NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesĬhrisley’s attorney, Bruce Morris, alleged in his opening statement that Braddock was “obsessed” with Todd and wanted to be him - a sentiment that was reiterated during his cross-examination, per Business Insider. Todd Chrisley’s former business partner claims they had a gay affair in the early 2000s. He claimed he then withdrew four payments of $9,500, totaling $38,000, from his bank account, and gave it to Todd to pay off the blackmailer. Mark Braddock testified in the Chrisleys’ ongoing federal fraud trial in Atlanta Tuesday that he and Todd, 53, were intimate for about a year in the early 2000s, Business Insider reported.Īfter the alleged affair ended, Braddock said the two men continued a friendship until 2012 that he likened to a “brotherhood.”ĭuring that time, Braddock worked for Todd’s foreclosure management company, Chrisley Asset Management, and he testified that they began to receive anonymous texts threatening to expose them for fraud and their alleged dalliance.īraddock testified that one text read, “Pay cash and we’ll shut up,” according to the report. Todd Chrisley’s former business partner alleged the reality star cheated on his wife, Julie Chrisley, with him and that they paid off a blackmailer to keep the affair a secret. Todd and Julie Chrisley have ‘bonded’ over weight loss
