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  • Mekhi Phifer Files Bankruptcy Protection, Owes Many

    Mekhi Phifer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to some serious debts. These debts include $1.2 million in back taxes, $50,000 in lawyer bills and $4,500 in unpaid child support, for a total of $1.3 million dollars.

    One wonders how a busy actor like Mekhi Phifer would end up in this situation. Well, he reportedly spends close to $11,600 each month and only brings in about $7500 for the month.

    Just goes to show, you don’t mess with the IRS. Or the mothers of your children.

    He has two kids he is supporting, Omikaye, 15, and Mekhi Jr., 6. The oldest is a son he had with ex-wife, actress Malinda Williams. The younger is a son he had with ex-girlfriend Oni Souratha.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lYK6xbaizM

    On the upside, it looks like his love life has settled down a little. He married Reshelet Barnes at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills in April 2013. Too bad that won’t be said about his financial situation anytime soon.

    Despite his money woes, he has been pretty successful in his professional life. He played a role in “Divergent”, which was box office gold to the tune of $56 million back in March and is still going strong. It has already brought in $250 million worldwide and will get a sequel, “Insurgent”, in which Phifer is already on board to continue his role as Max.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT6Wqukry24

    He has also appeared lately in numerous TV shows like “Lie to Me” and “Torchwood”, as well as recurring role in Showtime’s “House of Lies”.

    So, how exactly does he only bring in about as much as, say, an upper-middle class Joe? Hmm.

    Well, hopefully Phifer can get back on his feet with help from his bankruptcy filing and put all of his thoughts and efforts into making great movies and TV shows.

    Maybe after this fiasco, he will add budgeting to his long list of talents?

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  • ER Star Mekhi Phifer Files For Bankruptcy

    ER Star Mekhi Phifer Files For Bankruptcy

    Former ER star Mekhi Phifer is the latest celebrity to find themselves in a hole when it comes to their finances, TMZ reports.

    On April 22, 2014, Phifer reportedly filed for bankruptcy. He claims that he only has $67,701 in assets that includes a leather bed, a 12-year-old Segway (worth only $1,500), and a collection of firearms:1 shotgun and 2 9mm pistols. Phifer allegedly spends nearly $11,600 per month, but only brings in $7,500, which leaves Phifer short $4,100 each month.

    The 39-year-old actor, who most recently held roles in the film Divergent and Showtime original series House of Lies , has accumulated an approximate debt of nearly $1.2 million in back taxes. He also owes an estimated $50,000 for lawyers fees and $4,500 for back child support.

    Phifer joins Meet the Fockers star Teri Polo as the latest celebrities to admit they are broke. According to federal documents, Polo filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 14. In the documents, Polo revealed that she currently owes $772,000 to the IRS and approximately $36,000 to various credit card companies.

    Polo, who is currently starring in the ABC Family original series The Fosters, explained that she is also being sued by her former landlord Ed McPherson for leaving her apartment in deplorable conditions. Supposedly, the apartment was covered in animal feces and the refrigerator was left with rotten food.

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  • Mekhi Phifer Marries Girlfriend Reshelet Barnes

    E! News is reporting that ER star Mekhi Phifer has married his long-time girlfriend Reshelet Barnes.

    The wedding ceremony, which took place in Beverly Hills, California on Saturday, is reported to have taken place in front of around 100 family and friends. Phifer wore a white suit for the short wedding, during which the couple held a “sand ceremony.”

    Phifer has been married once before, to actress Malinda Williams in 1999. Williams is best known for her role in the movie A Thin Line Between Love and Hate. That marriage lasted until 2003, and the couple share a son, Omikaye, who participated in Phifer’s recent wedding. Phifer also has another son, born in 2007 to his girlfriend at the time.

    Phifer is well-known for his roles in movies such as 8 Mile, This Christmas, and the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. On television, he played the role of Dr. Gregory Pratt in the medial drama ER from 2002 until 2008, when the character is killed off in the first episode of the show’s 15th season. Most recently, Phifer has landed roles in the TV shows White Collar and Husbands, as well as the movie The Love Section.