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Idol's Fantasia losing home

By Anne Johnson

Posted: December 8, 2008
Updated: December 10, 2008

North Carolina's own "American Idol" winner might be losing her Charlotte home.

According to court documents obtained by the AP, one of Barrino’s houses in Charlotte is up for auction by a company that said Barrino failed to repay money it loaned her to cover her taxes in 2006.

The Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office is scheduled to sell the home, valued at $1.1 million, in January. The home isn't in foreclosure, but rather is being used to compensate the company that loaned Barrino money to cover taxes.

Fantasia bought the 6,232-square-foot, pond-front mansion with 6 bedrooms in March 2007.

But not to fear: The winner of the Idol's third season won't be homeless.

Financial records for her other Charlotte home on Seton House Lane are in fine shape.

Fantasia bought that home for $740,000 in July 2004.

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Shows she needs someone to manage her finances. When it all comes down to it, she's way out of her league. She can sing, but that's it.

freddie cadetti 72
December 19, 2008 10:44 a.m.

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This has nothing to do with talent. I say she OBVIOUSLY needs a better financial manager.

jschick
December 15, 2008 1:30 p.m.

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Confusing. This story alleges that the home is being auctioned for failure to make mortgage payments, but this is not the case.

Apparently the home is being auctioned to repay a 68,000 loan that she took out to pay taxes on the house. When sued, she never showed up in court, and since she has more than one home, this one is being seized and auctioned to satisfy the judgment.

Her mortgage lender was not party to the suit against her, nor has it moved for foreclosure based on failure to make mortgage payments.

How about getting the facts straight in these stories?

Scrofula
December 10, 2008 7:22 a.m.

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For those of you that say she has no talent. Why did she win Idol? That was based on American votes. And by the way did much better than happy (I'd rather say the other word)Clay. She also had two hit albums and has a star role in The Color Purple which is a broadway hit. SO, get your facts together before you speak on nothing you know about.

kbo0801
December 9, 2008 6:31 p.m.

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Heck, if she only paid 740,000 and it's worth 1.3 mil, she should sell it. Just because she can sing, doesn't mean she's smart.

unblankenbelievable
December 9, 2008 5:38 p.m.

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her 15 yr mortgage is way longer than her 15 min of fame.

onyourheels
December 9, 2008 5:06 p.m.

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Has to be a REALLLLLY slow news day...

dang_skippy
December 9, 2008 4:11 p.m.

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Maybe she is waiting to get in the Obama bailout line!!!!

hjeck32544
December 9, 2008 4:05 p.m.

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Can't miss what you never had! See if this makes it.

One 4 the Team
December 9, 2008 3:32 p.m.

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To all you "haters" You can't miss something you never had. Feels good to have expeienced that kind of money. Money is not happiness.

One 4 the Team
December 9, 2008 3:31 p.m.

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