Yesterday afternoon, Life & Style broke the story that Daniella “Prostitution Whore” Staub was not going to be asked to return to the Real Housewives of New Jersey for the third season. Staub was memorably the Real Housewife who had actually been a literal hooker who literally did lots of sketchy and illegal things for her pimp/drug dealer boyfriend, who was middle management in the Medellin cartel in Miami. Teresa Guidice loves to throw Danielle’s cokewhore past in her face, but Danielle seems to wear it well. Danielle even released a totally disgusting sex tape. So… yeah, Danielle is kind of a train wreck. But was she the kind of disaster that makes for good television? Eh. She needs to go:

Life & Style has exclusively learned that controversial Jersey girl Danielle Staub has not been asked to return for season three of the hit Bravo show The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

“Danielle was told that she would not be returning for a third season,” an insider reveals to Life & Style. In fact, Danielle’s finding out she was fired “came as a complete shock, and she thought she was definitely going to return to the successful Bravo series,” the insider continues.

Danielle is not only known for her vicious catfights on-screen but also for her sex tape scandal, prostitution allegations, link to drugs and legal battles with other cast mates. The insider reveals that Danielle is currently trying to generate interest in a spin-off reality series about her life.

Danielle told Life & Style at her birthday party on Aug. 10 in NYC, “I don’t know if there are talks right now about a third season of the show, but I’m more excited about talks of my spin-off than anything else.”

A rep for the Bravo network tells Life & Style, “Bravo does not comment on casting of upcoming seasons of Housewives while current seasons are still airing.” Danielle’s booking agent had “no comment” on Danielle’s status on the show.

Season two of The Real Housewives of New Jersey wraps up on Aug. 23, followed by an explosive reunion show airing in two parts on Aug. 30 and Sept. 6.

[From Life & Style]

I’ve already read some rumors about what went down during the filming of the reunion show. Apparently, it was totally draining and horrible for everybody involved, and I think there was some mention of a “war zone.”

Anyway, Danielle spoke out to Us Weekly about the rumors of her demise. What did she have to say? “Actually, I’m not even thinking about season 3 right now as I am considering many incredible options that have been presented to me. Right now I just want to let fans know that we have a fantastic finale coming up next week and explosive reunion shows on August 30 and September 6. Don’t worry, next year, I’ll still be the one you either love to hate or hate to love.” Um… it sounds like they’re trying to fire her and she’s fighting to stay on, I think. Maybe some blackmail is involved? Lord, did she know a Bravo executive down in Miami in the 1980s? A Bravo rep would only confirm this: “We’re focused on season 2 right now…We haven’t announced anything regarding a third season.” I would make a blow job joke, but I’m disgusted by the idea of Danielle’s face anywhere near someone’s genitals.

Header: Danielle on July 13, 2010. Credit: WENN.