Report: Dennis Rodman could face jail time over alleged back child support
NBA Hall of Fame forward Dennis Rodman reportedly could face jail time over unpaid child support.
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Ben Golliver
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The baby worms gotta eat too.
Hall of Fame forward Dennis Rodman is reportedly facing the possibility of jail time due to hundreds of thousands of dollars of unpaid child support, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Rodman is behind in his payments and faces a court hearing Tuesday in Orange. He faces up to 20 days in jail for failure to pay spousal and child support, according to an attorney for his ex-wife.Rodman, one of the NBA's most eccentric personalities, was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame last August and he gave a memorable, emotional speech in which he admitted that he wasn't a perfect father. He was accompanied at the ceremony by members of his family and showed up wearing a feather boa.
As of March 1, Rodman, 51, owed $808,935 in back child support for the 9- and 10-year-old children that he had with his third wife, Michelle Rodman, said her attorney, Jack Kayajanian, in court documents.
Dennis Rodman's attorney, Linnea Willis, said in court documents that the former Laker is barely capable of paying for his living expenses, let alone the $5,000 he has for one child from another relationship, and the $4,500 monthly payment for spousal and child support to Michelle Rodman."Respondent Dennis Rodman is broke and cannot afford any additional fees," according to court documents filed on his behalf.
Rodman retired from the NBA after the 1999-2000 season following a 14-year career that included stops with the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. He posted career averages of 7.3 points and 13.1 rebounds per game, leading the NBA in rebounding for seven straight seasons. He was named to two All-Star teams, twice won NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He was a 5-time NBA champion.
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