Monica Get ‘Booked’ As Left Eye For Halloween & Draws Mixed Reactions

Monica stays booked and busy, but this Halloween she was booked into Fulton County Jail as Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes.

The “Should’ve Known Better” singer re-created Left Eye’s infamous mugshot photos after she was arrested for burning down the $1.7 million mansion of then-Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Andre Rison on June 9, 1994.

The late TLC singer and former NFL baller had a tumultuous relationship that was plagued with domestic violence.

While Monica’s Halloween costume was picture-perfect and spot-on, it garnered mixed reactions. 

Her peers and fans absolutely loved it. 

But, there were also some who criticized and scolded Monica for making a Halloween costume out of “Left Eye’s lowest moment” but also of a domestic violence survivor. 

One commenter wrote, “Out of all the iconic Left Eye photos to dress up as she chose this one. Just tasteless and disrespectful.”

Attorney Tammy Allison wrote: 

As a super fan, I’m disturbed. As a survivor of domestic violence myself DURING domestic violence awareness month, dressing up as a known late survivor of DV is irresponsible. Considering your own plea for #clemency for @cmurder (eligibility is questionable)I hope there’s a deeper meaning, connection, or message to make this choice of “costume” make sense. Perhaps advocating for a posthumous pardon for the state conviction she received when she was clearly acting out of frustration of DV abuse. If so, great & I’ll be happy to offer guidance @pardonattorney.

Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins of TLC is here for the costume. 

She slid into the comments to share that she was the one who dressed Left Eye that day.

Haaaaaaaa??? U crazy love it!!!! Funny story I dressed her that day…. And My Mama Said Why U Give Her That Ugly Ass Dress… And I Said That’s What She Picked ??‍♀️ But Like WHY Did I Hv That Dress In The First Place ??‍♂️lol Miss My Sister ??? Funny … U Did That ???

Monica responded to T-Boz’s comment writing:

@therealtboz OMG YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DRESS…. ?I can hear Ms. Gayle saying this… ? andddddd why did you have it? But ok ok lol ILOVE U!! Watching you all work was so impactful for me as a child but your continued support then always helped me stay on track! Both yours and Lisa’s ability to stay true to who you are left a mark of authenticity & humility on me that I’ve kept close to my heart for decades ❤️

Read a few Twitter reactions below.

Monica’s mugshot costume of Left Eye is DUMB. Idc

— Ashley (@AshBash_314) October 31, 2022

https://twitter.com/thatskaylah/status/1587102987398381579

A lady on IG said she thought Monica was posing as a Freedom Rider and not Left Eye.

a Freedom Rider….. pic.twitter.com/BLlMvtZLqI

— Gas Station Princess (@StasiRuk) October 31, 2022

Oh no, Miss Monica. Dressing up as Left Eye after she was clearly abused by Andre? With the fake busted lip makeup too?

Yikes. pic.twitter.com/ii6p9sT36q

— Miss Tee ✨ (@MisguidedTee) October 31, 2022

https://twitter.com/KiKi_Goated/status/1587103940780462081

Not really feeling Monica’s Left Eye costume. With the bruise too? pic.twitter.com/HN9Qr4W6Jy

— rissa not reesa (@rissaVSricky) October 31, 2022

Lisa LeftEye Lopes is a multi-platinum, multi-Grammy award winning artist of the legendary group TLC. Monica “Should’ve Known Better” than to dress as her mugshot after being abused by her then boyfriend Andre Rison. Domestic Abuse isn’t a costume. This was in VERY poor taste! pic.twitter.com/KE983u5kNa

— Jerome Trammel, M.B.A (@MrJeromeTrammel) October 31, 2022

Why would Monica dress up as left eye the night she was abused & include the bruise that man left on her mouth. & ppl in the comments saying she ate like wtf goin on fr is everyone okay? What happened to not glamorizing domestic violence…how are we back at square one. I give up.

— Rossi (@RossiSongo) October 31, 2022

*UPDATE* Monica has deleted the post.

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