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When the cast of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation announced season 4, many fans were curious about Deena Cortese. With Angelina Pivarnick part of the cast, would Cortese want to return? 

At first, it seemed like Cortese was removing herself from the Jersey Shore franchise. But Pivarnick may have confirmed otherwise. 

Deena Cortese
Deena Cortese | Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for MTV

‘Snooki’ and ‘JWoww’ are done with ‘Jersey Shore: Family Vacation’ 

After filming a tumultuous season 3, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi announced her resignation from Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. When the finale detailing Pivarnick’s wedding aired, Jenni “JWoww” Farley made a similar announcement. 

Throughout the finale, Polizzi and Farley discussed how hurt they still are by the way Pivarnick behaved. However, Cortese remained silent. 

Deena finally speaks out

While the finale aired, Cortese was inactive on social media. A few hours after the finale aired, Cortese broke her silence. 

She addressed fans in a tweet that read: 

Sorry I didn’t tweet with you guys tonight. I was watching and your wonderful tweets didn’t go unnoticed, but if I’m going to be honest, this was one of the most dramatic things I’ve ever been part of filming. 

After part of the ‘speech’ footage got leaked, Nicole, Jenni, and I were getting threats for months. Those months put me in a very unhealthy mental state.

I truly just wanted this episode to come and go and not relive it. If you all watch the show, you know I don’t have a mean bone in my body, and my heart is always in the right place.

Cortese thanked her fans for watching but didn’t address whether she was going to participate in season 4. 

Angelina continues to defend herself on Twitter

Pivarnick took a brief hiatus from Twitter after receiving backlash for the drama that ensued at her wedding.  

Pivarnick has since returned to the social media platform to promote her false eyelash brand and continue to defend herself regarding the season 3 finale.

On July 20, Pivarnick shared a tweet that featured a screenshot of her former friend and bridesmaid’s Twitter account.

Allegedly, Pivarnick’s former friend Alana “won’t stop talking about [Angelina] and writing about [her].” Pivarnick mentioned having her lawyers handling the situation, but eagle-eyed fans noticed something else.

Cortese’s name and Twitter handle was included in the screenshot of Alana’s account. 

“Sad to see [Deena] involved,” one fan replied to Pivarnick. Then, Cortese stepped in. 

“I’m not involved in anything, the girl retweeted a tweet of mine,” Cortese tweeted. “I don’t talk to her. Trust me, I want to be as far away from any of these people as possible.” 

When a fan called out the fact that Cortese was also likely referring to Pivarnick, she made an exciting implication. 

Angelina says Deena has to film with her 

Pivarnick explained to the fan who said Cortese was likely referring to Pivarnick as much as her friends: “Oh well, she’s gotta film with me so she really can’t stay far away…” 

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Could this mean Cortese is going to film Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 4?

She has yet to confirm whether she’ll take part, but thanks to Pivarnick’s openness on social media, many fans think Cortese will return for season 4.