He was sentenced in October 2018 to eight months in prison, two years of supervised release and 500 hours of community service after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
Now Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino’s emotional sentencing hearing will be broadcast for all to see on the upcoming season premiere of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.
In a clip released Monday on YouTube, the 36-year-old felon was joined outside the courtroom by his then-fiancée Lauren Pesce and fellow Jersey Shore castmates, including Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley and Paul ‘Pauly D’ DelVecchio.
Emotional return: Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, 36, is set to be sentence for tax evasion in a clip from the upcoming Jersey Shore: Family Vacation premiere, released Monday
The footage inexplicably opens with grainy faux-film stock of the courthouse setting at the United States District Court of New Jersey in Newark, including a sculpture of blind-folded justice.
Outside of the courthouse, Snooki, Pauly D, JWoww, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Deena Nicole Cortese, Vinny Guadagnino all reunited and nervously chatted ahead of The Situation’s arrival.
‘I’m terrified,’ says Snooki after a crew member asks if they’re nervous. ‘I’m not in a good mood right now.’
Despite the dark mood, the crew manages to joke around like old times.
‘Angelina, your ride’s here,’ interrupts Pauly as a dump truck drives by.
Anxiously awaiting: Outside the courthouse, Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, Paul ‘Pauly D’ DelVecchio, Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Deena Nicole Cortese, Vinny Guadagnino reunited and chatted ahead of The Situation’s arrival
Freaking out: ‘I’m terrified,’ says Snooki after a crew member asks if they’re nervous. ‘I’m not in a good mood right now’
Angelina comments on the fact that they look like a funeral party in their all-black outfits, before JWoww chastises her for wearing ripped jeans to court.
‘I don’t know what I was doing,’ she admits. ‘I’ve never been to court before in my life!’
Vinny also critiques Pauly for wearing Yeezy sneakers to court, and says that JWoww looks like ‘a former prosecutor mixed with a porn star.’ He adds that Ronnie looks like he’s going to court — ‘As a criminal.’
Out of place: Angelina comments on the fact that they look like a funeral party in their all-black outfits, before JWoww chastises her for wearing ripped jeans to court
Poor choice: Vinny points out Ronnie’s inappropriate red Adidas sneakers, saying he looks like he’s going to court — ‘as a criminal’
‘Hope for the best, prepare for the worst,’ JWoww tries to caution the others as they anxiously wait, but Snooki is less optimistic.
‘If Mike gets a Jude Judy-type judge, he’s f***ed,’ she says in a talking head interview.
‘Just like the way we feel right now, times that by a thousand — that’s what [Mike’s] feeling,’ she tells her friends.
She also takes a jab of her own at Ronnie.
‘He doesn’t fit in in prison. Ronnie does,’ she jokes.
Bad news: ‘If Mike gets a Jude Judy-type judge, he’s f***ed,’ she says in a talking head interview
Picking on Ronnie: ‘He doesn’t fit in in prison. Ronnie does,’ jokes Snooki
The waiting finally seems to be over as a black SUV drives up, occupied by The Situation and his fiancée Lauren Pesce, 34.
The two were later married on November 1, 2018.
Mike’s car drives past the gaggle of reporters and cameras, forcing the Jersey Shore stars to jog to meet him as he steps out of the vehicle.
The Marriage Boot Camp star was the main attraction, but he stayed totally silent and stone-faced.
‘He will truly be tested today,’ says Vinny in voiceover.
Man of the hour: The waiting finally seems to be over as a black SUV drives up, occupied by The Situation and his fiancée Lauren Pesce, 34
Hot pursuit: Mike’s car drives past the gaggle of reporters and cameras, forcing the Jersey Shore stars to jog to meet him as he steps out of the vehicle
No words: The Marriage Boot Camp star was the main attraction, but he stayed totally silent and stone-faced
After stepping out, The Situation went down the line of his Jersey Shore supporters, giving out hugs and handshakes with Lauren right behind him.
He kept his face expressionless even as JWoww and Snooki were tearing up and sniffling.
After making his way down the line, Mike and Lauren make their lonely walk into the courthouse where he will accept his fate.
Following his sentencing, the reality star reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, New York, on January 15. He’s set for release in September.
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation returns for a third season with a two-part premiere on Thursday, July 11 at 8 p.m. on MTV.
Back together again: After stepping out, The Situation went down the line of his Jersey Shore supporters, giving out hugs and handshakes with Lauren right behind him
Cool as a cucumber: He kept his face expressionless even as JWoww and Snooki were tearing up and sniffling
Coming soon: Jersey Shore: Family Vacation returns for a third season with a two-part premiere on Thursday, July 11 at 8 p.m. on MTV