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How much do Basketball Wives make per episode?
IT'S NO secret that the stars of Basketball Wives, who were all married to or dated NBA players, are used to lives of luxury.
With season nine around the corner, fans are curious as to how much the cast are taking home from the show.
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How much do the Basketball Wives make per episode?
A collection of outlets have speculated how much the Basketball Wives stars make per episode of the show.
It was reported in the early days that the ladies took home $7,500 per episode.
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After Evelyn was portrayed negatively in the season two finale, she threatened to quit the show, then asked for $20,000 per episode to stay on.
She also managed to snag a spin-off with her ex-husband Ocho Johnson that never aired.
As a result, Evelyn reportedly earned $150,000 for her Basketball Wives season three commitments.
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that in 2012 after being accused of headbutting Evelyn in an argument.
Reports have guesstimated producer and star Shaunie O'Neal to take away around $20,000 per episode,
Why do fans think Evelyn Lozada bullied OG?
since eason 8 of Basketball Wives, and as a result, fans accused Evelyn of bullying.
OG is close friends with one of Evelyn's purported "nemeses" CeCe Guiterrez. Evelyn and CeCe are regularly seen arguing.
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On the show, Evelyn has called OG “aggressive” several times, which OG and viewers pointed out as a term that is micro-aggressively used to describe darker-skinned black women.
Viewers were also outraged after Evelyn made comments about OG's appearance on social media, allegedly referring to her as "ugly" and using a monkey emoji to describe her on Instagram.
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"AND THERE iT iS.. SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS YOU RACiST BiGOT.. YOU CALLED CECE “LiNG LiNG” JACKiE A “COCKROACH” & NOW ME A “MONKEY” MAY GOD TAKE CARE OF YOU WELL WELL..EVELYN LOZADA.." OG responded to Evelyn's use of a monkey emoji.
Executive producer Shaunie O'Neal was prompted to address the claims of bullying and colorism on the final episode of Basketball Wives season 8.
Evelyn did not openly apologize for her comments, and fans started a petition to have her fired from the show, according to
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Sisters and entrepreneurs Nia and Noria Dorsey will bring their Memphis energy and spicy personalities to the group in the new season.
You can tune into the first episode of Basketball Wives Season 9 on Tuesday, February 9th on VH1.
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