Savannah Chrisley Helped Arrange for Brother Chase Chrisley to Go to Rehab

Chase Chrisley‘s struggles with alcohol were put at the forefront of The Chrisleys: Back to Reality‘s latest episode.

The show’s second episode, airing on Sept. 1, addressed Chase’s January 2025 arrest after being named as an alleged suspect in a bar fight. In doing so, audio from his parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, speaking about the situation for the first time was included in the reaction commentary.

Julie, for one, called it “the worst possible thing as a parent that you can think of is the thought that he is conducting himself in a way that is just leading to down a bad path.” She also noted that the situation “breaks my heart.”

“I don’t know that I was shocked, because I had been warning Chase for years to stop with the drinking,” Todd, 57, said. “There was nothing in a bar that was going to bring you no good fortune.”

As Chase addressed the incident, he recalled “drinking heavily” with those he was with at the time.

“Honestly, I don’t remember a lot of it,” he admitted.

The 911 audio from Chase’s arrest then played, and his friend Marty noted that the reality star “got into a fight with one of the managers” at the bar, and he’s “guessing that he slapped him.” But Chase denied it, saying, “I wouldn’t slap somebody. Like, I’d get my money’s worth.”

“Everybody there says I didn’t put my hands on anybody,” he continued. “But, I mean, it ended up with me with a mugshot.”

“I think I kind of just hit rock bottom,” he added.

Savannah noted that Chase’s arrest occurred “pretty much a year” after their parents reported to prison. She then revealed a major step she took to get Chase back on track.

“I feel Chase’s behavior just continues to go further and further downhill, and all that does is damage our relationship even more,” the Good Girl RX founder explained.

“I have tried to help him before he got arrested. I had set up for him to go to a treatment facility,” she continued. “I had already bought him a plane ticket, we had already gone through the whole intake process, and then he told me to ‘go f—‘ myself.”

Afterward, Chase told the cameras: “No, I’ve never been to rehab.”

“I don’t think I’ve needed it,” the Gold Drop founder said. “I mean, like, I’m not the type to, like, drink every day and wake up wanting a drink or craving a drink, or anything like that. Just like, whenever I go, I go.”

Since he’s “stopped drinking and stopped partying,” Chase said he has to “do everything I can to protect my mental health.”

Addressing Chase’s sobriety journey, Savannah admitted that she doesn’t believe he’s sober. “Do I believe it? No, because if he was, he wouldn’t look the way that he looks,” she said.

“It’s just the reality of it. He does not look healthy. When cameras are on, he can turn it on for as long as he needs to, and that’s the scary part.”

Fans then got to see a personal video message Todd made for Chase the night before leaving for prison.

In the clip, the Chrisley family patriarch gave his eldest son with Julie words of encouragement on abstaining from alcohol.

“Hey, Chase. I love you, son. I’ve loved you since the moment that you drew your first breath,” Todd began. “Don’t you ever give up in life. More importantly, don’t give up on yourself. You’ve gotta stop with the alcohol. You’ve gotta stop.”

“Find your faith. Every day of your life, know I love you beyond what I can put into words. I love you, son,” he concluded.

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New episodes of The Chrisleys: Back to Reality will air Mondays and Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on Lifetime through its Sept. 16 finale.

If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, please contact the SAMHSA helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.