Erica Mena Apologizes to Nicki Minaj for Past Comments

Erica Mena has apologized to Nicki Minaj for past comments about her, blaming Safaree Samuels for manipulating her to say them.

Mena addressed the rapper on the Dumb Blonde podcast after explaining that she found out Samuels was cheating on her at massage parlors. When the podcast host mentioned that Minaj had a similar story, that’s when Mena decided to publicly address her. “I owe her the biggest apology,” said Mena, then admitting that she allowed Safaree Samuels to influence how she thought of her. “It’s funny how life comes full circle. Because the same thing he did to her, he’s doing to me years later.”

“I remember him pouring his heart out to me about all this stuff that she did to him,” Mena continued. “At the time, I didn’t think to ask what did you do to her.”

Mena’s apology comes in the midst of some very public drama she’s having with Samuels. She hopped on Instagram recently to address comments that he recently made about her publicly. “@theshaderoom the truth to one of the many lies is….. It’s actually 6 months - a half a year,” she wrote.

“Before I walk into 2025 I promise you all will know the whole truth,” Mena continued. “And it won’t be edited fabricated fake recipes either. And yall know I don’t do interviews with just anybody so just know this sit down will be explosive.”

Mena’s post followed Samuels speaking about his issue with being able to see the children he shares with her during an interview with The Shade Room. “I refuse to go to her house to pick up the kids until this thing is settled on paper and I know, ‘Ok this is my time,’” he said.

“Real life, shit it’s just a very unstable situation with her — having to have any direct dialogue with her,” he continued. “So, right now I'm just in the legal process of trying to get it to that schedule.”

In October, Samuels posted a video of Mena physically assaulting him in front of their children, captioning the video with, “I have to put myself first. Because I’m either gonna end up in jail or worse because I'm dealing with someone who’s anger management is nonexistent.”