Former Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta cast member Erica Mena is asking for forgiveness for her racially insensitive actions.
A recent Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta episode featured a verbal dispute between Erica Mena and Queen of the Dancehall Spice. At one point, Mena referred to her as a “blue monkey.”
That insult sparked widespread backlash as many social media users slammed Mena for using a racist slur against African Americans.
Love & Hip Hop later announced the firing of the TV personality.
Following her removal from the Love & Hip Hop franchise, Erica Mena released her own statement. The 35-year-old woman of Puerto Rican and Dominican ancestry insisted she understood the “gravity” of her remarks.
Mena stated “I deeply regret my insensitive comment and want to humbly apologize to anybody I hurt or offended by my thought-less-ness. My choice of words was wrong, and I take full responsibility for what I said”.
Mena also added, “As a woman of color and the mother of two black children, I want to make it clear that my use of that word was not in any way racially driven.”
