Tammy Rivera Admits She Has Abused Husband Waka Flocka In Their Marriage

Tammy Rivera and husband Waka Flocka are joining the newest season of WEtv’s “Marriage Boot Camp” and the mom and reality star is making a startling revelation about how abusive things have gotten between the couple.

A preview clip for the reality series’ upcoming season showed the couple discussing their four-year marriage, which has been marred by cheating and abuse.

“I’ve beat him with some bamboo sticks, I hit him with a lamp,” Rivera explains in a confessional beside her husband. “I have thrown the drill at him — electric drill.”

She went on to point out how Flocka’s philandering ways — including reports that he’s hooked up with sorority girls at the University of Arkansas — have affected her life. At one point, Rivera and the rapper called it quits in 2016. But despite Waka’s publicized cheating, the spouses made it clear his infidelity had nothing to do with the split.

“Y’all listen and please listen clear,” Rivera said on Instagram at the time. “I will not speak on this situation again… Me and Waka separation had nothing to do with ANYONE! Waka did not leave me for ANYONE lol. We made a mutual decision that we needed to separate.”

Waka addressed the breakup on his IG account too.

“Just to keep it gangster, me and Tammy just split apart,” he said. “Nobody cheated on nobody, nobody’s mad at nobody. We just grew to our differences.”

The two have since reunited but they still obviously need some help with their union.

Folks who caught the preview clip were stunned by Rivera’s admission that she’s abused her spouse. But others egged her on.

“Naw sis said a drill 😩😩”

“Where get a bamboo stick? You got Bamboo sticks in your house?”

“Yeah a lamp is crazy, but a freaking bamboo stick?”

“She basically f—in’ him up with whatever’s in arms reach 😫😫 my girl 💪🏾”

“Sis grab the lamp again..you didn’t hit him hard enough, he still tripping 🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏽‍♀️”

“You gotta do what you gotta do tammy 😂😂💀beat his ass.”

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