
Jen Shah has indicated that she will not be sitting down for a candid interview with Andy Cohen prior to her incarceration.
After pleading guilty to fraud and money laundering charges, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star was sentenced to six and a half years in prison earlier this month.
She is scheduled to surrender to prison on February 17, and was thought to be discussing her legal situation with the Bravo executive prior to this – after missing the RHOSLC season three reunion.
However, in a lengthy post on social media, the 49-year-old has now verified that this is not the case.
‘On January 6th, I stood before Judge Stein and asked him to see me not as a fictionalized character, but as the real Jen Shah,’ she began. ‘I am now at a point, legally, emotionally and mentally, where I can answer questions and provide a few unknown details about my case.
‘I want and need to share these critical facts. I owe it to those that love and support me to hear the truth.
‘I will not be doing the 1:1 with Andy Cohen and Bravo because of their unwillingness to remove contractual provisions that would allow the network to legally make misrepresentations of me and my story, relating to any and all topics, prior to and during the course of my participation.
‘This specific 1 on 1 interview was not part of my RHOSLC reality TV contract. I promised myself and my loving family that I would not allow this portion of my life to be sensationalized or inaccurately conveyed.’
Shah stated that she wants to’speak’ shortly but provided no further details on when this could occur.
‘Too many people have been hurt by my actions and my inability to control my own narrative,’ she added. ‘I would rather remain silent and wait until I am able to accurately share my story than continue having complete lies and misrepresentations about me smeared across the headlines.

‘I intend to speak and you will hear from me. I will share my story and this painful part of my life very soon.’
According to authorities, Shah and her assistant, Stuart Smith, allegedly marketed services such as website designs that claimed to make the operation of victims’ enterprises more profitable or effective.
In addition, they were accused of proposing to sell victims’ personal information to other members of a ‘fraud ring,’ with many of those targeted being over the age of 55.
While Smith pled guilty to the allegations brought against him, Shah initially maintained her innocence before pleading guilty last July.
She was sentenced to 78 months in jail at a court on January 6, and she is set to submit to prison next month.