Someone call Andy ASAP because this…is…a….mess!

A Real Housewife of Salt Lake City is facing some shocking and far from “Shah-mazing” charges involving a massive multiyear scam. Jen Shah has been arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

A news release from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the special agent in charge of the New York field office of Homeland Security, and the commissioner of the New York City Police Department reports that Jen and her “first” assistant/partner, Stuart Smith were taken into custody and are appearing in court before a federal judge.

In the release, the feds are clearly NONE too pleased with the housewife who they allege was flaunting massive wealth while allegedly defrauding people who were often elderly, unsuspecting victims.

HSI Special Agent-in-Charge Peter C. Fitzhugh said:

“Shah and Smith flaunted their lavish lifestyle to the public as a symbol of their ‘success.’  In reality, they allegedly built their opulent lifestyle at the expense of vulnerable, often elderly, working-class people.  As alleged, disturbingly, Shah and Smith objectified their very real human victims as ‘leads’ to be bought and sold, offering their personal information for sale to other members of their fraud ring.  Working with our partners at the NYPD and the United States Attorney’s Office, SDNY, and with the assistance of HSI Salt Lake City, HSI New York worked to ensure that Shah and Smith will answer for their alleged crimes.  As a result, their new reality may very well turn out differently than they expected.”

Jen and Smith are accused of carrying out a wide-ranging telemarketing scheme that started in 2012 and continued up until this week where they would defraud hundreds of victims by selling those victims so-called “business services” in connection with the victims’ purported online businesses. Those victims many of whom were 55 and over were “sold” tax preparation and website design services, although “many victims were elderly and did not own a computer.”

That’s not all however, the feds also allege that there were other scammers involved, and the duo allegedly “generated and sold leads to other participants” for use by their telemarketing sales floors. The “lead list” was passed around and used to defraud more victims.

Conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with telemarketing has a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and conspiracy to commit money laundering carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.

Season 2 of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is currently filming and reportedly the ladies were scheduled to leave today for a cast trip. On Jen’s IG story she was seen getting glammed up, seemingly to film the show.

In related news, a September 2020 tweet from Jen is NOT aging well. “It reads Teresa [Guidice] walked so I could run” in reference to Jen almost “launching a glass” at her castmates.

Coincidentally Teresa who’s of Real Housewives of New Jersey fame was sentenced to 15 months in jail after being found guilty of mail, wire, and bankruptcy fraud.

Jah who was a standout on the premiere season of RHOSLC has made headlines for numerous reasons including her explosive blowups in the show…
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and leaked audio and video of her hurling insults at her “Shah Squad” and an allegedly unpaid dress designer, respectively.

She was also previously blasted for saying on IG live that unnamed white women’s treatment of her was like “having a knee on her neck.”

YIKES!

What do YOU think about Jen Shah’s wire fraud arrest???

NOOOOO

WELP, Quavo and Saweetie’s sweet bando baeship appears to be a wrap (for now) after the snack-gobbling baddie announced that she’s single while hinting that her ex-Migo mister cheated with an unknown woman.

Rumors swirled after Saweetie fans noticed she unfollowed her glacier boo on Instagram prompting loud whispers about the couple’s shaky relationship status that was officially confirmed today.

For hours, there was speculation over whether her appearance on Justin’s LaBoy’s spicy “Respectfully” show with ex-Justin Combs caused the tragic split.

Saweetie and Justin apparently dated in the summer of 2016 when the “My Type” rapper was still a student at USC in California.

In the now viral clip from “Respectfully,” Saweetie and Justin appear to flirt in a way that suggested they still had feelings for each other/unresolved issues.

Saweetie gloated about being a “faithful” Cancer to which Justin agreed by saying Cancers “know how to treat people” while attempting to make eye contact.

It was CLEAR they were talking about each other in the slightly awkward clip that immediately made its rounds across social media.

Saweetie eventually broke the ice by suggesting everyone take a shot.

At one point, she was asked if she would partake in a threesome with her man if he was doing everything right in the relationship and her response was definitely not something Quavo would’ve wanted to hear.

As of right now, we don’t know exactly why things ended but it’s clear this is only the beginning of a messy saga.

Do you think they’ll get back together? Tell us down below and peep the pettiest reactions on the flip.

SO ICYYY

We’re back with MORE of Queen Bey’s celebrity frannnns blessed with epic promo boxes featuring coveted pieces from ICY PARK–her third buzzy collab with Adidas that takes her famed fashion label IVY PARK to yet another level.

Known for its quality and high-end design, IVY PARK continues to shine as the exclusive brand-of-the-moment with a highly anticipated collection of sexy bodysuits, matching legging, crop top sets, and baggy tracksuits that drop today.

Sizing is notably inclusive, ranging from women’s XS to 4XL, with oversized, gender-neutral, and body-skimming options so you, too, can feel and look like Bey.

In an adorable twist, BLUE IVY came thru in promo videos for the collection matching her mama, rocking latex leggings, and swinging her inches while donning a mask.

Ms. Tina revealed that Blue wasn’t originally supposed to be part of the shoot but “inserted herself” and rocked it.

“My Beautiful grandbaby Blue Ivy looking like a little super model in her Ivy Park ,” she wrote on Instagram. “Swing your hair Blue!!!!! She inserted herself into this shoot . No she was not supposed to be in it ! She was just hanging out and got dressed and I guess she said “I ‘m not gonna tell you what I could do I’m gonna show you”I love that aggressive spirit My Blue Blue!!!! ❤️”

If you’re STILL on the ICY PARK prowl, you can shop the entire Ivy Park x Adidas collection at Adidas.com or camp out at select Adidas stores.

Did you get lucky and cop ANY of the sold out collection? Tell us down below and check out MORE celebrity unboxings on the flip.

AJ is GOALS

Multi-hyphenate media maven Alex Jackson has mastered making money while everyone’s sleep as the Founder of Media Girls LA where she secures brand deals for clients when she’s not interviewing celebrities, covering exclusive events and raising the bar for go-getters in the industry.

“I’ve been successful at this is because I’m a hustler and a go-getter, honestly,” she said. When I get no’s from people it literally pushes me harder to prove people wrong!

When I became a full-time entrepreneur in 2017 after losing my job, that was the day I told myself I would make this media stuff work for me! And from that day, I been working my a** off not to go back.”

In 2018, the Memphis, Tennessee native pitched her friend and influencer Miracle Watts for promotional deals in a pivotal power move that laid the groundwork for a new division within her company.

With lucrative brand deals coming in regularly, she worked on enhancing her own social media presence with an emphasis on consistency, engagement, editing and more.

From there, she secured brand deals for herself before learning that her caucasian counterparts were paid significantly higher than Black influencers.

In that moment, she made it her mission to advocate for influencers of color and secure the compensation they deserve.

Last year, when the pandemic surged across the world, no one knew how COVID would impact the influencer business. All promotional and marketing deals were on pause until further notice. Influencers started scrambling for opportunities and eventually reached out to Jackson.

Jackson followed up with brands she had previously worked with to no avail which prompted her to change her approach.

Instead of narrowing her scope to specific influencers, she expanded her network to include a diverse collection of influencers as well as YouTubers.

In addition, she strategized more effective ways to promote her services and was back to not only landing deals but closing more than she had before the pandemic.

“Besides my bank account increasing, my personal growth was phenomenal in 2020,” she said, reflecting on the stressfully uncertain year.

I honestly saw myself grow so much in this last year and I’m so excited to see how I do this year.”

To date, Media Girls LA has secured over $100K in brand deals for Black influencers that include Master P, Romeo Miller, Miracle Watts, Mehgan James and more.

This year, Jackson plans to double the number of influencers on her roster while pushing for higher pay for Black influencers and content creators in our “new normal.”

“I really feel like this is our new normal so, at this point, we have to get creative more than ever before because everybody is trying to do something virtual now,” she said.

It’s really about figuring out how you can use all these different social media platforms to leverage what you have going on.”

For more info on Media Girls LA, click here.

*SAG & NAACP Image Award-nominated Regé-Jean Page

Loin-smoldering “Bridgerton” bae Regé-Jean Page is having breakout success as the star of Netflix’s series-of-the-moment brought to life by his ravishing performance that earned SAG (Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series) and NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series) nominations after a stunning Golden Globes snub.

This comes just days after the pop culture obsession made history as Netflix’s most-streamed series EVER with a record 82 million households around the world.

For those late to the party, “Bridgerton” follows Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of the powerful Bridgerton family as she makes her debut onto Regency London’s competitive marriage market. Hoping to follow in her parent’s footsteps and find a match sparked by true love, Daphne’s prospects initially seem to be unrivaled.

But as her older brother begins to rule out her potential suitors, the high society scandal sheet written by the mysterious Lady Whistledown casts aspersions on Daphne. Enter the highly desirable and rebellious Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page), committed bachelor and the catch of the season for the debutantes’ mamas.

Despite proclaiming that they want nothing the other has to offer, their attraction is undeniable and sparks fly as they find themselves engaged in an increasing battle of wits while navigating society’s expectations for their future.

For weeks, viewers have swooned over Regé-Jean Page who recently dodged questions about his relationship status/whispers that he’s dating his costar Phoebe Dynevor behind the scenes.

“I think that everything you need to know is on camera. That’s why we presented it so beautifully for you,” said Page, 30, adding, “and all the sparks that flew came off of the beautiful scripts that we were handed, and so I think that the sparky-words scripted material are more than enough.”

The 2021 NAACP Image Awards air on March 27th followed by the SAG Awards that air April 4th.

Amid Grown-ish’s midseason premiere the men of the show chatted with BOSSIP about the journeys of their characters.

As previously reported season 3 is all about drastic changes for the Cal U crew who are navigating through their junior year. Now officially a college dropout Zoey (Yara Shahidi) is experiencing the highs and lows of being an aspiring stylist and is wondering if life outside of college is all it’s cracked up to be. As for the college boys of Grown-ish, they TOO are seeing some drastic changes in their lives.

Doug(Diggy Simmons) is struggling to deal with a “break” that he and his girlfriend Jazz (Chloe Bailey) are going through. Now free from his relationship with Zoey, Luca (Luka Sabbat) has a new girlfriend, Jillian (Ryan Destiny), Vivek (Jordan Buhat) has a new love interest too (surprisingly) and he’s getting clowned less by his roommates.

Arguably having the biggest change this semester at Cal U however is Aaron (Trevor Jackson) who went from kissing Zoey at the airport to curving her for his new boo, Rochelle.

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Not only does he have a new girlfriend, but he’s also going through an awakening, and after at first dissing the Black Student Union that he became disinterested in, he joins them and takes a stand for social justice.

#RatTailRevolution

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Trevor told BOSSIP that he ultimately hopes that Aaron ends up happy with his decisions this season.

“Happy, I just hope my character’s happy whether it’s love, being single, being in love with yourself, being the President eventually; I think Aaron wants that. That’s what I hope, that his dreams come true.”

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But what about the other fellas?

Diggy Simmons told BOSSIP that newly single Doug has his eyes set on the prize; graduation.

“I think Doug just wants to graduate,” said Diggy. “He’s there on a scholarship, he ain’t trying to play no games, he’s just trying to graduate.”

Jordan Buhat said that Vivek is on a “journey of self-acceptance” and as for Luka Sabatt, he thinks Growin-ish Luca is just continuing to live in his own world.

“I think Luca is just making clothes and hanging out, I also feel like he somehow is not hanging out with anybody on the show, he’s around the other characters—but I don’t know what he does outside of that. He kind of has his own ethos going on, so whatever it is, I hope it’s good.”

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Grown-ish stars Yara Shahidi, Trevor Jackson, Francia Raisa, Emily Arlook, Jordan Buhat, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Luka Sabbat, and Diggy Simmons. The series is produced by ABC Signature, a part of Disney Television Studios. It is executive produced by Kenya Barris, Julie Bean, Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry, Craig Doyle, Yara Shahidi, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, and E. Brian Dobbins.

In advance of the new episodes, viewers can catch up on “grown-ish” now streaming on Hulu. 
Grown-ish airs Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. EST/PST on Freeform.