Andy Cohen Reacts to Jen Shah’s Prison Sentence, Teases ‘RHOSLC’ Season 4 Casting News

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Andy Cohen reacted to the news that Jen Shah has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.“Listen, any old person or anyone who just doesn’t really understand what’s going on with the internet or how many scams are going on, people are susceptible to stuff like this,” the Real Housewives executive producer, 54, said on Monday, January 9, during an episode of Sirius XM’sRadio Andy. “If you read the Victim Impact report, it was pretty stunning.”The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, 49, was sentenced to 78 months in prison with five years of supervised release on Friday, January 6, in a New York City courtroom.

Judge Sidney Stein ordered her to report to prison on February 17.Cohen said he hopes to speak with Shah before she reports to federal prison in February. “I’m hoping to go talk to Jen this weekend.

I’m hopeful that I can do that sit down with her in front of some cameras and deliver that to you,” the Watch What Happens Live host explained. “I’m really hoping to do that.”Cohen added that he initially thought the reality star would be able to get out after just a few years.

However, he was surprised to learn that since she was sentenced at a federal level, she must serve at least 85 percent of her prison term.“It’ll be a big loss for the show,” the Missouri native admitted.Despite Shah’s legal woes, the Bravo exec is planning how to make The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City even better in season 4.“I got so many tweets from people saying this has been such an interesting period where she’s been waiting to be sentenced and people have been saying to me, ‘Well, is she on the show or not?’ I’m like, ‘Do you understand that this woman is being