A Timeline of Todd Chrisley’s Ongoing Drama With Oldest Daughter Lindsie Chrisley

January 2012

Things between the father-daughter duo grew tense after Lindsie decided to elope with Campbell in 2012.

“I had a problem with the way the marriage started. Not just on Will’s side but on my daughter’s side as well,” Todd told E! News four years later when the pair parted ways. “I don’t think that the marriage started out the way that it should have, and certainly not the way that a father would like to see a marriage start. … The level of respect wasn’t there.”

Lindsie and her husband welcomed son Jackson in 2013 and called it quits for good in July 2021.

2017

The Chrisley family was first featured on reality TV in 2014 with the debut of Chrisley Knows Best. After five seasons, Lindsie left the series in 2017 — seemingly on unhappy terms.

“I kind of felt like an outcast,” she later explained on her “Coffee Convos” podcast. “Even though they [my family] didn’t make me feel like that intentionally, I just felt that way.”

August 2019

Todd revealed in an Instagram statement in August 2019 that he and his wife were indicted by a grand jury in Georgia on charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion.

“I’ve never talked about this publicly before, but there’s been a cloud hanging over Julie and me and our entire family for the past seven years,” Todd wrote at the time, blaming a once “trusted” employee for setting him up. Todd denied any wrongdoing and said that his family had “nothing to hide” and did “nothing to be ashamed of.”

August 2019

Days after Todd’s post, TMZ broke the news that Lindsie had previously filed a police report in Georgia claiming that her father and brother Chase were threatening to release a sex tape of hers if she didn’t cooperate with them in the indictment case. At the time, Lindsie’s filing was dismissed.

August 2019

After Lindsie’s police report made headlines, Todd publicly claimed that Lindsie had an affair with two prominent members of the Bachelor franchise: Robby Hayes and Josh Murray.

“It’s heartbreaking and shameful that these kinds of accusations have to be aired in public,” Todd said in a statement to E! News in August 2019. “Sadly, for reasons we can only guess at, she ran to the sheriff’s office to accuse her brother of buying a sex tape of her and Robby, which was a complete lie, and now she’s telling more lies about me.”

According to the Chrisley Knows Best star, Lindsie had “extramarital relationships” with the two reality TV personalities in 2016 while she was married to Campbell. “Although our hearts are broken, Lindsie is our daughter and we will always love her,” Todd told E! News.

August 2019

When her father aired details of her private life in public, Lindsie and her legal team fired back. “Lindsie would like nothing more than to be left alone and go about her own business. Unfortunately, certain members of her family will not let her live in peace. We are flabbergasted at the audacity of Todd and Chase Chrisley, who are more focused on attacking my client rather than defending themselves against the allegations of criminal conduct,” her attorney, Musa Ghanayem, said in a statement to E! News, slamming Todd’s “repugnant actions.”

The statement continued: “Lindsie had made a complaint of their acts to law enforcement and she will provide them whatever they need in the course of their investigation into her family’s actions. Lindsie prays for a just outcome so that she can go forward with her life safe from those who are looking to do her harm.”

August 2019

During an episode of his “Chrisley Confessions” podcast amid their back-and-forth, Todd admitted that it was “heartbreaking” to see his relationship with his eldest daughter deteriorate.

“She will always be my daughter, that will never change,” he said at the time. “[Lindsie] is my first-born child, and she is loved, and this is her moment for her to say whatever she wants to say, regardless of whether or not it’s true or not. … She is forgiven for what has happened in this investigation that she has contributed to. She’s forgiven for what she’s gonna do today and tomorrow.”

Though he emphasized that he has unconditional love for all of his kids, the patriarch was disappointed with their behavior since their family’s reality TV journey began. “It is a shame that I have raised five children, and that the jealousy and the greed and the backstabbing that has been exhibited towards a sibling is unconscionable,” the real estate mogul said.

He added, “They’re going to be ashamed when something happens to each of them and then you can’t turn around and say, ‘I’m sorry,’ because it’s too late.”

October 2019

Three months after the scandal originally made headlines, Todd and Julie settled in their Georgia state tax evasion case. In October 2019, the pair sued Georgia Department of Revenue’s Office of Special Investigations Director Joshua Waites for “abusing the power of his office and violating both federal and state law” and “aggressively” pursuing a relationship with Lindsie “in an effort to induce her to reveal compromising information about her family,” according to a press release.

At the time, a spokesperson from the Georgia Department of Revenue denied Todd and Julie’s allegations.

April 2020

After the headlines surrounding the Chrisley family died down, fans began to wonder whether Lindsie and her father had come to terms amid their disagreement. When Todd was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus amid the global pandemic in April 2020, Lindsie took it upon herself to shut down speculation that she was glad her dad got sick.

“The audacity of some people blows my mind,” she wrote in an Instagram Story at the time, sharing a screenshot of negative messages she’d received. “This is disgusting. My inbox is flooding with similar messages, and I’m not here for it. Get right or get off my page.”

June 2020

While honoring her husband on Father’s Day in June 2020, fans couldn’t help but notice that the “Coffee Convos” podcast host didn’t pay tribute to Todd on the special holiday. “No, I didn’t,” she replied to an Instagram follower’s comment at the time. “He didn’t bother to call me on any birthdays through college, or [recently] and has wished me a happy Mother’s Day once in 7 years. So I’m good, I can rest easy, sis.”

November 2020

When asked about Lindsie’s apparent Father’s Day snub, Savannah remained tight-lipped.

“We’re not going to comment on that,” Savannah told Life & Style of the family feud in November 2020. “At the end of the day, the truth comes out in the end and that’s really all there is to say.”

November 2020

Lindsie is not shy when it comes to separating herself from her famous relatives. In November 2020, a fan asked via Instagram, “Why are you so humble compared to your family?”

“I don’t know what they do, so I can’t speak to this. I can only speak for myself,” she began her written response. “I live a very ‘normal’ lifestyle to most people’s standards. We are normal human beings like everyone else. I’m cleaning laundry, a kitchen, toilets, etc. today like most of y’all.”

January 2021

Julie admitted things are still tense between the family and Lindsie during an interview with Us Weekly on January 26. The South Carolina native said she and Todd “don’t have any correspondence” with his eldest daughter, but she “[wishes] her well.”

July 2021

Lindsie announced via Instagram that she and Will “mutually” decided to go their separate ways nearly three years after reconciling on July 27.

Although Todd noted his knowledge on the matter was “very limited,” he spoke on the situation via “Chrisley Confessions” on July 28.

I’m going to put it in my own words so therefore it cannot be twisted or contorted,” he began. “I want to be very clear that it is a very sad day, that this is the news that I went to bed with last night and that I prayed about and that I woke up again with this morning with these press requests.”

The patriarch said he was praying for their family while adding, “I want Jackson to have as little disruption as possible.”

August 2021

Todd told Entertainment Tonight Lindsie texted him about her and Will’s split, but the dad of five wasn’t taking any chances amid their icy relationship.

“I turned that over to our attorneys because we don’t feel that it’s safe to communicate,” he said.

June 2022

Lindsie said she was “deeply saddened” by Todd and Julie being found guilty on all counts after they were charged with several counts of bank and wire fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy. Lindsie testified in the defense of her estranged father and stepmom.

“The verdict is not what I had hoped or prayed for,” Lindsie wrote via her Instagram Stories on June 8, one day after the verdict was announced. “I am deeply saddened for myself, my son and my family as a whole. Please pray for us during this difficult time and know that I will be back when the time is right.”

August 2022

Lindsie revealed that her divorce from Will — not her father’s fraud trial — led her to “reconnect” with Todd.

“The most common question I think is people wanting to know if we reconnected because of the trial or because of my divorce,” she said during her “Southern Tea” podcast. “I can confidently tell you there was no reconnection due to any legal reasons whatsoever. Nothing like that ever transpired.”

September 2022

Todd opened up about his reconciliation with his daughter Lindsie on the September 8 episode of his podcast, “Chrisley Confessions.”

Todd said that he has had a great relationship with Lindsie for many months now. He admitted that, as a parent, he should have stepped up and said he’s there for her if she needs him.

“We’re not talking about a non existent sex tape anymore. The tape never existed,” Todd added, addressing the previous claims. “Lindsie ran with that because she was being blackmailed by a woman in Atlanta that the authorities were made aware of.”