[film projector whirring]
ANNOUNCER: It's "Daily World News,
Salt Lake City."
As the snow begins to fall on Main Street,
things are growing icy in Salt Lake City.
A mystery Instagram account has been scandalously attacking
controversial local citizen Jen Shah.
But who is behind it,
and will Jen Shah expose them?
Meanwhile, it appears "Wild Rose" Whitney
has exposed too much,
and her husband Justin has been fired.
Finally, does this mean war?
Queen of Sundance, Lisa Barlow,
has publicly called out Heather Gay
for lying about a text exchange they shared
regarding the death of Heather's father.
Watch it all unfold tonight
on "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City."
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JEN: I'm fighting for my life, not your approval.
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WHITNEY: I am more of a free spirit
without the Holy Spirit.
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LISA: I'll always have your back
if you stop stabbing me in mine.
MEREDITH: When I take a shot, I always hit my mark.
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HEATHER: I may be a bad Mormon,
but I'll always be a good time.
***
-Hi. -Hi. Are you Heather?
-Yeah. -Hi, Heather.
-Are you Jay? -I am.
It's nice to meet you.
It's a pleasure to meet you, too.
-Oh, look--look, we match. -Oh, we do match. Hey, yeah.
-This is meant to be. [laughs] -Got the memo.
-Welcome to the Alliance. -Thank you.
This is my first time here, so I'm, like, thrilled
to check it out. This is, like, beautiful.
So this is kind of what we're looking at for the choir stuff?
Yeah, so this whole space is all open to you,
and then this side as well. -Okay. Awesome.
I have so many stresses piling up on me,
but at the same time, I need an outlet.
I need a resource to, like, renew my soul.
And so I've decided to form... a choir.
-Hi. -Hi.
-What's up? -We're just getting acquainted.
This is Jay. He's the-- runs the Alliance Theater.
-Oh, hi. So nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you, too.
-This is my business partner, Dre.
-Dre. -And she's gonna be
doing it with me. -Yes.
If you have any questions for me,
I'll just be in the office. I'm just gonna take a call, so...
-BOTH: Okay. -All right? Yeah.
-Thank you so much. -Nice to meet you both.
-Appreciate it. -Yeah, all right.
-This will be fabulous. -Is Cory here yet?
Speak of the devil. There he is.
-We were just talking about you. -Hey. Were you talking about me?
-Yes. -I haven't seen you both in so--
-I know. -Look how gorgeous.
Cory was raised Southern Baptist,
and he was a choir director for 27 years,
and so I know he misses it, too.
One night Cory and I were playing the piano
and singing together at my house,
and I remembered how great it felt to sing with friends.
This is something I want to create 'cause it doesn't exist.
There's not a place that I can go right now
and sing spiritual or non-spiritual songs
with a community that I love.
-Yeah. -I just feel like
my spiritual community side is lacking,
and I used to have that every single week.
Yeah.
And that is the first thing I'm missing.
I'm missing sitting with my family,
singing, and feeling, you know, the presence of God in my life.
Yeah.
Choir to Mormons is community,
it's worship, it's music, and it's service.
But I can form my own choir
and sing with people who feel the same as me,
and that feels empowering.
It feels like I'm taking a little piece of my life back.
I wanna get this going as soon as possible.
Is there anything we need to do to prepare for our auditions,
or could we just get together,
come up with some basic sight reading sheets?
Yeah, I can secure, like, what the audition process
will look like musically. -Awesome.
We tell people we're having a week of auditions
and then a week for us to cobble together our choir,
and then our first rehearsal can be in the next few weeks.
-The momentum is starting. -Yes.
Babe, Easter's around the corner,
and what is Easter without a hymn?
I'll have him and him and him.
[laughter]
***
[bell clangs]
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Well, did a few things to spruce it up, baby.
Okay.
You know, we about to get crazy.
-We about to get high? -Well, not like that, but...
-Okay. -...a little bit.
-Look. -This is so awesome.
-It's a little different. -Hi, guys.
Oh, hi.
Welcome to Altitude in West Jordan.
-How are y'all? -Good.
Welcome. What brings us in tonight?
Just date night. I wanna do something different
and have her do something different.
***
[laughs]
This is one of those times where you're not supposed
to, like, say what is going though your mind.
What the [bleep], though? What is going on?
Why the [bleep]? Where are we, jungle gyms?
What--What's happening?
-Come on. We gotta go over here. -Whew.
Let's go in there. We gotta go through ever one.
Boom, ba-boom, ba-boom. Go ahead. Get crazy.
***
[grunting]
[laughter]
Don't hit me.
Yes!
[laughter]
Bunny.
What are you doing?
[laughter]
You did good, honey. Good job.
I'm gonna go all the way across.
I don't think you can do it tonight.
We have to work up to that.
-I love you. -Love you, too.
Mwah. Thank you for continuing to help me find
the good things every day and the positive things...
-Every day. -...and to keep moving on
and moving forward.
But you know, honey, there's still the bullsh-- every day.
I think I mentioned to you, like, I don't know,
six, seven months ago, there was some account out there
called @shahxposed.
Yeah.
Lisa sent a bunch of stuff to me, like, last October.
@shahxposed was an Instagram account
that was commenting very negatively
about Lisa online, me online.
This is two months before I'm going to trial.
I have bigger issues to worry about
than some stupid @shahxposed account at this time.
And I just wanted to, like, bury it and not ever discuss it.
So, you know, seven months go by, whatever,
And then Lisa told me that Chris Harington,
Angie Harrington's husband,
was the one that set up this fake account.
-Why would he do that? -Nev--
We've never done anything to his family.
never said anything to his wife, his--
-Never. -Never.
We've never done anything to him.
I know what it's like to be
accused of something that you didn't do.
Even though things look a certain way...
-Right. -I didn't know that it would
come to this point where I ever needed to discuss it
with anybody, you know what I mean?
But now at this point, I feel like I need to find out,
because Angie Harrington is inserting herself
into my life, my friends' lives where now it does matter.
Listen, I can deal with a lot personally,
but you used @shahxposed.
You didn't say "Jen Exposed."
You didn't say "Jen Shah Exposed."
So you just humiliated
and disrespected my entire family.
[exhales deeply]
I'm not here to, like, save anybody's feelings
from it anymore if it's at my expense.
***
Coming up...
There was gonna be a conflict of interest.
The fact that your wife has a career and is successful,
you can no longer work here.
***
LISA: Hey.
JOHN: What's up?
Just working. Everything's been, like, so crazy lately.
I just feel like I gotta get on top of everything.
-Hey, what's up, dude? -What's up, guys?
-Hey. Where have you been? -Downstairs.
Oh, you've been quiet. I didn't even know you were home.
Well, cool.
I got an email from your guidance counselor.
Good or bad?
She was just checking in to see, like,
what schools you were interested in going to,
if that's even an option, where we were
in the conversation with you so that she could basically
help you out, so... what are you thinking?
I don't know. I... I go back and forth.
Come sit over here by me.
Flop down. Um...
Have you been thinking about it at all?
I feel like Jack has this literally false sense of reality
on, like, how easy things actually are.
What are you thinking about with college?
Fudge college, honestly.
I already own a company.
I think Jack thinks everything just happens like magic.
Somebody needs a reality check.
When you think about going to school,
like, what makes you not wanna go?
I've seen people, like, all over the internet,
there's, like, a few, like, really big entrepreneur guys
that are, like, "Don't go to college.
Just, like, find someone who you really like and mentor.
Go ask, like, to intern for someone.
Kinda sounds like you're basing your decision off of
only people that are saying, "Don't go to college."
Maybe on the internet,
listen to people that are enjoying college.
Jack started Fresh Wolf three years ago
with the help from John and myself.
And it's going great. He's doing amazing.
Yeah, do that in from that shoulder. There you go.
But that doesn't mean that Jack gets to jump
into Bill Gates mode and skip college
and go back and get an honorary degree.
He's not skipping stages in his life
because John and I were willing to help him.
I think for me, too, Jack, college wasn't just about
what I learned in physical science or math.
It was about figuring out how to live on my own.
Like, I didn't grow up with a mom that cooked.
I didn't ever learn how to cook.
Honest question, have I pushed you too hard into doing stuff
where you're doing it because you feel like you have to
and not that you want to? And, like--
Are we forcing to grow up too fast?
Yeah, did we force you to grow up too fast?
No, I wanna get working for me
'cause I wanna be successful on my own...
-Okay. -...without people saying, like,
"Daddy's money." -Okay.
So...
Listen, do I want him to say, "Yes, I'm going to college"?
and, like, sign his acceptance letter? 100%.
But am I happy with the baby steps?
Yeah, because they're good steps in the right direction.
I'll take what I can get right now.
-Do you wanna go grab some food? -Yeah.
Okay. 'Cause you know I'm not gonna make it for you.
[chuckles]
***
You want to go down?
***
Hey, babe.
Are you okay?
I, like, literally have been bombarded
by just text messages and emails
and people wanting to know what's going on,
and so I'm trying to figure out
how to do some type of mass communication.
-Like, people you worked with? -Yeah.
I mean, I think people were given an answer,
but they didn't get the answer they wanted,
so why not go to the source?
It was a Monday.
I was actually having a really hard day.
I had just dropped the kids off at home,
and I stayed in the car.
Justin pulled up next to me. He gets out of the car
and comes to my window, and I say, "I'm so overwhelmed.
I have too much on my plate,
and I need to just take a break."
He just looked at me, like, in shock,
and he just said, "Well, I was just fired."
I'll tell you what I wanna post, and you can tell me
your true feelings about this.
I'm still in shock. All I can think about is
what does this mean? What's gonna happen?
I don't make as much as Justin does.
We are just barely catching our breath
from taking a huge risk last year with Wild Rose Beauty.
What about our house, our lifestyle, kids' soccer,
food, cars? Like, do I need to sell all my purses?
Like, what--what-- what does this mean?
So I was just thinking of doing a post that said,
"In today's world, we are all very well connected,
and you chose me or I chose you to be on this platform together,
which means I believe you are one of the good ones."
[crying]
Oh, it's real.
[voice breaking] "I will truly miss so much
about these past seven years.
They have been some of the best years of my life.
But have no doubt I will always support, uplift, edify,
and in the end, choose my family first,"
with three hearts.
I don't know why that was so hard.
I think that's the first time I've cried since...
[sniffles]
Since your dad died?
It's been a while.
-I'm gonna get a paper towel. -[sniffles]
Do you think that gets the point across?
Like, just so I can stop trying to handle
these texts one after another after another?
Yeah, like, you led the entire salesforce.
Like, you...you were everyone's everything there,
and these people are so shocked because
they don't get why you're gone.
Justin pretty much is like the O.G. in his industry.
He was the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer
of a publicly traded company
that sold personal care products.
No one fires Justin.
Like, he is the best of the best.
I knew that there was rumblings, and I knew that there was talk,
but the conversation itself was still a pretty big shock.
How did they position it?
He said how much he appreciated the work I had done,
"but...with Whitney being a public figure...
"...I just didn't see how we were gonna be able
to make this continue to work."
Really?
Yeah, I mean, that was how the conversation started.
So...the fact that your wife has a career
and is successful, you can no longer work here.
This is everything to do with them shaming me
for what kind of "woman" I am.
There was gonna be a conflict of interest.
***
It is normal to want to be intimate with your husband.
It feels like that final straw was when
we did the love as art.
-[slap] -Ohh! [laughs]
Yeah, that could be cringey, but, like,
I'm freakin' proud of that.
I feel like this is taking me back to when I was, like, 18,
being told, "Well, if you're not a man..."
-Right. -"...you can't have it."
And, like, I feel like you are literally, like, asked
to suppress your wife or leave.
It's starting to bring back all of these reasons
of, like, why I even wanted
to leave the Mormon Church in the first place,
'cause women are less than,
women should submit to their husband.
And so I'm really fighting the feeling
of feeling ashamed and guilty,
'cause I have nothing to feel guilty for.
Taking a step back, like, what this means is, like,
we've lost...like, your income.
***
Sh-- just got real.
***
Coming up...
Retweeting Heather's father's obituary?
I have every right to defend myself.
***
-Hi. Are you ready? -Yes, I'm ready.
Shelby, Mir, Logan, time for our meeting.
Hey, we're starting our meeting.
Grab a stool or a spot.
Yeah, let's fill in that corner.
I'm always astounded,
like, at how many people we have. [laughs]
I know. Every time, I'm like, we only need four spots,
and then we need more and more and more chairs
'cause we are growing so rapidly.
Business at Beauty Lab has never been better.
It's so weird to talk about being
a successful businessperson because when I was growing up,
being successful meant having great kids,
being a great wife, being a great mother,
and business was what you did
if you couldn't do the other things. You know? [laughs]
So I just wanted to address second location.
Um, we are running behind. It sucks.
We're looking at end of summer if we're lucky.
Mm-hmm.
Which puts a lot of pressure on you guys.
Because we don't have a second location yet
to take the load off of that,
we are gonna be extending our hours.
Beauty Lab is all about immediate gratification,
and if customers can't get in within the next two weeks,
they will find somewhere else to get it.
Botox waits for no man.
We have clients starting in, like, 10 minutes.
-Um, we gotta go change. -Yeah.
And if I don't build a second location,
my business model will crumble.
We are literally busting out of the seams.
I know. I know.
It's so funny to me how it's pivoted,
'cause I felt like when they first said there was a delay,
I felt a huge relief
because we have so many other things going on.
-I know. How are you doing? -I'm...overwhelmed.
Yeah.
Why did I hope or want for anything
other than just my sad existence?
[laughter]
So many good things have happened,
but now I'm scared that we're gonna lose it all.
I'm...so stressed about the book.
What's the latest? What's going on with that?
Okay, so Steve will call me probably every day,
saying, "We are waiting. We are waiting.
We are waiting." So I got an email last night.
Steve said, "Literally, you've been escalated,"
because you've been so unresponsive.
Honestly, we are in a really critical point here,
because you have missed every deadline.
I'm having to apologize for you every day.
They get to the point where they may just wanna pull the plug.
[bleep]
I wanted this so bad, and I put all my heart and soul into it,
and now that it's really, like, around the corner,
I feel paralyzed.
Writing this book has been so much harder
than I ever anticipated.
Everything will be written,
and I'll be ready to submit it to my editor,
and then I'll have a crisis of conscience,
and I'll be like, "I have to take this out.
I can't put that in. My parents will never forgive me."
And then I backtrack and try to soften it.
And then when I read it softened,
it feels like I'm being fake,
and so then I go back to the drawing board.
It's hard to be your own advocate
and a traitor at the same time.
A couple weeks ago, I was so hopeful
that I could not identify as Mormon...
-Mm-hmm. -...and still have my family.
Having my cousins show up to ski with me and my friends
felt like they were embracing my new identity...
-It was a win. -...and my new life.
-Hi. Hi, Dre. -This is my cousin Morgan.
I think you guys have met. Hi. How are you?
-Good. -Thanks for coming.
And then last night, Lisa tweeted my dad's obituary
as a way to, like, prove how great of a friend she is
because she texted me
when we brought my dad home from the hospital to die.
Yeah.
While we were gathered by his bedside,
Lisa texted me, "I hope your dad's feeling better."
When we were in L.A., I made a comment
that Lisa had not been supportive when my dad passed.
My dad had passed, and she texted me and said,
"I hope your dad's feeling better."
-No, I did not say that. -After he died?
Yeah.
She went back, looked at her texts,
and realized that her text was sent before my dad died
and that she was right, and she wanted to be vindicated.
But what she's missing is that my dad was on hospice
and was surrounded by his family,
taking his last breaths on earth,
and I got a text from her saying,
"Hope your dad's feeling better."
To have her weaponize that to hurt me
and to prove that she's always right--
it...just...made me lose faith and any hope
for a real friendship with her.
I get a text from my cousin saying,
"I do not want my life exposed. I do not wanna be a part
of this kind of, like, weird ugliness."
[voice breaking] I feel like it ruined any chance I had...
Yeah.
...of my family being supportive of me being public
about our story in this book.
Not only did it destroy
the progress that you were making with your family,
but it destroyed your guys' friendship.
Lisa Barlow only cares about Lisa Barlow.
You know, Lisa and I have been taking baby steps
towards forming a friendship,
and I wanted her to be a part of the choir.
***
-Do you wanna be in my choir? -Yeah.
You have to audition. It's gonna be skill-based.
-[laughs] -I think I can sing.
Now I'm like, dreading the fact that she might show up.
I hope that her being right in this moment
is worth it to her,
because I feel like she's lost me forever.
***
Coming up...
-Oh, here we go! -She's ready.
I was expecting "American Idol," okay?
There's five people,
***
Hi. Welcome to Mindful Living.
I'm here for Erica's private class.
Perfect. Missy will show you down.
All right. Thank you.
***
-Hi! -Are you Erica?
I am, Whitney. It's so nice to meet you.
-Are you a hugger? -Yeah, I'm a hugger.
Hey. How's it going?
-Hi, Lisa. -Good to see you.
You as well. This is Erica.
-Hi, Lisa. -Hi, Erica. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. Let me show you...
A mat?
...where you can put you stuff real quick.
-Okay. Perfect. -And then we'll get you set up.
-Can I take that? -Thank you. Yeah.
What about my shoes? In here, too?
-Yep. Perfect. -Okay.
Oh, I'm gonna lose a few inches.
I know nothing about that. [laughs]
At least I make up for what God forgot, right?
So, gals, this class is, like, really chill.
We'll listen to our breath, certainly move the hips.
-Mine are off. Like, they hurt. -Let's get into that, then.
Whitney and I have a history of doing yoga together.
[laughs]
Oh, my gosh. That's amazing.
-Aah! -MAN: Right foot behind.
-Whoa. -Aah!
[man laughs]
Honestly, I wish she'd say, like,
"Let's go shopping or fine dining."
I mean, even driving through Taco Bell would be better.
Go ahead and roll out that hip. So beautiful, Whitney.
-Is this right? -Yeah.
And then we'll bring everything back to tabletop.
Beautiful, Whitney.
Bring your right arm all the way up.
And then come into that thread the needle.
LISA: Is that right? It feels weird.
ERICA: Beautiful, Whitney.
Come all the way down.
Exhale. Hands come to heart.
***
-So lovely. -Thank you.
-Thank you, Erica. -You are so welcome.
Absolutely. This is space is yours, so take your time.
-Thanks for inviting me. -Yeah. Thanks for coming.
So what's going on with you?
Um, Justin has decided to, like, he--he left his company.
Was that, like, was that a choice he made
because you wanted him to make it?
-Uh, no. -No?
No. It was a choice that he was...faced with.
-Oh. -Um...
Like...
I mean, I can't dive into the details of it.
Got it.
Justin being fired is all over social media.
***
I'm kinda staying mum in this situation
because Whitney doesn't need somebody else telling her
what she should or should not have done.
Whitney needs someone to, like, encourage her,
to, like, move forward.
I'm not seeing this as the glass half empty.
I think it's an opportunity for them.
But it has been a hard week. It's been very, very hard week.
I mean, he's had a corporate 9-to-5 job his entire life.
Yeah. I'm not living through it like you guys are,
but I can honestly say, like,
some of the hardest challenges I've had,
like, a lot of blessings come from that.
It's been hard, but Justin and I made a commitment to each other
that we're gonna focus on the positive,
and the positive here is that
my husband was released from a company...
that is sh--.
I think you guys are gonna be just fine.
It is change, and I'm sure it's gonna be
an emotional roller coaster.
But I think it's gonna be a good one.
Yeah. So what's new in your world?
Um...oh, my gosh. So I've had a crazy week.
I started, like, getting a lot of,
like, negativity coming at me,
because Heather lied about me in L.A.
People say, "Oh, you're a horrible person,"
and "You're... how disgusting are you?"
But retweeting Heather's father's obituary--
I just wanna understand why you feel like
you gotta prove a lie. Like, where is the lie?
What's the lie?
Yeah. That's what I'm confused on.
She lied and said that after her dad died,
I sent her a message that said,
"I hope your dad's feeling better."
That's 100% a lie.
I've let a lot of things go.
I just had a little conversation with Danna and Jen.
They're like, "Why did you invite Angie H.?"
I didn't even think about you or consider you,
and I am sorry for that.
I want you to know, like, I would never do that to you.
This I couldn't let go, because it was like kinda like
the cherry on the icing on the topping of the cake for me.
I'm not looking to go backwards with Heather.
I'm just looking to set the record straight.
Like, I have every right to defend myself.
You do. But it's also fair to say that
to an extent of not going below the belt.
Did I go about it the wrong way? 100%.
I should've picked up the phone and called her.
But the intention wasn't to hurt her back.
The intention was to clear my name.
You should probably still pick up the phone and call her.
Well, I think I'm just gonna show up at her choir auditions.
***
Lisa showing up could really only go one or two ways.
It could turn into a sh-- storm and everything starts on fire
and burns to the ground,
or we could be holding hands, singing "Kumbaya."
I would bet that we're about to have a dumpster fire.
At the end of the day, I wanna-- to feel supportive,
and I'm just gonna keep that mindset.
And she might kick me out, but I'm still going. [laughs]
That's why I'm biting my lip.
[laughter]
***
-SETH: Let's do it. -MEREDITH: Okay.
***
Hey, how are you?
Do you have reservations tonight?
-We do. It's under Marks. -Great to see you.
We've got that table all ready for you.
Just follow me right this way.
Here they are.
***
Hello! You look gorgeous.
Thank you. So do you. How are you?
Oh, my goodness. Look at you. How are you?
I'm good. How are you?
Thank you, dear.
-How's it going? -Great.
My name's Chase. I'll be taking care of you this evening.
Is there anything we can get you started on with at the moment?
Um, I'll have a Belvedere on the rocks
with a splash of soda.
I've always liked Angie. I don't know her that well,
but I've always had fun with her.
What's a great tequila cocktail?
Really, but for Lisa, I would have probably
already been friends with Angie.
I just gave Lisa the space that she wanted
in her friendships,
so I'm not worrying about Lisa Barlow anymore.
She clearly doesn't worry about me,
so I'm not worrying about her.
Do we all wanna share a bunch of bites?
-Yeah. -Sure, yeah.
Then why don't we try the chicken and dumplings...
-Okay. -...since you love that?
The beef tenderloin, it's Prime grade.
-We can do that sliced to order. -Sure, yeah.
We're doing shared for all around?
-Deal. -Done.
You have a good day?
We ditched the baby.
But it's, like, weird to have a toddler, and he's 52,
and I'm, like, 40, and we love it.
It's the best thing that ever happened.
But the minute we get a babysitter, we're like...
-Out the door. -...we're outta here.
Well, yeah.
***
Did you have a fun time at skiing?
-I had such a great day. -I had a great time with you.
It was good to get to know you better.
Yeah.
I think the only damper was with Lisa.
She wants nothing to do with me.
You know, Meredith and I--
I think we're a little trauma-bonded.
I think we've both been on the receiving end
of Lisa Barlow's wrath.
Sometimes when you go through emotional things
or a friendship breakup, you kind of have common ground,
and it kinda draws you closer.
I'm very willing to hear what she says
about all the "lies" I've said.
I've never said she's done sexual favors
for a loan or Jazz tickets.
I'm frustrated I got dragged into this.
However, Whitney and I have, in private, discussed rumors.
I think we interpret things a little bit differently,
and maybe there was a comment of, like,
"Oh, that person invested in Vida."
But there was never... "for sexual favors."
Like...I wouldn't say that.
So the last time I see at John was at the Jazz game.
When I walk up and he's just-- he's just sitting, and he goes,
"Get the [bleep] away from me."
And I'm like, "John, are you serious?"
He goes, "Yeah."
I don't know what happened, so--
-So out of character. -I just felt so out of--
It's shocking. That doesn't sound like him at all.
I-I'm at a loss for words.
Do you think it could've been fueled
by what happened on Instagram?
Chris got really frustrated because he felt like
I was being attacked in the media.
A lot of it felt like it was coming from Lisa.
And we were getting accounts that were saying things
that only I had talked to her about.
In a very immature moment...
[laughs] as a 52-year-old man,
please judge me later, but...
I created a fake account.
***
Chris got really frustrated because he felt like
I was being attacked in the media.
A lot of it felt like it was coming from Lisa.
In a very immature moment,
as a 52-year-old man,
I created a fake account.
***
Well, there's no manual to defending your wife
on social media.
[indistinct conversations]
But that's understandable.
Like, trying to defend your wife whatever way you can.
-And I've matured since then. -Stand up and...
Okay. So yes...I do think it's-- it's, you know, not great
that you made this account and whatever else,
but I have been sent certain things that tells me
that Lisa has been doing the same thing.
So at the end of the day, forget it.
-You know? And move on. -Thank you.
Look, um, it's-- it's embarrassing,
but, uh, you know, I'm-- I own it.
-It's--you're living your truth. -Exactly.
A least you're owning up to it...
-I did it. -...and moving on.
-Yeah. Yeah. -And that's that.
***
Um, I don't know how to open this.
***
-What kind of bottle is this? -[knock on door]
***
Hello. I come in peace.
[laughs]
-What's up? -Hey.
-Mwah. -Mm.
Okay.
So I threw a birthday party for a 5-year-old,
and the theme was aliens.
Really?
You know, you're one heck of a party thrower.
[laughs] Look what I was
just trying to figure out how to open.
-Is it screw top? -Yes.
Mama's got you.
-Okay, I'm gonna get us glasses. -Yeah.
Oh, it's like a tequila bottle cork. Whoo!
***
-Oh, hi. -Hi.
Sunny and bright Chanel.
Do you have a, um, butler on hand?
-[laughs] -Mr. Belvedere?
My jacket needs hanging.
This is not even the appropriate body type of an alien. Okay?
Well, they're alien light-up balloons.
This is like alien body positivity.
Wait. Where's my phone?
Your phone is on the table in there.
-Okay. So... -Wait. Hand me my alien friend.
I'm gonna see where his, uh, inflatable...thing is.
'Cause I always think about that.
The other alien's--
When the manufacturers make these,
where do they put the blow-up part?
Because it's for kids.
-Oh, the back of the head. -Oh, nice.
So that's gotta be the least inappropriate part of the body.
-The back of the head. -So...yes.
Just for kids--
So they're not blowing up down there like a blowjob.
-Well, I mean... -Yeah.
Well, Lisa would know more than me.
-[laughs] -So anyway,
I know you have auditions tomorrow,
so I probably need to tell you this.
I kinda just, like, pushed it to the side.
Chris Harrington...
started an Instagram page called @shahxposed.
***
Babe, that's a big ----ing deal.
***
So @shahxposed has been out there, like,
trolling accounts, saying sh-- about me.
It said, "Influenced the cancelation of the caterer,
tried to cancel the charity from participating through Jen,"
and I'm like, you-- no, I didn't.
So anyway, I never told you. I never involved you.
I didn't wanna put this on your brain or your heart
or your head or worry you about it.
I dealt all--with all this by myself.
I also--I didn't believe, 'cause it first came to me from Lisa,
and I didn't believe her.
Yeah, 'cause I can't believe it.
So I brought it up to her, and I said, "Angie,
I need to let you know Lisa had said this."
She goes, "Oh, that's not true." And I said, "Okay."
Next thing I know, I'm getting a phone call from somebody.
It's Chris Harrington.
And he's like, "I did set up the account called @shahxposed,
and I'm really sorry."
And I'm like, "Why did you name it @shahxposed?"
I asked him that.
-I go, "But why--why me?" -Yeah.
-"What did I do?" -Yeah, and what'd he say?
"Well, it was available, so I took the name."
[gasps]
***
Really? You couldn't do "Lisa Barlow Exposed"?
Like, what the [bleep] did I do?
-Why are you coming after me? -Yeah.
When Chris apologized,
it wasn't so much that I accepted his apology.
I was literally in shock.
This is not just some troll online that I don't know.
Like, this is somebody I'm talking to,
and to know that they were on the other side
doing something to try to harm me and my family--
I-I have a really hard time with it.
-I need you to know because... -I'm glad you're telling me.
...you need to know. This was super hurtful to me,
'cause this was--thinking of everything going on, right,
with me and my family... -Yeah, absolutely. Yeah.
...and my situation.
I feel like when it comes to Angie,
you need to also be a little bit more aware of what's going on.
I do. I absolutely do, obviously.
***
How are you gonna handle it?
-Like, what are you gonna do? -What are yougonna do?
I don't wanna be in this position,
because it's indefensible, and...at the same time,
I have really developed a strong friendship
with Chris and Angie, and I feel devastated.
I do not wanna be in the middle of a battle between these two.
If it's any...consolation, she knows how much I love you,
and that's probably made her afraid to tell me.
Yeah.
Because I don't know what that's gonna mean.
***
[line rings]
HEATHER: Hey, how's everything looking?
Uh, it looks really good. Yeah, we got everything set up.
Oh, awesome. And the theater looks good?
Looks fantastic.
Okay, perfect. I'll see you in, like, five minutes.
***
* Away in a manger *
* No crib for... *
-I gotta do it lower. Hold on. -All right. Breathe low.
* Away in a manger *
* No crib for his bed *
Nope. It's not gonna work. Hold on.
* Away... *
***
* I would like to be in the number *
* When the saints go marching in *
-How about that? -Yeah.
Whoo-hoo! We got it.
***
-This looks so good! -I know.
[drumroll]
It's always been my dream...
to be a star.
-[laughs] -You're in! You're in!
This is so cool, you guys!
How do you feel about sitting behind the...
you know, at the table?
-As Executive Director. -I love it.
-This looks phenomenal. -Looks good.
-It looks so good. -Yeah.
You guys, we've got an impressive panel of judges.
-Yeah. -I know.
***
Well, hello, panel judges.
Hi!
Jeff McLean is the son
of the most famous Mormon songwriter of all time--
Michael McLean.
James, bring it in, my love.
James is my friend
and a singer/songwriter with an impeccable ear for talent.
Oh, my gosh. How are you, Heather?
Paisley was a finalist for "American Idol."
I mean, this is a panel of experts
curated specifically for my choir.
We gotta wait in line. You know, we gotta wait in line.
Oh, yeah.
-What's up, girl? -Well, hello.
What's going on here?
Are you ready to sing?
Oh, I'm not singing. I'm a judge.
-Good to see you. -[laughs] Hello.
-Oh, she's gonna judge us. -Oh, here we go!
She's ready.
I was expecting "American Idol," okay?
There's five people,
and four of them are, like, related to Heather.
Okay?
Somebody looks like they're in my color.
-I know. [laughs] -How dare you?
***
-Hello. -Ohh!
-Aah! New auditioners. -[laughter]
Hi! [laughs]
* Amazing gra-ay-ay-ace *
-Whoo! -* How sweet *
-Yes, Jen. -* The sound *
Okay, get your mic, girl.
***
-Hello. -Hi.
-Is this our competition? -How are you?
-Good. How are you? -Good.
-Hi, Angie. -How are you, babe?
-Good. You look cute. -I'm well, thank you.
-I didn't know there was a-- -Are you singing?
-Well, maybe. We'll see. -Where--Where I lack in singing,
I make up in dance. -You look beautiful.
You're gonna be in charge of hype control, crowd control.
I need--You're Ryan Seacrest in this deal. I need you--
Hype control? I thought I was a judge.
Is Ryan Seacrest a judge,
or is he the star of "American Idol"?
And does Ryan Seacrest get anywhere
without a very well-poised, discreet assistant?
-No, he does not. -No. No.
And that is why Ms. Meredith Marks--
Are you telling me to be the assistant?
No, no, you are--
Now I went from judge to assistant?!
I mean, demoted already?
JEFF: Don't disappoint us, Meredith. You've got this.
I'm doing my best. Is this working?
-[laughs] -[feedback whines]
[amplified voice] The assistant needs some assistance, please.
[amplified voice] Hello, everyone!
Who's ready to audition?!
[cheering]
-Ready! -Yes.
The last thing I expected today
was to see Angie Harrington here,
especially after my conversation with Heather.
You guys, be right back!
***
Somebody missed the memo, apparently.
[laughter]
***
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
***
Next time on "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City"...
So Brooksy is coming out to visit.
Can you not put your foot near my tank?
[singsongy] I'm here for the audition!
I'm telling you the truth. I don't ----ing lie.
The truth is you have no friends left.
Whoo!
You wanna know the sh-- I have been taking for no reason?
Because of @shahxposed?
That's your husband!
The thing you're being accused of,
is Sharrieff taking sh-- for it?
I'm innocent!
Don't ----ing laugh or smile!
Do you know my husband to be a bad guy?
No. No.
Which straw breaks the camel's back?
Which insult causes you to do something
that you can't come back from?
I'm just ----ing with Angie because she thinks
her fat ----ing Elf on the Shelf husband
is gonna put you on a ----ing yacht, bitch.
I am done. Goodbye.