One year after she found herself at the center of a scandal that rocked the NBA and led to a change in ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, V. Stiviano posted a long and cryptic note to Instagram on the birthday of her one-time companion, Donald Sterling.
Stiviano, the 32-year-old with whom Sterling was romantically involved, secretly recorded a racist rant that would ultimately lead to Sterling being banned for life from the NBA and pressured into selling the Clippers.
On Sunday, Sterling's 81st birthday, Stiviano posted a photo along with this message:
While the nature of their friendship was and is unclear, testimony in a recent trial has shed light on Sterling and Stiviano's relationship. Shelly Sterling assumed Stiviano was her estranged husband's mistress, but Stiviano said the two did not have sex. She referred to Sterling as a father figure and lover. Donald Sterling referred to Stiviano as an "ex-friend."
Stiviano was on the losing end of a lawsuit filed by Shelly Sterling, and she was forced to return $2.6 million to the woman whom she referred to as the "Wicked Witch of the West."
In recent weeks Stiviano has posted a handful of photos of her and Sterling, although it is unclear when the pictures were taken: