The Biggest Scandals To Ever Hit VH1

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

It should have been the happiest time of Chad Johnson's life. He'd just gotten married to Evelyn Lozada. He was signed to the Miami Dolphins and filming a VH1 reality show. Oh, and he was no longer going by the ridiculous last name "Ochocinco." But domestic violence can really throw a wrench in things.

When Johnson participated in Dancing with the Stars, MTV says his professional partner called him "the most amazing, soft, gentle man in the world." Lozada, star of another VH1 reality show, Basketball Wives, might say otherwise. In 2012, only a month after they got married, Lozada found a receipt for condoms in Johnson's car while they were driving home from dinner, according to NFL.com. This led to a "heated argument," and Johnson head-butted his wife. She ended up at the hospital, and he ended up in jail.

VH1 was obviously in an awkward position, since their show Ev and Ocho, meant to "chronicle the couple's romance," was about to air. But abusive relationships don't make for great TV. Deadline reports the network released a statement saying, "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." There would never be a point in airing it in the future, since the couple divorced a month later, just 67 days after getting married. Johnson was also cut from the Dolphins.

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