Jen Shah
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“through some of the hardest days of our lives.”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah expressed gratitude for the support her husband, sons, and wider family showed her.
“was just in complete disregard for them.”
Jen Shah · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said Maxwell was in complete disregard for the victims while they spoke on television.
“For a very long time, I wasn’t in a position to speak for myself while my story continued to be told around me. There is a lot people know about my story, and there is also a lot they don’t — including the reasons behind some of the most difficult decisions I made,”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said she was unable to speak for herself while her story was being told by others.
“And she made it very publicly known — at least to Elizabeth and I — that there’s no remorse there. She outrightly said it.”
Jen Shah · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said Maxwell made it publicly known to her and Elizabeth Holmes that she had no remorse for victims.
“But I’ve also learned that acknowledging your past doesn’t mean you have to live in it. I can’t change the chapters I’ve already lived, but I can decide what I do with what they taught me. Today, more than anything, I feel grateful, hopeful and genuinely excited about the future.”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said she has learned to acknowledge her past without living in it and feels hopeful about the future.
“Today marks the official completion of my sentence and the closing of a chapter that changed my life and my family forever,”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah issued a statement to The Hollywood Reporter upon the official completion of her federal sentence.
“my voice back and the freedom to decide what that next chapter looks like.”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said she is looking forward to regaining her voice and deciding her next chapter post-sentence.
“I just feel like there should be a level of remorse for the victims,”
Jen Shah · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said she felt there should be a level of remorse for the victims when discussing Ghislaine Maxwell.
“After 32 years of marriage, I look at my husband and understand in an entirely different way what it means to have someone truly stand beside you — in the beautiful moments and in the ones you never imagined you’d have to survive,”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah reflected on what it means to have someone stand beside you after 32 years of marriage.
“Today, I feel blessed. I feel free. And I’m excited to see what happens next,”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah concluded her statement by saying she feels blessed and free.
“To be so dismissive of that? That just didn’t sit with me the right way.”
Jen Shah · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said Maxwell's dismissiveness toward the victims did not sit with her the right way.
“His love, loyalty, strength and faith have been among the greatest blessings of my life. Being home with him and our family for this anniversary isn’t something I take lightly. It is a gift.”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah described her husband's love and loyalty as among the greatest blessings of her life.
“I’m ready to work. I’m ready to create. I’m ready to laugh, have meaningful conversations, reconnect with people and build things I’m proud of. There are projects ahead that I’m incredibly excited about, and I’ll share more when the time is right.”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said she is ready to work, create, reconnect with people, and has projects ahead she is excited about.
“I’m not interested in relitigating the past. I’m interested in what comes next. And for the first time in a very long time, I have my voice back and the freedom to decide what that next chapter looks like.”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said she is not interested in relitigating the past and is focused on what comes next.
“There were days when I sat in my cell, away from my husband and my family, and prayed for the day I would be home again to celebrate an anniversary with him. This year, I am. I don’t know that I can adequately put into words what that means to me,”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah recalled praying in her cell to be home to celebrate an anniversary with her husband.
“Moving forward doesn’t mean forgetting that real people were hurt or treating the consequences of this chapter lightly. I carry that awareness with me, and I always will,”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah acknowledged that real people were hurt by her actions and said she carries that awareness with her.
“deeply remorseful and sorry for my actions,”
Jen Shah · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said she was deeply remorseful during her first interview after being released from prison with People in April.
“Today, winning is being home. It’s my marriage. It’s my sons. It’s my family. It’s my faith. It’s having another chance to wake up and choose what I do with everything life has taught me.”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah said winning now means being home with her marriage, sons, family, and faith.
“I made decisions that had serious consequences, and I accept those consequences. I’ve had years to look honestly at my own choices — the people I trusted and allowed into my life, the red flags I ignored, the questions I should have asked, and the moments when I should have stopped and listened to my instincts. I can see those things today in a way I couldn’t then, and I take responsibility for the decisions that were mine.”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah reflected on her past decisions and accepted responsibility for her role in a telemarketing fraud scheme.
“And this is when they are pouring their hearts out in front of Congress for those files to be released,”
Jen Shah · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
Shah noted the victims were pouring their hearts out in front of Congress when Maxwell was dismissive.
“I’ve learned that winning doesn’t always look the way you once thought it would,”
Jen Shah · said 2026-08-28 · reported 2026-08-28
Shah reflected on how her understanding of winning has changed.