{"id":223991,"date":"2021-04-10T22:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T19:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/7-real-problems-for-the-real-housewives-stars-including-jen-shah\/"},"modified":"2021-04-10T22:00:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T19:00:40","slug":"7-real-problems-for-the-real-housewives-stars-including-jen-shah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-real-problems-for-the-real-housewives-stars-including-jen-shah\/","title":{"rendered":"#7 Real Problems for the \u2018Real Housewives\u2019 Stars, Including Jen Shah"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4eb26c01983\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4eb26c01983\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-real-problems-for-the-real-housewives-stars-including-jen-shah\/#Kelly_Bensimon\" >Kelly Bensimon<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-real-problems-for-the-real-housewives-stars-including-jen-shah\/#Teresa_Giudice\" >Teresa Giudice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-real-problems-for-the-real-housewives-stars-including-jen-shah\/#Luann_de_Lesseps\" >Luann de Lesseps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/7-real-problems-for-the-real-housewives-stars-including-jen-shah\/#Jen_Shah\" >Jen Shah<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#7 Real Problems for the \u2018Real Housewives\u2019 Stars, Including Jen Shah<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/jen-shah.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>The \u201creality\u201d of the drama on Bravo\u2019s <em>Real Housewives<\/em> franchise is debatable. But much of the Housewives\u2019 offscreen trouble is all too real.<\/p>\n<p>Jen Shah, one of the reality sensation\u2019s newest stars, was arrested just four months after making her debut on the premiere of <em>The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City<\/em>. But she isn\u2019t alone: Many other Housewives\u2014and their husbands\u2014have rap sheets and mugshots.<\/p>\n<p><em>RHONY<\/em> fans surely remember the footage of Luann de Lesseps\u2019 dramatic arrest, for example, while <em>RHONJ<\/em> fans probably counted down every day of Teresa Giudice\u2019s prison sentence. Read on for more details about these busts and other <em>Real Housewives<\/em> star\u2019s legal issues.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kelly_Bensimon\"><\/span>Kelly Bensimon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RHONY alum Kelly Bensimon kisses on-again beau Nick Stefanov 12 years after she was arrested for assaulting him <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ftmCYPgvdu\">https:\/\/t.co\/ftmCYPgvdu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyMailCeleb\/status\/1374204258824941569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The former model was arrested in March 2009 for misdemeanor assault after boyfriend Nicholas Stefanov told cops she punched him \u201cwith a closed fist, thereby causing informant to suffer a laceration below informant\u2019s left eye and substantial pain,\u201d according to the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/entertainment\/tv-movies\/real-housewives-new-york-city-star-kelly-killoren-bensimon-arrested-assault-article-1.368447\">Daily News<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Three months later, the <em>Real Housewives of New York City<\/em> star accepted a deal to have the assault charge dropped if she stayed out of trouble for one year and served two days of community service, the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2009\/06\/08\/tv-wife-in-deal-on-beating\/\">New York Post<\/a><\/em> reported at the time.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Teresa_Giudice\"><\/span>Teresa Giudice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice\u2019s Ongoing Legal Issues Summed Up | RHONJ | Bravo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2-V-DaOTOQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Teresa and her then-husband Joe Giudice copped up to multiple federal fraud charges in March 2014, each pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, one count of bankruptcy fraud by concealment of assets, one count of bankruptcy fraud by false oaths, and one count of bankruptcy fraud by false declarations, with Joe also pleading guilty to one count of failure to file a tax return.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Real Housewives of New Jersey<\/em> star was sentenced to 15 months in prison, while her husband got 41 months, according to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-nj\/pr\/real-housewives-new-jersey-stars-sentenced-prison-conspiracy-bankruptcy-fraud-and-tax\">U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office<\/a>. The cookbook author served nearly a year behind bars, and was released two days before Christmas in 2015.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reality Star Kim Richards Arrested On Suspicion Of Shoplifting From Target Store\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EpP2OQAhiwE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After an April 2015 arrest for public intoxication, Richards was charged with misdemeanor shoplifting that August after trying to leave a Target store in Van Nuys, California, with more than $612 worth of goods, according to <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/kim-richards-banned-from-target-as-part-of-shoplifting-sentencing\/\">The Wrap<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em> star was given three years of probation, banned from possessing certain drugs, and ordered to attend weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for a year (concurrent with the year\u2019s worth of meetings mandated by the judgment in her public intoxication case).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Luann_de_Lesseps\"><\/span>Luann de Lesseps<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video shows arrest of &#039;Real Housewife&#039; Luann de Lesseps on Palm Beach last year\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cUVlDtDtGbI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>De Lesseps was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida, in December 2017 on charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest with violence, disorderly intoxication, and corruption by threat, after she allegedly refused to leave a hotel room and allegedly shoved a police officer who responded to the scene, per <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/people\/2019\/05\/23\/real-housewives-new-york-luann-de-lesseps-ordered-into-custody\/1206467001\/\">USA Today<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Real Housewives of New York City<\/em> star struck a plea deal the following August, agreeing to one year of probation, 50 hours of community service, two AA meetings per week, and a Mothers Against Drunk Driving class, according to <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/luann-de-lesseps-completes-probation\/\">People<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2019, de Lesseps admitted to violating her probation, and a judge ordered her to undergo weekly counseling sessions by telephone and monthly psychiatric sessions in person, take medicine for her alcoholism, and keep a breathalyzer monitoring device in her car, according to <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theblast.com\/rhony-luann-de-lesseps-custody-violating-probation\/\">The Blast<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RHOA\u2019s Porsha Williams ARRESTED at Breonna Taylor Protest\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cSc-eK6JDH0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Williams was one of 87 people arrested in July 2020 for demonstrating on the front lawn of Kentucky Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Daniel Cameron, protesting the police killing of Breonna Taylor. She and the other protestors were initially charged with felony intimidating a participant in a legal process, but Jefferson County Attorney Mike O\u2019Connell dropped the felony charge against the protestors, leaving two lesser misdemeanor charges in play, according to <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/07\/17\/kenny-stills-porsha-williams-charges-dropped-breonna-taylor-protest-kentucky\/\">TMZ<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That August, the <em>Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em> star was arrested at a Breonna Taylor protest in Louisville, Kentucky, and charged with obstructing a highway and disorderly conduct (second degree).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe protested, and will continue to protest, because this is a movement and not just a moment,\u201d Williams wrote, in part, in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/human-interest\/voices-against-racism-porsha-williams-on-breonna-taylor\/\">a <em>People<\/em> essay<\/a> the following month. \u201cInjustice for one is injustice for all, and if we let this go now, we let it go forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018Real Housewives\u2019 star accused in lawsuit of faking divorce l GMA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lgfoLPi-2fk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a federal lawsuit filed in December 2020, the Chicago law firm Edelson PC accused Jayne and her husband, Thomas Girardi, of scheming to embezzle money from settlements related to the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 two years prior, according to the <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2020\/12\/2\/22074282\/real-housewives-star-erika-jayne-accused-scheme-embezzle-lion-air-settlements-thomas-girardi\">Chicago Sun-Times<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The suit alleged that the <em>Real Housewives of Beverly Hills<\/em> stars \u201csiphoned significant sums of money from lenders and clients,\u201d that the couple was \u201cfacing increasing pressure to actually pay down their debts,\u201d and that their previously announced divorce was a \u201csham\u201d in an effort to protect their assets from creditors.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jen_Shah\"><\/span>Jen Shah<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u2018Real Housewives of Salt Lake City\u2019 star facing federal charges l GMA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4bdi1ARnwY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Shah and \u201cfirst assistant\u201d Stuart Smith were arrested on Tuesday, March 30, and charged with running a nationwide telemarketing fraud scheme. \u201cShah and Smith flaunted their lavish lifestyle to the public as a symbol of their \u2018success,\u2019\u201d Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent-in-Charge Peter C. Fitzhugh said in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-sdny\/pr\/reality-show-cast-members-charged-running-nationwide-telemarketing-fraud-scheme\">a press release<\/a> from the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office. \u201cIn reality, they allegedly built their opulent lifestyle at the expense of vulnerable, often elderly, working-class people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shah and Stuart pleaded not guilty on Friday, April 2, with the <em>Real Housewives of Salt Lake City<\/em> star\u2019s attorneys saying their client \u201cmaintains her innocence of these charges and is eager to defend herself in a court of law,\u201d according to <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/real-housewives-star-jen-shah-pleads-not-guilty-fraud-bond-n1262916\">NBC News<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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