&34;Because I fell for the Rapture, I became a hardened criminal,&34; the comedian recalled on her daytime talk show. Sherri Shepherd ended up in jail for 8 day

"Because I fell for the Rapture, I became a hardened criminal," the comedian recalled on her daytime talk show.

Sherri Shepherd ended up in jail for 8 days because of the Rapture: 'The world is about to end'

"Because I fell for the Rapture, I became a hardened criminal," the comedian recalled on her daytime talk show.

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Sherri Shepherd at a screening of 'Tyler Perry's Straw' in New York City on June 3, 2025. Credit:

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- Sherri Shepherd said that she spent eight days in jail after believing the Rapture was imminent.

- The comedian owed thousands of dollars in unpaid traffic tickets that she didn't think she had to pay.

- Shepherd also didn't pay her bills since she believed the world was "about to end."

Sherri Shepherd didn't believe that the Rapture was coming on Tuesday — because she'd already fallen for a previous Rapture prophecy that didn't come true.

The comedian discussed her past religious misunderstanding leading to serious consequences during Wednesday's episode of her talk show *Sherri*.

"I have been through this before. I used to be in a religion that told me that the rapture was coming," Shepherd recalled. "They told us to get our house in order. And I said, 'Why? I'm not going to need a house where I am going. I don't need those worldly possessions.'"

Shepherd's disregard for earthly matters extended to a few punishable offenses. "I didn't pay my bills. I didn't pay my taxes. I did not pay my traffic tickets because why would I pay anything when the world's about to end?" she asked. "My registration had been expired for two years. I had seriously $10,000 worth of unpaid moving violations."

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The *Less Than Perfect* star didn't even appear in court when she received traffic infractions. "Why would I show up to court when the world is about to end and I'm about to get taken up to heaven?" she asked. "Jesus don't care about no parking tickets!"

Shepherd's Rapture-induced procrastination didn't work out. "The world never ended. I went to jail," she said. "And you can tell I was not expecting to go to jail 'cause when the police pulled me over, I was wearing this."

Sherri Shepherd at SiriusXM's Town Hall in New York City on June 3, 2025.

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The show then cut to a photo of Shepherd wearing a psychedelic multicolored shirt and massive high heels that matched. "I was on my way to perform at the Comedy Store in Hollywood and I didn't know, so they picked me up," she said. "I went to jail for eight days and because I fell for the Rapture, I became a hardened criminal."

Shepherd's comments came following Joshua Mhlakela's viral claim that Jesus told him in a dream that the Rapture would occur on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

"Everybody on TikTok started spreading the word that the rapture was coming yesterday," Shepherd explained. "I believe in the rapture. I believe it was coming. But this one, I didn't fall for the okeydoke. Because I have been through this before."

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