The engagement came after a particularly difficult season of Shahs for the couple, as Shouhed’s storyline mostly revolved around a sexting scandal. Ben-Cohen had found NSFW texts with another woman on his phone, and though on the show Shouhed initially claimed the messages were fake and denied any wrongdoing, he eventually owned up to them.
By the time the reunion came, all appeared to be well. Ben-Cohen said of Shouhed, “The love and the connection that we have with each other, like, I would not be able to live a day without him in my life.”
Ben-Cohen isn’t the only Shahs star who’s addressed Shouhed’s arrest, though. Mercedes “MJ” Javid weighed in during the April 11 episode of Jeff Lewis’ Sirius XM show after the host said, “I strongly believe people are innocent until proven guilty.”
“Same here,” Javid responded.
