‘Elf’ star Faizon Love insisted he could not afford child support payment ahead of arrest

“Elf” prima Faizon Love claimed he was incapable to salary nan kid support he owed up of his Tuesday arrest.

The character insisted successful tribunal documents earlier this twelvemonth that he could not travel up pinch nan $250,000 he allegedly owes a female named Tiffany Lee, according to TMZ.

The 58-year-old claimed he had not earned a azygous cent successful nan past 12 months — and that his highest gross income complete nan past 5 years was $13,000.

Additionally, Love defended skipping retired connected an April proceeding successful nan kid support case.

He claimed to person been suffering from a aesculapian emergency astatine nan time, per nan outlet.

The “Couples Retreat” star, who was ordered astatine nan clip to move himself successful for 90 days down bars, was arrested Tuesday nighttime successful Florida’s Hillsborough County.

He was charged pinch 2 counts of contempt of court, according to records viewed by The Post.

Love, who lives successful Glendale, California, is being held without enslaved astatine Orient Road Jail successful Tampa.

In his mug shot, he stared stone-faced astatine nan camera successful an orangish jumpsuit.

Love’s lawyer did not instantly respond to Page Six’s petition for comment.

Tuesday’s detainment was not Love’s first run-in pinch nan law.

Most recently, he was accused of felony battle successful February 2025 aft a edifice clerk claimed he slammed a in installments paper instrumentality into her head and collapsed her glasses.

The alleged onslaught took successful August 2024.

In July 2025, a judge recovered capable grounds to proceed pinch nan lawsuit and scheduled a criminal trial.

Love was besides fined $500 and sentenced to a 180-day suspended jailhouse condemnation complete a 2017 battle astatine nan John Glenn Columbus International Airport successful Ohio.

The comedian pleaded nary title to a misdemeanor aft he was caught connected camera assaulting a valet.