My deep connection with him comes from having the privilege of mentoring him over the years and helping him through his struggles by introducing spirituality to him.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,600],'aboutthemafia_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_4',198,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-aboutthemafia_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0'); In 1995, Fyfe was hired at the position of union executive as a recommendation from his grandfather. ", "He's not just the head of the family," she continued, "he might be the head of the commission. I'd nod and get up. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. The fight will take place at 147 pounds (66 kilograms) in the welterweight division as part of the PBC Christmas Fight Night event. Vincent Gigante: sex: male alias: Vinny The Chin: nationality: USA height: 6 0 / 183cm: residence: New York, New York, USA . Vincent Gigante, who feigned mental illness for decades to camouflage his position as one of the nation's most influential and dangerous Mafia leaders, died today in federal prison in. Other times, he'd abruptly stop and point and start mumbling gibberish. Bathrobe-clad Vincent (The Chin) Gigante in custody and placed under arrest. Today Rita is an established Psychic,. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our, Rita Gigante -- daughter of Genovese crime family boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante -- says she "loved the times when we put on Elvis. In Godfather of Harlem, Vincent "Chin" Gigante (Vincent D'onofrio) is Johnson's main antagonist upon his return from prisonconstantly undermining Johnson's attempts to regain control of. Born: 29-Mar-1928 Birthplace: Bronx, NY Died: 19-Dec-2005 Location of death: Springfield, MO Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Cremated. She rubbed her sweaty palms across her acid-washed jeans. Oddly enough, her grandmother Yolanda was the one who first perfected the glare that chilled untold gangsters. "I was sweating and my stomach was in knots. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. But until she was 16, she was kept in the dark about his underworld activities. Vincent Esposito, 50, was identified by prosecutors Wednesday as a person of influence in the Genovese crime family once headed by his father, who was dubbed the Oddfather for wandering around Greenwich Village in pajamas, a bathrobe and slippers. . The festering family feud was first detailed on the GanglandNews.com website, where note was also taken of the Esposito sisters zapping Fyfe with the malocchio Italian for evil eye as he ignored the vows of omerta sworn by a namesake grandfather who died behind bars rather than flip for the feds. It was a way for me to control something in my life. "There's a part of me that knew what he was doing and another part that said he must be really be nuts. (Giovinco is not charged with that extortion. I skidded into the driveway of a close family friend. Gigante's grandson, Vincent Fyfe, will return to Manhattan Federal Court for sentencing on Tuesday after cooperating with the feds against his half-uncle Vincent Esposito . Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. I didn't have any definitive lines in this play, anyway. Rita Gigante, daughter of New York mafia boss Vincent. . The feds claimed Gigantes wacky behavior was an act intended to bolster claims of mental illness and shield him from prosecution for running one of the Mafias Five Families.. My voice had a chilling finality to it that I'd heard in my father's voice many times before, and it made me shiver. But behind closed doors, they had a secret-her father was notorious crime boss Vincent "the Chin" Gigante, head of all five New York crime families. His daughter recalls trying not to laugh while he chatted with parking meters along Sullivan St., where The Chin held court inside the Triangle Social Club. The two hate each other so much that you end up wishing they'd just settle it cowboy-style. Eventbrite - Psychic Medium Rita Gigante The Godfather's Daughter - Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 200 6th St, Brooklyn, NY. But I didn't ask. His grandfather helped Fyfe land a job with Local 2D of the UFCW back in the late 90s. "He wasn't just an idol, or this image that people saw in a newspaper or on TV. I've had enough of this s---.". A Brevard County sheriff says 36-year-old Domenico Gigante was charged . ), ms nven "The Chin", amerikai maffiz, aki 1981 s 2005 kztt a Genovese bnzkln fnke volt New Yorkban. He pleaded guilty to embezzling $15,000 in union funds between 2005-08. I'll stand here. I was a pro at following that instruction, having perfected it over the last 16 years. ", VIDEO: WATCH AN INTERVIEW WITH RITA GIGANTE. "He was the head of all the New York families, a very powerful and dangerous man. Authorities found two unlicensed guns, a set of brass knuckles and more than $1 million cash inside the $12 million E. 77th St. townhouse Esposito owns with his mom and two sisters, prosecutor Jared Lenow said. You can also send a cheque or PO (payable to The Express) to: The Express Orders Dept, 1 Broadland Business Park, Norwich NR7 0WF Interview by. (Frank Castoral). "We don't always make the right choices in life," she said. The daughters of late Genovese boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante fixed their federal informant nephew Vincent Fyfe with a malevolent glare and twice spit a scatological insult at their. Genealogy for Stella Gigante (Dimenna) (1903 - 1970) family tree on Geni, with over 240 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. And she later faced a painful betrayal: Her beloved father had a mistress and a second family living in Manhattan the other woman's name ironically was also Olympia while she and her mom were exiled across the Hudson River. But he was convicted of murder conspiracy in 1997 for scheming to kill other gangsters, and died in 2005 while serving a 12-year sentence in the federal lock-up in Springfield, Mo. Ritas father may not have been insane like he tried to pretend for the courts, but he was not a healthy man. Vincent "The Chin" Gigante hold his daughter, Rita. The Godfathers Daughter: An Unlikely Story of Love, Healing, and Redemption is the memoir of Rita Gigante, daughter of Vincent Chin Gigante, the former head of the Genovese crime family in New York City. Bumpy Johnson, also known as the Godfather of Harlem, inspired the TV series of the same name. His parents were Yolanda Santasilia Gigante and Salvatore Gigante. She's slender and quick to smile, with a grin that lights up the room. Early life [ edit] Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on October 31, 1905, to Margaret Moultrie and William Johnson. Can you go by yourself?". "What is it exactly that you want to know, Rita?" "There was no fear attached to it," she said. It means he'd have power over the entire organization. "Rita, you know how there are five families in organized crime in New York?". Vincent Gigante would be paroled after five years. As I grew up and started to clear out all the old wounds it dissipated. "We're going for a walk, parking meter," he'd say to it. Keep your mouth shut. Rita Gigante certainly had a strange, dysfunctional family life growing up. He then started working as a Mafia enforcer for what was then the Luciano crime family, forerunner of the Genovese family. "Maybe someone would whisper in his ear then they'd rip up the papers and some would get burned or flushed down the toilet. (Jack Smith/New York Daily News). It took all my restraint not to laugh when he did that. Rita Gigante is the daughter of one of the most powerful Mafia bosses in the country during the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. "The Chin" maintained a surprisingly high level of privacy despite 24-hour-a-day FBI surveillance. Instead, I hopped on my bike and gripped the handlebars. Gigante was also a fan of the taciturn Clint Eastwood character aka the Man With No Name in "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.". He then started working as a Mafia enforcer for what was then the Luciano crime family. Her father, notorious Mafia boss Vincent "the Chin" Gigante, was the leader of the Genovese crime clan and the head of all five New York crime families for decades. But would he escape one last time? My interest was piqued when my cousin posted something about this book in Facebook recently. Rita tells us that she grew up with OCD and anxiety problems. Vincent Gigante. "There were things that Rita did attempt to talk to her father about.At the age of 19, having known for years that she was gay, Rita attempted to tell her parents. In one swift move, I wrapped her hair around my hand and yanked her head toward the sink, slamming it hard against the porcelain. Sentenced to 12 years, he died in jail in 2005. The only difference now was that I knew the whole truth or so I thought. But behind closed doors, they had a secrether father was notorious crime boss Vincent "the Chin" Gigante, head of all five New York crime families. All of these conflicting feelings would culminate into a big, fat lump in my throat of: Oh God, this is bulls---. His father worked as a jewellery engraver and his mother as a seamstress. The rest of the book could fall off the face of the earth and I wouldn't miss it one bit. Apic/Getty Images. "I never confronted him, I said nothing. Those were the very rare moments around my father where I felt a sense of protection. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Her father, notorious Mafia boss Vincent "the Chin" Gigante, was the leader of the Genovese crime clan and the head of all five New York crime families for decades. Something inside of me snapped. He had a sort of stunned, resigned look on his face, sort of saying, `How could I be so stupid?"' "When the perp heard that, he just slumped down into the back seat of the radio car. 1920 For years, Gigante never spoke of her father or her family to outsiders and once went home with blood on her hands after bashing a high school classmate who ran her mouth about the clan. Filho (s) 8. With Colin Tierney, Metin Hassan, Oscar Heron, Jag Patel. daughter. . This realization has changed the course of his life forever and for the better as well as helped change the family lineage of the Gigantes.. There had to be some paranoia. Frank Morano goes deep into the world of organized crime, and talks with former mafia bosses, enforcers, and even informants. Fyfe is the son of the former Yolanda Gigante, one of the Chins five kids with his wife (coincidentally also named Olympia). Vincent (The Chin) Gigante and his bride, Olympia. Came across this book in a random stack of other books and read it on a whim. "Rita, you are never to repeat these words to anyone ever. They regularly communicate with their deceased fathers, both of whom have blessed the same-sex union,. Did I break her nose? So that's why all those men come to the apartment. "There were other parts to him, good sides to him, that I wanted people to see as well.". Vincent Gigante, The 'Oddfather' Mob Boss Who Pretended To Be Crazy Published April 15, 2022 Updated June 2, 2022 For nearly 30 years, Genovese crime boss Vincent Gigante pretended to be mentally ill to avoid prison. How you can you handle that much without going crazy? Dont talk about the family.Living with the family secretand other shocking betrayals she was to uncover, then instructed to concealplunged Rita into emotional and physical turmoil for years. Catch up on the days top five stories every weekday afternoon. The glimpses of her father embracing pop culture are favorite memories of his youngest daughter, Rita. But he'd try.". Vincent Gigante famously wandered Greenwich Village in his bathrobe, passing himself off as a paranoid schizophrenic to fool the Feds. Gigantes grandson, Vincent Fyfe, will return to Manhattan Federal Court for sentencing on Tuesday after cooperating with the feds against his half-uncle Vincent Esposito. . "I expected to see him in a suit, you know?" Due to a slight deformation of his skull, he was given the nickname "Bumpy" at a young age and it stuck. Rita, one of the youngest daughters of Mafia boss Vincent "Chin" Gigante, was named after Saint Rita, the Saint of the Impossible. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. (MICHAEL SCHMELLING/AP). Get help and learn more about the design. Description. Espositos father, the former head of the Genovese family, was also known as The Oddfather for putting on an act in which he would shuffle around Greenwich Village in a bathrobe and slippers to help with his claims that he was legally insane a ruse that fell flat in 1997 when he was sent to prison on eight racketeering charges. Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. He was given the nickname "Bumpy" as a young boy due to a bump on the back of his head. He was kind of making a mockery of them, and I wasn't happy about that.". Gigante started out as a professional boxer who fought in 25 matches between 1944 and 1947. This story has been shared 128,919 times. Gigante started out as a professional boxer who fought 25 bouts between 1944 and 1947. A minute later I heard a flush and Tina cracked open the stall door an inch, her eyes darting around as she searched for her minions. Elise Johnson is the real daughter of Bumpy and Mayme Johnson, and Margaret Johnson's mother. The subject was of interest too since I grew up on the periphery of NYC around the same time as the author, from an Italian family, with family living in little Italy. In The Godfather's Daughter , Rita takes us on her emotional and spiritual journey growing up on the tumultuous fringes of the underworld. Johnson's family moved north when. I don't want to be involved in this crap! event bout wiki. Gigante cracked. Deputies say Domenico Claude Gigante murdered four people: daughter Kiara Terwilliger, 15, the child's mother Constance Terwilliger, 35, Glenda Terwilliger, 63, and Michael Watson, 63. But there was also a sense of relief that I finally knew what was going on. she asked. "She's really the only one that could tell my father how it was, and get away with it.". You understand?". "I always said he could have been the CEO of anything, you know?" That just wasn't cut out for him. Mob boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante, the powerful Mafioso who avoided jail for decades by wandering the streets in a ratty bathrobe and slippers, feigning mental illness, died Monday in prison,. That is, up until all of the faith healing nonsense. The dumb-fella move harks back to the hand-written, two-page list of mobsters kept by fellow mob scion John Junior Gotti, who carefully recorded how much cash each one gave him at his lavish 1990 wedding. Rita also has a private practice outside of New York City, where she uses healing methods including energy therapy, intuitive healing, spiritual counseling, sound therapy, and angel readings. - 2005. december 19. view all Stella Gigante's Timeline. ", "Okay. The book is about healing and I know Rita. This is a fascinating autobiography of a brave young woman who has faced the demons of her childhood and used her experiences to help others gain strength and self-confidence. Genovese family soldier Frank Frankie G Giovinco. Esposito is one of three children Gigante fathered with his longtime mistress, Olympia Esposito, to whose home he routinely would be driven following his sleepwear strolls downtown. So that's why some kids weren't allowed to come to my house to play. Sure she looked like your everyday Catholic girl from New Jersey. "I did not whisper a word to anyone about that day and blacked it out until I had a flashback years later. The man arrested after a mugging was stunned when police told him who the victim was: Yolanda Gigante, the 94-year-old mother of reputed mob boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante. Vincent Gigante vs. Robbie Anthony Rose, 4 rounds, welterweight Dwyke Flemmings Jr. vs. George Gethers, 4 rounds, welterweight Elijah Flores vs. Shannon Hawkins, 4 rounds, junior welterweight . "I can speak to him right now if I wanted to, and he can answer," she said. "I have him every day, so it's all good.". However Vincent Gigante wasn't a normal father. Rita is also gay and dated women from a young age, she came out to her parents and found her self put right back in the closet. On top of that, he had a second family of wife and kids that he kept secret from the author and her mother. Could it be that my father was the most powerful Mafia boss in the country? Olympia Gigante wife of Vincent Gigante at the criminal court for her husband's trial on the shooting of Frank Costello. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. "He totally believed in God. "My father never spoke. Rita Gigante grew up in a world swirling with secrets, lies, and multiple sins. Description. This story has been shared 128,919 times. He was boss of the New York mafia, leader of the Genovese crime clan and head of all five New York mob families for decades.Now aged 46 Rita recalls a horrific scene she witnessed at the age of five that would haunt her for years. Gigante died in federal prison on December 19, 2005 at the age of 77. ins.style.display='block';ins.style.minWidth=container.attributes.ezaw.value+'px';ins.style.width='100%';ins.style.height=container.attributes.ezah.value+'px';container.appendChild(ins);(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});window.ezoSTPixelAdd(slotId,'stat_source_id',44);window.ezoSTPixelAdd(slotId,'adsensetype',1);var lo=new MutationObserver(window.ezaslEvent);lo.observe(document.getElementById(slotId+'-asloaded'),{attributes:true}); Two of Espositos sisters were present at Fyfes subsequent trial, where they shamed Fyfe calling him a piece of s**t and gave him the malocchio, which is the Italian evil eye. Tina opened the door wider and made a move to slip by me. "Witnessing such horror was bound to take its toll. The man arrested after a mugging was stunned when police told him who the victim was: Yolanda Gigante, the 94-year-old mother of reputed mob boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante. Even if that path brought her back to that scary spot beneath the table on Sullivan St., her struggles with acceptance, and her father's strange and scary past. I didn't care if he was in his bathrobe and his slippers and whatever -- he'd get up and start dancing to Elvis.". YouTube YouTube YouTube YouTube , YouTube SEO YouTube YouTube He knew that I knew but we never spoke about it. I sat there, dazed, as she explained the five clans of the Mafia Lucchese, Genovese, Gambino, Bonanno, and Colombo. . (The initials of the six Gigante siblings, by the way, spell out R-O-S-A-R-Y.). She lives just a short hop from her hometown of Old Tappan, N.J. where her dad was once accused of keeping the entire five-man police force on his payroll. He couldn't sing a word forget it. I have no idea how he aligned the job he did with his Christian beliefs but he was a big believer and prayed all the time. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Finally, six years after his death, Vincent's youngest daughter Rita pens a tell-all of her life growing up with. Gigante was once arrested while holding an open umbrella inside a running shower. Challenge yourself to focus more on what truly matters in the long run. But the feds also found a real mafia no-no in his basement, what old-time wiseguys might have called an infamnia an actual list of made members of La Cosa Nostra, the prosecutor said. "Rita, he's been faking the mental illness all these years.". The Esposito sisters and brother Vincent were the children of Gigantes long-running relationship with his Upper East Side mistress Olympia Esposito. Relatable TikTok content creator and social media personality who rose to fame by posting comedy and couples videos on his vincentgiganteee account. Every so often I looked at Dad hobbling along and, even though I knew he was putting on an act, my heart believed him a little bit. I have had the honor of watching Vincent grow from a little boy into the man he is, she wrote in a five-paragraph letter. Name. Despite the 20 year crazy act, the FBI . "Get out," I said, glaring at them. . "At the end he admitted everything and pleaded guilty. just . 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But behind closed doors, they had a secrether father was notorious crime boss Vincent the Chin Gigante, head of all five New York crime families. Fyfe, who earns $300,000 a year, hoped to keep his lofty post and avoid prison time for his cooperation, even wore a wire to record conversations during his time as an undercover. Her infamous dad moved into his mother's dank Manhattan apartment when she was 18 months old, leaving Rita and her mom, Olympia, alone in New Jersey. The cast includes Vincent D'Onofrio as Johnson's rival, a vicious Italian mob boss; Giancarlo Esposito as the smooth-talking politician Powell; and smaller roles played by Paul Sorvino, Chazz. Don't let anybody in," I instructed. ", "You don't know who he is or how far his hand reaches? He would have barely said a word to me all day, but then I'd suddenly be summoned for an all-important task. But until she was 16, she was kept in the dark about his underworld activities. And then . "Now.". ", "What? Vincent Esposito, 50 . Ellsworth Raymond Johnson was born in Charleston, S.C., on Oct. 31, 1905. His reaction told me he would never accept it. In. I had left well enough alone and pushed it out of my mind. what technology was used by the tabulating machine. I really liked this book. . Esposito was ordered held on $6 million bond, with release conditions including electronically monitored house arrest. #VincentGigante#RitaGigante#MafiaThe Godfathers Daughter : https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/9381431566?psc=1\u0026ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_titlehttps://www.ritagigante.net/showsTo contact Rita for Bookings: Psychic, medium, and healer IG https://instagram.com/ritagigantepsychic?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=cell: 201-805-3909 I had to keep alert in case he wanted to improvise. Gigante and Stoynoff do a nice job of keeping the focus on Rita and family issues instead of rehashing well-worn mob tropes. One storyline was the love story between Stella Gigante (Lucy Fry), the daughter of Vincent Chin Gigante (Vincent D' Onofrio), and Teddy Greene (Kelvin Harrison Jr). Lombardo soon became the boss of the family and Gigante had been promoted to capo status. Bettmann/Getty Images Vincent "The Chin" Gigante enters a car after he was arrested along with several other top mob figures. Vincent Gigante and his future wife, Olympia, feed each other cake at their engagement party, shortly after the future mob boss proposed -- in church. "I didn't care if he was in his bathrobe and his slippers and whatever he'd get up and start dancing to Elvis. "No one could figure out why I was the way I was," says Rita, who now works as a healer using energy therapy in New Jersey. I mostly kept my head down to avoid the stares. "I watched notes being passed back and forth between these grown men. Gigante suffered a severe cut over his right eye, causing the referee to stop the fight and award it to Slade . books with planes on the cover; meneldor saihate no paladin; average temperature by zip code; how to get custom livery f1 2021 xbox "There was that feeling 'cause I knew how some family members might feel about it. How Vincent Gigante Became A Gangster. People in the neighborhood knew who he was way before I did, thanks to word of mouth. Son: Vincent Son: Salvatore Daughter: Carmela Daughter: Lucia Unlawful Possession of a Firearm Unlawful Gambling Receiving Stolen Goods Porky was Graziano's son-in-law, married to his daughter Lana, and Graziano's other daughters, Jennifer and Renee, also married Bonanno mobsters, Christian Ludwigsen and Hector Pagan. After he'd inform me about our impending walk, he'd put on his pajamas, slide his feet into his slippers, and top off the ensemble with his worn-out, black velour bathrobe from the Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas. "We had to visit him in these hospitals and to me that was ludicrous," recalls Rita. . Breaking News As. Vincent Louis Gigante (1928. mrcius 29. Take the wardrobe, for instance. Olympia Grippa is the wife of the late Vincent Gigante. The governments secret recordings also reveal numerous references to his high-level position and people doing his bidding, the prosecutor said. They scurried out without a word, so quick to betray their leader. "Wanna come?". Exactly where it was spouting from, I wasn't sure. "At first I felt protected, I felt like no one could hurt us and then there was the feeling of being scared of what the government might do. On Sunday afternoons in September 1983, the scene would start like this: Dad would be sitting at the dining-room table, silently drinking coffee, and I'd be lying on that creaky old couch 20 feet away in the living room, watching football. By Tyler MacDonald / May 1, 2021 4:47 pm EST. Pajamas became a 24/7 thing, you know? "My grandmother was the epitome of speaking the truth," said Rita. Maybe, I later imagined, it was Dad's paranoid schizophrenia finally kicking in and taking over. It wasn't rage, he very calmly said, 'I understand, it's just a phase'. Turns out. But like her dad, a boxer before he turned gangster, Rita Gigante can take a punch and come back swinging. . Get updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news as it happens with our free breaking news email alerts. Philip Gigante, 41, whose grandfather Vincent 'The Chin' Gigante was the head of the Genovese crime family, was elected into the positions by residents of Airmont. Her father, notorious Mafia boss Vincent "the Chin" Gigante, was the leader of the Genovese crime clan and the head of all five New York crime families for decades. With. ", While she called him Daddy, his mob colleagues were barred from calling him anything. The elder Gigante's total immersion into character explains his love of Brando particularly the actor's turn in "On The Waterfront" and his work as Vito Corleone. . Daughter Ruby, 35, whom the . I never said a word; I just listened carefully and did what he told me to do. His meticulous mental and physical preparation to get into character would have put Sir Laurence Olivier to shame. In 2010 she formed the Collective Healing Network, a group of healers that conducts monthly sessions in New York and New Jersey. Rita Gigante -- daughter of Genovese crime family boss Vincent "The Chin" Gigante -- says she "loved the times when we put on Elvis. I went in, positioning myself against the sink, arms crossed. The honest, unflinching tale provides a previously unseen look at the elder Gigante, who famously dodged attempted murder charges after shooting Genovese boss Frank Costello in 1957 when Costello refused to testify against him. He did it to protect us and to repent at the end of his life. It will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, in the United States of America. Gigante rose through the ranks to lead the infamous Genovese mob family of New York for almost 20 years, a lengthy tenure in a business with an extremely high turnover rate. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Louis Gigante, Bronx priest and brother of mob boss, dead at 90, Genovese crime family wiseguy who doomed Bronx pol pleads guilty to racketeering, Albanian Gangster actor enlisted Genovese mobsters to collect debt: sources, 6 Genovese mobsters busted on gambling, extortion conspiracy charges: feds. Afraid of a possible lynch mob, his parents mortgaged their tiny home to raise money to send Willie up north to . They were all going to hell, she figured . I thought even then 'What the hell's going on?' Don't worry, says Rita she's not crazy. Life with father, as she describes it in her new memoir "The Godfather's Daughter: An Unlikely Story of Love, Healing and Redemption," was far more rough than royal. Shortly after her birth, he left his family behind in Old Tappan, N.J., and moved to his mother's apartment in Manhattan. Vincent Esposito, 52, is currently housed at the low security FCI Fort Dix in southern New Jersey, with a scheduled release date of Valentines Day 2021. Gigante said going through the wreckage of her past for the book was actually a healing process for her and she was unafraid of the fallout it might cause in her still close family.