‘Jersey Shore’ star The Sitch headed to jail
The Situation is heading for incarceration.
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino was sentenced to eight months behind bars and two years of supervised release yesterday after his conviction on a single count of tax evasion in January.
One of the breakout stars of MTV’s “Jersey Shore,” S orrentino ducked five years of potential jail time in the case and received less than the 14 months federal prosecutors requested.
But Sorrentino, 37, had hoped for probation when he entered his plea under a deal that ditched a raft of other charges. He was accompanied at the sentencing by his fiancee Lauren Pesce.
“Michael accepts the court’s judgment,” Sorrentino’s lawyer, Henry E. Klingeman, told the New York Daily News. “He is looking forward to marrying his college sweetheart, Lauren Pesce, next month, and moving forward together after he serves his sentence.”
The cast of his hit reality TV show also showed up outside the courthouse, including Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio, Jenni “JWoww” Farley and Nicole “Snooki” LaValle. The tight-knit friends rallied around The Sitch while their “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” reunion series is now in its second season on MTV.
Sorrentino shot to stardom on the original “Jersey Shore,” which became a pop culture phenomenon during its six-season run from 2009 through 2012.
The self-proclaimed “guido” became a fan favorite as he lived by the GTL code of “gym-tan-laundry” in a communal beach house decked out with “Scarface” movie posters and its famous mallard duck telephone.
According to his plea agreement, Sorrentino evaded taxes in 2011 to the tune of $123,913.