HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Jackie Christie attends the exclusive Basketball Wives press dinner at NeueHouse Hollywood on May 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for VH1) NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 23: Brooke Bailey Attends The Eric Bellinger Grammy Week Lounge Lounge at Suite 36 on January 23, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Cassidy Sparrow/Getty Images)
Jackie Christie and Brooke Bailey have taken their grievances from the Basketball Wives stage to Instagram.
Following Monday night’s reunion episode, social media buzzed with reactions to Brooke’s allegations that Jackie was an ‘unsupportive friend’ after her daughter’s passing. Kayla Bailey, 25, was killed in a car crash in Memphis last fall.
While seated beside each other, Brooke expressed disappointment in Jackie’s decision not to “show up” for her. She said Jackie did not “send one flower” or “knock on [her] door to give [her] a hug or just to sit next to [her] quietly.” Jackie responded, “I didn’t know what to say, and I am so sorry.”
Despite not calling her, she added that hearing about Kayla’s passing hurt her heart. Then, she explained her decision to maintain distance, adding that she’s shown up for Bailey in other instances, including during marriage woes. But Brooke wasn’t hearing it and instead ran down a list of people who showed up, including castmates and production.
At one point, another castmate sat between the women to diffuse the tense energy. Amid Brooke snapping at her, Christie reiterated her apology, saying, “I said I apologize, Brooke.” But while backstage, Jackie’s energy took more of an unapologetic shift.
“When you don’t have anything else to be mad about or talk about, you make up sh*t. So, it’s just another waste of time to me,” Christie said in a confessional video. “You want a flower? I’ll send you a whole bouquet of flowers. I can’t bring your daughter back. I can’t bring back the fact that I didn’t do what you wanted me to do.”
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