Andy Cohen Responds to Criticism Over Jen Shah Comment

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Andy Cohen was challenged over his earlier hope that Jen Shah would serve ‘no jail time’ after the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City pleaded responsible to fraud. She was just lately sentenced to 6.5 years in jail.

Last week, Andy shared his hope to interview Jen, who reportedly refused to attend the reunion on the recommendation of authorized counsel. Jen is ready to start her sentence on February 17.

During a CNN interview with Chris Wallace, shared by @queensofbravo on Instagram, Andy was questioned over his earlier feedback about Jen.

Chris identified that Andy beforehand said his hope that Jen would serve “no jail time.” Chris then requested why Andy would aspect with Jen towards the folks she defrauded, which included the “elderly.”

As Andy expressed that he’d hoped she was “innocent,” Chris pushed again, saying his remark was made after Jen pleaded responsible.

At this level, Andy appeared to squirm in his seat, and he shared he wasn’t positive of the quote’s “context.” He finally expressed, nonetheless, that he now thinks Jen ought to “go to jail.”

After the CNN clip unfold on social media, Andy took to Instagram to tackle it.

After complimenting Chris on his interviewing abilities, Andy mentioned “the thing” that’s getting “picked up” is the concept that he didn’t need Jen to go to jail.

“I just want to clarify the context,” mentioned Andy, who defined that his earlier quote was an tackle to individuals who nonetheless needed Jen on the present. At the time, Andy was suggesting he had little management over that given her potential sentencing.

“I should have asked [Chris] what [the context] was … because the context is different than the quote on its own, as often happens,” mentioned Andy, earlier than sharing a screenshot of his quote, which was made in an interview with Us Weekly.

“She’s being sentenced on December 15, so I don’t know what to say to people who want her on the show,” mentioned Andy on November 17. “I hope that she gets no jail time whatsoever and she can come right back … but I have a feeling that she’s not going to be available to be on the show.”