Hey my pop culture queens! Sit back, grab a snack, ’cause Mama’s serving up a piping hot, fresh plate of celebrity tea that’ll make your curl-pattern pop! Ya’ll remember that fierce and flamboyant God’s-gown-donning couple, Todd and Julie Chrisley? Well, they just busted out of their legal dungeon, courtesy of no one but that controversial former landlord of the White House, Mr. Donald Trump himself.
This drama went down quicker than me dropping my diet for that last slice of red velvet cake when on Tuesday, May 27th, Trump surprised the world like a plot twist in a Shonda Rhimes’ show by granting the Chrisley duo complete pardons. The reality show royalty had been marinating in a pickle jar filled with tax evasion and bank fraud allegations that could’ve seen them serving up their sass from behind bars.
Now, if you been off the radar, or just too busy trying to keep your edges intact during this pandemic, let me cinch your waist with a brief refresher course. The Chrisley pair, famous for airing their bougie Southern lives on the USA Network’s hit, “Chrisley Knows Best”, had been playing footsie with the law since wayyy back in summer ’19. Our fave Atlanta peach, Todd, along with his partner-in-stylish-crime, Julie, were indicted with a 12 count federal charge, which included tax evasion, wire fraud, and a conspiracy that would make Olivia Pope blinch.
Imagine serving time for stealing the spotlight more than stealing funds! But The Donald was having none of that. Trump, who himself knows the not-so-good-look of a legal scandal, flicked presidential pardon like it was seasoned salt over the Chrisley’s sticky wicket. It was almost like a reality show crossover when he gifted our fashion-forward couple with a get-out-jail-free card, making their incarceration fears evaporate faster than a Destiny’s Child reunion.
Why the pardons, you ask? Well, honey, Mr. Trump kept it cryptic, saying only that the Chrisleys had paid their debts and had been model citizens. Mmm, sounds like a tucked truth to me, but whatever keeps our screens blessed with those fashion-forward doses of Southern sass!
This serves a juicy contract extension, wouldn’t you say? Well apparently, the powers that be concur, because the USA Network nearly broke their nails in their rush to renew “Chrisley Knows Best” for a ninth season!
Let’s be real, while these Georgia peaches were battling accusations, they didn’t even let the mascara run. With their signature resilience, Todd and Julie put the ‘real’ in reality television, dealing with these challenges in true, sequin-worthy, style.
So, there you have it, my culture vixens, a steaming hot cup of tea that has got us spinning like Beyonce’s fan in the southern summer heat. The Chrisley camp is officially free to keep providing us with their pots, pans, and pandemonium, all thanks to the pardon from Mr. Reality Star-turned-President. And we couldn’t be more here for it!
