The View Hosts Mock Jen Shah's Jail Time, Suggest 'House Arrest' Show

Sunny Hostin and Whoopi Goldberg joked about the former 'Real Housewives' star's prison sentence and her comments on Ghislaine Maxwell.

Apr. 2, 2026 at 3:52pm

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The View hosts Sunny Hostin and Whoopi Goldberg poked fun at former Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah after she gave a tell-all interview about her time in prison with Ghislaine Maxwell. Hostin questioned Shah's credibility as a source on Maxwell, noting Shah's own conviction and prison sentence. Goldberg joked that Shah's situation could be the basis for a new show called 'House Arrest,' with Hostin adding that 'so many housewives have spent time in prison.'

Why it matters

The hosts' comments highlight the ongoing public fascination with the legal troubles of reality TV stars, as well as the broader conversation around the Epstein-Maxwell sex trafficking scandal and the need for accountability.

The details

During Thursday's episode of The View, Hostin and Goldberg reacted to an interview in which Shah claimed Maxwell showed 'no remorse' for her crimes while they were incarcerated together. Hostin said she doubts Shah's reliability as a source, given Shah's own conviction and prison sentence for a telemarketing scheme targeting the elderly. Goldberg then joked that Shah's situation could be the basis for a new show called 'House Arrest,' with Hostin adding that 'so many housewives have spent time in prison.'

  • The View aired the segment on Thursday, April 2, 2026.

The players

Sunny Hostin

A co-host on The View who questioned Jen Shah's credibility as a source on Ghislaine Maxwell.

Whoopi Goldberg

A co-host on The View who joked about Jen Shah's legal troubles potentially being the basis for a new show called 'House Arrest.'

Jen Shah

A former star of the reality TV show Real Housewives of Salt Lake City who recently gave an interview about her time in prison with Ghislaine Maxwell.

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What they’re saying

“'I don't know if Ghislaine Maxwell has remorse or not. I'm pretty sure she probably doesn't. But Jen Shah she pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud elderly individuals during telemarketing scheme and was sentenced to like seven years, six-and-a-half years in prison, [she] spent three years in prison and now she's on house arrest. So I don't know that she's the most reliable narrator and a reliable source.'”

— Sunny Hostin, Co-host, The View

“'Is that the new show? House Arrest?'”

— Whoopi Goldberg, Co-host, The View

“'It should be because so many housewives have spent time in prison.'”

— Sunny Hostin, Co-host, The View

The takeaway

The View hosts' comments highlight the ongoing public fascination with the legal troubles of reality TV stars, as well as the broader need for accountability and justice in high-profile cases like the Epstein-Maxwell sex trafficking scandal.