Mehgan James Talks BBWLA Season 4 Basketball Wives LA is back in full swing, and the ladies are already smoothing over old issues and getting into new drama. With a new season comes some new cast members, one of whom we’ve already heard a little bit from on other reality shows and social media scandals . Mehgan James is already kicking up a bit of dust and becoming notorious for fiercely defending herself only four episodes in. Mehgan sat down exclusively with BOSSIP to recap some of the action from this season thus far, explain her feud with Draya Michele , and give a bit more insight to who she is behind the reality TV cameras. People know you far better from Bad Girls Club season 9 and are just getting to know you in the world of Basketball Wives. What are the major differences between the two experiences for you? Well the women, of course, are a little bit more mature. As far as the whole experience, filming BBWLA is more like a job, whereas Bad Girls’ Club was like jail. We had lights out, a curfew, we had to wake-up at a certain time, ask to do this, ask to do that. But, when filming Basketball Wives, you wake up, get your hair and makeup done, you film and then you go home. It’s more like real life than Bad Girls Club. Well, you definitely made a splash coming in. Your first major controversy with the group was the whole “is she or isn’t she friends with Jackie Christie?” question. Why did it seem like you were hiding from the other girls that you knew Jackie? My words were never “I do not know Jackie.” They asked me did I know anyone in LA, and generally, I didn’t. When you travel different places, of course you know OF people. You know people like how I know my hair and makeup artists — and of course, I did Bad Girls Club, and all of my producers live in LA — but I’m not about to go down the list of people that I know [in town] to some women that I barely know. Speaking of your conflicts, so many fans are saying that you pretty much jumped out of the gate coming for Draya. Did you have it out for her the moment you set foot in LA or were you open to befriending her before things went left? Well if you watch the first episode, shortly after Draya’s fashion show I walked over and congratulated her. I had a sit down meeting with her asking her about her line and how long she’s been designing. There’s a lot of stuff that people didn’t see due to editing, but I was very nice to her in the beginning, and it seems like she’s the one that had a chip on her shoulder from the time I got there. Why do you think she has a problem with you? I really don’t know. I would just think it’s because I’m new to the group, I’m the youngest in the group, and I feel like some people just don’t cope well with competition. Before I got there, Draya was the youngest in her group of “friends,” and I guess she was the most relevant — I came into Basketball Wives already with a fan base. So I think she might have been a little intimidated by that factor. What does Mehgan have to say about Draya coming after “her FUPA? ” Hit the flip to find out… Instagram
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BOSSIP Exclusive: Mehgan James Talks Fights, FUPAs, Making New Friends On Basketball Wives LA Season 4
