The Chrisley family is used to putting on a united front even in the most difficult
circumstances, like when Chase got a tattoo that his super-strict Christian father didn't
approve of.
Although the Chrisley Knows Best stars project an image of kindness and love above all else,
there's a darker element to their otherwise idyllic family life lurking beneath the surface.
This is especially true when it comes to the relationship between Savannah and Lindsie
Chrisley.
The trouble started when parents Todd and Julie were charged with tax evasion, alongside
a whole laundry list of other financial crimes.
While their kids stood behind them, Lindsie, who is Todd's daughter from his first marriage,
not only refused to do so, but also accused her family of blackmail and harassment after
being accused of ratting them out to authorities.
E! News reported Lindsie had filed a police report against her brother, Chase, after he
claimed to be in possession of a sex tape in which she was featured.
According to Lindsie, both Chase and Todd were threatening to release it if she didn't
lie to law enforcement about her father's alleged financial crimes.
Although the family patriarch refuted her claims, he did reveal his daughter's extramarital
affairs with Bachelorette stars Robby Hayes and Josh Murray, naming Hayes as the other
participant in the sex tape.
Savannah weighed in via an interview with ET, accusing Lindsie of lying about the existence
of the tape in order to prolong her time in the spotlight.
She pledged never to forgive her sister, saying, "She needs to focus on herself instead of
trying to tear other people down."
Lindsie subsequently appeared on Dr. Phil to discuss the ongoing controversy, doubling
down on her accusations.
In retaliation, she told Savannah, "Stop playing all sides like you've always
done to get yourself ahead.
You're fake and you need help."
Her sister claimed she was simply defending their family.
The kicker came when Lindsie shared screen-grabs of purported text messages from Savannah in
which she complained about their father putting on a show for producers.
Todd previously extended his forgiveness to Lindsie during an episode of his podcast,
Chrisley Confessions.
Lindsie claims she's done with the drama.
She told Kailyn Lowry during an episode of their podcast, Coffee Convos, that she won't
be discussing the situation any further.
She said, "I'm just not going to talk about it anymore
because when you feed negativity, you're constantly surrounded by negativity."
As far as Lindsie is concerned, she has nothing to prove to the public.
She did, however, wish the rest of the Chrisley clan well, stating,
"I pray for them and I'm moving on from that part of my life."
In an August 2021 conversation with Entertainment Tonight, Chrisley family patriarch Todd revealed
the real reason why half-sisters Lindsie and Savannah Chrisley originally fell out.
According to the reality star, their long-standing estrangement began because Lindsie was allegedly
jealous of Savannah being more popular on social media.
According to Todd, "It started out with Savannah having way more
social media followers, and then [Lindsie] wasn't getting enough time on [Chrisley Knows
Best]."
However, he admitted, "Lindsie wasn't, at that time, willing to
allow the cameras into her personal life.
She wouldn't tell the world anything."
This made it difficult to address the apparent imbalance on the show.
Although things have been strained between Todd and Lindsie lately, the dedicated father
reiterated, "She is my daughter, and I love her."
The Chrisley Knows Best star conceded it would be an uphill battle reconciling things between
the two half-sisters, "I'm sad that my daughter chose to make decisions
that she's made in her life."
He was also quick to clarify that the drama over the alleged sex tape wasn't what it seemed.
In fact, doubling down on the social media angle, Todd argued,
"There was never any extortion.
That was all used for headlines.
That was used to gain social media following."
Lindsie Chrisley responded to her father's claims during an ET interview of her own,
arguing, "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 would rather be left in peace than constantly be called to respond to public accusations
from her estranged family.
She has no interest in reconciling with Todd, Savannah, or the rest of the Chrisley clan.
As Lindsie revealed, "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.
So, I try to distance myself from that as much as possible."
The former reality star admitted to finding it difficult to keep quiet sometimes, especially
when things are either said with ill intentions or are plain untrue.
Sadly, Lindsie stated, "There will never be a reconciliation.
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."
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