The next article comprises mentions of home, psychological, and substance abuse.

Todd and Julie Chrisley rose to fame as stars of the USA Community actuality tv present “Chrisley Is aware of Finest.” All through the present’s 10-season run, the Chrisleys displayed the most effective of their high-end life to actuality tv lovers: breathtaking birthday events, journeys to unique locations, you identify it! Sadly for the Chrisleys, the present and its spin-off, “Rising Up Chrisley,” have been canceled in 2023 in gentle of Todd and Julie’s incarceration.

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The couple had been charged on a number of counts of conspiracy, fraud, and tax evasion in August 2019, whereas their accountant, Peter Tarantino, was accused of tax-related expenses. The Chrisleys’ trial started in Could 2022 and got here to an in depth three weeks later, ending with a responsible verdict. Todd and Julie Chrisley have been finally sentenced to 12 and 7 years in jail, respectively, on June 7, 2022, whereas Tarantino acquired a three-year sentence.

In Could 2025, Todd and Julie have been pardoned by President Donald Trump, and naturally, their launch led to folks choosing sides. The couple’s daughter, Savannah, who had a hand in securing their launch, could not include her pleasure as she mirrored on the journey on the “Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley” podcast. “I imply, it is so surreal,” Savannah mentioned. “At instances, it simply doesn’t really feel actual. I am like, ‘Are we positive that is over … and we’re accomplished, and we’re getting again to regular life?’ However I additionally labored actually exhausting for this [in] the previous two and a half years … I used to be decided to do every little thing in my energy to combat for my mother and father.” The Chrisley household has typically put up a united entrance, however past their solidarity with each other, there are evident purple flags in Todd and Julie’s relationship which are worrisome.

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All through the Chrisleys’ decades-long marriage, the pair have been two peas in a pod, as their daughter Savannah Chrisley revealed in a February 2025 interview with Individuals. “They’ve [Todd and Julie Chrisley] been collectively nearly 30 years, and so they’ve by no means gone a day of their life with out being with each other,” Savannah shared. On the time, Todd and Julie have been imprisoned and hadn’t been involved, however they finally received in contact by way of electronic mail.

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Given the couple’s degree of closeness, it was anticipated that they’d collectively maintain a press convention after their launch. Nevertheless, solely Todd and Savannah confirmed as much as converse to the media for the primary time since leaving jail, whereas Julie was nowhere in sight. Todd addressed Julie’s noticeable absence, saying (by way of Leisure Tonight), “She’s at house with Chloe proper now, and Chloe won’t let her go. So, we’re blessed to have our household again.” Chloe Chrisley is Todd and Julie’s granddaughter, who was fathered by their son, Kyle Chrisley. The fact TV couple adopted Chloe in 2016, throughout Kyle’s struggles with drug abuse and brushes with regulation enforcement.

Whereas Julie’s absence raised extra questions than solutions, she did not utterly keep out of the general public eye after exiting jail. A day earlier than the Could 30 press convention, she was pictured making a visit to a neighborhood butchery inside their residence in Nashville, Tennessee. Julie, who was sporting a beige high and no make-up, had one noticeable change: instead of her common blonde hair shade, she had opted for a brunette look. On the time of writing, Julie is but to make a social media comeback.

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Earlier than Todd and Julie Chrisley received collectively, the actual property professional was married to Teresa Terry. The exes first crossed paths in highschool and tied the knot when Terry received pregnant with their first baby, Lindsie Chrisley. “Probably we would not have married if I hadn’t been pregnant, however we did and it was a giant deal,” Terry disclosed in an interview with Day by day Mail. The couple had a blissful union at first and even had a second baby, Kyle Chrisley.

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When issues took a unique flip (particulars on this later), Todd and Terry separated and finally filed for divorce. Terry began a brand new relationship and introduced the youngsters alongside, and he or she mentioned that Todd stalked her, though he had since married Julie. Terry claimed she was in her Atlanta house one evening when the sight of a purple laser caught her consideration. “I actually thought I used to be fixing to get shot,” she instructed Day by day Mail, including that she was furious when she discovered it was Todd filming inside their premises. “He despatched the footage to a tv particular on dishonest wives. The primary I knew of it was when my mother and father referred to as as a result of they’d seen it on TV.”

Sadly, Terry is not the one member of the Chrisley household who’s accused Todd of intrusive habits. When Todd and Julie have been beneath investigation for fraud in 2019, Todd’s daughter, Lindsie, was reportedly threatened with the discharge of a intercourse tape if she did not “lie about an incident” when questioned by authorities (by way of Day by day Mail). The threats have been allegedly issued by Lindsie’s half-brother Chase Chrisley and Todd, who went on to show Lindsie’s affairs throughout her marriage to Will Campbell.

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Todd and Julie Chrisley first met when the latter was working as a financial institution teller. The pair received acquainted via mutual mates and finally tied the knot in 1996. The couple’s first baby, Chase Chrisley, was born in June of the identical yr, whereas his siblings, Savannah and Grayson Chrisley, have been born in August 1997 and 2006, respectively. Over time, the couple seemed to be romantically distant, and their disconnect typically performed out on tv. Working example: when Todd and Julie’s youngsters handled them to a spa day and an intimate dinner throughout Season 1 of “Chrisley Is aware of Finest,” Todd appeared to be extra centered on making enterprise offers than having fun with the second.

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Equally, the shoe was on the opposite foot throughout the couple’s twentieth Anniversary celebrations in Hawaii. Todd was current and pleased with the getaway — the fact star gave a heartfelt speech declaring his love for Julie as they renewed their vows — however Julie wasn’t significantly impressed by what she thought was a lackluster effort. She let her true emotions be recognized publicly in a dialog with Us Weekly, commenting that Todd’s plan wasn’t effectively thought out because it occurred after an ATV journey.

“We rounded the hill on our ATVs, and there is probably the most stunning setting — flowers, every little thing — and I am him like, ‘Have you ever misplaced your rattling thoughts?'” Julie recalled. Julie apparently burst into tears on the time, since she had pictured a dreamy seaside wedding ceremony. Of their joint interview, Todd instructed Julie, “I mentioned ‘I do’ to you the second time, and also you regarded ratchet,” to which she replied, “I am glad you probably did ‘trigger I did not wish to say it to you that day.”

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Todd Chrisley was accused of home abuse by his ex-wife, Teresa Terry. In Terry’s chat with the Day by day Mail, she claimed that she lodged a proper criticism in opposition to Todd, following a December 1992 home altercation throughout which the latter was inebriated. Per court docket paperwork, Todd allegedly bodily assaulted Terry and in addition “battered his mom,” Faye Chrisley. Terry’s submitting claimed the incident was not remoted — she cited extra violence circumstances, together with a November 1994 assault throughout which Todd reportedly “tore all of her garments, together with her undergarments, from her physique and battered her utilizing his closed fist.”

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The claims, neither denied nor acknowledged publicly by Todd himself, are opposite to Todd and the Chrisley household’s conservative beliefs. Todd’s public picture is rooted in Christianity, and when he was incarcerated, he landed a job because the chaplain’s assistant. Todd was mentioned to be nailing his job — he was accountable for coordinating providers for his fellow inmates — however he was finally dismissed for his interplay with inmates who have been enrolled within the Residential Drug Abuse Program.

Todd’s worth system additionally features a perception in remedy, a follow that his daughter, Savannah Chrisley, revealed was integral within the years main as much as his incarceration. “I’d say, prior to now years, he was in a variety of remedy,” Savannah mentioned on an episode of “Unlocked with Savanna.” “A number of issues taking place in our lives … prompted him a variety of trauma.” Todd finally turned an inmate counselor after his dismissal from his job in jail, all whereas Terry satirically accused him of psychological abuse.

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When “Chrisley Is aware of Finest” aired, patriarch Todd Chrisley was portrayed as a militant dad who thrived on perfection. Todd micromanaged his youngsters, and at instances, he went overboard; he as soon as required his household to memorize a script forward of a trend interview. Todd justified his strategy in a chat with Parade, saying, “We overachievers need issues to be as good as we are able to make them. We would like our properties, our lawns, our look, and our youngsters to be good. I feel if God provides it to us, we’re imagined to be good stewards of it.”

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Though Todd’s strictness was precious for good causes at instances — akin to when he made his youngsters Savannah and Chase Chrisley take summer season jobs after they blew up a ton of cash on a launch — it did not at all times translate effectively in his romantic relationships. “Typically I feel he does not notice the way in which he’s. He is so used to being controlling and vindictive that he does not even see it anymore,” his ex-wife, Teresa Terry, instructed Day by day Mail, additionally including that Todd had a say on her look. “I prefer to placed on a ball cap, put my hair in a ponytail and exit. However with him your hair at all times needed to be fastened and also you needed to be dressed to the 10s.” 

In case you or anybody you recognize wants assist with substance abuse, will be the sufferer of home abuse, or has struggled with psychological well being, contact the related assets under:

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The Substance Abuse and Psychological Well being Providers Administration web site or contact SAMHSA’s Nationwide Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

The Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233. It’s also possible to discover extra info, assets, and help at their web site.