Mimi Faust from Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta has been in a thriving, nontoxic relationship. Unfortunately a lack of drama on Love and Hip Hop is never good. Faust’s new well-adjusted lifestyle has led to a major pay cut.

Due to the coronavirus, Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta is currently on production hiatus, but veteran reality star Mimi Faust brought something to the viewers’ attention. Faust revealed on the Love Rants Youtube series that she had to take a pay cut because her storyline lacked “drama”.

It is no secret  that there was a point when Mimi’s life had enough drama to essentially carry the show. To give some background, Mimi was introduced to Love and Hip Hop as the girlfriend of producer Stevie J. The two also share a child together. The love triangle started with Joseline Hernandez, who was quickly identified as Stevie J’s side chick. The drama carried on episode after episode.

Faust has since moved on to a healthy relationship with Ty Young and is co-parenting with Stevie J. Faust’s current situation has not produced much drama and consequently is not entertaining enough for Love and Hip Hop producers, who allegedly cut her salary by $150,000.

“They want to see wigs flying and drinks thrown and somebody punching somebody in the face,” Faust explained. “That’s what they want to see. And unfortunately, I choose not to participate in that and I’ve had to take a major pay cut because of it. The reason was, I didn’t have enough ‘drama’ in my life. $150,000 I had to take because of it. $150,000 pay cut,” said the reality star.

Faust is unapologetic about leading a happy, drama-free life: “On my last interview, because you know, every season, we have to go back and talk to the producers and they’re like, ‘So what’s going on in your life? X, Y, and Z.’ And I think the second question I was asked was, was Ty cheating on me,” Faust added. “Am I supposed to be f*cked up, in a bad place, being cheated on my whole life?”

What do you think about Mimi’s pay cut? Was she really not entertaining? Do you still want to see her on the show?

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VH1 is good at consistently keeping reality TV fans blessed with the guilty pleasure that is Love & Hip Hop, and with the latest seasons in New York and Miami wrapping up soon it looks like the super trailer for Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta is arriving with perfect timing.

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The award-winning series, which took home a golden popcorn trophy for “Reality Royalty” at the 2019 MTV Movie and TV Awards last summer (seen above), promises another round of fights, tears, redemption and new faces for Season 9. Standout storylines include Karlie Redd making a shocking revelation,  family drama issues once again for Rasheeda and Kirk Frost as they celebrate 20 years of marriage, potential legal troubles for Sierra Gates, Alexis Skyy opening up about abuse from her past, Scrappy balancing his relationship with Bambi while trying to save Mama Dee from her vices, Mimi Faust actually getting along with Stevie J for advice on her relationship with Ty  and the introduction of ATL’s rising rap star LightSkinKeisha as a new cast member. Best believe this will be one for the books. 

Watch the extended super trailer for Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta Season 9 below, and expect things to begin starting March 16 at 8PM EST/7PM C on VH1:

The love triangle between Mimi Faust, Stevie J and the always entertaining Joseline Hernandez has seen many instances of both high and lows, but one memory that stands out for many Love & Hip-Hop fans stems from season 1 of the Atlanta-based spinoff that aired in 2012. Mimi decided to poke a little fun at that memory recently with help from viral social media comedian Reggie Ray, but unfortunately the Puerto Rican Princess didn’t find it funny one bit.

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It all stems back to Season 1 Episode 8 of LHHATL when Joseline joined Stevie J and Mimi for their onscreen therapy session. After finding out that Mimi and Stevie were still living together, Joseline goes off in a now-infamous tirade that resulted in slaps, screams and a shoe being thrown at the former hitmaker for The Hitmen. As the years went on things seemed to get better for all three parties involved, but after Mimi’s recent social media reenactment of the scene, it now looks like the ladies are at odds once again. After The Shade Room reposted the admittedly-hilarious remake, Joseline commented, “Can they both remake the shower rod scene? Will die to see it???!!!! Pleaseeeeeee.” For those scratching their heads, Hernandez is referring to the equally-infamous sex tape that Mimi made in 2014, professionally might we add, with ex-boyfriend Nikko Smith that featuring a scene of her getting, well, let’s just say it involves her flexing some serious upper body strength.

Watch the entire exchange and the original scene below, and sound off in any way you see fit down in the comments:

There are plenty of people vying for spots on reality television shows in hopes of expanding their brands. A surefire way to become a well-known figure, and maybe even a celebrity, is to land a position on a popular series. However, not everyone who involves themselves with such platforms is happy with the result, and after watching their bad behaviors, they often regret their reality television features. Not K. Michelle.

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We’ve watched as she’s shaken tables, popped people in the face with flowers, gotten her wig snatched off by a woman she was sleeping with, and engaged in multiple screaming matches with her Love & Hip Hop co-stars. While others like Evelyn Lozada and Draya Michele have spoken openly about regretting some of the decisions that they’ve made on reality television, K. Michelle said she wouldn’t take back a thing.

While speaking with Out Loud with Claudia Jordan about hitting Mimi Faust in the face with roses, she said, “I wouldn’t take that back…that was necessary.” The singer also said that she’s never tried to reconcile relationships that went sour. “I don’t care about them girls,” she added saying that those friendships were one-sided. “They were never my friends. They just wanted camera time. One of ’em even said that.”

K. revealed that the only person she’s friends with from Love & Hip Hop is Karli Redd, but Claudia wanted to know about the singer’s ongoing feud with Joseline Hernandez. K. Michelle laughed at the suggestion of her and Joseline collaborating on a song together. When asked to rate Joseline’s rap skills, she simply said, “I’m not here to bash that lady.” Watch her clip below and check out what else she had to say about having her butt injections removed.