Bad Girls Club
{{short description|American reality television series}}
{{About|the television series|the song by Jeanette|Bad Girls Club (song)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image = Bad-girls-logo-season3.jpg
| image_size = 250
| genre = Reality television
| creator = {{plainlist|
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| opentheme = {{plainlist|
- "Love Me or Hate Me" by Lady Sovereign (season 1)
- "Bad Girls" by Tokyo Diiva (seasons 2–4)
- "Bad Girls" (remix) by Tokyo Diiva (seasons 5–15)
- "Bad Girls Anthem" by unknown artist (seasons 16–17)
}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 17
| num_episodes = 275
| list_episodes = List of Bad Girls Club episodes
| executive_producer = {{plainlist|
- Jonathan Murray
- Gil Goldschein
- Maria Pepin
- Troy Vanderheyden
}}
| camera = Multiple
| runtime = {{plainlist|
- 20–22 minutes (seasons 1–2)
- 40–43 minutes (seasons 3–17)
}}
| company = Bunim/Murray Productions
| network = Oxygen
| first_aired = {{Start date|2006|12|5}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2017|5|2}}
| related = {{plainlist|
- Bad Girls Road Trip
- Tanisha Gets Married
- Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too
- Bad Girls All-Star Battle
- Baddies
}}
}}
Bad Girls Club (abbreviated BGC) is a 2006 American reality television series created by Jonathan Murray{{cite web|last=Ho|first=Rodney|title=Interview with Jonathan Murray, creator of "Bad Girls Club Atlanta' on Oxygen Jan. 15|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2013/01/15/interview-with-jonathan-murray-creator-of-bad-girls-club-atlanta-on-oxygen-jan-15/|work=Access Atlanta|access-date=October 30, 2013|date=January 15, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102011149/http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2013/01/15/interview-with-jonathan-murray-creator-of-bad-girls-club-atlanta-on-oxygen-jan-15/|archive-date=November 2, 2013}} for the Oxygen network in the United States.{{cite news|title=MTV Greenlights Additional Seasons of THE CHALLENGE, THE REAL WORLD|url=http://tv.broadwayworld.com/article/MTV-Greenlights-Additional-Seasons-of-THE-CHALLENGE-THE-REAL-WORLD-20120330|access-date=April 4, 2012|newspaper=MTV News, Broadway World|date=April 1, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Ng|first=Philiana|title=Bunim/Murray Promotes Development Team Behind 'Bad Girls Club'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bunimmurray-promotes-development-team-bad-193966|access-date=April 4, 2012|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 1, 2011}} The show focused on the altercations and physical confrontations of seven aggressive, quarrelsome, unruly women. They were featured on the show as "charismatic tough chicks." The cast, deemed "bad girls," enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle in a mansion for three months, during which they obeyed specified rules. Their lives inside and outside the house were recorded by a production team.
Bad Girls Club aired on at least seven networks in other countries: Sky Living in the United Kingdom and Ireland, MTV in Australia, New Zealand and Russia, RTL 5 in the Netherlands, TV11 in Sweden, SIC Radical in Portugal, Velvet in the Philippines, and Channel [V] in Southeast Asia. If a cast member violated production rules, she was evicted from the show and often replaced. The fourth season was the series' "breakthrough season" as Oxygen's first series to average over one million viewers per episode.{{cite web|title=Oxygen's Hit Series "Bad Girls Club" Returns for Fourth Season Premiering Tuesday, December 1 at 10pm ET/PT|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2009/10/13/oxygens-hit-series-bad-girls-club-returns-for-fourth-season-premiering-tuesday-december-1-at-10pm-et-pt-33045/20091013oxygen01/|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=October 30, 2013|date=October 13, 2009}}
There were four spin-offs, including Bad Girls Road Trip, Tanisha Gets Married, Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too, and Bad Girls All-Star Battle. In late 2016, Bad Girls Club was renewed for a 17th season, Bad Girls Club: East Meets West.{{cite web|title=Bad Girls Club on Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/BGConOxygen/status/808855029813772288|website=Twitter|publisher=Oxygen|access-date=December 15, 2016|date=December 13, 2016}} In February 2017, the series' future was put in limbo with the network's announcement that it would convert to a true crime programming format, which was instituted in July 2017. Of the series' future, NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Lifestyle Networks president Frances Berwick said, "Bad Girls Club, at this stage, I don't see it on Oxygen linear," suggesting that it could air in a non-linear media form. "Beyond that, we haven't figured it out yet."{{cite news|last1=Goldberg|first1=Lesley|title=Oxygen Officially Rebranding as Crime-Focused Network|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/oxygen-officially-rebranding-as-crime-focused-network-970867|access-date=March 14, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Eldridge Industries|date=February 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201192359/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/oxygen-officially-rebranding-as-crime-focused-network-970867|archive-date=February 1, 2017|location=United States|language=en}}
Format
The format of the first season of Bad Girls Club differs from subsequent seasons, but its rules apply in all subsequent seasons.{{cite journal|last=Fernandez|first=Julio|title=Bad Girls? Or Bad Waste?|journal=Pierce County Herald|date=April 16, 2011}} One feature continued from season one was the way the show opened: viewers were shown the biggest and most intense physical altercation of the season, and the program then went back to a time before it happened. This fight usually gives the viewer an idea of who is going to be the baddest, or one of the baddest, girls in the house. This altercation draws in many viewers and keeps them wondering what will happen next.
In the second season, the show's format changed drastically. The maximum age dropped from 31 to 28. The cast of season two were given mandatory nonprofit jobs to help them build a work ethic and experience the stabilizing effect of being interdependent with others, for example in teamwork and commitment, to equip them for success in later life.{{cite journal|last=Williams|first=James|title=Ratings Success for Oxygen's Bad Girls Club|journal=The Cheney Free Press|date=October 18, 2009}} Quitting the job or failure to attend resulted in removal from the show. The girls were given the jobs of planning, decision making, and building cooperation. Season two was the first and only season of the Bad Girls Club to do this, and also the last to air 30-minute episodes.
The Bad Girls Club creed, introduced in season three, is:
{{cquote|A Bad Girl knows what she wants and how to get it. She makes her own way, makes her own rules and she makes no apologies. A Bad Girl blazes her own trail and removes obstacles from her path. A Bad Girl fights and forces her way to the top with style and beauty. A Bad Girl believes in jumping first and looking later. People will love you. People will hate you. Others will secretly wish to be you. A Bad Girl is you.}}
The bad girls typically form cliques, create havoc, book parties in night clubs, and engage in sexual antics while attempting to maintain their personal lives. They come from different backgrounds.{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=Mike|title=Oxygen Orders Third Season Of 'Bad Girls'|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/134039-Oxygen_Orders_Third_Season_Of_Bad_Girls_.php|work=multichannel|access-date=September 28, 2011}}{{cite web|last=Hwang|first=Kellie|title=Bad Girls Club casting for season 8|url=https://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/bars/articles/2011/05/19/20110519bad-girls-club-love-games-casting-tempe-hooters.html|work=The Arizona Republic|access-date=September 28, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title=The Bad Girls Club|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932242?refCatId=32|work=Variety|access-date=November 15, 2011|date=December 4, 2006}} Earlier in the series, they try to cope and adjust their behavior to become role models for young women. Some cast members try to accomplish specific goals.{{cite news|last=Hesse|first=Monica|title='Queen Bees': Do You Catch More Eyes With Honey?|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/1508559961.html?dids=1508559961:1508559961&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+11%2C+2008&author=Monica+Hesse+-+Washington+Post+Staff+Writer&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=%27Queen+Bees%27%3A+Do+You+Catch+More+Eyes+With+Honey%3F&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131152915/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/1508559961.html?dids=1508559961:1508559961&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+11,+2008&author=Monica+Hesse+-+Washington+Post+Staff+Writer&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc='Queen+Bees':+Do+You+Catch+More+Eyes+With+Honey%3F&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|access-date=September 28, 2011|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 11, 2008}}{{cite news|title="Bad Girls Club" Reunion Drama|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bad-girls-club-reunion-drama/|access-date=November 15, 2011|date=June 1, 2010|work=CBS News}} Throughout, the bad girls must adapt to their housemates' moods and behavioral changes.{{cite book | last=Oppliger | first=Patrice | author-link = Patrice Oppliger | title = Girls gone skank: the sexualization of girls in American culture | year = 2008 | publisher = McFarland and Company Inc., Publishers | location = Jefferson, North Carolina | page= 258 | isbn = 9780786435227 }}{{cite news|last=Lowry|first=Brian|title=First season of 'The Bad Girls Club'|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932242?refCatId=32|work=Variety|access-date=September 28, 2011|date=December 4, 2006}} They interview in reality TV confessionals. They are allowed to contact their families and friends on landline telephones and a computer connected to a large-screen television, but prohibited from watching nationally and locally televised programming or using mobile phones.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} If cast members engage in violence or break other rules, they are considered for eviction under the show's policy, which is enforced by the producers. Security guards intervene in violent altercations. Other reasons for departure include bullying, ostracism, alienation from other housemates, problems at home, or court proceedings. Multiple bad girls leave in every season. If a bad girl departs early in the season, a replacement arrives within one or two episodes. Replacement housemates are commonly hazed.
On August 3, 2010, during the OxygenLive TV recap episode, the show combined Facebook and Twitter with a live broadcast. Fans submitted opinions and comments about the show and its cast, which aired during the 10 pm hour.{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/04/oxygens-bad-girls-club-miami-is-1-program-on-cable-with-women-18-34/59143 |title=Oxygen's "Bad Girls Club Miami" is #1 program on cable with Women 18–34 |date=August 3, 2010 |publisher=TVbythenumbers |access-date=October 2, 2010 |archive-date=September 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906204319/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/08/04/oxygens-bad-girls-club-miami-is-1-program-on-cable-with-women-18-34/59143 |url-status=dead }} In January 2011, Oxygen released OxygenLive!, an online talk show hosted by Tanisha Thomas, one of the bad girls of season two. It was broadcast after season six debuted on Oxygen, and focused on the cast of season six, occasionally bringing in bad girls from earlier seasons. Thomas asked the girls several questions to prompt rumors and confessions.{{cite web|url=http://www.oxygenlive.com/ |title=OxygenLive.com |publisher=Oxygen.com |access-date=February 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204085902/http://www.oxygenlive.com/ |archive-date=February 4, 2011 }}
List of cast members
{{Color box|#fbfbda|border=darkgray}} Indicates replacement bad girl
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" | Season
! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Nickname ! scope="col" | Age{{efn|Age at time of filming}} ! scope="col" | Hometown |
|---|
| rowspan="10" | 1
| {{sort|Landi, Aimee|Aimee Landi}} | rowspan="18" {{N/A}} | 24 |
| {{sort|Terzian, Hripsime|Hripsime "Ripsi" Terzian}}
| 23 |
| {{sort|Howell, Jodie|Jodie Howell}}
| 29 |
| {{sort|Harvick, Kerry|Kerry Harvick}}
| 31 |
| {{sort|Ramsue, Leslie|Leslie Ramsue}}
| 24 |
| {{sort|Colliers, Tyla|Tyla "Ty" Colliers}}
| 25 |
| {{sort|Sprankle, Zara|Zara Sprankle}}
| 22 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Witt, DeAnn|DeAnn Witt}}
| 24 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Hernandez, Joanna|Joanna "JoJo" Hernandez}}
| 23 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Laing, Andrea|Andrea Laing}}
| 26 |
| rowspan="8" | 2
| {{sort|Carlisle, Cordelia|Cordelia Carlisle}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Escobar, Darlen|Darlen Escobar}}
| 24 |
| {{sort|Thompson, Hanna|Hanna Thompson}}
| 22 |
| {{sort|Russo, Jennavecia|Jennavecia Russo}}
| 26 |
| {{sort|Greene, Melissa|Melissa "Lyric" Greene}}
| 22 |
| {{sort|Ismail, Neveen|Neveen Ismail}}
| 24 |
| {{sort|Thomas, Tanisha|Tanisha Thomas}}
| 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Sharples, Andrea|Andrea Sharples}}
| 22 | Portland, Oregon |
| rowspan="8" | 3
| {{sort|Carr, Ailea|Ailea Carr}} | {{sort|Instigator, The|The Instigator}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Buhl, Amber|Amber Buhl}}
| {{sort|Narcissist, The|The Narcissist}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Meade, Amber|Amber "Cookie" Meade}}
| {{sort|Firecracker, The|The Firecracker}} | 25 |
| {{sort|Carter, Kayla|Kayla "KC" Carter}}
| {{sort|Loose Cannon, The|The Loose Cannon}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Michaels, Sarah|Sarah Michaels}}
| {{sort|Party Girl, The|The Party Girl}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Torrence-Davis, Tiffany|Tiffany "Tiff" Torrence-Davis}}
| {{sort|Warden, The|The Warden}} | 24 |
| {{sort|Collings, Whitney|Whitney Collings}}
| {{sort|Straight Shooter, The|The Straight Shooter}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Weaver, Ashley|Ashley Weaver}}
| {{sort|Female Fatale, The|The Female Fatale}} | 21 |
| rowspan="8" | 4
| {{sort|McWha, Amber|Amber McWha}} | {{sort|Trash Talker, The|The Trash Talker}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Andersen, Annie|Annie Andersen}}
| {{sort|Control Freak, The|The Control Freak}} | 25 |
| {{sort|Kaja, Florina|Florina "Flo" Kaja}}
| {{sort|Enforcer, The|The Enforcer}} | 26 |
| {{sort|Squillace, Kate|Kate Squillace}}
| {{sort|Prima Donna, The|The Prima Donna}} | 23 |
| {{sort|James, Kendra|Kendra James}}
| {{sort|Double Standard, The|The Double Standard}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Nunn, Natalie|Natalie Nunn}}
| {{sort|Socialite, The|The Socialite}} | 24 |
| {{sort|Beaman, Portia|Portia Beaman}}
| {{sort|Pistol, The|The Pistol}} | 24 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Woltz, Lexie|Lexie Woltz}}
| {{sort|Wild Child, The|The Wild Child}} | 21 |
| rowspan="10" | 5
| {{sort|Arceneaux, Brandi|Brandi "Venus" Arceneaux}} | {{sort|Sneaky Stripper, The|The Sneaky Stripper}} | 26 |
| {{sort|Washington, Catya|Catya "Cat" Washington}}
| {{sort|Elite Player|The Elite Player}} | 24 |
| {{sort|Rosario, Danielle|Danielle Rosario}}
| {{sort|Scrapper, The|The Scrapper}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Langston, Erica|Erica Langston}}
| {{sort|Trash Talking Cheerleader, The|The Trash Talking Cheerleader}} | 25 |
| {{sort|Guiane, Kristen|Kristen Guinane}}
| {{sort|Pageant Princess, The|The Pageant Princess}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Beaulieu, Lea|Lea Beaulieu}}
| {{sort|South Beach Rebel, The|The South Beach Rebel}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Osman, Morgan|Morgan Osman}}
| {{sort|Uber Bitch, The|The Uber Bitch}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Severn, Kayleigh|Kayleigh Severn}}
| {{sort|Kung Fu Diva, The|The Kung Fu Diva}} | 22 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Cheatham, Ashley|Ashley Cheatham}}
| {{sort|Southern Belle, The|The Southern Belle}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Hopkins, Christina|Christina Hopkins}}
| Agent Orange | 22 |
| rowspan="10" | 6
| {{sort|Warren, Charmaine|Charmaine "Char" Warren}} | {{sort|C.E.B a.k.a. Chief Executive Bitch, The|The C.E.B a.k.a. Chief Executive Bitch}} | 27 | Chicago, Illinois |
| {{sort|Bennette, Jade|Jade Bennett}}
| {{sort|Party Diva, The|The Party Diva}} | 22 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| {{sort|Rodriquez, Jessica|Jessica Rodriguez}}
| {{sort|Mouth, The|The Mouth}} | 22 | Chicago, Illinois |
| {{sort|Koether, Kori|Kori Koether}}
| Botox Barbie | 21 | Phoenix, Arizona |
| {{sort|Spears, Lauren|Lauren Spears}}
| {{sort|Southern Spitfire, The|The Southern Spitfire}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Galladay, Nicole|Nicole "Nikki" Galladay}}
| {{sort|Prankster, The|The Prankster}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Steinfeldt, Sydney|Sydney Steinfeldt}}
| {{sort|Sexy Siren, The|The Sexy Siren}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|King, Ashley|Ashley King}}
| {{sort|Bombeshell, The|The Bombshell}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Buonagurio, Jennifer|Jennifer "Jenn" Buonagurio}}
| {{sort|Jersey Princess, The|The Jersey Princess}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Sena, Wilmarie|Wilmarie "Wilma" Sena}}
| Rough Rider | 27 |
| rowspan="8" | 7
| {{sort|Castillo, Angelic|Angelic "Angie" Castillo}} | {{sort|Bronx Bombshell, The|The Bronx Bombshell}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Jackson, Judith|Judith "Judi" Jackson}}
| {{sort|Voodoo Vixen, The|The Voodoo Vixen}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Townsend, Nastasia|Nastasia "Stasi" Townsend}}
| {{sort|Powerhouse, The|The Powerhouse}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Mennella, Priscilla|Priscilla Mennella}}
| {{sort|Staten Island Spitfire, The|The Staten Island Spitfire}} | 25 |
| {{sort|Kichman, Shelly|Shelly Hickman}}
| {{sort|Lady Killer, The|The Lady Killer}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Malek, Tasha|Tasha Malek}}
| {{sort|Posh Princess, The|The Posh Princess}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Hodge, Tiara|Tiara Hodge}}
| {{sort|Goofy Gangsta, The|The Goofy Gangsta}} | 22 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Evans, Cheyenne|Cheyenne Evans}}
| {{sort|Texas Vixen, The|The Texas Vixen}} | 22 |
| rowspan="10" | 8
| {{sort|Cieslowski, Amy|Amy Cieslowski}} | {{sort|Hot Mess, The|The Hot Mess}} | 23 | Chicago, Illinois |
| {{sort|Victor, Danielle|Danielle "Danni" Victor}}
| {{sort|Black Sheep, The|The Black Sheep}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Roche, Demitra|Demitra "Mimi" Roche}}
| {{sort|Miami Maverick, The|The Miami Maverick}} | 25 | Miami, Florida |
| {{sort|Figueroa, Erica|Erica Figueroa}}
| {{sort|Red-Headed Hustler, The|The Red-Headed Hustler}} | 23 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| {{sort|Victor, Gabrielle|Gabrielle "Gabi" Victor}}
| {{sort|Queen B, The|The Queen B}} | 23 | Methuen, Massachusetts |
| {{sort|Sapp-Hernandez, Gia|Gia Sapp-Hernandez}}
| {{sort|Scandalous School Girl, The|The Scandalous School Girl}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Russo, Jenna|Jenna Russo}}
| {{sort|Naughty New Yorker, The|The Naughty New Yorker}} | 24 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Donovan, Elease|Elease Donovan}}
| {{sort|Brick House, The|The Brick House}} | 24 | Miami, Florida |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Moon, Christine|Christine Moon}}
| {{sort|Tennessee Temptation, The|The Tennessee Temptation}} | 23 | Nashville, Tennessee |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Poindexter, Camilla|Camilla Poindexter}}
| {{sort|Cali Cutthroat, The|The Cali Cutthroat}} | 24 |
| rowspan="10" | 9
| {{sort|Dye, Ashley|Ashley Dye}} | {{sort|Platinum Party Girl, The|The Platinum Party Girl}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Salgado, Christina|Christina Salgado}}
| {{sort|Sultry Spitfire, The|The Sultry Spitfire}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Jordan, Erika|Erika Jordan}}
| {{sort|Boss Bitch, The|The Boss Bitch}} | 23 | Chicago, Illinois |
| {{sort|Ghirami, Falen|Falen Ghirmai}}
| {{sort|D.C. Celebrity, The|The D.C. Celebrity}} | 25 |
| {{sort|Ofcharsky, Julie|Julie Ofcharsky}}
| {{sort|Devious Diva, The|The Devious Diva}} | 23 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| {{sort|James, Mehgan|Mehgan James}}
| {{sort|Texas Temptation, The|The Texas Temptation}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Mellal, Rimanelli|Rimanelli "Rima" Mellal}}
| {{sort|Wild Child, The|The Wild Child}} | 22 | Chicago, Illinois |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Jones, Andrea|Andrea "Drea" Jones}}
| {{sort|Pin-Up Princess, The|The Pin-Up Princess}} | 27 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Ramos, Zuly|Zuly Ramos}}
| {{sort|Caribbean Cassanova, The|The Caribbean Cassanova}} | 28 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Smoot, Natasha|Natasha Smoot}}
| {{sort|Spunky Spitfire, The|The Spunky Spitfire}} | 21 |
| rowspan="10" | 10
| {{sort|Samaan, Alicia|Alicia Samaan}} | Ms. Chi-Fly | 24 |
| {{sort|Bradford, Janae|Janae Bradford}}
| {{sort|Houston Hellraiser, The|The Houston Hellraiser}} | 23 | Houston, Texas |
| {{sort|Vargas, Nicole|Nicole "Nicky" Vargas}}
| {{sort|Jersey Joker, The|The Jersey Joker}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Hellens, Paula|Paula Hellens}}
| Hell On Heels | 26 | Chicago, Illinois |
| {{sort|Sarich, Shannon|Shannon Sarich}}
| Buff Barbie | 26 |
| {{sort|George, Stephanie|Stephanie "Steph" George}}
| {{sort|Harlem Heartbreaker, The|The Harlem Heartbreaker}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Anyanwu, Valentina|Valentina Anyanwu}}
| {{sort|Sexy Socialite, The|The Sexy Socialite}} | 22 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Hardwick, Jenniffer|Jenniffer "Jenn" Hardwick}}
| {{sort|Fun-Loving Firecracker, The|The Fun-Loving Firecracker}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Santiago, Raquel|Raquel "Rocky" Santiago}}
| {{sort|Cali Contender, The|The Cali Contender}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Denise, Nancy|Nancy Denise}}
| {{sort|Tennessee Toughy, The|The Tennessee Toughy}} | 22 |
| rowspan="13" | 11
| {{sort|Adams, Jazmone|Jazmone "Jaz" Adams}} | {{sort|Misbehavin Model, The|The Misbehavin Model}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Jensen, Milyn|Milyn "Mimi" Jensen}}
| {{sort|Star Chaser, The|The Star Chaser}} | 24 | Los Angeles, California |
| {{sort|Oliver, Sarah|Sarah Oliver}}
| {{sort|Bootylicious Blondie, The|The Bootylicious Blondie}} | 27 |
| {{sort|Rivera, Stephanie|Stephanie "Steph" Rivera}}
| {{sort|Sultry Siren, The|The Sultry Siren}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Bordeaux, Teresa|Teresa Bordeaux}}
| {{sort|Inked Queen, The|The Inked Queen}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Mett, Tess|Tess Mett}}
| {{sort|Rough Rider, The|The Rough Rider}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Small, Tiana|Tiana Small}}
| {{sort|Harlem Hothead, The|The Harlem Hothead}} | 21 | Harlem, New York |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Lopez, Gina|Gina "Gigi" Lopez}}
| {{sort|Brooklyn Baller, The|The Brooklyn Baller}} | 23 | Brooklyn, New York |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Thomas, Shanae|Shanae "Nae" Thomas}}
| {{sort|A-Town Aggressor, The|The A-Town Aggressor}} | 21 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Shanks, Janelle|Janelle Shanks}}
| {{sort|Weave-ologist, The|The Weave-ologist}} | 22 | Houston, Texas |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Bowman, Andrea|Andrea Bowman}}
| {{sort|Rhinestone Cowgirl, The|The Rhinestone Cowgirl}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Webber, Mercedies|Mercedies "Benze" Webber}}
| {{sort|Replacement's Replacement, The|The Replacement's Replacement}} | 24 | Brooklyn, New York |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Wade, Hailey|Hailey Wade}}
| {{sort|Twerkin' Texan, The|The Twerkin' Texan}} | 21 |
| rowspan="10" | 12
| {{sort|Rice, Alexandria|Alexandria "Slim" Rice}} | {{sort|Hot Model, The|The Hot Model}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Carswell, Alyssa|Alyssa "Redd" Carswell}}
| {{sort|Luscious Loudmouth, The|The Luscious Loudmouth}} | 24 |
| {{sort|Britton, Brittany|Brittany "Britt" Britton}}
| {{sort|Country Hustler, The|The Country Hustler}} | 24 | Louisville, Kentucky |
| {{sort|Cacchilli, Jada|Jada Cacchilli}}
| {{sort|Rough Rhymer, The|The Rough Rhymer}} | 28 |
| {{sort|Booth, Jonica|Jonica "Blu" Booth}}
| {{sort|Chick Magnet, The|The Chick Magnet}} | 25 |
| {{sort|Berardi, Linsey|Linsey Berardi}}
| {{sort|Brooklyn Brat, The|The Brooklyn Brat}} | 21 | Brooklyn, New York |
| {{sort|Jordan, Loren|Loren Jordan}}
| {{sort|Mobile Belle, The|The Mobile Belle}} | 23 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Garza, Aysia|Aysia Garza}}
| {{sort|Texas Temptress, The|The Texas Temptress}} | 22 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Ortiz, Dalila|Dalila Ortiz}}
| {{sort|Chicago Wild Card, The|The Chicago Wild Card}} | 26 | Chicago, Illinois |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Clanton, Raesha|Raesha Clanton}}
| {{sort|Alabama Slammer, The|The Alabama Slammer}} | 23 | Mobile, Alabama |
| rowspan="10" | 13
| {{sort|Carswell, Alyssa|Alyssa "Redd" Carswell}} | rowspan="10" {{N/A}} | 24 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| {{sort|Poindexter, Camilla|Camilla Poindexter}}
| 27 | Long Beach, California |
| {{sort|Victor, Danielle|Danielle "Danni" Victor}}
| 26 | Methuen, Massachusetts |
| {{sort|Cacchilli, Jada|Jada Cacchilli}}
| 28 | Queens, New York |
| {{sort|Jackson, Judith|Judith "Judi" Jackson}}
| 25 | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
| {{sort|Ofcharsky, Julie|Julie Ofcharsky}}
| 25 | Boston, Massachucetts |
| {{sort|Nunn, Natalie|Natalie Nunn}}
| 29 | Oakland, California |
| {{sort|Santiago, Raquel|Raquel "Rocky" Santiago}}
| 23 | Pine Grove, California |
| {{sort|Oliver, Sarah|Sarah Oliver}}
| 29 | Riverdale, Georgia |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Mellal, Rimanelli|Rimanelli "Rima" Mellal}}
| 24 | Chicago, Illinois |
| rowspan="11" | 14
| {{sort|Aviles, Christina|Christina "Tina" Aviles}} | {{sort|Showstopper Sultry, The|The Sultry Showstopper}} | 23 | Queens, New York |
| {{sort|Carter, Jasmine|Jasmine Carter}}
| {{sort|Southside Slugger, The|The Southside Slugger}} | 21 | Chicago, Illinois |
| {{sort|Lanier, Jelaminah|Jelaminah "Jela" Lanier}}
| {{sort|Houston Hustler, The|The Houston Hustler}} | 25 | Houston, Texas |
| {{sort|Florek, Kathryn|Kathryn "Kat" Florek}}
| {{sort|Lusty Loudmonth, The|The Lusty Loudmouth}} | 24 |
| {{sort|Lewis, Lauren|Lauren Lewis}}
| {{sort|Backwoods Barbie, The|The Backwoods Barbie}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Clermont, Shannade|Shannade Clermont}}
| {{sort|Power Princess, The|The Power Princess}} | 20 |
| {{sort|Clermont, Shannon|Shannon Clermont}}
| {{sort|Uptown Princess, The|The Uptown Princess}} | 20 | Montclair, New Jersey |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Charland, Jenna|Jenna Charland}}
| {{sort|Queen of Trash Talk, The|The Queen of Trash Talk}} | 22 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Zadora, Amber|Amber Zadora}}
| {{sort|Dolled Up Dynamite, The|The Dolled Up Dynamite}} | 21 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Miller, Beatrice|Beatrice "Ginger" Miller}}
| {{sort|Red Headed Rebel, The|The Red Headed Rebel}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Ramsdell, Alicia|Alicia "Ally" Ramsdell}}
| {{sort|Bad Ass Beauty Queen, The|The Bad Ass Beauty Queen}} | 22 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| rowspan="16" | 15
| {{sort|Thorne, Amber|Amber Thorne}} | {{sort|Sultry Siren, The|The Sultry Siren}} | 26 | Houston, Texas |
| {{sort|Babicz, Angela|Angela Babicz}}
| {{sort|Competitive Cutie, The|The Competitive Cutie}} | 25 |
| {{sort|Giordano, Annalisa|Annalisa "Anna" Giordano}}
| {{sort|Staten Stunner, The|The Staten Stunner}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Jeudy, Asia|Asia Jeudy}}
| {{sort|Sultry Siren, The|The Sultry Siren}} | 24 | Brooklyn, New York |
| {{sort|Jimenez, Diamond|Diamond "Dime" Jimenez}}
| {{sort|Swanky Swindler, The|The Swanky Swindler}} | 23 | Harlem, New York |
| {{sort|Giordano, Jessica|Jessica Giordano}}
| {{sort|Staten Stunner, The|The Staten Stunner}} | 23 | Arden Heights, New York |
| {{sort|Babicz, Kristina|Kristina Babicz}}
| {{sort|Competitive Cutie, The|The Competitive Cutie}} | 22 | Clifton, New Jersey |
| {{sort|Adams, Olivia|Olivia "Liv" Adams}}
| {{sort|Swanky Swindler, The|The Swanky Swindler}} | 26 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Hepperle, Amanda|Amanda Hepperle}}
| rowspan="2" {{N/A}} | 28 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Hepperle, Victoria|Victoria Hepperle}}
| 28 | Guttenberg, New Jersey |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Wallace, Jaimee|Jaimee Wallace}}
| {{sort|Queen of Twerkville, The|The Queen of Twerkville}} | 22 | Miami, Florida |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Wallace, Jazmyn|Jazmyn "Jaz" Wallace}}
| {{sort|Queen of Twerkville, The|The Queen of Twerkville}} | 21 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Green, Allison|Allison Green}}
| {{sort|Rock-N-Roll Barbie, The|The Rock-N-Roll Barbie}} | 24 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Green, Melissa|Melissa Green}}
| {{sort|Rock-N-Roll Barbie, The|The Rock-N-Roll Barbie}} | 27 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Ibrahim, Hanan|Hanan Ibrahim}}
| {{sort|Devious Divorcee, The|The Devious Divorcee}} | 24 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Ibrahim, Susu|Suha "Susu" Ibrahim}}
| {{sort|Devious Divorcee, The|The Devious Divorcee}} | 26 | Covina, California |
| rowspan="11" | 16
| {{sort|Jones, Adyran|Adryan "Ryan" Jones}} | {{sort|RidiciouslyRyan|@RidiculouslyRyan}} | 23 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| {{sort|Seegers, Brynesha|Brynesha Seegers}}
| {{sort|TaloneMusic|@TaloneMusic}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Griffin, Elliadria|Elliadria "Persuasian" Griffin}}
| {{sort|iampersuasian|@iampersuasian}} | 25 | Dallas, Texas |
| {{sort|Wilkey, Kaila|Kaila "Winter" Wilkey}}
| {{sort|wiintrr|@wiintrr}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Lima, Kailie|Kailie Lima}}
| {{sort|KailieBijou|@KailieBijou}} | 21 |
| Tabatha Robinson
| {{sort|DreamDoll__|@DreamDoll__}} | 23 |
| {{sort|Carrino, Zee|Zee Carrino}}
| {{sort|lady.westcoast|@lady.westcoast}} | 24 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Tejada, Stephanie|Stephanie Tejada}}
| {{sort|StephanieTejadaa|@StephanieTejadaa}} | 27 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Hogan, Kandyce|Kandyce "Kandy" Hogan}}
| {{sort|kruel_kandyy|@kruel_kandyy}} | 24 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Nashayé, Kabrina|Kabrina Nashayé}}
| {{sort|BossyBrina|@BossyBrina}} | 23 | Chicago, Illinois |
| style="background: #fbfbda | {{sort|Nicole, Tiara|Tiara Nicole}}
| {{sort|mytiaranicole|@mytiaranicole}} | 26 | Memphis, Tennessee |
| rowspan="8" | 17
| {{sort|Harris, Deshayla|Deshayla "Shay" Harris}} | {{sort|Firecracker Fashionista, The|The Firecracker Fashionista}} | 22 | Norfolk, Virginia |
| {{sort|Jacovino, Francesca|Francesca Jacovino}}
| {{sort|Rockin' Barbie, The|The Rockin' Barbie}} | 22 |
| {{sort|Williams, Keyaira|Keyaira "Key" Hamilton}}
| {{sort|Raging Rapper, The|The Raging Rapper}} | 26 | Compton, California |
| {{sort|Bygrave, Kiyanna|Kiyanna Bygrave}}
| {{sort|Mouthy Firecracker, The|The Mouthy Matchmaker}} | 23 | Brooklyn, New York |
| {{sort|Badalbaeva, Sayyora|Sayyora Badalbaeva}}
| {{sort|Exotic Enigma, The|The Exotic Engima}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Craft, Seven|Seven Craft}}
| {{sort|Seventh Wonder of the Hood, The|The Seventh Wonder of the Hood}} | 21 |
| {{sort|Shermann, Susan|Susan Shermann}}
| {{sort|Ticking Bombshell, The|The Ticking Bombshell}} | 21 |
| style="background: #fbfbda | Briana Walker
| The High-Rolling Hustler | 23 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Critical reception
Homophobic slurs caught the attention of media outlets.{{cite web |url=http://perezhilton.com/2011-08-31-bad-girls-club-tasha-shelley-homophobic-mardi-gras-protestor |title=The Bad Girls Club Is Home To A Homophobe! |author=Perez Hilton |date=September 22, 2011 |publisher=PerezHilton.com }}{{cite web |url=http://www.queerty.com/someone-please-throw-a-drink-in-bad-girls-club-new-orleans-tashas-face-20110826/ |title=Someone Please Throw a Drink in Bad Girls Club: New Orleans Tasha's Face |author=Brody Brown |date=September 22, 2011 |work=26 August 2011 |publisher=Queerty }}{{cite news |title=Taylor Lautner's Gay Kiss, The Good Wife, Magneto in Drag, Big Brother And More! |url=http://www.queerty.com/taylor-lautners-gay-kiss-the-good-wife-magneto-in-drag-big-brother-and-more-20110829/ |newspaper=Queerty |date=August 29, 2011 |access-date=September 22, 2011}} Adolescents emulated The Bad Girls Club.{{cite news |title=Atlanta Teachers: Students Emulating Reality TV Drama |author=Johan Thomas |url=http://newsone.com/nation/jothomas/emulating-reality-tv-drama/ |newspaper=NewsOne |date=August 26, 2011 |access-date=September 22, 2011}} Mary Mitchell of Sun Times stated that the show was "hazardous to the female psyche" and wrote, "Just like some teens try to emulate rappers in their dress and behavior, the same is true for 'bad girls'." She also commented that the show gives a "distorted picture" of how to live the good life, calling the cast "wannabes" who are "sleeping in a mansion they can't pay for". Mitchell believes that most people know the cast are living "a bogus lifestyle", and assesses the message of the Bad Girls Club as "disturbing".{{cite news |title='SpongeBob' should be just the start of warnings of unhealthy TV |author=Mary Mitchell |url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/mitchell/7658166-417/spongebob-should-be-just-the-start-of-warnings-of-unhealthy-tv.html |newspaper=Sun Times |date=September 14, 2011 |access-date=September 22, 2011}}
In 2016, The New York Times released a study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes, finding that Bad Girls Club was especially popular in the south, with the greatest popularity in Orangeburg, South Carolina.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html |title='Duck Dynasty' vs. 'Modern Family': 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide |last=Katz |first=Josh |date=December 27, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times}} The show has received negative criticism from African-American viewers, believing that it is "not what being a black woman is all about."{{cite news |title=Black teenagers defy pop culture portrayals |author=Laura Sessions Stepp |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/09/06/stepp.black.teens/ |newspaper=CNN |date=September 7, 2011 |access-date=September 22, 2011}} Mary Chase Breedlove of Reflector objected that "there are several TV programs devoted to acting as trashy and mean as possible ('Bad Girls' Club, ' ...)".{{cite news |title=Wedding hype replaces institution's meaning |author=Mary Chase Breedlove |url=http://www.reflector-online.com/opinion/wedding-hype-replaces-institution-s-meaning-1.2616448 |newspaper=Reflector |date=August 30, 2011 |access-date=September 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201083801/http://www.reflector-online.com/opinion/wedding-hype-replaces-institution-s-meaning-1.2616448 |archive-date=February 1, 2013 }} The New York Daily News suggested that Bad Girls Club was the equivalent of professional wrestling.{{cite news|title='Bad Girls Club' are back in real-life fright club|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-12-02/entertainment/17912266_1_bad-girls-club-oxygen-show|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130034321/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2008-12-02/entertainment/17912266_1_bad-girls-club-oxygen-show|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2013|access-date=September 27, 2011|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=December 2, 2008}} Kris De Leon of BuddyTV described the show as "crude, rude and pointless, but sort of addictive to some people. "{{cite web|last=De Leon|first=Kris|title='Bad Girls Club' Season 3 Returns with Bolder Bad Girls|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/bad-girls-club/bad-girls-club-season-3-return-24991.aspx|work=BuddyTV|date=December 3, 2008 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}
Brian Lowry of Variety thought that the producers made the "wrong decision" when they created the show. He believed that the cast of Bad Girls Club auditioned for the show for their "15 minutes of fame". He said that Bad Girls Club "arrived a little late in this game, on a channel lacking the kind of exposure or public footprint to qualify the show even as the stuff guilty pleasures are made of". Lowry believed that the show "loses" and that Oxygen attracts viewers who generally get drunk at bars and make a scene. He also suggested that "maybe it's time to "BAG" these bad-attitude girls and beat a hasty retreat back to the real world".
Anita Gates of The New York Times referred to Bad Girls Club as "a great argument for bringing back programming with actors". She believed that the "average emotional age" appeared to be 15, in contrast to the girls' real ages. She stated that the "unpleasant villains cancel one another out and actually make badness uninteresting", commenting that their behavior might not be "bad enough". Gates concluded by suggesting that Bad Girls Club is the on-location equivalent of The Jerry Springer Show.{{cite news|last=Gates|first=Anita|title=Graduating From Bad to Worse as an Adventure in Self-Help|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/05/arts/television/05gate.html|access-date=November 15, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 5, 2006}} Kelly West of Cinemablend stated that Bad Girls Club is "so much fun to watch".{{cite web|last=West|first=Kelly|title=TV Review: The Bad Girls Club — Season 2 Premiere|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/TV-Review-The-Bad-Girls-Club-Season-2-Premiere-7612.html|work=Cinemablend|access-date=November 15, 2011}}
Controversies
= Season 4 =
During "Off The Wall", the first episode of the fourth season, Natalie Nunn told Annie Andersen that Chris Brown was at a night club she wanted to attend, and asked Anderson if she was a fan. Anderson said no, because of the domestic violence case Brown was involved in. Nunn defended Brown, saying "Who cares, Rihanna was a punk bitch, and she got her ass beat for a reason".{{cite web|title=PP2G gossip;Say What: Mr. Steal Yo Girl Trey Songz gespot met Amber Rose in #Ghana, #WWW Waar was Wiz|url=http://www.pp2g.com/News/12479/PP2G-gossipSay-What-Mr-Steal-Yo-Girl-Trey-Songz-gespot-met-Amber-Rose-in-Ghana-WWW-Waar-was-Wiz|work=PP2G|access-date=September 27, 2011|language=nl|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401202357/http://www.pp2g.com/News/12479/PP2G-gossipSay-What-Mr-Steal-Yo-Girl-Trey-Songz-gespot-met-Amber-Rose-in-Ghana-WWW-Waar-was-Wiz|archive-date=April 1, 2012}} Nunn called Rihanna a "crazy bitch" and claimed to know her, unlike Anderson. After the episode aired, Brown reportedly said he did not know who Nunn was. Nunn questioned this during the reunion show,{{cite web|title=Chris Brown – neue Freundin aus Erziehungscamp|url=http://www.viply.de/?p=29881|work=Viply.com|access-date=September 27, 2011|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424230657/http://www.viply.de/?p=29881|archive-date=April 24, 2012|url-status=dead}} claiming that Brown had said it because the cast of the show had not yet been revealed. Perez Hilton, the host of the reunion, asked Nunn if Rihanna had confronted her about her comments. Nunn said yes, saying that the two had argued during a dinner party in New York City.{{Cite episode |title=Episode 15 "Reunion Part I: Breaking Point" Season 4 |series=Bad Girls Club |network=Oxygen |location=Los Angeles |airdate=March 16, 2010 |season=4 |number=15 |minutes=60}} During the reunion, Nunn claimed to have had a "fling" with Brown before the show.{{Cite episode |title=Episode 1 "Off The Wall" Season 4 |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/Bad-Girls-2009/episode-1-season-4/wall/284911 |access-date=November 30, 2009 |series=Bad Girls Club |network=Oxygen |location=Los Angeles |airdate=December 1, 2009 |season=4 |number=1 |minutes=60}}{{Cite episode |title=Episode 16 "Reunion Part II: It Ain't Over" Season 4 |series=Bad Girls Club |network=Oxygen |location=Los Angeles |airdate=March 23, 2010 |season=4 |number=16 |minutes=60}} Shortly before the end of the reunion, Nunn said that she did not condone domestic violence and apologized if her comment had enraged fans and people who had been victims of it.
= Season 5 =
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During the episode "The Wicked Witch Of Key West", a stranger at a bar offered to buy drinks for Kristen Guinane and Christina Marie Hopkins. He spiked the drinks with PCP hallucinogenic pills, and Guinane became intoxicated. She claimed to have suffered bruises on her body when the man grabbed her and handled her roughly. Guinane reported that the show's producers did not want to identify the man on television for fear of a lawsuit. She blamed the drug for her hitting cast member Lea Beaulieu in the face, leading to a fight.
After season five wrapped, Catya Washington was sentenced to jail for possession of a concealed weapon and illegal use of drugs.{{cite news|last=Carlin|first=DeGuerin Miller|title=Catya Washington from "Bad Girls Club: Miami" Arrested on Drug Charges, Says Report|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/catya-washington-from-bad-girls-club-miami-arrested-on-drug-charges-says-report/|access-date=September 28, 2011|newspaper=CBS News|date=November 5, 2010}}{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Lynda|title=Reality TV Star Catya Washington Drug Bust|url=http://www.nationalledger.com/pop-culture-news/reality-tv-star-catya-washingt-274785.shtml|work=Nationalledger|date=November 6, 2010|access-date=September 28, 2011}}
= Season 6 =
During season six production, residents of Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, complained that noise levels and swearing were unbearable and inappropriate for them and their children to listen to during the night.{{cite news |title='Bad Girls Club' Experience May Hinder Local Production Push |author=Doug Kriegel |url=http://shermanoaks.patch.com/articles/bad-girls-club-experience-may-hinder-local-production-push#video-3837952 |newspaper=Sherman Oaks Patch |date=December 28, 2010 |access-date=April 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715051540/http://shermanoaks.patch.com/articles/bad-girls-club-experience-may-hinder-local-production-push#video-3837952 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 }} The residents called local law enforcement agencies four or five times to deal with the late-night disturbances. Clarissa Keller, a Sherman Oaks resident, complained that she had a six-year-old son and did not want him to listen to the swearing. She set up a petition calling for a ban on all production companies in the Sherman Oaks hills. Location managers and production crew declined to discuss the neighbors' complaints. The Bad Girls Club permit required the entire production to abide by a "minimum outdoor activity and noise" rule, but local residents claimed that the show did not keep noise levels down. The house for season six was rented for $20,000 a month. The owner said that he would not allow this type of production to rent his home in the future.
= Season 7 =
On April 12, 2011, cast member Tasha Malek complained to an on-duty police officer outside the Bad Girls house about the conduct of fellow cast member Nastasia Townsend. She claimed that Townsend had placed her personal belongings into a garbage bag, telling her "she needed to leave the house", and that the incident had escalated into a fight.{{cite news|url=http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/04/summonses_issued_to_two_cast_m.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906022713/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/04/summonses_issued_to_two_cast_m.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 6, 2012|title=Two 'Bad Girls' cited for fight on Kenner set of TV show|last=Ross|first=Bob|work=The Times-Picayune|publisher=Advance Publications|date=April 15, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2011}} The two were issued summonses by the police for disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct.{{cite web|url=http://media.nola.com/politics/other/bad.girls.pdf|title=Kenner Police Report|publisher=The Times-Picayune|date=April 12, 2011|access-date=April 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007183312/http://media.nola.com/politics/other/bad.girls.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 7, 2012}}
Malek released a statement saying "I don't think it’s right to be gay", offending many fans of the show.
= Season 12 =
The twelfth season of the Bad Girls Club sparked a debate with The Village Board of Trustees of Highland Park, Illinois, who argued against filming the series in the Chicago North Shore suburb.{{cite web|last=Sadin|first=Steve|title=Bad Girls' Club Filming Sparks Debate|url=http://deerfield.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/bad-girls-club-filming-sparks-debate|work=Patch|date=September 11, 2013}}
= Season 15 =
During the filming of season 15, "Bad Girls" Amanda and Victoria Hepperle, who are twins, were brought on the show to replace two girls who had left. As the two entered the house, the other cast members pranked them by covering them in flour. The incident later escalated into a fight and the twins left the house and the show. They later filed a lawsuit against the production company, the network, the network's parent company, Atrium Entertainment, the cast members who were on the show at the time of the incident, and 50 unknown individuals.{{Cite web|last1=Lincoln|first1=Ross A.|date=2016-06-11|title=Oxygen's 'Bad Girls Club' Sued Over Prank That Sparked On-Air Fight|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/bad-girls-oxygen-lawsuit-1201770886/|access-date=2020-10-21|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=June 2016|title=Hepperle Twins Lawsuit Court Document|url=https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/bad-girls-club-wm.pdf|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=Deadline}}{{Cite web|last=Debenedictis|first=Don|date=2016-06-14|title=Sisters Sue Reality Show for Filmed Attack|url=https://www.courthousenews.com/sisters-sue-reality-show-for-filmed-attack/|access-date=2020-11-10|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title='Bad Girls Club' Twins Sue Producers, Claim They Set Up Violent Attack|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bad-girls-club-twins-sue-producers-claim-they-set-up-violent-attack/|access-date=2020-11-10|website=Vice.com|date=June 14, 2016 |language=en}} The incident aired on the show but the twins' faces were blurred out.
Spin-offs
= ''Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too'' =
Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too premiered on March 16, 2010. The show follows three past bad girls in their search for true love. The first of the Bad Girls Club, Amber Meade and Sarah Michaels from the third season and Kendra Jones from the fourth season. The season concluded on April 27, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/02/oxygens-love-games-bad-girls-need-love-too-returns-april-18/81303/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204181655/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/02/oxygens-love-games-bad-girls-need-love-too-returns-april-18/81303 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2011 |title=Oxygen's "Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too" Returns April 18 |author=Bill Gorman |date=September 22, 2011 |work=TVbyTheNumbers |publisher=Zap2it }} Oxygen renewed the show for a second run,{{Cite news | url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/10/oxygen-plays-matchmaker-with-love-games-bad-girls-need-love-too-in-march-2010/38294 | title=Oxygen Plays Matchmaker With "Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too" In March 2010 | publisher=TVbytheNumbers.com | work=Oxygen | date=January 10, 2010 | access-date=January 11, 2010 | archive-date=February 16, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216163916/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/10/oxygen-plays-matchmaker-with-love-games-bad-girls-need-love-too-in-march-2010/38294 | url-status=dead }} with Tanisha Thomas (from season two of the Bad Girls Club) as the host. In this season, Natalie Nunn (season four), Amber Buell (season three) and Lea Beaulieu (season five) competed for true love.{{cite web |url=http://love-games.oxygen.com/lovegames/photos/meet-the-cast-season-2 |title=Meet the Cast: Season 2 |publisher=Oxygen.com |access-date=February 6, 2011}} The second season consisted of eight one-hour episodes aired between April 18, 2011, and June 13, 2011. The third season aired on December 5, 2011, with Thomas as host once more, and Kori Koether, Sydney Steinfeldt, and Judi Jai as cast members. Kori Koether and Sydney Steinfeldt were on season six of Bad Girls Club; while Jai was on Season 7.{{cite web|title=Love Games:Bad Girls Need Love Too returns on December 5|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/10/03/oxygen-media-plays-matchmaker-again-when-love-games-bad-girls-need-love-too-returns-on-december-5-at-10pm-et-pt-188204/20111003oxygen01/|work=Thefutoncritic|access-date=October 4, 2011}} Season 4 aired on November 5, 2012, with Tanisha Thomas as the host yet again. This marked Tanisha's third time being the host in the series. This season also featured Season 8 girls, Danielle "Danni" Victor, Amy Cieslowski, and Camilla Poindexter as the cast members looking for love.{{cite web |url=http://www.oxygen.com/shows/love-games/photos |title=All Shows | Oxygen Official Site |publisher=Oxygen.com |access-date=January 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206150829/http://www.oxygen.com/shows/love-games/photos |archive-date=February 6, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
= ''Bad Girls All-Star Battle'' =
Bad Girls All-Star Battle show features bad girls competing for $100,000 and the title of "Baddest Bad Girl of All Time." The series has the girls divided into two teams, put to the test every week in an array of physical and mental challenges. It is hosted by R&B singer, Ray J.{{cite web|url=http://bad-girls-club.oxygen.com/blog/bad-girls-club-all-star-battle |title=Bad Girls Club | Oxygen Official Site |publisher=Bad-girls-club.oxygen.com |access-date=January 30, 2016}} Bad Girls All-Star Battle premiered on May 21, 2013. Bad Girls Club season 10 alumnus Jenniffer "Jenn" Hardwick won the competition, with season 4 alumnus Florina "Flo" Kaja being the runner-up.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/15/bad-girls-all-star-battle-to-premiere-tuesday-may-21-on-oxygen/178026/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609065328/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/04/15/bad-girls-all-star-battle-to-premiere-tuesday-may-21-on-oxygen/178026/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 9, 2013|title='Bad Girls All Star Battle' to Premiere Tuesday, May 21 on Oxygen|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|publisher=Zap2it|date=April 15, 2013|access-date=April 15, 2013}} The second season premiered on January 7, 2014. Season 11 alumnus Tiana Small won the competition, with season 11 alumnus Sarah Oliver being the runner-up.
= Other spin-offs =
Bad Girls Road Trip premiered on June 12, 2007.{{cite press release|title=Drama Hits the Highway This Summer with Premiere of Bad Girls Road Trip on Oxygen|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2007/05/21/drama-hits-the-highway-this-summer-with-premiere-of-bad-girls-road-trip-on-oxygen-24482/20070521oxygen01/|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=October 30, 2013|date=May 21, 2007}} It featured season one cast members Zara Sprankle, Aimee Landi, and Leslie Ramsue touring their respective hometowns in search of casting opportunities for the second season of Bad Girls Club. On the series, they also visited their former housemates.
Bad Girls Club: Flo Gets Married is a one-hour special that centers on season-four cast member Florina "Flo" Kaja, who had a traditional Albanian wedding, and on her pregnancy. It aired on Oxygen on February 28, 2011{{Cite episode |title=Bad Girls Club: Flo Gets Married |series= Bad Girls Club|credits=Jonathan Murray |network=Oxygen |airdate=February 28, 2011 |season=1 |number=1 |minutes=30 }} and was watched by 859,000 viewers.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/01/monday-cable-ratings-wwe-raw-leads-night-skins-being-human-rise-pretty-little-liars-cake-boss-more/84108|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303105603/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/01/monday-cable-ratings-wwe-raw-leads-night-skins-being-human-rise-pretty-little-liars-cake-boss-more/84108|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2011|title=Monday Cable Ratings: 'WWE Raw' Leads Night; 'Skins, ' 'Being Human' Rise + 'Pretty Little Liars,' 'Cake Boss' & More|last=Gorman|first=Bill|work=TVbyTheNumbers|publisher=Zap2it|date=March 1, 2011|access-date=March 1, 2011}}
A documentary series titled Tanisha Gets Married premiered on May 7, 2012. It follows Bad Girls Club season 2 cast member Tanisha Thomas as she prepares for her wedding. With preparations for the wedding in order, issues arise between Tanisha and her soon-to-be husband Clive. The show covers the family drama that occurs. Former bad girls featured in the series include Natalie Nunn and Florina from season 4, as well as Amber M. from season 3; all appear as bridesmaids. The series also shows how Natalie's and Florina's issues with each other turn violent, and how this affects Tanisha. The series was produced by 495 Productions with SallyAnn Salsano as executive producer.{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jersey-shore-tanisha-thomas-bad-girls-club-oxygen-243615|title='Jersey Shore' Boss Sells Tanisha Thomas Wedding Vehicle to Oxygen|last=Rose|first=Lacey|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 4, 2011|access-date=October 8, 2011}}
A webshow Baddies ATL, produced by former cast members Tanisha Thomas and Natalie Nunn, is set to air in 2021 consisting of former Bad girls.
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