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The father of Salt N’ Pepa legend, DJ Spinderella (50), and Basketball Wives star-turned-actress, Tami Roman (52), is grateful to be alive today, after suffering a serious health scare that took quite some time for him to recover from. Many of you may remember 14-year NBA star, Kenny Anderson, who at the height of his career was in a public relationship with Spinderella and later married Tami.

Both relationships ended in shambles and left lingering bitterness and pain for all involved, including their kids. Before we recap their drama, let’s first get into Kenny’s health scare and recovery.

In 2019, Kenny Anderson (51) was hospitalized after having a stroke. At that time, his wife, Natasha Anderson, thanked fans without giving many details:

I am good Thank God! pic.twitter.com/qCslyF3b7D

— Kenny Anderson (@chibbs_1) April 13, 2019

“We would like to thank everyone for reaching out on behalf of Kenny. Our family is extremely grateful for all the prayers and love that we have received over the last few days. We appreciate you continuing to respect our privacy as Kenny heals.”

It was later reported that Kenny has high blood pressure and high cholesterol, but had stopped taking his meds, which somehow triggered the stroke.

The NORMAL JOB Kenny Has Now…And How He Lost ALL His NBA Money

Months after his stroke, Kenny Anderson is still on his road to recovery and attending rehabilitation sessions to get his body back to it’s prior state. But as you can see, the brotha is coming along just fine, thank goodness.

His Tough Times

Via Undefeated: This is…the Kenny Anderson who was sexually abused as a boy, whose mother dealt with the demons of drug and alcohol addiction, who lost most of his NBA fortune and declared bankruptcy in 2005, who fathered seven children with five women, and who lost a high school coaching job in Florida after a 2013 DUI arrest.

His Current Job
Kenny once had a $63 MILLION fortune and admittedly blew most of it on cars, champagne, partying, etc. “I lived a fast life,” said Anderson, “and enjoyed every bit of it.”

Today he’s the men’s basketball coach at an HBCU, Fisk University.

When Kenny applied for the job, Fisk president, Kevin Rome, leaped at the opportunity to have him join the staff and give the school’s struggling enrollment a fighting chance, as well as give Kenny a second chance:

“I knew his story and the challenges he has faced, and one of the things we pride ourselves on at HBCUs is that we give people second chances. … “We don’t make the assumption that because someone has challenges that they don’t have value. With [Anderson’s] fame and skill set, I think he can transform our program and take it to a new level of competitiveness. It’s about exposure, but we’re going to give him time to build his own program. I don’t have unrealistic expectations.” – via Undefeated

Meet Kenny’s Kids With Spinderella And Tami Roman & Their Past Drama

Kenny & DJ Spinderella’s Era
Deidre “DJ Spinderella” Roper and Kenny had daughter, Christy, in 1992. Spin’ had her issues with Kenny when they dated in the early 90’s, but she mostly kept them behind closed doors. There was, however, one publicized incident according to Undefeated- they once angrily ‘splashed champagne on each other during actor Wesley Snipes’ birthday party at a Manhattan nightclub.’

Tami Roman & Kenny Anderson’s Marriage
Kenny married Tami in 1994, had two daughters (Lyric and Jazz), and divorced in 2001. Tami says he had multiple affairs (including one with her BBW co-star, Evelyn Lozada, before the two ladies ever met) and TWO babies with mistresses during their union. Tami was left broke and on welfare assistance because they’re pre-nup left her without one red cent.

Tami and a few of Kenny’s other four baby mommas have reportedly publicly blasted him in the past for not taking care of his children.

Kenny once made an appearance on “Basketball Wives” with Tami, after allegedly not having seen their daughters in ten years, at that time.

Today, he’s putting forth effort to do better, as a humbled man who’s had to learn from his mistakes the hard way. Be sure to watch Kenny Anderson’s documentary, Mr. Chibbs, on Amazon.

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When Salt, Pepa, and Spinderella were at the height of their reign, as hip hop’s dopest female group in the 90’s, DJ Spinderella (50) was experiencing some of the greatest joys and toughest battles of her life. In particular, with her baby daddy and former NBA star, Kenny Anderson (51). However, the thing about tough battles is that they don’t last always, which is a lesson Spin’ has clearly learned years later with her current man…yet, not before revealing how Kenny did her dirty…

NBA Star Left Spinderella Soon After Their Daughter’s Birth…

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In a 1994 interview with New York Magazine, Spinderella (birth name, Deidra Roper) let the world know that Kenny Anderson dumped her when their now 28 year old daughter was just weeks old:

“He [Kenny Anderson] made the decision not to be with me,” says Roper. Being a young man of his status, he was doing things I couldn’t deal with. He was there at the birth. He stayed for a couple weeks until the novelty wore off.”

But The Way Spinderella Said Her Ex Left Her, Is Sad

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Spinderella Knew It Was Over When This Happened…
Spinderella realized Kenny Anderson (pictured above, center) wasn’t coming back, after she says he’d never returned from a ‘celebration’ for their daughter’s birth:

“He went out to celebrate and never came back,” claimed Spinderella.

She Wanted To Get Married, Anderson Didn’t…

Spinderella: “I did plan to get married. But I can’t shackle him and drag him to the altar”

Years later, it was revealed that Anderson’s relationship was strained with several of his children.

Now See The Man Who Has Spin’ Smiling

Meet Spin’s “Whatta Man, whatta man, what a mighty good man,” Q…

What Kenny Anderson’s Up To Nowadays

Kenny Anderson went on to have several more kids, including one with Basketball Wives reality star, Tami Roman.
These days, he and Spinderella have made amends, with the Salt N’ Pepa legend even appearing in a documentary about his life years later. Still no word on his relationship with their daughter though.

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Still Killing The Game

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Back in 1987 Salt N Pepa group members Cheryl ‘Salt’ James and Sandra ‘Pepa’ Denton had to replace their original DJ Spinderella Latoya Hanson after she departed the group. That’s when sixteen year old Deidra Roper was brought on and the rest, as they say, is history. For years Salt, Pepa and Spinderella dominated the rap and R&B charts with infectious hits that can still be played today and turn any old school party out. From the early days of ‘Push It’ to their 1990’s duet with legendary quartet En Vogue ‘Whatta Man’ Salt N Pepa knew how to deliver back to back hits!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-WFNbMohTQ

Their popularity has never waned and even today Salt N Pepa remain current by touring and appearing on a new reality show with fellow 90’s iconic group SWV called Ladies Night. Salt N Pepa are also slated to perform on the New Kids On The Block headlined Mixtape Tour, which also features Naughty By Nature. However, if you were expecting to see DJ Spinderella hit the stage with Salt N Pepa that’s not going to happen. At all.

Next Page: Spinderella Speaks Out >>>

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Last year BET network revealed that En Vogue, Salt, Pepa, Spinderella and SWV have landed a new docu-series titled ‘Ladies Night’. The new docu-series follows the personal and professional drama of the iconic 90’s girl groups as they embark on a national tour.

Fast forward to the current promos launched today, one group, in particular, is absent from the promotions–En Vogue.

Here’s the original synopsis from The Hollywood Reporter

The 10-episode docu-series follows the personal and professional drama of the iconic 1990s girl groups En Vogue, Salt-n-Pepa, Spinderella and SWV as they embark on a national tour. With a run of shows across the U.S., these iconic artists must create, choreograph and execute a night featuring all of their famous hits. With major money on the line, the OGs will need to put their pride to the side in order to launch something truly memorable. Produced by Entertainment One’s Tara Long; Mark Herwick and Madison Merritt serve as executive producers.

Here’s the current synopsis:

Rap and R&B royalty holds court with the BET premiere of “LADIES NIGHT,” starring Salt-N-Pepa (SNP), DJ Spinderella and SWV. With a legacy spanning over three decades, Salt-N-Pepa has landed their biggest career accomplishment to-date, a Las Vegas residency. While simultaneously preparing for their opportunity of a lifetime, the trio has made the ambitious decision to launch the “Ladies Night” national tour in collaboration with SWV.

The stakes are high and reputations are on the line as everyone scrambles to meet expectations and deadlines. We follow along as individual personalities, group egos, personal conflicts and professional obligations all take center stage to discover whether or not the ladies can push it to greatness together.

Watch the promo excluding En Vogue next >>>

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