'Basketball Wives' Star Evelyn Lozada Sues Co-Star OG Chijindu Over Tweets
By Ryan Naumann on October 7, 2019 at 9:59 AM EDT
“Basketball Wives” Star Evelyn Lozada has slapped her co-star OG with a lawsuit, accusing her of running around telling lies.
According to court documents obtained by The Blast, the reality star is suing Ogom “OG”Chijindu for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
On September 11, 2019, Lozada says Chijindu reposted her Instagram story captioned, “WOW, SO NOW BLACK WOMEN ARE MONKEYS? EVERYONE BOYCOTT THIS TRASHBOX YOU ARE DISGUSTING.”
She also posted, “AND THERE IT IS.. YOU SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS YOU RACIST BIGOT”
Lozada says, “This entire defamatory statement is false as stated” by OG. She claims her co-star even her statements were false when she said them.
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Lozada points out she is of Hispanic descent and her 2 children are of African and Hispanic descent. She also is the chairperson of the Evelyn Lozada Foundation which raises money for domestic violence victims.
As a result of the statements, Lozada claims she has, ” sustained serious financial harm through loss of income as well as serious and permanent injuries.”
She is suing OG for unspecified damages. The lawsuit was filed by powerhouse attorney, Corey Boddie.
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As The Blast first reported, Lozada has also been advised to take out a restraining order against co-star Ogom "OG" Chijindu.
Sources tell The Blast, OG allegedly had a meltdown during the reunion taping. Following the reunion, OG began barraging Lozada with angry messages on social media. The posts about Lozada have been nonstop with some retweets mentioning violence.
Sources close to Evelyn Lozada tell us she is concerned about OG’s "mental state". We’re told people close to Evelyn have been advising her to take out a restraining order against OG. They believe the posts are harassing and entice others.
