Don't tell anyone, but we love one of the "Real Housewives of New Jersey"

Bravo's Real Housewives of New Jersey has become a huge (and somewhat unexpected) hit, thanks in no small part to the force of nature that is Danielle Staub. There have been persistent rumors of a ... um ... shady past, but we prefer to focus on the positive, especially the much-talked-about "gay incident".

You can see the original incident here, and above you can see Danielle discuss the situation during the reunion show. Theresa (whose husband was the instigator) defends him by ... well, by lying about what really happened ... but out host Andy Cohen is there to call her on it.

I've never been at all interested in watching any of the Housewives shows, but I started watching New Jersey after this incident, and I've been unable to escape the gravitational pull of Planet Danielle. Anyone with me?