The first season of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City has been quite
explosive. Housewife Mary Cosby, of course, has been at the center of a lot of the drama.
Mary has been involved in some explosive fights with fellow housewife Jen Shah
over the subject of her marriage — Mary married her late grandmother's husband,
Bishop Robert C. Cosby, which has made for much fodder among the women.
The drama between Mary and Jen all began when Mary told Jen that she,
quote, "smelled like hospital." At that time, Jen was frequently visiting her aunt,
who was in the hospital because she had her legs amputated.
Jen was understandably offended by the comment, saying:
"My aunt just got both legs amputated at the last minute,
so when you said, 'it smells like hospital in here’, you were just being mean."
However, the pair had supposedly made up. Nope! When Meredith Marks,
who Jen considers a close friend of hers, went to Mary's church for a service,
Jen accused Meredith of not being a good friend.
"I just want real people that are going to reciprocate the love,
loyalty, and respect that I would give them."
The drama peaked when all the women attended Whitney Rose's roaring 20’s party. Jen went off on
Meredith for hanging out with Mary. Meredith was over Jen's outburst and stated as much, saying:
"I think I'm not, I'm not engaging in the conversation."
That enraged Jen, who screamed,
"You're going to go with Mary? Who f----d her grandfather?"
There was an awkward pause, and the other women in the room glanced around,
apparently horrified. Then, Jen continued ranting, saying,
"That's the truth. Oh, am I lying?"
Of course, the whole club — and Mary — overheard. Then, on the Dec. 9, 2020,
episode of the show, Mary Cosby shared how she really felt about marrying her step-grandfather.
Mary Cosby and Jen Shah got into another massive argument during Mary's Met Gala lunch,
and each of the women threw barbs at one another. Mary was hurt that Jen
did not apologize for the comment Jen made about Mary's marriage at Whitney's party.
The next day, at home, Mary told her husband Robert, according to People,
"I don't need to explain to nobody — everyone knows
our situation. You're not, you're not my blood. You're not my blood grandfather."
Mary then broke down in tears fearing that Jen was spreading lies about her marriage, saying,
"I think that's why they're doing it, because she's telling them all,
'Oh, she married her [grandfather] [...] Trying to make me a mockery."
Later in the episode, Mary met Heather Gay for dinner and further clarified things.
Heather asked Mary,
"But he's not your blood grandfather?"
Mary became upset and responded,
"No, that's incest. He is not my blood at all. [...] I did marry him. I didn't want to,
Heather. I didn't want to. That's weird to me. But [my grandmother] really did want me to,
so I obeyed her. I trusted every word."
Mary revealed that it took her two years to come to the decision to marry her husband, saying,
"I had to be certain. As it goes on, I started to pray myself,
I started to seek high help myself. When I did that, I felt peace with it, so I married him.
"I chose what the man upstairs told me to do."
Bravo describes Mary Cosby as, quote, having a "penchant for God, couture, and only the
finest champagne." She is also the, quote, "Pentecostal First Lady" of the Faith Temple
Pentecostal Church who inherited her household's huge empire when she married her step-grandfather.
Mary's grandmother, Dr. Rosemary Redmon Cosby, was reportedly married to her second husband,
Robert C. Cosby, for 22 years, up until she passed away at the age of 65 in 1997.
There have been allegations that Robert Cosby had something to do with his ex-wife's
untimely death, according to The Deseret News, but those claims are unproven.
Mary's grandmother, Rosemary, got exhumed when Mary's aunt, Rosalind Cazares, accused Robert of
murder. Rosalind claimed that Robert had fought against having an autopsy conducted,
even though it was the law in Florida. Robert said that exhuming his wife's body was like,
quote, "putting salt on a wound." The findings revealed that Rosemary died
of natural causes, according to the newspaper.
According to a report from The Salt Lake Tribune, Mary's husband Robert and Cazares have been
involved in legal battles over the family fortune since Rosemary "Mama" Cosby's death. Cazares
alleged Robert fraudulently diverted the assets after her mother's passing, and, in 2007, a 3rd
District jury awarded the estate $1.2 million in damages and ordered Robert Cosby and Annie
Johnson, business manager of the Faith Temple, to pay the money to Cazares. Talk about a wild ride.
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