[Jackie] Previously on Basketball Wives.
Maybe we need to, like, slow down.
I don't expect for you to just sit around and wait.
Maybe we just pump the brakes a little bit.
Think you'd be open to dating another athlete,
another basketball player?
I'm lookin' for my forever. I'm not lookin' for a good time.
[Evelyn] I'm not here to fight you.
My heart just tells me that you're dealing with so much.
[music]
I saw Clayanna standing over her.
I'm not going to be around her moving forward.
There's no apology, there's no fixing, there's nothing.
[music]
♪ Ay, let's get it, baby ♪
♪ It's time to celebrate ♪
♪ Dance the night away, we got the... ♪
[Evelyn] Hey, girl.
Where do I sit, right here?
Wherever, wherever you want.
-I'll sit right here, mama. -[Evelyn] Hi, babe.
-How are you? -I'm good.
-It's good to see you. -Hi, she needs a drink.
[Jackie] A drink fast.
-Like, I just want... -[indistinct]?
No, I want whiskey. Neat.
-[Waiter] Neat? -Double.
[Waiter] Double.
[Jackie] That's so [bleep] pretty.
-Girl-- -I'mma keep my glasses on
'cause I ain't lookin' that [bleep] fine.
Girl, that's what you drinkin', bitch?
[speaking Spanish]
What is you speakin'? What is that language?
Español.
-[Jackie] Español. -A little Español.
It's sexy.
[speaking Spanish]
I basically told him I would die if I drank that.
That sounds like Spanish and French.
-Cheers to Arizona. -Cheers!
To that wig! No, I'm just kidding.
That ain't right, that ain't right.
I feel bad, and I know you do too for Clayanna,
-because she's... -I don't feel bad for Clayanna.
-You don't feel bad at all? -No.
See, I just think the shaman could've helped.
I think she needs, like, a exorcism.
-Oh, Lord. -[Evelyn] Or something.
Like, I think whatever's going on is way bigger than us.
Clayanna is just not my cup of tea.
So, I just feel like she doesn't fit this circle,
and I'm fine never havin' a conversation with her again.
I feel like the shaman could've helped Vanessa.
-Oh, yeah. -[Evelyn] Do you know
what I'm saying?
I wanted to talk to Vanessa, so I invited her today.
Evelyn, the fact that y'all was able to connect in the way
that you were in Arizona,
and have the conversation you had,
and you to be able to help her in that way,
your heart is big.
And I think she sees that,
and I'm glad you and her are in a better place.
Yeah, I am, too.
And listen, I know it's not like our business,
but my spirit tells me she's dealing with stuff.
-Yeah. -And she's just
tryin' to find her way.
I would love to help Vanessa.
I feel like she's just going through some deep-rooted issues,
and although we have had a rocky road,
I do want her to feel safe.
-Hi! -Hey.
-Hi! -Oh my God, I love that outfit.
-[indistinct] sexy. -Thank you.
Sexy! That dress is sexy.
-[Vanessa] Thank you. -[Jackie] How's the kids?
[Vanessa] They're doin' good. Little Isaiah is in Arizona.
I have Seven and my daughter here.
My oldest is out here in Irvine with his dad.
Okay. Oh!
Oh, he has a different dad?
-I had, I was married. -[Evelyn] I didn't know that!
Yeah, I was married for five years.
But me and Isaiah broke up.
-Okay. -And I have kids with, with him.
Got it, okay, I didn't know that.
And then me and Isaiah have two.
[Evelyn] Got it, okay.
[Vanessa] Elijah, when he was 13,
he wanted to go live with his dad.
And that's really, like, I see how...
You know, when the home is flipped,
then I'm the wicked witch of the west or, like,
you know, that's Disneyland Dad, and there's no rules over there.
So, I've seen what it does to families
-and, and homes and stuff, so... -[Evelyn] Yeah.
Takari, my oldest daughter, has a different dad,
and I know what you mean.
A mother worries about their children,
it's about the kids.
-Oh, yeah. -[Jackie] And a lotta times,
we make our decisions on who we gon' be with
because of our children.
There is definitely some things in my marriage
that we're working through,
but I don't want my children to grow up in a broken home.
That's something worth fighting for.
What are you hopin' to, you know, like,
do you wanna, like, establish yourself outside of...
You know, not [indistinct] with him, but outside of him?
Would you, like, what is it that you would wanna do?
So, we have a gym in Arizona...
Yeah, but is that your passion? What is your passion?
Well, yeah.
So, that's kind of, that's kind of where I'm at now.
Yeah.
[Vanessa] You know, I'm doing it for me and my son, basically.
'Cause he's, you know, deep in it.
He's gonna be in eighth grade...
My husband and I own the Battleground Gym together.
But I'm the one pushing for us to expand the brand.
My five-year plan would be opening these gyms
in multiple cities across the United States and the world.
Something for my family legacy to build on.
Whatever you choose for your life,
just know that we're here to support you.
So, I'm gonna have this event.
My domestic violence foundation, the Evelyn Lozada Foundation...
-[Jackie] Yes! -And Helping Hands,
we're gonna partner up here in Cali.
-Okay. -[Jackie] Okay.
And we'd love to have women there.
-[Jackie] Okay. -Sometimes we have deep convos.
Everybody has a trauma,
everybody done been through somethin'.
So, it's good, it's always, like, a lotta healing,
and it's nice to be able to do something for other women.
Evelyn's being overly nice.
While I appreciate the love,
I feel like she's gotten the wrong idea
regarding my marriage and my husband.
You know we gon' be right there,
front, row, and center.
Hollerin'.
-Yeah, yeah. -[Vanessa] Okay.
But just know we support you, girl.
-Okay, okay. -I wanna see you win.
Like, win win.
[music]
[Jac'eil] Hey, Prince.
-[Prince] Hey. -Why you...
Why you smilin' like that?
Because.
-Daylight over there? -Yeah, it's still daylight here.
My son, Prince, is back in Mississippi.
Prince plays AAU ball,
and before movin' to LA, I have never missed a game.
So, it kinda hurts that I can't be there to watch him play.
I miss you, and I love you, and I'm ready to see you.
Got a few more games.
Go kill it like you always do.
[indistinct] said they gonna record for me.
So, keep doin' what you doin'.
You gonna have a lotta support there.
When I was growin' up, my mama was always gone.
She was always working.
I felt like she wasn't there at the times when I needed her.
So, I just hope Prince always know
he has my love and support no matter where I am,
because I don't want him to feel
the way I felt towards my mom towards me.
It's hard bein' away from you,
but it's gonna all pay off in the long run.
-Right. -I just want you to know that
I'm doin' everything for you.
- Yeah. -[Jac'eil] Always.
And if you want me to Doordash you somethin', let me know.
-Okay? -'Kay.
Alright. I love you, baby.
-Alright, love you. -[Jac'eil] Alright.
Bye.
[music]
Hello.
-[Evelyn] Hi. -Hi.
-I like your sunglasses. -[Evelyn] Oh, thanks!
[Brittany] Pretty in pink.
Thank you, this is super cute.
Is this from your, from your line?
It is. Is that from yours?
-Yeah! -[indistinct]
This is my first time seein' Evelyn
since we went to the male strip club.
I've been keeping my distance from this group
because I have nothing to say.
Thank you for this.
It's no problem. How are you?
[Evelyn] You're so sweet. I'm okay.
How's everything going?
Good, I got to see my son recently.
You did?
Yeah, I think sometimes, I think, you know,
we had talked about it.
That it's easy to feel resentful having to work so hard
and being away from him.
-So, I mean... -Yeah, yeah.
[Brittany] How are you feeling?
So, I think...
I have to be honest.
The last time, obviously, we saw each other
was in Arizona,
when we were all at the strip club.
And...
Obviously...
It went from sugar to [bleep] quick.
You know, it did hurt me when you didn't go to breakfast.
-Mm-hm. -Because I didn't know
if that had something to do with me,
and me obviously feeling like I needed to defend Jennifer,
or what the issue was.
[music]
Okay, I didn't wanna go to brunch because I know myself,
and I know my limits,
and I know that that whole ordeal
was system overload for me.
And what I don't like about what Jen did
is you're not a fighter.
So, shut the [bleep] up.
Like, what is the purpose of you antagonizing Clayanna?
Although I understand the last time
her and Jen saw each other,
she put her hands on her,
she was not tryin' to antagonize Jen.
She came in with great energy that day.
We're not talkin' about two weeks ago, whatever happened.
We're talking about present moment, today.
Yeah, but this is the thing. I love you.
I will admit, does Jen have a mouth on her?
Absolutely.
Could she have not sang the song?
-1000%. -Yeah.
But to take your shoes off, run up on her,
you could've been like, "Look, bitch,
let's go outside so we can have a conversation."
Like, "What's good?" You know?
But she's hovering over Jennifer,
her hand's clenched, and that's all I saw.
Even if it was you, Brittany, sitting there,
it could've been Jac'eil.
[bleep], it, anybody,
I would have literally reacted the same way.
'Cause I felt in my mind, in that moment,
I'm like, "She's gonna do something to her."
As Jennifer's eating a tater tot.
You know? Like, it happened so fast.
I get it, you're like, "It could've been anybody."
But I do feel like you guys have certain friendships
where you guys ride a little differently.
I appreciate this conversation with Evelyn,
but I'm startin' to see that there are certain rules
for certain people.
And if you have a different opinion
in this group,
you will become a target.
I think, overall, if we're just bein'...
transparent.
I don't see where I fit in here.
That's just honest.
-I mean, but it's just like... -Yeah.
[Brittany] In that group, I just...
It's just, is tense.
-Yeah. -And I, and I don't feel like
I can just let my hair down,
and it's like, the times that I have, I'm like,
"Let me put it back up really quick."
I don't see where it clicks.
I genuinely care about you as a friend.
How can we make you feel more comfortable
within this group, like...?
That's the one thing about me, I'm so [bleep] dramatic.
Like, I get, like, high highs and, like, low lows.
So, it's like, even though I'm like,
"Oh, I don't feel welcome,"
there's, like, another part of me, too, that's like...
"Okay, bitch, but you also are really closed off over there."
Brittany would do fine within this group of women
if she allowed herself to just open up a little bit more.
I don't know if she's pullin' away from the group,
or if she's just never been fully in the group.
I'm having a, like, a little gathering for us
with my domestic violence foundation.
And just for us to do something good and positive for victims.
I don't know, I think that it could be good.
[Brittany] I feel a sense of relief
after speaking with Evelyn.
I do respect her.
I'm still very hopeful that as a unit,
maybe we can still bond.
But I find that when we're all together in a group,
some people get fake.
So, we'll see.
Give me a hug.
-I love you. -I know, I'm sweaty.
-I love you, more. -[Brittany] [indistinct].
Look at my armpits.
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
Those are for me?!
You so romantic. Your smile is so beautiful.
I hate seeing how much pain you're in all the time.
Yeah.
Anyone here that wants to share?
I've had three near-death experiences.
[music]
[Vanessa] Elise!
Hey girl, wanna help me fold these towels?
Happy to.
I'm glad that you're able to come up here.
I gotta tell you about this Arizona trip, girl.
-[Elise] Mm-hm. -It was crazy.
[Elise] What happened?
So, I had an emotional conversation
with Evelyn,
and I, like, completely broke down crying.
But I felt, like, this big release.
But she took it as thinking, like,
maybe there's some domestic violence in our home.
I don't know why she thought that,
but, you know, like, he's never put his hands on me
-one time. -[Elise] Right.
I was just sitting there, like, just crying, like...
-With Evelyn? -Yeah.
Just you and her in the room?
I mean, that's kind of major, right?
Because you guys have had a lot of...
issues up to this point.
But did she seem like she just genuinely...?
-[Vanessa] Yes, she was... -Wanted to be there for you?
I guess she was like, "I can feel, like, your pain."
You know, so...
Everyone can feel your pain, Vanessa,
like, you're just...
You carry it around, you can't hide it.
-You know? -Yeah.
After my miscarriage, I feel like we just kinda
moved on from that,
but it, it's never, like, really been addressed.
We've never been to therapy,
or I've never released that anger that I have toward him.
I love my husband, and you know that.
Like, I've known him my entire adult life,
since I was 18.
And, you know, I feel like every marriage, like,
has its ups and downs.
And Evelyn's, she's like, "Oh well, girl, you know,
"if you're not happy, then you should move on
because you deserve to be happy."
-Which is true. -Mm-hm.
But, you know, I wanna fight for my family
and I'm gonna fight for my husband
because we took those vows.
But you deserve to be happy, and when you're not happy,
that affects your kids' happiness.
Like, they're not gonna be able to be happy
when Mom's not ever happy.
I hate seeing how much pain you're in all the time.
You have to let go of that pain.
Yeah.
Holding on to anger like that is like swallowing poison
and expecting the other person to die.
It's only hurting you.
You have to let it go.
[music]
♪ We can do this all day ♪
♪ Relax and ride a wave ♪
♪ Let that sunshine hit your face ♪
♪ If you need clear skies and some time ♪
-What? -Hey, Mom.
How you doin'?
Good, how you doin'?
Okay.
I wish you could come to LA, but I know that you can't.
I wish I was there.
I would love to see you, baby girl.
I just want you to know that I appreciate you
and that I love you.
I love you too, baby girl.
I just wanted you to know you're an amazing mother.
Bein' at the shaman, I realize I feel so guilty
for holding so much against my mom growin' up.
It's just important that she know
that I really appreciate her at this point in my life.
Because life doesn't promise us tomorrow.
I feel like I was bein' selfish about a lot of stuff,
about just bein' upset with you about things that...
I'm learnin' now as a mother
that is very hard and very difficult.
And mothers take so many sacrifices for they kids,
they kids don't even know about.
Growin' up, my mama was so busy.
I remember my mama worked three jobs.
I don't know how she did it, but she did it.
I wanted her attention all the time,
and I just felt like, I'm your only daughter.
You know what I'm sayin'?
We should be doin' more together.
And I felt like, you know,
my mom not givin' me her love 'cause she always workin'.
But she was tryin' to provide.
And now that I'm a mother,
I truly understand what she was doing.
Just all the sacrifices you took with havin' three kids,
and I know I gave you a hard time.
Damn sure did.
Damn sure did that.
-I did, but... -[Jaqueline] [indistinct].
-It was, and... - It was that mouth.
You got a mouth.
Look where it got me.
- True. -Exactly.
[Jac'eil] Your girl Jac'eil has a appointment
to pitch her products in a beauty store in LA,
and I'm so excited.
I really truly can say that my mom work ethic
rubbed off on me.
It's very important for me to reach my goals,
and not just for me, but for my son.
I'm tryin' to inspire him to go for his own dreams.
I love you and I can't wait to see you.
Gotta get back home.
Okay, love you, baby girl.
-[Jac'eil] Alright Mama, bye. -Okay.
[music]
Where's the dragon?
She's in the office.
I just gave her crickets. You want somethin' to drink?
I thought you was gonna ask me if I wanted crickets,
I'm like, "No," but yeah, it'd be awesome to drink.
I ain't seein' if you wanted crickets.
Lavon is back in town for business,
and we haven't seen each other in a minute.
Although Lavon and I are pushing the wedding back,
we are still together.
That's my guy, and I'm happy to have Lavon here
so we can reconnect, date.
I really, really missed him.
Speakin' engagement, it went well.
-[Evelyn] Oh, did it? -Yeah, it went well.
Had a packed house and had some clients sign on.
-So, that's cool. -Okay!
So, what do you have here?
Divorce papers before we got married?
Listen, I'm servin' you your papers.
I don't want this, I'mma tell you right now.
-No, I'm just... -That's why I was like,
"Looks serious."
[Lavon] But I have an idea, right?
So, I know you mentioned that
you wanted to do some things different with SG.
You've been designin' a new line, which I like.
I got a little bit of it here.
One thing about Lavon, he is great at marketing-branding.
I have a body suit line,
and it is called SG by Evelyn Lozada.
He helped me a lot with that, and we work so well together.
So, I got a few ideas on what we should do as a pop-up shop
to get this thing goin'.
And I think it'll be the catalyst to you
triplin' revenue this year.
Yeah, I love that idea.
Maybe I could have some of the girls
-wear the bodysuits. -[Lavon] Wear the bodysuits?
-Yeah. -Okay, okay.
You know, Jen wore one of my bodysuits in Arizona.
-[Lavon] Really? Okay. -So, like, Jennifer and I,
well, now that things are like,
you know, we're kinda meshing,
we would always go, back in the day,
-on double dates. -[Lavon] Really?
So, I think it'll be good if you and I do dinner
with her and Christian, what do you think?
Oh, that would be cool. I'd get to meet him.
I've never met her. That'll be cool.
Jennifer knows me better than anyone else,
aside from Shaunie.
I'm curious to know what Jennifer has to say about Lavon,
and her opinion about what she sees.
[Lavon] Let's figure out where we wanna go,
and let's have a good time.
I'm cool, I'm with it.
[Evelyn] Yes, I'm excited.
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
-[Jennifer] Hi, [indistinct]. -I will get up.
-You look cute. -Hi, thank you.
-What's goin' on? -Nice to meet you.
-Pleasure. -Good.
Oh, we double datin' it tonight?
[screams]
Oh my God!
[music]
♪ We could get a croissant in the south of France ♪
♪ Yeah, we could get away for the weekend ♪
♪ We could do a little dance out in the Hamptons ♪
♪ Go to bed late, then sleep in ♪
[Brittany] Beautiful day today.
Oh my God, I'm so nervous!
Oh, what? The flowers? [laughs]
I am very much single.
I haven't been on a date in a while.
But this guy, we have a friend in common,
so when he reached out to go on a date,
I was like, "Absolutely."
-Hi. -[Jay] How you doin'?
-[Brittany] Nice to meet you. -[indistinct].
[Brittany] When it comes to dating, I'm ready. [chuckling]
The perfect man...
Let's see. Pull out the parchment.
Honest, adventurous, spontaneous, affectionate.
Someone who believes in true love.
-[Jay] Oh my goodness. -Those are for me?!
You're so romantic, your smile is so beautiful.
-Aw, yours is better. -[Brittany] Hi.
Hi, how you doin'? How you feelin'?
-Are you feelin' good? -Good, I'm a little nervous.
Why are you nervous? Just be yourself.
-[indistinct]. -[Brittany] I know, but I'm shy.
[Jay] You don't gotta be shy. Just be yourself, you know?
[Brittany] These are beautiful. Thank you!
Let me take off my glasses.
-I can't even see. -Bro, I gotta see your eyes.
Yeah, these are my eyes right here.
I've never done ziplining. Have you ever been ziplining?
-No. -Oh my God.
It's a first for us both.
[Jay] Yeah, it is, but it feel amazing.
I feel your energy, I felt the energy when,
when you pulled up in the truck.
[Brittany] I felt it, definitely in the hug, too!
I was like, "Oh my God, okay!"
Yeah, I'm serious.
So, what exactly do you do for a living?
I'm an entrepreneur, and as of right now,
I have a really successful short-term rental business.
-Nice. -Yeah, I'm to the point now
where money don't bring me happiness.
Like, when I first started to go through this money journey,
I'm like, "Money, money, money. I love it, I love it."
And I was just so torn up on the inside.
But once I got over that hump of, like,
where money is not important, it started comin' in abundantly.
And now I get my true happiness from people.
So, how old are you?
I'm young, but I'm young, but I got an old soul.
I'm 120 in the inside, but I'm 24.
-Yeah, I got a young old spirit. -24?!
[Jay] Yeah, 24.
[Brittany] He's very handsome, he has a beautiful smile.
Financially, it seems like he's a little more stable.
But I'm still kinda like...
About the age thing.
For Jay to be younger than my child's father, to me,
is red flag central.
-I'm 31. -Yeah.
[Brittany] You know, I have a two-year-old son.
Like, what, what exactly are you looking for?
I'm lookin' for somebody that I can, like,
continue life with.
-Do you have any kids? -No, ma'am.
-[Brittany] No kids? -No kids.
-[Brittany] Do you want kids? -Of course.
-I want, like, ten. -Ten?!
Tell me what you really want.
[Guide] You ready to do some ziplining today?
-[Brittany] Yeah! -[Jay] Yes sir!
How you doin'? You doin' good?
I'm doin' good. -That's good, Jay,
-pleasure to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
-[Brittany] Hi, Brittany. -Nice to meet you.
-If you guys are ready,
we're gonna get some gear on,
and then we'll get you guys goin'.
-Alright, sounds good. -[Brittany] Oh god, I'm scared.
[Brittany] Ziplining is something
I've always wanted to do.
I would like to consider myself a pretty adventurous person.
So, this is right up my alley.
And I'm really looking forward to goin' out
without chaos ensuing.
-I'm scared. -[Jay] Don't be scared.
[Brittany] Oh, I feel like I'm about to go on
a [bleep] rollercoaster ride.
[Guide] There won't be any loops.
Alright? So, that helps you out.
[Brittany] Okay.
May the, may the, the best one win, right?
[Jay] Yes.
[indistinct]
[panicked screams]
[Jay] We'll give you a head start.
[Brittany] I don't need it.
Please, don't give me any charity.
I don't need a frickin' head start.
[Guide] We'll see, we'll see. Alright, racers ready?
-[Brittany] Yes. -[Jay] Yeah.
[Guide] Alright, three, two, one, go!
♪ Dare to take a chance on me ♪
♪ Now, don't be afraid to fall ♪
♪ I can be all you need, but only if you let me ♪
♪ Dare to take a chance on me ♪
♪ No, I don't wanna wait too long ♪
♪ When you do that little dance for me ♪
♪ I don't want it to end, girl ♪
♪ Know you like living life without a lover ♪
Oh, this is so fun! Oh, I gotta beat him!
Yeah, yeah!
-That was fun. -[Jay] I'm hurtin',
I'm hurtin' everywhere.
Give me a high-five.
-Good job. -[Jay] Good job.
[music]
[Evelyn] A caprese salad,
I'm surprised they don't have that here.
A what salad?
Caprese.
I don't know what that is.
You're so Alabama.
Thank you.
So, I'm goin' on a double date with Jennifer, Christian, Lavon.
This is the first time Jennifer is meeting Lavon,
and I feel like Jennifer was probably saying to herself,
"Okay, he's very different from what she's dated."
But Jennifer will give me her honest opinion about Lavon.
[Jennifer] Hi!
Oh, hey!
-Hi, girl. -I will get up.
-You look cute. -Hi.
-What's goin' on? -Nice to meet you.
-Good. -Nice to meet you.
-How you doin'? -Nice meeting you.
-Good to see you. -How are you?
-What's goin' on man, Christian. -What's goin' on, man?
-Lavon, it's good to meet you. -[Christian] Pleasure.
Oh, we double datin' it tonight?
I know, sorry we ran a little late.
You know I have Rover now.
Wait...
-[Lavon] Uh-oh. -So, they got a new dog.
-He's a teacup poodle. -Okay.
Wait, so how has it been?
So interesting!
He's been very active.
[Christian] Like, all over the place.
[Jennifer] He was like, "I'm gonna have him
trained in a week."
So, the other day,
he has his Hermès slippers on,
and steps right in his [bleep].
No!
[Evelyn laughing]
[Jennifer] I'm excited to meet Lavon.
I've obviously heard a lot about him.
I definitely would love to see Evelyn happy,
but I want to see her happy in the relationship
she's meant to be in.
Let's do a toast.
Let's do it.
[Jennifer] Cheers to a double date.
-[Christian] Cheers to love. -[Lavon] Absolutely.
So, how did you know that she was the one?
I looked at her, and she said, "I'm the one."
And that's how... No, I'm just kidding.
Please don't ever make me to be that corny.
[Lavon] No, no, no.
But no, just over time, our chemistry.
You know what I mean?
And then she was real vulnerable and honest,
up front about a lot of things
-that she didn't have to be. -[Christian] That's dope.
Our first date, of course, was at Noble, she loves Noble.
And we sat for, like, five, six hours and just talked.
That's how you know. Natural.
-[Christian] Yeah. -[Lavon] Yeah, that's good.
[Jennifer] Lavon, he's very much a gentleman.
Definitely not like any of the guys she's ever dated.
But sometimes, you have to venture out
and try something new.
Alright man, you wanna go get a drink at the bar?
Let's do it, we'll let the ladies have
-some time to themselves. -Yes, sir.
Girl time. Don't miss me too much, babe.
So, I finally meet him.
He seems really nice.
-[Evelyn] He's... -And he seems like
he genuinely loves you, he wants the best for you.
We're so different, right?
Right, but I think sometimes it's like...
We have all these... not necessarily bad,
but dysfunctional relationships,
and you just want something different.
-Yeah. -What does he think
is happening right now?
You're not wearin' your ring.
He, he respects where I'm at
-with everything. -[Jennifer] Okay.
Some of my relationships have been dysfunctional,
and I'm just at a point in my life where
I don't wanna repeat the same mistakes
over and over again.
Lavon treats me well, he's very, very respectful,
and I'm never worried about him cheating, running around.
He is nice guy, kind.
I don't ever have to worry about anything.
Gentleman, Leo likes him.
Shaun likes him.
Shaun never really liked any of my exes
other than Antoine.
I want the best for you.
-Yeah. -[Jennifer] Whatever that is.
I want you to be happy. You deserve the world.
You know, sometimes it doesn't always look like
what you think it's supposed to look like.
[Jackie] Coming up on Basketball Wives.
I've had some interesting relationships
throughout the years.
Men telling me that I was never gonna be [bleep].
I've been kicked, I've been punched.
I'm sorry. [bleep]. I odn't wanna do this.
[music]
[Man] How's it goin'?
[Jac'eil] Hey, how you doin'?
I have an appointment with Shiva today.
-[Man] Yeah, give me a second. -Okay.
Thank you so much.
I can just picture my stuff up here now.
[Jennifer] Where do you want it on the shelf?
[Jac'eil] In the front.
[Jennifer] Okay.
So, I have this beautiful salon in Mississippi.
It's called the Takeover Barber and Beauty Bar,
I mean, what other name could it be?
'Cause I'm takin' over everything.
I have clients that fly in from California, Dallas, Houston.
Jhonni Blaze has worn my [indistinct].
I've done Brooke Bailey's hair.
Just the hottest thing on the coast,
and my business gonna be great hair, like...
-Hi ladies, how are you? -[Jennifer] Hi!
How are you?
Hey, well, this is Jen. Jen, this is Shiva.
-[Shiva] Hi, nice to meet you. -Hi, how are you?
What do I owe the pleasure?
Well, you know, I'm here to talk about my products
-I got [indistinct] today. -[Shiva] Yes.
[Jac'eil] I've been manifesting getting my products
into a beauty store in LA.
And LA Beauty Club is the first
Black-owned beauty salon and hair salon in LA.
And just to have it in a Black-owned business,
that is one of my goals.
I'm extremely excited.
So, I'mma let you do the pleasure.
[Shiva] That is definitely somethin' that we look for,
havin' good packaging.
-It matters. -Now, what is this?
I'mma act like I'mma buy it, too.
This is my Diamond Shine.
-It's like... -[Jennifer] Oh.
[Jac'eil] Heavier shine, so you should
spray it in your hand and just
put it over your hair, so it won't be real heavy.
-[Jennifer] Okay. -And this is the silk serum.
-[Jennifer] Okay, gotcha. -Yeah, so you can do
a silk press with this and be good.
Yes, but this is not gonna make your hair heavy at all.
Okay, and your drops, I saw online that they're sold out.
[Jac'eil] Both these sell out, like, extremely fast.
-Oh, that smells amazing. -[Jac'eil] This right here...
Yeah, that's the pure aloe vera,
with all the essential oils in it.
I'm just curious, like, what's your origin story?
Girl...
So, you know, if you in the beauty industry,
products change every day.
-They do. -We'll start on a product,
it'll be good for two years.
You, you get it, and then...
I don't know if the chemist fell asleep or what was goin' on,
but my products wasn't workin' on our clients' hair no more.
It was makin' 'em, their hair, their scalp too dry.
And I said, look, we know how to do this.
-Like, we know what's good for -[Shiva] Yeah.
the hair, we know what's good for the scalp.
Let's just go in a lab and try to make our own.
-Right. -[Jac'eil] So, we started
doin' little bitty bottles, just testin' it out,
and our clients can tell the difference.
-[Shiva] Yeah. -They're like, "My hair is,
"like, I don't have any dandruff.
"You know, my hair is softer.
Like, it feels like it did before."
So, I'm like, we might be on to somethin'.
But I am curious, you know, what other shops
you're in, if any, or if you have, like...
-[Jac'eil] No. -Anything outside of ecommerce.
-We here first. -[Shiva] Okay!
It's nowhere else.
Yeah, listen, we would be happy to have you in here.
-This is a great opportunity. -And to say that we are
the first ones in LA to be carrying it.
Actually, the first ones in general to be carrying it.
Yes, because it's all your line. It's only with us.
And truthfully, the fact that you're a hair stylist
with so much experience.
So, that in itself is such a selling point,
because, you know, people do wanna hear
like, what gives this person the merit
to tell me what's best for my hair?
Just to see that everything is comin' together,
it don't feel real, but it is.
Every sacrifice I've made to be in California
is paying off tremendously.
I'm blessed.
This feels like a match made in Heaven.
-Yes, so exciting! -Yes, match made in Heaven.
[music]
Hi, gang.
[Karen] How are you?
How are you?
I'm getting everyone together today
to support a good cause.
Jennifer Jones works for the Evelyn Lozada Foundation.
Karen is from Helping Hands.
And I'm really hopin' that we can get something positive
out of this event, especially for Vanessa.
I'm happy that we're doing this, because part of my healing,
what's helped me was bein' able to, like, talk about things.
I can probably guess that most of the women
have dealt with some type of trauma.
-Hey! -Hi!
[Jennifer Jones] Hello.
I need to put my bag down.
Honey, I got caught up in conversation.
I was just telling them
that I want us to just feel super comfortable,
it doesn't have to be anything forced or uncomfortable.
I think it's gonna be like us hangin' out.
[All] Hi!
-How are you? -[Jennifer] I'm good, I'm good.
-This place is so cute. -[Evelyn] It is.
-Hi! -[Jennifer] So good to see you.
Hi, hi, everyone.
[Jennifer] Hi, how you doin'?
I'm really proud of Evelyn for setting up a foundation
that helps women.
Her bein' a person that suffered
from domestic violence in her life,
I think this is really good for her.
So, I'm really interested in gettin' started
and learning more about this whole situation.
Can I ask you, is this a safe space?
We can talk about anything?
Girl, this is gonna be like a therapy session.
-Yes. -You know what I mean?
For free!
-I need it! -Right?
This is Karen.
For ten years, I've been the founder/CEO
of Helping Hands Resource Center,
which is a organization that helps victims of
domestic violence and human trafficking, as well.
Oh, wow.
Our communities need to hear more about it,
because they're not educated.
And a lot of women are conditioned in society
to hide what they're goin' through,
because they don't wanna be embarrassed,
so they'll wear the mask, so...
[Evelyn] Hi!
You know what? We'll wait 'til everybody gets here.
We have two more we're waiting on.
The last two people that we're waiting on
is Brittany and Vanessa.
I really hope that Brittany comes,
and that she's comfortable enough to be around the ladies.
And with Vanessa, part of me is a little worried that
maybe Vanessa won't show up.
Maybe because it hits a nerve,
but I'm hoping that she does.
[music]
[Evelyn] That's Brittany.
-Brittany, this is Karen. -Hi Karen, nice to meet you.
-[Evelyn] And this is Jen. -[Karen] Nice to meet you.
[Brittany] I really don't know what to expect
with Evelyn's foundation.
My reasoning for going is me keeping an open mind
despite the things that have happened,
so maybe we can find some common ground
and maybe bond.
-Hi! -[All] Hey!
-[Evelyn] Hey, Vanessa. -Hello, hello.
You look cute. How are you?
Thank you guys for all coming.
I'm happy that we're all in a good place
where we can do this.
We're just gonna get into it.
So, I've had some interesting relationships
throughout the years.
Some that were public, and some that obviously are not,
because my life hasn't always been public.
I got pregnant at 16, I had Shaniece at 17,
and being a young mom and kind of just tryin' to figure it out,
obviously, is not easy.
And dating when you're young is not easy,
and some of the things that I dealt with
in different relationships
where men telling me that I was never gonna be [bleep]...
[music]
I may get emotional, sorry.
[bleep], I didn't wanna do this.
I've been kicked, I've been punched.
[music]
I remember being chased in the Bronx through,
by an ex-boyfriend that I had,
and he had a loaded gun in the car.
That was one of the incidents that, you know,
stays with me, that I dealt with as far as that relationship.
Being beaten and hair pulled, and head butt,
which is the incident that most people know about.
I've even had a gun put to my face.
So, I feel like all those incidents
and everything that I dealt with at the time felt normal,
because it was really all I saw and all I knew.
Growing up, I saw my aunt stab her boyfriend.
He was beatin' her, and you know,
it was one of those incidents where it just got
brushed under the rug.
Sometimes, family don't really talk about things.
Right.
And I remember being so afraid, but life moved on.
Fast forward to my last domestic violence incident,
I said to myself, "This is not something that I'm gonna
put up with anymore."
And I ended up leaving that relationship.
When I think about everything that I went through
throughout my life of dating,
I never really talked to my family
about the things that I was going through,
'cause I felt embarrassed.
And you feel like you're gonna be judged.
So, that's how I ended up starting
the Evelyn Lozada Foundation.
I did not know all of these stories that Evelyn is exposing
about her past traumas.
It's a little alarming,
but I'm proud that she's makin' initiative to help other people,
and hopefully she has had some form of healing from
the things that she has gone through.
I think sometimes, when bad things happen to us,
we shy away from that because of the shame, the guilt,
the "I should've, could've, but didn't".
Anyone here that wants to share?
[music]
As far as my personal relationships,
I definitely went through,
I guess, verbal abuse, mental abuse.
The whole world saw I had a drink thrown in my face.
[Man] You gotta be real careful, you know what I mean?
-What!? -[Man] Be real careful,
you know what I'm sayin'?
You know, when it was happening, because it happened so quick,
I didn't realize that the glass actually hit my chin.
And for me, that was the nail in the coffin.
You know, I, like, my boyfriend...
it's probably where the body insecurities began.
'Cause I remember him commenting about how
my boobs were saggy.
So, it started with, like, little putdowns.
Then it went from that to screaming matches.
So, now we're at the top of our lungs,
yelling at each other.
And then it was, we're laying in the bed together, arguing,
and getting pushed out of the bed,
or getting pushed down, or you're getting hemmed up,
and then your arms are starting to get bruised.
I have not been through, I don't believe,
anything similar since then, but definitely traumatizing.
Wow, like, we all have been through some things,
and it's very evident that we all have this trauma,
and it's bringin' up, like...
It was very, very emotional.
Anyone else?
[music]
Um...
[music]
I've had three near-death experiences.
[music]
I've been shot at in a car.
[music]
This was before I met my husband.
[music]
I was in a car, and the car was sprayed with bullets,
and I, I didn't, it didn't hit me.
And, you know, like, thank God, like, I'm here today.
Hearin' Vanessa talk about her past
and everything that she's gone through,
I understand her situation better.
She has a lot of work to do with healing,
and I hope that she continues to do that.
[Vanessa] You know, this happened when I was younger,
in, like, three back-to-back incidents.
Not a lot of people know that about me.
Like, back then, you didn't, like, really vet people
how you would now.
-Yeah. -But, like, I would say that
that's very important, especially and now these days.
Like, find out who you're really getting involved with.
I understand Vanessa has past trauma
from domestic violence situations,
and that's unfortunate.
However, it doesn't excuse her from being in my business.
Is that why you had that moment with Evelyn
where you just, it was like you healing
from all of that, the traumas that you had?
Yeah, and I think, you know, I shared something with Evelyn,
also privately, that, you know, I'm still dealin' with.
You know, so...
[Brooke] When you guys were talkin' about bein' in
multiple relationships back-to-back
that were abusive,
like, you know, then you met your husband
or then you met Lavon...
That could be part of the reason you're hesitant, too,
to move forward, is because of past traumas.
You're like, "I know he's amazing,
he's a breath of fresh air, but I just wanna be sure."
[Evelyn] Yeah, it's the whole wedding.
When something is triggering,
it kind of brings it all back up.
Everybody loves Lavon, including Jennifer, my kids.
And sometimes, I don't know if my own personal traumas
with my previous relationships are interfering with
my relationship with him.
Usually with women who are abused,
you select the same type of partner,
because you don't really see it.
Or you're attracted to
-the same traits... -Yeah.
That the other person has, and it's like you just...
-Exactly. -[Evelyn] I get it.
-Exactly. -Yeah, well, Lavon was
different from all of them, you know what I'm sayin'?
[laughter]
[Jackie] Next time on Basketball Wives.
I have this meeting coming up,
I'm really excited about this movie
that I've been tryin' to do for a minute.
Oh, dope.
Thank you guys for coming.
Ooh, I feel like, a real, like, boss Barbie girl.
I'mma tell y'all exactly what to do.
[Man] Please do.
I think it'll be good for us to move out here.
Honestly, I'm not, like, sold on LA like that. Yeah.
A lot has changed for me.
The dynamics of this group, everything that's been goin' on,
and I'mma just say I can't do this anymore.
What's the update with you?
I don't even know.
My husband, ex-husband, even though he was an idiot,
he is my comfort zone.
But I literally have one paper to file
for the divorce to be final.