When the larger than life reality star, Angela “Big Ang” Raiola died, so did a part of her sister, Janine Detore. Although Detore admits her sister would have wanted the reality show, VH1’s Mob Wives, to reboot, her message to the show’s creator and other reality stars is “Good luck with your show, but leave my sister out… Read More »
The death of a 46-year-old Elm Park man fatally punched outside the West Brighton bar then affiliated with the late reality-TV star Angela “Big Ang” Raiola of Mob Wives fame, has spawned a $1 million wrongful-death lawsuit. Thierno Cisse, as temporary administrator of the estate of Abdou Salam Cisse, has sued Raiola’s estate; Stephen Fasano, the Midland Beach… Read More »
Seven months have passed since Angela “Big Ang” Raiola died, and her presence is still deeply missed. Raiola’s former Mob Wives costar Karen Gravano opened up to PEOPLE on Thursday about how she and the rest of Raiola’s cast mates are coping with the loss. “It’s a void every day,” said Gravano, 44, at WEtv’s New York City… Read More »
Back in February, popular Mob Wives star Angela “Big Ang” Raiola passed away after struggling with stage four cancer that had spread to several vital organs. Last month, we reported on her husband Neil Murphy’s controversial plan to honor Raiola with a memorial concert and dance party at her favorite club in Staten Island. Raiola’s sister, Janine Detore,… Read More »
As a way to remember their beloved Big Ang, family members and friends, her colleagues and regulars at the Funkey Monkey Lounge gathered Thursday evening on what would have been her 56th birthday. Tommy DeGati, owner of the West Brighton watering hole, staffer Lori Falcone and Neil Murphy, Big Ang’s husband, brainstormed the idea because as they stated:… Read More »
If Big Ang were still alive today, she’d be 56 and she’d be having one heck of a party. Fans, friends and family are taking the day to celebrate the bombastic, beloved “Mob Wives” star who died in February from stage four cancer. Here on Staten Island, there will be a small gathering at the Funkey Monkey on… Read More »
Angela ‘Big Ang‘ Raiola may be gone, but her loved ones are making sure she’s not forgotten. Reporters have learned the Mob Wives star’s family threw a memorial in her honor. “It was Angela’s husband Neil [Murphy]’s idea,” the late reality star’s former lawyer Stephen Spinelli told Radar of Big Ang’s Big Dance Party. “It will be disco themed,… Read More »
Big Ang told “Mob Wives” cameras her family “would fall apart” without her — and sadly, she was right. Two of Ang’s closest family members, her daughter Raquel Donofrio, and sister Janine Detore, are no long speaking, according to a blog post by family friend Vinnie Medugno, who runs Ang’s official Twitter account. Big Ang, whose real name… Read More »
In light of Janine Detore’s allegations against Vinnie for taking over of Big Ang’s Instagram account, Vinnie has released a statement on Medium titled There’s Three Sides To Every Story. In the post, Vinnie explains that he took over managing Big Ang’s social media in 2014. Previously, the account had been run by her niece Jeannie but she… Read More »
Controversy has emerged regarding Big Ang’s Instagram account. It appears that Big Ang’s little sister Janine Detore has been blocked from the account by Vinnie, who formerly handled Ang’s social media accounts. Janine alleges that Vinnie has been posting from the Instagram account posing as Ang’s daughter Raquel, and has called him out for his apparent impersonation. This… Read More »