Evelyn Lozada-Chad Johnson Split Detailed on Emotional Basketball Wives Premiere!
Evelyn Lozada wed the NFL star in mid-2012, but they split just six weeks later after a fight that ended with him arrested for domestic violence. Accused of infidelity after she allegedly found a condom receipt in the car, Chad Johnson head-butted her during the ensuing, heated argument.
Monday's Basketball Wives premiere showed Lozada deciding to with her story and meeting with her publicist to schedule a series of interviews. There was a dramatic dinner with her castmates to discuss her relationship and a heart-to-heart between Lozada and her daughter Shaniece.
It was Shaniece who advised her mom not to reconcile with Johnson. “I don’t really think that’s a good idea,” Shaniece told Evelyn, who was considering doing so, adding that, “I didn’t like him from the beginning.”Lozada’s daughter added later that her decision to file for divorce immediately after suffering bruises at her then-husband’s hand was the right one. “I’m proud of you,” said Shaniece.“And I’m sure there’s a lot of other women who are proud too. Starting over isn’t so bad. We’ll start over
together.”
Not that it was easy. Evelyn Lozada has admitted that had the domestic violence remained private, she likely would’ve stayed with her husband. “I had physical scars. Obviously, I had to go to the hospital. I’m going to admit if there wasn’t, I probably would have went right back in
that house." "Would have brushed it under the rug. I wouldn’t have wanted the world to know,” she told Access Hollywood. “It’s still difficult even though it was a year ago."
"That was right after it happened. It was hard. I’m trying to move on with my life and now the show’s airing, so just having to deal with it all over again…”Though Evelyn shared that she was a bit relieved when Chad took responsibility for the incident, he recently suggested that he was just playing his part.
As for reports that the two may still reconcile, Lozada says that while she and Johnson are on better terms these days, there is no way it's happening.“I’m moving on with my life. He’s moving on with his life,” she said. “I’m glad things are where they’re at.
Basketball Wives Recap: Damage Control
This is going to be good, y'all! The mean girls are back with tagalong
Suzie Ketcham trailing not far behind. It will be interesting to see if
Evelyn Lozada, Shaunie O'Neal, and
Tami Roman can keep their
promise to keep tempers in check. Newbie
Tasha Marbury is also going to be thrown into the craziness, but not this week. Of course, first VH1 needs to explain away
Ev & Ocho.
A bittersweet melody plays as we're treated to a photo montage of
Evelyn and
Chad Johnson's
wedding peppered with redacted police reports and Chad's mugshot. A
somber Evelyn tells of her brother-in-law's death two days after she
learned of Chad's cheating and the subsequent head butt that left her
with several stitches in her forehead. She feels like people blamed her
for ruining Chad's career. Is this
Basketball Wives or the lead in for a 20/20 special?
Blaming the media for her negative portrayal as a hothead,
Evelyn has
taken a break from Twitter in an effort to collect her thoughts, and
she is prepping for two interviews that will share her side of the
story. She's meeting with her publicist to discuss her story, and dare I
say I'm actually feeling sorry for Evelyn? On the day of her televised
sit-down, a very conservative and demurely dressed Evelyn is prepping
for her interview. She calls her mom for words of encouragement.
A teary
Evelyn goes to visit her mother the following
day, and she's still mourning the loss of her brother-in-law and her
marriage. Damn! I'm getting teary. Thanks a heap, VH1. Evelyn is
concerned that people are going to think she provoked his behavior, and
her mother reveals that
Chad has been texting her. He
tells her mother that he was trying to restrain her when she was going
off on him for cheating after three weeks of marriage. Evelyn's mother
responds to Chad that she is extremely disappointed in his behavior, and
Evelyn knows she's secretly hoping that her daughter and Chad will work
out their problems. However, Evelyn is still livid with Chad for not
publicly taking full responsibility for the incident and allowing her to
look like a loose cannon in the media.
Tami and
Shaunie are meeting up to
discuss how they are consciously aware of how their behavior effects
others. Tami wants to pause before she does or says anything rash,
while Nostrils is ready to shed her quiet, soft spoken (oh please)
demeanor in favor of being much more opinionated. A very calm and
robot-like Tami (is she medicated?) is under a lot of financial
hardships due to her ex-husband not contributing and her mother's
illness. She wells up, sharing that the doctors aren't giving her mom
much more time. Man, VH1 is certainly working overtime to make us feel
sympathetic to the mean girls!
Evelyn goes to visit her daughter, and
Shaniece inquires as to whether
Chad has signed
the divorce
paper yet. He is, of course, dragging his feet. Shaniece hopes that
her mom isn't harboring any hopes of a reconciliation, and she reminds
her mom that she's been vocal about her dislike for Chad since he
started dating her mom. Evelyn tries to defend Chad, but Shaniece isn't
buying any of it. She'd never marry someone that her mother didn't
approve of, but her mom was quick to marry Chad in spite of her
objections. Shaniece never trusted him. How did Evelyn raise such a
mature, well-spoken, insightful daughter? Let's give Shaniece a
spin-off, please!
Shaunie is baking and playing therapist to
Evelyn. Evelyn explains that she knows
Chad loves
her, and she's no longer mad at him. She just can't forgive him. Chad
is still vying for Evelyn's affections. Shaunie is proud of Chad for
not giving up, although she thinks he needs to work on himself. Evelyn
feels like her soul is intertwined with Chad's, and I do wonder if
she'll ever entertain a rekindled relationship with him.
The fierce foursome is meeting for drinks, and
Suzie is talking about her extensive jaw surgery. Right out of the gate,
Tami jokes
that she's not sure if she's on board with Suzie's new face, and Suzie
admits that she's been celibate for ten months…probably because her
mouth has been wired shut. Thanks for the update, Suz! Let's cut to
the chase, though. Tami wants the down low on
Evelyn's divorce. Her friend will open up to
Iyanla, but she's yet to tell Tami the whole story. Shame.
Basically, it wasn't finding out that
Chad was cheating that upset
Evelyn the
most, it was that he didn't tell her. If he was going to be a crappy
husband, he needed to be more discreet so she wouldn't be humiliated in
public. Evelyn reveals that Chad is trying to get to her via subliminal
Twitter messages. Did
Shaunie just say that was sweet?
Tami encourages
Evelyn to give him a second chance, and she has to rely on faith since
she has no guarantees that Chad won't get violent again.
Suzie can't believe her ears–no man should ever head
butt a woman! She thinks her friend could do so much better.
Unfortunately, she can't vocalize this since she can barely move her
mouth. Who knew that Suzie would be the voice of reason? I'm not sure
I'm on board with this change of pace!
Shaunie asks if
Tami would give her daughter the same advice. Of course, she would! She wants to see
Rihanna and
Chris Brown back together too. Who is this woman? Tami believes that
Chad now
knows there are repercussions to his behavior since she did leave. He
made a mistake, and he's trying. Oh Lord, Tami. I think I liked you
better when you bat shiz violent. Suzie agrees with me.
TELL US-WHAT DID YOU THINK OF LAST NIGHT'S EPISODE? DO YOU THINK THE WOMEN HAVE CHANGED? COULD YOU BELIEVE TAMI'S ADVICE?
Evelyn
Lozada’s split from Chad Johnson was the focal point of the Basketball
Wives Season 5 premiere, rehashing the developments of last year.
Ones that are clearly still raw, despite time partially healing the wounds.
Evelyn Lozada wed the NFL star in mid-2012, but they split just six
weeks later after a fight that ended with him arrested for domestic
violence.
Accused of infidelity after she allegedly found a condom receipt in the car,
Chad Johnson head-butted her during the ensuing, heated argument.
Monday's Basketball Wives premiere showed Lozada deciding to
go public with her story and meeting with her publicist to schedule a series of interviews.
There was a dramatic dinner with her castmates to discuss her
relationship and a heart-to-heart between Lozada and her daughter
Shaniece.
It was Shaniece who advised her mom not to reconcile with Johnson.
“I don’t really think that’s a good idea,” Shaniece told Evelyn, who
was considering doing so, adding that, “I didn’t like him from the
beginning.”
Lozada’s daughter added later that her decision to
file for divorce immediately after suffering bruises at her then-husband’s hand was the right one.
“I’m proud of you,” said Shaniece.“And I’m sure there’s a lot of other
women who are proud too. Starting over isn’t so bad. We’ll start over
together.”
Not that it was easy. Evelyn Lozada has admitted that had the domestic
violence remained private, she likely would’ve stayed with her husband.
“I had physical scars. Obviously, I had to go to the hospital. I’m
going to admit if there wasn’t, I probably would have went right back in
that house."
"Would have brushed it under the
rug. I wouldn’t have wanted the world to know,” she told
Access Hollywood. “It’s still difficult even though it was a year ago."
"That was right after it happened. It was hard. I’m trying to move on
with my life and now the show’s airing, so just having to deal with it
all over again…”
Though Evelyn shared that she was a bit relieved when Chad took
responsibility for the incident, he recently suggested that he was just
playing his part.
As for reports that the two may still reconcile, Lozada says that while
she and Johnson are on better terms these days, there is no way it's
happening.
“I’m moving on with my life. He’s moving on with his life,” she said.
“I’m glad things are where they’re at.”
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Evelyn
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