She explained as much in a sit-down with Meri, explaining the kernel of truth in Kody’s story. 

“He had all these things about well, ‘Maybe I’ll just sell and I’ll hold some money in reserve for Meri so that when she basically does what I want her to do, I’ll give her the money,'” she detailed. “There was so much on his part of threatening and saying, ‘Well, you guys are really only due a certain amount, certain amount, certain amount.'”

As for her contribution, she continued, “The only conversation we ever had was just back and forth, like, me saying, ‘Let’s get this going.'”