It looks like VH1’s original “Basketball Wives” series isn’t the only reality show undergoing a cast change up. In a recent interview with HipHollywood, Kimsha Artest, former wife of Metta World Peace and supporting cast member on “Basketball Wives: LA” revealed that the reason fans haven’t seen her on recent episodes of the show is because she’s called it quits on her days as a “Basketball Wife.”
According to Artest, she quit the show because she didn’t want to be associated with the high-profile drama involving her former cast mates.
“Some of the women that are on the show, they are not wives and the majority of them are but they’re not conducting themselves as such,” Artest explained. “I don’t want to be affiliated with shenanigans and drama. The back and forth is uncalled for, childish and that’s just not me.”
Artest also addressed the drama surrounding a fake Facebook page of her, with which the creator slammed “Basketball Wives” creator, Shaunie O’Neal.
“That’s not me. Anybody who read that could’ve known that. That was not me, period,” Artest said. “I’m not a Facebook person; I do have a Facebook but that’s not my name. Whoever it is can go kick rocks. All the negativity and comments, they can kick rocks, too.”
The former reality star added, “We’ll definitely figure out who it is … who [did] it. I’ve got a good idea, but I ain’t gonna blow them up just yet.”
Artest isn’t the only cast member who’s been MIA as of late. Tanya Williams, estranged wife of NBA star Jayson Williams, disappearedfrom the show after only two episodes. Now, Williams is apparently a blogger for The Huffington Post, most recently covering the Michael Jackson manslaughter trial. –nicholas robinson
