John Janssen privately BLASTS Alexis Bellino for turning their wedding into a ‘revenge circus’ after Shannon Beador jab, as insiders say he feels weaponized and is quietly pushing to pause the RHOC-fueled chaos - suong

“I wanted a marriage, not a media circus,” John allegedly told a close friend as tension mounts just weeks before his wedding to Alexis Bellino

The drama between Alexis Bellino and Shannon Beador may be fueling Season 19 headlines, but John Janssen is privately fuming — and now, sources close to the 62-year-old businessman say he’s begun questioning whether Alexis is using their engagement as a tool for public revenge.

After Alexis issued a sharp-tongued retort to Shannon, telling Us Weekly that "$60,000 barely cuts a slice of cake," insiders say John was “caught off guard and deeply uncomfortable” with how his fiancée escalated the feud.

“He didn’t know she was going to go public like that,” one source close to John told DailyMail+. “He thought they’d agreed to keep it classy — and she turned it into a Bravo promo. He was embarrassed.”

Even more troubling, according to the insider, is that John privately told a longtime friend that he felt “weaponized” — a pawn in Alexis’s ongoing battle with Shannon.

“This was never about cake. This was about control, and John sees it now,” the source added. “He told a friend, ‘She’s not marrying me — she’s marrying her need to win.’”

The backlash reportedly intensified behind closed doors when John learned that Alexis had requested Shannon’s name be banned from all wedding-day speeches — and even instructed planners to avoid seating guests “too close to past energy.”

“John felt that was petty and unnecessary,” another source shared. “He just wanted peace, not an exorcism.”

Even more explosive? A third source alleges that John confronted Alexis late one night after the Glamour headline went viral, saying:

“You told me you wanted a fresh start. This feels like a sequel I never asked to be in.”

Since then, those close to the couple say the wedding has hit a “quiet freeze.” While publicly, Alexis maintains the date is approaching “moments away,” multiple insiders now suspect the wedding may be delayed or restructured privately to avoid further media carnage.

“He’s not pulling out,” one insider clarified. “But he’s not happy — and he’s not silent about it anymore.”

Privately, sources say John has reached out to a family mediator, not for legal separation, but for “pre-wedding alignment,” hoping to clarify emotional boundaries before walking down the aisle.

“He’s afraid that if this is what the engagement looks like… the marriage may be much darker than he thought.”

Neither Alexis nor John have publicly addressed the rumors, but one thing is clear: when the wedding bells finally ring, the ghost of Shannon Beador will still be echoing — whether Alexis likes it or not.