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Legal woes latest trouble for housewife
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bravo may have to rename this show “The Legal Woes of the Real Housewives of Atlanta.”
As Buzz readers will recall, “RHA” cast member Sheree Whitfield recently dismissed an appeal that sought alimony from her ex-husband Bob Whitfield, saying the former NFL player was now broke.
Now Sheree herself is being sued for more than $87,000 by her former legal representative for the divorce, Levine & Smith.
The complaint, dated Feb. 2, 2009, and filed at the Superior Court of Fulton County, states that Sheree Whitfield owes $69,343.98
in principal going back to May 10, 2006.
Interest on the unpaid amount, based on a monthly interest rate of 1.5%, is $17,832.93 through January 31, 2009, according to the filing.
According to the complaint: “Defendant’s refusal to pay said debt as agreed constitutes an act of bad faith and has caused the plaintiff unnecessary trouble and expense, thereby entitling plaintiff to an award of its expenses of litigation, including reasonable attorney’s fees in an amount to be proven by the evidence at trial.”
Steven Montalto, the attorney representing Levine & Smith, told us the firm has been unable to find Sheree Whitfield in order to serve her the summons and a copy of the complaint.
Efforts to reach Sheree Whitfield for comment have been unsuccessful.
“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” is currently shooting season two.
BROADCAST TRANSITIONS
Star 94 let go The Morning Mess morning show Friday morning, according to General Manager Rick Mack. He said they are now looking for another morning show. He didn’t say whether Cindy and Ray, the successful afternoon show, would take over.
Norm Schrutt, who represents the Mess and Cindy & Ray, said Cindy & Ray could take over, but he has no insight whether that will happen.
Schrutt thinks in retrospect that the Morning Mess skewed too young for the station.
“I think I made a mistake,” Schrutt said. “I put them in a place where they shouldn’t have been… We got caught up with the economy and the fit wasn’t right. I think the team really understood it before I did. They figured Star wanted a little older demo and they played a little younger and that was their comfort zone. It’s like a stone in your shoe. The shoe is a little too tight. It was not their fault. They’re still extremely talented. I’m still a huge fan of the show. The radio station was very honorable in the way they severed our relationship.”
The trio, Shannon Murphy, Superphat Mikey (Michael Dennison) and Marc “Marco” Orem, came from Indianapolis in December 2007. The Mess’ last big gig was the Miley Cyrus appearance Thursday. Star has already scrubbed evidence of the Morning Mess off its Web site.
LOCAL ‘CHORUS’ BOY DOES IT FOR LOVE
In this current economy, Pebblebrook High School grad Colt Prattes is psyched not only to be working but he’s hoofing it in the touring production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway classic “A Chorus Line” running through Sunday at the Fox Theatre.
At a cast party the other night, the 23-year-old, who the plays Bronx-born, devoted husband Al in the musical, told Buzz the entire cast recently signed extensions on their “Chorus” contracts.
“It’s extremely tough out there for a lot of our friends in New York,” Prattes told us. “Thirteen shows closed in January alone. We’re all just happy to be employed right now, let alone being involved in a show like this.”
His old Cobb County classmates will no doubt want to check out “Sing,” the number in “Chorus” where Prattes gets to show off his impressive voice.
Offstage, he’s been busy showing off his hometown to castmates.
“I’m taking them all to The Varsity,” he said smiling. But first, Prattes planned to take in a birthday dinner with his mom at Scalini’s in Marietta, a tradition that dates back to his childhood.
“Oh, man, their red snapper Francese is just crazy good,” he said. “I’ve ordered it every year for the last 12 years!”
HIGH FIVE
Music
The top-selling albums this week at Decatur CD:
1. Neko Case, “Middle Cyclone”
2. U2, “No Line on the Horizon”
3. Buddy & Julie Miller, “Written in Chalk”
4. Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3, “Goodnight Oslo”
5. Justin Townes Earle, “Midnight at the Movies”
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Saturday: TV personality Willard Scott is 75. Actor Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) is 53. Comedian Wanda Sykes (above) is 45. Singer Taylor Dayne is 44. Actress Jenna Fischer (“The Office”) is 35. Actress Laura Prepon (“That 70’s Show”) is 29.
Sunday: Musician-actor Micky Dolenz of the Monkees is 64. Singer Shawn Mullins (below) is 41. Actress Andrea Parker (“The Pretender”) is 39. Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. is 33. Actor James Van Der Beek (“Dawson’s Creek”) is 32. Singer Tom Chaplin of Keane is 30. Guitarist Andy Ross of OK Go is 30.
Contributing: Rodney Ho and news services.
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