Basketball Wives: LA is canning four of its six cast members, according to reports. Yes, that is actually a real show on VH1 apparently. Draya Michele and Jackie Christie (second and third from left) will return. Everyone else? Gone. Gloria Govan, Laura Govan, Malaysia Pargo and Brooke Bailey were all fired because the wives, Gloria in particular, weren’t allowing “all of their reality to be filmed.” The nail in the coffin? Govan nixing VH1 from her wedding to L.A. Clippers star Matt Barnes. She flew off to Vegas and didn’t even let them known about it, let alone film it. VH1 felt disrespected by her actions and made the decision to kick two-thirds of them to the curb. Matt Barnes and Gloria Govan may or may not still be together anymore, but that’s moot. Producers are already looking for new women to take the four aforementioned spots. Any crazy basketball WAGs you can think of who could fill these impressive shoes?
These jawns look like granny panties! Kim Kardashian Walks The Beach Wearing Unflattering Bikini It can’t be denied that Kanye West has had a major influence on Kim Kardashian’s wardrobe choices lately, while some may be for the better, this ain’t one of them. We can’t say for sure that Mr. West lent his fashionisto eye to this particular ensemble, but anytime Kim looks like she just HAD twins, instead of SHOWING her “twins” it’s not a good look. Take a look at the pics and decide…are you feeling this get up??? Sidebar: Kourtney has still got those milky mommy tiddaaaays poppin’ too! Images via PacificCoastNews
The most beautifullest thing in this world… Alicia Keys is def still a girl on fire, recently voted “The Most Beautifullest!” by Juicy magazine and the Mommy-Banger is posted up on the cover of their October 2012 issue! She’s keeping good company in the mag too. Others lovely ladies announced include Nia Long, Beyoncé, Lauren London, Cassie, Janelle Monáe, Erykah Badu, Gabrielle Union, Christina Milian, and the list goes on. The October issue features exclusive interviews, including… • Brandy • Big Sean • Eva Marcille • Laz Alonso • Amber Rose • B.o.B We’ve got some Juicy snippets from the mag for you too… –Omari Hardwick on his ideal woman… “Even if you’re an avid sports fan, you have to be able to watch a ball game. You gotta have a sense of humor and your eyes have to be extremely soulful…” –Tamar Braxton on spending that heel money…“It’s a horrible addiction. Don’t get started on it if you already haven’t.” –Elle Varner on choosing an alternate career… “I’ve never had a plan B. I never took the time to say, ‘Okay, I’m gonna do [this or that] if music doesn’t work out.’” –Chilli on keeping it tight and right… “I love the challenge of seeing who has, and can keep the best abs.” –Laura Govan on life before dropping 90-plus pounds… “You can’t lose weight eating a cake everyday. And yes, I was…and melting it in the microwave.” Check out the issue when it hits newsstands! Images via Juicy Magazine
Have you been missing your “Basketball Wives L.A.” stars? It shouldn’t be long until they return to TV. From what we hear the ladies were just taping earlier this week when Gloria Govan and her sister Laura took a break to attend this Hollyweird event with Gloria’s boo Matt Barnes. Here are the details: LA’s glitterati came out in droves to the BLVD Hotels’ “Year of the BLVD” event, hosted by Mario Lopez from NBC’s EXTRA. The event celebrated BLVD Hotel’s one-year anniversary of its Studio City hotel and spa, as well as the pre-grand opening of its new Hollywood location. With the NBA finally season over, LA Laker Matt Barnes stopped by to hang out and have fun along with hot girlfriend Gloria Govan who also took a quick breather with sister Laura Govan, from filming Season 2 of VH1’s “Basketball Wives LA.” Other notable celebrities in attendance included actresses Essence Atkins, Zulay Henao, Denyce Lawton, David Alan Basche (TV Land’s “The Exes”), Alex Heartman (Power Rangers), TNT’s “Falling Skies” castmates Peter Shinkoda and Seychelle Gabriel, Maiara Walsh of ABC Family’s hit drama “Switched At Birth.” The event featured cotton candy martinis and sweet treats made live by Cotton Candy Girls, on-site silk-screened gift bags by Ink + Cotton, filled with goodies like complimentary signature spa treatments and guestrooms from BLVD Hotel & Spa, designer neck ties from Inspired Knots, Icelandic Glacial water, White Rabbit gift certificates, ANGELENO magazines, Mystique nail designs, and beauty treatments from Heaven’s Make-up Bar, who’s glam squad was also on-site to touch up celebs’ faces during the party. Sounds like a good time! Check out more photos below: Images courtesy of The Velvet Rope Agency
This season of “Basketball Wives LA” has been filled with over the top drama! From the first fight with Laura and Malaysia to the current drama with Draya, it’s hard to keep up with who likes who and who’s talking about who. After talking with Draya recently, I knew that I had to find out more about what is really happening on this show. I caught up with Laura and asked her for her side of the story! Of course, Laura is no stranger to the media. As Gloria’s sister, we heard her mentioned plenty of times on the first season of “Basketball Wives” due to dating rumors between her and other NBA players. Laura definitely cleared all those rumors up! She dished on the drama with her and Jackie, her feelings toward Draya and even a little bit about her rocky relationship with her fiance. Take a look at what Laura had to say below! HelloBeautiful : We watch the show every single week and the very first question that popped in my head is, what the heck is Jackie talking about? She’s been going around saying that you’ve been talking about her negatively behind her back, calling her fat amongst other things. Is she making things up? Laura: Honestly, I have no idea what Jackie is talking about. You’ll see what’s to come. A lot of things are starting to be revealed. When you hang out with someone for a long period of time, his or her personality is eventually revealed, but I’m not like that. I’m myself from the beginning. I’m not a “fronter”. I am who I am; there are no surprises with me. I show you exactly who I am from the beginning. It’s so funny when you see it play out. It’s like on a first date people are pretending to be something they’re not, but with me you get the real me from the start. Like I’ll burp, I’ll fart. That’s just me! I’m real. Omni Shoreham Hotel in Northwest Washington an Urban Oasis Single Black Women Tired of Being a Spectacle HB: Why did you dislike Draya so much this season? What are your feelings toward Draya now? Laura : It played out on the show that we have beef but in reality, we’re cool. It’s no animosity and no drama. It wasn’t even like that. What was really a two-hour filming session, you saw it edited into two minutes. HB: What was the real reason you went in on Draya in the boxing ring? Did you plan that fight or did it just randomly happen? Laura: You know, I’m the same way with my sister [Gloria]. I’m very athletic and I’m very competitive. If that was mom I would have been lenient but outside of that you get in the ring with me and I’m going to start going in. Draya said she wanted to come in I was like “okay”. If it would have been any of them I would have went just as hard. I did the same thing with my sister! So it wasn’t intentional or me just going hard on Draya because she’s Draya, I’m just competitive by nature. HB: What made you and Jackie dig up dirt on Draya in the first place? Do you really believe the stories about Draya and her son are true? Laura: That’s really none of my business. I didn’t care to look her up. We were asked to do so. I feel like it was a mistake and I even said that on the show. I don’t believe everything I read. It’s hard because people twist and turn your words and don’t write down exactly what you say. That’s her child. I’m passionate about being a mom, but that’s her life. That’s one thing I can look back and say that I wasn’t interested in doing. I was thinking, “this is dumb”. HB: How do you respond to rumors that you’ve dated other NBA players? Laura: I don’t say anything to them. People are going to believe what they want to believe regardless, that comes from being uneducated. I’m at fault for that too. I used to read stuff and be like “Oh my gosh!” so I get it. But now being in the industry, I’m always like “is that really true?” I don’t put effort into it anymore. I don’t really care as far as what people say about me because I can’t change everyone’s mind. When you meet me, people say I’m so nice and so sweet but you don’t get that on TV, you get the drama. I know how to portray the difference between who I am but it’s hard to see people go at you all the time so now I don’t read it or deal with it. The only people I care about are the people who care about me: my close friends, my fiancé and my family. HB : Wow, fiancé?! How are things going with your relationship now? Are they better since the show? Laura : Things are going great! You know, he’s been my fiance, for a while now. On the show, people think that the reality that they are seeing is actually happening right now, and people don’t get it. But we were together for a while going into it. Were not shy about it. It’s been about 10 years of ups and downs but it just what it is. HB: Do you still keep in touch with any of the other girls from the show besides your sister? Laura : I do! I actually talk to all of them here and there. I’m really close to Imani and Malaysia and when I see Jackie, Tanya and Draya it’s all love. At the end of the day, we’re working together. I support them all. How many of us can say we’re doing things on our own? Think of it like this, we’re co-workers. It’s not cool to go into work and hate each other. As a woman, I’m cool with everybody. Even if we have beef, it’s of that moment. I never let it continue. We fight and keep it moving. HB: How do you think being on “Basketball Wives LA” has changed you ? Laura: It has changed me completely. I was over 200 pounds on the show and I had just given birth. I lost like 70-80 pounds since then. Other than the physical changes, I would say that it’s been therapy because you got to get a lot of things out that you normally couldn’t share with people. Seeing yourself on camera, seeing how big you are looking and how your hair looks and even your fashion. I don’t take it personally, I had a good time! I’d say that it’s mainly changed my sense of style and me caring more about my appearance. Other than that, I’m the same me! HB: Do you think we will see another season? Laura: You guys have to stay tuned! Keep the fingers crossed. I think it was a good turn out and we had a good time. Ratings are high so I’m excited! I’m sure we may have one. HB : Are you working on any new projects? Laura: Well first, everyone follow me on twitter @l4govan! I have some kids books coming out because of course I’m always reading to my kids and I figured I would put out some kids books myself. I also have a 12-step workout plan coming out because people always ask me how I lost so much weight so I want to share that with people. I want to motivate them on how to lose weight after having a child. I’m also making a maternity line for women after they’ve given birth because it was so hard to find any clothes that fit me after I had a baby. Your belly is still hanging out and you still look pregnant! It was so hard, so I wanted to make something that when you get it in, you still feel great. And now the 5 questions we always ask…. What’s in your bag? I’m such a mom! I have diapers, wipes, bottles, baby food, Cosco card, lip gloss, mascara, hair tie, cell phone, wallet, ID, credit cars, only 20 bucks because I don’t like to carry cash, iPhone with music for kids and a lot of snacks! If you were forced to get a tattoo what would it be of? I already have five tattoos. So I guess if I were forced it would have to be anything Mexican. I’m Mexican and I represent hard. It would have to be something Spanish and something about my family. Something like a quote or a sentence. What’s your vice and where do you go to get it Twix, I’m addicted like a crack head! Like you’ll find me in a closet with two pieces of Twix secretly eating them everyday! I also love chocolate chip cookies but I need the chocolate chips in the cookies so I can pick them out- weird I know. What’s one urge you get but never act on it? To jump off a roof. I don’t know why. I used to jump off the roof when I was little and would be trying to sneak out the house to go play basketball at night. I always want to do that now but I look at that roof and I’m like “Oh no”. When was the last time you cried? The other day my son got his 4 month shot! I was in tears in the hallway at the doctor! The doctor is like “we’ve done it for 4 years”! Only over my kids! Laura Govan Reveals Moment She Fell In Love With Gilbert Arenas & Wedding Plans Laura Govan Tweets Pic Of Gilbert Arenas Dressed In Women’s Clothing Laura Govan On Gilbert Arenas: “We Got That Ghetto, Crazy, Dangerous Love”
Warning: the following Fashion Face-Off may cause your computer screen to fog up. Both Stacy Keibler and Julianne Hough walked the red carpet of last night’s Hollywood Film Awards held at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California and, somehow, the path under these hotties’ feet did not catch on fire. Keibler was on hand as George Clooney’s date, while Hough was there to represent her remake of Footloose . Both looked gorgeous. But only one could look the MOST gorgeous. Vote that individual now:
