Mimi Faust paid Nikko Smith to be her boyfriend on "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" although their sex tape was unplanned. Or at least, that's his version of the events.

In an interview with Hot 97's "Ebro in the Morning," Nikko Smith said that it was Mimi Faust who approached her for the deal, but he agreed to do it in order to make a name of himself.

"It made sense to me after what Steven Jordan (Stevie J) did to her. They invited me out to dinner. They did the whole wine and dine me. They had the producer for VH1 at the time with them," he said per Cocoa Fab.

However, Nikko Smith said that leaking the sex tape with Mimi Faust was not the plan. However, they tried to make the best of the situation by hooking up a deal with Vivid Entertainment so they can cash in.

"He said it boosted his storyline and took a completely different turn. This season he brought his real life wife Margeaux into the fold and he says it helps to give him a voice," Cocoa Fab said.

"The two have had an open marriage but she was pretty pissed when Nikko did the sex tape. Mimi never knew Nikko was married. Nikko also believes he's been edited to look like the bad guy."

In a previous interview with Egypt Sherrod on the "Moment of Truth," Mimi Faust said that she regretted the sex tape with Nikko Smith.

She said the whole fling with Nikko Smith started when she became unhappy with her ex Stevie J.

"In hindsight, 20/20 looking back, it was all bad. All wrong for me," she said per Mstarz. "He just so happened to accidentally call my phone and he was with her, and I heard the whole conversation. She did say, 'The only reason I'm seeing someone else is because you left me to go down to Atlanta to be with her for some money.' My blood was boiling."