Savannah Chrisley Declares Lindsie “No Longer Family” in Reality Show Teaser
Jaden Patel here with a quick reality check: it is not every day you see a sibling get exiled on national television, but here we are. The latest trailer for The Chrisleys: Back to Reality features Savannah Chrisley making it crystal clear that her big sister Lindsie Chrisley is officially persona non grata.
In a clip released ahead of the new season, Savannah, 27, bluntly states that Lindsie, 35, has “lost our last name” after prosecutors read a letter she sent to the FBI. This bombshell drops just months after Todd and Julie Chrisley received presidential pardons for federal convictions on tax evasion and bank fraud charges. Savannah’s declaration came after a confidential session on camera where she said, “We’re no longer family. Lose our last name.” The trailer then cuts to tabloid headlines hinting at Lindsie’s role in the family’s legal drama and even cites a purported “scorned gay lover” angle, leaving viewers to wonder which rumor will stick.
Not everyone in the Chrisley clan is staying silent. In another confessional, 19-year-old Grayson Chrisley claims, “We’ve had our own family members betray us,” while 29-year-old Chase Chrisley warns, “If your blood will screw you over, then a stranger definitely will.” Those words underscore how deeply the rift runs after Todd and Julie’s conviction in June 2022 on 12 counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and tax evasion. The pair were accused of hiding more than $1 million from the IRS and defrauding banks of over $30 million between 2008 and 2016.
Lindsie Chrisley has remained mostly quiet amid the showdown. In March, she told her The Southern Tea podcast audience there was “no hate” in her estrangement from the family, lamenting that Savannah has “never privately reached out” to address their issues. Lindsie also reacted to her parents’ pardon with a Bible verse on Instagram Stories—“With God all things are possible”—but declined further comment when E! News sought her response to Savannah’s remarks in the trailer.
To rewind, Todd and Julie Chrisley first faced indictment by a federal grand jury in Atlanta in August 2019. They pleaded not guilty, insisting that a former employee was the real culprit behind missing funds. Yet after three weeks of trial, the jury found them guilty on all counts. President Donald Trump’s controversial pardon arrived in March, but it did nothing to mend fractured relationships inside the household camera lens captured for years.
With The Chrisleys: Back to Reality set to air soon, viewers will see whether Savannah’s refusal to reconcile with Lindsie is a season-long storyline or a glimpse of permanent family realignment. Expect more heated exchanges, courtroom flashbacks and, if the trailer is any indication, a few more public character assassinations. Stick around for the next episode of reality television’s version of a family reunion—you know, the one where you hope nobody brings up tax fraud.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! News, NBC News
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