Erica Mena Apologizes For Calling Spice A Blue Monkey, Says She Didn't Mean For Insult To Be Racist

Three weeks after Erica Mena was fired from ratchet reality show Love & Hip Hop for calling co-star Spice a blue monkey, the realiry star has apologized for the remark, insisting that she didn’t mean for the insult to be taken as a racial slur.

via: Revolt

According to a statement given to TMZ, she added that the insult was not racially driven.

“I deeply regret my insensitive comment and want to humbly apologize to anybody I hurt or offended by my thoughtlessness. My choice of words was wrong, and I take full responsibility for what I said,” Mena told the media platform.

She continued, “I am committed to listening to the voices of those affected and will work toward making amends. 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. That said, I do understand the gravity of what I said and want to use my platform to promote inclusivity and equality.”

This apology comes after it was announced that the Stepmother 3 star would no longer be a part of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” when its next season airs. As previously reported by REVOLT, on Saturday, Sept. 2, a statement regarding the controversy was shared on the official “L&HH” social media handles. “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,’” it read. The creator of the reality TV show Mona Scott-Young reposted the statement on her platform and wrote, “Handled.”

During a recent interview with Forbes Breaking News, Spice revealed that she was “good” and “in a better space right now.”

Your apology was cute or whatever, but as someone who has been known to throw racial slurs around in the past, you can't be obtuse to think that you calling a dark-skinned woman a monkey and even making monkey noises before production could shove you in the getaway car wasn't racist.

While I do not condone any racist behavior, I do think it's a bunch of BS that this is what L&HH producers decide to fire Erica over when there are people on that show they've kept around for saying and doing far worse.