Kesha Nichols to Leave BBW? We’ll Believe It When We See It
Kesha Nichols, the new Basketball Wives co-star who became the poster child for bullying after Tami Roman verbally ripped her to shreds in the show’s Tahiti episode, claims that she might not be returning, reports Sister2Sister Magazine.
“Honestly, this whole season I’ve been waiting and hoping that something positive would come, and I don’t think they’ve really shown anything positive about me, about black women, about women in general. And I honestly didn’t realize that I was being bullied when I was in Tahiti, I knew that Tami was being mean to me and that nobody was sticking up for me, but when I watched the episode, that’s when I realized I was being bullied, and I’ve been lucky, never in my life have I experienced that, so maybe the reason why I was on the show was to see what it was like to be bullied and be a spokesperson for people that are being bullied.”
Even though fellow outcast Royce Reed has given her several reasons why she should stay, Kesha says that she thinks the most responsible move she can make for young girls is to leave the toxic BBW environment:
“I had a conversation with Royce about doing another season if the show comes back, and I don’t know why I would. I’m never going to film with Kenya again, I’m never going to film with Tami again, so what purpose would I serve? I’m not about this life, so why would they want me to come back? And Royce was like, you have so many fans and people who look up to you, if you don’t come back it might look like you’re running. No, it looks like I’m removing myself from a negative situation. That’s all you can do when you’re being bullied by someone. Remove yourself from the situation. Because, clearly, not saying anything doesn’t work. This has definitely been a learning experience for me and I’m not going to let it break my spirit. I can make something positive out of anything, but it’s definitely been very hard.”
I find it interesting that Kesha is positioning herself as the spokesperson for bullying. She definitely fits the criteria, but she was not so fearful of Tami when she was talking about her to any and everyone who listen. This was not season 1 of this trainwreck, it was season 5. Surely, there is no way that she believed she was signing on for anything positive. She signed on for a paycheck like everyone else.
If being an ambassador for bullying is her “new thing,” then congratulations to her. I just can’t help but feel that if Tami had not gone all Cleo from “Set it Off’ on her, she’d still be right there in the Viper’s Den, gossiping and backstabbing like the rest of them.
Tami is such a disgusting sad individual. I think it would be best for Jenn, Kesha and Royce to leave the show. All of the other women deserve each other.
I don’t know why these females were so caught up in what others were saying about them “behind their back.” They aren’t friends. If Kesha wanted to talk to her friend Royce about her frustrations with Tami she had every right to do so. If they are all caught up and want to fight everyone that says something about them “behind their back”, they will want to fight people for the rest of their lives. It’s like high school. I agree Kesha, Jenn and Royce should leave and work on their businesses. The show is nothing but a toxic environment of women sitting around looking for a reason to fight.
Concur! But, Jen does NOT have clean hands either. In earlier seasons she has mistreated others. She takes delight in seeing others squirm. She, in my opinion is like Shaunie, a passive aggressive individual or in other words, an insecure individual with cowardice behaviors. Additionally, for Jen to be college-educated and so consumed/enamored with the idea/concept of being tagged bourgeoisie, her use of the English language is sub-par. On MORE than one occasion she has uttered “I seen” or “I seent.” Perhaps, now by her being the recipient of such uncouth, uncivilized & immature behavior [hitting], she will re-evaluate her character and not slyly gloat while others in her presence are being mistreated.
In my opinion, it is evident that Royce & Kesha, perhaps the youngest of the entire cast, [the jury is out on Kenya] have character, intellect & emotional/behavioral maturity that FAR exceeds the others. Kesha behaved maturely by not inciting but instead trying to diffuse a confrontation by leaving. It’s unfortunate that some people believe that she deserved her mistreatment because in their opinion she “didn’t stand-up for herself.” NEITHER ADULTS NOR CHILDREN ought to participate in a conversation with a person who already has blown a gasket and is unwilling to behave civilly meaning absolutely NO violence, no verbal abuse and all the other unrestrained and untamed antics . Kesha’s reaction was appropriate for the situation. She did not have an ally there so she diffused the situation and when given the opportunity she left the island altogether. “Strength” is not about throwing fists [remember, even Jen didn't "fight" she hired attorneys to "sue."]
Kenya is on a different plane than her adversaries. I wish her all the best should she choose to leave the show.
I can sympathize with Kesha. I’ve had many bullies in my life and in my own family.
I’m just really curious to know what kind of experience she thought she was going to have when deciding to come on this show.
My point exactly… they exactly what they were signing up for: to be seen.
Kesha girl, none of these women were & and will never be a friend to you.
Shaunie is cha-ching all the way to the bank.
Um…Kesha knew exactly what the show was about from the start. I don’t know how she could watch previous seasons and think that when she started doing the show, the vibe would change.
I don’t agree with bullying but I feel like when you put yourself in certain environments, you have to be prepared for what could potentially happen. You have to stand up for yourself and I don’t think Kesha was mentally or even emotionally prepared to be a cast member on an ex-wife/girlfriend reality show.