Toni Braxton: More Money Problems
The formerly bankrupt diva is being sued by a fashion designer for bouncing a check on him.
According to TMZ, wardrobe designer Anthony Franco was commissioned by Braxton and Liberty Entertainment, Inc. to design the entire wardrobe for Braxton's Las Vegas show, "Toni Revealed."
According to court documents filed last week, Franco claims they agreed on a price of $35,000.
He alleges that he received payment by check, which was returned for "insufficient funds." He then alleges the defendants put a stop payment on the check.
Franco claims he was eventually paid $20,000, but there is still $15,000 hanging in the balance.
Braxton's show at the Flamingo Hotel began last year and is still going strong.
Brad Cafarelli, Braxton's last known publicist, told The BV Newswire that he is no longer representing Braxton.
When probed whether he had a similar financial dispute with the 'Unbreak My Heart' singer, he diplomatically replied "no."
Hmmm.
The Severn Maryland-born chanteuse has had a career plagued by as much scandal as she had success. The recipient of six Grammy Awards, Braxton filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection from a reported $3.9 million debt in 1988. The married mother of two (her eldest son Diezel was diagnosed with autism), she recently made the news for a mudslinging lawsuit with her former manager and record company head Barry Hankerson -- for "fraud, deception and double dealing."