Apollo Nida Defends Himself Against Charity Scam Claims
Apollo Nida is defending himself against claims that he tried to scam a charity.
Nida, the husband to "Real Housewives of Atlanta" personality Phaedra Parks, made headlines earlier this year for creating fake businesses, false bank accounts and using stolen checks while defrauding automotive lenders, according to Access Atlanta. While he has remained relatively tight lipped about those charges, the fitness expert and reality television personality decided to create a YouTube video to defend himself against claims that he was attempting to scam a charity.
Chase DeCarlo questioned Nida's intentions publicly after he asked for $2,000 up front to appear at an event for a charity representing battered women and children. Since Nida is due in court to face fraud charges later this month, DeCarlo told Radar Online about his suspicions concerning Nida, since other people said they would appear at the charity event made to raise funds free of charge.
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"I'm really, really leery that his court date is before the event. It makes sense why he's pressuring me and wanting me to book him," DeCarlo told Radar Online. "His people told me that I have to pay him everything up front and then they'll send me a photograph to print on a flyer. I spoke to different celebrities, and he's the only one who really wants to be paid before the event even happens."
Nida defended himself in an HD Promotions Inc video, claiming the Radar Online reports were attempting to ruin his brand and using his other legal issues to do so..
"For someone to do this to me it's completely erratic behavior," he said in the video. "Right now there are circumstances going on that everybody knows about and I've got a lot of people supporting me and then you've got a lot of haters [and] people who are not supportive."
Nida spoke about why he was asking for the fees he requested.
"That is totally false," said Nida. "The $2,000 that was my fee for going wasn't for profit; it was for lodging, for flight, for food, clothes, etc."
