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Star Jones: Pushing Basketball Wives Boycott Over Jennifer Williams-Al Reynolds Relationship?

A petition boycotting Basketball Wives and its many violent outbursts has garnered major support even as the show is reportedly being turned into a movie. The creator of the petition , which targets Evelyn Lozada and her bullying ways, writes, “The violence on ‘Basketball Wives’ is horrible and disgraceful.” “Physical assaults, threats, verbal abuse, and harassment. VH1 is rewarding this behavior by giving Evelyn a spinoff. Don’t reward negative behavior.” One rumor going around is that Star Jones is behind the boycott. Why? Star’s ex-husband, Al Reynolds, has been on the show lately, given his relationship with Jennifer Williams , something Jones probably doesn’t appreciate. Her vocal opinion about the show is not positive, but Star denies starting the Basketball Wives boycott campaign or even supporting it with her critiques. “I was never encouraging anybody to boycott somebody’s job,” she said. “That’s not what I’m about. It just struck me really, really to the core that young girls were watching his example of women on TV and getting their self image.” Of course, Jones admits that she began talking about the boycott and the VH1 show’s negativity on her social media accounts in hopes of fostering discussion. It’s unclear if this played a role in getting three Basketball Wives stars fired . [Photos: WENN.com]

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Stephanie Rice, Olympic Swimmer, Upsets Fans with Bikini-Based Twit Pic

A month before making literal waves in a London swimming pool at the 2012 Olympics, Australian Stephanie Rice is making figurative ones for a photo she recently posted on Twitter. The three-time gold medalist snapped a shot of herself in a bikini this week, showing off both her body and a birthday gift from designer Ellie Gonsalves. Simple and harmless, right? Not to some of Rice’s followers. “i feel that stephanie rice posting a photo of herself in swimwear has brought disgrace to the australian swim team and she should be dropped,” wrote one Twitter user, presumably taking issue with Rice for… okay, we have no idea. Showing more skin here than she does while donning official Olympic attire? The nerve! Rice is no stranger to somewhat racy Twitter photos, as evidenced by this picture of herself as a police officer . She was also once rumored to be dating Michael Phelps , which would be less scandalous than perfectly understandable from both points of view. So, in conclusion: Team Stephanie Rice in a Bikini!

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Stephanie Rice, Olympic Swimmer, Upsets Fans with Bikini-Based Twit Pic