Savannah Chrisley says 'Chrisley Knows Best' executives 'would not allow' the family to talk about legal troubles on the show: 'We felt like fakes'

• The Chrisleys were banned from acknowledging Todd and Julie's federal trial on "Chrisley Knows Best."
• That is according to Savannah Chrisley on the latest episode of her podcast, "Unlocked."

Savannah Chrisley said that her family was banned from acknowledging the bank fraud and tax evasion charges brought against Todd and Julie Chrisley while the cameras were rolling on the latest seasons of their reality show, "Chrisley Knows Best."

In the latest episode of her podcast, "Unlocked with Savannah Chrisley," released Tuesday, the 25-year-old said that since her parents were indicted in 2019, they had been instructed not to mention the trial on the USA Network reality show.

"All throughout the years, everything my parents going through, we were never allowed to speak about it," she told her guest on the episode, SiriusXM presenter Storme Warren.

Savannah said that being unable to address the legal issues made her and her family feel like "liars" and "fakes."

"We just wanted to talk about it but executives would not allow us to speak about it," she continued.

Savannah did not identify who exactly the executives were. Representatives for the USA Network and Maverick TV USA, which produces the show, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Savannah said that having to hide something so important while shooting a reality show that purportedly follows your day-to-day life, "will literally eat you alive" and left her feeling like she didn't "even know if I know who I am."

In a recent episode of the same podcast, Savannah was joined by her grandmother, Elizabeth "Faye" Chrisley — who is affectionately known by the family and fans as Nanny Faye — and spoke about the family's plans for a new series now that the USA Network show has been canceled.

Savannah said that "tons of production companies have reached out and networks that want to do a show."

Faye even suggested a potential title for their comeback series: "Bounce Back Chrisleys."

"I love that actually, that's absolutely amazing because it's so true," Savannah responded. "At the end of the day, we're not going to allow this to stop us from moving forward."

Faye said that a new show would allow the family to "let the world see that we're really who we were."

"Chrisley Knows Best," which followed the large tight-knit family, began airing on the USA Network in 2014 and was abruptly canceled when Todd and Julie were convicted in June 2022 of bank fraud and tax evasion.

However, episodes from the show's 10th season, which were shot prior to the trial, began airing on the channel in February, with little to no fanfare or promotion from the family and the network.

The show spawned a spinoff that followed Savannah and her brother Chase, 26, titled "Growing Up Chrisley," which was also axed in light of the family's legal troubles.

Todd and Julie were convicted of defrauding banks out of more than $30 million by providing fake financial statements to make them appear wealthier than they were.

Their sentences were announced in November. Todd, who prosecutors called the "mastermind" of the couple's years-long tax and bank fraud scheme, was sentenced to 12 years at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola.

Julie, who prosecutors believed played a lesser role, was sentenced to seven years in prison at Federal Correctional Institution Marianna in Jackson County, Florida, but when the couple reported to the Bureau of Prisons on January 17 to begin their combined 19-year sentence, she instead reported to the Kentucky-based medical facility.