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How reality TV's most wholesome family plummeted from grace: Inside Todd Chrisley's decades-long marriage and his role as 'devoted' dad of five - as gay affair claims and fraud allegations shatter picture-perfect on-screen image
Daily Mail UK ^ | March 31, 2022 | Natalie Hunter

Posted on 05/31/2022 9:06:52 PM PDT by Morgana

Reality TV star Todd Chrisley has built his on-screen career on maintaining an image of a devout Christian, devoted father, and loving husband to his wife and the mother of his five children. But last week that picture-perfect persona was shattered amid claims that the 53-year-old had a gay affair with a former male business partner - who also alleged that he helped him to commit fraud.

On his USA Network series Chrisley Knows Best, Todd documented his life as a dedicated father who was focused on raising a family with perfect manners and strong morals alongside with his wife of 26 years, Julie Chrisley, 49, and their five children Lindsie, 32; Kyle, 30; Chase, 25; Savannah, 24; and Grayson, 16.

But now, as Todd and his wife stand trial for bank fraud and evading taxes of up to $2 million, the wholesome family image that they have spent so long projecting to the world has quickly been torn apart.

Over the years, Todd has been accused of being 'controlling' and fabricating perfection for the sake of the show., however the family has somehow seemingly managed to maintain their enormous fan base, with their series still remaining on-screen even as they weathered the allegations about his behavior.

However, in 2019, Todd and Julie were accused of embezzling a staggering $2 million - bringing fresh scrutiny over the wholesome Southern image that they have so long projected onto TV screens the world other.

He and his wife could face up to 30 years of jail time after facing charges of one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, five counts of bank fraud, one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of tax fraud.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: homosexual
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To: Morgana

When I say promos for this I assumed he was the woman’s brother or personal assistant as there was no way he was straight.


21 posted on 05/31/2022 9:32:05 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: Morgana

Never heard of the freak. He looks weird like all other people with the trauma causing illness called same sex attraction: weird. Why is it that 98% of ill people with ssa are suicidal? Is it because 98% of ill people with ssa are promiscuous, unhappy and unhealthy? Happiness is reaching the golden 50th of traditional marriage.


22 posted on 05/31/2022 9:32:18 PM PDT by Falconspeed ("Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others." Robert Louis Stevenson.)
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To: Morgana
Todd documented his life as a dedicated father who was focused on raising a family with perfect manners and strong morals alongside with his wife of 26 years, Julie Chrisley, 49, and their five children Lindsie, 32; Kyle, 30;

Can't have been that devout Christians if they were fornicating before marriage.

Regards,

23 posted on 05/31/2022 9:35:45 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: WMarshal

I just saw a picture of him for the first time and it seems obvious to me.


24 posted on 05/31/2022 9:39:06 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Just as Jimmy Carter was thankful for Obama, Obama is thankful for Joe Bidon.)
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To: Spok

Likewise.


25 posted on 05/31/2022 9:39:57 PM PDT by allblues (God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat but Satan is definitely a Democrat)
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To: Morgana

I note the two oldest children are older than them number pod years of marriage


26 posted on 05/31/2022 9:46:19 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: HamiltonJay

True words


27 posted on 05/31/2022 9:47:22 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Morgana
I have absolutely no idea who this is. I've never heard of him or his show.

Which, I'm damn proud to be able to say that.

28 posted on 05/31/2022 9:47:50 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain (#notmypedophile)
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To: Jamestown1630
I’ve never heard of the guy; and I don’t know why people watch these shows.

There’s never anything ‘reality’ about them.

Big Brother season 2 was on in early 2000s. It had a semi-live video stream online. The stream showed a lot of activity that was cut from the 'broadcast' version.

In one of their 'contests', the contestants were doing some kind of challenge at an out-door barbecue. They ran it several times, trying to catch 'good' material for the broadcast version.

The 'broadcast' audience did not know that they would rehearse and repeat the semi-scripted segments multiple times. The contestants are under strict non-disclosure contracts, so they cannot reveal at lot of what really goes on behind the scenes.

Probably most of the so-called reality programming is more scripted than the audience realizes.

29 posted on 05/31/2022 9:50:44 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Morgana

People are gonna disappoint you. Put your faith in God, not men.

CC


30 posted on 05/31/2022 9:55:42 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: Morgana

I had to look up a video to see what kind of vibe this guy gives off. I swear I thought I was listening to Truman Capote with the speed turned up a little.


31 posted on 05/31/2022 9:58:09 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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To: Morgana

It is against the hollywood rules to feature a white man on this kind of show unless they are flaming gay


32 posted on 05/31/2022 9:58:38 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Morgana

Who?


33 posted on 05/31/2022 10:08:41 PM PDT by KittyKares
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To: Morgana

I have seen this show maybe twice in bits and pieces while working a caregiving shift in somebody’s home.
Each time, everyone on that show struck me as very nervous, annoyed/ annoying and phony as a $3. Bill.

This same client also like another ‘stinker’ of a show called
The Goldbergs. Lather/Rinse/Repeat.
Lucky for me, I was only with this client for a few weeks.


34 posted on 05/31/2022 10:11:25 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: pburiak

Figured he was the inspiration for the SNL “Effeminate Heterosexual” skit.


35 posted on 05/31/2022 10:12:39 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Morgana

Those gay folks seem like a they have a really fun time ... until the lights go off. Then it’s time to pay the piper! (No pun intended)


36 posted on 05/31/2022 10:15:24 PM PDT by The Duke (Search for 'Sydney Ducks' and understand what is needed.)
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To: Morgana

Never heard of him.


37 posted on 05/31/2022 10:16:32 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: TomGuy

Next thing you’re going to tell me is that wrestling is fake.


38 posted on 05/31/2022 10:17:07 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Morgana

Watched the show once or twice, while channel surfing and knew he was gayer than a picnic basket.


39 posted on 05/31/2022 10:19:47 PM PDT by DallasBiff (Lautenberg The Forefather of "The Nanny State!")
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To: Morgana

So obvious


40 posted on 05/31/2022 10:20:35 PM PDT by wardaddy (Where did all the same posters go......they cannot have all died ....could they ?)
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