Fans of "Chrisley Knows Best" have learned a lot about Todd Chrisley and his family over
the past few years.
Todd's oldest daughter, Lindsie Chrisley, is no longer involved in filming the show
— and now, Lindsie insists the relationships with her dad and the rest of the family are
irreparable.
Yeah, it's that bad.
Lindsie appeared on "Chrisley Knows Best" in the early seasons, but as Entertainment
Tonight noted, she departed in 2017.
A statement from her representative explained,
"She drove back and forth from Atlanta to Nashville for almost a year to keep filming
going and ultimately decided to leave the show when it was no longer a healthy environment
for her and her son."
"There was an altercation that happened after the cameras shut down."
On an episode of her podcast "Coffee Convos," Lindsie acknowledged she struggled to fit
into her family at times.
She mentioned that she, quote, "just kind of felt like an outcast" with the family,
despite noting that her stepmom, Julie, legally adopted her.
Lindsie explained the family never intentionally made her feel that way, but she struggled
to feel a part of the group.
She added,
"I always felt like something wasn't whole."
So what changed from that conversation to Lindsie not seeing a reconciliation as possible?
The estrangement between Lindsie and the rest of her family accelerated during the summer
of 2019, according to ET Online.
Todd and his wife Julie faced allegations of tax evasion — and Lindsie's name was
brought into it.
Todd and Julie alleged Lindsie turned them in to authorities, although she has denied
it.
As TMZ reported, Lindsie claimed Todd tried to blackmail her by threatening to expose
an adult tape involving her and someone from "The Bachelorette."
Fox News claimed Lindsie had allegedly been intimately involved with both Josh Murray
and Robby Hayes from the franchise while she was married to her then-husband Will Campbell.
"For what they've done to me with this media circus, I will never forgive that."
Lindsie and Todd have remained estranged, and she told ET Online she doesn't see any
possibility they could reconcile.
She explained,
"I think that the most that anyone could ask for at this point is for everyone to go on
with their lives as they see fit and to just leave the other side alone."
Lindsie admitted she misses her family in some senses, but added,
"At this point, there will be no chance for reconciliation."
"I don't like them, but I love them."
She mentioned that she will "continue to respond to whatever allegations are put out" by family
members, but she feels it's healthier to keep her distance otherwise.
The former "Chrisley Knows Best" star wants to, in her words, "protect [her] peace" and
feels she's frequently dragged into family-related drama.
She went on to say,
"[I'm] the outsider looking in.
And so I'm always the target."
Lindsie told the publication that counseling provided her with valuable insight regarding
her family.
She explained,
"Through therapy over the last year, I had just been advised by my therapist to not tune
in, to not follow along on social media, things that were being posted because it's triggering
to me.
[...] [I have tried] to distance myself from that as much as possible."
Still, she hears about family members' posts from other people.
With that, Lindsie admitted,
"It's hard not to want to respond to those things.
Because some of the things that have been said either are just categorically false or
maybe the intentions I don't feel are pure."
On his podcast, "Chrisley Confessions," Todd referenced, in his words, the "friction between
Lindsie and her siblings and the jealousy that's involved there."
He said,
"[I don't understand] how these kids can come from the same household, be given the same
thing, and be loved the same way, [but then] have one that loathes all of their other siblings."
Lindsie told ET Online the idea she's jealous is simply untrue, saying,
"What is there to be jealous of?
I moved away from something that I felt was toxic and not in my best interest and forged
my own path."
She noted she's got a "great life" away from the public eye and she wants her estranged
family to leave her alone and let her live her life.
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