'LIVE MY TRUTH'
What did Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada say about ‘domestic abuse’ from Chad Johnson?
BASKETBALL wives star Evelyn Lozada took to Instagram to refute her ex-husband's claim that he "lost his temper for three seconds."
Chad Johnson and Evelyn Lozada were briefly married in 2012.
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Johnson was arrested for domestic battery that year after being accused of headbutting Lozada in an argument.
Who are Chad Johnson and Evelyn Lozada?
Johnson and Lozada were married for a month in 2012,
She claimed that the NFL wide receiver was physically abusive multiple times in their relationship.
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Johnson, formerly Ochocinco, was arrested for domestic battery on August 11, 2012, after he allegedly headbutted Lozada during an argument, leaving a gaping gash on her forehead.
As a result, he was cut from the Miami Dolphins, the team he was playing for at the time.
What did Chad Johnson tweet about Evelyn Lozada?
Johnson took to to play the victim in the situation.
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"I lost my temper for once in life for 3 seconds & it cost me a lifetimes worth of work," he wrote,
He added, "I got it all back plus some after getting a 2nd chance & NOTHING will ever get me out of that happy space again."
What did Evelyn say in her Instagram video about abuse?
Lozada tearfully recorded an Instagram video for her 4million followers to discuss the pain Johnson had caused her.
"For this man to sit up there and say that he lost his temper for 3 seconds is infuriating to me," she said.
"It's messages like this, tweets, or whatever the hell it was, that are triggers for me."
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"People read this on social media and are coming at me talking about 'oh you made this man lose his job' it's like if you're gonna speak the truth, I want you to speak the truth as to what the situation was."
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"It wasn't the first time, it wasn't the first time!""And, one of the things I'm always gonna do is I'm always gonna live in my truth, whether it's good, whether it's bad, whether it's ugly, I'm not going to let anybody take away my f***ing truth and put this perception out there for a pity party as if you made one mistake."
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Evelyn continued, "And, I'm trying to move on from this. But, as a victim, how am I supposed to move on?!"
"What happened to me that day and other days, I didn't deserve. I didn't deserve that."
What is Basketball Wives?
Basketball Wives is a show on VH1 following the lives of wives and girlfriends of professional basketball stars.
The show was on air since 2010 but concluded last year.
Lozada addressed her "character" on the show in her Instagram video but said it was nothing like who she was in real life.
"When it comes to Basketball Wives, I know that people tend to connect my character on the show with what happened to him," she said.
"And I understand that to a certain degree... I know that I'm the one that has made us look bad and I'm sorry.
"I understand that I didn't always handle things the right way. I'm embarrassed. I'm embarrassed for my family because this is a forever thing.
"The person that I am on Basketball Wives and who I am as a mother and who I've been in my personal relationships, whether it be with Carl [Crawford] or Chad, are two totally different things."
How many kids does Evelyn have?
Evelyn married the MLB star Carl Crawford in 2013 and gave birth to their son Carl Leo in March the following year.
In the past, she had been linked to Rob Kardashian and French Montana.
How many kids does Chad have?
According to , Johnson fathers eight children.
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