Mos Def is Johnny B. Bad when it comes to his Blank Rome legal bills
We’ve previously reported on law firms having difficulty getting clients to pay their bills. It’s not just happening to firms working on deals that go bust; it has also happened to a firm representing a celeb after his marriage went bust. From Am Law Daily:
Blank Rome is suing rapper/actor/activist Mos Def for over $60,000 in unpaid legal bills stemming from his 2006 divorce from Maria Yepes.The couple ended their 10-year marriage that year in a Brooklyn court, with Judge Sarah Krauss pleading with them to settle their differences outside her courtroom.
Reports say that the Brooklyn-born Mos Def (real name: Dante Smith) owes the money to Blank Rome in the form of unpaid fees and retainers. The Emmy, Golden Globe, and Grammy award-nominated entertainer retained lawyers from the firm’s well-regarded matrimonial practice, which advises high-end clients on divorce, mediation, property distribution, paternity, visitation rights, and trusts and estates.
This is Mos Def’s second month in a row of legal troubles. In November, Las Vegas police issued an arrest warrant after Mos got in a scuffle with a photographer. In more bad news, his portrayal of Chuck Berry in the recently released music biopic extravaganza Cadillac Records was panned by the Los Angeles Times.
We wonder if this will make him rethink the title of his upcoming album, rumored to be titled Ecstatic.
Some good news for Mos Def, after the jump.
At least he’s still #69 on the Stuff White People Like blog:
He is everything that white people dream about: authentic (“he’s from Brooklyn!”), funny (“he was on Chapelle show!”), artistic (have you heard “Black on Both Sides?”), an actor (“he’s in the new Gondry film!”) and not white (“I don’t see race”)…. If you find yourself in a social situation where you are asked to list your favorite actor or artist, you should always say Mos Def.
You can thank us later for keeping you informed about his latest legal travails (and film and album releases).
Blank Rome Sues Mos Def for $60,000 in Unpaid Legal Bills [AmLaw]
Blank Rome Sues Rapper for Unpaid Fees [ABA Journal]
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first?
first. yes!
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OOHRAH FIRST!
I said: blah blah.
3, 4:Suckas!
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Damn. Foiled again. When will I get my 8th first this month? Grrrrr.
- Blah
Mos Def spits HOT FIRE!
pic of the x plz
"...well-regarded matrimonial practice, which advises high-end clients on divorce, mediation, property distribution, paternity, visitation rights"
Shouldn't that be ANTI matrimonial practice?
This always happens when you have people like him for clients.
mos def will make their asses catch fire like richard pryor
"So long and thanks for all the fish"
-- Mos Def
Mystal = Mos Illiterate
Yo, in she came with the same type game
The type of girl givin out the fake cell phone and name
Big fame, she like cats with big thangs
Jewels chip, money clip, phone flip, the six range
I seen her on the ave, spotted her more than once
Ass so fat that you could see it from the front
KKKash
You bastard, Mystal. Leave Marc Mero out of this. He's already suffered enough.
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People like 11 say things like that at bars and hope no one hears them. I think the term is Biyatches.
i'm the shot clock, way above the game
Checks, with 0,0,0, 0, 0, OOHS!
Checks, with 0,0,0, 0, 0, OOHS!
Who gives a *&#^( about this (&#^*&%^? What about S&C bonuses?
Who gives a *&#^( about this (&#^*&%^? What about S&C bonuses?
Who gives a *&#^( about this (&#^*&%^? What about S&C bonuses?
Who gives a *&#^( about this (&#^*&%^? What about S&C bonuses?
Who gives a *&#^( about this (&#^*&%^? What about S&C bonuses?
Who gives a *&#^( about this (&#^*&%^? What about S&C bonuses?
Who gives a *&#^( about this (&#^*&%^? What about S&C bonuses?
Who gives a *&#^( about this (&#^*&%^? What about S&C bonuses?
Who gives a *&#^( about this (&#^*&%^? What about S&C bonuses?
Umi Says, Pay your Bills. My Umi Says, Pay Your Bills....
In before some AutoAdmit retard says "OMG i've never heard of Blank Rome so it must be a TTT".