‘Erica Punchin the Air’: Lil Scrappy Fans Bring Up His Ex After He Celebrates Wedding Anniversary With Wife Bambi

It’s pretty clear supporters of Lil Scrappy and his wife Bambi aren’t too fond of the rapper’s ex-fiancée Erica Dixon.

Despite the “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” actor and Dixon calling it quits more than four years ago, some social media users just won’t leave the past behind. The “Money In the Bank” artist took to Instagram on Sunday and wished his wife Bambi a happy wedding anniversary.

The father of two, wrote, “I just wanna take the time out of this beaurtiful God given day and say Happy Anniversary to my Backbone, my ride or die, my wheelchair, my wall when I can’t stand, my medicine when I’m sick.”

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Lil Scrappy and Bambi Benson. (photo credit: @reallilscrappy/Instagram)

He also added a chain of couple pics and continued, “I appreciate you and respect you God still working on the both us , so at least we change together for the better, love you and enjoy yo life #GreatWoman #GreatMom
#HAPPYANNIVERSAY @adizthebam.”

A slew of fans swarmed his post with well-wishes.

“Happy anniversary you too Blk love it’s real 😍😍 y’all deserve happiness”

“Happy for you two 👍🏽🙏🏾♥️ you guys have a beautiful family and union”

Other folks, however, resentfully brought up Dixon, the mother of Scrappy’s 14-year-old daughter Emani Richardson.

“Awww I love them, Erica prolly somewhere punchin the air 😩😭 I think she jealous they not together no mo”

“Bambii was definitely for him and Erica wishes this was her. That man married the woman he wanted ❤️. “

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(Left) Erica Dixon and (right) Lil Scrappy and his wife Bambi Benson. (Photos: VH1, @omfgreality screen grabs)

During the last “LHHATL” reunion that aired in July, Scrappy and Dixon got into an extremely heated argument.

The mother of three claimed Scrappy and his wife Bambi refused to communicate with her and was causing a strain on their co-parenting relationship. She also said that Scrap was three months behind on child payments.

The rapper denied her allegations, saying he and wife chose not to speak with Dixon because she apparently was full of drama. He also showed proof that he only missed one child support payment and called Dixon a “basic baby mama.”

It’s unclear if the trio have put aside their differences for Richardson.

As for Scrappy and Bambi, they tied the knot in 2017 after dating for nearly four years. They welcomed their son Breland Richardson into the world on Sept. 21, 2018.

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