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August 07th, 2011

BANK SLAPS FANTASIA WITH $25K LAWSUIT

(blackmediaSCOOP) It’s been quite a year for 2004 American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino. We toldja last week she announced she’s pregnant, now she’s been hit with a lawsuit claiming she owes U.S. Bank more than $25,000 for unspecified reasons.

The suit was filed last month by a collection agency claiming 27 year old Fantasia owes U.S. Bank $25,057.02 plus interest dating all the way back to 2009.

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This isn’t the first time the Grammy Award winner has run into financial trouble. In 2009, she nearly lost her home to foreclosure, but made some last-minute payments to avoid losing the house.

She was also involved in a nasty court battle last year between her boyfriend Antwuan Cook and his estranged wife Paula. In November 2010, Fantasia was said to have confessed during a child custody case between Cook and Paula that she got pregnant with a baby with Cook but had an abortion.

In February, Fantasia was forced to deny rumors she was pregnant after she gained weight for a movie role. She told reporters she was gaining weight to play Mahalia Jackson, an African-American gospel singer, in an upcoming movie.

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