Fugees star Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel has asked a judge to lower his $4,800 a month child support payments as he is struggling financially after the feds seized $75 million from his bank accounts.
The 46-year-old semi-retired rapper hopes that the profits from the release of his new album Elon Musk will help pay some of his bills. His lawyer Judith White stated in a hearing at Manhattan Family Court on Monday, July 15, that Pras is having a hard time paying his child support and other legal bills.
Pras, whose fleet of luxury vehicles includes the $400,000 Rolls-Royce Ghost he’s pictured getting out of, took a financial hit after his manager took his last $25 million.
The rapper, who is one of the members of the influential hip-hop group Fugees, asked a judge to decrease his child support payments from $4,800 to $500 a month according to his ex, Angela Severiano.
“My client is aware that he has to reinvent himself… so that he is able to pay money for this child and he is doing everything in his ability (to do that) such as attempting to release a new album called Elon Musk,” White told a judge. “He hit a very hard low and is attempting to bring himself up in the best way he knows, through his art. Right now he simply has no income.”
However, Severiano’s lawyer, Robert Wallack, argued that the motion to lower child support payments should be dismissed, since Pras hasn’t provided the necessary financial documentation to prove he is struggling financially, WENN.com reports.
“We have no idea what his income is. We have no idea what the sources of his money are because he has not provided a sworn affidavit,” Wallack said. “How is he traveling? How did he fly to town for this appearance? How is he supporting his lifestyle?”
Outside court, Pras told reporters that the feds took $75 million of his $100 million fortune, while his manager ran off with the remaining $25 million.
The rapper is facing federal charges for allegedly conspiring with fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho to make and conceal foreign campaign contributions to former President Obama’s reelection campaign
Pras insisted he is not one of the deadbeat, absentee fathers that are rampant in the Black community.
“I’m doing everything I can. I’m not trying to not pay child support. The best thing I can do is work on my creative,” he told reporters. “Hopefully it will be successful and then once it’s successful then everything will be back to normal.
He added: “For six years we have no problem. I paid (child support). I am not trying to run away from my responsibilities.”
Photos by SMXRF/Star Max/GC Images, Johnny Louis/FilmMagic
These men will go to court to reduce what they have to pay for their child versus selling expensive items. The child has grown accustomed to what his money was paying for. Why is child support the first thing to go??
Exactly. He needs to prioritize his responsibilities.
The money is for momma.. don’t play dumb
He not going to make any money selling all that over priced crap !!!!
I’m stuntin’ on actually raising and providing for my children and my wife. That’s what a real man does. My shoes & car may be a few years old, but those I provide for have what they need.
Dont mama have to provide a roof and feed the child?
It says he has a fleet of them.
He doean’t appear to look broke at all.
Mama can get off her ass and get a job and contribute just like the man. Being a leech can only last for so long
Fugee reunion would do it. His album title is wiggety wack!
Sounds like it hit home for you.
Did you not see the feds took 75 million? The real Question is how are they allowed to take peoples money over “illegal”political donations.
He had the money the government took it.
Woooow these last few posts have left me SPEECHLESS ? like sir if you sell somma dat shet and down size your living space to free up some money not just for yourself but for your child!! Cuz I’m gone be real honest I don’t think that album gone do well at all not even the die hard fugee fans are checking for any project from him or ms. Hill late behind
How can the IRS just take your money like deebo?? the government has had it in for the fugees since lauryn hill said she hated white people. The FBI and IRS are watch dog groups.
Whether the momma has a job or not he is still equally responsible to provide for his child I’m sure he has every intention on taking care of his child….
He probably did sell it are you all reading properly?
why isn’t he asking his buddies the Obama’s to help him out since they’re the reason why he’s broke?
How do you know they are not pulling strings?
Eventually, it all comes crumbling down!! Hear that, Trump & Co.?
So off topic real quick all I love my ppl really I do I’m sitting here eating my breakfast boiled egg, cherry muffin, and 1 sausage link. The family in front of me look like the klump and the daddy ( well who I think is the daddy) is talking just like the klump daddy anyway they got me sitting here second guessing my whole entire breakfast set up like I can’t even eat it now I’m about to get up and walk for about 20 mins. And the smorgasbord of food they have ????? I must say we as a society has built a very unhealthy relationship with food! Everything we do socially just about is surrounded around food. ? sorry guys I’m in my feelings about this weight stuff this morning
I hope you’re stating to not act like IDK the child support is the first to go because the men know the Mama uses it.
You are capping really hard, aren’t you!
Oh maybe I missed something I didn’t see where it said he sold it or he was down sizing and getting rid of assets let me go back and read surely I skipped over
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Almost 50 and still stuntin for the Gram. Sell the watch and car and pay your child support.
Elon Musk is a dumb album title too.
I wonder if he’s being picky about prices. The people who may purchase his stuff more than likely would want a discount. Definitely not close or near market rate. He’s probably so busy faking the funk that he has difficulty accepting how serious things actually are. Dope should’ve bought a fleet of commercial rental properties, when things were going well. Which would’ve been a great way to create an income stream.
If they haven’t had any pblms in 6 yrs and he’s asking for a break until he gets back on his feet that’s not unreasonable.
Capping means lying which Im not and yep because y’all better pay attention the FBi has been coming after people who don’t like white folks this is not a coinicidence.
Pras hasn’t aged not one bit since The Fugees broke up.
Lol it’s America. We are one of the fattest countries in the world. And you’re right, pretty much everything we do socially involves food. We eat to celebrate birthdays, mourn deaths, and everything in between.
Your breakfast sounds like a pretty decent choice though.
Then he would have to explain where his money came from sooner rather than later. Cars and jewelry aren’t necessarily assets but when u start buying up property they gonna be looking at you real hard.
Not saying I’m on his side but what I will say is the child support system needs to be revamped or something. Way too many females use child support as a way of living so they don’t have to get a job and most times it’s not even being used on the child. It’s to better the lifestyle of the “mother”.
But he made that money from producing. https://media3.giphy.com/media/v0eHX3n28wvoQ/giphy-downsized-medium.gif
??? Did he now? I wonder why he can’t clear up his federal case then… ?????
I was sure you were gonna put #TeamPras.
Nope, and I would like to know how in the heck did he get 100 million…
I think he produces.
I’m not going to go in on him. As stated he’s paid well up to this point. All of his assets are frozen. Support is based on income; if there’s no income, 0% of 0 =0.
True he can sell of some things and support the child and he probably should. So the mom did stash away any of the almost $5,000 a month? Maybe mom needs to downsize too because $500 a month isn’t much. But some mothers get nothing, I say all of this to say, mom get your hustle on. The only money we can depend on is our own. Hopefully he’ll bounce back and do the right thing.
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He been paying and never had no issues til present time. Life/shit happens. I say give him a chance to turn it around.
*Manager needs to see some fists
He’s going to jail.
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I only ate half the egg and took two bites of the muffin I did a quick brisk walk but around 11 ish I will walk for at least 30 mins Monique has this saying now she says LOVE YOUR FAMILY ENOUGH NOT TO BECOME A BURDEN DUE TO SELF NEGLECT and I feel every word of it! I’m not gone let food be my cause of death! NOr will I allow unhealthy habits to be that cause either y’all we gotta change the narrative!
You right ? price will be a factor but I got a feeling he gone pull that 15.99 CD price out
What about the men wrapping it up from the get go.
It’s not a secret about type of women who are out there who want to use child support as a way to live a lavish lifestyle so don’t absolve these men of their responsibility in this situation.
Because most of them obviously want to be the black buck slave stereotype of going from one woman to the next instead of settling down with one woman and having all of your children with one woman.
$4800/monthly against the fortune he amassed is cheap. He’s not as broke as he claims. By your account, the same way some women use c/s to fund their life, some men think it’s a frivolous bill they can neglect when $ gets tight. He’s still driving a $400,000 car.
Lmao
I get that. But then make moves like sell the car or something. Take $60k from the proceeds and pay the child support up for 1 year. That gives you 12 months to make more moves and you know your child is taken care of. Now if the mommy is burning the money, that’s on her but at least he has done what he is supposed to do.
You must’ve missed when I said I wasn’t on his side. The point of my comment was simply about the child support system needing to be reworked.
I didn’t miss your point, just typing my thoughts. No attack on you personally.
Through illegal activity. Money laundering and theft.
I wonder if people realize Tesla has never made money after all these years smh Elon Musk is not as successful a businessman a people make him out to be. I kinda feel bad for Pras smh got in bed with the wrong people
From what he said it came from investments in startup companies.
Because you give a donation, you’re a buddy. There are a campaign contribution limitations. The max most will allow is $2500.00. That amount doesn’t make one a buddy. But you just had to bring in the Obamas, didn’t you.
Ok I can dig it.
How about the mother get a damn job. Both parents need to be supporting the child 50/50. That child is of school age, there’s no reason why she shouldn’t be working. I don’t care how much money Praz had. These stupid men need to be more mindful on who they decide to procreate with.?
I’m with Wallack here ?
Maybe she works… Who said she didn’t? I read that he’s not working but not her
I’m just here to ask someone to explain what type of car that is where the side view mirror is above the door handle…
Why does having a baby mean that the person you have a baby WITH no longer has to work? Yes, single mothers figure that $hit out all the time but, that’s because the father is paying $75 per week and she has to pay $500 in child support but, if a man is paying you $5,000 per month in child support and you can’t pay your bills, then you have too many bills. You can move to Atlanta and live in a $300K home for $2,000 per month… and you’ve STILL got enough left over to drive a C-Class Mercedes and pay the rest of the household bills, including taxes. You can work at Target and still live better than the manager at your job.
WHEN is enough enough?
Ok! And nobody is checkin for his new music either. He needs to hustle behind the scenes
I feel you. Watch My 600lb Life, that helps too… and Hoarders ?
The feds took $75 MILLION!!!!
Swear!!
suggestion—-SELL YOUR CARS!
Cause they triflin
Ok!
Who said she doesn’t work??
He can spare one… Fugg him
He was real braggadocius in those IG posts. I don’t feel sorry for him. Pras isn’t that dumb.That money was too easy. He knew he was into some shady dealings. He better start selling his fleet of cars and pawning watches.
$4,800 a month is $1,200 a week and he made or had 75 million ?????…either he was taking care of a bunch of kids or someone was not doing there math…if he paid that amount for let’s say 15 years it would not even equal up to 1 million…
Manager took 25 million…..how sway
I watch my 609 pound life all the time my favorite line is AHHH MY LEG ?
I’m not siding with lazy mothers that equate being a b/m w/wife status…alimony & all. But these goofball men turn a night of lust into 18 years of grief, they don’t learn. Just take your $ and flush it if you’re gonna be so reckless.
Puuuuhlease! Half these celebrities “fleet” of luxury cars are rented! He hasn’t been making big bank recently like he did back in the 90s, so probably doesn’t own any of those cars!
The last two sentences is soooo true!!!!
Momma gotta get her weave and nails done with that money. Meanwhile the kids look raggedy
Yeah, that is exactly what I was thinking….
See I love the fugees yall can’t keep clowning them ?he is still eating off a ghetto superstar .
I feel you girl.. I’m on this healthy lifestyle journey and it is not easy by any means… Especially after so many years with my unhealthy relationship with food..
Second sentence made me chuckle???
You just made me snort ??
Me too!!! Some days are a reaaaaal struggle but I’ve noticed it gets better with exercise like I’m not as hungry since I have been more active and on the days I get with my trainer I eat light cuz I made the mistake of trying to eat bad since I figured I would work it off that day with the trainer and baaaaaby never again I was in there burping up burger meat trying to figure out where the hell I went wrong ??
You know all of em be saying that ?? ahhhhh my leg every time it’s time to get up and move around Ahhhh my leg! Dr. Now can you look at my leg it’s been hurting me. so far the best one was when that lady was in the hospital and her slow as boyfriend was sneaking her tater chips and snacks in there and she had got a fungus on her back or something and when Dr.Now went to roll her over a tater chip bag was stuck to her back ?? he was like how this get here they gone say oh he was laying in the hospital bed with me cuz I was crying and he had the chips ? why they talk to Dr. Now like they think he stupid ?? he was like no you been gaining weight while in the hospital on a restricted diet because he been sneaking you food we found the pizza box down the hall in the trash can ???
Time to start liquidating !! https://media3.giphy.com/media/eQxrlxPiRd8kw/giphy.gif
Lol!!! So true about the exercising.. I’ve been walking and drinking lots of water. It helps, but I have my good and bad days.. I wish you well on your journey girl… Keep It up!
The child of a wealthy parent should not be subjected to a lower standard of living. Child support is based off of the income of the parents. If Pras was still living with this child’s mother, this is the amount that he would be contributing. If Pras is still living in mansions, driving $400k luxury vehicles, and has servants, then his child should be entitled to that same standard of living. Pras isnt some regular dude making $50k a year. We are dealing in double zeros here and the court looks at percentages of income – not the bare minimum that a child can survive off of. If the daddy is a millionaire, then the child should have a millionaire standard of living lifestyle. Periodt. If you don’t want the baby Mom’s to benefit off of your income then choose your baby mamas more wisely then. Because no judge is going to short change the child because the pappy don’t like the mama. That’s not going to happen and the mamas will enjoy that free ride at the baby daddy’s expense. ?????
You too
How did I miss that episode? Please tell me her name. This one I gotta see!
Just because mama can multi task AND scoop some of the leftover loot ? doesn’t mean the kid should be short changed lol. Men be acting brand new when it’s time to cut that check lmao. In most states child support is 30% of your income. If you making millions, then baby mama gonna see millions too ?
He’s made millions. If she worked, her job info would be out there just like his. She probably wouldn’t care if he wanted to lower his monthly payment if she was making real money. But she needs proof that he’s struggling??…Geez put the pieces together
Standing up for Black men. We get bashed by everybody, and nobody considers how things affect us
I’m a be straight up with you lol, as an independent female, if I had a kid by a millionaire I would not work lol. I would invest in my child’s well being by being a stay at home mom and possibly home schooling my kid lol. When you’re getting $5k-$20k a month, what profession could possibly compete with that? And at the expense of not seeing your kid as often because you’re too busy working and networking? Naw… I understand why they don’t work, but I don’t believe in flossing for the gram, but I do believe that more women should choose motherhood over career ambitions, if they have a financial safety net.
My girlfriend was in the sales department in the solar division. The whole company is broke. He had solar sales people doing customer service for the cars. She was fired so they didn’t have to pay her $11,000 in commission. They are trying to break all their leases for offices and the auto sales centers. Don’t buy anything from the company.
Easy, start your own business. Or invest, Or learn a trade. Or get an education and get a career. The kid is eventually going to turn 18, and then the money stops.
I can’t believe Pras ever had $75 million to seize lol.
On the topic of child support… the kid is entitled to 30% of your income or net worth. The kid don’t care about your financial problems. All they understand is that they want a nice house (like daddy), a nice car to be driven in (like daddy), nice clothes, nice food (like daddy)… they don’t understand that daddy gotta floss for the gram, or that daddy don’t want to give money to mama. All they know is that they don’t want feel or be less than their wealthy parent.
If you don’t want to pay money to the baby mama, then start planning for parenthood with your wife, instead of seeding thirsty thots who will contribute nothing to your child’s mental or emotional growth. ????? I have no sympathy.
Lies ?
This part – “I can’t believe Pras ever had $75 million to seize lol.”
he dumb! could have given that baby mama 5 mil of that money…men…
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On what planet does a child DESERVE to live in a mansion and be driven around in a fancy car? You want to live that life, you do something to pay for it. As long as the child is WELL taken care of, you don’t DESERVE $hit.
So, by YOUR logic… if YOU get a Mercedes, does your kid get one too? If YOU get a new Louis bag – does your daughter, or son, get the equivalent? No, they DON’T – you know why?
Because you provide them with the basic fundamentals and allow extras because you WANT to not because you’re REQUIRED to…
I’m willing to BET that that entitlement attitude, if it CAME from your child, wouldn’t be acceptable.
Let your kid come to you and say, “You bought you a pair of Milano Blahniks, why did you ONLY buy me these $50 shoes? I’m SURE your words of choice won’t be along the lines of, “My kid deserves the same lifestyle that I live..” you’d be telling that MF that you bought Blahniks because YOU worked for them and if SHE wants Blahniks – she needs a JOB!
I’m willing to BET that if I told you that, if YOU bought yourself a $2500.00 Gucci watch and I told you that if YOU buy Gucci, then you need to buy your KID the EXACT same thing, you’d be telling me where to get off and how many times to kiss your ass.
With that, I find it ironic that the people who think that kids deserve the EXACT same $hit that their parents own are the SAME ones who aren’t giving THEIR kids the EXACT same $hit that THEY buy. That’s the problem with these kids and ignorant baby mama’s now.
If you have money, I hit the jackpot by getting pregnant by you because my kid deserves a mansion. POINT me to the place that $5,000 per month from ONE of your parents isn’t enough to provide for you, other than from dreamland.
I would be the parent to provide for my kid, and then some, just because that’s who I am at the core… but I don’t think that you should be ENTITLED to live in a mansion because I live in one. Why should PRAS be required to pay for you, your man and your other kids to live debt-free… PRAS has to give your pathetic ass a mansion, Porsche and, another $20K per month, but your other kids daddy paying $68 per month.
Bull & $hit!
lol
its above us now Pras….you can try the Best Western next door…FOH
its above us now Pras….you can try the Best Western next door…FOH
mostly illegal money anyways
mostly illegal money anyways
Time to get a regular job ….like the guy from the Bill Cosby show…he was working at a grocery store….Now Look what God did!!
Time to get a regular job ….like the guy from the Bill Cosby show…he was working at a grocery store….Now Look what God did!!
Correction: These stupid men need to be more mindful about making an honest living to take care of the babies they bringing into this world. There you go.
Correction: These stupid men need to be more mindful about making an honest living to take care of the babies they bringing into this world. There you go.
THANK YOU!!!
THANK YOU!!!
THANK YOU …..AGAIN
THANK YOU …..AGAIN
$500 a month Pras?
Regular gainfully employed 9-5 brothers pay that.
You can’t drive a Rolls and pay $500/mo child support.
He must be kidding.
What a joke. They go after this guy for “making and concealing foreign campaign contributions” when nearly every politician walking the earth has done the same. There are bigger fish to fry. Why don’t they go after Odumba for accepting the contributions? Why are the corrupt, criminal Clintons who sold uranium to a foreign country and sold the US under the bus still walking around free? I wonder what’s the “political angle” to all of this.
He needs to get a one bedroom apartment and put his child first.
Agreed!
They’re putting the pieces together… You birdbox to those pics up top of him STILL flossing multiple luxury cars, jewels, etc huh… yet he’s claiming to be impoverished.
Yeah, he needs to show some documents to make those puzzle pieces fit. ?
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Lisa Fleming she showed out baby! But she died last year in August she was on season 6 another guy from season 6 died too but he committed suicide
*continues to my steak tacos and French fries from the Cheesecake Factory *
Pras better borrow a few million from Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean!
Were they married? 500 a month? Looks like she will have to get a job.
In what world does $4800 in child support allow a woman to ball. She lives in NYC too. I’m almost positive she has a job or at least a serious side hustle. Regardless, none of that is the child’s problem. Pras needs to figure it out.
Why dont this s@ithole sell the car and pay the child support? What a loser.
Not while daddy is driving a Rolls.
President Obama accepted nothing, so hop off of his fender. The day when the messiah if them, and the cult base leaves him alone will be a cold day in hell.
The article states that he has a fleet of luxury cars. How is he maintaining them? You would think that he would sacrifice his cars vs. his child’s livelihood.
I’M SHOCKED THAT HE MADE $100 MILL AND WAS ONLY PAYING $4,800/MO. HE WAS GETTING OFF EASY………JENNY JONES!!!
OWN OR LEASE STILL GOTTA PAY FOR THEM MONTHLY SO IF HE CAN PAY FOR THEM HE CAN KEEP PAYING THAT $4,800/MO…….JENNY JONES!!!
Wow…you’re really slow aren’t you?????
“During Odumba’s campaign he systematically exploited loopholes in the law to raise millions of dollars overseas — a big chunk of it in the People’s Republic of China. For instance, Odumba’s campaign announced it had raised $181 million. But there was no transparency. Just 2% of that amount — $3.6 million — was reported to the FEC.
Of special concern are funds flowing into the Odumba campaign from foreign sources, especially China.
In 2009, the Odumba administration gave $535 million to green-energy company Solyndra, claiming that it would create 4,000 new jobs, but the company soon went bankrupt. It was later revealed the company’s executives had made substantial donations to Obama’s campaign and that Solyndra executives had had many meetings with White House officials.
Odumba’s political campaign also received at least $21.6 million in illegal foreign campaign contributions during the runup to the 2012 presidential election.The U.S. Justice Department announced that Malaysian businessman Low Taek Jho and former Fugees rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel have been charged with conspiracy after allegedly funneling tens of millions of dollars into Odumba’s campaign fund.”
PLEASE…take a seat and learn something.
Lower the child support to about 2k a month and sell them damn cars and get a honda
Ok, but will he eventually get his 75 million back? Even if he is found guilty, can the feds keep it ALL?
It would seem the government would make sure she gets any monies due, the same way they lock up deadbeats!
No need to reduce his payments, just like R. Kelly had to pay his cp payments or else!
Lies
he has………. by paying much less
hehehehehehehehe
Sounds like money laundering and if he was worth ? mil ? 4k a month was still beans for him to pay. If this doesn’t humble him, hope he does reinvent his wheel of life.
Poor Pras!… I never woulda thought he had that much money… It sounds like he had more money than the REAL stars of his group The Fugees and that’s very suspicious to me… But nevertheless I wish him nothing but blessings after all that he’s lost!
He flaunting like that on instagram with no money to back it all up. He’s aged quite well though….
Good that what he gets, i hope that white bish take all of his money. I didn’t know he fell for the hype too. I will no longer supoort him.
That’s why u stay off social media flossing! Or he can hit up 50 for a loan!lol!
Excatly aell the rolls and pay the child support up until u get back on ur feet it’s not rocket science
Child support is based on what u have coming in not what u already have! His monthly income prob wasnt that much
Rolls Royce’ ghost