{"id":5968,"date":"2026-06-18T11:05:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/elf-star-faizon-love-insisted-he-could-not-afford-child-support-payment-ahead-of-arrest\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T11:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T11:05:06","slug":"elf-star-faizon-love-insisted-he-could-not-afford-child-support-payment-ahead-of-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/elf-star-faizon-love-insisted-he-could-not-afford-child-support-payment-ahead-of-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Elf&#8217; star Faizon Love insisted he could not afford child support payment ahead of arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Ffaizon-45.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cElf\u201d star Faizon Love claimed he was unable to pay the child support he owed ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/17\/us-news\/elf-actor-faizon-love-busted-in-florida\/\">his Tuesday arrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The actor insisted in court documents earlier this year that he could not come up with the $250,000 he allegedly owes a woman named Tiffany Lee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/17\/faizon-love-said-he-cannot-afford-to-pay-child-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old claimed he had not earned a single cent in the last 12 months \u2014 and that his highest gross income over the last five years was $13,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">New Line<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Additionally, Love defended skipping out on an April hearing in the child support case.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed to have been suffering from a medical emergency at the time, per the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCouples Retreat\u201d star, who was ordered at the time to turn himself in for 90 days behind bars, was arrested Tuesday night in Florida\u2019s Hillsborough County.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">\u00c3\u00c2\u00a9New Line Cinema\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was charged with two counts of contempt of court, according to records viewed by The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Love, who lives in Glendale, California, is being held without bond at Orient Road Jail in Tampa.<\/p>\n<p>In his mug shot, he stared stone-faced at the camera in an orange jumpsuit.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for GVN Releasing<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s detainment was not Love\u2019s first run-in with the law.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, he was accused of felony assault in February 2025 after a hotel clerk claimed he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/21\/us-news\/elf-actor-faizon-love-accused-of-attacking-hotel-clerk-with-credit-card-machine\/\">slammed a credit card machine into her head<\/a> and broke her glasses.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged attack took in August 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Columbus Airport<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In July 2025, a judge found sufficient evidence to proceed with the case and scheduled a criminal trial.<\/p>\n<p>Love was also fined $500 and sentenced to a 180-day suspended jail sentence over a 2017 assault at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after he was caught on camera assaulting a valet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a 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