As you already may know, Basketball Wives is standing on its last leg so many of the ladies are looking to move on to bigger and better things, including the show’s creator Shaunie O’Neal. After getting a bad rap for all of the fighting and bottle-throwing that went on between the basketball wives, Shaunie wants to work on a new spin-off show titled The Shaunie Project. This show would be more of a wholesome show surrounding her and her four kids, but ex-husband Shaq is not trying to have their kids anywhere near it. According to TMZ:
Sources familiar with the situation tell TMZ … Shaunie has tried convincing Shaq that her show is just like “The Cosby Show” — good, wholesome, family fun. She told him one of the episodes will focus on Shaunie’s aversion to working out. The kids will convince her that working out is good and they’ll all run a 5K together. Forgive our cynicism, but it sounds like this show may be scripted.
Shaq is not buying it and feels there are too many pressures imposed by producers — to be able to keep the show wholesome. He’s convinced the show will end up showcasing a dysfunctional family that will hurt his kids, some of whom are already struggling in school. Shaq believes no good can come from cameras in the home.
It looks as though the two battled in court this morning and Shaunie was granted a huge “L”:
Shaunie O’Neal was unconvincing this morning in court … a judge just rejected her bid for an order allowing her to put her kids on a new reality show … something ex-hubby Shaquille O’Neal is vehemently against.
Shaunie wanted the judge to rule in her favor without a hearing, but Shaq’s lawyer, disso-queen Laura Wasser convinced the judge there was no rush and a hearing was only fair … but that takes time.
