Jen Shah is opening up about her legal troubles and addressing her previous comments about wanting to bring Kim Kardashian onto her legal team.The star recently sat down for a tearful, two-part interview with the YouTube series, and spoke with host Adam Newell about her drive to fight the charges against her.«I'm fighting for my freedom,» Shah, 48, shared in the emotional interview. «I'm innocent.
I'm not guilty of any of these charges that I've been accused of. I'm innocent.»Shah is facing federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in an alleged long-running telemarketing scam.
The reality star pleaded not guilty in April.«To me, this is the only option for me, is to fight, to show everybody out there, who was so quick to jump on the bandwagon and make assumptions, that you know what?
I'm innocent,» she added. «You fight to vindicate your name, and your family's name. I'm fighting for my family.»To this end, Shah said she wasn't joking when she said she wanted Kardashian — a longtime advocate for criminal justice reform and the Innocent Project — to be a part of her legal team.«I was being very serious when I mentioned Kim Kardashian, because I respect Kim Kardashian for the work that she has done.
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