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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Moniece Slaughter Calls Out ‘Love & Hip Hop’ For Exploiting Mental Health Struggles

Moniece is calling out VH1 once again.

The two leading storylines for this season of Love & Hip Hop Hollywood are centered around romantic relationships. The first is about producer A1 and his crumbling marriage with singer Lyrica as they try to navigate their way back to a happy home following his infidelity. The second is focused on the controversial relationship between B2K’s Fizz and his sister-brother-wives situation with his girlfriend Apryl Jones who also happens to be the mother of his bandmate Omarion’s two children. Doesn’t that just sound messy?

The latter group also has another name that’s been affected by this unlikely romantic scenario: Moniece Slaughter. She and her ex Fizz have done their best at co-parenting, but it’s been a difficult journey for both of them. In recent years Moniece has become more open about her mental health struggles but on this season of Love & Hip Hop Hollywood, she has shared that Fizz has been less than sympathetic.

With choosing this to be her last season on the show, Moniece has not been shy about clarifying her truth after the may have made things seem a bit different. This time she clears up rumors brought on by the show that she suffered a breakdown in front of her son after discussing a particular incident. In a lengthy Instagram post, Moniece said that producers begged her to talk about how her mental health has impacted her son, but she was “paranoid and didn’t want to talk about it.”

“They promised me that when it came to my son and this very sensitive topic of emotional and mental health, the edit would be accurate & the narrative would be handled with care,” Moniece wrote about her son’s alleged comment of wanting a “Normal mom.” “I have always held it together in front of my son. He’s my sole motivation for pushing through at all costs. I agreed in the end because I felt like I wanted to leave the franchise, hopefully able to inspire or encourage someone who is struggling or suffering. I wanted to leave bearing my soul in hopes that my heart posture would be seen and I’d finally be given some type of understanding. That someone somewhere would feel like they were not alone.”

Read Moniece’s full explanation and watch her clip below.

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All season long. They begged me to have this conversation. I’d gone through the season totally depressed and alone. I explained to them that I wasn’t willing to sit and have the conversation about the effects my depression had on my son with anyone on the cast because while I did have genuine friends on the show. I was paranoid and didn’t want to talk about it. I was paranoid that the edit would create a different narrative that wasn’t true as is always the case when it comes to my storyline. They promised me that when it came to my son and this very sensitive topic of emotional and mental health, the edit would be accurate & the narrative would be handled with care. I have always held it together in front of my son. He’s my sole motivation for pushing through at all costs. I agreed in the end because I felt like I wanted to leave the franchise, hopefully able to inspire or encourage someone who is struggling or suffering. I wanted to leave bearing my soul in hopes that my heart posture would be seen and I’d finally be given some type of understanding. That someone somewhere would feel like they were not alone. I wanted to leave a mark on the viewers that would make an impact. I wanted to really get you guys to see that I’m human. That I’m leaving because I’m that committed to my healing and my growth for my son. That the check and the exposure has hurt me more ways than it’s ever helped. And that I’m just like everyone else. Hoping that someone’s mother would be brave enough to sit down with her kid(s), and bare her soul, with the sole intent to lead by example that their feelings also deserve validation, and that transparency and honesty is the only way to receive help in ANY & ALL areas of their lives. That being imperfect and flawed was okay. Showing them what true perseverance looks like. What healing looks like. What growth looks like. What falling and getting back up looks like. And most importantly that they’re not defined by anyone else’s opinions. That she is not defined by her diagnosis. And that they as a unit are solely defined on how they pull through and show up for one another. I pray that I’ve been able to do that ❤️

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