After 15 episodes, Basketball Wives L.A. is finally ending another season . The reunion will be televised this Sunday, but we got some first looks of the exchanges. The beef between Shaunie Brandi is rehashed, but not without the Duffey vs Tami debacle coming into play. The producer of the show, Shaunie, says she doesnt even want Duffey and Brandi on the show next season. Duffey tries to clarify her validity, but Tami quickly shoots her down. Turn the pages for the full video clips…
Shaunie O’Neal Says THIS “Basketball Wives L.A.” Cast Member Won’t Be Back Next Season Vh1 taped the reunion show for “Basketball Wives LA” last Wednesday and when it was all said and done Latosha Duffey has been kicked off the court. As regular BBWLA watchers already know — Tami Roman has been at odds with Duffey for SEVERAL episodes — but at the reunion Duffey found herself at odds with nearly EVERY SINGLE cast member — with only her BFF Brandi Maxiell trying to stick up for her. BOSSIP’s inside sources confirm that Shaunie O’Neal told the rest of the cast, “Don’t worry, she will not be back.” After the reunion taping ended Duffey was fired. But… Our sources tell us that Duffey isn’t the only BBW left in the dust. Hit the flip to find out who else is gone baby gone. VH1
We know you all been waiting for #BBWLA …So here you have it! The ladies of LA pick up right where they left off. See the first 5 minutes of Basketball Wives LA Season 5! Tune in Sunday, July 17th + 9/8c on VH1!
Detroit Woman Claims To Be The Real Life “Cookie Lyon” Boy, “Empire” stays with the drama — real life and scripted! According to Page Six reports : Detroit woman Sophia Eggleston claims she is the real-life version of “Empire” diva Cookie Lyon, and has filed a $300 million lawsuit against co-creator Lee Daniels and Fox accusing them of stealing her life story for their hit show. Eggleston, 53, who says in the suit she was a “drug kingpin” who did jail time for manslaughter for placing a “hit” on a man, claims she wrote her life story into a memoir about her “early drug lifestyle” titled “The Hidden Hand.” In 2011, she traveled to LA to meet with screenwriter Rita Miller and gave Miller a copy of her book. Her copyright suit filed in US District Court in Michigan says she got a call from Miller several months later saying she was going to pitch her story to Daniels. But when the show aired in 2015, Eggleston says character Cookie “was similar in behavior, style of dress, and background” to her. The suit says she was “dismayed to see the various similarities of events and characters . . . so numerous and specific, especially . . . Cookie Lyon, that independent creation was obviously impossible.” The suit alleges specific similarities to Eggleston’s life: “Cookie was a drug kingpin that went to jail. So did plaintiff Eggleston. Cookie is released from jail confinement and immediately places a hit on a certain individual. Plaintiff . . . actually was jailed for doing the actual hit on a man.” Both she and Cookie share a taste for mink coats, both had a gay family member, and Eggleston adds in the suit, “There is no possibility the similarities are . . . mere coincidence. Defendants had access to and a copy of” her book. Reps for Fox, Daniels and “Empire” co-creator and writer Danny Strong, also named in the suit, declined to comment. Strong has said he hatched the idea after hearing a radio story about Sean Combs and pitched it as a “hip hop ‘King Lear.’” Eggleston, who provides home care for the elderly, has been jailed twice, busted for drugs and, according to the FBI, was charged last year for Medicare fraud. She told us, “The whole city’s been telling me Cookie is basically me. Any jury would rule for me — $300 million is a very small price for taking my whole life and stealing it.” Sounds like Lee Daniels said “Fawk a Thug” and figured he could skip out on paying ol’ girl. Do you think her suit has validity? One thing about those people from Detroit — they don’t play! Fox/Instagram
While deciding on the theme for their cancer event, Jackie and Brandi discuss what recently went down between Draya and Mehgan. Turn the pages and enjoy…
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