SAFAREE OPENS US ABOUT CO-PARENTING STRUGGLES WITH ERICA MENA: ‘IT’S SO DRAINING’

Safaree Samuels is breaking his silence about the challenges of co-parenting with Erica Mena. In a YouTube video titled STORYTIME: The Truth About Being a Deadbeat | My Truth Revealed, the rapper and reality star shared his frustrations over the “deadbeat” label that he says has been unfairly attached to him. “I don’t even I don’t even know what start, um but I’m I’m putting everything out there because the fact that people even whether you know me or not, you still there still has to be like a certain level of common sense when it comes to just being a judge of character and this has nothing to do with TV at all,” he said in the video. He continued, “None of that. Like this is this is real life because kids are involved and this deadbeat narrative it’s like& it’s just so jarring to me. It does give me a headache sometimes, but then, you know,& I’m pretty good at just brushing things off.” One of Safaree’s biggest grievances is the difficulty he faces in picking up his children from Erica’s home. He describes the environment as “toxic” and says he often finds himself walking on eggshells to...