In this month's issue of Upscale Magazine, the returning cast members of VH1's Basketball Wives spoke about the backlash that the show received amidst fighting, plate throwing, and other actions deemed inappropriate. Some advertisers even pulled out of the show, which prompted the ladies to reevaluate the way they represent themselves, their family, and brand on TV. There were also announcements on the change of cast with the removal of Royce Reed, and Jennifer Williams. Here are some of the excerpts from the interview below.
On the Fighting & Backlash
Shaunie O'Neal: [It] was so difficult to deal with when it was airing and when it was all over with. I remember saying, ‘what the hell just happened? This isn’t us; we’re mothers, we’re businesswomen. We have to be smarter. We have to represent ourselves a lot better.
Evelyn Lozada: People were connecting my behavior on the show with the incident with Chad. They were like, ‘Well if she acts like that on the show, then I’m sure she acts like that at home.’ I’m a totally different person at home.
On Royce Reed and Jennifer Williams:
Shaunie: It was a chemistry thing. It just became awkward to film or even come up with a conversation. It just wasn’t working for TV.
Evelyn: Royce has been a non-motherf—ing factor for the last two seasons, so it just didn’t make sense anymore. And as for Jennifer—Shaunie is [being] nice but I’m going to tell you this—we don’t condone the incident with Jennifer, but we do reality TV. You know something’s bound to happen when you put a bunch of women together and there’s a lot of behind the scenes conversation and gossip going on. So when Jennifer went on this whole anti-show campaign, it was a little tough for us as cast members.
Shaunie: “By the time we did the [season four] reunion we all agreed enough is enough. We had a group talk and were all definitely on the same page. We heard the messages loud and clear. We knew we had to do better. It was an eye opener.”
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