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Whew! Erica Mena is spilling ALL the tea on co-parenting with her ex, rapper and reality star Safaree Samuels. The former Love & Hip Hop couple, married from 20192022, have had a messy split filled with drama. Now, Erica is reportedly scoring a win in the long, messy money battle over their two kids.
On Tuesday, Mena took to Instagram to announce that she had finally concluded a legal fight with Safaree over child-related expenses. Posing alongside her lawyer, Lisa Weber, Mena explained that she had been handling medical care, education, childcare, and daily costs for her two youngest children for years. For 2 years and counting – Ive endured malicious filings, unnecessary legal attacks and intentional financial pressure, all while being the only consistent present parent for my two youngest children, she wrote.
Additionally, Mena emphasized that this victory wasnt about revenge but about accountability. After years of intentional hardship and financial burden placed on me, I finally stood up for the expenses Ive carried alone medical, childcare, education, she added. She also called out Safarees alleged attempts to reduce child support, saying, “While yesterday was a victory, the reality remains- there is still an ongoing attempt to drastically reduce child support… Its easy to underestimate the cost of children you dont actively raise, especially while always publicly flaunting luxury. But children dont live off appearances. They live off stability, care and responsibility.“
Despite their past dramaincluding Safaree sharing surveillance footage in 2024 allegedly showing Mena assaulting him in front of their kidsthe reality star stressed that children need two involved parents, even if one is absent. While parenting full-time and filling in where effort, presence and responsibility are by choice repeatedly consistently absent, Mena wrote, children have two parents. Even when only one consistently shows up.
As soon as Erica Mena shared her win, fans ran straight to The Shade Room’s comment section to weigh in. Many expressed excitement for her, celebrating that she finally got Safaree to step up. Meanwhile, others questioned why it apparently took a court battle for him to allegedly care for his kids. A few commenters took a more cautionary approach, offering advice to always choose wisely who you have children with.
One Instagram user @beatbyebb said, “Dont let yall hate for Erica ignore the fact Safaree should be held accountable Congratulations to her”
This Instagram user @yaz2great2 added, “I mean I agree he should be helping so if he truly isnt then great win for Erica“
meanwhile, Instagram user @badgaalsi shared, “He was fighting to not pay for half of the kids expenses wow“
While Instagram user @royalgodess1 commented, “Are we giving cookies now for taking care of our offspring“
Then Instagram user @flawless.sasha added, “Love this for her. Me next! ”
Finally, Instagram user @queenealeshia wrote, “Folks be careful who you have kids with“
