Life & Style was the first to announce Danielle Staub was not asked back for "RHONJ" Season 3, according to HuffPost. An insider told the outlet in 2010 that the news of Danielle's firing "came as a complete shock, and she thought she was definitely going to return to the successful Bravo series." While fans assumed producers gave Danielle the boot for her role in several outrageous catfights, she soon offered her own explanation as to why she wouldn't be returning.

"I'm way too good for this," Danielle told Us Weekly at the time. "They have used me about as much as I can be used." The reality star added she wasn't interested in being "attacked" further on the show. As for her next move, Danielle claimed she wanted a solo spotlight, explaining, "a spin-off is absolutely, positively where I'm going." Danielle continued, "I want to be shown as a mother, an artist, a supporter of my charities and the foundations that I'm passionate about. I want to use my platform to speak about the things that I love in my life."

In a not-so-surprising turn of events, Danielle's spin-off series never came to fruition. She did, however, return to the Bravo spotlight that originally made her a star.

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