Nearly a month after a federal judge sentenced his parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, to a combined 19 years in prison, Chase Chrisley is voicing his feelings.
In a recent conversation with his sister Savannah Chrisley for her podcast “Unlocked,” the 26-year-old television personality addressed his silence in the aftermath of his parents’ sentencing, stating, “I think that I don’t owe anybody an explanation.”
“I don’t need to explain how I feel to anybody other than the people that I care about and that I love,” he said. “Obviously, what we have been going through is hell. It is a terrible, terrible situation. But I have to try and find the good, even in the darkest time,” he continued.
Chase and his family came to the fore for the first time in 2014 while starring in the USA reality series “Chrisley Knows Best,” which followed the family and their real estate business. In 2019, Chase and his sister Savannah led the spin-off series “Growing Up Chrisley.”
USA is owned by NBCUniversal, TODAY’s parent company.
Both series were scrapped after Todd and Julie Chrisley were found guilty of fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy to defraud the United States by a federal jury in Atlanta in June.
Julie was sentenced to seven years in prison, while Todd was sentenced to 12 years of prison time. They plan to appeal their sentences.
According to documents obtained by NBC News, the couple has been ordered to report to prisons in Florida on Jan. 17. Todd will serve…
