‘You Fake Af’: Mimi Faust’s Beauty Post Derails After Fans Bring Up ‘LHHATL’ Drama With Karlie Redd and Pooh Hicks

It seems the drama from this week’s episode of “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” is spilling into Mimi Faust‘s social media life.

Fans are blaming the reality actress for playing a role in “LHHATL” stars Karlie Redd and Pooh Hicks‘ heated altercation during Monday night’s explosive episode. People have been attacking Faust on her social media pages, calling her “messy af.”

The television personality took to her Instagram feed Tuesday evening and posted a photo of her new protective-style hairdo. She sported her hair in long Senegalese braids and rocked a semi-glam makeup look, including a smoky eye and nude lipstick. She wrote in her caption, “Would you rather do nothing and be wrong or do something and be wrong? 🤔.”

Mimi Faust
Mimi Faust is being slammed for being messy. @mimifaust/Instagram

A few fans complimented Faust on her beauty post.

“Simply beautiful❤️ u look great serve up that beauty🔥.”

“All I know is you fine AF in that white dress 🔥🔥 u don’t age one bit.”

However, other folks faulted the “Keep It Clean” owner for being a “messy” character on LHHATL.

“You messy & fake af your not a real friend because if you were a friend to karlie you world have put Pooh old ass in her place for trying to expose her @mimifaust ✌🏿🤷🏿‍♀️🖕🏿.”

“Birds 🦅 of a feather flock 2gether u ws wrng af for brngn pooh n karlee together. U da reason dey fought 🤷🏾‍♀️.”

“You made me mad when you brought Pooh you know what was gone happen 😒 I thought you was better than that u messy as hell smh.”

Fans dragging Faust are referring to Redd and Hicks almost coming to blows during the “LHHATL” cast’s trip to Trindad & Tobago this season. She apparently invited Hicks on the getaway to make peace with archnemesis Redd in the wake of claiming the 45-year-old had previously had a threesome with her and her husband Hiriam Hicks.

Karlie Redd
Pooh Hicks (left) and Karlie Redd (right). (Screen grabs via VH1)

However, Faust’s attempt to bury the hatchet between her two cast mates ended up with supposedly defecated-on sheets being catapulted, wine glasses flying and fists almost being thrown.

Despite the backlash, the mother of one is getting, a gang of viewers and fans have swooped in to her defense, saying she was only trying to help quash Redd and Hicks’ ongoing beef.

“Y’all need to lay up on Mimi because she only trying to help 🙄 pooh and karlie are trash 🤨.”

“Y’all damn it’s TV!!! Would we watch if they didn’t turn up??? I love how Mimi tried to bring everyone together this season n stayed out the drama 💜.”

Check out Redd and Hicks’ explosive fight below:

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