Gilbert Arenas' girlfriend Melli Monaco alleges cheating in $250,000 Netflix hip-hop competition

Melli Monaco, three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas' girlfriend, alleged on Friday that there is cheating in the music reality television series "Rhythm + Flow."

Monaco shared three Instagram stories in which she made allegations about the show produced by streaming giant Netflix. In the series, music artists compete to win a $250,000 prize.

In the first story, Monaco said that she had just finished watching the second season of the show and warned of a spoiler:

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"What the f*** is going on, they ("Rhythm + Flow") have a bunch of great artists and I'm not here to talk s**t, even if I am going to. If you haven't watched it, it's a spoiler alert."

She then detailed what made her think that the show was rigged.

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"They have that one guy that, I think, the music never hit," Monaco said. "The judges kept on saying he's great and then he had a good story for TV. ... And the motherf***er won,"

In the following Instagram stories, Monaco further alleged that the wrong person won the competition and that the winner only got recognized because of his backstory. For Monaco, it is disrespectful to other contestants as the winner is allegedly "not on the level" of the other artists.

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"I like the show but this is rigged. ... It has to be rigged. ... He (winner) wasn't on the level of 14 people who lost to him," Monaco said. "Why? Is he a signed artist by somebody, or because of his sad story. A bunch of them have sad stories. ... I know he needed the $250,000, that's for sure. But to me, it's so disrespectful to other artists. ... He just wasn't on the level."

Melli Monaco's Instagram stories (Image Credit: Instragram/@mellimonaco)

Monaco was "baffled" every time the artist performed and was surprised by the judges' comments. She also added that many people are saying a similar thing about the show.

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"It is so obvious that they were gonna let him win for whatever reason they got, but not for the talent," Monaco added.

The singer, songwriter, and online personality, who has 420,000 followers on Instagram, also cast doubts on whether she would continue watching the show after this season.

Gilbert Arenas' girlfriend Melli Monaco's unique Christmas present

Melli Monaco, the girlfriend of Gilbert Arenas, gave the former NBA star a unique Christmas present: she dressed up as a "Santa Clause in red lingerie."

On Tuesday, Monaco released a YouTube video titled, "Melli Has A Sexy Surprise For Gilbert On Christmas Eve," wherein she detailed the preparations she made and the surprise to Arenas on Christmas Eve. Monaco wrapped herself in a big box and emerged with a bag full of presents.

At the end of the video, Monaco said that she was happy that the surprise was a success.

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“I think it was a success. He’s playing with the games already, so much for me. But I’m happy, I think he was happy,” Monaco said (14:55).

Arenas and Monaco were in France to celebrate the holidays. Gilbert Arenas' girlfriend grew up in Neuilly-sur-Marne, just outside of the French capital. The couple also got engaged in Paris.

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