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New York Post
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Todd Chrisley says he ‘cried myself to sleep' on his first night in prison: ‘I was angry at God'
Todd Chrisley has opened up about his very first night behind bars, saying he cried himself to sleep once reality had sunk in. In ABC News Studios' new special, 'The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup,' the reality star detailed his experience in FPC Pensacola before he was ultimately pardoned by President Donald Trump. 'Todd, take us behind bars with you. What was that first night like?' host Juju Chang asked the 'Chrisley Knows Best' alum. 4 Todd Chrisley has opened up about his very first night behind bars, saying he cried himself to sleep once reality had sunk in. ABC News/YouTube 'I was angry at God,' Todd, 57, replied. 'And when I went to bed that night and the lights went out, I cried myself to sleep and I said, 'God, why are you allowing this?'' 'You don't realize the things that you took for granted until you don't have it,' he went on. 'So your freedom, your ability to go to church, your ability to go out to eat, you know, to stay in your bed all day, those things are taken from you, so when you have them back, it's a blessing.' Julie, for her part, was asked about the things she missed most while serving her sentence. 'My children and my husband, you know, I missed birthdays and holidays and graduations and things that I can never get back,' said Julie, 52. 4 The reality stars were ultimately pardoned by President Donald Trump. Instagram/@graysonchrisley 'So now I just have to focus on what's ahead of us,' she added. Todd was last month freed from FPC Pensacola in Florida after serving just over two years of his 12-year sentence for tax evasion and fraud. His wife Julie, for her part, was let out of FMC Lexington in Kentucky, where she had been serving out a seven-year prison term. 4 Todd was last month freed first from FPC Pensacola in Florida after serving just over two years of his 12-year sentence for tax evasion and fraud. AP The reality stars first reported to prison in 2023 after being convicted of fraud and tax evasion. Federal prosecutors found them guilty of faking documents to obtain over $30 million in loans, and then dumping them by declaring bankruptcy. 'You don't realize how much your freedom means to you until you don't have it,' Todd said during the interview. 4 Julie, for her part, was let out of FMC Lexington in Kentucky, where she had been serving out a seven-year prison term. Instagram/@juliechrisley 'If it didn't change you, then you're not human,' he added. 'The Chrisleys: Life After Lockup' is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+.
Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Chrisleys tell Lara Trump: Learning they had been pardoned wasn't as simple as all that
Julie and Todd Chrisley were not exactly prepared to learn they had been pardoned by the president. 'Unfortunately, most of the news that you get in prison is bad news,' Julie Chrisley told Lara Trump in a family interview set to air Saturday on Fox News Channel. So when she got the good news, her fellow inmates didn't immediately understand what they were seeing. 'They're like, 'Are you OK?'' Julie said. In fact, she hadn't been 100% OK when she first heard from daughter Savannah that President Trump had signed off on the creme de la creme of get-out-of-jail-free cards. 'I just busted out crying' when her daughter broke the news, Julie said. 'Everyone was looking around, and then I just hung up. I was so nervous that I just hung up.' Savannah was the one who appealed to the president to free her parents. During the Republican National Convention, she gave a speech about the 'rogue prosecutors' who put her parents behind bars. At least Julie hung up on her daughter and not POTUS. But now the folks around her were asking her if she was OK. 'I'm like, 'I am!'' she said, grasping her husband and daughter's hands as she recalled the moment. 'I'm getting out of here!' Julie and husband Todd, the Georgia couple who gained fame through 'Chrisley Knows Best,' the USA Network series that showcased their luxurious lifestyle and zany family dynamic, were back in their bleach-blond glory sitting with two of their five kids, Savannah and son Chase, on Lara Trump's couch. There had been no hair color for the inmates after they were sentenced to 12 years (him) and seven years (her) for tax evasion, conspiracy and wire fraud. He was sent to a federal prison in Pensacola, Fla., while she was doing time in Lexington, Ky. Probation after incarceration awaited them both. The pardons changed all that. Todd Chrisley was a little cooler than his wife had been when the news came his way. He was walking through FPC Pensacola when someone stopped him and told him he just got pardoned. 'I said, 'Yeah, OK' and I just went right on walking,' apparently dismissing what he'd just heard as trash talk. He walked all the way back to his dorm, only to have a corrections officer come by soon after and ask him if he was 'good.' 'I said, 'As good as I can be,'' he told Lara Trump with a little snark in his delivery. But the CO was serious. The officer told the reality star that he had been pardoned and that he'd been sent to check on Chrisley to make sure he was OK. Todd recalled saying, 'They don't need to be worried about me now! If I'm pardoned, I'm great!' The Chrisley patriarch also shared how it felt when he saw wife Julie for the first time in 28 months. 'When I hugged her the first time, it was like I was home. ... We have changed,' he said. 'And if we did not change in these 28 months, it would have been wasted.' Todd gave it up to the Almighty as well. 'God touched President Trump's heart,' he said. 'God led the people to advocate for us. And so I'm grateful, because every night I would pray that God would return me home to my children. And he did that, so I'm grateful.' Both Chrisleys have said they intend to advocate in the future for prisoners who are still behind bars. 'My View With Lara Trump,' which includes her full interview with Todd, Julie, Savannah and Chase Chrisley, airs Saturday at 6 p.m. local time (9 p.m. Eastern) on Fox News Channel.
New York Post
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Inside Todd and Julie Chrisley's first days home from prison — including family dinner and a trip to Nordstrom
Home sweet home. Savannah Chrisley is sharing details about her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley's first few days at home after they were released from prison last Wednesday. 'Yesterday was really fun,' Savannah, 27, said on her Tuesday 'Unlocked' podcast, which was recorded Friday. 'I cooked dinner for my entire family. I made steaks, pastas, salads, potatoes — we had a smorgasbord. My parents enjoyed it and loved it.' 9 Todd and Julie Chrisley. Instagram/@juliechrisley 9 Savannah Chrisley in an Instagram video. Instagram/@savannahchrisley Savannah also spoke about her and Todd's trip to Nordstrom where they evaded the paparazzi one day after he was freed from FPC Pensacola in Florida. 'We thought we were in the clear. But no, the press followed us and were chasing us around,' she shared. 9 Todd and Savannah Chrisley try to hide from paparazzi. Instagram/@savannahchrisley 'It was comical. That's why I put that photo of me and Dad out there. I was like, 'I'm not going to let them get the first picture. No, not happening,'' Savannah added. 'We had fun with that whole journey. Dad has not lost his sense of humor. He's still as funky as ever.' Julie, 52, meanwhile, has been doing laundry and spending time with Savannah and adopted daughter Chloe, 12, since being released from FMC Lexington in Kentucky. 9 Todd and Julie Chrisley each spent over 2 years in prison. Instagram/@juliechrisley 'The first morning she was home, we lay on my bed and just went through my Instagram and I just caught her up on all the posts and videos and everything that's gone on since she left,' Savannah said about her mom. 'It was really cool to see her reactions and catch her up on life.' Savannah also teased that the famous family's new reality show — which captured Todd and Julie getting out of prison — is 'going to be absolutely amazing.' 'It started with us explaining the case and having lawyers on, and the advocacy work, to [now] Mom and Dad getting full presidential pardons,' the podcast host explained. 9 Todd and Savannah Chrisley after Todd's press conference in Nashville on May 30. BACKGRID 9 Todd Chrisley in a social media video after being freed from prison. Instagram/@savannahchrisley 9 Todd Chrisley spotted in the backyard of Savannah Chrisley's Nashville home. Christopher Oquendo for NY Post She added: 'I'm so excited that they're home, they're going to be part of it, and we get our new start at life.' Describing her emotions over her parents' freedom, Savannah said, 'Mom and Dad are home, and I'm over-the-moon excited about all of it. It's so surreal. At times, it does not feel real. I'm like, 'Are we sure this is over and done, and we came back to normal life?'' 9 Savannah Chrisley and Todd Chrisley at a press conference in Nashville on May 30. REUTERS Todd and Julie were convicted in 2022 of faking documents to obtain over $30 million in loans, and then dumping them by declaring bankruptcy. The reality stars each served a little over two years at their respective prison facilities before they were pardoned by President Donald Trump. 9 Todd and Julie Chrisley. Instagram/@juliechrisley At a news conference in Tennessee Friday, Todd insisted that his conviction was unjust. 'Even though this pardon has happened, I still was convicted of something that I did not do,' he told reporters. 'It could be you. It could be any of you,' Todd added.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Florida Department of Transportation completes $9 million street safety and resurfacing project in Escambia County
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The North Palafox Street Safety and Resurfacing Project has been completed, according to the Florida Department of Transportation. Todd Chrisley speaks out after Trump pardon, alleges racial injustice at FPC Pensacola According to FDOT, the project cost $9 million in safety improvements on a 3.6-mile segment of North Palafox Street (U.S. 29/State Road 95), from Cervantes Street (S.R. 10A) to Brent Lane (S.R. 296) in Escambia County. Safety improvements included upgrading traffic signals, pavement markings, and curb and gutter signage. 'When she called me, she was crying': Nanny Faye's local friend on Todd Chrisley's release Sidewalks were upgraded to comply with requirements outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act. The project included: Reconstructing the North Palafox Street/North Pace Boulevard/Massachusetts Avenue intersection Resurfacing U.S. 29 from Brent Lane to Scott Street Adding 7-foot bicycle lanes in each direction, with 6-foot shoulders between Cervantes Street and Scott Street Adding crosswalks at intersections with signals at West Leonard Street, Fairfield Drive (S.R. 295), and Pace Boulevard (S.R. 292) New signing and pavement markings Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Time of India
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Todd Chrisley's Explosive Claims on Prison Racism, Trump's Pardon Just the Beginning?
/ Jun 02, 2025, 10:45PM IST Todd Chrisley, recently pardoned by Donald Trump, is speaking out about the racial injustices he witnessed behind bars. At a press conference in Nashville, the reality TV star claimed that Black inmates at FPC Pensacola were denied opportunities he received, highlighting systemic racism in the prison system. With his daughter Savannah by his side, Todd vowed to fight for those he left behind. Chrisley insists his conviction was unjust and has reunited with his wife Julie for a new reality show.
