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Monica Garcia took to her Instagram page on Thursday to share a photo of her reunion look for season four. However, along with the pic, she also shared her mugshot.
Before being faced with claims of being “white” and not “brown enough” by an online critic, the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star, 39, posted her images, revealing that since so many were determined to expose her, she was taking matters into her own hands.
“You know what… I’ve really been thinking about how to drop this sh*t and truly, there is no better way than to do it with my reunion look,” Monica began in her December 7 post. “People are hella bent on ‘exposing’ me, but baby, I STAY exposing MYSELF. I don’t need anyone to do that for me. I’ve been screaming this from the rooftops from day one, but I will say it again! DO NOT LET ANYONE TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE!!!!! EVER. Your past does not define you and YOU control your story. I have no problem taking accountability for my sh*t, but what I will not do is take ‘accountability’ for things that I did not do. There is a difference. HUGE. Not a person out there that can take my past and try to break me with it. I’ll own it all.”
Continuing on, Monica said she hopes her post shows her Instagram audience that “there is NO TABLE [they] do not belong at and NO FUTURE that [they] do not deserve.”
“PERIOD. You belong and forget the ones that try to make you feel otherwise. Bring on Bermuda, b*tches,” she added, giving a nod to the RHOSLC cast’s group trip.
Also with her post, Monica shared that her mug shot was taken after she was arrested for a $100 traffic violation.
“Have at it,” she encouraged her haters.
In response, as seen in a screenshot shared by Comments by Bravo on Instagram, Tamra Judge, 56, applauded Monica’s “beautiful mugshot” as Guerdy Abraira, 45, told her fellow Real Housewives star, “Yasssss babe tell your story your way!”
Following the sharing of the post, Monica was met with a woman who claimed to know her, and she alleged that she actually is “white.”
“I’ve known Monica for years. She’s brown now. Portuguese is literally European. Columbian is Latina. Her skin is white when she’s not spraying,” the person wrote.
But according to Monica, the woman does not know her.
“YOU DON’T KNOW ME!!!!! We don’t even have each other’s phone numbers! Get your colorism, lying a** off my page!!!!!” she demanded, also asking, “So I’m not ‘brown enough’ for you??????”
“You don’t have my number so you shouldn’t have a problem with me. Eff off you weirdo,” Monica stated.
Along with another post shared to her Instagram Story, Monica included a series of photos from her childhood, including pics with her mom, Linda.
“I’VE BEEN BROWN … No spray tan found. You people are shameful,” she declared.
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season four airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on Bravo.
