Joe Giudice told his wife Teresa Giudice in a TV interview how sorry he was for dragging her into his legal woes, which resulted in her getting a 15-month jail sentence to start on Jan. 5.
"I just want to apologize that I got you into this mess," Joe Giudice said in part 2 of his sit-down interview with Andy Cohen Thursday night on Bravo, according to People magazine. "If I could take it all back, I would."
He added, "I'm sorry you have to go through all this."
Read: 'Real Housewives' Star Joe Giudice Admits to Drinking Up to 4 Bottles of Wine a Night Related: Teresa Giudice Breaks Her Silence on 15-Month Prison SentenceJoe Giudice, 42, added that he tried his best to convince the judge not give his wife jail time for his admitted fraud.
Giudice also admitted to a drinking problem during the interview that aired Thursday night.
"I think I used to drink only on the weekends. Now I drink every day," he said. "But, just wine. I don't drink anything else, really. ... I could easily do two, three bottles, four bottles, easily," a night.
"You know, with another person," he said. "Sometimes two by myself. Well, one bottle's like sucking a bottle of milk. It's like nothing. ... It does help me sleep. It's either that or I have to take a pill, and I don't want to take a pill."
Teresa Giudice, 42, responded and said she doesn't resent Joe in any way.
"I don't think he meant to hurt me," she said. "I think it's a learning lesson for both of us. ... I know he didn't mean to hurt me in any way. ... Since [the sentencing], he's been feeling bad and keeps coming up to me and hugging me."