[Jackie] Previously on Basketball Wives.
Is Jackie here?
[Brooke] She's over in the corner,
all the way in the back.
I see you.
I'mma keep you here, and you're still blocked.
[Evelyn] I'm sure you saw Brittany with Shaquille.
Shaunie's baby daddy. Yeah.
Ooh, girl.
Hi, Jackie.
Oh my God, I get a hi?
Amy is embarrassed.
Stop callin' her, please.
I'm gonna [bleep] call her every time I want to!
She's with my son!
[music]
Should've worn a longer jacket.
Girl, I know that's right! You better be stretching!
[Brittany] Ooh, look at this outfit!
Oh, love the spin!
-Hello, darling. -[Evelyn] Hi!
-I like the hair! -Thank you, I love your hair.
Thank you! How are you?
All is truly well. How are you?
Good, everything's good. It's been quiet.
Leo is in Houston with, you know, Vanessa's friend.
Amy.
-Yeah, Amy. -Amy was the talk of the town.
[Evelyn] What did you think about the whole dinner?
Here's this woman out to just defame
how me and my son's father met.
And I'm thinkin' she's gonna apologize...
Can't wait to hear it.
Yeah, or maybe, like, clear the air,
but she never did that.
I think that Vanessa felt called to defend her friend.
As our friends, we wanna just protect who we love.
-You know what I mean? -[Evelyn] Right.
[Brittany] So, I feel like there was, like, a similarity
in how you came to Shaunie's aid about me hangin' out with Shaq.
Well, you know, let's circle back.
-Okay. -You know,
with the Shaunie thing,
I wasn't even bein' protective of my friend.
I just felt like, "Let's just clear it up
because everybody saw it."
You know, and, and then
the timing of it kind of made me feel like,
"Okay, was this set up?"
He hit me up first, he asked me if I was good.
I texted him the next day, said, "Are you in LA?"
-And he's like, "Yeah." -Let me be...
fully honest.
-Okay. -It is comin' to me on that side
that you reached out to him.
Mm-mm.
That really irritates me,
but there are two sides to every story,
and then there's screenshots.
[music]
Okay, so he hit you, but then you invited him out.
I just said, "Are you in LA?"
'Cause I thought that's why he hit me.
He's always checked on me and made sure I was good.
What would be the problem with us going to dinner?
It's, it's not romantic, so who cares?
She is telling the truth when she says,
"He text me first."
But it's ironic that we're all together here,
and the paps happen to catch you and Shaquille out.
I don't know, sis.
I think she's learning a lot about herself,
maybe this is one of those lessons.
I'm gonna still give her a chance.
Do you feel that everybody is ready to move forward?
-I really do. -[Brittany] In your opinion?
-Okay, that's how I feel, too. -[Evelyn] I do.
-Yeah. -I wanna throw a nice shebang,
so we can maybe get to know each other
and make some strides.
I think that that's a great idea.
But my daughter's turning 30, so we will be in Miami,
and I am not gonna be able to attend.
I really just want to help Brittany navigate
bein' in this circle of friends.
She has moments where she's so hard on the exterior,
so it could be a little tough.
So, how's the baby? Like, what's, like...?
You, I know you miss him.
I definitely do miss him,
and I've had that mom guilt that you feel
bein' away from your child.
Like, we live in a fair state.
Married or not, it's awarded joint custody.
I can't just bring my son out here
and just keep him out here.
So, it definitely has been hard facing that mom guilt.
But understanding that I'm putting us in
better position to win long term,
and right now I just have to
accept the sacrifice that is required.
I'm out here in LA to vamp up my content and connections
and deals to get brands to wanna get behind and support me.
Which, you know, I'm not able to do anywhere else.
And I also was feeling a lot of resentment,
because what I'm getting in child support right now
is, is a literal joke.
I think people would think,
because of who you had a child with,
that life was perfect.
You're like, "Uh, no it's not. I'm out here workin'.
-I'm bustin' my ass." -Yeah.
[Evelyn] So, you're, you're doin' the right thing.
That mom guilt don't ever go away, girl.
I know.
[music]
-[Amy] Hello? -Hey, girl.
How are you?
[Amy] Doin' good. What's good with you, woman?
Girl, so Shaunie had a dinner the other night,
and it was supposed to be, like, a 'hash things out',
you know, with all this [bleep] that happened at Evelyn's event.
But honestly, girl, it was like an ambush.
-[Amy] Mm-hm. -And you know, Evelyn's friends,
I feel like had her back,
but, like, you weren't there to, like, have my back.
[Amy] Mm, okay.
Where do things stand right now between you all?
I mean, right now, it's ugly.
You know, she's, like, all upset about
this homewrecker comment,
but I realize that's very triggering for me, girl.
[Amy] You know, Vanessa, I understand your perspective,
and I, I can imagine that this was really triggering for you
because I know your history.
Even though it was ten years ago, I'm so pissed.
Like, and all of that came out.
[Amy] I understand.
[Vanessa] Amy has a 19-year-old and a 10-year-old
with the same man
that Evelyn has a 10-year-old with.
By calling Evelyn homewrecker,
what I meant was that I witnessed the home
that was broken by something that you were a part of.
Amy's home was never the same after this.
[Amy] I know, you know, ten years ago,
you saw me in a very unhealthy place in my life.
But just so you know,
in terms of me and Evelyn and Carl,
there's no beef, and life is good.
You can be easy, tiger.
I have been in Amy's shoes.
So happy to be pregnant,
and then to have another woman trying to destroy my family.
That's why it's so personal to me.
But Amy said that they're in a different space now.
It doesn't mean that it didn't happen,
but I would like Evelyn and I to put a button on it
and move forward.
I'm just gonna go with my heart and just see how,
you know, how things go.
[Amy] You got a good heart, boo.
Lead with your heart there, Vanessa.
[music]
[Jennifer] Hi.
-How are ya? -This is cute.
[Jackie] I have missed the bond between Jennifer and I.
And now that Jen has made the first move,
we can move forward.
Listen, we have not had a chance to have some one-on-one time.
Well, we weren't really talking.
I know.
So, I have something for you in my little lunchbox.
Oh my God, no you don't. You always give the good gifts.
Oh, that's nice.
But look at what it says!
'Peaceful'. Aww.
[Jennifer] I come in peace.
You know, we're just exuding peace.
[Jackie] That's right.
I swear, this is so cute.
And you know I'm on this whole health journey, right?
-[Jennifer] Oh, well, perfect. -[Jackie] Yes.
I said, "I gotta go meet Jackie. I'm about to...
What that say, 'peaceful'? Yeah, let me get this for her."
I am always peaceful, Jen. Really.
-If it ain't... -Hi, how are you?
[Jackie] I'm getting Cabernet sauvignon,
somethin' sweet, in that area.
[Jennifer] Can I have a blanc de blanc?
[Waitress] Yeah, mm-hm, from France.
Okay, perfect, are we thinkin' about any food at all?
-Salmon bites. -Salmon bites, perfect.
-I'll bring out the wine... -Thank you.
[Waitress] And get the bites going.
[Jackie] You don't think I'm peaceful?
[Jennifer] You actually were peaceful
at the last dinner we had.
Goin' through each of the ladies,
Jen, as I think about it,
right now, from what I see, I like Brittany a lot.
[Jennifer] You know, I, I heard a lot about her.
But I don't like to judge people
based off of what the internet told me.
Because I'm sure there's some wild [bleep] about me
-on the internet, right? -[Jackie] Always [bleep], girl.
[Jennifer] It doesn't make it truth.
-Vanessa seems okay. -[Jackie] She's really cool.
I really like Vanessa.
I called to check on her,
she says she rides for her friend,
and I can't even say [bleep] about it
because I ride for mine, too.
-Now, maybe it's somethin'... -Was this after
-the Shaunie thing? -Yes.
And she said, "Everybody goin' against me,
you guys attacked me."
When Evelyn was goin' at her, Brooke was goin' at her,
it was just, like, she was stone-faced.
You know?
We need to give her some of this peaceful juice.
[music]
What's up with you?
I'm in a really good place in my life.
I have a new man, he's amazing.
Tell me all about him, now that we can talk.
He's like everything I could ever ask for.
So, he's younger than me,
-but you know... -How much younger is he?
Like, ten years, five years?
He's younger.
-He's about to turn 30. -A lot younger?
Okay, that's okay.
Do you really see, like, settlin' down, and...?
Oh, no, absolutely.
He's like, "Jennifer, I'm not here to waste your time."
He's ready to be a husband that really is my best friend.
Really, I feel fulfilled.
Things have happened to me in the past
like bein' scammed for a Range Rover,
definitely made me paranoid.
But Christian's actually more mature
than the men I've dated in the past.
Hopefully it's just up from here.
Did you tell the other ladies?
No, well, I spoke to Brooke about him.
-[Jackie] Okay. -For sure.
We went to the spa, you know, tryin' to woosah,
-and I'm like, "Girl..." -Oh, y'all goin' to spas
and stuff, but I'm not invited?
Oh, okay. I got you.
Well, I mean...
-We'll talk about that. -[Jackie] I'm invited now.
Right? Are we good?
Are we movin' forward? What are we doing?
Listen, for us to sit down by ourselves,
have a meal, drink wine, whatever, it's fine.
We grown, [bleep] it.
Jen and I are in a good place right now.
We're able to Kiki, and it feels good.
But Brooke and I haven't had a chance yet
to really have a conversation since New York.
And I need to mend those fences, as well.
Shots of peaceful for everybody, please.
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
Is today gon' be the day that I lose my mind?
No one can ever help you get through the death of a child.
[Jennifer] Oh yeah, go!
[Brittany] Why are you crying? Did you get my child?
I'm still having to deal with [bleep] with my baby daddy.
Listen, I'm a grown-ass woman.
-Why are you standin' up?! -'Cause I want to!
[Brittany] I can stand up, too!
I don't give a [bleep] what you can do!
[music]
Hey baby, just callin' to say that I miss you.
Hope you won your game, I love you,
and I cannot wait to talk to you.
[music]
Do you wanna play in the sprinklers?
Oh my goodness!
Whoa!
[music]
Hi, baby.
[indistinct]
Baby, you see how I'm sweatin'.
Keep messin' with your hair, you need to...
I know, I need to put it in a ponytail,
but I wanted it to look cute while I was doin' it.
Cute and workin' out don't go together.
I know.
[music]
♪ Hey ♪
[music]
-[Brooke] Hey, Daddy! -Hey, how you doin'?
You know, I'm survivin'.
-How are you? -[Reginald] That's what we do.
-Right. -Everything's fine, fine.
Good to see you. How you feelin'?
-I'm okay. -Yeah?
I'm okay.
-I brought us some snacks. -Alright.
Make us a little charcuterie board.
That looks good.
[Brooke chuckles]
[Brooke] How's your day been thus far?
[Reginald] It's movin' right along.
Physical therapy, tryin' to get back in the swing of things.
[Brooke] Oh, you started back today?
-Yeah. -You went to physical therapy,
and I went to grief therapy.
[Reginald] Oh.
[Brooke] Yeah, we both on the right track, right?
Yeah, no question about it.
I wake up every morning, and I'm like,
"Is today gon' be the day that I lose my mind?"
You know, it's a process. You know?
It takes time.
You're never gonna be able to totally deal with it.
Nah, I think I'm forever changed.
You are.
Is that how you felt?
-My son got killed? -[Brooke] Yeah.
Yeah, that, that was a hard one. That was very, very, very hard.
And I remember...
Well, I don't remember all of it because I was so young.
-[Reginald] Right. -But I remember, you know,
when I was tryin' to call you for a long period of time,
you kinda had disappeared for a few months.
Well, I was grieving. I didn't know which way to go.
-Yeah. -You know, you think about,
"Oh, maybe if I had done this better,
maybe if I had done that better."
You know? But hey.
-You do the best you can. -[Brooke] Yeah.
And everybody deals with grief differently.
I don't know what I would have done if I didn't have you guys.
-Yeah. -It took a lot for me
just to get to this point,
and I still have such a far road to go.
You do. You do, it's not over with.
As much grace as I try to give myself with grieving,
sometimes I may lead with anger.
Losing Kayla, I am still on an emotional rollercoaster,
and that is the scary part for me.
[Reginald] You know, I, when I think about
all the things that are not gonna happen...
Because she's not here...
Mm-hm.
-That's hard. -[Brooke] Yeah.
[music]
That's really difficult to heal from.
[music]
But yeah, it's nothing, we just be glad that
we had her as long as we did.
[Brooke] Yeah, I do, I thank God for that.
I learned in therapy...
[music]
...to, like, check myself when I get angry at the world,
'cause it's not the world's fault.
You know?
So, I have to check myself a lot.
And now I'm learning that, you know,
it's okay for me to be happy.
[Reginald] Yeah.
[Brooke] I'm at a stage where I just have to protect my peace.
But I never know what's gonna trigger me.
Grief will just sneak up on you,
and you just never know
what emotion it's gonna bring to the forefront.
Alright, Daddy. Thank you so much.
-Oh, you're very welcome. -[Brooke] I love you so much.
-I love you, too. -[Brooke] Thank you, thank you.
-I'll see you soon. -It'll get better.
-[Brooke] Thank you. -It'll definitely get better.
[Brooke] Thank you, I appreciate you so much.
I'm gonna go wash these tears off my face.
Get myself together.
-Okay, alright. -Enjoy the snacks.
Alright, okay.
[music]
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Baby girl, I like your style ♪
Is that the one, the only?
[Jac'eil] Hey, boo!
I see we got the memo on the hair.
[Jac'eil] Same color.
-You look incredible, darling. -[Jac'eil] You look amazing.
What do we got in the basket?
[Jac'eil] I need you to help me, girl.
The labor! For you, I will.
Okay, what do we got here?
-We got some wine. -A little...
-Okay. -[Jac'eil] Some fruit.
Fruit always gonna make that thing smell good.
-Ooh, oh my God! -Yeah.
I planned this great picnic for me and the girls,
because if we gon' be hangin' together
in each other circle, I do want to know more
about the people that I'm hangin' with.
I'm a person who care about people.
So, once we start hangin' together, bitch,
I might catch a bullet and throw it on the ground for you.
Bitch, I need to know who you are.
So, what's been up?
Everything has been well.
I get to see my son soon.
-[Jac'eil] Oh, that's exciting! -So I'm just preparing for that.
Yes, I know you're excited to see your baby.
I'm so excited, I have been missin' him.
I'm ready to get to know people for who they are.
I really wanna do stuff, have fun.
Hey!
-Hello! -Hey, how are you?
[Vanessa] I just came from the gym.
I'm happy you here, Vanessa.
Yeah, thanks for inviting me.
-[Jac'eil] Oh, no problem. -Different, different setting.
-Right? -Right.
The couple, the past couple of times
-have been crazy. -[Brittany] Yes.
Aside from all of the drama,
like, we all think for ourselves.
And I wanna get to know you for you.
Regardless of what got brought up and said,
we don't look at you differently.
I know, like, you guys had no idea
what had been going on with Evelyn.
We all had a situation.
-It's been ten years. -[Jac'eil] Yeah.
But I had to address that with Evelyn.
If it's been ten years, Vanessa, let the ten years go and
-you and Evelyn start somewhere. -Right.
Because if we dwell on everything that happened to us
ten years ago, we'll never
-move forward in life. -Right.
I'm really tired of talking about this thing
with me and Evelyn,
that's not what I came out here for.
I came out here on business.
So, it's really nice to get to know some of these ladies
outside of the drama.
[Ladies] Hello!
Hi, how are you?
[Jac'eil] Oh, you brought us something!
-Okay, so... -Okay.
So, what did I walk in on?
We were just basically sayin' we're all new here,
-no judgement. -Absolutely.
[Brittany] I just moved across the country,
so I'm keeping an open mind in terms of new friends,
and I'm hoping that Clayanna would be added to that group.
Okay, listen, Kehlani...
I'm not no Kehlani!
Oh [bleep].
-You tryna play me. -[Brittany] Clayanna.
Thank you, thank you.
Hey. Clayanna.
My ass from the country, I can't talk.
-So... -Where you from?
I'm from Mississippi.
-Where you from? -[Clayanna] East Coast.
South Jersey, it's like Philly.
No, but I mean,
-it's the tri-city area. -I get what you sayin'.
My fiancée Natasha played in New York.
You said your spouse is
-in the WNBA. -Yeah.
So, interesting with the dynamics.
I think I was talkin' about that with my daughter.
Like, 'cause they don't let them...
They fly commercial.
And this is, I'm happy you said that.
That's such a disparity, it's terrible.
-They don't make money like... -[Clayanna] Right.
-The NBA. -[Clayanna] Right, right.
So, they have to play for six, seven months here,
then they go overseas for six months.
So, this is why I'm havin' to sacrifice all the time.
That's why I'm out here, 'cause I'm like,
"You know what? I gotta do somethin' more."
They come home next week, I'm really, really excited.
Natasha and her team is comin' to LA.
I'm super excited,
I'm throwin' her a party for her to meet the girls.
And my girls can meet my woman.
[Vanessa] So, what do you do?
I'm a social media influencer,
I make my money from brand deals.
I wrote a book in 2018.
It's really just like a memoir,
it's about seven different relationships
that I felt were pivotal momens in my life.
And I didn't name anybody, but I marketed it like I did.
Yes, people think that I'm not a good person.
But yeah, I, so that's how I
You know, I talk my [bleep] and have fun.
I love your free spirit, your feminism, and that's great.
Thank you.
So, initially, I started off havin' a degree
in criminal justice and psychology.
You know, I was goin' to law school,
then I got knocked up.
So, I cried, I cried.
You already pregnant, so you cry and cry even more.
-Cry even more about everything. -[Clayanna] You cry even more.
"Oh, my life is over!
I did all this work, and now it's..."
but it's like, you know, whatever
for the greater good of my daughter.
And your spouse...?
No, no, no, no. We're not together.
But it's Andre Iguodala.
So, now I'm just like, you know, I have my business,
I do, like, a lot of events.
It's called Luxury London Experiences.
Speaking of event planning...
[Jac'eil] Okay!
I am planning an event for all of us to attend later this week.
We're gonna ice skate.
[Jac'eil] I'm excited!
I'm hoping the same tranquility that we have here,
we can all start to get on that wave.
I wanna have a good time,
I'm not about to be going back and forth with women.
I don't have any room to judge,
and even if I did, I still wouldn't.
[Jac'eil] Okay, how in the hell you open this?
Well, not that this is gonna work out, but...
I'm usually the strong one, but...
This ain't, this broke.
Oh, Brittany, you wanna...?
I wonder if you're supposed to pull up, I don't know.
That, that's [indistinct].
Oh, Vanessa might get it. Oh!
Okay, let's just pour it. Forget it.
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
After what Vanessa did,
I would typically just say -- you.
I was very triggered,
because this woman tried to destroy my home.
That's not my story.
[Brittany] I'm really looking forward to
getting the ladies together
and hopefully having some good ol' wholesome fun.
[shouts]
[music]
♪ Do you know that I'm ready for that? ♪
♪ I asked you once, yeah, you gon' get a text ♪
[Jodie] What are you doing?
This is where I am.
This super cute spot, shopping for baby PJ.
But I got this candle for myself.
'Too lit to give a [bleep]'.
Because why not?
Speaking of the prince...
My little baby shark, how's he doin'?
[Jodie] I mean, he's been doin' good.
You know, missed him,
he's been gone for five days, so, you know.
Yeah, hangin' out with his dad.
I'm counting down the days
that I come out to North Carolina.
It's been an adjustment bein' away from you guys.
Even though it's been beautiful here,
I'm still findin' my way in this group.
I'm still getting to know this group of girls.
And then on top of that,
I've had so many challenges with my son's father.
So, the only thing that keeps me sane
is getting to go back to visit my son.
I am getting the girls together soon.
They're an interesting set of ladies.
So, I'll talk to you guys soon. Okay?
-Alright, love you. -Love you more!
-Alright, bye! -[Jodie] Bye!
[music]
Vanessa reached out to me because she wanted to have
a one-on-one conversation with me.
After what Vanessa did,
I would typically just say [bleep] you.
But because I'm in a different place,
I really wanna hear what she has to say.
-[Evelyn] Hey. -Hey, Evelyn.
[Evelyn] How are you?
Good. How are you?
[Evelyn] Good, I'm here.
Happy we're in a peaceful space.
Thank you for coming.
[Evelyn] Yeah, of course.
After getting the green light from Amy,
I'm hoping that Evelyn and I can move forward
from what happened at the ambush.
Because I don't wanna be in the middle of the drama.
Let me just say obviously
I know that you're friends with Amy.
I just wish that you would've just had
a conversation with me first.
[music]
I do, too.
But I think the game of telephone happened,
and then it escalated.
Like, I was just very triggered, Evelyn.
You know, that's my homegirl,
and I really was around when she really was hurtin'.
When it was brought to me what you had said,
I was just a little taken aback.
Like, okay, that's not my story.
You know? That is not my truth.
When I started my relationship with Carl,
according to Carl, that relationship was over.
I apologize for using the term homewrecker.
It's very triggering for me,
because three years ago, I got pregnant.
I wanted another baby for so long,
and I was so happy.
And my husband started, like, doing little things
that were not a part of his routine.
So, I started investigating,
and I heard a conversation that
he was having with another woman.
-[Evelyn] Mm-hm. -And she was, like,
questioning why your wife is pregnant,
and she was trying to blackmail him
and say she was gonna go to TMZ
and, and out him for havin' an affair and things like that.
And...
You know, I, I heard that, and the whole situation,
like, caused me to miscarry the baby.
Oh my God. I'm so sorry, Vanessa.
I miscarried three in a year, so I understand
-what that feels like. -And so, that was like, so...
The pain that I felt was 'cause I was pregnant
and so happy to be pregnant.
This woman came in and tried to destroy my home.
That's where the homewrecker thing was coming from.
I get it, I know what that feeling is like.
I know what it's like to be betrayed.
I can relate to Vanessa.
The thing about miscarriages is once you get pregnant,
you automatically feel connected to this child.
And I feel sad for her that she's,
you know, that she lost a baby because she was stressed
because of an affair.
Carl and I, we were supposed to get married that summer.
And then I found some things out,
and then the relationship was over.
I was like, "Okay, I'm, I'm not gonna do this."
And he moved on, boom, as, as nothing.
It made me reflect on, "Dang, I wonder if
the same thing happened with Amy."
And then Amy and I had a great, open conversation,
which I think ultimately ended up bringing us closer.
And I figured we could make sure that the kids always hang out
-and see each other. -Yeah.
I wanna just say that I apologize
for saying the things that I said to you.
I'm sorry for everything that you've gone through
in, in your relationship,
and I don't know why men do certain things that they do.
But this [bleep] happens.
Thank God I got pregnant again, I have a beautiful son, Seven.
But I've held on to that resentment of what he did,
and what they did to me.
And so sharing this with Evelyn,
she can feel where I'm coming from.
I think that things would've went a lot different
if this is the conversation that
we started off on.
Well, I'm very sure Amy would be very happy to know that
-this conversation took place. -Yes.
Despite that, how's everything else with the girls?
We had a little girls' thing
with me, and Brittany, Jac'eil, and Clayanna.
-Yeah. -So we all kinda bonded
the other day.
Hopefully y'all have fun at the party.
-I'll keep you updated. -[Evelyn] Yeah.
-Keep me... -Give me, give me a hug.
Alright.
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
We were on the phone, talking all the time.
And so when you went ghost, my feelings were hurt.
I'm sorry.
I expected more.
Bitches is on thin ice,
and I'm just gon' sit this one out
'cause I don't know if that [bleep]'s gon' crack.
[music]
-Hi! -Hi, how are you?
[Brooke] Good, thank you.
[Brooke] I'm okay for now, thank you.
-I would love a glass. -I may change my mind.
[Jennifer] I'm gonna try and convince her
to have one with me.
Thank you!
Hey, ladies.
-Hi! -You guys look pretty.
-Thank you! -I'm comin' from workin' out,
-so, I'm stinky. -Oh, nice!
-That's nice. -Yes, workout.
[Jackie] Yes. Is that champagne?
You brought it?
No, they actually have some. And I'll have a little bit more.
And, like, can we just have a pinch?
Because this is a moment.
The peer pressure, tryin' not to drink.
[Jennifer] Just a pinch for, for Brooke.
Now that Jackie and I are in a good place,
I decided to invite Brooke and Jackie shopping,
and I'm hoping they can come to some common ground
and move forward.
Cheers to life.
Oh wait, my left hand.
Uh-uh, you ain't gettin' me no more.
Cheers to life.
-And love. -[Jennifer] [indistinct]
-And love. -Life and love.
-I love that. -[Brooke] Life and love.
Do you have this in a large?
When Vanessa gets me in shape, I'm gonna wear this.
Okay, girl!
So, Brittany wants to go ice skating.
She's throwing a ice skating party.
Ooh, listen, I have a fear of falling.
But they do have the walker thingy.
Let's do it, you guys.
If we don't go with her, she's gon' feel
-some type of way. -[Jennifer] I will go,
-but I can't... -[Brooke] I wanna go, too.
I roll with the punches, however I'm feeling.
Divorce is grief, losing my daughter is grief,
and I live in the moment of it.
Trust me, I do.
[Jennifer] I'm gonna sit down for a second.
Is that okay?
I know how sensitive that topic is,
so I'm gonna give Brooke and Jackie some space
so they can work out whatever differences they need to.
[Jackie] But listen, Brooke.
I wanted to tell you how, really, how strong you are.
-I never met Kayla. -Right.
But I love Kayla just like I love you,
-because that's your daughter... -[Brooke] Right.
And that's your world.
What do I even say? I struggle with that.
-And I didn't get a chance to... -I understand.
[Jackie] To really tell you.
-So, I'm sorry... -[Brooke] Yeah.
That I didn't tell you.
I'm finding that I don't know if I have to go to therapy
to deal with my issue with how to grieve.
I haven't even grieved my mom yet.
Right.
You know, I'm glad that you are openin' up
and talkin' to me about it.
I respect and 100% understand
people that don't know what to say.
But prior to Kayla,
we were on the phone, talking all the time.
So when you went ghost, my feelings were hurt.
I expected more.
I felt like I was givin', but I didn't know what to do.
This. This.
-[Jackie] You know, yeah... -But this.
Even if you feel like you don't know what to say,
you could say that.
Like, "Brooke, I don't know what to say, but I'm here."
-Yeah. -Sometimes I do need
people to be like,
"Nah, I'mma just come over and just sit."
That's what you do as a friend.
I just want us to communicate.
[Jackie] I'm hearin' Brooke different
than I did in New York.
I'm glad Brooke and I were able to get a clear understanding
for the future.
I just wanna be there for my sister.
-I appreciate you. -Are we good forever?
-We're good forever. -[Jackie] Forever?
For real?
I definitely feel, like, a big sigh of relief
because this is not a situation
that you could sweep under the rug
and move forward as friends.
So now, I definitely feel like Jackie and I
can get back to that sisterly love
that we once had for each other.
[music]
♪ Workin' at night 'til I get it done ♪
♪ And I do it with the heels on my feet ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
Hi. How's it going?
-Good, how are you? -Brittany.
-[indistinct] -Nice to meet you.
How do you do?
I've never been ice skating,
so I'm really looking forward to getting the ladies together,
stepping out of our comfort zone,
and hopefully having some good ol' wholesome fun together.
[Karen] Just step on the ice, you're gonna hold my hand.
This is my first time,
and I don't get to say that often.
Okay.
I'm gonna go like this,
-now let go of me. -No!
I can't let go of you!
Oh no, come back!
[shouts]
[Brittany] Hey, y'all! Yo, this is Karen.
She's gonna be our instructor.
-[Jackie] Balance up on here? -[Karen] Yep.
I have never experienced anything like this.
-[Karen] Okay. -I love new experiences,
but I'mma be honest, I'm shaking right now.
No, I know you are, and I'm gonna
-take care of you, I promise. -[Jackie] Okay.
[Karen] Walking turns into skating.
I feel like an infant.
Oh my God, Vanessa, are you crazy?
-[Karen] Hi, Vanessa. -[Jackie]You need an instructor.
I'm an Arizona girl,
and there's not much ice skating there in the desert.
But I'm thinking this is
a little bit like roller skating,
so we'll see.
I'm proud of you, babe.
-I'm trying. -I'm so proud of you.
[Brittany] You ready?
I'm not goin'!
Oh, hell no!
[Brittany] Come on, we'll go together, girl.
[Jac'eil] This [bleep] is slippery!
-What's your name? -[Clayanna] Clayanna.
[Karen] Clayanna, nice to meet you, I'm Karen.
-Hello, Mama. -Hi.
[Jackie] Look, I'm very, very nervous out here,
-and it's very, very slippery. -You better be careful.
-No, for real. -Okay.
Why are my feet movin' so fast on the ice?
[Brittany] 'Cause it's ice, girl.
Whew, it's freezin' in here.
-Hi, [indistinct]. -Hi.
Jennifer.
I'm here for Brittany's private ice skating party.
I'm definitely not skating.
Oh, okay.
I have sciatica,
so I can't risk, you know, falling.
But I'm here to cheer everybody on,
and yay, go ice skating.
Ooh, she is brave.
I cannot.
[Jac'eil] Everybody actin' like they can't goddamn skate.
[Jackie] Oh, she know how to skate.
I'm out.
It's colder than a motherfuckin' polar bear
on Christmas night.
I hate bein' [bleep] cold!
Hi, how are you?
-Hi! -You look beautiful.
-Thank you! -Nice to see you.
Nice to see you too, thank you for the invite.
[Brittany] Of course.
So, I, I did bring us some gifts.
[Brooke] Oh, party right!
Jen and I definitely will take that bottle.
[Jennifer] Brooke and I, we're not skating.
[Brooke] Listen, I already decided.
Listen, let me tell you.
I just decided that bitches on thin ice,
and I'm just gon' sit this one out,
'cause I don't know if that [bleep]'s gon' crack.
Oh, so bitches are on thin ice?
I don't know what Brooke is talking about,
but if she's talking about me, there's gonna be a problem.
[music]
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
You felt ambushed?
I don't play about talkin' about me or my husband.
Nobody is sayin'...
-Why you standin' up?! -Because I want to!
-I can stand up, too! -[Brooke] Okay!
[music]
♪ You don't know who you're dealin' with ♪
Just walk in a circle.
[Jennifer] Oh yeah, go!
♪ [indistinct] ♪
-[Jackie] Look at my legs. -♪ And I do what I want ♪
Look at you.
Woo!
-♪ Yeah, I do what I want ♪ -Uh-uh.
Bump it, bump it.
I invited the girls out to try something new.
But Brooke and Jennifer just wanna drink
and not participate in my activity.
I tried.
I think it's a crack in the ice.
[shouts]
[Jackie] Oh, she fell! Oh my God, is she okay?
I'm still alive! I'm fine!
Don't come and save me!
[Brooke] Oh, she's on the ground.
[Jennifer] I'm still tryin' to figure out...
-Like, she's so random! -Whose friend is she?!
Look at Jackie, okay.
[Brooke] She, look at her arms.
If she falls over, yo, I'm gonna scream.
-[Jennifer] I'm proud of her. -[Brooke] She's doin' good.
This is the thing with Jackie.
Moving forward, I feel like I know how to
deal with her properly.
That's how I feel, too.
I'm not harboring
-any bad feelings. -Mm-mm.
-[Jennifer] I'm moving forward. -Mm-hm.
And I say that with caution.
This is the end of our lesson.
[Brittany] Let's get off the ice!
[music]
[phone ringing]
[Brittany] Did you get my child?
[Brittany] What happened?
Why, why are you crying?
This is the bullshit I have to deal with on a daily basis
with my baby daddy.
I'm always met with this opposition.
Now I'm pissed.
I'm still gonna push through,
but that stuff's in your energy field.
He's a dumbass bitch.
I'll call you in a little bit. Love you, bye.
That's his objective, is to make me upset,
and he accomplished his goal.
[Vanessa] Hey, guys.
[Jennifer] Hi!
Why y'all didn't come out there?
We were watching and cheering!
The experience is different out there.
-Hi! -Was it cold?
-Yes. -Yes.
-Yeah. -But it was fun.
You guys want some drinks?
Who wants some?
I would, can I get some tequila?
-[Jackie] Tequila? -[Brittany] Thank you, Jackie.
-Right, right. -[Jackie] Wait a minute.
That was an experience. Brittany, thank you.
Oh, Lord Jesus!
Oops!
Anybody else drinkin' tequila? Just me?
Girl, I'm gonna need a lime and some salt.
I guess.
Brittany, girl, you need to calm down.
So, everyone, I just want to address
the elephant in the room.
-What's the elephant? -Regarding Evelyn and I.
So, Evelyn and I are good.
Oh, good.
That's great!
-[Jennifer] This is big steps. -Big, big.
-[Jennifer] Big, big. -Huge.
How did we get here?
Amy and I talked,
and then Evelyn and I had a meeting at the park.
It wasn't the ambush.
You felt ambushed?
Yeah.
Why?
You were there and Shaunie was there,
and you guys were all, like, attacking me.
You can't cancel somebody else's [bleep] household
when your [bleep] is [bleep] up!
Stop deflecting your misery on someone else.
So, I don't think ambush or attack is the right word.
'Cause it's the same way we probably felt
when you were comin' in talking about, you know,
you and your friends.
But I understand, as a friend.
Like, if my friend says we gonna bust out windows,
bitch, we gonna bust out windows.
You know what I'm sayin'? And that's what it is, I get it.
But you just kinda came in really strong,
and I'm very strong.
So, you know, I don't want you to feel that I'm attacking you,
'cause that's not, you know, the place that I'm coming from.
So, one thing that I don't play about
is talkin' about me or my husband or my children.
That's a trigger for me.
So, that's kinda where I was feelin' a certain type of way
about what you were saying.
So, I apologize if you felt like
I was disrespecting your marriage.
But, you know, things can get heated.
We didn't get a chance to really get to know each other.
We could kind have a fresh start.
I'm glad that we squashed that.
I think that we could all start off on the right foot.
Good, I like that.
[music]
You, you're knockin' over drinks, baby.
You okay, Brittany?
We're good. I'm, I'm cut off.
[Jennifer] Give me that bottle.
-[Brooke] Yes. -I'm cut off.
After having an amazing time on the rink,
I check my girl Brittany, she was like, blank stare.
So, I'm just peepin' her to make sure she's straight,
'cause I'm gonna always make sure she's straight.
With that bein' said...
I wanna invite y'all.
-Okay! -[indistinct].
-Yes, me, too! -[Jennifer] [indistinct]
-that smile on your face. -[Brooke] Yes!
Kehlani, can you help plan it?
Yes, girl, just tell me what you need.
Her name is Kehlani?
No, it's Clayanna.
I'm like, "Wait a minute!"
It's Clay-onna. That's how...
Clayanna! Clay-anna!
[indistinct]
Clay-anna!
But that's how much we don't know you.
-Clayanna, Clayanna. -We need to know you better.
I'm sorry, Clayanna.
-No, yes. -[Jennifer] No, but honestly,
it was like you just kinda appeared,
so we didn't know, like...
-Yes. -I did not just appear.
Yeah, I don't think she just appeared.
Yeah, I don't think she appeared.
We don't know, like, whose friend you were.
I had a interaction with Jackie, Evelyn, and Shaunie.
You just came around, and we didn't know, like...
-Why you need to know? -[Jennifer] From where?
-'Cause you're hangin' with us! -Because you're, yeah!
I don't think nobody needs to know.
Am I allowed to check in?
No, we do need to know where you came from.
Clayanna has this huge wall built up around her, it seems.
What I think she's doin' it for
is she feels inferior to the group,
or she wants to make her stance known,
and she doesn't have to do that.
We're just tryin' to find out
a little bit more about you, Clayanna.
I don't really care, I'm not gonna get into that.
Like, listen, I'm a grown-ass woman,
I'm somebody in my own right.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Brooke, let me be clear.
No, no, what it is...
No, what it is, is the thing is...
I'm tryin' to be clear.
Is people got they own name, and I'mma stand on my own name!
Exactly.
Okay? That's just what it is.
So, that's what she talkin' about, so I'm co-signin' that.
That's all I'm sayin'.
People that stand on their own name are all ten,
that's just what it is.
-Come on... -Okay, Brittany,
you're gettin' a little bit excited.
Nobody is sayin'...
Why you standin' up?!
-'Cause I want to! -I can stand up too, though!
I don't give a [bleep] what you can do!
-I can stand up, too! -[Brooke] Okay!
-[Brittany] That's what it is. -You know what, bitch?!
-You outta mother[bleep] pocket! -I'm not your bitch.
-You are! -[Brittany] If you ain't ready
to a life sentence, then stand off of me!
[Jennifer] Brittany is white girl wasted.
I'm just like, "Girl, you're spillin' tequila."
Like, this is givin' sloppy drunk.
I don't hang around women like that,
and I drink champagne.
[bleep]!
Or what?!
You got the right one, though!
Brittany brought us to the ice skating rink
to have a good time.
So, Brittany is in defense.
Like, we can't come together and do nothin'.
I'm over it.
-You're drunk and you're sloppy. -Sloppy?
Yeah, you're drunk and you're sloppy.
You might wanna talk to your surgeon, then.
Go 'head!
You got flappy [bleep] titties, you need [bleep] surgery!
Hey, guess what? I'm natural!
-[Brooke] You look like a boy! -I'm natural!
[Vanessa] Okay, really?
This isn't what I signed up for, and this is not what I expected.
Last time I seen most of these ladies
was at the dinner with Shaunie,
so I haven't had a whole lotta fun
coming around Jackie's friends.
You're shaped like a little boy, and you're a whore.
[music]
-I've been called worse by-- -Oh, [bleep]!
[Woman] Oh, [bleep] no!
[music]
You're shaped like a little boy, and you're a whore.
I've been called worse by men, bitch.
[indistinct]
[Jackie] Listen, listen, listen, get her out.
We're gettin' kicked out, we have to go.
When we get like this, police will come,
and you will get arrested.
My state of mind and the way that I react to things
is so different because I have terrible anxiety from
the death of my daughter.
And all I can see is red.
I don't know why her and I ended up in that situation,
all I know is that I am focused on getting my lick back.
Mm, Brittany Renner, she's so problematic.
[music]
[Jackie] Next time on Basketball Wives.
Hey, baby!
I'm like the runaway bride at this point.
Ooh, wait, where's your ring?
You're not wearin' it.
The idea of me getting married again,
it's just anxiety.
Girl, you better get the [bleep] out of my face.
She shouldn't be waitin' on an apology from me.
I gotta tell you about this chick Clayanna.
She's a [bleep] bad apple.
Bitches gotta be put in their [bleep] place.
[music]