As “Big brother“Host Julie Chen says … Always expect the unexpected.
On May 16, the news announced that one of the stars of the show, Memphis GarrettWho appeared in the seasons 10 and 22, was arrested in Florida to defraud the state of Florida with a large sum of money.
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Another star of “Big Brother” was in trouble with the law for having allegedly stolen more than $ 50,000 in the government
According to TmzBroward sheriff officials confirmed to the publication that Garrett was arrested on Thursday May 15 on a mandate issued by the Ministry of Revenue.
The star of reality, who arrived in second place in his original race on “Big Brother” in 2008, was accused of having proceeded to Florida more than $ 50,000 in unpaid taxes of his businesses.
Friday, May 16, the 42 -year -old man would remain behind bars, with his obligation set at $ 15,000.
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What is Garrett accused of the star of “Big Brother”?
Garrett, who later returned to “Big Brother” for its edition of the stars in 2020, faces a second degree crime for the flight of public funds.
Florida accuses the restaurateur of collecting $ 55,366.77 of sales taxes between November 2022 and October 2024 through his poke house Lauderdale and No Man’s Land Miami LLCS and not paying taxes in the state.
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Garrett divorced his co-star of “Big Brother” in 2024
And if that was not enough, the name of Garrett has already made the headlines since 2024 when he asked for the divorce of his co-star of “Big Brother 22”, Christmas Abbott.
In the divorce file, obtained by TMZ, the reason for the split was cited as “irreconcilable differences”, and it has been argued that Abbott should not be assigned alimony.
“It is unfortunate that the actions and intentions of the persons involved in this situation led to the exposure of personal and sensitive information,” Abbott told the publication at the time of the divorce announcement.
“I believe that questions of this nature should be resolved privately and respectful,” she added. “I ask for an intimacy at that time to focus on my family.”
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Garrett also commented, telling fans of “BB” that he had been shaken at the end of their relationship.
“My heart hurts me. I didn’t want to have to drop a divorce. I was doing everything in my power to work on our wedding. I only want the best in life for her and [her son] Loyal, ”he said.
Their conflict outside the house “Big Brother” was not entirely shocking for fans, however, considering their dynamics on “All Stars” also included controversial interactions and accusations of insensitivity towards other invents, in particular Da’vonne Rogers and David Alexander.
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More stars of the CBS arrested for an presumed presumed behavior
Although Garrett’s legal situation is probably the last thing that the star of reality wants to cross right now, he is not the only “BB” confronted with legal misfortunes.
At the beginning of 2025, Mike “Boogie” Malin was also arrested after allegedly stolen from the display in several CVS stores in the San Fernando Valley region in Los Angeles.
According to a report of PEOPLEThe star “BB 2” was caught by an employee during the first CVS and returned the article after being confronted. He fled later in his vehicle and headed for another place.
Burbank police said to the publication that when they had searched the Malin region, they found their car while running with anyone inside. However, he was arrested shortly after his return to his vehicle.
It was not the first arrest of Malin either
The Malin incident in 2025 was not his own First arresteither. In 2019, the legend “BB” was arrested and found guilty of crime tracing her former co-star Will Kirby.
The explosion previously covered the break -in with the law with the law, which would have taken place after Kirby denied having the chance to be on “The Amazing Race” with Malin. His refusal sent clever in a spiral, which would have sent Kirby disturbing SMS and emails on the situation.
Receiving messages as a threat to his family, Kirby contacted the Los Angeles police service and the FBI, leading to the arrest of Malin. Kirby obtained a prohibition and clever order was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay $ 44,000.
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The pair met for the first time in 2001 in the second season of the emblematic show. Later, they returned to the program in 2006 for season 7, which Malin finally won. He returned once again in 2012 for season 14; However, it was eliminated very early, never reaching the jury of the season.
