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Louis Gossett Jr. -- Deadbeat Lakers Fan?

Posted Apr 17th 2007 2:54PM by TMZ Staff

Louis Gossett Jr.Actor Louis Gossett, Jr. is being slammed for allegedly not paying for a pair of $37,000 Lakers tickets, and now the brass behind the basketball team is crying foul.

In a lawsuit filed recently in Los Angeles Superior Court, the former "Iron Eagle" is accused of signing a 2003 contract for a pair of exclusive Premier Seats at Staples Center -- home to the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers and the NHL's L.A. Kings -- but never forking over the dough. The tickets, located close to the floor, are good for nearly any sporting event at the arena -- for two years!

Now, L.A. Arena Funding, the company that handles ticket sales for Staples Center events, is asking for $38,850 in damages. To put things in perspective -- that's less than 1% of what Kobe Bryant made this year (endorsements not included).

Reps for Gossett had no comment.

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1. $37,000 for a pair of tickets? Aww hell nah!!!

Posted at 3:02PM on Apr 17th 2007 by (The Original) Lulu

2. Maybe he could pawn his Oscar to pay the bill.
Hey, shouldn't the 2nd person also pay half?

Posted at 3:14PM on Apr 17th 2007 by Barbie Corvette

3. Typical of his kind - Something for Nothing. Sense of entitlement.

Posted at 3:04PM on Apr 17th 2007 by saw it comming-

4. Way to go Mayo--nayse...I want your D.O.R...for not paying what you owe.

You idiot, you know how much money you could have made reselling the individual tickets..

You homeless now or something? WTF...

Posted at 3:06PM on Apr 17th 2007 by Not a Gentleman

5. More stupid ass comments. Typical of #2's kind. God, you ppl irk me!

Posted at 3:10PM on Apr 17th 2007 by You ppl irk me!

6. Some of you are such dumb asses. It said the tickets were good for almost any event at the Staples Center for two years. That means they were like season tickets and he got to go to everything. It wasn't just for one game. Duh!!!

Posted at 3:10PM on Apr 17th 2007 by Sick of Whites getting the Shaft

7.
PAY FOR THE SHOES ARE YOU THAT DAMN CHEAP?

IF YOU ORDERED THEM , THEN PAY FOR THEM .

CELEBS AWAYS SOMETHING FOR NOTHING ....HECK THEY

GET "FREE" STUFF NOW " ............MAYBE THEY NEED TO

RECIEVE LESS $$$$$$$$$$$$ FOR A MOVIE ...........

DON'T BE SOOOOOOOO CHEAP.........

Posted at 3:17PM on Apr 17th 2007 by DON'T BE SO CHEAPPP, CELEBS AWAYS WANT SOMETHING FOR NOTHING

8. # 2

I agree!

Posted at 4:51PM on Apr 17th 2007 by Expected from those

9. Pay up Gossett.

Posted at 3:38PM on Apr 17th 2007 by Molly

10. Don't pay 'em a dime. SCREW THE LAKERS! SCREW L.A.!

Posted at 3:43PM on Apr 17th 2007 by Anna

11. I don't blame him. I wouldn't want to spend any of my money to see any of those teams.

Posted at 3:46PM on Apr 17th 2007 by Jay

12. #2, I couldn't agree with you more.....I'm assuming that by "his kind" you meant men, right?? Such a sense of entitlement. Arghhhhh, damn the male species!!!

Posted at 4:13PM on Apr 17th 2007 by E. Alneda

13. Hey let's vote for #16. Bill you have the right idea. Why does EVERYTHING DAMN THING have to be about race? It's not, so let's try making a point without referring to a person's race. The whole damn race cannot be held accountable for one person. geesh

Posted at 5:03PM on Apr 17th 2007 by ohnoudient

14. 37000?? this is stoopid

Posted at 3:08AM on Apr 18th 2007 by dek

15. Hey, Mr.Whitey White, what makes you think that those who post here are all white?

I'm not white and my comment is: Did the folks at Staples Center not realize he was a crackhead when they fronted him the tickets?

Posted at 6:06PM on Apr 17th 2007 by she smiled

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