Lisa Barlow revealed the psychological effects she experienced after law enforcement interrupted the filming of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, to search for Jen Shah.
The Vida tequila owner is a close friend to Jen, who was arrested for money laundering and wire fraud. Jen pleaded not guilty to the charges, and will go to trial in March of 2022.
On the latest episode of RHOSLC, Jen was shown in a van with the other women as they prepared to embark on a trip. After receiving a call, Jen asked a cast member to unplug her mic. Then she stepped out of the vehicle to hold a private conversation. Jen eventually told the women that she needed to leave because her husband was internally bleeding. A few minutes after her departure, a swarm of federal agents arrived on the scene, surrounded the van, and asked for Jen’s whereabouts.
In an interview with Insider, Lisa said the experience made her feel “emotionally traumatized.” The 46-year-old shared that she “literally had PTSD for weeks from it.” After law enforcement left, the other women tried to decide if they should cancel the trip or continue filming. Lisa stated that the entire experience was “intense.”
According to Lisa’s interview, many agents were present at the scene, including “Homeland Security, FBI” and “NYPD.” Lisa said the agents were also carrying guns, and the castmates’ reactions were “raw, in-the-moment.” It was, as Lisa explained it, an “insane situation.”
In the episode, the federal agents did not give a reason why they were searching for Jen. Instead, they simply expressed that they wanted “to make sure she’s safe.” After Jen’s legal woes hit the headlines, however, an old colleague of Lisa’s informed her of “some awful allegations about Jen Shah.”
At the time of the recording, Whitney Rose assumed it was all a prank, before the reality settled in. Producers of the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City used the scene as a cold opening for the season. In Jen’s tagline, the 48-year-old expressed, “The only thing I’m guilty of is being Shah-mazing.”
After Jen unplugged her mic and drove away, no one could see what transpired. Viewers, just like the cast members, were left in suspense.
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