Chase Chrisley, the son of Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley, is finally speaking out and addressing his parents’ prison sentencing in a new sit-down with his sister, Savannah Chrisley. If you’re like me, you were absolutely SHOCKED when the news broke about the Chrisley Knows Best family. Back in 2019, a grand jury indicted both Todd and Julie on charges of tax evasion.
Following that, the pair spent the next two years entering not-guilty pleas and maintaining their innocence on their show and among their fans. On November 21, 2022, a federal judge sentenced both Todd and Julie to 12 and 7 years in prison, respectively.
After that, Todd and Julie, and their attorneys, have spoken publicly about their sentences and their plans to appeal. But, if I know anything about reality tv stars and their fraud-related legal cases, this Southern family getting out of the hot seat is very slim.
Now, in a new sit-down with his sister Savannah on her podcast, Unlocked, Chase finally breaks his silence on his family’s drama. Savannah pointed out to Chase that he hadn’t made any public statements since the sentencing, and Chase made it very clear why.
“I think that I don’t owe anybody an explanation,” he said, per People. “I don’t owe the public an explanation. I don’t need to explain how I feel to anybody, other than the people that I care about and that I love.”
Whew. Can’t lie here — hearing him say that is a solid piece of advice for me to heed as well. Yes, their family is on national television, so there is a level of “authenticity” that we expect from them. For the parents, yes–mention it all because I feel like they need to. But for the kids, I think they’re allowed to want to shield themselves from the press, media, and outside commentators. What the children are facing is unimaginable for most of us, so I want to extend grace where I can.
“Obviously, what we have been going through is hell. It is a terrible, terrible situation. But I have to try and find the good, even in the darkest time,” Chase continued.
In a recent interview with Lindsie Chrisley, she expressed a similar stance. I guess that’s the Chrisley way — remaining hopeful and grateful.
“I feel like throughout everything that we have been going through, it has made me appreciate things I did not appreciate as much in the past. It’s made me do a lot of reflecting and just kind of figuring out who I am now as a man and who I wanna be in 10 years, and then 10 years from there and 10 years from there,” Chase said.
Chase told Savannah that he was not “going to worry about” what the world is saying about him and his family during this time. “I have to make sure my family is good emotionally and that I am in a place emotionally where I can be there for my loved ones,” he stated.
“So that’s why I haven’t really said anything on Instagram or anything like that because I feel like I’ve been doing the work behind the scenes. And that’s going to pay off and I’ll just let my actions speak for what needs to be said.”
All in all, when the Chrisleys do report to prison, I hope their children are able to stay close and connected during that time. No one wins in situations like these — especially when you have such a large family that’s very obviously close. But, some would argue Todd and Julie should’ve thought about their family’s future BEFORE they committed crimes.
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The world is still reeling from the sudden death of Stephen “tWitch Boss. The 40-year-old So You Think You Can Dance All-Star and judge was found dead on December 13, 2022, in a Los Angeles hotel room. His cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Stephen was married to former Dancing with the Stars pro Allison Holker. The duo met on SYTYCD. Allison and Stephen have three children. Much like the rest of the world, Stephen’s family and colleagues are struggling to deal with his death.
In 2014, tWitch became the DJ on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He became a co-executive producer in 2020. Ellen DeGeneres grieved the loss of her friend via Instagram. “I’m heartbroken. tWitch was pure love and light. He was my family, and I loved him with all my heart,” Ellen wrote. “I will miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and his beautiful children — Weslie, Maddox and Zaia.”
On December 15, 2022, Stephen’s mother, Connie Boss Alexander, shared a moving message on her Instagram Story, per Page Six. “Family and friends, thank you for all the love, prayers and encouragement. Please know I see all the messages, texts, posts and the phone calls. I can’t use words right now,” she wrote. “Please know I will reach out when I can.” Connie requested that her followers “please keep us in prayer.”
Then Connie sent a message to her beloved son. “Stephen Laurel, your mother loves you to eternity and beyond,” she wrote, adding a heart and broken heart emoji.
Now Stephen’s mother is speaking out again. Page Six reported that Connie posted a screenshot of a previous FaceTime call between herself and Stephen on her Instagram Story. She captioned the screenshot, “Oh if only I could FT to heaven…”
Allison recently broke her social media silence and posted a heart-wrenching message to her husband. “My ONE and ONLY Oh how my heart aches. We miss you so much,” she wrote on Instagram.
We hope that all the kind and loving tributes about Stephen bring some comfort to his grieving family.
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.
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Things are starting to get real for Jen Shah as she prepares to face her fate regarding her ongoing legal issues. The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and agreed to pay up to $9.5 million in restitution.
I’m no legal analyst here, but the chances of Jen getting no prison time are slim to none. In fact, I believe most of the cast believes she’s going to prison- along with Bravo. This is why she wasn’t at BravoCon 2022 and why she was most recently uninvited to the RHOSLC Season 3 reunion. I kind of understand their position here. They don’t want to give that sort of behavior a platform. Can we be mad at them!?
Most of the RHOSLC cast has kept quiet about Jen’s guilty plea and what they think could happen to her. But recently, Heather Gay spoke to US Weekly and detailed why she hasn’t questioned her co-star.
“It’s been difficult for me to watch her manage all that and to see what she’s facing because I think of Jen as much more than this fascinating person on television,” Heather said, per RealityBlurb!
She continued, “She’s a mother. She’s a sister. She’s a daughter. She’s a cousin. She’s very, very integrated in her family and in her community, and her pleading guilty affected… She had to answer to so many other people,” Heather explained. “The last person on that list should be me.”
I can appreciate that. Heather always seems to operate out of genuine concern for her friends. Bravo, Heather! I respect that stance greatly. However, Jen will have to answer both to the victims and the fans. There’s no way– NO WAY–that she walks away from all of this not giving her side of the story.
With Jen’s sentencing being so close and her missing out on the RHOSLC reunion, the fan in me is hopeful Andy Cohen or SOMEONE can do a sit down with her before she’s sent away. And that’s if she’s sent away. Again, I have no idea. But, if I had to look at stars Teresa Giudice, Abby Lee Miller, and most recently, Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley, it doesn’t look good for Salt Lake City’s Queen Bee and MVP.
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Warning: This article features spoilers from Emily in Paris season three. Forget love triangle, Emily in Paris season three kicks off with a work triangle. For those who may need a refresher,...Real Housewives of Miami Season 5 is single-handedly carrying the Real Housewives franchise through the end of 2022. The other shows airing on Bravo, like Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and Real Housewives of Potomac, just aren’t giving like our Miami girls. Granted, the drama surrounding Lisa Hochstein’s divorce from Lenny Hochstein is enough to make any show interesting. But Miami is the perfect mix of fun, elegance, and drama that is just on top right now. I don’t make the reality TV rules.
We finally saw Lisa break down during last week’s RHOM. This week, she delves even deeper into her crumbling home life while on a rowdy trip in the Florida Keys. Here are 5 of the biggest takeaways from the RHOM Season 5 episode titled “Dumped and Dumbfounded.”
Lisa dropped the bomb on Alexia Echevarria’s birthday trip that Lenny is leaving her for another woman. She continued to break down the timeline — the couple hosted a backyard barbecue on a Saturday. Then, the following Monday, Lisa claims she asked her husband if everything was OK with him, and he responded by saying he wanted a divorce. How cruel. To make things worse, by Wednesday, Lenny had a full-on girlfriend. Oh, and the girlfriend is someone who has been to the Hochstein’s home for parties and is a devoted follower of Lisa’s on Instagram. The audacity.
Lisa tried to hold it together for Alexia’s birthday dinner, but Lenny continued to torment her with his antics. While in her room, Lisa received a call from Lenny’s mom, who was staying at the Hochstein house with the kids while Lisa was away, claiming that Lenny kicked his own mother out. Lisa eventually figures out that Lenny is sneaking his new girlfriend into his marital home while her kids are in the house. Lisa stops trying to smooth everything over with Lenny and unleashes her inner Mama Bear. “You bring that girl anywhere near my kids, there’s going to be a huge problem,” she screamed at Lenny on the phone. Tell him, girl. Alexia suggests that Lisa call 911 to get the girl out of her house, proving that she’s someone you want to have in your corner when going through the worst.
Lisa ends up leaving the trip early the next morning. She didn’t even make it through Alexia’s celebration and stormed away from everyone and the cameras to try to gather herself. Even though they started off the season rocky, Larsa Pippen was there to be Lisa’s shoulder to cry on. Larsa is someone Lisa can easily relate to being that she’s a single and divorced mother. She even told Guerdy Abraira to back off on giving Lisa advice since Guerdy has never been divorced. Even though Larsa’s delivery toward Guerdy wasn’t the best, you can tell she was just trying to provide a safe and supportive environment for her friend.
Larsa stayed up with Lisa all night during her last night in the Keys. She said they just hugged and cried the whole night, which is super sweet. When Lisa leaves, Larsa told her to call her for anything and you can tell she actually means it. Larsa gets a bad rep for being shallow or self-centered. This is a prime example of her being a warm and supportive friend that everyone deserves when going through something like Lisa. Am I a Larsa stan now? Let’s see how the rest of the season plays out and then I’ll decide, but she is winning me over.
The entire RHOM episode was full of drama, but the bright light of comedic relief was hands-down Kiki Barth. Kiki is a Friend Of the Real Housewives that deserves way more respect. Every time she was on the screen, she had me laughing out loud. In one scene, she knocks on a hotel room door saying “Police!” in a low voice only to realize it was the wrong room and she had no idea who was inside. She also told a story of a bad experience she had smoking cigars in the Bahamas. Apparently, she spent days throwing up because she couldn’t stop herself from swallowing the smoke. Comedic gold.
Kiki’s best moment was during a confessional where she put Lenny on blast. A producer asked if she ever thought Lenny was capable of treating Lisa so poorly, and she explained why she wasn’t that surprised. “Just the shape of his head, you can tell he’s up to no good,” she said with a straight face. I’m screaming. She explained that bald men cheat more before realizing that some of the film crew behind the scenes were bald men. She kept her theory going by telling the crew to admit that they cheat in relationships, which they denied. It was all a hilarious moment that solidifies I want more Kiki moments in RHOM’s future, please and thank you.
One major learning lesson from this episode is that the ladies of RHOM shouldn’t play games. Especially if Marysol Patton is spearheading the activity. The ladies started playing a seemingly innocent card game at Alexia’s birthday celebration, which quickly turned sour. Julia Lemongovia picked up a card that made the ladies decide who out of them would be the worst prostitute. Julia playfully picks herself, but Alexia asserts that because she’s Russian, Julia would make a great prostitute. Oy vey. C’mon Alexia, let’s just think before we speak a little bit.
The vibe at the table was totally off. Julia’s anger was brewing until she proclaimed that Alexia has a low opinion of people from Russia. Alexia shrugged it off at the time and proclaimed she was actually giving Julia a compliment because Russians make the best prostitutes. Then she blamed it on the fact that Lenny is of Russian descent. This is exactly why the ladies can’t play fun games — the egos combined with too many cockies just leads to disaster.
Alexia’s entire statement to Julia about Russians was uncalled for and proves that words have an impact. Julia was hurt because when she was a young model in Europe, everyone assumed she was a prostitute because of her ethnicity. Alexia tried to apologize to Julia the following day on an outing, but Julia was still raw and wanted to make Alexia realize the weight of her words. She compared the situation to Alexia formerly being married to a major drug dealer, and Alexia was activated.
Julia and Alexia returned to the sprinter van with the ladies without a real resolution. Alexia tried to further justify her statement by bringing up documentaries about Russian women who marry for a green card, which was just tone-deaf. Adriana de Moura got involved to defend her best friend, and made the solid point that there is a Netflix documentary about Alexia’s ex-husband the “Cocaine Cowboy.” That’s when Alexia went from bad to worse. Even her bestie Marysol looked scared.
Basically, Alexia said that when compared to drug dealers and prostitutes, people that date married men are the most shameful of the bunch. She seemed to insinuate that Adriana was dating married men, and Adriana was extra offended considering the Lisa and Lenny situation. The episode ends with an all-out screaming match on the sprinter van between Julia, Alexia, and Adriana, which is “to be continued” next week. Let’s hope Alexia does the right thing by listening and apologizing for her ignorant statements, but her bus behavior isn’t indicating it will go in that direction.
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