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Erica Mena fired from ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ after calling castmate Spice a racist slur

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1 year ago

September 3, 2023

Erica Mena fired from ‘Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta’ after calling castmate Spice a racist slur

Erica Mena has been fired from “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” after calling castmate Spice a racist slur on a recent episode of the show.

The “Stepmother 3” and “Assistant” actor “will not appear in the next season” of the VH1 reality series, according to a statement posted Saturday on the “Love & Hip Hop” Instagram page.

“The ‘Love & Hip Hop’ franchise has never shied away from hard conversations in our community,” the statement read.

“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.”

On the Tuesday episode of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta,” hairstylist Shekinah Jo invited Mena and Spice to a meal in an effort to end a feud brewing between the actor and the dancehall artist. During the meal, Mena and Spice — both divorcees and mothers — got into an argument related to Mena’s recent divorce.

(Mena and singer Safaree Samuels wed in 2019 and officially ended their marriage last year, according to TMZ. They share two young children.)

After Spice accused Mena of acting like she’s “the first woman to be divorced” and told her that her son doesn’t like her, the former model reacted by flipping the table, lunging at Spice and calling the Jamaican musician a “blue monkey.”

The production crew had to separate the women during the altercation, during which Mena called Spice a “monkey” multiple times.

“Erica, I cannot believe you just called this girl a monkey and then said she should have died,” Jo said in a taped confessional during the episode. “What type of s— is this? You have Jamaican children [with Samuels]. Would you like if somebody called your children monkeys? You shouldn’t have did that, Erica. That was out of line.”

“We hearing that she wish I died on the table and giving me all these racial slurs,” Spice said in another confessional, adding that, “now … the real Erica is out.”

Representatives for Mena and Spice did not immediately respond Sunday to The Times’ requests for comment.

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Biden shares Eisenhower's concern about military-industrial complex

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7 hours ago

January 15, 2025

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Biden shares Eisenhower's concern about military-industrial complex

During President Biden’s farewell address, he quoted former President Eisenhower’s farewell address from 1961, and said he was equally concerned decades later about the dangers of the military-industrial complex and misplaced power.

Posted January 15, 2025 8:41pm EST

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Frankie Mulinix brings Butoh dance to Atlanta

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15 hours ago

January 15, 2025

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Frankie Mulinix brings Butoh dance to Atlanta

Atlanta’s dance scene is vibrant and eclectic, and we are honored to highlight some of the many local dancers who move us with their movements in our ongoing series “Speaking of Dance.”

This edition highlights Atlanta performer, Frankie Mulinix, the founder and artistic director of Burning Bones Physical Theatre. She specializes in the evocative Butoh, a 1950s-era Japanese dance-theater art form that blends German expressionism, mime, and European philosophy to explore taboo subjects through dance.

For Mulinix, discovering Butoh during her undergraduate studies was transformative. “My body said, this is home,” she shared.

As an artist-in-residence at Windmill Arts, Mulinix is dedicated to building Atlanta’s Butoh community from the ground up, educating audiences about its history and global significance. Her work aims to transform emotion into experience, creating visceral performances that resonate deeply with performers and audiences alike.

Burning Bones Physical Theatre has an exciting 2025 season planned, with more information at Frankie Mulinix’s website here.

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Atlanta visits Chicago after Young's 43-point game

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22 hours ago

January 15, 2025

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Atlanta Hawks (20-19, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (18-22, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulls -2; over/under is 245

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta visits the Chicago Bulls after Trae Young scored 43 points in the Hawks’ 122-117 win against the Phoenix Suns.

The Bulls are 15-13 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago is 10-13 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Hawks are 13-7 against Eastern Conference opponents. Atlanta is eighth in the league scoring 17.2 fast break points per game. Jalen Johnson leads the Hawks averaging 3.6.

The Bulls average 118.1 points per game, 1.7 fewer points than the 119.8 the Hawks give up. The Hawks average 13.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than the Bulls allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Vucevic is averaging 20.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Bulls.

Johnson is scoring 19.8 points per game and averaging 10.1 rebounds for the Hawks.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulls: 5-5, averaging 120.7 points, 48.1 rebounds, 30.8 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.8 points per game.

Hawks: 6-4, averaging 120.2 points, 42.5 rebounds, 29.8 assists, 11.1 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.4 points.

INJURIES: Bulls: Adama Sanogo: day to day (knee), Torrey Craig: day to day (leg), Ayo Dosunmu: day to day (achilles).

Hawks: Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Larry Nance Jr.: out (hand), Jalen Johnson: day to day (shoulder), Cody Zeller: day to day (personal), De’Andre Hunter: day to day (foot).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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