Standing ovation to Bravo this season. I love Real Housewives of New Jersey, so juicy and entertaining. The sordid past of Danielle Staub is pretty interesting. In fact, her real name is Beverly Merrill. Beverly/Danielle was arrested in 1986 when she was around 23 years old. Why was she arrested? It’s pretty creepy and weird. She reportedly kidnapped a woman, held her in her basement, and tried to skin her. YUCK! Just like what Dina said. Hello??? Get this biatch away from me.

In June, 1986 a SWAT team was called out to rescue 26 year-old Carmen Christopher Centolella who was being held captive. He owed his captors money, and they made calls to his father asking for a $25,000 ransom.

At the scene, the SWAT team found $16k in cash, 10 kilos of cocaine, and homemade explosives. Staub/Merrill was also at the house. Then 23, she lived in the same Coconut Grove apartment complex as Centolella. She was arrested with the others and charged with extortion, kidnapping and drug possession. It’s just like Alpha Dog.

Staub/Merrill eventually met Kevin Maher, her future/now-ex husband, at a drug party in Miami, and he helped her reduce her charges to only extortion. She eventually got off with five years-probation, during which she presumably stripped, did cocaine, and hit a low point by moving to New Jersey.

The biggest joke is when Danielle called herself a model.  Liar liar pants on fire. Check out that mugshot, it doesn’t scream Vogue or Cosmo. Also, on TV she said she was in Cozumel modeling, when actually she was in Miami. Personally, I think Danielle is funny but a MAJOR DRAMA QUEEN. If I were the girls, I would run for the hills.