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Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah refuses tell-all interview with Andy Cohen ahead of jail stint-Rishma Dosani-Entertainment – Metro
She is due to surrender next month.
Jen Shah has spoken out over speculation she will be doing an interview with Andy Cohen (Picture: Bravo)
Jen Shah has confirmed that she will not be sitting down for a tell-all interview with Andy Cohen ahead of her jail stint.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star was sentenced to six and a half years behind bars earlier this month, after she pleaded guilty to fraud and money laundering charges.
She is due to surrender to prison on February 17, and was thought to be discussing her legal battle with the Bravo executive before this – after skipping out on the RHOSLC season three reunion.
However, the 49-year-old has now confirmed that this is not the case in a lengthy statement on social media.
‘On January 6th, I stood before Judge Stein and asked him to see me not as a fictionalized character, but as the real Jen Shah,’ she began. ‘I am now at a point, legally, emotionally and mentally, where I can answer questions and provide a few unknown details about my case.
‘I want and need to share these critical facts. I owe it to those that love and support me to hear the truth.
Shah confirmed that she will not be sitting down to share her story with the Bravo host (Picture: Bravo)
‘I will not be doing the 1:1 with Andy Cohen and Bravo because of their unwillingness to remove contractual provisions that would allow the network to legally make misrepresentations of me and my story, relating to any and all topics, prior to and during the course of my participation.
‘This specific 1 on 1 interview was not part of my RHOSLC reality TV contract. I promised myself and my loving family that I would not allow this portion of my life to be sensationalized or inaccurately conveyed.’
Shah explained that she intends ‘to speak’ soon but didn’t offer any further information on when this could be.
‘Too many people have been hurt by my actions and my inability to control my own narrative,’ she added. ‘I would rather remain silent and wait until I am able to accurately share my story than continue having complete lies and misrepresentations about me smeared across the headlines.
She spoken out in a statement on her Instagram page (Picture: Instagram)
‘I intend to speak and you will hear from me. I will share my story and this painful part of my life very soon.’
It was alleged that Shah and her assistant, Stuart Smith, had sold services such as website designs that claimed to make the management of victims’ businesses more profitable or efficient, according to prosecutors.
As well as this, they were accused of offering to sell on the personal information of victims to other members in a ‘fraud ring’, with many of those targeted being over 55.
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While Smith pleaded guilty to the charges against him, Shah initially maintained her innocence, but changed her plea to guilty last July.
In a hearing on January 6, she was sentenced to 78 months behind bars, and is due to surrender to prison next month.
Metro.co.uk has contacted Bravo for a comment.
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