Meri and Kody Brown finalized their separation in January 2023 but their disagreements persist. In particular, the former couple still butts heads over who's to blame for Meri's catfishing incident. In the show's 2023 special, "Sister Wives Look Back: How We Started," Kody expressed frustration, stating, "The experience of Meri's catfish makes me extremely angry [because] she's in full denial of what actually happened." He was referring to Meri's insistence on being the victim (via People).
When speaking to People in 2023, Meri still adamantly denied having an affair, despite the release of explicit photos and messages she had sent to "Sam Cooper" in 2015. Throughout the show, Meri continuously questioned Jackie Overton's motives in the catfishing saga, conveniently overlooking the fact that what she had done to Kody is considered by many to be cheating.
In a Season 9 confessional, Meri tearfully recounted being deceived by "Sam," explaining, "He was just saying all the right things; being very kind, very compassionate, and understanding." While the reality star may not acknowledge the nature of her actions as infidelity, the underlying question remains: What led Meri to find herself in such a situation in the first place?
