The drama surrounding Gia Giudice’s appearance on the new Next Gen NYC series continues to escalate as an exclusive source confirms she has been removed from the official guest list for the talk show in New York next week. This was supposed to be a large-scale media event to introduce Bravo’s new generation of young cast members to audiences and the press in the East Coast. Gia’s absence – who was expected to be the “face of the next generation of RHONJ” – immediately caused a wave of intense discussion on social media, especially when the reason for the cancellation was not officially announced by Bravo.

According to a source close to the event’s organizers, the decision was made less than 48 hours after an emergency meeting between Bravo representatives and senior media managers. The “sensitive” factors related to the school scandal that is simmering around Gia Giudice’s name are said to be the main reason why the program’s coordinator requested that she be removed from all live media appearances. “There are too many image risks while everything has not been clearly resolved from the scandal at the old school” – a member of Bravo’s media team shared cautiously.

On social networks, the reaction of Bravo’s audience was immediately divided into two distinct factions. While a group of loyal fans defended Gia, saying that this was an act of “playing dirty to eliminate the next generation of the Giudice family”, the rest agreed with the station’s decision. “A television career is not something that is inherited. If there is a scandal, it should be removed from the spotlight before it damages the Bravo brand in general,” one account commented harshly on X.

What makes netizens even more suspicious is that promotional content featuring Gia has been quietly removed from the entire official fanpage of the show in the past 24 hours, while the remaining cast members continue to appear in the new poster campaign. Some entertainment bloggers who follow Bravo have even confirmed that this is a “soft removal” – that is, being removed from the project without public announcement, to avoid a negative wave from Teresa Giudice fans.

As for Gia, she has remained completely silent on all social media platforms, not updating any movements since the talk show schedule was canceled. Teresa Giudice has also not commented despite reportedly participating in a “tense and nearly hour-long” phone call with Next Gen NYC producers earlier this week.

While Bravo has yet to make an official statement regarding Gia Giudice’s status on Next Gen NYC, insiders say this could be the first step in the process of removing her from the main cast—a decision that has been described as “painful but necessary” to protect the future of the franchise’s expansion in New York. Given the current state of affairs, it’s likely that Gia will leave quietly—just as she just disappeared from next week’s schedule.