
'Basketball Wives' Star Tami Roman Left Penniless After Divorce

Being married to a professional basketball player may have its perks, but the glitz wears off eventually. Just ask 'Basketball Wives' newest star, Tami Roman. She divorced NBA player Kenny Anderson after six years of marriage when rumors of his infidelity surfaced. She bolted -- even though their prenuptial agreement left her without a dime. She was forced to use food stamps to care for their two daughters -- recently
denying reports that she ended up with half of his assets.
Now, on the second season on 'Basketball Wives,' which debuts Dec. 12 at 8PM ET on VH1, she's finally telling her side of the story, admitting her biggest regret after the divorce was not putting her children first.
"If you just put Kenny and I in a room, with no mediator, there's no telling what would happen. It hasn't always been an amicable situation. We haven't been proper parents in how we deal with each other, and that has taken a negative effect on his relationship with my daughters," Roman tells
PopEater, adding that Anderson hadn't seen the girls in a decade.
"There are so many children who are going through these difficult divorces, and their parents forget about them, which is what Kenny and I did. We acknowledge that this season and try to rebuild."
But the family therapy is mere child's play compared to the intense cat fighting between Roman and the other 'Wives' this season. In the trailer, Roman is shown being held back by producers, ready to throw a few punches at Jennifer Williams, for not knowing what a food stamp looks like.
"I'm very outspoken and say it like it is. Some people can't deal with that, so it erupts into the fights," she says. "Sometimes, I can't control myself. I try not to get upset, but when I do, whoever is there suffers the repercussions of everything I've held in. I just blow up."
Despite her outbursts, Roman says she has grown tremendously since her days on 'The Real World: Los Angeles,' the long-running reality series' second season, when reality TV stars were guinea pigs in the genre. "I want fans to know I've grown and matured. Before, fans saw a young girl trying to find her way," she insists.
And with her maturity, there's some wisdom she's ready to pass on about relationships. "Never lose sight of yourself, your morals or your independence. So, if for some reason it doesn't work out, you can walk away -- just like
Eva Longoria. You can hold your head high knowing you were one hundred percent truthful in that moment. You can't expect the fantasy to be real or last forever," she says.
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I do not thin so.
Like Jesus Christ said in the Gospel of Luke, " Be on your guard against all kinds of Greed. a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. Women who marry rich, and for material things should pay attention before they say, I do. This is why the divorce rate is so high, all about money and very little about love
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I can't believe you are quoting the bible while being so self-righteous and judgemental. How do you know why she married Kenny?! If she married him for money she wouldn't have divorced him for cheating knowing she signed a prenup that would leave her penniless. Are you crazy?!! You can always tell broke, miserable people because they always say the nasty kinds of things that you said. Just because you are delusional and wanna say bad things about people to make yourself feel better, you are NOT entitled to put down someone who doesn't deserve it!! People like you give REAL Christians a bad name!
You are a very judgmental person gary. And the worst about it, is that you're using a word from the bible as your instrument to judge her. Your mad!
First of all, you don't even know what the whole situation was about! How can you make a judgement when you are ignorant of the facts surrounding the situation. All last season Evelyn got in people's faces and talked about them behind their backs. Tami just isn't taking anybody's crap because she's NOT gonna be anybody's flunkie. You apparently have a problem with strong women and it's quite evident that you aren't a strong woman because you would respect the struggles she has been through and her strength instead of berating her because she wouldn't take some spoiled brats crap! Seriously, stop hating on her. When did you host a show on MTV? When did you star in a movie? When did you star in a television series? When were you on reality TV? When did you have the strength to walk away from a husband who made millions because he betrayed your wedding vows? When did you open yourself up to ridicule just to help others avoid the same mistakes you made? When was the last time VH1 interviewed you? When were you on E! News? Oh yeah, that's right....NEVER!! Stop HATING and get a life!
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The only person that needs to get a life is you. It's unbelievable that someone is getting this upset over a reality show. You need to chill before you have a heart attack over some people that don't even know you exist.
Take a chill pill before you get a nose bleed. LOL
Tami keeps thing 100 and that is why i like her. she is a real chic holding down business, home, and herself.
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Well I'm sure she'll land on her feet in another big way. Ten to one she ends up with another baller. No chance that she'll date down and wind up with the UPS guy.
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Not that theirs anything wrong with an Ups guy...
she is all grown up now.. she wont make the same mistake twice.
I believe in her. she is a strong woman.
Why isn't her ex-husband paying child support and when the prenup was being drafted why didn't she stipulate that a certain amount of money be granted to her should an infidelity occur?
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Apparently she loved him so she married him without a chastity clause in the prenup. It's a shame that the good women are always the ones to get messed over. It's clear she is a strong woman, she has been through a lot and still came out on top.
you are exactly correct, if she signed a pre-nupt, that has nothing to do with it being mandatory for him to support their two children. Divorce or not, he has to pay for the upbringing of their two girls, I would say she needs to get her a good attorney, why should our tax dollars pay for her on food stamps, makes no sense to me. If he like to play,he should have to pay.
Yes you're correct! Tami is real person inside and out. She's a strong willed person. Everybody loves her so much!
If Tami's actions are "keeping it 100"? Keep me in the world of 0. She has anger management problems, and I truly feel sorry for her Daughters. Kenny, consider yourself blessed - for having your Daughters, and distance from this Tami monster. Certain segments of society find this behavior accepting. Ain't nothing cute or accepting of it. She's a HORRIBLE example of a human being!
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Don't blame Tami for her actions because she was cheated by her husband and did not get any support from him for their child.
Tami Roman is just expressing her feeling and you can't blame her for that. She is just undergoing with the difficult times of her life and I know that she can survive in it because she is a strong woman.
This woman sounds like a moron (I'm all for pre-nups as they're just good business, but who agrees to leave with NOTHING in case of failure) with anger issues and the idiocy of former basketball player Kenny Anderson, for those of you who aren't familiar with him, was firmly established long ago. C'est la vie, a world full of idiots and declining all the time. Yeah, that likely includes you too.
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Well Don, some people actually get married for love and not money. Apparently your low level of character makes that really hard to understand but this woman clearly got married for the right reasons but married a man that didn't deserve her. The good part is that she has bounced back from this and now she is the one with the money and Kenny is the one who is broke.