‘Love After Lockup’ Star Derek Goes Viral For Exposing Plus Size Monique … She Claps Back!
‘Love After Lockup’ Star Derek Goes Viral For Exposing Plus Size Monique … She Claps Back!
Love After Lockup stars Monique Robinson and Derek Warner Jr’s unique love story has gone viral — mainly because of Monique’s weight and fans labeling their relationship a sugar mama situation.
During an episode in Season 5, Monique and Derek went on their first date after his prison release. They dined at a fancy downtown Cleveland, Ohio restaurant. Derek ordered an expensive meal for his first dinner out of the slammer. He went all out running up the bill to over $500.
He ordered a feast fit for a king — ribs, lobster, Alaskan king crab and steak. In addition to the pricey meal, he knocked back premium liquor and popped bottles of champagne. When the check arrived, the bill was $506 and Derek asked Monique to pay for it — and she reluctantly agreed. Press play below to watch.
After the episode aired, Derek accused Love After Lockup producers of editing the scene to make him look and exposed Monique as the person who did not pay for the dinner. During an Instagram Live, Derek revealed the extravagant meal was actually paid in full by production — not Monique. Press play below to watch.
Monique is a plus-size woman and Derek is a very tiny man in comparison. Derek claims he doesn’t have a problem with Monique’s weight. However after clips from the reality series hit the internet, fans and Derek’s family have been dragging the plump size beauty for being the jailbird’s sugar mama.
All the negative attention is getting to Monique and she’s clapping back at critics. Monique insists that she and Derek are a happy couple, “Me and Derek have been together almost three years already,” she wrote in a note posted on her Instagram page.
Monique also addressed Derek’s sisters, who are not in favor of the couple’s romance. She noted in her statement, it’s “protect Black women” until it’s protecting a Black woman who doesn’t fit into the ideal beauty standard.
Monique’s full statement reads: “The fact that I’ve been bullied and ridiculed online HEAVILY for the past 4 days UNPROVOKED is crazy to me. Idk why people are so obsessed with my weight and my relationship with Derek. Y’all get on the internet and be fake caring about mental health and “protecting” black women and all i see on these blog sites is black men and women in the comments bullying another black woman about her weight.”
She continued, “This show was filmed months ago. Me & Derek have been together almost 3 years already! He love it here. We living in our truth. Love is love.”
Monique signed up to share her personal life with the world but that doesn’t mean she deserves to be fat-shamed or have her relationship with Derek questioned because of her size.
Many fans commented on the couple’s relationship on social media.
One person wrote, “Monique in the car crying after paying for a $506 restaurant bill, while Derek taking pics with the she paid for while wearing a 30k Cartier watch.”
Another stated, “She acting more like his sugar mama . He will stay with her until he start getting his own money.”
Someone else commented, “She knows how she look thats why she’s so insecure, he’s going to be so unhappy if he stays with her.”
“Ima just call it how I see it. He’s CLEARLY using her and he’s only dealing with her because he knows he can get what he wants outta her. You can already tell he’s sneaky but better believe he gone play his part until he can’t anymore.” A critic noted.
Another person stated, “This just shows when you start and base your relationship on lies, insecurities will follow. She catfished tf out of Derek and now her insecurities are showing. She knows she was not truthful about what she initially looked like so the trust is already lacking with her and she’s pawning those trust issues and insecurities off on him. He’s going to stay and take advantage of the financial support she provides him until he finds the next best thing.”
Love After Lockup explores shocking and revealing stories of couples who fall in love despite prison bars between them.
Love After Lockup airs Friday nights, on WE tv, at 9 pm ET.
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