Meri Brown: LYING About Catfish Relationship?!

If you watch Sister Wives online, then you’re no doubt aware that one of the major storylines this season centered around Meri Brown’s experience with a predatory catfish.

If you were hoping Meri, Kody, and the rest of the polygamous gang would delve deeper into the whole catfish mess on Sunday night’s reunion show, boy, were you in luck!

Meri Brown on Catfish Relationship: I Never Crossed a Line!

In the clip above, Meri claims that she “never crossed a line” with her deceptive online beau – but she also admits that she told him that she loves him.

Asked why she used the L word in her conversations (yet still maintains that she never cheated), Meri gets evasive:

“I felt for this person who I thought was a person,” she says.

“I cared about who I thought she was portraying him to be. Because I have a trusting heart and a loving heart.”

Uh-huh. 

She’s basically making it sound like she was tricked into opening up emotionally, which is true in a sense, but despite her regrets, this person was a real person, and Meri said the things that she said.

Kody seems skeptical throughout her interview, and later in the episode, Meri’s daughter, Mariah, seems to have her doubts as well:

Meri Brown: Daughter Mariah Talks Catfishing

“I think she wants me to work through it fast, so that we can figure this out fast, and so it can be done with,” Mariah says.

“But I’m just not there yet.”

Everyone seems to agree that Meri just wants to move on from this whole thing as quickly as possible.

Can’t blame her for that, but they also seem to believe that she’s being less than completely honest about the situation.

In a way it seems like Meri believes that the fact that this person she was talking to turned out to be a catfish somehow absolves her of any wrongdoing.

We can’t help but feel there’s something about this situation that she’s still keeping to herself.

Obviously, a Catfish crossover episode is in order so that Nev and Max can get to the bottom of this thing.

Meri Brown: LYING About Catfish Relationship?!

If you watch Sister Wives online, then you’re no doubt aware that one of the major storylines this season centered around Meri Brown’s experience with a predatory catfish.

If you were hoping Meri, Kody, and the rest of the polygamous gang would delve deeper into the whole catfish mess on Sunday night’s reunion show, boy, were you in luck!

Meri Brown on Catfish Relationship: I Never Crossed a Line!

In the clip above, Meri claims that she “never crossed a line” with her deceptive online beau – but she also admits that she told him that she loves him.

Asked why she used the L word in her conversations (yet still maintains that she never cheated), Meri gets evasive:

“I felt for this person who I thought was a person,” she says.

“I cared about who I thought she was portraying him to be. Because I have a trusting heart and a loving heart.”

Uh-huh. 

She’s basically making it sound like she was tricked into opening up emotionally, which is true in a sense, but despite her regrets, this person was a real person, and Meri said the things that she said.

Kody seems skeptical throughout her interview, and later in the episode, Meri’s daughter, Mariah, seems to have her doubts as well:

Meri Brown: Daughter Mariah Talks Catfishing

“I think she wants me to work through it fast, so that we can figure this out fast, and so it can be done with,” Mariah says.

“But I’m just not there yet.”

Everyone seems to agree that Meri just wants to move on from this whole thing as quickly as possible.

Can’t blame her for that, but they also seem to believe that she’s being less than completely honest about the situation.

In a way it seems like Meri believes that the fact that this person she was talking to turned out to be a catfish somehow absolves her of any wrongdoing.

We can’t help but feel there’s something about this situation that she’s still keeping to herself.

Obviously, a Catfish crossover episode is in order so that Nev and Max can get to the bottom of this thing.

Sister Wives Season 7 Episode 7 Recap: Can Meri Make Amends?

On Sister Wives Season 7 Episode 7, the Brown family prepared for a trip to Hawaii. With that many people, you can imagine the challenges.

Meanwhile, Meri Brown sought to make amends.

Ariella Mae, the latest addition to the Brown Family, was a mere two and a half months at the time of the Browns’ big Hawaii adventure.

Is she a bit too young to be traveling? Perhaps, but that’s just how the Browns roll – particularly when the network is footing the airfare.

Later, Kody was called out regarding the distinctive relationships he has with his sons and daughters, which his wives have mentioned.

Does he treat his daughters very differently than he treats his sons, and is it to the detriment of either? Kody had to answer that one.

While he is far from perfect – and his living situation is one that none of us can relate to – Kody really does seem like he tries to adapt.

Once he heard criticism about not taking his relationships with his girls to the peak level, he really thought about it and wanted to do better.

As for his relationships with his wives, and treating all of them equally (not only banging Robyn), that’s perhaps even more challenging.

Especially with Kody in search of a fifth wife, it’s a complicated situation that promises to become more and more so as time passes.

Meanwhile, Meri and Janelle clashed in therapy, with the former not exactly what you’d call optimistic about two women bonding on vacay.

“I have no idea what we could do in Hawaii,” Meri says. “Maybe we could go to the beach and build a sand castle together. I don’t know.”

For those unaware, Meri’s feud with Janelle predates the whole Sister Wives catfish scandal (though that did not help), and by a lot.

Janelle left her husband to be with Kody and join the family, which would be eyebrow-raising on its own, but the man is Meri’s brother.

As Janelle wrote in Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage: “Meri and I went from cordial to frosty overnight.”

“We snipped at each other over the smallest things.”

Has much changed? Will it ever? Stay tuned.

Later, on Sister Wives Season 7 Episode 8, we got a behind the scenes look at Kody Brown, the man, the myth, the polygamous legend.

Follow the link to watch Sister Wives online and see the action – or mass cringing, depending on your view – transpire from start to finish.

Sister Wives Sneak Peek: Meri vs. Janelle!

I don"t know how these women do it.

Dealing with the emotional ickiness of having to share a husband with three other women is bad enough.

But having to fight over dominance on who gets to plan Thanksgiving?

These are the everyday peccadillos that vex a polygamous family such as the Browns.

In a clip for Sister Wives, the ladies are making preparations for Thanksgiving, but Meri and Janelle are at odds.

"You"ve come empty handed!" Meri exclaims when Janelle walks in the room. "I thought the plan was we had ideas."

Meri was already hard at work, trimming decorations for the dinner, but Janelle had a different perception of their meeting"s goals.

"When I walked into Meri"s I was just surprised how much she bought already," she reveals in her confessional. "Wow… I thought we were still in the planning stages."

"She"s got dishes and she"s got everything. She"s already got it."

The pair bicker over the settings before Janelle admits that she"s "challenged" when it comes to "artsy-craftsy stuff."

Meri explains that there"s a lot of work to do and she needs help, and Janelle tells her she wants to be really hands-on.

"I"m swimming a little bit because I really wanted to be more in on the planning part, but I"m conflicted because I like what she"s chosen," Janelle says to camera.

"It sort of feels like the project"s getting away from me now, like it"s becoming a little bit more Meri"s project."

Meri seems to know that her sister wife lacks the Martha Stewart gene and deems the project "overwhelming" for her.

The scene depicts passive-aggressiveness at its finest.

This episode was shot last year, but in the time since we"re learned a number of developments about the family.

In fact, it sounds like holiday woes are just the tip of the iceberg, because both Meri and Janelle are rumored to be leaving the show – and their "husband" Kody Brown.

Earlier this month, Kody got some bad news when a Utah judge denied his request to make plural marriages legal.

Sounds like the women are cool with that.

Watch the tension unfold below:

Meri Brown: Catfish Scandal Gets Even Worse For Sister Wives Star

You have to feel a little bad for someone who is stuck in a frustratingly lonely polygamous relationship, and seeks companionship on the world wide web, only to be duped by a woman posing as a man.

Last year, Sister Wives star Meri Brown admitted to falling for a stranger online.  The reason for the admission was that Brown was being blackmailed by her new friend, for whom she had developed romantic feelings.

Jacquelyn “Jackie” Overton introduced herself to Brown as Samuel “Sam” Cooper, and has made quite the name for herself by exposing her relationship with Brown.

According to Starcasm, Overton made public photos sent to her by Brown, and posted personal voicemail messages left by Brown.

In January, Overton used her alias to publish Almost Meri’ed, a book detailing the affair.

In April, Overton published Almost Defame’ed,a follow-up which goes into the fallout of their relationship after it became public.

It’s weird.  this whole thing is so damn weird.

Additionally, Overton spoke with five screenwriters interested in adapting her book into a movie.  It’s important to note here that Overton is still acting as Cooper, but has not yet revealed what she looks like.

Meri Brown Breaks Down to Kody Over Catfishing Scandal: I Was Angry at You!

In case anyone thought Overton was merely obsessed with exposing Brown, she had this to say on her blog:

“I wish her all of my best. I am open to talking to her again someday. I really do believe in this lifetime she will tell the truth and admit that I am real, I am a man, and I did not catfish her.

“I know she is a good person, she has a big heart. I know she will do right by me. I know it. It may take her years. Years is all I’ve got left to give her. So I will wait for it to come and I will immediately forget it and accept the apology. I have forgiven her already because I really do understand the one thing no one else sees. Meri is so scared to tell him and her family that she fell completely head over heels in love with me. That we had sex, that she really was going to leave Kody.

“She is so scared she is controlling her words instead of just opening up with the truth and saying Yes, I fell in love with Samuel.

“She is so scared to lose everything for me. I know this because when I fell in love with Meri all those months ago, that’s the exact place I was at with myself.

“If I fall for this spiritually married woman, am I really ready to lose it all if we get caught someday? Can I face God, my Church, my family, friends, and all the people in the world that will know who I am? I was there where she’s at. I know how hard it can be. So I forgive her for telling the entire world that I catfished her. I did not catfish Meri Brown.”

I…I’ve got nothing.  This whole thing is so confusing.

Sister Wives: Meri and Christine Attempt Therapy, Things Get Super Awkward

Conservative people aren"t really into therapy, so when they agree to sit down with a professional, it"s a huge breakthrough.

However, these sessions are usually supposed to be private, because things can get super real and raw.  

In other words, reality shows need to stop recording therapy visits.  We as the audience are very happy that stars are getting help for their issues, but some things are too sacred, even in the name of ratings.

TLC excels at exploitation, so they had no problem sending cameras into a family therapy session on this Sunday"s episode of Sister Wives.

Meri and Janelle agreed to undergo treatment to mend their fractured relationship, as Meri continues to deal with the fallout from her "catfish" scandal in 2015.

"I"m totally excited they"re going to go into therapy together," Christine told the cameras in a clip.

"For them, it"s really exciting. It"s good. It"s a big, huge, scary step. It really is.

"There are so many relationships. When one is off, it really is off. It really makes everything off."

Well, there are five of you in this relationship, four of whom have ovaries.

During their session, the therapist encouraged Meri and Janelle to try role reversals, which she believes is key to helping the women understand each other more.

Janelle gave it the old college try.

"When I want to talk about something and you just shut down, I just think that you"re not interested in what I have to say or you"re not paying attention to me, because you just sit there." "You just sit there and you just blow me off," Janelle explained to Meri as Meri. 

"I really want to work this out, I really want to talk about these things but you"re not even talking, you"re not even willing to address it. You check out."

Janelle hit the nail on the head, according to Meri.

"I get really frustrated when she does [blow me off] and my wall will go right up," Meri told the counselor.

"It"s like, fine. I"m done."

The catfishing scandal, in which Meri developed a relationship with a woman posing as a man online, was discussed in the season premiere.

"You didn"t want to be out of the family, you just wanted to be out of your relationship with me," Kody Brown accused his wife.

Get a clue, bro, Meri said (I"m paraphrasing here).

 "Kody, this person got so far into my head that I didn"t know what end was up sometimes," Meri explained.

"And I"m still trying to get her out of there."

Watch the clip below, and tune into Sister Wives on Sundays at 9pm ET on TLC.

Meri Brown Breaks Down to Kody Over Catfishing Scandal: I Was Angry at You!

In a preview clip for the season premiere of Sister Wives, Kody Brown confronts Meri Brown on why she engaged in an online affair last year.

If you recall, Meri was the victim of a catfishing scandal in which she had a relationship with a woman named Jackie Overton who had been posing as a man.

In the clip, Kody accuses Meri of wanting out of their relationship.

"You didn"t want to be out of the family, you just wanted to be out of your relationship with me," he tells her.

A contemplative Meri finally opens up.

"Kody, this person got so far into my head that I didn"t know what end was up sometimes," she reveals. "And I"m still trying to get her out of there."

But Kody still prods her.

"You seemed so angry, I didn"t feel like I could get to you," he says. "I didn"t feel like we could talk."

Meri finally breaks down and admits that she did harbor animosity toward him.

"There were times I was angry at you, Kody. I"m not going to lie," she confesses.

"Because, if you and I had taken better care of our relationship, then I wouldn"t have been in such a vulnerable place and I would have been open to other friendships that wouldn"t lead to this kind of deception and evil," she continues.

"So I was angry at you for not being there for me."

While Meri may want to put this humiliation behind her, Overton revealed earlier this year that she would be releasing "sexually graphic" voicemails and photos from their relationship.

Meri first opened up about the affair to her family last year on the Sister Wives reunion.

“At the time it seemed so vague," Kody said at the time. "I didn’t want to push her … she hasn’t felt well, hasn’t seemed like herself for a long time,” he lamented.

Sister Wives premieres Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on TLC.

Meri Brown Catfish Scandal: "Sexually Graphic" Voicemails, Photos to Be Released

Sister Wives star Meri Brown had hoped her embarrassing catfishing debacle was behind her, but it only seems to be getting worse.

As you may recall, last year the reality TV star admitted to an online affair she had with a man named Sam Cooper who, much to her surprise, turned out to be a woman named Jackie Overton.

But as if that weren’t enough, Overton now tells Life & Style that she has photos and more than 100 “sexually graphic” voicemails from Meri that she plans to make public.

“I am releasing 100 more voice mails on my blog, along with photos and more,” Overton said.

Last year, the catfisher wrote a tell-all book entitled Almost Meri’d, which chronicles the elicit affair and reveals details about their intimate conversations, including Meri’s deep thoughts on ex-husband Kody Brown.

“The whole situation is embarrassing to Meri,” a source told the magazine. “She’s determined to fight. But she knows it won’t be easy.”

Shortly after the scandal became public, Meri, Kody and the entire harem opened up about the ordeal during a reunion episode of Sister Wives.

It was revealed that Meri first confessed to fellow sister wife Robyn, and then to Kody.

“I just knew I had to,” Meri said.

It could’ve been her good conscience, but she also revealed that Overton had threatened to destroy her and her unconventional family.

“I believe that was the goal – to break up this family,” she said.

With any luck, Meri will have the last laugh and expose Overton for the dirtbag she is. A documentary about the calamity is currently in the works.

“We’re going to be using the unfortunate scandal involving Meri as the catalyst to have a discussion about catfishing, identity theft and fraud,” said filmmaker Shannon C. Keith. “I hope to expose slimy catfish.”

We hope so, too.

While we may not be down with Kody Brown and his lifelong orgy, catfishers are the real bottom dwellers here.

Meri Brown Catfish Scandal: "Sexually Graphic" Voicemails, Photos to Be Released

Sister Wives star Meri Brown had hoped her embarrassing catfishing debacle was behind her, but it only seems to be getting worse.

As you may recall, last year the reality TV star admitted to an online affair she had with a man named Sam Cooper who, much to her surprise, turned out to be a woman named Jackie Overton.

But as if that weren’t enough, Overton now tells Life & Style that she has photos and more than 100 “sexually graphic” voicemails from Meri that she plans to make public.

“I am releasing 100 more voice mails on my blog, along with photos and more,” Overton said.

Last year, the catfisher wrote a tell-all book entitled Almost Meri’d, which chronicles the elicit affair and reveals details about their intimate conversations, including Meri’s deep thoughts on ex-husband Kody Brown.

“The whole situation is embarrassing to Meri,” a source told the magazine. “She’s determined to fight. But she knows it won’t be easy.”

Shortly after the scandal became public, Meri, Kody and the entire harem opened up about the ordeal during a reunion episode of Sister Wives.

It was revealed that Meri first confessed to fellow sister wife Robyn, and then to Kody.

“I just knew I had to,” Meri said.

It could’ve been her good conscience, but she also revealed that Overton had threatened to destroy her and her unconventional family.

“I believe that was the goal – to break up this family,” she said.

With any luck, Meri will have the last laugh and expose Overton for the dirtbag she is. A documentary about the calamity is currently in the works.

“We’re going to be using the unfortunate scandal involving Meri as the catalyst to have a discussion about catfishing, identity theft and fraud,” said filmmaker Shannon C. Keith. “I hope to expose slimy catfish.”

We hope so, too.

While we may not be down with Kody Brown and his lifelong orgy, catfishers are the real bottom dwellers here.

Sister Wives Implosion Continues: Janelle Bolts, Meri Next?!

Sister Wives may never be the same as reports continue to swirl around the wives of Kody Brown getting ready to peace out of the show.

And, with it, the Utah-Nevada family’s “plural” marriage.

Rumors have been circulating for weeks that Kody is getting dumped by three wives prior to Season 7 of the hit TLC reality program.

His allegedly abusive behavior is to blame … though that hasn’t been confirmed, and it’s not like their lives weren’t already complicated.

After all, he’s been banging Robyn exclusively and spending the bulk of his time with their newborn daughter (his 18th child), Ariella.

The three wives’ departure thus made for easy gossip fodder, but recently, chatter of Meri and Janelle Brown leaving started to get real.

Meri has been busy dropping hints about her leaving the show before and after she was catfished by a woman pretending to be a man.

She has posted several cryptic quotes and speaks openly about “feelings of abandonment,” so it’s not hard to read between the lines.

Meri also quoted actor Jim Caviezel saying, “Freedom is not the ability to do what we want, it’s having the right to do what we ought.”

Janelle, for her part, has already ditched Kody and is focusing on her real estate career with TMI Realty, according to multiple reports.

Because of depression, she once took her kids with her and stayed at her mom’s for an extended period of time, so it’s not unprecedented.

That leaves Christine, who can’t be far behind.

Quite a fall from grace for a dude who once bragged to TLC cameras about how he got to go home to a different wife every night.

These days … there’s Robyn. One out of four ain’t bad, at least? Time to rename the show Sister Wife: Counting On and call it a day? 

Sister Wives: Are Jenelle and Meri Leaving The Show?

It’s probably for the best.

Ahead of its season 7 premiere, TLC’s Sister Wives may go on without two family member.

A catfish scandal had Meri, one of Kody Brown’s four wives fooled into thinking she developed an online relationship with a man, when it was really a woman.

“During an emotional and vulnerable time earlier this year, I began speaking with someone online who turned out not to be who they said they were,” Meri said in a statement.

“I never met this person and I regret being drawn into the situation, but I hope because of it I can help others who find themselves in similar circumstances.

“Throughout this whole ordeal, my family has supported and stood by me.I am grateful to them for their love and strength through this difficult time.”

According to the Christian Post, both Meri and Kody’s other wife, Jenelle, have decided to leave the show.  

Though not confirmed by the network, both women have chosen to focus on other aspects of their lives.

Sources suspect that Meri will also try to leave her polygamous marriage to Kody.

“She did not want to be there anymore,” a source told Life & Style in early February.

“That she loved the kids but the marriage was done and she was not wanting to fix it. She said the second sister wife [Janelle] was shocked.” 

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Sister Wives Preview: Meri Brown Catfish Drama Ahead?!

Things are about to get all sorts of real on Sister Wives, based on this sneak preview of Sunday"s episode of the hit TLC reality program.

The teaser wraps up with a very dramatic, vague clip that makes it seem like we may be seeing the Meri Brown catfish scandal play out.

There"s crying, tension and dialogue that certainly suggests as much, although we have been fooled by these masters of editing before.

We"ve been had by so many reality TV hoaxes that we can"t say with any certainty whether or not this has to do with Meri"s online affair.

The timeline seems to fit, as do the snippets, that could simply be TLC knowing people are interested in this topic and conning us all.

Yet Meri says, "they have no idea how bad it is, they don"t know what I brought into the family." Did she bring in a really bad flu virus?

We"re guessing not. And after all the Browns fought for via the adoption and Sister Wives divorce "restructuring," this had to be tough.

Stay tuned Sunday night or watch Sister Wives online after the fact to see the tears flow and the Lifetime-esque dramatic music play.

Meri Brown, Sister Wives Star, Admits Online Affair with Woman She Thought Was a Man!

Sister Wives star Meri Brown, one of Kody Brown’s wives, admitted Tuesday that she had an online affair … with a woman she believed to be a man!

Brown thought she was having an “emotional affair” with a woman who, it turns out, was a man – one catfishing her throughout their “relationship.”

Meri tells People this week:

“During an emotional and vulnerable time earlier this year, I began speaking with someone who turned out to be not who they said they were.”

“I never met this person and I regret being drawn into this situation but I hope because of it I can help others who find themselves in similar circumstances.”

Manti T’eo feela ya, Meri:

It’s been a rough year for Meri, who got divorced from Kody Brown earlier this year so he could marry her fellow sister wife, his fourth wife, Robyn.

Kody married Robyn so that he could legally adopt her three children from a previous marriage: Dayton, 15, Aurora, 12, and Breanna, 9.

This was, of course, a technicality – the Browns’ plural marriage beliefs allow him to share several times – but it still had to hurt Meri a bit.

If you watch Sister Wives online, you know it was not the first issue they have had making this arrangement work, and it won’t be the last.

In addition, sister wife Jenelle‘s daughter Maddie Brown recently announced she would eschew the family’s plural marriage lifestyle.