Apollo Nida -- Engaged In Prison!

Apollo Nida will appear on ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ from prison and he’s bringing his new mystery fiancée along for the ride too … TMZ has learned. Sources close to production tell us Apollo started dating the woman 2 years ago…

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Phaedra Parks Divorces Apollo: I No Longer Nida Be Married!

Back in September of 2014, Apollo Nida turned himself in to begin serving an eight-year on fraud charges.

At the time, the sketchy reality star was estranged from Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks, and we think it’s safe to say she didn’t have any second thoughts about calling it quits before he started his sentence.

Nida was late to report to prison because he stopped by Parks’ house to have one last screaming match before heading off to prison.

Needless to say, it wasn’t long before Nida began his sentence that Phaedra filed for divorce.

Of course, these things can take a while, particularly when there a lot of assets it stake, and one party rockin’ a federal-orange jump suit.

Reps for Phaedra claimed that the divorce was officially over back in 2014, but Parks never confirmed that she was legally single.

That all changed in an interview for TMZ’s YouTube channel posted moments ago:

Phaedra Parks on Apollo Nida: We’re Through!

Asked if she’s talked to Apollo recently, Phaedra replies:

“We are parents together, so we talk frequently.”

Parks added, however, that her divorce is definitely final, and she’s not looking back.

Asked if she misses Nida, Parks replied simply, “No.”

Asked if she can imagine the two of them getting back together, Parks was similarly blunt:

“I never say never, but in this case, I don’t think that would be a possibility,” she said.

“At the end of the day, we have our kids together. We’ll always have our kids together, so we’ll always be friends.”

At one point Apollo complained about not seeing his kids for several months at a time, but for now at least, it seems he’s out of luck.

When Phaedra was asked about the possibility of biringing the kids for another visit, she replied:

“I can’t say what I’m gonna do, but at this point in time, it’s not in our schedule.”

Harsh.

But hey, recent reports indicate Nida may qualify for early release.

In fact, he could be hanging with his kids on the outside as early as … 2018.

We guess the lesson here is don’t mess with Phaedra.

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Apollo Nida Prison Update: Is the Reality Star Causing Trouble Behind Bars?

It’s been almost ten months since Apollo Nida reported to prison to serve an eight-year sentence on fraud charges.

Obviously, Nida isn’t the first star of the Housewives franchise to epically fail at white collar crime.

In fact it was briefly rumored that Apollo and Joe Giudice would serve time in the same prison.

Sadly, that never came to pass. (Would’ve made a great spinoff!)

But that doesn’t mean that Nida isn’t bringing the drama in his own way during his time in federal lockup.

His sentence started inauspiciously when Nida failed to report to prison on time.

Instead of turning himself in, Apollo was reportedly harassing his estranged wife, Phaedra Parks, and recording bizarre farewell videos like this one:

Now several sources are reporting that Nida is behaving like a diva behind bars, expecting special treatment from guards and fellow inmates alike due to his D-list celebrity status.

“Apollo thinks he’s better than everyone else because he’s famous,” says one insider.

“Obviously, his behavior doesn’t win him any friends.”

Generally, celebrity inmates are able to secure protection with the promise of transferred funds.

Unfortunately for Nida, he was locked up in large part because he was too broke to pay off the creditors he defrauded.

As his case was highly publicized, it’s likely the other prisoners are aware that Nida doesn’t have the means to buy their friendship.

To make matters worse, Nida continues to alienate Parks by accusing her of refusing to allow him to see his son in interviews.

As a result, Parks has reportedly refused to visit Nida in prison.

Sounds like it’s lonely times for Apollo these days.

Hopefully, for his sake, there’s some truth to those rumors that he’ll be getting out of prison early.

Apollo Nida: BUSTED Cheating on Phaedra Parks Before Prison; Will She Finally Divorce Him?

Back in September of 2014 Apollo Nida turned himself in to authorities to begin serving an eight-year prison sentence on bank fraud on identity theft charges. 

Rather than spending his final months as a free man bonding with his children and attempting to reconnect with his wife, Phaedra Parks, Nida ditched his family for an epic pre-prison bender.

And now it seems that the sordid details of his wild final weeks on the outside are being revealed for the first time in a tell-all memoir penned by a former stripper named Cashaun Sidney.

In the book – titled Sordid Panties: Celebrities, Thots, Money & Scandal – Sidney details a booze and drug-fueled weekend that she spent with Nida while Parks seemse

“Inside the house I started rolling the blunt of pot and just kept my mouth shut as I looked around the woman’s house in awe,” she writes. “I couldn’t believe in were in Phaedra’s house.”

“Apollo poured shots of tequila for us and we proceeded to the of the house where we sat by the pool and smoked the pot.”

Despite writing as though she’s providing court testimony, Sidney spins a bizarre tale that includes Apollo taking her friend into his baby’s room so that they could both “take a shower.”

“Were they both in the baby’s room taking a shower?” she asks. “I don’t know.”

We’re guessing they didn’t go into the room to get clean, if ya know what we mean.

Despite she was estranged from her husband long before he began his prison sentence, Parks has not filed for divorce from Nida. 

Perhaps Sidney’s account of Apollo’s misbehavior will give Phaedra the nudge she needs to finally file the papers.

Joe Giudice and Apollo Nida to Serve Time in SAME Prison?!

It looks like two of the Real Housewives franchise’s most notorious husbands will soon be swapping stories of the Bravo-lebrity life behind bars.

According to Radar Online, Apollo Nida and Joe Giudice might soon be cellmates, as Apollo has reportedly been transferred from a Kentucky prison to FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey, where Joe is set to begin serving time next year.

As you may recall, Nida turned himself in in September of 2014 to begin serving an eight-year sentence for bank fraud and identity theft.

According to the Bureau of Prisons, with good behavior, Apollo can qualify for early release in 2020.

Giudice was sentenced to 41 months for bankruptcy fraud last year, but a judge allowed him to delay the start of his sentence until his wife, Teresa Giudice, finishes her own prison bid, so that their children wouldn’t need to be placed in foster care.

Nida transferred to the Jersey facility “about two weeks ago,” a source tells Radar, and he’s reportedly adjusted well to the the more relaxed atmosphere of the minimum security prison.

Interestingly, in Apollo’s first prison interview, he offered advice to the soon-to-be-incarcerated Joe, saying, “Stay humble and don’t act better than anyone; just observe your surroundings.”

Now it looks like he’ll be able to impart his words of jailhouse wisdom in person! 

If only camera crews were allowed behind prison walls. This could make one hell of a spinoff!

Apollo Nida: Will He Get Out of Jail Early?

The estranged husband of The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Phaedra Parks, Apollo Nida, has had sh*tty year.

Mostly, his drama is his own fault.  The volatile reality star proved himself to be a troublemaker on the show.  Not only did he start an infamous physical altercation with a group of “friends” at a pajama party, he later landed himself in jail.

In September 2014, Apollo reported to prison in Kentucky, where he will serve an eight year sentence for fraud and identity theft.

According to the U.S. attorney, Apollo ran a fake debt collection agency to gain access to databases full of individual’s information. After acquiring the information, he would steal IDs and find unclaimed funds, refunds from HUD, treasury checks, and U.S. income tax returns.

But now, only a little over a year into his sentence, Apollo revealed that it “won’t be long” until he is released.

In a jailhouse letter, Apollo wrote to Radar Online, “I’ll hold your contact info and reach out to you upon my release—which won’t be long.”

Apollo might be better off in jail.  Though Phaedra used to support him, he is on his own now.  In fact, Phaedra won’t even visit Apollo in jail.

And without her financial support, he is f—ked.  Apollo owes $ 1.9 million in restitution for his crimes against JP Morgan Chase and the IRS.