Brooke Bailey is making it clear that she’s never been a hater of Dr. Cheyenne Bryant. There’s seemingly been tension between them since appearing on season 11 of ‘Basketball Wives’ together. In a statement circulated by theJasmineBRAND, Bailey reflected on an event Bryant held on the show that she got kicked out of. Brooke also seemingly took jabs at Bryant’s credentials, as the rest of the internet has been doing all week.
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What’s The History Between Brooke Bailey & Dr. Bryant?
‘Basketball Wives’ fans will likely recall Cheyenne Bryant’s recurring appearance on the show’s season 11. Episode 18 depicted the heated moment between her and Brooke Bailey, which rolled over into several episodes. Then, during a Mexico girls’ trip on the show, a mediation session by Evelyn Lozada ended with the women taking personal jabs at each other. At the reunion, Brooke called out Cheyenne’s licensure and accused her of being unethical for claiming to have treated a patient, allegedly without the qualifications to do so.
Cheyenne Bryant Is Under Fire Over Her Credentials
As previously reported, Cheyenne Bryant sparked a wave of backlash this week after twice defending her credentials as a “doctor.” Her press runs focused on her newly released book, but social media users have been more curious about her qualifications. On ‘The Breakfast Club,’ she addressed the closure of Argosy University, where she allegedly earned her doctorate, and her inability to secure all her academic documentation. Later in the interview, she claimed she’s experiencing “pretty punishment” and clarified that she didn’t intend to become famous.
Two days later, while appearing on Fox5 DC, she doubled down on her “doctor” title, defending her credentials. She told journalist Marissa Mitchell that her obedience is to God, not to individuals, meaning she won’t be proving herself to the public. She outright refused to provide proof of her “Dr.” qualifications and said she will continue to use the title.
“…I’ve earned the title, I have multiple degrees and I’m not going to prove anything to anybody and we’re going to leave it just as that,” Cheyenne Bryant said.
Brooke Bailey Says Mental Health Community Deserves “Honesty”
It’s unclear which exact platform Brooke Bailey shared a statement on. As of Friday, there doesn’t appear to be any statements on her Instagram account referencing Cheyenne, their past incident or her current status in the public eye. However, theJasmineBRAND reports that it was shared “on social media” on an unspecified day this week. Brooke is speaking out after the ‘Basketball Wives’ clip of her and Bryant surfaced amid the credentials conversation. In her statement, Brooke said that she was “called a hater” when she tried to clock Bryant in the past. She argued that “credibility is not optional” in matters related to mental health.
Additionally, she said Cheyenne Bryant claimed at her ‘Basketball Wives’ event that she had helped a patient through “severe mental health episodes,” which requires “licensed, ethical professionals, not misrepresentation,” Brooke said. Apparently, Bryant said the young man was “her client as a therapist.”
“Accountability isn’t hate it’s necessary. Since then, more has come to light, including that the school she attended has closed and lost accreditation (which I exposed at the reunion). No dissertation. No thesis. No license. The mental health community deserves honesty. Not performance or gaslighting. People are too vulnerable to be misled. Degrees don’t equal qualifications. Integrity and real experience do and when those are missing, people get hurt.”
Brooke Bailey added, “Everything done in the dark comes to light.” Also, she seemingly ended her statement with a direct message to “Dr. Bryant,” though she didn’t name her throughout.
“You tried to silence the truth. Instead, you amplified it.”
