Andy Cohen doesn’t “know how to feel” about Jen Shah pleading guilty to charges stemming from her alleged involvement in a money-laundering scheme.
The Bravo network executive and Watch What Happens Live host made the revelation on his SiriusXM show Radio Andy. With his guest, Jonah Hill, by his side, Cohen discussed the embattled Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, who also recently apologized for her role in the scheme that primarily targeted the elderly.
“I don’t know how to feel about this Jen Shah pleading guilty,” Cohen said.
It seems Cohen can’t reconcile how Shah can appear giving and thoughtful — like when she surprised his 2-month-old daughter Lucy with a present — but also be, as the feds have stated, a key participant in a scheme to defraud elderly, vulnerable victims.
“And I was like, ‘Jen Shah, with everything you have going on, that you thought to send Lucy a gift,” Cohen said. “I just thought that was so nice of her.”
Ultimately, Cohen can understand why there’s a lack of empathy when it comes to Shah’s case. And it comes down to the victims in this case.
“I also think what I’ve found regarding viewer response to some of these moments that have happened, some of the viewers are more outraged where there are — you know, when you look at Tom Girardi and what it looks like he did — actual victims that you can look at,” he said. “When you look at Joe Giudice defrauding the government of some tax money, I think you wind up getting more upset when you know that there are victims.”