It's been three years that Angela "Big Ang" Raiola sadly passed away from cancer, but her sister Janine Detore is going to make sure that her legacy continues to live on. Detore reveals that she plans to release a tell-all book before her late sister's 60th birthday.
“I’m writing a book about our life together,” Detore told Radar Online. “My goal is to have it out by her 60th birthday. It will include a ‘Fun Facts’ page with things people didn’t know about her.”
Aside for releasing the book, Detore is planning to throw a big 60th birthday party in June 2020 to honor and celebrate her sister's legacy. “I’m going to do a birthday and fundraiser,” she revealed. “I want to show everybody her films from years ago before Mob Wives. It would be fun.”
Janine said she plans to give the proceedings to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, although nothing is final. “When my sister was sick, she was down and depressed,” she said. “She used to watch the St. Jude’s channel. She used to say, ‘At least I had 55 years!’”
Janine also reveals which Mob Wives stars have stayed in touch with her family since Ang's passing. DeTore confirms that she has stayed in touch with Drita D'Avanzo, Alicia DiMichele and Natalie Guercio.
“Unfortunately, the only one who calls me is Drita,” Janine told Radar Online.
Janine reveals that she has heard “nothing” from the rest of the cast. Janine also reveals that Ang's ex-husband Neil Murphy has no longer kept in touch with the family since Raiola's passing.
“I don’t see Neil at all,” Detore said. “Nothing, zero. He fell off.”
Detore’s daughter Jeannie, who owns women’s clothing store The Daily Slay added, “People deal with grief Opens a New Window. in a different way. Sometimes maybe talking to my mom made him feel worse because him and my mom were close when my aunt was around. That’s why we lost contact with him.”
Detore admits that there's still bad blood between her family and Ang's former co-star Renee Graziano.
“When my sister was alive, Renee wasn’t writing nice things on Twitter,” Detore told Radar Online, adding that Graziano called her “twa**y.”
“But everything becomes irrelevant when your mom and sister die at the same age,” she said.
However, Renee Graziano clapped back at Detore's comments. “I couldn’t care less about her,” said Renee. “She is not my friend! The only connection I had with her was because of Angela.”
“It is so sad Janine needs to use her dead sister’s name to get press,” a heated Renee said. “She is making Angela turn in her grave, not me!”
“Janine was jealous she couldn’t go on Mob Wives,” she told Radar Online. “I just think that for Janine to have a problem with me is ridiculous.”
“She has grandkids why doesn’t she go focus on them instead of trying to get two seconds of fame. F**k her!”
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