and Joe for years.

Sources previously described Teresa's shouting match with Melissa as ‘a crazy situation’ that was the last straw for Melissa and Gorga, who opted to skip her wedding over the weekend to Luis Ruelas.

The same source described the confrontation as a 'step too far for Joe.' He subsequently reposted a photo Melissa posted to Instagram of the couple partying at home with friends on the day of Teresa's wedding, but he added the confrontational caption, 'blood doesn't make you family.'

'This is just completely ridiculous,' said the source close to Barrotta in the wake of the cheating rumors. 'Nick and his wife Liz have been close friends with the Gorgas for years.'

They continued, adding, 'There is absolutely zero truth to this nasty rumor and it’s comical that it even needs to be addressed.'

Photos of Nick spending time with Joe and Melissa seem to confirm that he was a regular fixture in their lives, and their friendship was seemingly public knowledge.