I promised myself I wasn’t going to do any more stories about the breakup, love triangle, surprise pregnancy between Nick Young, Iggy Azalea and Nick’s ex, Keonna Green. But the story just gets juicer by the minute. We always knew he was cheating. We didn’t know he was messing around with his baby momma. And we didn’t know he was boning in Iggy’s own home and caught on security cameras.
Foul.
But now that the pregnancy has been confirmed, it only makes sense that Keonna Green, the mother of Young’s first son, and carrying his second, would want to tell her side of the story. Green, who is also the owner of L.A.’s TNK Hair Studios, reached out to US Weekly to do so.
Reports claim that Green was paid for the story. And considering there are photos included, we wouldn’t doubt it.
Anyway, Green, who is 22 weeks pregnant, talked about the beginning of she and Nick’s relationship, how they started sleeping with one another again (just three months after her proposed to Iggy) and what she would say to the Australian rapper.
Trust us, things got interesting.
US WEEKLY: How did you and Nick first meet?
KEONA GREEN: Nick and I met in high school in 2002. I cheerleaded; he played basketball. We kind of instantly connected. I actually had the crush on him first. My way of trying to lure him was to give him … those cookies they have from Mrs. Fields. … My cheerleading squad, we had to do a secret Santa–type thing for the basketball players, so I basically went up to all the girls on the cheerleading squad, saying, “Whoever has Nick, I want him.”
US: What endearing qualities did he have to get your attention?
KG: He’s actually a very caring guy. It’s a lot of things that people can see, people can see his personality through basketball … He has great parents who raised him to respect women. He just can’t help the type of field that he’s in, so of course he’s going to attract a lot of women.
US: Would you get insecure and think he was cheating on you?
KG: Actually, to be honest, I was really into myself in high school. I was the captain of my cheerleading squad; he was captain of the basketball team. He was the man, so we kind of matched each other. I was really confident.
US: What are the challenges of being with a basketball star?
KG: OK, let me tell you, being with a basketball player then and now? Totally different. … I guess I would say it was different back then because now, I’m not the captain of anything. I’m just the mother of his child. Whereas back then, I was the captain of my cheerleading squad. So whatever he could do, I was just as good at it. It’s completely different now and then.
US: Did you want to marry him?
KG: Of course. Let me tell you, this is a little deep into the conversation, but I can count how many people I’ve been with on one hand. And Nick was the person I thought was it for me. When I went back that second time, I was thinking, This is it for me.
US: Let’s talk about your relationship with Iggy.
KG: I found out through TMZ [in 2013] that they were dating. I inquired and there was denial. We had a rough patch from there. A couple of months into them being an item, she was moving into the house, so I called her. When I was dropping my son off, we met in the living room. I didn’t want my son around somebody I’m uncomfortable with. I said, “Please, out of respect, don’t post photos of my son.” I didn’t want people thinking I’m not in his life. She was like, “I completely get it.” Reality set in that me and Nick were over. She was in the house I used to stay in. I cried on my way home. But Nick Jr. had fun with them. He would always say, “My daddy and my Iggy took me to Target and got me this.”
US: When did you reconnect romantically with Nick?
KG: It was last year, around September. We would take our son to Magic Mountain together. But sometimes Nick would say, “Oh, there’s too much traffic,” and he’d just play with Nicholas in his room. We got caught up in the moment and it just happened. I would be like, “Nick, you cannot be sloppy. You need to be honest [with Azalea].” He would say, “I don’t want to hear it.” I don’t know what was going on in his household, but me and Nick have lots of history. It wasn’t a secret on my end. I didn’t feel guilty because I was in love with a man, and I’m pretty sure I’m not the only woman.
US: Did you consider telling Iggy?
KG: Yes. I tried to reach out to her; I never got a response.
US: How did you learn you were pregnant?
KG: I was having extreme back pain very early in the pregnancy, so I went to the doctor, who said, “There’s nothing wrong with your back, but you’re pregnant.” It was 200 percent Nick’s child. He’s always supportive, but he was in shock. With him being in a public relationship, he didn’t know how to handle it. We didn’t get into [how he would tell Azalea]. I felt it was his decision how to handle it.
US: How did you feel when he and Iggy broke up? Did you feel guilty?
KG: No, I didn’t feel guilty. … I’m not the reason they separated. She found out what everyone else found out, according to what I’ve been told.
US: What would you say to Iggy if you could say anything to her right now?
KG: I wish her a lifetime of success. … I mean, I’m definitely not going to apologize for being in love with a man who I have a lot of history with. I do wish her that kind of success and hope that she can get through this difficult time and she and Nick can move forward from this.
US: Where do you and Nick stand now?
KG: I’m giving him his space. On an intimate level, it has stopped. We haven’t discussed how we’re going to move forward. Right now, he needs to focus on basketball and getting his life in order. Basketball is what puts food on two people’s plates that he’s taking care of. But I will definitely give it a chance if he comes back and says, “I’m really going to make this work this time.” Why not? But if there was ever any inkling of disrespect … I’m going to be raising a daughter. I would want to let her know that she deserves the world.
There are so many hilarious moments from this interview. Nick respecting women? Home girl saying she doesn’t feel guilty or apologetic about sleeping with an engaged man? Laughable. Plenty of things to say about all of this; (And I’m sure I’ll have a mouthful to say during “Did Y’all See?”) but for now, I’ll allow all of you to draw your own conclusions and opinions. I will say though, that I wish Keonna the best of luck. She seems to be disillusioned about quite a few things. And dealing with Nick, expecting him to treat her better than he did Iggy, she’s going to be in for a rude awakening.
You can read the rest of the interview over at US Weekly.
