{"id":179882,"date":"2023-09-12T11:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=179882"},"modified":"2023-09-12T11:31:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:31:02","slug":"lhh-star-erica-mena-apologizes-for-monkey-comment-im-not-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/celebrities\/lhh-star-erica-mena-apologizes-for-monkey-comment-im-not-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"'L&HH' Star Erica Mena Apologizes For Monkey Comment, I'm Not Racist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Erica Mena<\/strong> says she’s sorry for calling her reality show costar a monkey — but she insists there was no racism behind the insult.<\/p>\n

The ex-‘Love & Hip Hop’ star — who was booted from the show for hurling the word — tells TMZ … “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.”<\/p>\n

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She adds, “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.”<\/p>\n

Erica ends with this … “That said, I do understand the gravity of what I said and want to use my platform to promote inclusivity and equality.”<\/p>\n

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Worth noting, Erica identifies as an Afro-Latina — with Dominican and Puerto Rican roots.<\/p>\n

You’ll recall … Erica was cut loose<\/strong> from ‘L&HH: Atlanta’ after MTV aired the controversial episode in question — in which EM and Spice<\/strong> got into a heated argument, which erupted into a fight … and where Erica invoked the term “monkey” while she was lashing out.<\/p>\n

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That ugly moment came on the heels of yet another … an Atlanta-area arrest<\/strong> that saw Erica get booked on a number of charges, including allegedly attacking a police officer.<\/p>\n

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