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The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Aydin found herself under scrutiny after sharing videos from a recent altercation at a Jersey Mike’s in an airport. In the clips, Aydin expressed her frustration, claiming she had been waiting for an extended period of time and was “so mad” after an issue with a sandwich order.
However, an eyewitness at the scene spoke exclusively with OK!, offering a different perspective on what transpired.
“As someone who was there to witness the entire ordeal, I can’t believe how social media is portraying Jen,” the source revealed. “I was an onlooker to the entire situation, and Jen was completely polite to the people at Jersey Mike’s at first. She never started the conversation with saying she was a celebrity or anything like that.”
The source went on to explain that Jennifer Aydin had been at the sandwich shop with another woman, who they later learned was her cousin. After briefly leaving, they returned because Aydin decided she wanted food from there. She graciously let her cousin go ahead of her, which “annoyed some people online” but seemed perfectly reasonable to the witness, especially since Aydin had already been at the restaurant.
“In the beginning, a woman had been behind Jen, but somehow she got helped before Jen,” the insider continued. “The wait was so long I would have been annoyed if someone who was behind me was helped before me, but Jen was still polite about this, simply inquiring why this woman’s food was made before hers.”
According to the source, Jennifer Aydin had originally placed an order but later decided to add another sandwich when her husband arrived, needing food for their son. This is when a man, who had joined the line after the woman ahead of Aydin had been helped, began arguing with her.
“That’s when a man who was now behind her in line started up with her, which is when Jen pulled out her phone,” the witness explained. “Given the state of the world, who can blame Jen for hitting record? You honestly have no idea what people will do when they start to get annoyed today.”
It was only when the man threatened legal action that Aydin responded, mentioning her husband’s profession as a plastic surgeon.
While Jennifer Aydin has faced backlash on social media, particularly for supposedly claiming she’s “a celebrity,” the source clarified that the situation was not as it seemed.
“Someone behind her in line was the one who stated that Jen was a celebrity, which is when Jen confirmed that yes, she was indeed a celebrity,” the insider said. “She in no way was traipsing around the restaurant lamenting about how she’s a celebrity and should get special treatment because of that. That is categorically false and entirely untrue.”
The source emphasized that Aydin’s frustration was understandable given the circumstances. “All she wanted to do was add another sandwich, and not only was the line moving slowly, but she was also being berated by the man behind her in line.”
Another individual close to Aydin also spoke out about her character, asserting that she’s being unfairly portrayed.
“Jen is always a polite, wonderful person, and the person she is being villainized as is absolutely, 100 percent not her,” they said. “I have known her for years and she would never use her ‘celebrity status’ to gain anything. That’s just not in her character.”
The insider also clarified that Aydin was already well-established before joining RHONJ.
“Jen was extremely well-off prior to the franchise, and RHONJ is not what made her,” they added. “The show has been additive to her life by bringing her global attention, but she was well known and respected in the community long before this television show. Ask anyone who knows Jen personally — she is kind, giving, respectful, and adored.”
They concluded, “The person they’re trying to make her out to be — both on TV and with this current situation — that’s just not it.”
