Erica Mena Fired From 'Love & Hip Hop' After Spice Monkey Comment

Erica Mena won't be on VH1's airwaves anymore, 'cause she called a Black woman a monkey The longtime 'Love & Hip Hop' fixture was cut loose from her current iteration of the popular show this according to the official 'Love & Hip Hop' account itself "The Love & Hip Hop franchise has never shied away from hard conversations in our community. 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. Effective immediately she will not appear in the next season of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta. The news comes on the heels of a recent episode that aired, showing Erica fighting with fellow costar Spice with whom she gets into it over fractured family dynamics and whether her son loves her or not. Spice suggested he didn't and it sent EM into a rage Erica flipped a table Erica called Spice a monkey and that appeared to rub people the wrong way on set. BTW, Spice is Black and Erica is Afro-Latina, coming from Puerto Rican/Dominican ancestry which complicates this a bit. that exchange drew a lot of backlash, with many calling for Erica's job and it sounds like the 'L&HH' honchos have given in to their demands. Strangely enough, now their decision is catching some flak as well as some argue the whole thing feels calculated. Namely many are accusing 'L&HH' producers of being exploitative having had this footage for a while, airing/marketing it for views and seemingly only responding to the public reaction. In any case Erica's out of there capping off a turbulent 2 weeks for her. 

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