NJ MAGA mom reveals the moment she discovered viral Nipplegate text scandal: They actually wanted me dead

Danielle Bellomo, a mother of three and New Jersey conservative school board member, remembers the moment she first saw the text message that would change her life: “She can’t die soon enough.”“When I read those words, ‘She can’t die soon enough,’ it stopped me in my tracks,” Bellomo told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.“I always knew there was disagreement politically, but I never really wrapped my head around the fact that they actually wanted me dead.”Bellomo, a Marlboro Township Board of Education member, mother of three and longtime community volunteer, is now at the center of a case that has shaken her suburban New Jersey district and sparked outrage across the parental-rights movement nationwide.A Monmouth County judge this week extended a temporary protective order against Mitesh Gandhi, the husband of another school board member, after reading aloud a series of text messages allegedly written by him.

The messages included a group chat titled, “This B—- Needs to Die.”In one of the text threads, Gandhi allegedly referred to Bellomo as “a lying c—” and wrote, “Mission is to just let her die by herself lol.”Another viral message, part of what was dubbed “Nipplegate” in October, appeared to show former board candidate Scott Semaya typing during a public meeting, “Bellomo must be cold — her nips could cut glass right n” with a finger about to press the ‘o’ on his phone’s keyboard. Fox News Digital has reviewed screenshots of the alleged messages.That image spread rapidly online last month, drawing condemnation from parents and even Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who called the comments “wrong and evil.” Two candidates involved in the chat later dropped out of the school board race.“It surprised me that it reached that level,” Bellomo said.“But it didn’t surprise me that conservatives stand behind one another.

The parental-rights movement is strong.”Bellomo has spent more than a decade ...