Joe Giudice is opening up.
The Real Housewives of New Jersey star spoke out for the first time from Italy since being released from ICE custody earlier in October in a video message to The Daily Dish on Monday (October 21).
“Life, it’s always better to look through the windshield and not through the rearview mirror, you know. It’s a much bigger picture when you’re looking through the windshield. But at the end of the day, people make mistakes. Nobody’s perfect,” he said.
“I’ve learned a valuable lesson from all this, and I know my family is the most important thing to me. But it’s better that I’m out here than in there. I just want to let you know that I love you, and I’m always here for you. You know that,” he went on to say.
Joe and wife Teresa Giudice pled guilty to 41 counts of fraud, following a deal struck with federal prosecutors, in 2014. She got a 15 month federal prison sentencing, while Joe got 41 months followed by a potential deportation to Italy.