Chris Christie and Snooki have awkward run-in during Seaside Heights reopening (Video)

Jersey Shore's Snooki, Denna Cortese and Jenny “Jwoww” Farley came face-to-face with New Jersey governor Chris Christie during a taping for the opening of Seaside Heights, which was devastated by hurricane Sandy. Snooki found herself in an awkward meet-and-greet with the governor, who has never never been a fan of the MTV reality show.

Snooki, Farley and Cortese taped separate segments from Christie for the Today shows focus on Seaside Heights, TMZ posted a video of the awkward encounter, Friday.

Snooki tells Christie, “I just wanted to meet you, and just, hope you start to like us,” to which Christie replies, “Well, we’ll do our best” before walking away.

The reality starlet followed the event by posting a photo of her run-in with Christie on Twitter writing, “Getting told why we are bad for jersey. Amazing.”

New York Daily News reports that Christie has long been vocal about his displeasure of The Jersey Shore reality show. Christie previously denied producers a tax credit for the reality show saying he will not support a “project which does nothing more than perpetuate misconceptions about the state and its citizens.”
Image: Snooki Instagram

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