The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum Dina Manzo’s daughter is speaking out after her stepfather, Thomas Manzo, was sentenced. “‘Don’t poke the bear,’” Ioannu, 28, wrote via Instagram on Wednesday3.

In an essay, the daughter of the former Housewife detailed her pain over her ex-stepfather's crimes and her aunt's response.

Tommy hired a Lucchese crime family member to assault Dina’s current husband, Dave Cantin, at a strip mall parking lot in New Jersey in 2015.

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Dina Manzo’s celebrity in the Real Housewives world cannot be overstated. An original cast member of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Dina was the younger sister of Caroline Manzo, the matriarch of the show during her five-season reign.

Thomas Manzo was sentenced to 84 months in prison for "hiring, then assisting, a soldier in the Lucchese Crime Family to assault" Dina's now-husband, David Cantin, in 2015.

Thomas Manzo was sentenced to seven years in prison after hiring member of Lucchese crime family to assault ex-wife’s boyfriend