{"id":367039,"date":"2026-10-16T13:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T18:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/phaedra-parks-says-rick-ross-is-a-big-teddy-bear-defends-him-after-arrest"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T18:58:21","slug":"phaedra-parks-says-rick-ross-is-a-big-teddy-bear-defends-him-after-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/phaedra-parks-says-rick-ross-is-a-big-teddy-bear-defends-him-after-arrest","title":{"rendered":"Phaedra Parks Says Rick Ross Is a Massive Teddy Bear, Defends Him After Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;RHOA&#8217; Star Phaedra Parks<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Rick Ross Is a Big Ol&#8217; Teddy Bear!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-16T11:30:47-07:00\"><br \/>\n               October 16, 2026<br \/>\n              11:30 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-1820a2a008419d53948bc9075f99b0e0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b6a2cb37-8ddd-44b4-9f80-98c2b867191b-1613118681-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-b6a2cb37-8ddd-44b4-9f80-98c2b867191b-1613118681-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Atlanta\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/40\/16by9\/2026\/10\/14\/409929c2733446a6aff65c9e302e18b3_md.png\" alt=\"101426 phaedra parks KAL v2\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1820a2a008419d53948bc9075f99b0e0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-118de8eb250c0a8c89157fd62d2c79a3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rick-ross\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Rick Ross<\/strong><\/a> may have a tough-guy reputation, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/phaedra-parks\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Phaedra Parks<\/strong><\/a> says the rapper is really a big ol&#8217; teddy bear &#8230; just don&#8217;t get her started on his love for marinara sauce.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-118de8eb250c0a8c89157fd62d2c79a3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-62453e8f09a9948d4c04872a32992e75\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We got the &#8216;Real Housewives of Atlanta&#8217; star at LAX this week, and she came to Ricky Rozay&#8217;s defense following his recent battery arrest &#8230; telling us the man behind the bravado is actually a sweetheart.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-62453e8f09a9948d4c04872a32992e75--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c311a0cac47fe3b3b97a70a9a44b542b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-f6f19d5c-9050-4de0-ba2a-bda30c4ff199-1509189620-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-f6f19d5c-9050-4de0-ba2a-bda30c4ff199-1509189620-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/36\/16by9\/2026\/10\/01\/369b41525c804de788e0193132b04d48_md.png\" alt=\"100126 rick rigatoni kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c311a0cac47fe3b3b97a70a9a44b542b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-804225105dc1346937973a2149c3bc2b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Phaedra, who worked with Ross before he became a superstar, says he&#8217;s a true gentleman with a big heart &#8230; pointing to his charitable work and contributions to affordable housing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-804225105dc1346937973a2149c3bc2b--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fcde6525484438f665cb4dec02025313\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Despite the battery allegations, Phaedra&#8217;s still firmly in Ross&#8217; corner &#8230; she&#8217;s even scheduled to speak at the first annual Rich Forever Luxury Women&#8217;s Wellness Experience at his sprawling Promise Land estate next weekend in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fcde6525484438f665cb4dec02025313--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9d99e769a4e9d066e37cedc1402ce373\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She admits he can be cocky, but says she&#8217;s never heard the kind of allegations he&#8217;s now facing &#8230; though she&#8217;s careful not to dismiss anyone&#8217;s claims.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9d99e769a4e9d066e37cedc1402ce373--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-37a97d8cf126eadaa396facc57807bfe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-37a97d8cf126eadaa396facc57807bfe--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d9813db41463a08eaa19fbf178b5a18d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As TMZ previously reported &#8230; Ross was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/01\/rick-ross-arrested-on-battery-charges-in-miami\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>arrested<\/strong><\/a> in Miami earlier this month on a battery allegation, which he denied after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/01\/rick-ross-jail-release\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>getting out<\/strong><\/a> of jail. He also laid out his lavish get-out plans &#8230; including a Sunday feast of rigatoni with heavy marinara &#8212; and that&#8217;s where Phaedra draws the line.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d9813db41463a08eaa19fbf178b5a18d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cd1aa6851bf8e719096a25d770aa8890\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She tells us she knows &#8220;the man behind the marinara&#8221; &#8230; but thinks Ross could stand to dial back the cockiness AND the sauce.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cd1aa6851bf8e719096a25d770aa8890--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e6245e2325e4e4f0d2a85b1a6e570cde\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n   <a id=\"gallery-link-b8fdd5a1-48fc-5c9f-9033-cf0063384778\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2016\/07\/28\/phaedra-parks-photos\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:b8fdd5a1-48fc-5c9f-9033-cf0063384778\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:88404de0-1d1b-4438-acf4-a17dd5761922\" data-gallery-layout=\"carousel\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/12\/4by3\/2024\/11\/18\/12f2d2378ab4475091afd6080cb152b4_md.jpg\" alt=\"Phaedra Parks Through The Years\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>       <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e6245e2325e4e4f0d2a85b1a6e570cde--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1683dc2325afd194a2cf08074264a634\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Her culinary advice for the Biggest Boss? Skip the marinara and try a little linguine with clams instead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1683dc2325afd194a2cf08074264a634--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4d5f50236316dbd9d8bd120abf3ee81a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Guess even teddy bears need to watch their pasta intake!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4d5f50236316dbd9d8bd120abf3ee81a--><\/p><\/div>\n<p> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/10\/16\/phaedra-parks-defends-rick-ross\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;RHOA&#8217; Star Phaedra Parks Rick Ross Is a Big Ol&#8217; Teddy Bear!!! 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