Jen issues a statement after Heather claims in season 4 finale of 'The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' that the incarcerated star is the one who gave her co-star the infamous black eye.
- Jan 3, 2024
AceShowbiz - Jen Shah may be behind bars, but that doesn't stop her from keeping up with "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" drama. Jen didn't wait too long before issuing a statement after co-star Heather Gay claimed in season 4 finale on Tuesday, January 2 that the incarcerated star was the one who gave her co-star the infamous black eye.
Shared on Instagram Stories on Tuesday, the statement read, "BRAVO, if I punched Heather in her eye, you guys would have footage to prove it. It's clear the show can't live without me since I was brought up at the beginning, middle and end of season 4."
Jen went on to say that Bravo executive producer Andy Cohen "is still butt hurt that I turned down his 1:1 interview." She added, "Why would you sit down with someone who 'gave' another cast member a black eye? Next story."
Heather made the shocking revelation about her black eye while confronting newcomer Monica Garcia about her behavior and alleged involvement with the Instagram account Reality Von (Tea)se, which anonymously targeted the members of the show, particularly Jen. "I don't think you understand something about this group," she told Monica in front of fellow Housewives Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks and Whitney Rose.
"Listen to me: There's something that you missed out on. We are friends, and we have been through this bulls**t before with Jen. For years, we were afraid," she continued. "We'd wake up sick that a lie would be posted and told and spread and exposed and exploited, but we were in it with her. And we are the type of girls that ride or die, and each one of us, at different times, rode hard and we shut down feelings of doubt and things that didn't f**king add up."
Heather further added, "Who you are made no sense, but the way you acted was strangely familiar. And the pain that we went through and the way that we were tormented and tortured? I ate s**t every day for her. I felt like I had to lie to protect her. I did whatever it took. I went on book tour and defended her, and took s**t for the fact that she gave me a black eye."
Lisa and Meredith were visibly shocked by the revelation. As for Monica, she appeared to be unimpressed. Before leaving the gathering, she responded sarcastically, "I'm glad you finally told the truth for once. So, good for you."
