For more than a year, reality TV star Jen Shah has been battling allegations of cyber fraud and money laundering filed against her by the federal government that she was the head of a national telemarketing scheme that victimized populations for years. vulnerable. She had also tried multiple times to have the case dismissed, but Shah then changed course, making the shocking decision to overturn her guilty plea in July. As a result, she now owes her millions in fines and faces up to 30 years in prison. Meredith Marks, her co-star in The real housewives of Salt Lake Cityshe shared her thoughts on how it turned out, going so far as to say that Shah was, in fact, “brave”, instead of harsher criticisms.
To be sure, Meredith Marks and Jen Shah had a pretty good fight during the second season of their hit series Bravo. There were rumors that the former had informed the feds of Shah’s arrest in 2021, and the two also argued over an alleged theft from Marks’ shop. However, Marks and Shah seemed to then leave their drama behind, and as they spoke in the August 17 episode of #Without filter podcast, Marks actually praised his stranger nemesis for filming the show amidst its legal troubles as well. She said,
I just think it’s very risky because regardless of whether you are actually guilty or not, it’s very easy to say something that could be twisted to incriminate you. I just think it’s a little scary. I think it’s very brave that she stayed, I think so. I don’t think it can. I really don’t think I could under these circumstances.
The real housewives of Beverly Hills Former student Erika Jayne, who has also been under intense legal scrutiny lately, said the same as to why she didn’t talk about the lawsuits looming over her while filming the show’s 11th season. And referring to The real housewives of New JerseyTeresa Giudice di Teresa Giudice, who ended up in prison in 2015 on charges similar to those of Jen Shah, her former lawyer was also outspoken in saying the controversial topic Salt Lake City being on TV wouldn’t help him any more than Judge would.
However, Meredith Marks took some photos just before her co-star was due to file an appeal in court. Marks, Jen Shah and co-star Heather Gay had been seen on social media dating in New York before the case went to trial, or so it was believed. Fans have criticized the show of solidarity, which led Marks to advocate for everyone’s right to be “innocent until proven guilty” at that time, via her IG Stories. However, Marks confirmed on the podcast that she was unaware of Shah’s guilt plans, adding that she was “shocked” by the last-minute move.
Clearly, her previous post on innocence until proven otherwise hasn’t aged well, yet the TV personality continues to defend her right now. Explanation of the marks:
There were a lot of really mean comments, calling Jen a criminal and all. It could be if you mean it now, but when someone has not pleaded guilty and has not had a trial, in this case it is not up to me or anyone else, but the jury, as it was supposed to be a jury trial…. to make this decision. So I was a little frustrated because I have a background in law and to me, I felt like that’s not what our law says, so let’s be clear about what our law says.
As for their current friendship after Jen Shah admits her guilt in the crimes she is accused of, Meredith Marks has revealed that they are still friends. She even “sent a little message” to Shah and his expelled ones. RHOSLC with Mary Cosby. Though Marks hinted that those relationships weren’t exactly consistent, as he’d been out of the country for several months to unwind from the show’s “dark” second season.
Unfortunately, season 3 of The real housewives of Salt Lake City It seems to be the last time we’ve seen Jen Shah in a while, brave behavior or not. A judge will deliver the sentence on November 28, just when the show is expected to resume. We will keep you updated on both highly anticipated situations as they develop. But for now, update us on what’s coming to TV in 2022!
Source: Cinemablend
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