Casey Anthony trial update and the latest on her parent’s Florida foreclosure
Not too long ago, it was reported that the parents of murder suspect Casey Anthony had hired a foreclosure attorney.
George and Cindy Anthony were trying to save their four-bedroom Florida home from being repossessed. The couple stopped making their $785.82 mortgage payments in June 2009. At that time, they were behind $7,000 owed to the bank.
Documents show they purchased the home for $90,900 in 1989. In 2005, the Anthony’s refinanced the house, agreeing to pay $121,180 for the new mortgage.
Their foreclosure attorney was able to help them save the home — the Anthony’s qualified for the federal “Making Home Affordable” loan modification program.
It was in this house that they lived with their granddaughter, Caylee Marie Anthony, until the child’s tragic death in 2008.
In 2008, Casey Anthony was accused of murdering her two-year old daughter. Prosecutors said the child died from three pieces of duct tape over her mouth and nose. Casey claims the toddler drowned in the pool. When police started investigating, Casey gave false stories about a nanny, employment and coworkers.
Casey Anthony is being charged with first-degree murder, and has pleaded not guilty. If charged, she could receive the death sentence.
The high-profile trial began this week with Casey accusing her father of a poor childhood. The defense said her father sexually abused her. They also said her brother made similar attempts of abuse. Going through this trauma helped her block out the tragedy of her daughter’s death.
Therefore, she was in an alternative reality. She continued to party and get tattooed, “Good Life” in Italian, despite her daughter’s death.
In day two of the trial. Cameron Campana — the former roommate of Casey’s ex-boyfriend — took the stand. He was the first witness. Campana referred to Casey as “your average 22-year-old-girl.”
The next witness called to the stand was Nathan Lezniewicz, which was another former roommate of her ex-boyfriend. He said Casey seemed like a happy person. He was aware that she had a daughter, and had met the child a handful of times at the apartment.
Stay tuned for more on this situation as it develops.
Actress Marlee Matlin owes IRS $50,000, plans to sell her house
Marlee Matlin, 45, just confirmed that she owes the IRS $50,000 in back taxes.
To pay off the debt, the award-winning actress plans to sell her home in Pasadena, Calif., and take her four children out of private school.
Sounds like she’s serious.
Matlin stated, “I’m paying it back. I’m not shying away from it and I’m certainly not ashamed of it. It doesn’t mean I’m a bad person. It’s reality. It’s the reality that a lot of people in America are facing.”
Regardless of her Hollywood status, Matlin remarked that the debt did not come from living a lavish lifestyle.On the contrary, she signed said, “Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large.”
The 2,607 square-foot home has five bedrooms, three bathrooms and is currently listed for $899,000.
Maitlin is a deaf actress best known for her lead role in the 1987 film “Children of a Lesser God” and made appearances in television shows such as “Dancing With the Stars,” “Seinfeld,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “Picket Fences.”
She is currently a contestant on this season’s “Celebrity Apprentice.”
Jermaine Dupri Saves Altanta Mansion From Foreclosure
The hip hop artist and Grammy-winning producer, Jermaine Dupri, fell behind on payments for his Atlanta mansion. Last week, the home almost went into auction for unknown reasons. The sale was terminated at the last minute. Maybe he learned a lesson from 2002 when his property was seized by IRS agents for an outstanding debt of over $2 million.
No details have been specified why the home was removed from auction. The foreclosure was started on the original amount over $2.5 million from Suntrust Bank. Dupri also owes $14,024.67 on unpaid property taxes, penalties and fees that are connected with another home he owns.
In addition, it’s been reported Dupri owes the State of Georgia $493,768.75 for back taxes from 2007.
If that isn’t bad enough, now he owes a contractor $12,000 that has been managing the home’s renovations. The contractor, Tom Regan, filed a lien on Dupri’s mansion for the unpaid bill. The ‘Money Ain’t a Thang’ artist’s financial woes are far from over with his recent court ordered child support bill he just received.
A new IRS delinquent tax bill for the Osbournes
Bark at the moon, baby.
Recent reports indicate that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have once again been hit with another delinquent tax bill.
Now the couple apparently owes about $357,000 in unpaid federal taxes from 2007. That’s in addition to the more than $1.7 million the head-banging duo recently had to fork over for admittedly not being on top of their business affairs.
In fact, the Queen of Darkness revealed that she was just too damn busy to meet with the accountant regarding the 2008 and 2009 tax bills. The 2007 bill, however, she claims was a procedural error.
Sharon recently tweeted:
“Just when we thought it was safe with the IRS, here they come again! This time their fault, not mine. Not taking this one laying down. Mine was a f*** up, yours was a “PROCEDURAL ERROR”. The bill has been paid, in fact I’m owed a rebate. Please send. Big Kiss, Mrs O. On my way back to LA. I’ll be at The Talk tomorrow. Why is there always drama in my life?”
Uh, maybe because you married an insane, substance-abusing rockstar. Then you decided to have three children, two of which just happened to share their father’s addictive nature. Then you decided to put it all on television for the world to see on an MTV reality show.
That might be a small reason for all the drama.
Maybe. Not sure. Just a hunch.
