Andy Cohen.
Charles Sykes/BravoAndy Cohen reacted to this news mr shah Sentenced to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
“Listen, any old person or anybody who really doesn’t understand what’s going on with the internet or how many scams are going on, people are very susceptible to things like this,” real housewives the executive producer, 54, said during an episode of Sirius XM on Monday, Jan.radio andy, “If you read the Victim Impact Report, it was pretty amazing.”
real housewives of salt lake city star, 49, was sentenced to 78 months in prison Friday, January 6 in a New York City courtroom with five years of supervised release. judge sydney stein He has been ordered to report in jail on February 17.
Cohen said he hopes to speak with Shah before he reports to federal prison in February. “I’m looking forward to talking to Jane later this week. I hope I can sit down with her in front of some cameras and pass it on to you watch live what happens Host explained. “I’m really looking forward to doing that.”
Cohen said he initially thought the reality star would be able to break out after a few years. However, he was surprised to learn that since he was sentenced at the federal level, he would have to serve at least 85 percent of his prison term.
“It would be a huge loss for the show,” the Missouri native acknowledged.
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“I get so many tweets from people saying it’s been such an interesting time waiting for sentencing and people telling me, ‘Well, is she on the show or not?’ I’m like, ‘Do you understand that this woman is going to be sentenced to prison on January 6th?’ ‘ he asked during Monday’s broadcast. “They’re not giving him any time. So you tell me, is he in the show? Like, what do you want me to say about whether or not he’s on the show? She is going to serve her time. So you tell me, is he in the show or not? I don’t understand what people want to say to me. … Looks like the judge figured that one out for us, doesn’t it?”
However, even without Shah, Cohen is confident that the next season will do well. “We have excellent casting for next season,” Cohen explained. “I feel good. But I am saying it is a loss. Her exit from the show is a loss.
Shah was arrested in March 2021 along with a former assistant Stuart Smith, Shah, who initially pleaded not guilty, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. while filming roslcShah claimed that he felt “wrongly accused“by the authorities, however, he changed his plea to guilty In July 2022. The money laundering charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.
While reality star awaits sentencing, Cohen specifically mentioned us weekly They didn’t anticipate Shah being free for season 4 in November 2022. not going to be available To appear on the show,” he shared.
He added: “Some people on Twitter were saying, ‘We want Jane in the next season.’ And I’m like, ‘Okay, okay, talk to the judge,