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From E!

The State Attorney’s Office in Broward County, Fla., confirms to E! News that it has charged the former Miami Dolphins wide receiver and VH1 reality star with misdemeanor battery stemming from his domestic violence bust last month when he purportedly roughed up his now-estranged wife, Evelyn Lozada.

Johnson, formerly Chad Ochocinco, could face up to a year behind bars.

More HERE.

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And with it, she smashes Kim Kardashian’s record of 72 days for remaining in a sham marriage, with a new record “low” of 41 days.

NEW YORK — Evelyn Lozada is ending her 41-day-old marriage to Chad Johnson after the football star was arrested for allegedly head-butting her over the weekend.

Danika Berry, a rep for the VH1 reality star, confirmed reports that Lozada filed for divorce on Tuesday.

Earlier, Lozada issued a statement saying Johnson — cut by the Miami Dolphinsafter the Saturday arrest — “needs help.” She also said that he was lying when he told police she head-butted him.

The two were married July 4 after their courtship was detailed on VH1′s “Basketball Wives.” Their nuptials were to be part of the VH1 reality show “Ev & Ocho,” but it’s now been shelved.

The altercation allegedly occurred after Lozada questioned him about a receipt for condoms that she found.

On Tuesday afternoon, Johnson released a statement:

I would like to apologize to everyone for the recent events that have occurred. I would like to wish Evelyn well and will never say anything bad about her because I truly love her to death. I will continue to be positive and train hard for another opportunity in the NFL. To all the fans and supporters I have disappointed, you have my sincerest apologies. I will stay positive and get through this tough period in my life.”

ESPN story HERE.

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OF COURSE she “spoke out” to Entertainment Tonight.

 I am deeply disappointed that Chad has failed to take responsibility for his actions and made false accusations against me.”

It is my sincere hope that he seeks the help he needs to overcome his troubles. Domestic violence is not okay, and hopefully my taking a stand will help encourage other women to break their silence as well.”

She conducted an interview with an entertainment gossip television magazine…and she calls that “taking a stand?”

Story HERE.

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Evelyn Lozada

UPDATE:

In the wake of the 34-year-old athlete-turned-reality TV star’s arrest in Florida this weekend on charges he headbutted his wife Evelyn Lozada during a fight — reportedly over a receipt for condoms she found in the trunk of their car – VH1 is yanking his series off the air.

“Due to the unfortunate events over the weekend and the seriousness of the allegations, VH1 is pulling the series ‘Ev and Ocho’ from its schedule and has no current plans of airing it,” the network confirmed in a statement to the Daily News.

Story HERE.

Evelyn Lozada has also made her intentions known to police that she plans to file charges against husband Chad Johnson for allegedly head-butting her during the altercation which led to his arrest.

Johnson was released from the Miami Dolphins yesterday in response to his arrest and other team-related behavior.

According to the police report, Lozada found a receipt for a box of condoms from a local Walgreens in the trunk of Johnson’s car which precipitated the confrontation.

There is no arguing whether domestic violence is either funny or fodder for Reality TV.  There is no question as to its serious nature.  There is a question as to whether Lozada will somehow attempt to profit off of these circumstances.

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We all remember the original purported “outrage” of Star Jones regarding the controversial behavior and imagery on VH-1′s

Dr. Boyce Watkins

Basketball Wives program(s).  We all remember her vowing to put a stop to it, tweeting up a storm.

Remember #EnoughIsEnough?

Since then Star hasn’t uttered a peep on the issue, including ignoring all interview requests from Yours Truly.  To that end, Dr. Watkins takes Jones to task publicly for seemingly changing course on the issue.

Interesting…

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From NewsOne.com

Star Jones is interesting.  She’s smart, crafty and typically quite classy.  But I admittedly cocked my head to the side like Scooby-Doo when I read that Jones said that she never intended to boycott the show “Basketball Wives.”  Speaking to another woman that I appreciate dearly, Wendy Williams, Star said, “I was never encouraging anybody to boycott somebody’s job. That’s not what I’m about.”

Star Jones

Star’s words are a far cry from her previous tweets on the matter, where she took a far more militant point of view:

“It may be ‘comfortable’ to be quiet when women of color slap the crap out of each other & run across tables barefoot, but #ENOUGHisENOUGH,” she tweeted. “About to put together a group of sisters to finally ‘tell the truth’ about the image of women of color in the media.”

“And the thought that the woman from #BBW who was smacked doesn’t have the RIGHT to file assault charges is LUDICROUS,” she said. “You NEVER give up your right not to have your ‘person’ intentionally assaulted unless you are participating in an agreed physical activity.  I’m asking all my high profile, platform having conscientious sisters who STAND FOR SOMETHING to just say #ENOUGHisENOUGH & call folk out! Be mad. But think about what I said. WE ARE BETTER than that. You’re either part of the problem or part of the solution.

Perhaps the Star Jones from last month should be introduced to the Star Jones from this month, because they appear to be different people.

Full story HERE.

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Star Jones

Recently on Twitter Star Jones went off on the “popular” reality television Basketball Wives.

“It may be ‘comfortable’ to be quiet when women of color slap the crap out of each other & run across tables barefoot, but #ENOUGHisENOUGH, About to put together a group of sisters to finally ‘tell the truth’ about the image of women of color in the media.”

But do remember, Mo’Kelly was all over this WAY before Star, (much respect to her nonetheless.)

Before she decided to put a coalition together, do remember this is what Mo’Kelly was/is/has been doing.

Mo’Kelly has repeatedly reached out to Star Jones to do an interview…waiting for an official response.

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Imani Showalter

Listen to the extended conversation HERE.

End Credit Music: Always Sisters, Always Friends by CeCe Winans

I guess you could say Mo’Kelly has known Imani Showalter to a certain degree since 2005. It was after a piece on EURWEB.com regarding NBA forward Stephen Jackson, Mo’Kelly was DELUGED with mail.

Some notes were nice, some sho’ nuff weren’t.

In fact, some were from Stephen Jackson’s own mother and to this day her note resides in Mo’Kelly’s Hall of Fame. It is still true. If you can get somebody’s MAMA to email you, you KNOW you touched a nerve.  Mo’Kelly waited a whole year to share it with the world in a followup piece, needing Jackson to again do something worthy of ridicule. But it was well worth the wait.

Stephen Jackson STILL isn’t Very Bright (2006)

Someone else connected to Jackson also reached out after the first editorial…Imani Showalter.

Yes, that would be the very same Imani Showalter featured on the immensely popular VH-1 program, Basketball Wives: LA.

Mind you, this was 2005, long before anyone thought the idea of Reality TV and the NBA would ever intersect. Imani and I continued to quietly dialogue and exchange stories about the entertainment industry, the NBA and the unsettling nature of both.

To this day, there are stories Imani shared over the years that are truly unbelievable and not appropriate for print, or Reality TV.

And that’s the thing…we’ve all long known that the reality quotient of “Reality TV” is questionable at best. How much is “real,” how much prodding goes on from producers and what tricks take place in the edit bay which inform or maybe misinform our perception of Reality TV, Basketball Wives or otherwise?

Over the past couple of months, Imani and I have been trying to schedule a time to sit down and have a real, meaningful and honest conversation about influence, impact and even arguably the inappropriate nature of Reality TV generally and Basketball Wives: LA more specifically.

Showalter is a mother. It will be interesting to see what regrets (if any) she may have over the many years and the path which has led to this moment.

I say all that to say…this is a real conversation, not a program paid promotion. Imani reads Mo’Kelly as often as any of you, she KNOWS what Mo’Kelly is about, how Mo’Kelly feels about Reality TV and she is all about entering into a meaningful dialogue.

Today Mo’Kelly presents an extended audio conversation between Mo’Kelly and Basketball Wives: L.A. cast member, Imani Showalter.

Brian White

Another EXCLUSIVE from The Mo’Kelly Report.

OTHER INTERVIEWS:

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Television and Film Actor Brian J. White – HERE. 

TV Producer, Writer and Sherri Shepherd’s New Husband Lamar Sally – HERE.

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