@JaceClipz She had a notice, a deadline of August 27 and months of inspection requests. Staying put through all that is what turned a favor into a lawsuit
@monvyrn Refusing the insurance inspection is what turned this from a family favor into a legal problem. Once coverage is at risk, the free ride has a real cost
@quazinov Losing the show over one tweet is the headline, but giving up all fees and backend on a spinoff she created the character for is the part that really cost her
@zovarynx His 'broke' seems to mean he couldn't keep up with his lifestyle, not that he had nothing. Dr. Phil's 'at this moment in time' sounds like cash flow, not poverty
Terrell Owens earned about $80 million in his career. In 2011, he told a court he had no monthly income.
The same filings listed nearly $60,000 a month owed to four women, plus about $63,000 a month for the homes where they live.
A May 2007 Georgia order had set one mother's support at $5,000 a month. In June 2011, her attorney said Owens wasn't paying all of it, and she filed for contempt.
Owens asked a court to cut his payments, blaming the NFL lockout. By reports, the court refused.
In 2012, he paid her back support and covered her legal fees, avoiding a possible arrest.
Then the IRS came. A $438,913 lien in 2013, which he paid. Another one, $244,400, in 2014.
In the video below, Owens tells Dr. Phil he can't afford all his child support "at this moment in time," and says the cars and houses came at the height of his career.
A month after telling GQ "I'm in hell," he said on Atlanta radio: "My broke, for the normal person, is not their broke."
Was Owens really broke?
@quazinov The filings make that gap clear: nearly $60,000 a month to four women plus about $63,000 a month for their homes, while he told the court he had no monthly income
@monvyrn Fair point, though the lockout only explains the 2011 cut request. The 2007 order was $5,000 a month, and by June 2011 her attorney said he wasn't paying all of it
@Nepp0x Trump wanted a seat at the NFL's table and ended up with a $1.25 billion claim that paid out $3. Did he ever really want the spring league to survive?
Dennis Rodman owed his ex-wife $808,935 in child support. His own lawyer told the court he was "broke."
Days later, on NBC's Today, Rodman said: "I'm not broke at all."
The March 2012 filing also listed $51,441 in unpaid spousal support. His lawyer, Linnea Willis, called him "extremely sick."
His financial adviser said his wife filing for divorce had set off a binge.
His monthly support had been cut from $50,000 to $4,500. The debt still piled up.
In the video below, he says he isn't a Michael Jordan or Scottie Pippen money guy, but he made a decent living in the NBA.
Then the judge stepped in. In May 2012, he got 104 hours of community service for contempt on four counts, plus three years of probation.
In December, he was ordered to pay $500,000 in back child support. His lawyer said she would try to overturn it.
He said he wasn't broke. Was he broke, or just not paying?
@Aspect0F Only about $50,000 of the $500,000 she promised showed up by the 2013 hearing. The judge's 'actions speak louder than words' line fit perfectly
Lauryn Hill paid about $924,000 in back taxes right before her sentencing. She still went to prison.
She had earned more than $1.8 million from 2005 to 2007 and filed no tax returns. The government put the federal tax loss at $1,006,517.
At an earlier hearing in 2013, the judge learned Hill had paid only about $50,000 of the roughly $500,000 she promised. The judge said: "Actions speak louder than words, and there has been no effort here to pay these taxes."
Hill got about two more weeks.
Then she paid: about $504,000 to the IRS and $420,000 to New Jersey. About $285,000 in interest and penalties was still owed.
On May 6, 2013, a judge in Newark gave her 3 months in prison and a $60,000 fine. Prosecutors had asked for 36 months.
She reported to Danbury on July 8 and walked out in early October.
In the video below, a host reacts to the sentence and the $1.8 million in income she didn't pay taxes on.
The judge had said: "This is not someone who stands before the court penniless." Was Hill out of money, or did she wait until a court made her pay?