{"id":195139,"date":"2025-09-25T05:31:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/sherri-shepherd-went-to-jail-because-she-fell-for-the-rapture\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T05:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T05:31:55","slug":"sherri-shepherd-went-to-jail-because-she-fell-for-the-rapture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/sherri-shepherd-went-to-jail-because-she-fell-for-the-rapture\/","title":{"rendered":"Sherri Shepherd &#8216;Went to Jail&#8217; Because She \u2018Fell for the Rapture\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/sherri-shepherd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sherri Shepherd<\/strong><\/a> did not fall for the internet-fueled prophecy that the Rapture was coming on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI have been through this before,\u201d she joked during the Wednesday, September 24 edition of her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vq72KaXmySI&amp;t=136s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">daytime talk show<\/span><\/a>. \u201cI used to be in a religion that told me that the Rapture was coming. They told us to get our house in order. And I said, \u2018Why? I\u2019m not going to need a house where I am going. I don\u2019t need those worldly possessions.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Shepherd, 58, failed to see the point in tending to financial obligations here on earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI didn\u2019t pay my bills. I didn\u2019t pay my taxes,\u201d the <i>Sherri <\/i>host said. \u201cI did not pay my traffic tickets because why would I pay anything when the world\u2019s about to end? My registration had been expired for two years. I had seriously $10,000 worth of unpaid moving violations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sherri-shepherd-says-dwts-elimination-was-unfair-hopes-for-return\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/sherri-shepherd-says-dwts-elimination-was-unfair-hopes-for-return\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Sherri Shepherd Thinks She Was \u2018Unfairly Eliminated\u2018 on \u2018DWTS\u2018<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSherri Shepherd wants a Dancing With the Stars do-over. The talk show host, 58, gushed about her time on the 14th season of ABC\u2019s dancing competition, though she feels it was cut short. During an appearance on the Monday, September 22, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, Shepherd was asked if she [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Despite the traffic citations,\u00a0 \u201cWhy would I show up to court when the world is about to end and I\u2019m about to get taken up to heaven?\u201d she asked. \u201cJesus don\u2019t care about no parking tickets!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Shepherd continued, \u201cThe world never ended. I went to jail. And you can tell I was not expecting to go to jail \u2019cause when the police pulled me over, I was wearing <i>this<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">At that moment, a throwback photo flashed onscreen of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">her sporting a colorful shirt, platform heels and a big smile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI was on my way to perform at the Comedy Store in Hollywood and I didn\u2019t know, so they picked me up,\u201d she recalled. \u201cI went to jail for eight days and because I fell for the Rapture, I became a hardened criminal.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/sherri-shepherd-had-tense-run-in-with-unnamed-celebrity-at-othello\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sherri-Shepherd-Details-Awkward-Run-In-With-Unnamed-Celebrity-at-Othello-Opening-You-ve-Been-Shading-Me-1.jpg?crop=21px%2C0px%2C1710px%2C965px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Sherri Shepherd Details Awkward Run In With Unnamed Celebrity at Othello Opening You ve Been Shading Me\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sherri-Shepherd-Details-Awkward-Run-In-With-Unnamed-Celebrity-at-Othello-Opening-You-ve-Been-Shading-Me-1.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/sherri-shepherd-had-tense-run-in-with-unnamed-celebrity-at-othello\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Sherri Shepherd Identifies \u2018Unnamed\u2018 Star Who Confronted Her at \u2018Othello\u2018<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUPDATE 6\/11\/25, 10:15 a.m. ET: Sherri Shepherd has officially confirmed which Hollywood star allegedly confronted her at a recent Broadway performance. During an appearance on The Breakfast Club, Shepherd revealed that the previously \u201cunnamed\u201d actress who approached her at Othello earlier this year was Nia Long. \u201cI don\u2019t know who Nia Long had me confused [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The comedian\u2019s monologue referenced a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/23\/us\/rapture-tiktok-sept-23.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">claim by <strong>Joshua Mhlakela<\/strong><\/span><\/a> that Jesus had appeared in his dream and informed him that the Rapture, in which some Christians believe, would take place on Tuesday, September 23. Mhlakela\u2019s message circulated widely on TikTok, sparking alarm among believers and joking among the non.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cEverybody on TikTok started spreading the word that the Rapture was coming yesterday,\u201d Shepherd said Wednesday. \u201cPeople were getting their affairs in order, but it didn\u2019t happen. And let me tell you, I believe in the Rapture. I believe it was coming. But this one, I didn\u2019t fall for the okeydoke. Because I have been through this before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/sherri-shepherd-went-to-jail-because-she-fell-for-the-rapture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sherri Shepherd did not fall for the internet-fueled prophecy that the Rapture was coming on Tuesday. \u201cI have been through this before,\u201d she joked during the Wednesday, September 24 edition of her daytime talk show. \u201cI used to be in a religion that told me that the Rapture was coming. They told us to get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-195139","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}