Shaunie O’Neal Releases Statement After Latest Fight Scene

After the most recent Basketball Wives altercation took place (between Jennifer Williams and Evelyn Lozada’s assistant, Nia Crooks), the show’s executive producer, Shaunie O’Neal, decided to release a statement, expressing her point of view to viewers.

In a letter to Vibe, she wrote:

“I’m extremely happy that Basketball Wives continues to have another successful fourth season. As the ratings have been through the roof since our season opener, fans continue to tune into the lives of Evelyn, Tami, Jennifer, Royce, Suzie and myself. As there is always controversy and indifference projected on the show, because we are all individual personalities, I always hope that people will find that as much as you may agree or disagree with the opinions, the behavior, [and] even our different taste in shoes, you are taking a look inside the lives of four complete different women. I will never say I agree with some of the behavior between my girlfriends on the show, but if we were to edit certain things out the show would be scripted and not reality.

As a woman of color with kids, I am very aware of myself, but I also have to be aware that my choices cannot be the same for everyone on the show and I have to respect that. I hope the fans feel they see a balance and know we have always been real with our stories, even though it may not always be a positive portrayal of adult women but real women nonetheless. I look forward to developing other media platforms in the future and hope that fans will continue to support.”

What do you think of Shaunie’s letter —> Is she defending the violent actions of her cast on the show, or being honest with what reality TV brings? Lastly, as an executive producer, do you think Shaunie should intervene and discourage TV fighting?

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