Once upon a time Erica Dixon dreamed of saying “I do” to her child’s father and longtime boyfriend Lil Scrappy, but that day has come and past.
In a recent interview with Mouth to Ears, the “Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta” star opened up about the real reason she called of her engagement and the side effects of having her relationship broadcast on reality TV.
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“I definitely called off the engagement. Clearly Scrappy wasn’t ready. I feel like the whole proposal at the end of the day was to save his image,” she revealed. “It was all about how he looked to the people. So that’s why I believe he proposed at the end at the reunion because he was getting so much hate from fans and I think it was just too much for him to deal with.”
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She went on to say that as time progressed “the truth came out about what his true iterations really were.”
As far as their current status? She simply said, “We’re co-parenting.”
Check out 5 other celebrity couple who chucked the deuces before their scheduled walks down the aisle.
1. Kanye West and Alexis Phifer
Before Amber Rose and Kim Kardashian were ever in the picture, Kanye West actually dated real, everyday women. He was engaged to up-and-coming designer Alexis Phifer for two years. They called the wedding and relationship off in 2008.
2. Aretha Franklin and William Wilkerson
The Queen of Soul planned to marry her ex-boyfriend Williams Wilkerson on a private yacht last June. However to everyone’s surprise, the singer called of the wedding on Facebook just 23 days later.
3. Nick Cannon and Selita Ebanks
Before marring Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon had a number of high-profile relationships with some of Hollywood’s most beautiful women. One of them was Victoria Secret model Selita Ebanks, whom he proposed to in 2007. They called it quits just five months later.
4. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
Bennifer was Hollywood’s “it” couple from 2002 to 2004. The movie stars fell in love on set and abruptly ended their romance just hours before their planned walk down the aisle.
