. >> reporter: wendy feldman has been counskoucounseling the giu every step of their legal ordeal. >> it's stressful to go through this in private, so you compound that by the fact that they're reality stars. it's very tough. >> reporter: she says their legal problems were only compounding of being on tv. >> part of what that i ear charged with played out on television. >> reporter: it was just another page in the tangled history of reality tv. in a series known for its over the top theatrics. >> get off, be a man, stick with your blood. >> i'm not sticking with scum like you. >> reporter: she's perhaps the most recognized and controversial of them all. a woman as famous for home run exce -- her excess. >> my house is granite, marble, onyx -- >> >> reporter: as she is for her cat fights. we spent time with her and her husband back in january while they were still in the cross hairs of a federal indictment. was there any pressure when you're on a show like "the real housewives of new jersey" to have a bigger house and fancier things and really show case wealth? >> any pressure? no, i m

. >> helping to navigate these dicey legal waters is wendy feldman, a real-life olivia pope.ixer. i happened to see teresa and joe in a restaurant while covering the super bowl in new york last month and from there began to get an insider's perspective into their high-stakes plan to avoid prison. >> teresa and joe, are you afraid of losing the kids when you go to prison? >> the reality stars ignored the questions and entered a guilty plea. >> mr. giudice pled guilty and mrs. giudice pled glt

. >> reporter: wendy feldman has been counskoucounseling the giu every step of their legal ordeal. >> it's stressful to go through this in private, so you compound that by the fact that they're reality stars. it's very tough. >> reporter: s s