Whitney Rose is responding to fans who are confused about her decision not to question her The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City co-star Jen Shah about her legal case. During an episode of the show, Homeland Security officers and the NYPD interrupted the women, who were about to leave on a trip to Vail, looking to arrest Jen. Throughout the episode, the women learned Jen was under investigation for money laundering and fraud. She is accused of running a telemarketing scheme targeting the elderly and other vulnerable people who are living on a fixed income. As of now Jen is maintaining her innocence, however if she is found guilty she could face up to 30 years in a federal prison.
Jen is not the only Housewife currently involved in a legal issue. Over in Beverly Hills, Erika Jayne is caught up in her ex-husband's legal case in which he is accused of embezzling settlement money meant to go to victims of a plane crash. The difference between the ways in which the two women were treated by their casts are very apparent. Erika, who has no criminal charges attached to her name, was questioned mercilessly about her involvement, however the women in Salt Lake City barely raised any questions at Jen. Fans are confused as to why the women were so easy on Jen, considering she actually has criminal charges filed against her and considering the secretive way she discussed her career in the past.
Whitney is now defending her decision not to question Jen about her case. As reported by criticized not only Whitney, but also the other women for choosing to question Meredith about the specifics of her father's funeral, rather than Jen and her criminal case. Even though Jen would most likely claim she was innocent, they wish the women brought it up and discuss it a little rather than accuse Meredith of lying about her father. In response, Whitney said she agreed with everything the post said, but claimed questioning Jen was impossible. According to her, Jen was not able to openly discuss the details of her case at the time and so they couldn't talk about it. She said once her court case starts, they will talk about it on the show.
Fans also criticized Whitney for pushing the issue with Meredith, going as far as asking if she should hire a private investigator to find out when her father's funeral was. They thought it was tacky for her and Jen to be high fiving about what a sick burn that was. They point out that at the time they were filming, Meredith's father had just ed away, so constantly bringing it up was probably very painful for her. Whitney claims she was very ive of Meredith during that time and that she regrets the way she articulated her point, but claims she was only trying to help Meredith clear things up. She says she spent a lot of time with Meredith when her father first ed, but none of that was aired. She also points out she wasn't the one who initially speculated about the timing of the funeral.
With part one of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion airing next week, fans can't help but wonder whether Andy will grill Jen like he did Erika for a majority of the four part Beverly Hills reunion. Fans might demand the same treatment towards her.
Source: Reality Blurb