However, after being accused of faking her illness by various media outlets, she admitted soon after her initial announcement that she did have precancerous cells present in her breast, rather than an actual diagnosis.
[4][5][6][7] In early 2012, Gotti appeared as one of 18 contestants on the American reality television series Celebrity Apprentice, which premiered on February 19.
[9][11][12] In December 2014, Gotti made a guest appearance in "Storm A-Brewin'", a fifth-season episode of the VH1 reality show Mob Wives.
[13][14][15] Despite having criticized the authenticity of that show in a 2012 radio interview, in which she characterized it as a "train wreck" and "not real",[16] Gotti appeared in the episode for a scene in which cast member Angela Raiola seeks her advice on how to resolve her conflicts with her inner circle.
The family lived in a mansion in Old Westbury, New York, which was the filming location in 2004 for the reality television series Growing Up Gotti.