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VH1 Access Interviews: Basketball Wives LA Jackie Christie

After a successful Season of Basketball Wives LA had the opportunity to Interview Jackie Christie:

Hi Jackie, How Are You Today?

JC: Hey Brian thank you, I'm doing wonderful :-)

As we all know you were the most talked about on the show, how did you get on?

JC: Yes and it was not always good though :-) loll but seriously I had fun doing the show and I forgive all parties involved really. I mean I look at it like this... always keep it 100% real in life. Also I was asked by the producers of the show to be a part of it and after we discussed it some I felt it was something I wanted to get involved in.

Coming into a group of girls, did you know anyone before?

JC: Yes I actually knew Laura, the longest over 8 years and Gloria I knew as well for a while prior and I felt like it was a great show going in because the girls all brought something different to it.

First, let’s go back to the "Draya Situation" did you believe the reports online?

JC: The reports online was the least of my worries with Draya really, as I was more concerned with just knowing who she was as a person and whatever happened in her past was her business I really did offer to her that if it was true let’s try to fix it so it never happens again, as I know all too well everybody makes mistakes and no one is perfect, but I feel like she handled it ok after all. It’s her business. I offered her help and we got along well at times I thinks she's funny, and besides I got my own life to live.

Your marriage is such a beautiful thing, we say you get married for the 16th time; do you have any ideas for the 17th yet?

JC: Thank you so much Brian, and Yes I want to get married at GAY PRIDE next time with other couples and same sex couples as I have such a love for all people no matter gay bi sexual heterosexual l so I really want to do it there next time.

Many were left wondering why all of sudden you became so close with Draya?

JC: I always liked her from day one I thought she was a jokester but a all around cool girl so I more so wanted to mentor her and also help her get acclimated to the group as I have never been one to run in packs so to speak I still felt like we were all there trying to get to know each other and in my heart and mind I wanted to build a close sisterhood of sorts with all the girls including her, also she and I had some fun private times hanging out together as well so I was already starting to treat her as a girlfriend.

What advice for couples in keeping a long marriage?

JC: yes INTIMACY! Have to have it! :-) along with love, RESPECT, COMMUNICATION, HONESTY, COMMITMENT, and become soul mates share any and all with each other and you will build a unbreakable bond. 

Why does everyone call you crazy, is it because you have your special way of explaining things?

JC: maybe or maybe they have a special way of understanding real shit loll no just saying though, also been getting hated on my whole life either for my looks my home my life the facts boys like me or whatever, and I'm not really trying to figure it out one thing they really should do is... remember is it’s a TV show and a damn good one at that:-)

VH1 has a history of editing stuff and twisting things, in your opinion how you’re like the way they are portraying you?

JC: I really do not blame VH1 or SHED MEDIA I really do love the show. And I feel like they told a story about a group of women and they told it well so I'm very happy :-) besides I'm a leader Brian, never been a follower. I know exactly who and what I am I share myself and life with the world because I want to.

Do you watch the show along with the viewers; if so are you a fan?

JC: Yes I do and sometimes I watch with friends but I will say I also cover my eyes when it’s something I can't bear to look at like sad moments or when I get mad cause I know what I was feeling and I'm a very passionate woman so when I watch it. It really takes me there.

If you can go back and change anything about yourself in the whole season what would it be?

JC: LOL Good question :-)) I would say I probably would curse less! And would have not put on the weight and dressed that way etc but I was just going through a tough time.

The comments about the show are very harsh considering that Basketball Wives Miami has had 3 seasons, what is your take on that?

JC: Yes, lol! But who really cares about the haters comments they tuned in and watched so if they still feel disgruntled about our show so be it :-) wish them nothing but joy.

Later on in the season the cast come to conclusion that you were the one just stirring up drama, but what really was happening?

JC: Wow really well aright then:-)) I guess since the "Cast" came to that conclusion its the end all to end all:-)) got to love it.

Hawaii marked the end of your relationship with the girls, what was going on in your mind when that happened?

JC: all I could think about was seeing them stripped naked and getting 10 lashes each with a whip! No just kidding!!!!! I really was fine after I vented pretty good to my husband Doug, And we ended our night having some cheese, wine, & chocolate my favorite... & spending some Doug & Jackie time;-)) when your mate is your best friend you really don't need any outside distractions messing with your joy in life. you see I look at it like this if I know I've been 100 5 honest and had and have a pure heart towards that situation I'm good I only know how and I only choose to be real and up front.

Today, have you and the girls solved your issues?

JC: absolutely not :-) loll but seriously though I have I let mine disappointment and anger go long time ago. I do not harbor negative feelings for any of them I will say I do pray for them to be happy. Besides I can separate the two.

What other VH1 shows do you enjoy?

JC: I love to watch Mob Wives Baseball wives, Basketball Wives LA, Lala's full court life, Love and Hip Hop Ti & Tiny, Tough Love there's so many :-)

Now that season 2 is a go what will we see from you?

JC: it is???? :-)

Any closing words you want to give to anyone?

JC: Thank You to you Brian for this awesome interview, to VH1 for the awesome opportunity to share our stories with the world and Shed media for believing in all of us and creating a great show and to all the fans that tuned in to watch and support BBWLA this 1st season it was a blast!

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Global Grind Exclusive interview with Somaya Reece: Love and Hip Hop

GlobalGrind: Tell us about this season and how your storyline differs from last season. 

Somaya Reece: I think last season was really about Somaya, in more ways than one. The reason why you see me more was to focus on my music. A lot of things go overshadowed in season one because of all the fighting, so this time around I'm just really focused on getting a investor, getting my team right. Maurice was never a good team to work with, which you will see. So I fired him; I’m not working with him anymore. I promote people not being violent towards women, abusing women physically or verbally. That’s something that he did to Chrissy that I didn’t like, so that was a really big factor in a lot of things. I tried this time to be more, instead of being hot and hot, I tried to be more hot and cold. I tried my best to reach out to the girls. I tried to turn a new leaf and really focus on being the bigger person, whether or not the other person wasn’t interested or was interested in listening. I still did the right thing as a grown woman, and reach out and try to have a breakthrough with the girls and I did.

I have my own tequila company, my own Tequila line, which is a multi-million dollar company. It’s called La Jefa Tequila, which means the boss. And I’m the first Salvadorian, Latina woman to ever own their own tequila, so this is a big deal. La Jefa Tequila has been written up in Forbes magazine. So Forbes named us America’s most promising company. You’re girl is doing really well.

You’re not public enemy number one in the girl's eyes. Kimbella has taken that roll. When the whole scene (fight) with Kimbella went down...

To be quite honest with you, I don’t know how it’s edited, so I don’t exactly know when they show that happening. I just felt this really weird feeling, like something was going to happen. The whole room got really big. I thought 'I don’t know what’s about to go down, but I don’t want to be a part of it.'  I pretty much just got up and just sat myself across from Kimbella just to see the situation unfold. 

Did you expect Chrissy to hit her?

This is what’s crazy, it happened so fast. It probably looked a little slower for you guys because there’s so many camera angles, but it happened so fast that we’re sitting there talking, all of a sudden you hear “plow." It was just unexpected. I didn’t really see exactly how it went down because I was sitting there talking to Emily. We couldn’t figure out what was going on and then all of a sudden you just hear Chrissy going at it. I think everybody was shocked. 

Is there something else going on between Kimbella and Chrissy that maybe we don’t know about? 

I think that was everybody’s assumption at first. Maybe they had a beef and didn’t know about it. That’s pretty fair to say to anybody because it just happened so fast. I feel like it wasn’t my place to really ask Chrissy that or anything while it was happening because it was just so deep. There was absolutely no time really to ask questions or anything. That’s it. That was the assumption based right off the bat. Something deeper must be happening. That eventually changes through time in the episodes, but that was the initial reaction.  

So how are you and Olivia doing? Because you and Olivia haven't had the best relationship. Have you ladies squashed the beef? Are you cordial?

I tried my best to talk to her, even everyone around me had told me that she talks about me behind my back. It’s just really no foot off me because at this point right now I got everything I need to out of my situation. I tried to be as cordial as I could with her. I definitely tried to reach out to her, but it’s so draining. I hear her on the radio all the time. I see videos all the time, but I just figure, even if she is talking about me behind my back, at least people will see that I made the effort to try to reach out to her, and to try to be chill with her. 

What made you want to do a tequila line?

Well, the reason why I call myself “The Boss” is because, I think a lot of women have it confused when they say 'Oh, I’m a boss chick,' but what are your goals? What exactly are you trying to be a boss of? Is it of yourself, your family—what are you empowering? My biggest thing is I always wanted to turn my name and everything into a multimedia brand and also a brand that covers different things, like beauty, liquor and all those things. I very much idolize 50 Cent and what Beyonce has done and Jennifer Lopez. They've taken their name and they’re actors, they have their own perfume and things of that. And I have all those things that I’m on my way to becoming. So these are part of the steps. I pretty much did this myself. I found the investor in Bottles Up Ink, who put it all together for me. It’s a premium tequila. It’s top shelf, so it’s tripled filtered. It’s a silver and it tastes really good, and I’m not just saying that because it’s mine. I had to really go through a lot of taste testing, which is really hard (laughs). I was buzzed the whole time, for months!

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