By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Draya a bad mom? Reality television star Draya Michele might have turned her time on”Basketball Wives La” into several business opportunities, but she still can’t seem to shake the public’s negative perception of her parenting skills. Ever since reports claimed the reality star was arrested a couple of years ago for child neglect, she’s pretty much been the victim of the bad mother labels. Most recently, things got so nasty for her on Twitter after BET thought it would be a smart idea to start a #AskDraya trending topic to promote her appearance on 106 & Park. The topic actually became a bash fest, and all in the reality star’s mentions were strangers cracking jokes about her experience as a mother.
Draya of course addressed her critics on the BET show, and claimed she is a great mother despite what the naysayers are saying about her. It now appears Draya is getting some backing from her once rival, Jackie Christie.
Jackie Christie recently chatted it up with Coco Fab and she tells the site from her very own eyes, she knows Draya is a “good parent”:
“You know, it’s unfortunate and I feel really sorry. Knowing Draya personally, I adore her. People say I bullied her and it was never that. I’ve always looked at her like a little sister. I learn from her just like she learns from me.”
“Draya is a good parent. She really is and it’s unfortunate that stuff that was put on the internet is haunting her now. Draya loves her baby and she’s a great mom. She’s working hard and trying to make a living just like everyone else and I definitely support her.”
And when it comes to the fate of “Basketball Wives La,” Jackie confirms she’s unsure of its future but she plans to return if another season is confirmed by VH1:
“I can’t really talk about Basketball Wives. I will let VH1 announce whatever they are gonna announce. But if in the event there is another show in the future I will definitely be a part of it. I love it and I love working with VH1 and the girls–some of the girls.”
Well that’s nice of her to come to Draya’s defense but I seriously hope that show does not come back. So boring.
VH! don’t bring that damn show back. LOL.
Draya is a grown woman who can speak up for herself…however dull that may be…
And she would know what kind of parent Draya is how? The only person that can speak on that is her son. All people can go by is perception (all we see her do is club and smash rappers, ballers) and that police report. We don’t know much else about her. She addressed it and people will still think what they want to. It is what it is. But like I said, to get on Twitter and be so nasty to someone you don’t know is some coward sh-t.
I guess Jackie…anyway, I hope both BBW get cancelled. Both have run their course and I’m sick of Evelyn and Tami.
Jackie mind ya business like Draya asked you and everyone else to…
Uh didn’t Jackie’s daughter just put her behind on blast last year? I don’t think she wants to talk about parenting after that.
Jackie, we heard about you too boo!!!!! LOL!!!!
This chick is in no place to talk about good parenting. Her own daughter dragged her on twitter and let’s not forget how terrible she was to them on the show.
I was just going to say that Jackie saying Draya’s a good parent doesn’t mean anything. Jackie thinks Jackie’s a good parent and we know that’s not true.
Takes one to know one…
Cancel the show already. Please.
Why are her boobies hanging all out with her old a-s
One bad mother taking up for the other bad mother. Oh the irony.
Who is Jackie to judge someone’s parenting skulls as being good or bad? She neglected her own children, even shunning the darker-skinned daughter and giving her a complex.
Her own daughters have issues with her, and she needs to be concerned with that instead of with kissing up to Draya. It seems to me that Jackie is a coo-coo who cares more about winning over other women than being a parent to ALL of her kids.
She’s crazy and needs to shut up.