Faizon Love Released After Florida Court Appearance in Handcuffs

Faizon Love rolled into a Hillsborough County, Florida, courtroom Friday (June 19) in a red prison jumpsuit and a wheelchair, shackled at the wrists, after spending more than two weeks behind bars on contempt-of-court charges tied to a child support dispute.

The actor was arrested on June 16 on two counts of contempt of court, originating from a warrant out of Hillsborough County. He had first been picked up in Riverside County, California and spent 16 days in jail before being transferred to Florida. Attorney Glen R. Lansky confirmed the cross-country transport, telling the NY Post he was moved “on orders of contempt from the Honorable Judge Mark Kiser.”

At the center of the case is a child support dispute involving his ex, Tiffany Lee. She claims Love owes roughly $250,000 in missed payments at a court-ordered rate of $2,500 per month. Her attorney argued he had not made the required payments in years. Lee, appearing by video call, alleged Love told her directly that she “wasn’t going to get a dime” and that he intended to stop working and cancel shows to avoid paying.

When his own attorney asked Love in open court whether he currently had the ability to pay $2,500 a month, he answered plainly: “Right now? No.”

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His legal team painted a stark financial picture. They described him as homeless, reliant on friends for support, driving a 1999 vehicle, and carrying a savings account balance of zero. Court documents cited by TMZ show Love claimed $0 in earnings for 2025 and just $13,000 in gross income over the past five years. Love separately told the judge he had recently seen his daughter and given her money.

His attorney pushed back on the incarceration itself, arguing, “This sentence is preventing him from working and ruining his name in Hollywood. So, if he’s in jail, he can’t work.”

The judge ordered Love released and set a July 1 deadline for him to submit a financial statement confirming his inability to meet the current support obligation. After the hearing, his attorney told the Post, “We are very pleased with the result, and I have taken over representation on all outstanding matters related to his case and will be filing a supplemental petition to modify child support.”

This isn’t Love’s only legal matter that he’s dealing with. Last August, Love was charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon, with an enhancement to the charge because of the bodily injury sustained by the alleged victim for throwing a credit card machine at a hotel clerk.