Nene Leakes broke into the scene as she appeared as one of the stars of "Real Housewives of Atlanta." Nene Leakes has always been part of controversies for being too outspoken, straightforward and aggressive. Nene Leakes takes no for an answer and will never let anything pass even if it results to verbal altercation. However, Nene Leakes is recently reported to be broke.
According to Radar Online, Nene Leakes reportedly owes more than $1 million US in taxes and she did file for bankruptcy once. From the Bankruptcy Court documents obtained, Nene Leakes filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy back in March 1996. This time, the famous reality TV star of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" still is working as a stripper.
The struggling single mother who was then under the name Linnethia Johnson owed $30,000 to various creditors. This includes $27,000 on a car loan and $2,000 on student loans.
Nene Leakes, the star of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" currently owns a $2 million US mansion in Atlanta, she listed her value in property as $0 in the filing. This was dismissed back in April 1996. A year later, the Damsel in Distress was rescued by real estate investor Gregg Leakes in 1997. Unfortunately, the couple divorced after 17 years of marriage back in 2010.
As added by News One, Nene Leakes is considered practically a destitute. She was reportedly eating in an Atlanta eatery and her meal being interrupted as her Bentley is being repossessed. This was later on dispelled by Nene Leakes, saying there is absolutely no truth to the rumor.
Nene Leakes of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" has been oftentimes regarded as a social climber, publicly announced that she is very rich and had Donald Trump Checks. This fueled everyone by being too proud. Since then, she has been hated on by so many people.
Amidst Nene Leakes denying the rumor that she is dirt-poor, many reports still surface that indeed she is. The report says that Nene is keeping up a front and living beyond her means. She is known to spend at least $17,000 US a month in spite her house facing foreclosure.
Rumors are rumors. Nene Leakes, a main figure of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" continued on to let everyone know that she is not broke and that she is fine. From a simple post, she said that Nene Leakes is still in the same house, still drive the same car and still works on three shows. She continued that its hard for people to be happy for someone's success.
