Erica Mena.Photo:Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Erica Mena will not be returning toLove & Hip Hop: Atlantaafter she recently called her costar Spice a racial slur.
“Working hand-in-hand with our partners, viewers will see the impact of Erica Mena’s remarks play out in the final three episodes of the season,” the statement continued. “Effective immediately, she will not appear in the next season ofLove & Hip Hop: Atlanta.”
Representatives for bothLove & Hip Hop: Atlantaand Mena did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, while a rep for Spice could not be reached.
The explosive fight stemmed from a discussion about Mena’s divorce from ex Safaree Samuels, with whom she sharesdaughter Safire, 3, andson Legend, 2.
The two continued to exchange blows, with Spice, 41, shouting that her 16-year-old son King, whom she shares with ex Raul Conde, “hates” her. In response, Mena yelled, “You monkey, you f—— blue monkey!” Earlier in the episode, Mena said that Spice, who sports blue hair, “should have died.”
Erica Mena (left) has been fired after calling costar Spice a “monkey.".Albert L. Ortega/Getty, Arturo Holmes/Getty
Albert L. Ortega/Getty, Arturo Holmes/Getty
After footage of their altercation went viral, Spice addressed the incident in a since-deleted Instagram post that showed Mena involved in two separate discussions with costars Lil Scrappy and Stevie J when talking about her children.
“Kids are off limits right??????? But I guess it’s only when I ask cause where’s the same energy when Scrappy and Stevie J talked about it,” Spice wrote, perVibe. “But now I’m a monkey and should have died on the table? Ok, Erica.”
After starring in the franchise’s original New York installment, Mena joined theLove & Hip Hop: Atlantacast for its seventh season in 2018 before becoming a series regular in 2020.
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source: people.com
