Shaquille O'Neal sextape Never Existed

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

For years, Shaquille O'Neal portrayed himself as the ultimate family man, despite being the face of the NBA. Anytime a person has money, their romantic life runs a high risk of being filled with various people. If a person has gotten their money through professional sports, they run a much higher risk.

In 2007, Shaquille O'Neal's seemingly perfect marriage came crashing down. During the late summer of 2007, it was revealed Shaunie O'Neal was cheating on Shaq with a helper for the Miami Heat. When the news was revealed, it was also said that Shaq was going to divorce his wife.

The news hit and suddenly disappeared and things almost went back to normal. But, during the late summer of 2008, it was revealed that the marriage was over. Full details surfaced online about how Shaq had been cheating on Shaunie O'Neal for years. Her affair in 2007 was only retaliation for all of the years she had been cheated on by Shaq.

A former associate of Shaquille O'Neal, Robert Ross, said there was a sextape of O'Neal floating around and he had copies. Because of this, Ross was reportedly beaten by gang members. Now, sources close to the situation say the sextape was a hoax and it never existed. Ross said he had footage of O'Neal, but he never made it into a sextape. O'Neal was questioned about the beating of Ross, but no evidence proved he was involved in the situation.

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Evelyn Lozada promises more drama on "Basketball Wives"

By TV Insider
JR Staff Writer

In the short year "Basketball Wives" has been on television, it has become a major hit in the urban entertainment market. With other shows, such as "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," on hiatus, VH1's hit has risen to become a favorite in many households.

"Basketball Wives" was created by Shaunie O'Neal, the ex-wife of the legendary Shaquille O'Neal. Their marriage had been on the rocks for years and they finally decided to call it quits. Wanting something of her own, Shaunie created "Basketball Wives."

While the splitting couple appeared to be working on finding a compromise, this went out of the window when "Basketball Wives" was announced. Shaquille O'Neal threatened to take legal action if his name was mentioned on the show.

In spite of Shaq's antics, the show still went on to become a major hit. Shaunie O'Neal is the mind behind the hit series, but Evelyn Lozada is easily the most-popular woman on the show. Never being a "basketball wife," Lozada has had an affair with Kenny Anderson and was engaged to Antoine Walker. Currently, she is dating Chad Ochocinco.

With the third season just beginning, fans are hoping to see more drama. Recently, Evelyn Lozada spoke on the new season of "Basketball Wives" and she said there is much more drama ahead, as the third season progresses along.

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"Basketball Wives 3" to premiere Tonight

By TV Insider
JR Staff Writer

Barely one month since the end of season two and VH1 is already gearing up for the third season of the hit series, "Basketball Wives." The show was created by Shaunie O'Neal, the ex-wife of NBA superstar, Shaquille O'Neal.

The show received much publicity even when it was only an idea. Before Shaunie O'Neal had even pitched the show to a network, Shaq was threatening to sue if his name was even mentioned in the show. The former couple reached an agreement and the show eventually began broadcasting on VH1.

Fast forward one year and "Basketball Wives" has become a major hit for VH1. The show brings in big ratings for the network, keeping things going in the post-dating show era at VH1. Not even a month's break was given between seasons for "Basketball Wives." Shaunie O'Neal discussed the upcoming season, telling viewers things will pick up where they left off after the reunion show.

For those who watched the reunion show, this means more antics from Royce Reed and more drama from the rest of the ladies.

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Evelyn Lozada will be on "Basketball Wives" season three

By TV Insider
JR Staff Writer

Before "Basketball Wives," not too many people knew too much about Evelyn Lozada. Her claim to fame was the ex-fiance` of former superstar, Antoine Walker. Walker, himself, had been in the media after he blew his entire fortune on bad business deals and an excessive lifestyle. This led to Lozada leaving Walker.

Evelyn Lozada has been separated from Walker for some time and has been with several high-profile men since. Her relationship with football star, Chad Ochocinco, was documented on the last season of her show, "Basketball Wives." After getting engaged to Ochocinco, there were rumors of the couple moving to E! for a new show.

Lozada has issues with several of the cast members on the show for various reasons. While she is on good terms with Shaunie O'Neal, many of the other ladies dislike Evelyn. Because of this, she was considering not returning to do the third season of "Basketball Wives." With the second season just winding down, filming for the third season has already started.

Recently, Shaunie O'Neal posted on Twitter that she was filming the third season of "Basketball Wives" with her friends, Evelyn Lozada and Jennifer. This confirms Evelyn Lozada will remain on the show, at least through the third season. It is still possible that she could leave and do another series on E! with her new fiance`, Chad Ochocinco.

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Shaunie O'Neal and VH1 re-up for more "Basketball Wives"

By TV Maverick
JR Staff Writer

VH1 has had a stranglehold on the black audience ever since the days of "Flavor of Love." Following the success of that show, the cable network has given the green light to many other black oriented shows. Other struggling cable networks have copied VH1's formula in an effort to gain ratings.

Bravo, another cable network struggling for viewership, began broadcasting "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" in 2008. While the advantage still belongs to VH1, a major dent was created with this show. As she was divorcing NBA star, Shaquille O'Neal, Shaunie O'Neal needed something of her own to live from.

She had been watching "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" and decided to create a similar show with some of her friends. VH1, ironically, was looking for a similar show to compete with Bravo's hit. Early in 2010, a match made in heaven was found when Shaunie O'Neal pitched her new project to the network and they quickly agreed to do a deal with the network.

The first season of "Basketball Wives" was more successful than "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." Through that series, VH1 was able to gain a lot of viewership from Bravo. But, "Basketball Wives" has been on hiatus since the summer. Meanwhile, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" has returned from hiatus and is back making headlines. Realizing this, VH1 recently called for a meeting with Shaunie O'Neal and they decided to come back with more episodes of "Basketball Wives."

The new season of "Basketball Wives" will premiere on December 12 at 9:00 pm.

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Chad Ochocinco engaged and Expecting Child

By Mr. Hollywood
JR Staff Writer

Over the summer, Chad Ochocinco went from being an NFL star to being a media personality. He starred in a hit VH1 reality show and later teamed up with longtime friend, Terrell Owens on the field. On his reality show, Ochocinco was looking for love. A few months after the first season, he appears to have found it.

For the past few months, Chad Ochocinco has been dating Evelyn Lozada. She is also the star of a hit VH1 series. Ever since the beginning of this year, Lozada has starred in Shaunie O'Neal's "Basketball Wives." It appears as if she might be moving from "Basketball Wives" over to the other VH1 sports-themed series, "Football Wives."

After a few months of dating Chad Ochocinco, Evelyn Lozada has reportedly accepted an engagement ring. Not only is she rumored to be engaged to the NFL star, but she is also preparing to have his baby. This is not Ochocinco's first child, but this will be his first marriage. But, this is the second marriage for Lozada, as she was previously involved with former Miami Heat star, Antoine Walker.

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Shaunie O'Neal a Hit at VH1

Earlier this year, Shaunie O'Neal was officially divorced from Shaquille, her husband of eight years. Their marriage had been in trouble since 2007, but the move to Phoenix did the O'Neals some good. But, late last year, the same problems returned. Soon, it was revealed that Shaq had been cheating on his wife. The infedility led to Shaunie O'Neal suing for half of Shaq's estate.

For the past few months, there were rumors of Shaunie O'Neal creating her own television series. Last fall, she first introduced her new project, "Basketball Wives." Quickly, VH1 snapped up the rights to the program. Initially, some saw it as a rip-off of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." After a full season on the air, the show has an audience of its own and some find it more entertaining.

After a great season in which the people had a chance to see the other part of the NBA, the people fell in love with "Basketball Wives." VH1 has a formula worked out. With the people tired of all of the dating shows, they have scaled back and revamped the format a bit. The first breakout hit under this new format has been "Basketball Wives." Due to the success of the program, VH1 has not wasted any time bringing the show back for another season.

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Shaunie O'Neal takes aim at "The Real Housewives of Atlanta"

Now that she is seeking to gain independence from her larger-than-life husband, Shaunie O'Neal has become a reality television star. For this new reality show, O'Neal has taken the theme of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." Because she has lived the life as the wife of a basketball player, Shaunie has recruited many other basketball wives to uncover the real behind the scenes life.

Over the past few years, VH1 has become the top channel for black reality shows. But, in recent years, a competitor has risen in Bravo and they have taken a chunk out of VH1. The main reason that they have become a competitor to VH1 is because of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta." While the edge still remains with VH1, Bravo has taken their audience and VH1 wasted no time in dealing with Shaunie O'Neal.

Because of the theme of her program and the fact that VH1 hopped on the opportunity to broadcast it so fast, many people have called her program a rip-off of the Bravo hit. After hearing this comparison for months, Shaunie O'Neal has responded to the critics. She said that there are similarities between the two programs. However, the only difference is that on her show, the women actually get along with each other and act in a professional manner.

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Shaunie O'Neal's "Basketball Wives" to premiere Tonight

With the divorce between Shaunie and Shaquille O'Neal making front page news, Shaunie is moving on with her life. Before she can move on, she has proof that Shaq violated their prenuptual agreement by cheating on her. Not only is Shaunie reported being happily seeing a younger man, but she also has a new television program.

A few months ago, Shaunie O'Neal revealed that she was behind a new television series for VH1. The idea of the program is to show the behind-the-scenes of the NBA. Most people only see the glamorous side filled with slam dunks. But, behind those dunks are the people who live off of those contracts. Those people are the wives and children.

There has been talk of what goes on behind the scenes of the NBA and now the wife of the NBA's biggest star has a say in it. The new show created by Shaunie O'Neal, "Basketball Wives," premieres tonight on VH1.

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Shaunie O'Neal cashes in on Shaq's Infidelity

The love story that was Shaunie and Shaquille O'Neal is no more. In 2007, Shaq filed for divorce when he discovered that his wife had been carrying on an affair. But, when he was traded to Phoenix, the couple fell back in love. The second love did not last long and Shaunie O'Neal found herself filing for divorce.

Wed in 2002, it appeared that the O'Neals had a great marriage. The couple had dated for years and they had three children together. Expressing his love in front of the entire city of Los Angeles, the two were married during a Laker game. The following year, Kobe Bryant was revealed to be sleeping with underage women. He then implied that Shaq was too.

At the time, his statements were written off. But, Shaunie has revealed that he has been dating Vanessa Lopez. They dated throughout his time with the Miami Heat. Now that she is divorcing her husband of eight years, Shaunie O'Neal is likely to be left with nothing. The only way that she can receive anything from the estate of Shaquille O'Neal was if he was caught cheating. Upon discovering his relationship with Lopez, Shaunie proposed that they team up to take him down.

There were rumors of Shaq harassing Lopez ever since their breakup. Once his wife discovered this, she felt that they could come together to take Shaq down. It was never said if she decided to team up with the wife of her ex-boyfriend, but she has her lawyers ready. Both women seem prepared to take on Big Diesel. Despite the rock relationship between the married couple, Shaunie did tell Shaq that she loved him after he said something nice to him. That will not be enough to save their marriage, though. Shaunie O'Neal blamed Miami on the death blow to their once-happy marriage, but at least she can profit off of it.

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Shaunie O'Neal blames divorce on Miami

Three years ago, it was revealed that Shaquille O'Neal was filing for divorce. The news came as a shock to many because the O'Neals were the "it couple" of the NBA. Every appearance that Shaq made, his wife was right with him. She was sitting front and center at all of the Christmas games and every playoff game.

However, following the 2007 season, things changed. For starters, Shaq did not play in the Christmas game. Then, his team did not make a deep playoff run. Becuase of this, his popularity tanked and some felt that Shaunie O'Neal had left on that account. During the late summer of 2007, it was revealed that she was having an affair.

As the season went on, Shaq would be traded to Phoenix and all talk of his divorce went away. However, last summer, it was revealed that she was filing for divorce. With the divorce almost finalized, it was revealed that Miami did their marriage in. She said that it was the women on the beach that ended them.

The temptation of the Miami women was too much for Shaquille O'Neal and he cheated on his wife. That was the reason that she cheated on him and what led to his filing for divorce.

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