Could Problems In Gabrielle Union's Personal Life Be Affecting Her Show As 'Being Mary Jane' Plunges In The Ratings

Dywane Wade and Gabrielle Union

The opening episode of BET's television show "Being Mary Jane" starring actress Gabrielle Union, got off to a solid start with decent cable ratings. However, the show lost 500,000 viewers in week two and continues to slide. According to the Los Angeles Times, "The debut installment had already dropped from the more than 4 million viewers who tuned in to the show's movie-length pilot, which aired last May."

Could the plunging ratings have to do with the drama in Union's personal life, as it was revealed Miami Heat star basketball player, Dwyane Wade, fathered a child with another woman, Aja Metoyer, during the time the two were together. The baby was born in November 2013 and his mother went on a Twitter tirade, spilling the beans regarding Wade and Union, who she labeled an alcoholic.

Wade has since proposed to the actress, but Union is receiving a significant amount of criticism online, with people calling her weak over her decision to stay with a boyfriend who cheated on her. People are also unhappy with the fact Union broke up Wade's marriage to this high school sweetheart Siohvaughn Wade, who became much more vocal over the past several months.

No matter how interesting a show might be, likeability regarding its cast can impact ratings. If there is a public image scandal, it can cause ratings to wane. Bloggers certainly aren't trying to help Union, who is deemed a homewrecker online.

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BET's 'Being Mary Jane' slides again in second week

January 16, 2014, 2:58 p.m. - BET's first original scripted drama, "Being Mary Jane," may be a solid performer for the network, but its initial ratings have not been encouraging. The second episode of the series, which stars Gabrielle Union as a successful cable news personality with a messy personal and family life, attracted 2.8 million viewers Tuesday, according to Nielsen -- a drop of more than 15% from the premiere episode, which drew 3.3 million viewers...

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Gabrielle Union Blames Herself For The Breakdown In Her Relationship With Dwyane Wade Which Led To Side Chick Aja Metoyer Getting Pregnant

Dywane Wade and Gabrielle Union

In a candid interview with Glamour magazine, actress Gabrielle Union talks about the breakdown of her relationship with Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade. She blames herself for what happened during their alleged break, when he impregnated long time friend turned side chick Aja Metoyer.

Gabrielle Union's interview with Glamor magazine in which she blames herself for Wade's cheating

Metoyer turned on Wade via statements on her Twitter account, in conduct that was not appropriate towards a man who is the father of her newborn son, Xavier. She knew him for years. She didn’t have to air him out online in that manner. It was a private matter.

 

Gabrielle Union

Union, who despises Metoyer for beating her to what she wanted to do, having Wade’s baby, is putting forth her best face for the public. Union is attempting to hide the embarrassment of having broken up Wade’s marriage to high school sweetheart, Siohvaughn Funches Wade, only for Metoyer to come into the picture and give birth to his seed. Somewhere Siohvaughn is laughing at Union.

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My Dos & Don'ts, by Gabrielle Union

A few Valentine's rules about love (and life) from the star of BET's addictive new show Being Mary Jane. As told to Laurie Sandell. "I was a terrible wife," says Union. "It was my way or the highway." From her 2006 divorce, she's learned to give and take.

If you were to grade yourself on your relationships, how would you do? Gabrielle Union, 41, who plays a hotshot news anchor looking for Mr. Right on BET's new series Being Mary Jane, says she'd give herself an S for "satisfactory." "I'm divorced!" she exclaims. "So I can't exactly give myself an O for 'outstanding.'" But she has gathered a whole lot of wisdom from her failed marriage, kick-ass girlfriends, and long-time romance with Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade. Here, she spills her rules for a happy love life:

DO forget your "type." It worked for me. When I met Dwyane, his "résumé" looked like crap: athlete, going through a divorce, nine years younger than me. None of that screamed, "Let's have a lasting relationship." Then, after I had a heart-crushing breakup with yet another immature jerk, I thought, it can't be any worse if I date a fetus. Let's just see what happens. Turned out he'd been on his own since he was 15. He had wisdom that comes with facing an insane amount of adversity. He's sweet, funny, honest about his shortcomings. When I put my preconceived notions to the side, I found someone cool.

DON'T put up with a friend-versus-boyfriend tug-of-war. Some friends act possessive and say, "You're not spending enough time with me." Huh? Remember when we made our vision boards and the dude was in the middle? You're supposed to be happy for me. Thankfully, my girls are like, "High-five!" And D likes to be around them too. If there's weirdness, either something's wrong with the friends—or the boy. Investigate. And sift accordingly... you're willing to give up and you can compromise, do so.

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Gabrielle Union Reveals Dwyane Wade Used His Sons To Propose To Her And Clearly Against Their Mother’s Wishes (Video)

Gabrielle Union continues to anger Siohvaughn Wade (nee Funches) the ex-wife of Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade. During a recent television appearance, the actress recounted the events surrounding Wade’s marriage proposal last month.

Union stated during a trip to the couple’s new home that is under construction, Wade got his sons to hold up a sign that read “Will you marry us.” Union cockily stated “they ask me all the time” and “this is embarrassing, now they’ve created signs.” Then Wade got on one knee and proposed prompting Union to state, “You’re serious?” She accepted his proposal of marriage, much to the anger of his ex-wife, who is not pleased her sons were used as apart of it.

Since the beginning of their relationship in 2009, Union has been publicly accused of breaking up Wade’s relationship with then wife, Funches, who bitterly spoke out. Union kept taunting Funches with online comments and public conduct designed to get under her skin. Funches even sued Wade over her adulterous conduct.

Some speculate the proposal was due to the fact a woman named Aja Metoyer was about to go public with the fact Wade has been having sex with her for the past 9-years and it resulted in a pregnancy in 2013. Wade and Metoyer’s secret son Xavier was born in November 2013, much to Union’s embarrassment as she was dating him at the time.

Aja Metoyer The Mother Of Dwyane Wade's New Baby States She Cheated With Him During His Marriage To Siohvaughn Funches And Relationship With Gabrielle Union

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union

Though claiming she is not a home wrecker, Aja Metoyer stated via Twitter that her sexual relationship with Miami Heat basketball star Dwyane Wade began 9-years ago. She states that's when they began dating. The thing is Wade was married during that time to his high school sweetheart Siohvaughn Funches. 

Aja Metoyer still stabbing Wade in the back by telling his business on Twitter

Wade and Funches only divorced last year, this means there was an overlap. News of Metoyer and Wade's sexual relationship devastated his girlfriend of 4-years, Gabrielle Union, who had also cheated with him during his marriage to Funches, bringing the union to an abrupt halt. While the Judiciary Report does not agree with infidelity, Metoyer could show some discretion and work out her problems with Wade privately.

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DWade Cheated on His Wife with Aja Metoyer?

Saturday, January 04, 2014 - ...Now Aja lets it slip that she's been messing with DWade for years...Now I'm no mathematician but Dwyane Wade didn't file from divorce from his ex-wife Siovaugh until 2007 so nine years ago he was still married, right? 

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The Mother Of Dwyane Wade's New Baby Boy In Line To Receive $50,000 Per Month In Child Support Checks

 

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union

Aja Metoyer, the mother of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade's 2-month old son, Xavier, stated she is not a gold digger, referring to herself as a university educated business woman. However, Metoyer's failure to use birth control is going to net her over $50,000 per month in child support payments for what could be the next 18-years. That's at least $600,000 per year.

Child support payments in states like California are assessed based on the parent's income and assets. Under this premise, the child is to live in the same manner and financial level as its wealthy parent. It is done as a provision to ensure the best financial quality of life for the child.

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union as he proposed at Christmas. Wade was married to Siohvaughn Funches. Union was married to football player Chris Howard, but things like him "leaving the toilet seat up" led to divorce (run Dwyane, run).

For example, rapper Nas was hit with $40,000 in child support payments to then soon-to-be ex-wife singer, Kelis. It was later increased to $51,000 per month, infuriating the rapper. Nas went to a judge and had it decreased, as his income has declined and he is heavily in debt to the IRS (owes millions in back taxes to the government). Nas' monthly payment was halved. However, for a time Nas was forking over $51,000 per month to Kelis.  

Wade's net worth is said to be $150,000,000, which far exceeds that of Nas. Metoyer, who lives in California, is in line to see payments that could exceed that of the $51,000 per month Kelis was receiving, once the case is properly processed in Los Angeles Superior Court. Therefore, it gives the appearance Metoyer was after Wade's money to get knocked up and so soon. 

Aja Metoyer is mad at the press and public for calling her a gold digger

Nonetheless, money oriented Gabrielle Union, the fiancée of Wade (in a forthcoming union destined for disaster and divorce, pardon the pun) is not happy about the money Wade is going to have to shell out. He is already paying $25,000 per month to his ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches, in Chicago, Illinois, in alimony payments.

Sounds like Wade trusted Metoyer too much. Truthfully, one can't completely trust people whilst dating, allowing them to handle birth control, as you don't know what they truly want from you. Some will see you as a chance to collect a big child support check every month. Some will see an unplanned pregnancy as a way to force someone into marriage or moving into your place, at the least. If one is going to engage in sex outside of marriage, one runs the risk of unplanned pregnancies and STDs, both costly in different ways. 

Dwyane Wade: I've got to pay her how much?!

Aja Metoyer bitterly slammed Wade on Twitter over their failed relationship that resulted in pregnancy. However, she needs to be mindful of what she states online as she has a son, who in a few short years can log onto the internet and read various cutting comments she made about his dad. Women should not poison their children's minds against their dads, as that hurts and damages the child as well. 

Side Bar: I remember years ago during a stand up comedy routine, comedian turned talk show host and author, Steve Harvey, joked about hearing that his child support payments would be $5,000 per month. He questioned why an infant would need that much money stating, "Why? Is my baby on crack."

The Mother Of Dwyane Wade's New Baby Boy Slams Him And Fiancée Gabrielle Union On Twitter In Explosive Tirade

Oh, It's On Like Donkey Kong

 

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union

Back in 2010, Dwyane Wade sent a Happy Mother's Day wish to Aja Metoyer, the longtime friend he ended up impregnating in 2013. She gave birth to his baby Xavier Wade on November 10. 2013. The Twitter name Wade sent the the 2010 Mother's Day wish to is www.twitter.com/ajametoyer.  Well, yesterday that same Twitter account slammed Wade and his fiancée, Gabrielle Union. The tweets have since been deleted but have been screencapped below by the Rhymes With Snitch blog.

 

Aja Metoyer

TMZ uncovered the fact Wade's sexual fling with Metoyer overlapped his relationship with Union, revealing he cheated on her. Since that time, people have been calling Metoyer a gold digger, groupie, side chick and baby mama (well, technically she is a "baby mama"). 

 

 

 

Aja Metoyer

Metoyer has taken offense to the labels she is being tagged with online by bloggers and internet readers and fired off tweets slamming Wade and Union. Metoyer stated when they began a sexual relationship, Wade told her he had broken up with Union, over her "drinking" and his "cheating." 

Dwyane Wade's tweet to Aja and other friends on Twitter. Based on his tweet and press release about his new son, he and Aja are good friends and it turned into something more.

 

Metoyer is also implying Wade had proposed to her with the same ring he gave Union two weeks ago, as she referred to it as "recycled" stating he's "going green." That's going to hurt Union, who was so excited to receive the ring. Metoyer also slammed claims she is a gold digger by stating she has several businesses and investments. Still, some will state she is not wealthy like Wade, who is a millionaire many times over. A gold digger does not have to be broke. Therefore, some will not accept that argument. 

Metoyer also stated she has a degree from NYU. The question is why the unplanned pregnancy. Certainly a business woman with a degree would be on top of something like that, pardon the pun, opting to use birth control. It gives the impression it was a planned pregnancy on Metoyer's end, but an unplanned one for Wade, who was still dating Union. 

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Dwyane Wade's Secret Baby Mama Popping Off? 

Friday, January 03, 2014 - Earlier this week it was revealed that Dwyane Wade had secretly fathered a child with Damon Wayans Jr.'s baby mama Aja Metoyer. Now Aja, or someone pretending to be her, is online going off...

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Gabrielle Union Is Jealous Of Aja Metoyer The Mother Of Dwyane Wade’s New Baby Boy

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union

The word around town is that actress Gabrielle Union is jealous of Aja Metoyer, the mother of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade’s new baby boy Xavier, who was born last month. Metoyer, 31, is also the mother of Damon Wayans Jr.'s two daughters. It's clear Metoyer is holding a grudge against birth control. Metoyer is a pretty girl and men obviously like her, but three kids by two famous men have people on social networking calling her a "groupie" looking for a paycheck.

Gabrielle is looking miffed in this photo 

 

As news was about to break about the unplanned pregnancy and subsequent birth, Wade, 31, proposed to Union, 41 and she accepted. However, Union fled town for the Bahamas when the baby story broke, to spend time away from the prying press and paparazzi. She rang in the New Year with a pained look on her face and a big, forced smile.

 

Aja Metoyer posing for the cameras at a public event (left) and pregnant (right). Metoyer is pretty and let's face it, when a woman is pretty it makes men do silly things, like challenge a boxer to a fight and get his face beat in (see: Gabriel Aubry, the dad of Halle Berry's daughter, challenging her then fiancé, now husband, Olivier Martinez, a boxer/actor to a fight and losing like it's nobody's business).

Aja is a longtime friend of Wade’s as his Twitter page attests. In 2010, Wade sent supportive Mother’s Day wishes to Metoyer and other friends on Twitter, commending them for being strong women. It was all above board in what was a friendly and kind tweet. Little did he know that three years later she would become the mother of one of his children. 

Dwyane Wade's tweet to Aja and other friends on Twitter. Based on his tweet and press release about his new son, he and Aja are good friends and it turned into something more.

However, sometimes people start off as friends and it turns into something more. As the Judiciary Report stated a few weeks ago, the friend zone is not always a permanent situation (Men Have Hope Because The Friend Zone Is Not A Permanent Situation). Sometimes it goes from platonic to romantic. Wade is personable and pleasant, two qualities women like in a man. Maybe, Wade and Metoyer were leaning on each other for support as friends and she slipped, fell and landed on his… (LOL ok, bad joke).

What do you guys want me to say. It is what it looks like between them. Wade is one of my favorite athletes, so I'm not gonna give him a hard time. However, Union is devastated at the news regarding Metoyer. She's wanted to marry Wade and have children with him. Make it worse, Wade’s sexual relationship with Metoyer happened during his relationship with her.

Aja Metoyer, pictured above, who has two children for actor Damon Wayans Jr., picked men who look somewhat similar and have the same initials (D.W.) with names that sort of sound alike. Was she missing Wayans and projected those feelings onto Wade.

Though some people have long engagements and their marriages turn out well, the Judiciary Report has maintained for some time that Union is dragging Wade down the aisle. They’ve been together for over 4-years and he showed no intention of proposing until a week before the baby news was set to go public, not wanting Union to be humiliated. She was practically begging him to marry her on television during an awards show.

Throughout his relationship with Union, he’s dated at  least three other women in Miami (one in North Bay Village according to the Miami Herald), which says he is not serious about her. Wade should save himself the trouble of getting into a messy marriage, via what is a relationship already showing signs of serious trouble.

Damon Wayans Jr. and his daughters

Marriage should never be an obligation or done to help someone not be embarrassed by a difficult situation. Marriage should be about true love. It should be something within you that has you certain you want to marry the person. Anything less is not fair to either person.

Dwyane Wade's New Son With Side Chick Aja Metoyer Conceived During His Relationship With Gabrielle Union

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union

TMZ is getting all in Dwyane Wade's business. The successful Miami Heat basketball star, is now the subject of reports on his personal life. Wade has dated actress Gabrielle Union for the past 5-years, after she broke up his marriage with high school sweetheart Siohvaughn Funches.

Wade's ex-wife took it very badly and went public with many sensational allegations to hurt him over the demise of their marriage. In the process, she embarrassed their two young children Zion and Zaire, with scandalous revelations about an STD that she blamed Wade for. However, she contracted it when she cheated on him to get even.

 

Aja Metoyer (Doesn't she look like Sabrina Le Beauf, the lady who played the character Sondra on "The Cosby Show") 

People always say you reap what you sow and now Union is on the receiving end of the heartbreak she caused Funches. Union went to great lengths to destroy Wade's marriage to Funches, even taking swipes at his then wife on social networking. Union also did everything she could to drag Wade down the aisle, when he clearly did not want to marry her. During that time, Wade found someone else, unbeknownst to Union.

Over the last year, Wade had a sexual relationship with Aja Metoyer, the mother of Damon Wayan's Jr.'s two young children, which resulted in pregnancy. Aja gave birth to a baby boy on November 10, 2013 and named him Xavier Wade. Union wanted Funches' man at all costs and she got him...and a lot more than she bargained for. And the moral of the story is, leave other people's spouses alone.

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Dwyane & Gabrielle -- Evidence They Were NOT on Break When Baby Was Conceived 

12/31/2013 12:04 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF - Exactly 9 months before Dwyane Wade's son was born (by a woman who's NOT his fiancee) ... Wade and Gabrielle Union were still acting like they were very much a couple ... and TMZ has the proof.

We broke the story ... Wade's baby mama Aja Metoyer gave birth to Dwyane's son Xavier on Nov. 10. Wade claims the two were on a "break" at the time. But on February 5th (9 months before the birth), Gabrielle was Instagramming about Wade ... posting a photo of the NBA star cuddled up with her dog Sasha along with caption, "Sasha don't play when it comes to her man... 'Down to ride 'til the very end, it's me and my boyfriend.'"

A couple of days before that (on Feb. 1), Gabrielle posted a romantic photo of the couple together from a photo shoot for a "Flashback Friday." Doesn't seem like a couple on a break ... There's more ... on February 19th, Gabby posted another pic of Dwyane holding one of her scripts ... with the caption, "It takes a village to help an actress learn her lines... @dwyanewade takin a break from his Gatorade commercial to give me a line reading. Thanks coach :)"

The patter continues until April ... when Gabby stopped posting pics of Dwyane and started posting a bunch of sad cryptic quotes. One reads, "We cannot start over, but we can begin now, and make a new ending." Another says, "Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been, to stand up taller than you ever were." But on May 16, Wade returns to the picture ... with Union posting a photo of the couple, along with the caption, "I like this dude." One would assume it was right around this time that Union decided to take him back.

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