It was the long-awaited end of rumor-gate on the season finale of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey." After denying it for weeks, Teresa Guidice finally admitted to her roll in the rumors that had been spreading around about her sister-in-law, Melissa Gorga.


While she didn't come right out and say that she was behind the rumors directly, Teresa said she never stopped anyone from spreading them, and actually enjoyed hearing them because she and Melissa were "in a bad place."


“I admit it. I made mistakes. I listened to the wrong people. And, you know, I apologize," Teresa said. "I just want you to know, in your heart, like, I swear to you, I never put them up to doing anything.”


It was what her brother, Joe, had been waiting to hear for awhile. He said in a confessional that "Teresa has never admitted to anything that she has ever done wrong. But for her to admit to this, in her way of admitting to this, is a big deal. And that’s what I wanted to hear. It gives me closure. Now we can move on.”


The siblings ended their apologies with tears and a big hug, so can this family drama finally be over? Please!


“They cry for everything they've been through, and their tears say more than any therapy session breakthrough ever did," wrote HuffPost's Sydney Levin. "This is it: this is for real. They've pulled the sutures off the wound for the last time. Now it's time to slap on a Band-Aid and let it heal for good."


The Stir's Nicole Fabian-Weber noted, "[Teresa] didn't actually admit to doing anything wrong herself; but she copped to a guilty-by-association charge. Which, for Teresa, is huge.” Joe knows that Teresa will never come out and admit any actual wrongdoing, which is why he was so impressed with how close she came to it. For him, for right now, this was enough.



Next Sunday is "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" reunion at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo.


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    "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast members, from left, Melissa Gorga, Jacqueline Laurita, Caroline Manzo, Kathy Wakile and Teresa Giudice attend the Bravo Network 2013 Upfront on Wednesday April 3, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)




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    NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: TV personality Teresa Giudice attends the Just Dance with Boy Meets Girl by Stacy Igel fashion show during Style360 Spring 2014 at Metropolitan Pavilion on September 12, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)




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    MIAMI, FL - JULY 21: TV personalities Joe Gorga (L) and Melissa Gorga pose backstage with Ipanema at the L*SPACE By Monica Wise show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at Cabana Grande at the Raleigh on July 21, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Ipanema)




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    MIAMI BEACH, FL - JULY 21: TV personality Melissa Gorga attends Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014 at the Raleigh on July 21, 2013 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz)




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    NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 10: (L-R) Lauren Manzo, Caroline Manzoa and Christopher Manzo attend 'This Is The End' New York Premiere at Sunshine Landmark on June 10, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)




  • Melissa Gorga "On Display" Single Release Party At Hudson Terrace


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  • Chris Laurita, Jacqueline Laurita


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  • Reality Weekly Launch Event Hosted By Isabella Barrett


    PROVIDENCE, RI - DECEMBER 29: Courtney Kerr, Teresa Guidice, Susanna Barrett and Isabella Barrett attend Isabella Barrett's from TLC's Toddlers and Tiaras Reality Weekly Launch Event to benefit her anti-bullying bracelets at the Providence Marriott Downtown Hotel on December 29, 2011 in Providence, Rhode Island. (Photo by Marc Andrew Deley/GettyImages)




  • Intouch Weekly's "ICONS & IDOLS Party" - Arrivals


    NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 25: Melissa and Joe Gorga arrives at Intouch Weekly's 'ICONS & IDOLS Party' at FINALE Nightclub on August 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Intouch Weekly)




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    NEW YORK, NY - MAY 1: Author Caroline Manzo and her husband Albert Manzo attend C. Wonder Celebrates Mother's Day and Caroline Manzo's Let Me Tell You Something Book Launch at C. Wonder on May 1, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Thos Robinson/Getty Images for C. Wonder)




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    Melissa Gorga "The Real Housewives Of New Jersey" Star MELISSA GORGA Hosts Autograph Sigining Sugar Factory Miracle Mile Shops Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vega, NV 3/23/13 © Arlene Richie/jpistudios.com 310-657-9661




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    Melissa Gorga, Joe Gorga "The Real Housewives Of New Jersey" Star MELISSA GORGA Hosts Autograph Sigining Sugar Factory Miracle Mile Shops Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vega, NV 3/23/13 © Arlene Richie/jpistudios.com 310-657-9661




  • Melissa Gorga Hosts Autograph Signing


    Richard Wakile, Kathy Wakile "The Real Housewives Of New Jersey" Star MELISSA GORGA Hosts Autograph Sigining Sugar Factory Miracle Mile Shops Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Las Vega, NV 3/23/13 © Arlene Richie/jpistudios.com 310-657-9661




  • Bravo's "The Real Housewives Of New Jersey" Season Two Premiere


    PATERSON, NJ - MAY 03: Television personalities (L-R) Lauren Manzo, Al Manzo, Caroline Manzo, Christopher Manzo and Albie Manzo attend Bravo's 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' season two premiere at The Brownstone on May 3, 2010 in Paterson, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)




  • Bravo's "The Real Housewives Of New Jersey" Season Two Premiere


    PATERSON, NJ - MAY 03: Television personality Jacqueline Laurita attends Bravo's 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' season two premiere at The Brownstone on May 3, 2010 in Paterson, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)




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    PATERSON, NJ - MAY 03: (L-R) Television personalities Teresa Giudice, Caroline Manzo, and Jacqueline Laurita attends Bravo's 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' season two premiere at The Brownstone on May 3, 2010 in Paterson, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)




  • Bravo's "The Real Housewives Of New Jersey" Season Two Premiere


    PATERSON, NJ - MAY 03: Telvision personality Teresa Giudice attends Bravo's 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' season two premiere at The Brownstone on May 3, 2010 in Paterson, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)




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