Savannah Chrisley, Lindsie Chrisley.
Getty Images (2)Savannah Chrisley gave insight into why sister Lindsie Chrisley was not present at her parents’ recent hearing.
“I definitely told her privately not to attend. I told her that she wasn’t wanted, that my dad didn’t want her there and that he didn’t want to have a relationship with her,” Savannah, 26, said via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, April 24. “So, I said all these things. I’m more than happy I said them and it’s my parents’ appeal. They have the right to say who they want there and who they don’t.”
Savannah shared that the message was passed on to Lindsie through her grandmother. Nanny Faye Chrisley. The former reality star said she doesn’t plan to “publicly” point out that Lindsie isn’t there Todd And Julie Chrisley‘s hearing. However, she felt the need to be honest after Lindsie, 34, revealed the situation on her podcast on Wednesday, April 24.
“I was not present. I know a lot [of] People said from the footage they saw from the courthouse that they didn’t see me there and that was because I wasn’t there. I feel like it was in the best interest of me and everyone else,” Lindsie said on her “Southern Tea” podcast. “My sister let us know privately that she did not want us present at the hearing. And I was told that there would be problems if we were there and that we would be asked to leave.”
Let the cameras roll. “Chrisley Knows Best” is certainly not without drama, but its stars have been at the center of more controversy than a single reality show can handle. Fans met Todd Chrisley, Julie Chrisley and their children – Chase, Savannah and Grayson – when the series premiered on USA Network in March 2014. […]
Lindsie shared that it was “stunning” to see “the control and manipulation” that Savannah exerted on her family.
“It bothers me a lot and I’m going to leave it at that,” she concluded.
Todd and Julie, who have been in prison since January 2023, had a hearing on Friday, April 19, to appeal their tax and fraud case. Todd was sentenced to twelve years in prison and Julie to seven years. The two’s prison sentences were reduced by approximately two years in September 2023.
The couple were not present in the courtroom on Friday but listened to the hearing. Savannah and her siblings Chase and Grayson were present in court. They were also joined by Todd’s mother, Nanny Faye, and Savannah’s boyfriend, Robert Shiver.
Growing pains. After Chrisley Knows Best debuted in the US, the famous family found itself at odds over the years – with Lindsie Chrisley at the center of many divisions. When viewers first met the cast in 2014, Todd Chrisley opened up about his problems with his eldest daughter after she ran off with her then-husband […]
This isn’t the first time Savannah and Lindsie have been at odds over their family’s legal drama. The sisters have been open about their estrangement since their parents were imprisoned. Savannah has claimed that Lindsie was involved in the government’s case against Todd and Julie. However, Lindsie testified in court on behalf of her parents.
“I find it funny because her so-called lawyer wants to say that I’m using her as a ‘punching bag’ for my feelings, which is not true at all because I’m based on facts and based on interviews that she worked at the FBI for two years – two years,” Savannah said on a February episode of her podcast. That’s why I go by the facts and firmly believe that she played a huge role in this whole fiasco. And it just is what it is. At this point I believe family is not made of blood. Family can be one of your closest friends. Blood doesn’t mean you’re related to someone.”