[Jackie] Previously on Basketball Wives.
I can't wait to see who captured your heart.
I think sometimes I'm the one
that's, like, really stuck in my ways.
Brooke wanted to do a party.
-Okay. -And you can invite
-whoever you want. -Whoever I want, okay.
Wait, so you've met Jackie.
She invited me to Evelyn's event.
I met Vanessa,
she definitely said she has an issue with Evelyn.
I wanna thank everyone for coming today.
[indistinct] lemon drop. Yeah, girl.
I don't really appreciate, you know, homewreckers.
That home was wrecked according to him!
Girl, how was the home wrecked? Think about it, Evelyn.
-Use your brain. -[Evelyn] I'm thinkin'!
No, you use your brain!
[theme music]
[music]
♪ Move, back like we never left ♪
Look who's here!
[indistinct]
-Hi! -[Shaunie] Hi!
Oh, I missed you!
I missed you more!
Oh my God, how are you?
Let's find,
-let's find that out. -I am fine.
-Life's great, yeah. -Life is good.
[Shaunie] Honestly, I feel good about life.
My husband pastors a megachurch in Houston,
and I actually have grown to love Houston.
I didn't know what to expect,
and I honestly didn't know that I needed to get out of LA
until I left.
Houston has slowed me down.
It's very family oriented, things are just different.
So, we're gonna have potatoes. I'm all about it.
Are you a carbie Barbie? I think you are.
-I am. -I know you are, me too.
I'm in LA for a few days to receive
the Woman of Excellence Award from the LadyLike Foundation,
and of course I had to catch up with my girl Evelyn.
Listen, I had a rough...
You had a rough morning, day, night, what?
A rough couple of days.
-Friend, friend. -Oh my, why?
So, Brooke put together this, like a welcome back party.
-Yeah. -When I tell you it went left...
There was this girl there named Vanessa.
And long story short,
I go and I have a conversation with her,
and Vanessa was calling me homewrecker.
And I'm kind of like, "What?"
You didn't know her?
I don't know her, like, I know of her
because I knew that she was friends
with Carl's first baby mom.
-Oh. -And basically she's being
the mouthpiece for Carl's...
For the mother of his kids.
Aren't you cool with the baby mama?
I, girl, the baby mama is gonna have Leo in a couple of days!
For ten days!
-That's a lot. -So, if it was true,
-I would be like, "Alright, [bleep] it,
-this is my karma." -[Shaunie] Right.
[Evelyn] Girl, that is not my karma.
But there is a part of me that feels sad for her,
because I've heard she talked to Jackie
about her husband cheating,
and, and, and she had a bad haircut.
Please don't make me holler.
No, friend, it's long in the back,
but it kinda looks...
Long in the back like a mullet?
No...
It's like, it's long, but the bangs,
the bangs, the, the bangs is bangin'.
So, I told Jackie, I said, "Keep your friend away from me."
[music]
[Jackie] Hey, mama.
[Vanessa] Hey, girl. You ready?
-This is beautiful. -[Vanessa] Yes.
Oh, I haven't seen you since the other day.
-The party. -How you feelin'?
-I'm good. -You good?
Okay, good. I like them shoes.
[Vanessa] Thank you. So, are you ready to...?
Vanessa, when I tell you I'm serious as a heart attack...
I promise I won't kill you.
Okay.
Vanessa's helpin' me get back on track and get fit,
so she's asked me to meet her out here.
And it's a great time to catch up
and kinda see how Vanessa's feelin'
after her and Evelyn's blowup.
It's so pretty up here,
I don't even really wanna bring up what happened.
When I was tellin' you I had girlfriends and stuff
I wanted you I wanted you to meet,
mainly it was Evelyn.
I didn't know all of that.
-You and I didn't talk about it. -Correct.
[Jackie] So, for it to all of a sudden be...
Her, you know, you guys were goin' back and forth.
It was kinda surprising.
You know, me and Evelyn, it was a situation, you know,
some years ago,
and, and definitely some time has passed.
-Okay. -[Vanessa] But what really
triggers me is side chicks
or people that don't respect families.
-Yeah. -It's just, you know, Evelyn has
this history of sleepin' with people's husbands.
My thing is, do you feel like you can move forward
even after the words that was said?
I think that we, you know,
we could have another conversation.
Okay, well, that's good.
I feel like it's in the best interest
of Vanessa to handle this with Evelyn,
especially with kids involved.
You know, we vibe, and we gon' be doin' our thing.
And, you know, a lot of them are around me and around us.
I want you to also understand I'm about sisterhood.
And that doesn't mean necessarily
oh, we gotta be, you know, humpty-dory all the time
and all that.
No, it just means, you know, we respect one another.
-[Vanessa] Girl... -[Jackie] Don't!
No, for real, I'm serious.
No, I wanna go. I'm serious.
I wanna go. This is too much, come on, girl.
We can do this another time.
We, we, we, we can work out somewhere else.
I'm, I'm dead-ass serious.
♪ I remember bein' 17 ♪
♪ Used to look at all the famous people in magazines ♪
Hi, babe.
[Christian] What's up?
That's a good long one, right?
From one of my favorite spots.
Yes.
So, I was thinkin' about Evelyn's party.
I saw Jackie and didn't speak to her
for some odd reason, I don't know.
How you feel about everybody else?
I mean...
This girl, Vanessa, started some drama.
I'm very big on protectin' my energy.
-You have to. -And the minute it's
interrupted, disrupted, I'm out.
-Yeah. -[Jennifer] But we'll see
how it goes.
It's just a lot happening.
Interesting.
♪ We feelin' alright ♪
[Brittany] So, how are you settling in?
Girl, I'm settlin', [bleep].
I been orderin' stuff like crazy,
they messed my order up one time.
Return.
I can't return it, I need it.
How do you feel about Evelyn's party?
It was good, I feel like I love Brooke,
and I love Evelyn.
I just love their energy,
and I hope everybody do honestly get along.
We can have a great time.
Why you, why you, why you tuttin'?
We shall see.
[music]
[Evelyn] Hey, girl. I know, you tired.
[music]
Look at you.
Hello, the dragon wanted to say hi.
Let me put her in the thing,
'cause Vanity's, like, bein' thirsty.
Get, get your ass outta here.
What's happenin'?
[Evelyn] Lavon and I,
we actually met on a dating show.
We just hit it off right away.
He is just such a good guy.
But Lavon lives in Atlanta, and since we met,
we spent the first seven weeks there together.
But now, he travels to California often.
Mm-hm.
It gives me anxiety.
The timeline just keeps comin' quick,
and then the, the world, like,
"When are you guys gonna get married?
When is it gonna happen?"
Like, it's so much pressure not only privately,
but also publicly for the both of us.
It just gives me such anxiety,
because with my first marriage,
I got married on the 4th of July.
By August, I was divorced.
Listen, I'm already a divorcee on paper.
Like, that [bleep] really took me for a loop.
We definitely need to talk, for sure.
[music]
-[Brooke] Hi! -Hey!
-[Brooke] You look beautiful! -[Evelyn] You, too.
[Evelyn] These are for you,
-I feel like you deserve it. -These are so beautiful.
[Evelyn] I haven't seen Brooke since the party,
and I definitely wanna get her perspective
about what happened that day.
So, how 'bout the party?
-Girl, what is Vanessa doing? -[Evelyn] Girl, I don't know.
Initially Jackie was like, "Oh, I think you'll like her."
And, "One of my friends..." You know...
[Brooke] Her friends be suspect.
Or is she droppin' 'em off for us to babysit?
I don't know.
Jackie a little crazy,
and she tends to attract a little crazy.
And maybe her and Vanessa have bonded
at bein' [bleep] psychos.
Do you know, do you know Brittany?
Brittany Renner?
You know, we all go to the same social media school,
-so... -We do, we do.
So, that's actually how I met Brittany.
She kinda reminds me of myself a little bit.
Yeah, okay.
Like, I just say whatever the [bleep] I want,
people think they know you, they have an opinion about you.
-You're like, "Whatever." -Okay.
So, she's actually coming for lunch today.
[music]
I think she's funny as [bleep].
I remember when she first started on social media,
she was, like, a workout girl or something.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Then it was like she started datin', you know, players,
-and I was like... -She wrote a book!
-[Brooke] Did she? -[Evelyn] On how to bag
a guy or somethin' like that.
-[Brooke] Oh wow, okay. -Yeah, yeah.
I don't know about some of the lifestyle choices
that Brittany has chosen for herself.
But I'mma let her come in with a clean slate,
and we gon' take it from there.
-Hi! -[Brooke] Hi!
[Evelyn] Nice to see you!
Hi, nice to meet you!
[indistinct]
You smell nice! I got these for you.
-Thank you! -[Evelyn] So, I know it hasn't
been a easy road.
You know, people thinking they know who you are...
-Based on what you've shown. -[Evelyn] Based off of
-who you've dated. -[Brooke] Right.
We're gonna change the narrative.
[Brooke] You know!
When it comes to social media and all the opinions
that come with it, I really don't pay it much mind.
I'm not even here to show the world who I am,
I'm just here to show up authentically as myself.
I saw some of your hardships that you openly discussed
on social media.
And by just seeing you evolve into a mom
and where you are now,
I've been a single mom before.
-[Brittany] Absolutely. -So, where is that now?
You know, hearts don't break even.
So, I feel like the, the co-parenting stuff...
-It's hard? -[Brittany] Yeah.
Like, we talk about the exchange,
and that's about the extent of our relationship.
So, you guys deal with that directly though, right?
We have, like, a co-parenting app
that we go through.
-Oh, okay. -[Brooke] Oh, so you don't even
-talk, or...? -Mm-mm.
-Okay. -[Brittany] Because it, it was
just getting to this place of...
[Brooke] Bitterness?
Yeah.
PJ and I met at my hosting in Dallas, Texas,
five years ago.
He came to my event,
we took a picture together that I still have,
and I thought PJ was my guy for the longest time.
Despite our six-year age gap,
I always felt that he actually saw me for me,
and understood me and didn't judge me.
I, I hope that you guys can get to the place.
I know he's younger,
it may take a little more [indistinct].
-[Brooke] Right, exactly. -[Evelyn] You, you know?
But, you know, that's what you gotta deal with,
you got a youngin.
Listen, I'm all for the youngins, okay?
It's okay. As long as you're over 21.
-[Brooke] Exactly, exactly! -[Evelyn] You know?
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
People always ask me,
"Shaunie, what advice would you give your younger self?"
Think you'd be open to dating another athlete,
another basketball player?
Hm...
I don't have a problem with nobody here.
But it's women like you that come over here,
wantin' to [bleep] with my peace.
[music]
Mother!
[Jodie] Yes, darling.
Come hither, darling.
Here I come.
-[Brittany] Hi. -Hi.
You look stunning!
[Jodi] Thank you, as do you.
[Brittany] Oh, you know, I'm happy that you're here.
I really am missing baby PJ.
My son was two and a half months old
when I decided that I had just had enough
with my child's father.
His behavior wasn't matching up with the heart
that I felt that I had got to know.
So, to have to start over with double the responsibility,
kind of learning my way and finding my way,
I didn't know who I was.
I didn't know what I was doing, and I had no idea
how I was going to move forward.
People don't understand everything that transpired
in that relationship.
Me leaving, choosing myself...
All the stuff with lawyers.
Well, nobody else tells you,
I just want you to know how proud I am of you.
-[Brittany] Thank you, Mom. -Because choosing yourself,
people don't realize how really difficult it is
-to choose yourself. -Yeah.
[Brittany] I honestly have no idea
where I would be without my support system.
And thinking about it, it make me emotional because
you don't realize how much you need people.
So, to just have my mom in my corner,
it honestly means the world to me.
I'm just trying to find that balance
where I can catch that rhythm bein' out here,
and tryin' to make new friends out here, too,
you know, with this new group that I'm in.
It's hard makin' friends.
-Right. -But I did meet
Brooke and Evelyn.
Oh, how'd that go?
It was really good, I felt very welcome.
I thought that they were really understanding.
I really have no complaints, like, so far, so good.
I don't know about the other ladies just yet.
I'm like, "Well, two for two."
[Brittany] What originally brought me to Los Angeles
was opportunity for more.
But right now, out here in LA,
I really don't have some mapped-out plan for my life.
I am in the moment.
But I'm in a great head space.
Think you'd be open to dating another athlete,
another basketball player?
He would have to be other-worldly.
Well, I know they be in your DMs.
Yeah, but I'm lookin' for my forever,
I'm not lookin' for a good time.
Hey, there nothin' wrong with that.
[music]
Oh, you look so studious.
I know, don't I?!
I look at myself like,
"Ooh, you look like you know some stuff."
Girl, you look like you are smart!
-Aw, thank you. -[Evelyn] These are for you!
These are so beautiful!
So, how are you feeling?
I feel good, I feel good. I...
-Are you anxious? -[Shaunie] I'm a little hot.
-Yeah. -Speeches are not my thing.
Girl, I wouldn't be able to do it.
I would be boo-booin' in the bathroom every five minutes.
So, today, the LadyLike Foundation
is honoring me with a Woman of Excellence Award
because of my help in our community,
and I'm really happy and, and lovin' this space that I'm in.
-[Evelyn] Is Keion here? -Yes.
I know that you and Kieon,
we did the premarital counseling with me and Lavon.
Yes, I think he's an amazing guy.
-[Evelyn] He is. -Kieon thought he was
-an amazing guy. -But...
Friend.
-What? -I'm struggling.
-Really? -I really am.
Like, I have so much anxiety.
So much anxiety. I know this is...
Is it anxiety of getting married,
or are you questioning how you feel?
I, everything.
It's so many different things,
and I don't know if it's also in connection to,
you know, getting married before,
being a newlywed and a divorcee at the same time.
-Right, right. -But now I'm diggin'
some [bleep] up that's been, like, in the ground,
-and now I'm like, "Whoa, whoa." -[Shaunie] Yeah.
-But girl... -No, that's hard.
Because if you just rush into it and then get here after, like,
"Did I made a mistake?"
-Yeah. -[Shaunie] As opposed to
just takin' it slow and figurin' out.
Since talkin' to Lavon on Facetime,
I haven't been able to shake this feeling
that just somethin' is not right.
I love Lavon, but I feel like right now,
when I comes to marriage,
maybe there's something there that I need to work through.
'Cause I do wanna get married one day,
I just feel like right now, I just...
I'm questioning everything.
-Thank you. -[Shaunie] I love you.
-I love you. -I don't mean to dampen
the mood with this, I know that was heavy.
-Let's, let's walk it off. -Listen, that's what we do.
-It's what we do. -You know what I mean?
I gotta meet Jackie [indistinct]
Oh, god.
'Cause if she has to wait,
she's gonna get back into the car.
[Evelyn] She is, she'll be like, "Forget it, I'm leaving!"
[music]
-Hi, girl! -[Jackie] You look amazing.
-How are you, you too! -I'm good, I'm good, girl.
[Evelyn] I'm so, you know what? I was gonna text you,
but then I was like, "You know what?
Let me let things breathe a little bit."
But Vanessa...
See, I don't even know the history was deep like that.
-When me and her talked... -It's not.
Yeah, she never said anything about all that
that I heard sittin' there.
I know you guys are cool,
but her sayin', "Oh, she's a homewrecker,"
and all this is bull[bleep].
You know what? I'm gettin' to know her.
I really like her a lot.
I did tell her, "I would love for you and Evelyn
to get a chance to have a conversation."
And she, I think she was open to it.
-I don't really... -She should be open to it,
because nobody did nothin' to her ass.
She came in rah-rah.
So, I'm not gonna say I'll be friends with her.
But I mean, if she wants to apologize and clean it up,
cool, we can move forward.
-Like, we could be adults. -Okay, good.
I don't feel like I'm caught in the middle of my two friends
in Evelyn and Vanessa.
But I would like to hold on to a glimmer of hope
that these two ladies can mend this between them.
I don't know, girl.
It's like, we're here, it's a positive event.
Let's go see Shaunie get her award, and...
-Let's go. -Have a drink.
[Jackie] Yes, I need a drink.
[music]
[Jackie] You want me to sit here?
-No, I think you're here. -Over here?
Yeah, I think you're here.
[Evelyn] I think it's gonna start soon, though.
Everybody looks so beautiful.
[Clayanna] Hi, how are you? It says sit here.
Oh perfect, let me move this stuff for you.
[Clayanna] My name's Clayanna.
Hi, I'm Evelyn.
-Nice to meet you. -What's your name?
-Clayanna. -[Jackie] Clayanna?
-Jackie. -[Clayanna] Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. I like your suit.
Thank you.
[Evelyn] You're so pretty! Do you live here?
-Yeah, I live in LA. -Oh, you do!
I'm, I'm from the East Coast.
But after I had my daughter, I wanted something different.
-[Evelyn] Yeah. -So, we came here.
-[Evelyn] Got it. -My daughter, London,
she's getting older.
So, I'm trying to redefine myself and who I am,
because everything in my life has just been about her.
But being in that lifestyle with my daughter's father...
You guys have a good relationship now?
But like, with anything, you know,
you guys have your challenges.
We, we met each other very young.
So, I think it was, like, a growing thing.
So you're like, "Okay, redefine myself,"
creating my own identity.
I could definitely relate to redefining yourself
after a relationship.
And talkin' to Clayanna,
I feel like her situation is similar to Brittany's.
So, I definitely feel like those two need to connect.
The LadyLike Foundation is proud to present Shaunie Henderson
with the 2023 Woman of Excellence Award.
[music] [cheers and applause]
[Shaunie] People always ask me,
"Shaunie, what advice would you give your younger self?"
And I used to say,
"Make decisions for your future and not the moment."
But today, I'm gonna change that advice.
And my advice is to enjoy the present moment.
Take one step at a time.
Get to the next step, enjoy your successes.
Because change is uncomfortable, but it's the only way to grow.
[music] [cheers and applause]
Shaunie did an amazing job.
And just to see her now, in such a positive light
and happy and married
and doing these amazing things for girls in the community,
like, I'm a proud friend, for sure.
[Jackie] You know you gotta get up for the first lady.
-We don't do that. -No, no, no...
No, but wait, wait, the first lady, lookin' like this.
What in the [bleep] goin' on, Shaunie?
-What's goin' on? -[Evelyn] You're gonna hate her.
Oh, I'm cussin', I ain't supposed to be cussin'.
You can cuss. Hi.
[Clayanna] Very nice to meet you.
-What's your name? -[Clayanna] Clayanna.
Clayanna, nice to meet you, Clayanna.
-Want me to sit over here? -[Jennifer] Alright, cool.
You know what? That's smart.
[Jackie] You killed that speech, girl!
Was it okay?
That was so good.
-You did good. -I was scared.
She stumbled on that one word, though.
Yeah, you [indistinct].
But you, you, you, you got it together.
So, I got a little tea that there's some stuff goin' on.
Oh Lord, you done got the tea?
And I'm here for a few days,
and I really want us to all sit down and talk,
and like, you know, let's just have a conversation.
So, I'll text y'all, call to, to [indistinct].
Let's do it. Let's do it, mama.
[music]
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
Shaunie is gettin' us together, like, as a group.
Jen, your body language is scarin' me.
I don't know.
Honestly with Jackie, I'mma keep it movin'.
Hi, ladies.
[Ladies] Hi!
[music]
[knocking on door]
[music]
-[Elise] Hello. -[Vanessa] Hey, Sister!
-[Elise] I made it. -[Vanessa] Alright.
I brought you some stuff.
Nice.
Highchair for Seven.
My sister's in town, visiting from San Diego.
I call her the rocket scientist,
but she says the technical name of her job
is 'aerospace engineer'.
You know I also got you some fruit,
otherwise Mom would be mad at me.
-Oh, nice. -Grapefruits.
Thank you.
She's been one of my closest friends
through my entire life.
So, how are you settling in?
It's been great.
Like, the weather's great, the kids love it.
-Isaiah's back in Phoenix, so... -[Elise] Yeah.
Is he, like, partying without you, or what?
I don't know.
I don't...
Hopefully not.
Remember a couple weeks ago?
I told you he was on the front area at the gym,
and I caught him on the camera.
And he was like, "Alright, love you, baby."
And then I'm like, "Who's that?"
And he's like, "Oh, that was my son."
-But I don't know... -You called me flipping out,
and you were, like, so sure that that was a woman.
I had, like, four of my friends, like, pull the tape
and cut the sound.
And I'm like, "Do, do you hear that?"
Like, the jury came out and said it was his son.
Yeah, I don't know why you fly off the handle sometimes.
I mean, I am who I am. I have to be like that.
You don't have to be, you choose to be.
My mama bear, my lioness personality,
it's part of who I am as a person.
I grew up, it was just my sister and I.
So, I am very protective of family
and anybody that is in my circle.
[Elise] I really want so much for you
and for my niece and nephews and for Isaiah,
just for all of you to have
the healthiest family relationship as possible.
[music]
♪ Runnin' up a check, that's a big flex ♪
♪ Diamonds on my neck, that's a big flex ♪
[music]
[phone ringing]
Hey, girl!
Hey, girl.
- Hey, girl. -Hi.
[Jennifer] Look, I'm just happy I didn't step into
this Vanessa mess.
Evelyn and I have had enough history
that we have had to work through
without involvin' new people or new [bleep].
Normally, we kinda work it out ourselves.
But I feel like it's really good if someone else,
fresh outta the group, can get somethin' together.
-You know? -I would be open to it.
Is Shaunie inviting Jac'eil and Brittany to this?
Shaunie's invitin' everybody.
I'm lookin' forward to it, I'm definitely gonna be there.
I'm excited to meet Shaunie,
and I'm really lookin' forward to whatever's gonna happen.
[Jac'eil] Right.
♪ That's a big flex, that's a big flex ♪
Shaunie, girl, I have some concerns about seein'
Brooke and Jen.
Like, Evelyn's party, you know,
I came in with a good heart and a open mind,
and Jennifer, she stayed so far away from me.
It was like, it's obvious that Jennifer still got an issue,
I don't even know.
And you know, me and Brooke are not
really sure where we stand.
You know, you are, like, the matriarch of it all.
Like, I think we all respect you
-and, and know that... -Thank you, Shaunie.
...you will set the tone.
I just think maybe showing them
-is better than telling them. -[Jackie] Yeah.
[music]
It looks cute in here.
This is nice.
-Hey, guys. -Hi.
-Hi, how y'all doin'? -Hi, welcome.
-[Jac'eil] This is really nice. -[Jennifer] Y'all got all
-the goodies, huh? -[Jac'eil] I know.
[Jennifer] Jac'eil seems like a cool girl.
I like her, she has good energy, she's bubbly.
I'm actually looking forward to getting to know her.
[Woman] Take a look around.
If you have questions, let me know.
-Okay, thank you. -Thank you.
[Woman] You're so welcome.
[Jennifer] so, I'm like, learning all of this wig stuff,
because you know I have a hair line,
and so I'm, like, learnin' the difference
between lace, HC's.
So many things, I'm like, "Oh my God."
Well girl, that's why I called you,
and contacted you, so we can get on this thing together.
Do you know how to do hair?
Yes, girl!
-Oh, wow. -Wait a minute, wait a minute,
-do I know how to do hair? -You have a hair salon, right?
[Jac'eil] In Dallas and in Mississippi.
-[Jennifer] Oh, okay, okay. -[Jac'eil] I'm tryin' to get
my products in a store somewhere,
I'm tryin' to do a lot.
[Jac'eil] I'm one of the best hair stylists in Mississippi,
and I'm ready to take over LA.
My business at home is doin' amazing,
I have my own product line, I have my own hair line.
I am what you call the best stylist around.
So, now I'm in LA,
and I just wanna make my brand bigger.
So, how have you been?
I haven't seen you since Evelyn's party.
[Jac'eil] I'm good, I had fun.
I wish I would have met more people there,
but Shaunie is gettin' us together, like, as a group.
-I know, so... -So, that's gonna be nice.
Jen, your body language is scarin' me.
Yeah, it's just, I don't know.
Because Jackie and I, we still have some weirdness.
So, have y'all tried to talk about it?
We talked when we were in New York,
and I'm okay with
-where we stand. -[Jac'eil] Okay, that's good.
Jennifer, where do you think the breakdown
of y'all friendship was?
'Cause it sounds like y'all was pretty close.
-Jesus, help me. -[Jennifer] I mean, honestly,
my thing is if we're friends,
we should be able to have a real conversation.
It's just hurtful, it's like, damn, who can you trust?
I actually really liked her.
[Jennifer] I'm not in a bad space with Jackie,
so it, it's whatever, I just, I see you.
Honestly, I'm, like, at a really good place
in my life.
I'm happy, and I'mma be cordial to Jackie,
and I'mma keep it movin'.
Right.
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
We're gonna address the elephant in the room.
[Jac'eil] What happened?
'Cause I know you lookin' for a husband.
-[Woman] Uh-oh. -But is the husband Shaquille?
Oh, God.
[music]
♪ Yeah ♪
[music]
[phone ringing]
-Hi! -Hi.
How are you?
I'm good. How are you, darlin'?
I'm alright, I'm havin' a little veggie burger.
Nice and healthy.
Yeah, I was just at Shaunie's event,
I met this girl named Clayanna.
-Okay. -[Evelyn] And she has a baby
from a basketball player.
She seems cool, I don't know much about her,
but I know you're in that life.
-Pretty much YOLO, solo... -Yeah.
So I was thinkin' she's someboy you could kinda kick it with
while you're on grind mode.
I like the sound of that.
I feel like anyone you send me to,
they're gonna have good energy.
Perfect!
♪ I, I'm really, really tryin' to make some moves ♪
♪ Mama always told me, "Boy, go find somethin' to do" ♪
Cuz.
I hate when you do that. You just let yourself in.
[Rashad] What you cookin'?
Some ziti.
I don't know who's gonna eat all this damn...
I always make, I'm, I'm...
I'm ready for you to serve me the plate already.
Are you puttin' this back in there
-and lettin' the cheese melt? -[indistinct]
Two of us in this house, and... Oh, can you get London's stuff?
-This, right? -Yep, end of the year.
Where she at?
She's out hangin' out with her friends.
-So... -[Rashad] You just home
cookin' for your man, or...?
Yeah, right.
Listen, 'cause that's a lotta food.
I'm just sayin' it, like...
Her and her friends visit.
How is, how is the co-parenting goin'?
You know, like, it ain't no secret we had challenges.
But the way she looks at him, it's like a superhero.
[Rashad] So, you went to this event the other day.
-How was that? -[Clayanna] I met some
really nice women at the event.
I think I spoke the most with Evelyn.
I thought she was pretty cool.
So, you got some new friends.
'Cause that is all I want for my cousin.
I want my cousin to be around some cool people.
I hope so. It could be a great sisterhood.
-Yeah. -[Clayanna] It could be.
[music]
-Well, I'm happy to see you! -I'm happy to see you!
You look at that, look, we're coordinatin'
-in color. -Thank you, we're like twinsies.
Well, I'm happy to have this, like, girls' dinner.
Well...
I was about to say, "Are you happy?!"
-'Cause... -Hey listen, I don't know, girl.
Honestly, in regards to Vanessa,
I'm just gonna wait and see what her energy is like.
I don't know how this [bleep] is gonna go tonight,
but I have enough going on with the Lavon situation.
My energy, I'm not even focused on Vanessa.
And at the end of the day,
I'm really hopin' that Shaunie
will be able to make a breakthrough.
You know what I am happy about?
I'm happy that Shaunie is in town.
But I'm sure you saw Brittany with Shaquille.
-[Brooke] Yeah. -Ooh, girl.
The blogs eatin' it the [bleep] up,
and I see her out to dinner with Shaunie's baby daddy.
And I'm kinda like...
When the news about Shaquille and Brittany hit the internet,
I didn't know what to think.
I want everybody to generally like Brittany,
and I'm hoping that this won't affect that.
You know, I don't wanna make a big deal of it,
because at the end of the day,
I know Shaunie doesn't give a [bleep].
But it's just the principle.
Right, it's like girl code.
[Brooke] Right.
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
I'm not gonna lie,
I was like, [bleep] pearls clutched.
It just could've been like, "Hey, heads up,
this is the scenario."
Worry about your dude and who he's [bleep]!
You shouldn't be judgin' nobody in this room!
Yeah, go back behind security, bitch!
Okay, yeah, okay.
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-How are you? -[Jackie] How are you?
-You look amazing. -[indistinct]
-I love this dress. -Thank you so much!
[Jackie] I really hope that my positive attitude
that I'm tryin' to come into this dinner with
rubs off on Evelyn and Vanessa.
And even more so on Brooke and Jen,
because enough is enough.
-Listen... -I know.
So, I really am hopeful that this goes well.
[Shaunie] I'm hoping Evelyn and Vanessa
can just talk out their differences.
I don't know, a come to Jesus moment.
Who knows, who knows?
So, how are you gonna deal with little miss Brittany
after what we saw?
'Cause I know you seen it.
Right, I saw it, and people sent it to me.
But I mean, enjoy, ma'am.
You are so unbothered. [indistinct]
I got a whole husband.
I know.
♪ Business as usual ♪
♪ Usually, I wouldn't smile ♪
♪ 'less it cost a couple thousands ♪
♪ And millions ♪
♪ And millions, and millions, and millions ♪
[Ladies] Hi!
-Hi, hot mama! -How are you guys?
It's a new memo.
How you doin'? How are you?
-Hi! -[indistinct]
-[Shaunie] How are you? -I'm good.
Hello, Miss Brooke-ay.
-Heard all about you, girl! -Hi again, Jac'eil.
-Hello. -[Woman] Hi!
Shaunie, you haven't met Brittany.
Brittany, you slightly met Jackie.
Hi, ladies.
[Ladies] Hi!
Hi, First Lady.
-Hi! -[Jennifer] Hi!
[indistinct]
How are you? Good to see you.
I haven't seen you since...
[Shaunie] Like, years. Right?
-Two years? -Hi, Jackie.
Oh my God, I get a hi?
Yeah, I don't have a problem with you.
Hello, Jennifer. I have truly missed you.
Wow, we're makin' strides.
Jennifer walkin' in and givin' me a hug
shows me that she is finally takin' accountability
for her part in all the BS that she spewed at me last yea.
You literally keep makin' it about you.
Oh my mother[bleep] God.
Why would you put me in a deluxe room, Jackie?
Do I look deluxe?
Stop taking credit for my [bleep]!
You a [bleep] lyin'-ass bitch!
I'm happy done that.
I have missed the bond between Jennifer and I.
-I'm excited. -[Shaunie] Cheers.
Cheers, Jackie, cheers.
[Shaunie] It's gonna be a good night.
A good night.
-Cheers, ladies. -Cheers!
I might have to break my fast and get into some hard alcohol.
Okay, we're gonna address the elephant in the room.
'Cause I know you lookin' for a husband.
-[Woman] Uh-oh. -But is the husband Shaquille?
Oh, God.
No.
I would say the elephant isn't as interesting
as it probably appears.
He's one of the people that have always checked on me,
he's just, just been a good guy.
That was just kind of it.
I mean, there's really not much to it.
I'm not gonna speak up for you for it, I'm sorry.
But she really don't care.
I think for me, it's like, it's just the timing of it.
So for me, when I saw it, I'm not gonna lie,
I was like, [bleep] pearls clutched.
I don't think anybody cares about what anybody does, right?
But there's, there's also a respect.
So, it just could've been, like, "Hey, heads-up,
this is the scenario."
Yeah, I think, you know, I have nothing to hide.
Like, I really would like to
have fun and get to know you guys.
I just wanna say I appreciate
you comin' in with such a positive,
in a positive space.
[music]
Hi, mama.
Come on.
I know that everyone is feelin'
like the energy is all positive and everything,
but as soon as I saw Vanessa, I got pissed off all over again.
Vanessa, thank you for coming.
Thank you for inviting me.
I have heard lots about you.
Oh, good things?
Please.
I mean, I don't wanna lie. It hasn't been great.
Oh.
I'm hoping that Evelyn and I can squash things,
but Evelyn's calling around, talking [bleep].
And I already have my guard up.
I feel like the point of all of this
is to resolve and move on,
and hopefully that can be accomplished tonight.
So, when I had met with Jennifer and we had lunch,
and I told her about the issue,
I didn't mean to bring that to you at your event.
So, you thought bringing it up somewhere else
was gonna make it any better?
You have a issue with me for no reason.
So, me bein' a loyal friend to my friend,
that was, woman-to-woman,
something that I wanted to discuss with you.
First of all, I talked to your friend several times.
She was mortified of how you tried to paint me,
and your conversation with Jennifer is a lie.
I don't care about me,
I've been called everything under the book.
But the people that I'm worried about are the kids.
You know, my son is with her as we speak,
he's sleepin' at her house.
And what you did was wrong.
We have a great relationship,
you don't [bleep] matter in this equation.
-Right, okay. -[Evelyn] At all.
-That's how you feel, Evelyn. -Exactly,
-and that's how she feels! -Oh, really?
[Evelyn] You're an embarrassment.
-Oh, no. -To our [bleep] family circle.
You have nothing to do with this.
-Right. -[Shaunie] Okay.
This is not where this is supposed to go.
[Jackie] That's right. This is a bonding moment.
So, any negative things, let's just forget about it.
Water under the bridge, we start from here.
[Jennifer] Evelyn...
[indistinct]
Evelyn and Vanessa agree to that?
You know why, you know why I won't?
Because it's bigger than me,
and she crossed the [bleep] line.
[music]
You guys, listen, anybody that said negative things,
-let's just forget about it. -Right.
Do Evelyn and Vanessa agree to that?
You know why I won't?
[music]
[Evelyn] Because it's bigger than me,
and she crossed the [bleep] line.
Why can't I say, as a loyal friend,
"Hey, I witnessed the pain that happened"?
You wanna act like it didn't happen, Evelyn.
Yeah, you're friends with the mother of his kids,
but we could've been [bleep] cool.
I don't have a problem with nobody here.
But it's women like you that come over here,
wantin' to [bleep] with my peace.
And it's exhausting.
And I'm here arguin' with you about what?
Exactly, what are we arguing about?
What you did was that you caused drama!
-So then what are we here for? -Carl calls Amy, they're arguin'
all for what, you?
Girl, you're embarrassing.
I'm actually not surprised that Evelyn is getting
more and more mad.
I'm just like, is it gonna...? It's about to click.
No, wait, no?
I don't know what's wrong with this girl.
Amy is embarrassed.
No, she's not. No, she's not.
Stop callin' her, please.
-[Evelyn] She doesn't... -[Vanessa] Stop callin' her.
I'm gonna [bleep] call her every time I want to!
She's with my son!
Right, stop callin' her.
You [bleep] idiot!
You need to be mad at your esthetician,
-you ugly-ass [bleep] bitch! -Okay, you got me [bleep] up!
Talk about don't call her, she's with my son!
Vanessa is definitely bold to be comin' at Evelyn this way.
I don't know what's gon' happen.
Worry about your dude and who he's [bleep]!
You shouldn't be judgin' nobody in this room!
Yeah, go back behind security, bitch!
Okay, yeah, okay.
Bye, Evelyn. Bye, Evelyn.
[Evelyn] You [bleep] idiot!
You are missin' the whole point of this.
No, you guys are missin' the whole point.
What point am I missin'?
Like, you guys are like, "Oh, it's ten years ago."
I'm still gonna defend the people that...
Did she ask? Did Amy ask you to do that?
-No. -Then, then why the [bleep]
are you doin' it?
[Evelyn] Talkin' about why you callin' her, bitch,
you know why I call her!
Stupid ass.
[Brooke] Your marbles are [bleep] loose,
and you need to tighten 'em up and worry about your [bleep]!
[bleep] whack job.
She is, like, when I tell you
she coo-coo for mother[bleep] Cocoa Puffs!
I ain't never, bitch, she crazy.
You can't cancel somebody else's [bleep] household
when your [bleep] is [bleep] up!
[music]
I am so surprised as a grown woman,
a mother, and a wife
that you don't know how to sometimes take a step back
and say, "You know what?
Let me be accountable for what I'm doin'
and what I'm sayin',
and maybe this is not my business.
Let me go home and check on them cameras,
what my husband been doin' all day."
Fix your [bleep] before you get into somebody else's shit!
Stop deflecting your misery on someone else!
[music]
Let's just clear it up, because everybody saw it.
There's two sides to every story,
and then there's screenshots.
-Are we good? -Whatever, it's fine.
I love Kayla just like I love you.
I expected more.
I am planning an event for all of us.
[Jackie] Where do things stand between you all?
I mean, right now, it's ugly.
People sayin' on their own name
are all ten, that's just what it is.
Okay, [indistinct].
I can stand up too, though!
I don't give a [bleep] what you can do!
I can stand up too.
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