Royce Reed

Royce Reed is a former Orlando Magic and Miami Heat dancer. Reed is the mother of Braylon Joshua Robert Howard, Magic player Dwight Howard's son.

Reed was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. She graduated from Florida A&M University with a degree in Theatre, Education, and Humanities.http://www.roycelyndsay.blogspot.com

Reed has been dancing for the past 22 years, and has also been a dance teacher for the past ten years. Reed is a Dance Company Manager/Studio Owner.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09724430783916793856 On March 22, 2010, Reed announced the formation of her new burlesque dance group named "Fantashique."http://roycelyndsay.blogspot.com/2009/03/fantashique.html

On February 5, 2010, Reed was caught on video dancing very provocatively at ex-NFL player Terrell Owens' poolside party. This party was held prior to the Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, Florida. The video subsequently went viral on the internet.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/05/royce-reed-pictures-photo_n_450308.html

Royce Reed was cast in the VH1 reality series Basketball Wives, which premiered on April 11, 2010, and was renewed for a second season in May of 2010. http://www.vh1.com/shows/basketball_wives/season_1/series.jhtml

Royce Reed appears on the VH1 series Basketball Wives, a reality show which follows the day-to-day lives of six women who are married or engaged to various NBA stars, or have children with them. http://www.vh1.com/shows/basketball_wives/season_1/cast.jhtml

The show was conceived by Shaquille O'Neal's wife Shaunie. A judge has allegedly instructed Reed that she is not legally permitted to mention Dwight Howard's name or discuss their legal situation on the program.http://bossip.com/187871/shaunie-oneal-reality-show-basketball-wives-starts-production-and-dwight-howard-tells-his-baby-mama-hoe-sit-down/

Basketball Wives was renewed for a second season on May 26, 2010.http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vh1s-brandy--ray-j-a-family-business-basketball-wives-and-what-chilli-wants-renewed-for-second-seasons-94907024.html The first episode of the second season premiered on VH1 on December 12, 2010, and is available for online viewing through the official VH1 website.http://www.vh1.com/video/basketball-wives-2/full-episodes/sneak-premiere/1653641/playlist.jhtml Reed reprises her role on Basketball Wives in the second season.http://www.vh1.com/shows/basketball_wives/season_2/cast.jhtml

Royce Lyndsay Reed was a dancer for both Miami Heat and Orlando Magic, and the girlfriend of Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard before she gave birth to Howard's baby on November 18, 2007. Howard admitted paternity of the boy publicly in January 2008, and two months later, Reed sued Howard for child support.http://www.ajc.com/hawks/content/sports/stories/2008/03/28/howard_0329.html?

On December 11, 2009, it was reported that Howard had filed two lawsuits against Reed, including one for 9.2 million in damages and increased custody of 2-year-old Braylon. The lawsuit concerns damage to Howard's reputation stemming from comments made by Reed and Reed's associates on the Internet. Specifically, Howard's suit mentions written comments that he "is raunchy" and failed to show up for scheduled visitations with his son. The 9.2 million figure was reached by determining individual damages for particular remarks and then multiplying that by the number of times said remark has been viewed online.http://www.wftv.com/sports/21942256/detail.html In September of 2010, gossip site TMZ alleged that Howard was to sue Reed for 500 million dollars.http://blog.vh1.com/2010-09-16/royce-reed-owes-dwight-howard-over-500-million-says-lawsuit/http://www.sportsgrid.com/nba/tmz-dwight-howard-500-million-lawsuit/