“If you’re not being dangerous, then you’re not living life,” a phrase Taylor Williams once used to introduce himself on Love Island USA, has now taken on a terrifying new meaning. The reality star was hospitalized after being trampled by a horse at a rodeo, but thankfully, he is on the road to recovery.
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According to Metro, the scary incident occurred at the Arizona Invitational Black Rodeo in Scottsdale, where the 25-year-old was participating. Footage from the event showed the reality star’s horse losing its balance after another horse ran by it. As the animal fell, Taylor was thrown from his saddle, and the horse, estimated to weigh between 1,100 to 1,300 pounds, then rolled over him as it regained its footing. After the horse got back to its feet, Williams remained on the ground, not moving, for a moment, leading rodeo officials to rush to his aid.
Thankfully, his injuries were not severe. The day after the accident, Taylor took to social media, sharing a photo of himself in a neck brace with a “thumbs up” to the camera. He wrote, “Preciate all the love! I’m all good!” In another post, he promised fans he’d be “back in the saddle as soon as possible.”
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Though he is still recovering, he is seemingly feels well enough to come back outside. Us Weekly reports he will still attend a previously scheduled club appearance, “Was in a horse accident last night but I’m still pulling up tonight injured and all! It’s my brothers bday yk we still turnt!”
Taylor Williams Injured But Not Out
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For those who followed Taylor’s journey on Love Island USA season 7, his passion for the rodeo and his “cowboy” persona was a central part of his identity. He’s also a well-known animal lover who previously studied veterinary science. His journey on the show led him to couple up with Clarke Carraway, and despite failing to make it to the final, the two have remained committed to each other since leaving the villa.
Their relationship was not without its initial challenges. Fans of the show were far from thrilled with their romance, especially after Taylor had previously been coupled up with Olandria Carthen at Casa Amor. This led to Taylor and Clarke being voted last in several categories in a challenge based on viewers’ votes.
Despite the negative feedback, Taylor and Clarke were committed to making their relationship work outside of the villa. “I wasn’t surprised. I kind of expected it,” Williams told Us Weekly. “I knew it was coming, so I just took it on the chin, was like, ‘S***, it is what it is.” He added, “We put it out of the way where we didn’t have to think about what everybody else thought. It’s just what we thought about each other and how we [were] gonna move forward. We didn’t see it and be like, ‘Oh, America hates us.”
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Their commitment has proven to be strong, as Clarke shared a post on Instagram where she’s escorting Taylor out of the hospital, proving their dedication to each other. Taylor also previously told Variety after their elimination from the show, “We started talking about the real world. I want her to come to Oklahoma, and I’ll go see her in Charlotte.” Their romance has clearly blossomed in the real world, with Clarke’s public support for Taylor during his health scare.
A former Love & Hip Hop Miami star is facing troubling allegations. The father of Amara La Negra‘s twin daughters, Allan Mueses, was arrested and charged with four counts of sexual assault. The accuser claims he treated her like “prey” and bragged about traumatizing her during the alleged assault.
As Mueses continued to live in the Dominican Republic, Amara complained about parenting their “Royal Twins” alone. The 40-year-old recently began appearing on the show in Miami to coparent with his ex. Now, he faces criminal charges for a cold case rape from 2010, when he was in the U.S. as a foreign exchange student.
On July 31, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office issued a statement about the apprehension of Al Allan De Los Santos Mueses. After his arrest on July 11, he returned to Kalamazoo the same day on an extradition warrant. He previously studied at Western Michigan University from 2009 to 2013.
Mueses’ accuser met him as a 20-year-old fellow student who played sports with him. Immediately after she said the sexual assault took place in his apartment, she reported it to university police. The alleged victim underwent a forensic medical examination; however, police never charged Mueses at the time.
It seems that the evidence sat ignored for a decade and a half until the Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) took on the case. In 2016, SAKI launched to investigate and pursue cold case assaults from untested sexual assault evidence kits. The initiative reopened more than 200 cases spanning over 40 years.
“I remain grateful to our state’s devoted SAKI units and their efforts to bring about justice for victims of sexual assaults perpetrated years ago. Their commitment ensures that survivors have the opportunity to see their cases fully investigated and that perpetrators are held accountable,” Michigan Attorney General Dana said.
Read about Allan Mueses’ day in court and his alleged victim speaking out about her “worst nightmare” after the flip.
Allan Mueses’ Rape Accuser Says She Has Nightmares After He Told Her To “Think About This Every Night”
According to MLive, the woman, who remains anonymous, testified on Aug. 14 about the alleged assault that she said still haunts her. She became friendly with Allan Mueses as they played sports together at the WMU rec center. After one of their regular games together, the woman said she visited Mueses’ apartment.
She claimed he invited her into the bedroom to see a family photo and allegedly tried to undress her. The woman said she told Mueses, “I don’t want to do anything, I just kept repeating that over and over. I’m thinking, ‘My worst nightmare is about to happen.’”
The alleged victim said she tried to de-escalate by showing him her purity ring, or end the ordeal quickly by making him ejaculate faster. Yet she claimed he ignored her protests and continued to assault her while she disassociated from her body.
After Judge Kathleen Hemingway heard the horrifying testimony, she sent the district court case to the circuit court to proceed with a trial. Mueses pleaded not guilty to the four charges, which include First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct – Personal Injury.
On Aug. 8, Mueses posted a $250,000 bond for his release from jail. The Michigan Attorney General said SAKI continues to investigate this case and asks anyone with information on this case or similar alleged misconduct by Mueses to contact Kalamazoo County SAKI Investigator Richard Johnson by phone at 269-569-0515 or email.
“Not racist” Erica MenaNW45 foundation flagrantly refused to apologize to Spice for the “monkey” mayhem that unfurled on #LHHATL despite asking the Black community for forgiveness.
The former reality TV star recently opened up about her disgraced departure from Love & Hip-Hop after she was fired for hurling the racist slur, “blue monkey,” during a fight with Spice
In a recent interview on Carlos King’s Reality With The King podcast, Erica packed on her best “blackfishing” bronzer to apologize to Black fans but she still had smoke for Spice and her “weird” ex-bestie Sierra Gates.
Although Erica claims she wants to “take accountability,” she spent much of the interview pointing fingers at the show’s producers as well as Spice, Sierra Gates, and Yandy Smith. She claimed that Spice and other cast members didn’t even know about the “monkey” comment until producers told them for “great ratings.”
“If it’s as bad as the network says it is, why wasn’t I let go a long time ago?” she asked. “I would’ve been more content with that than the way they did it. You promoted this fight for most of the year.”
“I really feel like production went and they were like, ‘Oh my God, this is going to be great ratings, let’s go with it.’ And what they failed to realize is yeah, it brought ratings but it also brought backlash that you now have to save face for and probably lost a lot of sponsorship.”
Copping pleas to save face and secure the bag after disrespecting Black people? Well, that sounds familiar.
Several comments clocked that Erica is seemingly doing the same thing after fumbling multiple bags in the backlash. “I knew I f***ed up,” she said.
erica mena’s being hypocritical in this interview. saying LHH only fired her to save sponsorships is the same thing she’s doing. she’s only apologizing because she lost money. glass house.. throwing stones..
Erica claims that she wasn’t thinking about race when she went toe to toe with Spice. She explained that the racist nature of the insult was just a “coincidence.”
Check out Erica Mena’s explanation of calling Spice a “blue monkey” and what fans didn’t see behind the scenes after the jump!
Erica Mena Explains Calling Spice A “Blue Monkey” And Why She Won’t Apologize To Her
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Many fans immediately called out VH1 and #LHHATL producers for letting the “monkey” comment slide without consequences. Erica Mena hopped on that bandwagon. She revealed they still had her filming confessionals until the day before producers announced her termination on Instagram.
Erica Mena had her Tubi hat on for this interview.
According to the model, “there’s a lot that happened inside that establishment that was edited out.” After security escorted Erica outside, she said Spice continued taunting her, and that somehow reminded her of a monkey.
“Next thing you know, she comes to the window where I’m standing. She’s lifting up the blinds, banging on the window. Next thing I know, I see her putting her a** in the window. Between the banging and putting her a**, I’m like, this b***h is taunting me,” Erica said.
“Honestly, it wasn’t anything but her banging on the window and her putting her a** up that reminded me of [a monkey] in that moment, not a race, an individual, her. The way she’s bantering me from inside putting her a** [on the window] and banging.
Spice had it right when she pointed out how Erica Mena called Scrappy a deadbeat & doesn’t pay child support. Scrappy mentioned her son & she didn’t call him a monkey. But didn’t hesitate to call Spice a monkey. Because she knew what she was doing! BEEN waiting to say that!
Telling her side of the story only made it sound worse. That still sounds like something Trump would say, so it’s pretty racist, regardless. Erica seemingly only learned that she should call Black people a different animal.
“So, what do you think, like, you’re a f*cking animal. Was it the wrong choice of animal? Yes. But in that moment I felt completely violated by a woman that I really respect,” she continued.
Girl, what?
Erica Mena with her brownest tan, sitting there with Carlos explaining that she’s so cultured and that she grew up around a diverse group of people … actually just makes it clear she 100% meant monkey in the most racist way possible.
After all this time, Erica could only muster an apology to the Black people and fans she offended.
“I just want to take accountability and I just want people to know now more than ever the state of being mindful and more aware of the things I say and do is officially solidified in my life…but I’m not racist and I’m not a colorist and I’m sorry to the people who I offended,” she said.
Erica Mena is racist & colorist. & She doesn’t give a damn because she meant every word that she said. She’s another example of racial fetishism & how non Black women fetishize Black men while hating Black women & especially dark skinned Black women.
The mysteriously melanated Ms. Mena refused Carlos’ invitation to apologize to Spice because she wasn’t “genuinely broken” by the “monkey” comment. However, she said she still has “love” for Spice.
Erica Mena in that interview: *begins to cry* I am NOT racist I am NOT a colorist!
Erica added that before the fight, Spice hurt her by believing “gossip” from her ex, Safaree. That’s not the only friendship she lost over her baby daddy’s straaaaaait shenanigans.
I’m not watching the full interview, but just saw a clip of #EricaMena addressing the monkey comment. First of all, take down the tanning spray. Next, not 1 damn tear fell during that “cry”. Finally, stop blaming Safaree for everything. You’re a MENACE & liar. This is karma! pic.twitter.com/aktdDZ86qy
Check out Sierra Gates clapping back at Erica Mena’s Safaree-stealing slander and “complex about lighter skin” after the flip!
Erica Mena Accuses Sierra Gates Of “Other Motives” When Safaree Approached Her, Sierra Blasts Her Online For Colorist “Complex”
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Not even Erica Mena’s closest friends think she deserves to beat the racist allegations. She revealed cutting off former bff Sierra Gates because she was “weird” for waiting so long to expose Safaree’s sexual advances. This friendship isn’t just on ice, it’s broken and blocked now.
“I will never hear from Sierra again and I personally made sure of that,” Erica Mena shared.
“Sierra just because she is weird. You can’t claim you’re my friend and go out the way you did. Because you literally took 20 days just to tell me that my ex-husband was trying to get at you.”
On the show, Erica said Sierra confided in her about Safaree shooting his shot. However, she’s suspicious that it took her three weeks to expose him.
“If you are really my friend and my ex-husband (Safaree) tries to get at you, are you not going to pick up the f***ing the call the same moment it happens – like ‘yo get your baby daddy?’ You definitely had some other motives,” she continued.
Sierra went on Instagram Live to confirm the friendship breakup, which only “legitimized that you’re guilty” to Erica.
Sierra Gates Claps Back At Erica Mena’s Excuses About Cutting Her Off: “You Always Had A Complex Abour Your Lighter Skin”
The beauty business mogul took to the comments on The Neighborhood Talk’s post about the ex-bestie beef. It’s hard to tell if Sierra was more offended by the racist comment or accusations about a sneaky link with Safaree. Either way, Sierra let the chopper sing!
“Girl bye literally! You’re just mad cause I spoke up and said you was wrong for calling Spice a black [monkey] & made the monkey sounds! You always had a complex about your lighter skin don’t make me tell it,” she wrote.
#lhhatl Star Sierra Responds To #EricaMena Saying She Wouldn’t Be Friends With Her Again. Says Erica Has A Skin Color Complex. Credit The Neighborhood Talk pic.twitter.com/ZhsMoIJM9x
“I was always on your a** ’cause I loved you! Bye and, again, nobody don’t want no ticking time bomb a** safari, we literally watched you go from 160 pounds to 99 & we had to nurture you back to life when he cheated on you I didn’t want to break your heart again!”
Erica seemed to subtly shade Sierra’s response to the interview. “Some of us are SO POWERFUL that enemies HURT THEMSELVES TRYING TO HURT YOU,” she captioned a video on X (formerly Twitter).
Some of us are SO POWERFUL that enemies HURT THEMSELVES TRYING TO HURT YOU 🤭😏 pic.twitter.com/KV04v1RpiE
