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Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Julie Chrisley responds to shock claim she FAKED a breast cancer diagnosis before prison
Julie Chrisley slammed claims that she faked her breast cancer diagnosis in the past. During Wednesday's episode of their family podcast, the reality TV personality, 52, addressed the 'crazy' accusations. 'The one thing that I wanna talk about that was in the tabloids is they said that I faked my breast cancer, and that is the craziest thing,' she said on Chrisley Confessions 2.0. She added: 'What people don't realize is [that] I was diagnosed with breast cancer [in] March of 2012.' Her husband Todd, 56, chimed in and said that he recalled how she received her diagnosis when she was 39 years old. The couple — who were serving multi-year sentences prison after being convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion prior to Trump's presidential pardon — noted that she received her cancer diagnosis 'before this happened.' Julie Chrisley slammed claims that she faked her breast cancer diagnosis in the past During Wednesday's episode of their family podcast, the reality TV personality, 52, addressed the 'crazy' accusations She clarified that she 'had already been diagnosed with breast cancer' a decade before their trial and convictions. 'I was completing my treatment at that time,' she recalled about the summer of 2012, when they were grieving the loss of Todd's father. 'But the thing is that someone would think that I would ever fake a breast cancer diagnosis.' She added: 'I have had the pleasure of meeting so many amazing, wonderful women who have fought the breast cancer fight.' Julie said that it was 'so disrespectful' towards them to accuse her of faking breast cancer. 'Obviously, if that's something I was gonna do, it didn't help,' she added. 'Because I went to prison. But I went to prison 11 years later.' She said 'it didn't even make sense' for her to fake her cancer diagnosis because she was still convicted and sentenced to serve a (later-reduced) seven-year prison sentence in Lexington, Kentucky. Her husband Todd was originally sentenced to 12 years in prison for his federal fraud charges but only served a portion of his sentence. Todd and Julie served more than two years in prison for tax evasion, fraud and conspiracy before receiving a full presidential pardon in May 2025. In late May, President Trump personally called their daughter Savannah Chrisley, 27, to inform her of his decision to grant the couple clemency. 'The one thing that I wanna talk about that was in the tabloids is they said that I faked my breast cancer, and that is the craziest thing,' she said on Chrisley Confessions 2.0 Her husband Todd, 56, chimed in and said that he recalled how she received her diagnosis when she was 39 years old She clarified that she 'had already been diagnosed with breast cancer' a decade before their trial and convictions. 'I was completing my treatment at that time,' she recalled about the summer of 2012, when they were grieving the loss of Todd's father Todd and Julie served more than two years in prison for tax evasion, fraud and conspiracy before receiving a full presidential pardon in May 2025; pictured November 2019 in Nashville Todd and Julie's daughter Savannah, 27, also addressed the fake breast cancer claims and said she was 'dumbfounded' by the accusations on her Unlocked podcast last month Todd and Julie's daughter Savannah also addressed the fake breast cancer claims and said she was 'dumbfounded' by the accusations on her Unlocked podcast last month. 'I was getting my coffee across the street this morning and I was looking through social media and I saw to where someone commented that my family was this fraud and we're terrible human beings, XYZ, and how my mother faked her breast cancer diagnosis,' she said on a June episode of her podcast. 'Apparently, she faked her breast cancer diagnosis to avoid court proceedings, was what this individual said.' In response to that accusation, she explained: 'They weren't federally or criminally charged until 2019. So, that right there completely debunks your whole theory.' Savannah continued: 'For someone to make an accusation that my mother lied about having breast cancer at the age of 39, there truly is a special place in hell for you. It's that simple.' This comes after Julie opened up about the poor conditions she endured while in prison for more than two years as she revealed the secret health battle she faced while behind bars. During her 28 months behind bars, she developed asthma. She marveled while talking to ABC: 'A month ago I was sitting in prison, dreading a summer with no air conditioning, and now here I am, home.' Savannah also chimed in: 'And that's what mom's living in, in conditions like that, with absolutely no air, and it can be 100 degrees inside the building.' Savannah went on to say, 'She literally said that she got physically sick because she got so hot.
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Todd Chrisley Admits No Attraction to Wife Julie After Prison Release: ‘It Was a Rough Moment'
Evident from Chrisley Knows Best, this famous family always seemed to be joined at the hip. Led by, of course, couple and . But, all of this went south when they were indicted on bank fraud charges. They stayed by each other's side throughout the conviction process, but after sentencing, the reality TV stars were soon separated. In 2022, Todd was sent to serve 12 years in a federal prison in Florida. Simultaneously, Julie was transported to a prison in Florida to do her seven years. For the first time in decades, the married duo were a part, and for two and a half years, didn't spend any time together. But, now that the President has issued full pardons for them both, they have reunited. People would assume that obviously they would be overjoyed to see each other. But, according to Todd, that wasn't exactly the case. Todd Chrisley 'thought about going back' to prison after seeing his wife Julie In a recent episode of their revived podcast, now called Chrisley Confessions 2.0, they discussed their coming home. It was during this segment that Todd decided to call out Julie for her looks when they reunited. 'I'm not going to lie. When I first saw you when I got out of that car, I started thinking about going back. But then I thought, let me embrace this. This is a moment,' he quipped in the July 23 episode. Julie defended herself for her appearance, a helpful reminder being that she had just spent two years in the slammer. ''I'll admit, I looked crazy. But now, see, people think when they see me, 'Oh, my God, you look so good!' and I'm thinking, 'Yeah, because you saw that picture of me looking crazy.'' For some reason, Todd didn't take this opportunity to side with his wife and compliment her post-prison transformation. Instead, he continued to roast her, adding that, 'I will say, you set the bar low, you had nowhere to go but up.' Is this what true love sounds like? Yikes. Chrisley Knows Best is available to stream on Peacock. TELL US – DO YOU THINK TODD WAS OUT OF LINE FOR HIS COMMENTS ABOUT JULIE'S POST-PRISON LOOK? The post Todd Chrisley Admits No Attraction to Wife Julie After Prison Release: 'It Was a Rough Moment' appeared first on Reality Tea.
Daily Mail
5 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Todd Chrisley quips he wanted to return to PRISON after seeing wife Julie's post-jail hairdo
Todd Chrisley has joked he thought about returning to prison after seeing his wife Julie Chrisley 's natural hair color. The reality TV stars served more than two years behind bars for tax evasion, fraud and conspiracy before receiving a full presidential pardon from Donald Trump in May 2025. In the first photos taken of Julie following her release, the matriarch, 52, shocked as she was seen sporting brown and gray locks instead of her usual coiffed blonde 'do. Days later, she returned to her signature style. Julie has since reflected on the paparazzi shots of her with her natural tresses and described the pictures as 'horrible' - while her husband, Todd, joked that he considered going back behind bars when he saw her new look. 'The way I flip that is, look at me now,' she said in the latest episode of the Chrisley Confessions 2.0 podcast. 'People think I look even better because that horrible picture was out there to begin with.' Husband Todd, 56, who has been married to Julie for a near three decades, responded: 'Listen, I will say, you set the bar low. You had to go nowhere but up.' 'That wasn't very nice,' she responded. Digging himself a hole, Todd continued: 'I'm just trying to be honest. I'm not gonna lie, I first saw you, when I got out of that car, I started thinking about going back [to prison]. 'But then I thought, let me embrace this.' Todd then went on to reveal that he had never seen Julie with her natural hair before. 'I mean it was a rough moment,' he added. 'It was a rough moment because I'd never seen you dark in my life.' Julie was forced to succumb to her brown locks during her stint behind bars at Kentucky's Federal Medical Center as she did not have regular access to a salon. 'When I went to prison, my hair was blonde but it had a lot of lowlights... before I self-surrendered,' she shared. 'Then, we actually had a girl that was there at the prison when I got there... she worked in the salon and she was really good and she did highlights for me. 'When I tell you they looked so good, it looked like I'd been to a salon on the outside.' The Chrisleys were found guilty in 2022 in Atlanta on the fraud and tax charges. Until May, they still had years left on their sentences: Julie was expected to be released in 2028, and Todd in 2032. Trump personally called the couple's daughter, Savannah, from the Oval Office to inform her of his bombshell pardon. 'It's a great thing because your parents are going to be free and clean,' he said on the call.
USA Today
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Todd Chrisley addresses Julie Chrisley's 'dark' hair and post-prison appearance
Todd Chrisley is known for his candid confessions, and he recently revealed that he was shocked by his wife Julie Chrisley's post-prison outspoken reality TV star told his spouse on a Wednesday, July 23 episode of their "Chrisley Confessions" podcast he was "not going to lie" about the first time he saw her after the pair were pardoned by President Donald Trump. Julie referenced a "horrible" viral picture of her with graying, darker hair — a shift from her famous blonde locks that paired well with the fair-haired family's rise to reality TV infamy — as her husband claimed that she "set the bar low, there was nowhere to go but up." Todd Chrisley, Julie Chrisley released from prison after Trump signs pardon He added "when I first saw you when I got out of that car, I started thinking about going back, but then I thought, let me embrace this — this is a moment." Julie replied, "Are you kidding me, right now?" when Todd admitted "it was a rough moment because I had never seen you dark in my life." Julie then said, "I know that, Todd, but I didn't have any choice." The Chrisley's jabs at each other were well documented and helped them gain a loyal following on their USA Network show "Chrisley Knows Best," which ran for 10 seasons from 2014 to 2023. In June 2022, the Chrisleys — who portrayed themselves as real estate tycoons in the South — were found guilty of conspiring to defraud community banks in Atlanta out of more than $36 million in fraudulent loans, defraud the IRS and commit tax evasion. Julie was additionally convicted of obstruction of justice and wire fraud. In late May, Trump shared that he was pardoning the couple in a conversation from the White House with their middle daughter, Savannah Chrisley, who long advocated for their release and spoke last summer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Contributing: KiMi Robinson
Yahoo
5 days ago
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- Yahoo
Todd Chrisley Thought About 'Going Back' to Prison Upon Seeing Wife Julie's Natural Brunette Hair
The married couple were indicted in 2019 for fraud and conspiracy, but were released from prison in early May under a pardon from President Donald Trump Todd Chrisley is sharing new details about his reunion with wife Julie after their release from prison. In a July 23 episode of the Chrisley Confessions 2.0 podcast, the couple sat down together to talk about their return home following their early releases from prison in May, which were made possible under a pardon from President Donald Trump. The pair, who were indicted on 12 counts of bank and wire fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy in 2019 and went to prison in January 2023, opened up about Julie, 52, being photographed in Nashville with her brunette hair and graying roots after life behind bars. "Was there a horrible picture that came out of me? Yeah. The way I flip that is, look at me now. People think I look even better because that horrible picture was out there to begin with," said Julie. "Listen, I will say, you set the bar low. You had to go nowhere but up," responded Todd, whose comment did not please his wife of almost 30 years. "That wasn't very nice," remarked Julie, but Todd, 56, doubled down on his statement. "I'm just trying to be honest. I'm not gonna lie, I first saw you, when I got out of that car, I started thinking about going back [to prison]. But then I thought, let me embrace this." He defended his statement further. "I mean it was a rough moment. It was a rough moment because I'd never seen you dark in my life. Julie, 30 years, I've never seen you with dark hair." Julie explained that she "didn't have any choice" but to embrace her natural hair color because of her lack of access to a salon. Although, she managed to make things work for a little while. "When I went to prison, my hair was blonde but it had a lot of I self-surrendered," she explained. "Then, we actually had a girl that was there at the prison when I got worked in the salon and she was really good and she did highlights for me. When I tell you they looked so good, it looked like I'd been to a salon on the outside." But then when her friend was released, Julie was left to her own devices and managed to get by with box dye purchased from the commissary. "I did that for probably a year and a half or so," she continued. According to her, she didn't have much time left away from home anyway so she thought, "You know what? I'm not going color my hair anymore. I'm just going to let it grow." "So even these chicks in prison acknowledged you need to do something with that," joked Todd. Prior to her time in jail, Julie was known for her platinum blonde locks and a day after her release, her son Chase Chrisley told Entertainment Tonight that she had no plans on hitting the bleach again. However, despite her claims. Julie eventually did return to the hair she was known for. On June 8, she was seen with her blonde hair freshened up at a Target, where fans took photos with her. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Later that month, Chase spoke to PEOPLE about always knowing his mom would eventually go back to her signature look. "I knew she wasn't going to keep it the same," he said while discussing his new alcohol-free sparkling water Gold Drop, out July 1, then revealing the joke his dad made about Julie's natural hair. "He said, 'This would be the first time in my life I've ever been with a brunette.'" Read the original article on People
