{"id":5988,"date":"2026-06-18T14:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/elf-star-faizon-love-shares-shockingly-low-income-amid-child-support-battle-arrest\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:30:11","slug":"elf-star-faizon-love-shares-shockingly-low-income-amid-child-support-battle-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/elf-star-faizon-love-shares-shockingly-low-income-amid-child-support-battle-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Elf&#8217; star Faizon Love shares shockingly low income amid child support battle, arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Flove-50.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Faizon Love did not earn any money last year.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cElf\u201d star shared his shockingly low income during his <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/celebrity-news\/elf-star-faizon-love-insisted-he-could-not-afford-child-support-payment-ahead-of-arrest\/\">child support battle<\/a> with 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>Not only did the 58-year-old reportedly reveal in court documents earlier this month that he made zero dollars in 2025, but he said his highest annual income in the last five years was $13,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Faizon Love (pictured above in August 2023) recently revealed he did not make any money in the last year. <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actor (pictured above in October 2025) claimed he made zero dollars in the last 12 months. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Love, at the time, was sharing the numbers as a means of insisting he cannot afford the $250,000 he allegedly owes Wells in child support.<\/p>\n<p>He also blamed his absence at an April hearing regarding the case on a medical emergency.<\/p>\n<p>The judge, however, held Love in contempt of court in May and ordered him to turn himself into jail for 90 days.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cElf\u201d star (pictured above in May 2012) said his highest annual income in the last five years was $13,000. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Love (pictured in August 2023) shared the sums to prove he cannot pay the $250,000 child support he allegedly owes. <span class=\"credit\">Variety via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Love, a Glendale, California, resident, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/17\/us-news\/elf-actor-faizon-love-busted-in-florida\/\">was arrested<\/a> in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday and charged with two counts of contempt of court.<\/p>\n<p>He is being held without bond at the Hillsborough County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>The comedian, notably, is facing a pending felony assault charge in San Diego, California, over a 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/21\/us-news\/elf-actor-faizon-love-accused-of-attacking-hotel-clerk-with-credit-card-machine\/\">incident with a hotel clerk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Love was arrested and charged with two counts of contempt of court on Tuesday. <span class=\"credit\">Hillsborough County Sheriff\u0092s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The California resident (pictured above in February 2016) is being held without bond in Florida. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for BET<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Love, who has pleaded not guilty to the crime, allegedly hit the staff member in the face with a credit card machine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Love was extremely upset. It was zero to 100 real quick,\u201d the alleged woman said in July 2025 testimony. \u201cHe was repeatedly asking if we knew who he was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the preliminary hearing, a judge deemed there was sufficient evidence to proceed to trial.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He has made headlines for two previous run-ins with the law, from an airport assault (pictured above in 2017) to an alleged hotel attack. <span class=\"credit\">Columbus Airport<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Love is best known for his role in \u201cElf\u201d (pictured above). <span class=\"credit\">\u00c3\u00c2\u00a9New Line Cinema\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in 2017, Love pleaded no contest to misdemeanor after being filmed attacking a valet at an Ohio airport.<\/p>\n<p>He was fined $500 and sentenced to a 180-day suspended jail sentence at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to \u201cElf,\u201d Love is best known for roles in \u201cFriday,\u201d \u201cCouples Retreat\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/celebrity-news\/elf-star-faizon-love-shares-shockingly-low-income-amid-child-support-battle-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faizon Love did not earn any money last year. 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