I love the WNBA. Because what do you mean DiJonai Carrington woke up and chose violence against her ex, NaLyssa Smith, by dropping this Thread on a Sunday morning.
Not the “+++”!
For those who have yet to see the light that is women’s basketball, DiJonai Carrington and NaLyssa Smith started dating in college when they both played for Baylor. They had an on/off relationship for a few years, playing for different teams in the W. But in 2025, they were both signed by the Dallas Wings and seemed to be doing better than ever.
That season was a true flop for the Wings, so DiJonai left to play for the Lynx and NaLyssa left to play for the Aces. Both teams went on championship runs, with NaLyssa and the Aces ultimately winning it all. And who was there to cheer her on? DiJonai.
But that summer, NaLyssa and DiJonai broke up. They didn’t say anything about it at the time. Really, the only clue that things were over came from NaLyssa’s teammate, Jackie Young, who starting posting images to socials that looked like she was with DiJonai. Interesting…
Cut to the start of this season, with DiJonai and Jackie confirming their relationship. All while Jackie and NaLyssa are still playing for the same team.
How those two are navigating the drama of your teammate dating your ex, I don’t know. I mean, I guess well since the Aces are 2nd in the league. But whatever peace aggrement Jackie and NaLyssa have apparently does not extend to DiJonai.
On Saturday night, the who’s who of the WNBA were out at a party hosted by the StudBudz, aka Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman. For the second year in a row, Courtney and Natisha live streamed the entire weekend, including them getting IVs, napping, and partying in their room with W players. Unfortunately for NaLyssa, they also live streamed her getting kicked out of their party.
According to NaLyssa, she didn’t realize the party was being hosted by the StudBudz, who are both very close with DiJonai. I’m not really buying what NaLyssa is selling since the StudBudz have the biggest party each year, but whatever the truth may be, NaLyssa showed up and DiJonai got pissed.
While the livestream didn’t show DiJonai allegedly going off on NaLyssa, it did show NaLyssa being escorted out by security after Courtney Williams got involved.
Less than ideal for NaLyssa. And it only got worse in the morning when DiJonai revealed that NaLyssa cheated on her with at least two of her teammates. That’s right, Aaliyah Nye and Deja Kelly both play for the Aces. For those who need a chart, I got you—
Obviously, I have no clue who these men are. While there were some people online who were screaming about how this drama hurts the legitimacy of the W, I’ll take cheating over DV allegations and paternity suits any day of the week. At least these women aren’t refusing to pay child support and telling their baby mama to “get rid of it” like MNBA star Anthony Edwards.
And yes, I am being messy by posting a chart that includes Caitlin Clark. I will admit that any relationship between Caitlin and NaLyssa is completely unsubstantiated. But she stays on because I love a mess. And because I’m sick of her theatrics.
While Caitlin has always had a flair for the dramatics, this season, she’s been flopping even harder, raging at refs over non-calls and claiming to be injured after minimal contact with other players. While every athlete flops to try to get a foul called, Clark doing so has a different connotation when you consider that a large portion of her fan base are conservative. Some (i.e. me) might even go so far as to call them white nationalists.
And from a white nationalist lens, you have a fragile white woman who is being injured by black players. In June, 11 Republican House Members wrote a letter to the WNBA commissioner demanding accountability for the physical play against Clark. After being charged with a flagrant-2 foul on Clark, Alyssa Thomas (a black woman and MVP candidate) received death threats. Similarly, Chelsea Grey received several messages with racist slurs after her foul against Clark.
The W has always had a ref problem, but it is a physical league. Players can’t leave someone like Clark open. At times, she’s going to be fouled because she’s a player who demands to be guarded. And while she should not be injured, she doesn’t need to invent injuries where contact is minimal. Because doing so has proved to be deeply dangerous for her fellow players.
While I don’t know if Caitlin will ever realize/care how her theatrics endanger other players, I am sure that DiJonai is back at practice after her season ending injury last year. Her first game back? Well, it’s likely to be the Lynx game against the Aces on Saturday, August 8th. Never change, the W (minus Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham. Those two can change).
JK, I would never. My last name is “Grand.” That’s not a gift horse you look in the mouth.
Now Pitt on the other hand…
For those keeping track, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s daughter, Vivienne, became his fourth child to legally drop his last name. She’s following in the footsteps of her siblings, Shiloh, Maddox, and Zahara, who have all filed legal requests to change their last name to “Jolie.”
It seems that Brad has been estranged from his six children since an incident in 2016, when he became physically violent during a private flight. FBI and court documents stated that Brad grabbed Angelina by the head and shoulders, shaking her and pushing her into a wall before one of the children intervened. Brad reportedly lunged at the intervening child. And Jolie has stated that he choked one child and slapped another in the face, while also pouring beer and wine on Jolie and the children.
Brad has always denied the abuse allegations, but did admit to having a drinking problem, claiming that he got sober after the flight. And while the FBI closed its investigation into the incident without filing criminal charges against him, the fact that none of his children talk to him is pretty damning.
Not only that they don’t talk to him, but that they’re willing to file endless paperwork to remove him from their lives. I personally could never find that kind of strength.
Also filing paperwork to cut her dad out of her life is Suri Cruise. She’ll now be known as Suri Noelle, though I imagine that has more to do with Scientology than anything else. Some kids just don’t want to be in their dad’s cult. And that’s okay!
Finally, we get to the worst mess of them all — Jared Leto.
To be clear, Jared Leto has always been a disgusting human being. This is the same man who sent rats and used condoms to his Suicide Squad co-stars. I don’t give a fuck if he was doing it “as the Joker,” that’s not someone who I am interested in spending any time with.
And it turns out that no woman should be spending time with Leto. So far, 10 women have come forward to share their stories about Jared Leto’s sexual misconduct towards them, ranging from lewd and inappropriate comments to minors to sexual assault, grooming, and statutory rape.
In a new BBC documentary, four of those women are telling their stories on camera. The incidents allegedly occurred between 2002 and 2016 when Leto was the front man for Thirty Seconds to Mars, and in his 30s and 40s. The women were teenagers.
One woman described being sexually assaulted in a Vegas bathroom after meeting Leto at work. She was 17 at the time. Another woman, who was 16 when she met Leto, described the sexually explicit calls he made to her before she received an NDA to keep the calls quiet.
Perhaps most disturbing to me are the two women who were essentially delivered to Leto by his team. They both described attending Thirty Second to Mars concerts and being approached by Leto’s associates. One, who was a 19 year old model at the time, said that she was invited to an after party where Leto told her that “age is just a number,” when she told him how old she was.
She claims that another Leto assistant invited her to a follow up after party, which was not a party … it was actually just Leto in his hotel room. Alone. At that point, it was late in the evening and her phone was about to die. She asked to charge her phone so she could get home. Leto said no. She asked to borrow money for a cab. Leto again said no. And when she asked if she could sleep in his hotel room, he said that if she did, she would “wake up with a dick in her ass.”
Leto and his team have obviously denied the allegations. He’s been pumping out “wholesome” shopping videos with his mom. But this is not the first time he’s been accused of sexual misconduct. In 2025, DJ Allie Teilz claimed that he assaulted her when she was, you guessed it, 17.
I’m ready to close the case on this and call Jared what he is — a sexual predator who deserves jail time.
That’s all for this week.
XOXO,
Emily
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