When I first read the story about Carmen Ortega and LeBron James, I left it alone because I didn’t think it was real and didn’t want to spread rumors. Carmen’s phone was allegedly found by a stranger and that person leaked some scandalous texts between Carmen & LeBron James. Let’s keep in mind that he’s about to be married. So were those texts real?! Was LeBron trying to holla at her?! OR is this just another woman being extra thirsty (She’s also been linked to Reggie Bush)?!
Check out what she had to say about it & let us know what you think…
*TEXTS ABOVE IN GALLERY*
Via Bossip:
First things first, how did those text messages get out? A lot of people seemed to think they could be fake?
Carmen Ortega: I lost my phone in Ibiza, I was hanging out with my good friend Afrojack, we went to a club and my stuff was near the DJ booth and from what I’m hearing, everything was dramatic, next thing you know my phone was gone, I really think somebody took my phone… And yes, those were real texts from Lebron, you can verify the number if you want. I have no reason to make it up.
So how did you meet Lebron?
CO: I actually met Lebron when I was in a relationship. Me and my ex just broke up about a month and a half ago, I met Lebron six months before that in Miami. I didn’t even know who he was. I was with my best friend, he sent guys to my table to get my number and join him at his table. I never went to the table I was like ‘Nah I’m good I’m fine here.’ Towards the end of the night my friend was like ‘I gave Lebron your number.’ I was like ‘Why would you do that I have a boyfriend, you should never give my number out without asking.’So the next morning I get a text message, like “Good seeing you, I wish you would have joined my table, something something L James”. It didn’t even click at the moment and then it clicked later, and I responded “Nice meeting you, thanks for offering to join you at the table.”
Later he kept texting me I guess trying to initiate a friendship and I was very direct like ‘I have a boyfriend I’m not interested in anybody other than that I’m exclusive to him and out of respect to him we shouldn’t talk.’ He was like “no worries.”
Then me and my ex broke up a month and a half ago and I was in Miami and I texted him telling him I was in Miami. He said he wasn’t in Miami wouldn’t be there until a certain date, around the Espy’s. I got back to LA the Thursday after the ESPY’s… It was the day before he left, the 18th or the 19th and he was like come to dinner with me and my friends. I was like you know what I don’t think I want to go out like that because me and my ex just broke up and I don’t want to seen with any guys. I still respect and don’t want to be seen with guys, he was like no it’s not like that I’m with a big group. It was at Mastro’s me and my girlfriend went, it was maybe one teammate and some of his friends he grew up with. We all went to dinner at a private room at Mastro’s. It was real friendly. I know obviously that Lebron has been trying with me on that level. I even sent him a text like I heard you were engaged and he denied it like don’t believe everything you read. So that’s why I was leery. I don’t really know your situation, he was like no worries it’s private. It was cool we had dinner and invited us to hang at the hotel I was like maybe I will, his friends were like come join us, I honestly was going ot but I was like you know I can’t confirm his situation so I don’t feel comfortable.
How was he acting during dinner?
CO: During dinner he was trying to hug me, trying to bring me closer to him. Basically, trying to be a little more than friends. He put his arm around me brought me closer to him, I was sitting there uncomfortable. I didn’t care if it was private or not I didn’t know the situation. I didn’t want to embarrass him in front of his friends so I played it off, It made me feel like cheap. I don’t like looking like this, it’s not cool. Even if it’s his childhood friends. It was offensive to me, him having a girl and doing that in front of his friends it made me feel terrible. And when it was time to go he wanted us to leave out of separate doors, like ‘You leave out the front I’ll leave out the back.’
When you said in the text message that you wished he was single…
CO: If he was single I would probably give him the time of day, of course. But the fact that I’ve already been in a situation like that, never again! Reggie lied to me but I’m not a little girl anymore. I’d never want to be number 2 again. I’ve been there, done that. Now I have standards and I would never accept that.
What did Lebron say when you asked him about being engaged?
Carmen: I didn’t even know about Lebron being engaged, I literally sent him a screengrab like ‘What is this? and he was like ‘Don’t believe everything you read.’ The same thing happened with Reggie. I would go hang out at his house and drive his cars and it was like he was living two lives, he was playing the isht. out of me, I see the signs now, I know what it is.
Do you think Savannah knows he hooks up with other women?
Carmen: I almost feel like Savannah does know. He made some comments before. I asked him straight up, just tell me what’s your situation, he was more like “I’m not on lockdown, it’s not even like that.”
Would you say anything to Savannah if you could?
I don’t think I would. You know why? I think she already knows. I think she knows and I think she does a blind eye. What can you do to somebody who is accepting it. She’s gonna go home to him either way, with me saying something or not, I’d look crazy saying some thing to her.
