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 avoid unnecessary conflict.
“I cannot ever pick up my kids in peace,” he laments. “It’s so draining dealing with someone who’s trying to draw you out, someone who wants a reaction.”
For Safaree, the ongoing tension has pushed him to seek resolution through the courts. He explained that after moving from Georgia to Florida, the legal process to update his child support and visitation agreements has taken time, but he’s now hoping for a more stable solution.
“It just got transferred over like this week, so now I get to find out what this new setup is going to be because I refuse to go to her house to pick up the kids. I refuse. She’s just too unstable, too unpredictable, and the only way I would do it is either a police precinct or if the kids are somewhere else and I’m picking them up from there. But everything is just done out of spite and with malicious intent on the other end.”
While the co-parenting situation remains tense, Safaree made it clear that his top priority is his children. “I love my kids, and it’s gotten to the point that I have to put myself first because I’m either going to end up in jail or worse because I’m dealing with someone whose anger management is just non-existent,” he said.
He added, “I would love to be there for my kids, but it would be nice for you to get out of the way. Let me be a father.”