(L-R) Royce Reed, Kesha Nichols and Jennifer Williams of "Basketball Wives"
*Following this week’s reunion episode to end season four of “Basketball Wives,” TMZ is reporting that three of the cast members will not be returning for the volatile show’s fifth go-round.
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Sources close to production tell the website that Jennifer Williams, Kesha Nichols and Royce Reed will be replaced next season. So far, no word on who will take their spots.
TMZ cites sources who say producers will give word to the women any day now to drop what they called “dead weight” from the show.
Royce was reportedly cut because she wasn’t legally allowed to talk about her ex-husband Dwight Howard due to a 2009 gag order. The other women on the show had also decided to ostracize her, so Royce couldn’t shoot scenes with the rest of the cast.
According to TMZ, producers think Jennifer’s too big a liability after suing Nia Crooks for slapping her on the show. And Kesha was just too boring.
A rep for VH1 tells TMZ, “We don’t comment on casting until everything is final. Thanks for checking in.”
Why not FIRE the entire cast and cancel this mess!!! VH1 has become a bottom feeder producing these trifling reality shows and there are more coming up this summer.
The #1 person who should have been fired would be Evelyn. She’s been in altercations with Suzy, Royce, Kenya, Tami and Jen. Suzy would be my #2 choice to be released; she’s just an instigator.
Oh my goodness if this is true who will Tami have to bully with her ignoant azz! As for the rest of the story was Royce ever married to Dwight Howard? I’m not sure that is accurate. The entire show is boring to the point of exhaustion. As for Tami I could never understand why she is so important that no one can talk about her! who died and left her in charge of who could say what. I’m so over them with all the he said she said crap!!!! BYE
Well, It makes sense…. Fired the ‘sane’ ones and keep the ‘trash’ when you have viewers that love (MAURY) and violence one has to keep them happy!! BBW, Black women acting a “FOOL” yep, GREAT show, if you like that type of portrayal… I’m OUT, DONE, I think better of Black women than this show wants to force out there, “wild, crazy, no man, jealous, chicks.
These ladies are probably too tame for the show.
They shoulda took Kenya Bell’s psychotic tail with them! But they will just get some new meat for Tami and Ev to bully or intimidate…making them “audition” to be in their circle. I don’t believe they are getting rid of Jen. There could be a story line behind that lawsuit.
Royce was just another garden tool who spread it wide and dropped it low for Howard and out popped a baby. She’s a baby moma. A jump off/dancer.
All of these garden tools should be dumped and the show taken off the air.
Last of the Frozen Chosin and one of the Chosin Few
Tami is a big bully! Suzy Ketchum needs to go also! She is a instagaitor! To be Grown Women, They all act ” HORRIBLE “!
Oh yeah, and someone should kick Shaunie in the head.
I think they made a great choice. Royce is BORING! Kesha is SCARY! and Jen has gotten past the DRAMA and they should have kicked SUZY off also!!! She keeps more stuff started than a lil bit. She throws a rock and hides her hand.