Todd and Julia Chrisley’s three reality shows were canceled after the couple were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison for bank fraud and tax evasion.
Chrisley, 49, and her husband Todd, 53, were sentenced Monday to seven and 12 years in prison respectively, months after they were convicted in their $30 million tax fraud case. Prosecutors called the pair “career con artists who have made their living jumping from one fraud scheme to another.”
His hit show Chrisley Knows Best has been axed, according to Deadline, as have two spin-offs.
Growing Up Chrisley, who is following her children Chase, 25, and Savannah, 24, has reportedly been fired. And Todd was set to host a dating show called Love Limo, but that too got cancelled.
Court sketches show Todd and Julia Chrisley as they were sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison for fraud.
Todd and Julia Chrisley’s hit show Chrisley Knows Best has been axed, according to Deadline, as have two spin-offs.
Chrisley Knows Best debuted in 2014 and has followed the family for nine seasons.
A tenth season, with some episodes filmed before the trial, will air next year on the USA Network, where the show originally aired before moving to E!.
Spinoff Growing Up Chrisley, which followed Chase and Savannah “on a road trip from Nashville to Los Angeles to prove their independence,” ran for three seasons before cancellation.
ME! greenlit Love Limo in May 2022. In addition to hosting duties, Todd would also serve as an executive producer on the dating series, where he would be tasked with helping single people find love through speed dating.
The duo were sentenced in Atlanta, less than two days after their son was seriously injured in a car accident in Nashville.
Todd and Julie will also serve 16 months of probation each after their release.
The news comes five months after the Chrisleys were found guilty of criminal bank fraud and tax evasion charges, as prosecutors said they obtained $30 million in fraudulent bank loans.
Prosecutors said the couple used the money to finance their lifestyle, even before they became reality stars. Todd and Julie also used a production company to hide the income from the IRS, the lawyers argued.
During the dramatic trial earlier this year, shocking testimony given by Chrisley’s former employee-turned-lover Mark Braddock revealed that he had a year-long gay affair with the reality star in the early 2000s, while both were married to their respective wives. .
Will air: Chrisley Knows Best was renewed for a tenth season in May and USA Network, where the show aired before moving to E! – will broadcast the episodes filmed before the trial next year
Braddock sensationally turned on his former lover and business partner on the stand, when he told the jury that he had not only witnessed the Chrisleys’ crimes, but also helped to commit them.
His testimony also saw him confessing not only to his role in the Chrisleys’ fraud for years, but also his infidelity, which he is said to have hidden from his wife for years before revealing it all to the world on the stand. Braddock was granted immunity in exchange for testifying.
Both had also been charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States. Julie was also charged with wire fraud and obstruction of justice.
Throughout their legal troubles, the Chrisleys maintained that they had done nothing wrong.
They claimed that someone else had been in charge of their finances and therefore responsible for any and all crimes committed.
Aside from Chase and Savannah, the couple, who have been married for 26 years, also share Grayson, 16. Todd also has two children from his previous marriage to Teresa Terry: Lindsie, 32, and Kyle, 30.
