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Grayson Chrisley admitted he’s “never watched an episode.” Chrisley knows bestthe reality TV show that introduced the world to his family — most importantly, todd and Julia Chrisley. Grayson, 16, made the admission on the December 6 episode Unlocked with Savannah Chrisleysat down with his sister Savannah Chrisley, for a conversation. “I don’t think it’s interesting,” he said of that fact entertainment tonight. “I mean, I don’t like it, but apparently people do … I haven’t even seen myself on TV.”
When Savannah, 25, asked her younger brother how he was growing up in front of a reality TV camera, Grayson said he “didn’t know anything else. I mean, I didn’t really understand what was going on because I was like, ‘I don’t really have a choice.’ I enjoyed it because I didn’t understand it,” he recalled. “The older I got, the more I thought, ‘Oh, me got to do that.’ I thought it was cool, but the coolness wears off a bit.”
Savannah and Grayson didn’t address the issue their parents were facing. In November, Todd, 53, and Julie, 49, were sentenced to 12 and 7 years in prison, respectively, on bank fraud and tax evasion charges. Todd was specifically convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud against the United States, bank fraud, and tax fraud. Julie was convicted of tax fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit fraud against the United States.
“Age is just a number, and since we don’t know our date of death, we have to live each day as if it were our last,” Julie said of the first time she and Todd spoke after her sentencing. “Yesterday doesn’t matter. Today is what we have. Tomorrow belongs to God because we weren’t promised tomorrow,” Todd said, and Julie added, “If I get it right, they’ll watch. When I make mistakes, they watch. For me as a parent, I want to try to make sure I’m doing it more right than wrong.”
Todd and Julie have four adult children — savannah25, chase26, Lindsie33 and kyle31 – as well as Grayson and a 10-year-old adopted daughter, chloe. Savannah said she plans to take custody of Chloe and Grayson when their parents start their sentences.
Lindsie, who had a strained relationship with her family, shared HollywoodLife that she was “heartbroken and navigating this process in the best way I can. At the end of the day, this is real family, and these are real and raw emotions. On that note, thank you all for your love, support and prayers. It really means the world to my family and I.”
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