{"id":14464,"date":"2025-10-25T02:35:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T02:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=14464"},"modified":"2025-10-25T02:35:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T02:35:48","slug":"lindsie-chrisley-cuts-ties-with-the-three-promises-she-made-to-todd-before-prison-i-need-to-live-true-to-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=14464","title":{"rendered":"Lindsie Chrisley Cuts Ties With the Three Promises She Made to Todd Before Prison: \u201cI Need to Live True to Myself\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her latest podcast episode, <strong>Lindsie Chrisley<\/strong> \u2014 the eldest daughter of <strong>Todd Chrisley<\/strong> \u2014 shocked fans by revealing that she once made <strong>three secret promises to her father before he went to prison<\/strong>, but now she wants to <strong>let them all go<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thesouthernteapodcast\/video\/7564792998307908894\" data-video-id=\"7564792998307908894\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@thesouthernteapodcast\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@thesouthernteapodcast?refer=embed\">@thesouthernteapodcast<\/a> <p>Friday, 10\/24: PART 3 EARLY RELEASE ON PATREON.COM\/KAILLOWRY AT 10am ET. Listen to The Southern Tea Podcast\u00a0on Wednesday, 10\/29 wherever you get your pods<\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - The Southern Tea Podcast\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7564793049335876383?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; The Southern Tea Podcast<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Lindsie, those promises were made out of loyalty and love for her dad. However, after nearly two years of Todd serving his sentence, she feels they have become <strong>a mental and emotional burden<\/strong> \u2014 something that keeps her from living authentically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI kept those promises to protect my dad and our family,\u201d she said. \u201cBut now I realize I can\u2019t live under someone else\u2019s expectations anymore. I need to live true to myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1040-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1040-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1040-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1040-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1040.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Lindsie didn\u2019t specify what those promises were, many fans believe they involved <strong>protecting the family\u2019s reputation<\/strong>, <strong>staying silent in the media<\/strong>, and <strong>avoiding discussions about past scandals<\/strong> \u2014 including the bitter family conflicts that once tore her and Todd apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Shocking Allegations Behind the Family Rift<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After her father was indicted, <strong>Lindsie Landsman (her full name)<\/strong> reached out to the <strong>Georgia Department of Revenue<\/strong> and the <strong>FBI<\/strong>, requesting a <strong>no-contact order<\/strong> against Todd and accusing him of <strong>trying to exploit her<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, she had accused <strong>Todd and his son, Chase Chrisley<\/strong>, of <strong>attempting to extort her<\/strong> by threatening to release <strong>a sex tape<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1041.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14467\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1041.png 634w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1041-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProsecutors read the letter Lindsie wrote to the FBI,\u201d said <strong>Savannah Chrisley<\/strong>, Todd and Julie\u2019s daughter, in an episode of <em>The Chrisleys: Back to Reality.<\/em><br>\u201cWe\u2019re not a family anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chase added,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf your own blood can hurt you, then imagine what a stranger can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindsie first discussed the extortion claims during a <strong>Dr. Phil<\/strong> appearance in <strong>October 2019<\/strong>, two months after Todd and Julie were convicted. She alleged that her father had asked to meet her in <strong>Chattanooga, Tennessee<\/strong>, where he implied she had an inappropriate relationship with an IRS official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1042.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14468\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1042.png 634w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-1042-186x300.png 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s when I was warned that Chase had compromising evidence against me \u2014 nude photos \u2014 and that he had allegedly bought the tape for $5,000,\u201d she said.<br>\u201cAt that point, I ended the conversation and my attorney advised me to file a police report.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the final episode of <em>Back to Reality<\/em>, Todd read <strong>Lindsie\u2019s court testimony<\/strong> from his and Julie\u2019s trial, in which she stated that she <strong>no longer believed in the extortion claims involving the sex tape<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cI\u2019m Finally Ready to Tell My Story \u2014 in My Own Words\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Lindsie says her new podcast series will <strong>reveal the truth for the very first time \u2014 in her own words<\/strong>, backed by <strong>emails, legal correspondence, and documents<\/strong> that have never been made public before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s time for me to reclaim my own voice,\u201d she declared. \u201cI won\u2019t let anyone else tell my story again.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this bold statement, many believe <strong>Lindsie is turning a major page in her life<\/strong> \u2014 one free from old promises, family control, and years of emotional turmoil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In her latest podcast episode, Lindsie Chrisley \u2014 the eldest daughter of Todd Chrisley \u2014 shocked fans by revealing that she once made three secret promises to her father before he went to prison, but now she wants to let them all go. 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