I just received word that Antonia “Toya” Carter and her man, NFL star James Hardy have split up. And the break up may be over this little pink plastic gun that Toya recently posted on her Twitter page.

It’s amazing the things people find to talk about and blow all out of proportion! I’ve been fielding emails all week from readers about this pink gun that Toya said she received as a birthday gift.

However, word out of Toya’s camp today is that James is no longer “Toya’s man” — although the two remain good friends. This info comes from a very credible source. So, fellas, that means Toya is single and free to mingle!

Here’s what Hardy wrote on his Twitter page yesterday after apparently receiving flack from the NFL’s front office about the gun. I think a clause against purchasing or dealing in firearms is written into his contract: