Celebrity Justice
"Survivor's" Dreamz -- Devious Player, Deadbeat Dad?

Andria "Dreamz" Herd -- the "Survivor: Fiji" runner-up who infamously reneged on an immunity deal during the show -- has been slapped with a lawsuit by a woman who claims he's run out on his obligation to take care of their baby.

Herd was sued nine days after last month's "Survivor" finale by Amanda S. Young, who says in court papers that her seven-month-old baby Luca Finley was fathered by Dreamz, and that he owes her child support, medical expenses and insurance. The Wilmington Star-News reports that Herd wasn't listed as the father on the birth certificate filed by Young, and no other documents supporting her paternity claims were filed. Herd has another son, a 2-year-old, by another mother.

Dreamz won $100,000 in the contest, as well as a $60,000 truck, but was scorched by fellow players and fans for going back on a planned deal with fellow contestant Yau-Man Chan, who gave Herd the truck when he was promised immunity later. Herd said he wanted to keep his end of the deal to show his son how to be "a man of his word."

The plaintiff Young's lawyer didn't return calls for comment, and Herd couldn't be reached either.

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16. hey number 6 you a retard he didnt win the million he only won 100,000k put your glasses on!!!

Posted at 11:06AM on Jun 26th 2007 by Killler Cali

17. I agree. I couldn't decide whether Dreamz was a schemer or an idiot when watching Survivor, but when he made that deal with Yao Man, I believed him. And who would be dumb enough to go back on his word in front of millions of viewers and waste a perfect chance to fool people into trusting him. Guess I got taken, too!

Posted at 11:08AM on Jun 26th 2007 by evictionator

18. To #8 Short on News TMZ?: Why are you telling TMZ to read their own story. They wrote, it, they know what is says. He may have been on the island 7 months ago, but it was 9 months before that when she was having unprotected sex with someone (could have been him). When the baby was born, she possibly didn't know he was competing on Survivor and didn't put him down as the father cause she already knows what a sleaze he is. After Survivor aired, she saw that he had come into some money, so she decided to make him pay up! (I'm sure they'll have to be a DNA test to prove he's the father before he would have to pay)

Posted at 11:09AM on Jun 26th 2007 by evictionator

19. Tsk. Yet ANOTHER Black celebrity deadbeat dad. You guys are sooooooo chronic, it's not even funny! And when you're NOT avoiding paying child support, you're being typically arrogant, like Tyler Perry (is). Someone needs to smarten you guys up!

Posted at 7:11PM on Jun 27th 2007 by Curtis Bryson, 13 (London)

20. Well said Samantha! We need to remember the words "judge not lest ye be judged!". Thanks for the reminder Sam. I need to take the plank out of my own eye b4 judging the speck in dreamz.

Posted at 5:33PM on Jul 4th 2007 by strider66

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