Erica Mena allegedly BIT a security guard during a bar fight and then lied to police about being pregnant as she was arrested
Erica Mena is facing legal troubles and is now unemployed after allegedly biting a security guard during a brawl and lying to a police officer about her pregnancy.
The 35-year-old was officially fired from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta after racist remarks she made against her co-star Spice, 41.
Now she faces criminal charges for her alleged part in a brawl on Friday, August 25, at a hookah lounge in the ATL.
According to documents obtained by TMZthe 3-star stepmother was one of four people arrested after security reportedly asked the group to leave the club.
The outlet reports that the group, which included Bambi Benson and Rodney Shaw, aka ZellSwag, and another man named Kareem Cadet, put up a fight and started fighting with the bouncers, instead of leaving.
Legal trouble: Erica Mena is facing several battery charges after she was allegedly involved in a bar fight on Aug. 25 in Atlanta, days before she was fired from Hip Hop and Love: Atlanta, according to TMZ. She allegedly bit a guard and falsely told a police officer she was pregnant
Erica reportedly bit one guard’s forearm and kicked another in the face.
A police officer claimed that the Picture Me Dead star also resisted his attempts to control her.
She reportedly claimed she was pregnant at some point during the incident.
Both the police and her lawyer say that the actress is not pregnant.
Erica was charged with willful obstruction of law enforcement, simple assault and simple assault of a police officer, according to police jail records. Fulton County Jail.
A statement from her attorney Drew Findling said: “On behalf of Erica Mena (who is not pregnant) we will immediately begin investigating the events of August 25, 2023.”
“It is clear that this was an incident between civilians, private security and off-duty police officers that was not properly handled or de-escalated.”
The well-known attorney began to build his case and said, “We know this because the officer readily admits in his report that he punched a civilian four or five times in the face and also used unnecessary force against Erica.”
Not pregnant: The police report shows that Erica claimed to be pregnant at the time of her arrest. Police and her lawyer have confirmed she is not pregnant (pictured in Atlanta in February)
Investigation: A statement from Erica’s lawyer, well-known attorney Drew Findling, indicated that he would conduct an investigation “to understand the context and details of the incident”
“While Erica regrets some of the circumstances of that night, it is also important to understand the context and details of the incident so that we will conduct our due diligence and assess accordingly.”
Erica’s volatile temper was part of what brought the drama to Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta, until it went too far for the reality show’s producers.
The popular VH1 series announced its resignation on social media with the following official statement: “The Love & Hip Hop franchise has never shied away from tough conversations in our community.”
Adding that “by working hand-in-hand with our partners, viewers will see the impact of Erica Mena’s comments in the final three episodes of the season,” the statement ended with, “Effective immediately, she will not appear in the film’. next season of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta.”
The news followed fans’ reaction to the reality TV star after she called Spice a “monkey” during a dramatic altercation when the women had a conversation at a restaurant.
The two women went from a tense conversation to a physical fight after Spice claimed that Erica’s son “doesn’t like” her.
Unemployed: Erica Mena has been officially fired from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta after racist remarks she made towards her co-star Spice; seen in June
The popular VH1 series went official on social media with the following official statement: ‘The Love & Hip Hop franchise has never shied away from hard conversations in our community’
The argument quickly escalated, with Erica turning their table and shockingly calling Spice a “monkey” and screaming that she “should have died” during a recent near-death experience.
The shocking moment led to viewers on social media calling for Erica to be fired, with many saying this was not only a case of racism, but colorism as Erica is a lighter-skinned Afro-Latina while Spice is a black Jamaican dark-skinned man. woman.
The origin of the conflict between the women appears to be related to Erica’s divorce from Safaree Samuels.
DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives from MTV and Erica Mena.
The conflict appeared to start earlier in the episode when Erica told Shekinah she was angry that Spice had posed for a photo with her ex-husband Safaree and his rumored new girlfriend Amara La Nega.
But Spice separately shared with Shekinah that she spoke to Safaree with the intention of bullying him about his problems paying child support to Erica.
However, she found herself on his side after he told her that Erica had said rude things about her to him.
Erica was also angry with her ex because she thought he was more sympathetic to Spice because of her near-death experience with sepsis in 2022 than before their divorce.
The final showdown: Erica was let go from the show after a violent altercation with Spice, with Erica calling her blue-haired co-star a “monkey”
To the bone: The tense conversation proved to be the final nail in the coffin for Erica, who was fired from the show following fan backlash
Please watch: Erica couldn’t handle Spice’s criticism and even turned the table during the confrontation
No Love Lost: Fans were outraged after last week’s episode and immediately called for Erica to be fired for her behavior
The meeting with Shekinah was meant to help the women work through their differences, but Spice escalated it when she accused Erica of apparently being narcissistic and focusing on gaining sympathy for her divorce over more serious issues.
Finally, Erica lost her cool, flipped a table and called Spice a “blue monkey.”
The blemish clearly shocked the crew members on set. Black people have been offended by comparisons to apes and primates for centuries.
Viewers who joined in on social media had little sympathy for Erica or her foul language, and then did not accept her grief as an excuse to make unforgivable remarks.