Watch: Woman’s Joy Turns Into Shock After Ex-Husband Says ‘No’ To Child Support
The clip, originally from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, shows Erica Mena celebrating her divorce, until she is hit with the news that Safaree will not be providing child support.
Reality TV star Erica Mena made headlines when a video of her emotional reaction to discovering she would not receive child support from her ex-husband, actor Safaree, went viral. The clip, originally from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, captures Erica initially celebrating her divorce and securing primary custody of her children. But her happiness quickly turns to distress upon learning, possibly from her lawyer, that Safaree will not be contributing financially. The video, now resurfacing online, shows her in tears as she processes the news, sparking a debate about child support and how its misused at times.
In the clip, she says, “I’m officially divorced. I’m officially primary custodian of the kids." During the call, when Erica asks about child support, there is a brief pause before she appears shocked and responds, “That’s crazy. Are you kidding me?" She then goes on to add that without this, the financial burden of her children falls on her. “It’s not fair," she adds.
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The video, posted on X (formerly Twitter), was captioned, “She was happy divorcing her husband then finds out he not paying for child support."
She was happy divorcing her husband then finds out he not paying for child support
Reacting to the post, a user said, “Divorces a man, sues for primary custody, wins, then is distraught over not getting paid for it. Yes, you wanted the kids to yourself that badly, didn’t you? Or did you not?"
Another wrote, “She left the marriage, but the bills stayed loyal."
“The child support system is one of the most abused systems and nobody cares because it’s usually used against men," one of the comments read.
Another user stated, “Sadly, in situations where there is wealth involved, primary custody is often about having their life financed. Can’t fully judge that but she has wealth of her own, she just doesn’t want to take away from her own money and is upset that he isn’t liable to finance their lives."
One more user added, “It’s obvious child support was probably one of the main reasons she pulled the trigger on that divorce."
Since the video from Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta was shared on X, it has garnered over 15 million views.
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