Hilary and Haylie Duff’s parents, Bob and Susan Duff, are hashing out their bitter divorce in court. In Harris County, Texas a judge had to decide on the fate of hilary duff’s huge 21st birthday party.
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Sounds completely ridiculous, but Susan and Bob Duff’s divorce proceedings have been so ugly over the past 2 years or more, that Hilary and Haylie’s father was led out of court in handcuffs, after Judge Thomas Stansbury found him in contempt of court.
Bob and Susan Duff sat at opposite ends of the courtroom during the intense proceedings. Neither would even look at the other.
But each of their lawyer’s were mud-slinging, accusing each other of lying and acting unethically.
“I get very annoyed when he accuses me of lying,” Bob’s lawyer, Robert Piro, shouted at one point, pounding the judge’s bench with his fist.
Well, then, he should stop lying!” stated Susan’s attorney, Marshall Davis Brown Jr.
Haylie, 23, and Hilary, 20, were not there in court on Wednesday, and who can blame them, too much drama!
During the court proceedings, Susan Duff asked for $25,000 to throw a lavish party and to pay for a gift for Hilary’s 21st birthday, coming up September 28th.
Susan stated that is what they had paid for Haylie’s 21st birthday years ago.
Susan Duff said the $10,000 she receives as support each month isn’t even enough to pay her bills, and certainly not enough to buy expensive gifts for here daughter. Susan added that she had to have Hilary pay for her lawyers and other bills.
Bob Duff’s lawyer questioned Susan on whether her “adult millionaire daughter” would be upset if she did not receive an expensive gift and party for her birthday.
Susan pulled the pity card stating that Hilary “is emotionally upset by the abandonment of her father” and deserves “to have some kind of recognition for a young life well-lived.”
When asked where Bob Duff would get the money to pay for the huge party and expensive gifts, Susan stated he would get it from the same place he got money to buy presents for his girlfriend’s sons.
“I know he’s a millionaire, and he’s got the funds,” she said.
When Bob took the stand a few minutes later, Brown asked him if he wanted Hilary to receive a comparable gift to Haylie for her 21st birthday.
“Yes,” Bob replied.
“You’re not mad at Hilary, are you?” Brown asked.
Bob hesitated, and Brown withdrew the question.
Stansbury eventually ordered Bob to pay $12,500 to Susan for Hilary’s birthday.
Court took a turn for the worst for Bob Duff when the judge said he would have to spend 10 days in jail for contempt of court. He is accused of violating an injunction against selling assets without court approval and must pay $367,537 he earned from selling stocks last month into a court repository.
Piro said his client plans to post bond and then file an appeal.
The court hearing ended with Bob Duff being fingerprinted and taken away in handcuffs. His ex-wife Susan was shocked and stated, “This isn’t what I wanted,” she said.
Bob Duff wanted to speak to the press but could not due to a gag order.
“I wish I could,” he said. “I’ve got a lot to say.”
Wow, all that drama has to suck so bad! It seems somewhat silly to be in court wanting large sums of money for a party, but hey it’s a celebrity thing!
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