NJ Housewife -- Reality Show Good, Sex Tape Bad

Danielle Staub"Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Danielle Staub has no problem putting the most intimate moments of her life on display for the world to see -- except for when she's getting intimate.

Staub is trying to block the release of a sex tape her former boyfriend is trying to sell. Her lawyer filed a complaint today in Passaic County Superior Court alleging Stephen Zalewski, who also appeared on the reality show, invaded her privacy and has caused her and her young daughters emotional distress.

Also causing Staub's young children emotional distress -- seeing their mother on "Real Housewives of New Jersey."

Zalewski told Star magazine, "I'm definitely weighing my options as far as selling [the tapes] and getting them out there ... She cost me so much money, why shouldn't I make a few dollars?"

UPDATE -- Staub won round one. A judge granted a temporary injunction against the tape. The order could become permanent at a hearing next month.

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31. Steve is scum. But Danielle really needs to take a long, hard look at herself. She has involved her kids in this mess. They don't deserve it. Where is their father in all of these, perhaps he needs to take the kids and get them out of Danielle's "Three Ring Circus".

Posted at 12:56PM on Jun 24th 2009 by There is no such thing as reality tv

32. I love Danielle and she is my favorite on the show. I hope she takes that d-bag to the cleaners. He was a waste of her time, and he looks WAY older than 26 or however old he is. He's already bald and FUGLY. Danielle, you can do so much better pretty lady!!

Posted at 1:06PM on Jun 24th 2009 by jlove

33. I agree that the real victims here are Danielle's daughters. The problem is that she herself doesn't think about the harm her life choices are having on them. By bringing men she barely knows to her home, as potential "daddy's". She didn't have enough sense to remove them from the room, at the restaurant, before she started discussing the book. Steve needs to think that all that money "she cost him" was money he was willing to shell out. He went over for the BJs and who knows what else, I'm sure he was a willing party for spending all that money, if not then he should have not returned! He needs to think that if he harms Danielle, he is also hurting the innocent girls, they are gonna have to deal with the ridicule of their mom from school mates.It is selfish, and unnecessary. Leave the show Danielle. For the girls.

Posted at 3:05PM on Jun 26th 2009 by rfun17

34. LIke I said before, NO ONE CARES ABOUT A SEX TAPE!!!! People what don't you get??? I know it is embarassing b/c you have kids ( that's why people should NEVER make sex tapes, raunchy pictures, because they will get out at some time), but this too will pass just like it did with Paris, Pam Anderson, Kim K. Vanessa Hudgens, and the more publicity she gets, the more popular she gets. I personally think she looks pretty damn good for her age and most of you woman who are in the 45+ range, would kill for her body. Steve, you are an ugly, greasy crumb and no one wants to see naked!! Yuck!! BTW, stick with your Polish heritage, because your impersonation of a GOOMBAH is awful!!!!

NOTE to those "thinking" about being on reality TV or making sex tapes, don't do it

Posted at 2:07PM on Jun 24th 2009 by annoyed

35. #26, no worries, I don't think ANYONE thinks this guy is anything other than a sleazy greaseball opportunist, but her character was clear, when she asked him during their restaurant dinner if he wanted to go to the bathroom for sex. She proudly proclaimed in another scene that he came over regularly for blow jobs. They deserved each other. Also, in this day and age, if if you make both a sex tape and star in a reality show, you are a MORON if you think karma is not gonna kick the (*&% out of you.

Posted at 1:16PM on Jun 24th 2009 by renheff

36. #26, no worries, I don't think ANYONE thinks this guy is anything other than a sleazy greaseball opportunist, but her character was clear, when she asked him during their restaurant dinner if he wanted to go to the bathroom for sex. She proudly proclaimed in another scene that he came over regularly for blow jobs. They deserved each other. Also, in this day and age, if if you make both a sex tape and star in a reality show, you are a MORON if you think karma is not gonna kick the (*&% out of you.

Posted at 1:16PM on Jun 24th 2009 by renheff

37. PLEASE. THAT THERESA IS A SKANK, CLASSY??? ARE YOU INSANE. MAFIA. YES. WHO SPENDS $120,000 ON FURNITURE AND PAYS CASH???? THE IDIOT SAID THE ECONOMY IS IN A RECESSION SO I PAY W/CASH. THEY DON'T HAVE A CHECK BOOK. HER 4 FT. GOOFY LOOKING HUSBAND???? THIS IS THE ONLY HOUSEWIFES I CAN'T STAND. THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY GUTTER MOUTHS, ALL FAKE, LIPS, BOOBS, CAROLINE IS A MEAN PERSON. SHE LET HER SISTER-IN-LAW AND HER GOOFY OTHER SISTER DINA TAKE THE FALL FOR HER BIG MOUTH. OH, YES, HER FATHER INLAW WASN'T KILLED BY THE MAFIA? ARE THESE WOMEN THIS STUPID???IF I WERE A JERSEY GIRL I'D GOT WHOOP ON THEIR ASSES.

Posted at 2:11PM on Jun 24th 2009 by jane

38. haha i know steve- good for him! make money bc that skank made a video with u! she was asking for it... literally. shes a ho.

Posted at 1:22PM on Jun 24th 2009 by lincolnparker

39. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

Posted at 1:34PM on Jun 24th 2009 by life is like that

40. she looks like a drag queen hoe ruining family she should of got jumped at the dinner party dina and caoline and tresa should of showed her whats up

Posted at 1:31PM on Jun 24th 2009 by dvcgurl

41. Smokinggun.com busted this woman-I was hoping that TMZ would have more info -being that she claims "she only changed her name and got arrested"!
The legal documents are out there-Harvey show them if you can!
She had to have known being on National TV-she would have been exposed!
I hope child services is watching-not so much for her past-but for her current situation!
Her kids see a lot of stuff and look as if they are fed up!
She was nothing but Drama-and ruined every function or get together, on the show to monopolize herself!

Posted at 1:31PM on Jun 24th 2009 by What the Hell?

42. Who would want to see the tape?! She looks like a transvestite. I'm tired of her using her children and of her "poor me" drama of playing a victim. Don't make a sex tape if you don't want it to be publicized . . .

Posted at 1:51PM on Jun 24th 2009 by Nancy

43. If she cost you a bunch of money might as well try to get some back. I think that her having a sex tape out might take there minds away from the other things she's supposedly done. If she is very defensive about her past or lies and is very shady why shouldn't the public know? She puts herself out there on tv so she should expect that the public may want to pry into her life a little. I'm just interested in knowing if its true. If i didn't see anything about her in the news or on the net I wouldn't care.

Posted at 1:34PM on Jun 24th 2009 by clap42

44. Her ex-boyfriend Stephen is F____ UGLY, i don't know what she ever saw in that doughboy....

and who would pay to watch him have sex with anyone?

she's NO VICTIM either you made your made, now lie in it

Posted at 1:35PM on Jun 24th 2009 by tmztrash

45. Some guys really are lowgrade douches. Zalewski is a pig, no matter how stupidly Danielle might have behaved in the past.
I feel sorry for her kids.

Posted at 1:35PM on Jun 24th 2009 by TJ

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