Apollo Nida Reacts to 'RHOA' Fan Insults After Pleading Guilty to Fraud
Apollo Nida is firing back at spectators who are criticizing him following his guilty plea for conspiracy to commit fraud.
Nida, attorney Phaedra Parks' husband on "Real Housewives of Atlanta," made headlines earlier this year for allegedly creating fake businesses, false bank accounts and using stolen checks while defrauding automotive lenders, according to Access Atlanta. Now, the Associated Press is reporting that Nida, the 35-year-old fitness guru and reality television personality, has officially admitted being involved in conspiracy to commit mail, wire, and bank fraud worth $2.3 million across 11 states.
After gaining popularity on "Real Housewives of Atlanta," fans of the show and spectators took to Twitter to chastised Nida. However, it seemed the fitness guru welcomed the criticism.
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"TALK (Expletive) PEOPLE," Nida tweeted. "I EXCEPTING (sic) ALL THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS."
Nida seemed sarcastic when one person seemed to chastise him by tweeting, "don't steal people's money. You won't have these problems."
Nida responded, "thanks for the advise (sic)."
The television personality went on to trade verbal jabs with another person.
"This scammer fool need to learn a REAL trade while in the PEN," the person exclaimed on Twitter.
Nida responded with a brash insult when he tweeted, "GET UR HAIR DONE I SEE UR TRACKS IN THE PICTURE. UPGRADE THEY DONT DO TRACKS ANYMORE."
Yet another person chose to reprimand Nida in a tweet he responded to.
"@apollonida03 WAS STEALING MONEY FROM PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY WORKED FOR THEIR MONEY," the person tweeted. "HE IS A LOW LIFE!"
Nida reacted by tweeting, "same as you."
However, Nida did manage to get some positive feedback concerning his legal issues.
"Hoping your beautiful boys never have to spend a day without their father," one person tweeted the father of two.
Nida responded, "Me too."
Parks, the lawyer who moonlights as a mortician and author, is maintaining that her marriage is still intact and that she is standing by her husband amid public legal issues.
"At the end of the day I am a southern belle, we are family and i will support him until this is resolved," she previously said on Bravo TV's late night show "Watch What Happens Live."
