‘The Mob’: Joe Gorga Explains Why He Didn’t Whack Harry Jowsey

Joe Gorga‘s turn as “The Don” came to an end on Episode 4 of The Mob. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star heard rumblings that some players wanted to overthrow him as The Don, and he knew Aida Turturro and Harry Jowsey were the names being thrown around to replace him. He chose to whack Turturro and eliminate her from the game, which was the wrong move, as Jowsey received the majority vote to become The Don.

With Jowsey now in a position of power, he had the opportunity to eliminate two players, and Gorga was one of them, along with Romeo Miller.

“I should have whacked Harry first, but it was just too juicy and too good [to keep in him on the show],” Gorga told TV Insider. “I’m not about winning the game. I’m about creating a good show and having everybody argue and fight against each other because that’s where I come from.”

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He confirmed that his decision to whack Turturro was for the entertainment value of keeping Jowsey in the game. Gorga admittedly knew Jowsey was “coming for me” once he became The Don, but still wasn’t ready to get rid of him. “I couldn’t get him out yet. I [also] wanted to see what was going on between him and Demi [Engemann],” he added.

Jowsey and Engemann were against each other from Episode 1 due to his friendship with some of her nemeses from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Gorga, meanwhile, struck up an alliance with Engemann, although he said that Miller was his “real” number one ally.

“I like what I did. I liked to create the drama. It was fun,” Gorga said. “It was fun while it lasted. I know when you come in hot in these kinds of games, everybody wants to take you out fast. What are you going to do?”

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As for his decision to keep money envelopes for himself as The Don, instead of dispersing them more evenly among the other players, Gorga shared, “Screw them because that is the game. This is the mob world. Harry, when he became The Don, he gave all his money out. When I did his podcast, he goes, I should have kept that money.’ I go, “I know, you stupid.” The mob keeps their money. They always take their cut. See, everyone in this game is trying to be nice to keep the votes coming in, but really, the way you’re supposed to play the game, you got to eat too. The house has to eat. If you’re in charge and you’re the boss, the boss makes money.”

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