Oh, the woes of Erika Jayne from the Real Housewives
Grifters of Beverly Hills. First, she was forced to downgrade from the
manse to a wee $1.5 million Hollywood rental and gave up limos for a Range
Rover after her soon-to-be ex-husband Tom Girardi was accused of
embezzling millions from the families of the victims of a plane crash, as well
as from his own law firm.
And it’s getting worse … now it’s Erika’s turn in the hot
seat as she’s being sued for expenses paid by Tom’s firm which total $25
million. That’s the amount of money Tom’s firm put into the bank account of her
LLC—which she said she didn’t know about because she never saw the books—and subsequently
used to pay some of her own over-the-top bills.
Tom’s former law firm, Girardi Keese, had been
auctioning off the couple’s personal belongings to help cover the debt, but now
a trustee handling Girardi Keese’s bankruptcy case has found a way to hold
Erika responsible for the money she owes. The trustee says Jayne knowingly
allowed Girardi’s firm to pay for her expenses for 12 years; Jayne stands
accused of having her company, EJ Global, of using Girardi’s firm to cover her
American Express bill, pay assistants and have a glam squad … all totaling up
to $25 million.
And they want those coins back. Gosh, maybe instead of
rehashing her song XXpen$sive she should sing Bankrupt₵y.
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