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'Real O.C.' Douche Owes $80,000 to Sick Son

Posted Nov 4th 2009 12:40AM by TMZ Staff

The only thing worse than owing nearly $80,000 in child support? When the kid you're allegedly failing to support is fighting an inoperable brain tumor ... but that's just how the Real O.C.'s Slade Smiley happens to roll.

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TMZ has obtained a letter sent to Slade's baby mama from the Department of Child Support Services last month, which states Slade owes her $77,356.75 in late child support payments ... plus 10 percent interest whenever he doesn't cut her a check on time.

Slade filed a request in L.A. County Superior Court two weeks after the DCSS sent the letter, asking a judge to lower the enormous child support bill because he says he's unemployed and makes zero dollars. Slade's rep tells us Slade has "jumped through burning hoops to take care of [his child's] well-being and health."

Slade's baby mama begs to differ, telling us Slade has only seen his sick 9-year-old son Grayson twice in the last year and a half -- and hasn't even sent the kid a birthday card.

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1. zzzzzzzzzzz

Posted at 12:41AM on Nov 4th 2009 by Simone

2. what a clown! serious clown!

Posted at 12:43AM on Nov 4th 2009 by Rachel

3. CAPRICORN

December 22-January 19

Try hard to eliminate excess today -- if you don't trim the fat, it's sure to slow you down! You may not make any friends this way, but your results should start to speak for themselves pretty soon.

Posted at 12:44AM on Nov 4th 2009 by ASTRO KOOKY

4. He had a really good job and was loaded. He gave it all up to follow Jo around. What a douche. Is Gretchen aware that he is broke? I thought she only dated rich guys. Can't wait til Thursday to see how this unemployed douche lives, I bet he is still living large.

Posted at 1:06AM on Nov 4th 2009 by XoZ

5. He is such a slime bucket, ugly too, and I have never liked him. He likes to come across as a very wealthy person when it suits him. If this story is true about his son then he is even more cold hearted than I thought he was.

Posted at 1:19AM on Nov 4th 2009 by JoAnne

6. Right on TMZ for this one. The whores from OC have their new season opening next week on tv and Slade is supposedly dating one of the plasticized ones. My favorite show on tv. Can't wait to see how the season plays out. One of the boyfriends from the Atlanta season got himself killed, can we only hope?

Posted at 1:57AM on Nov 4th 2009 by Susy

7. What a horrible selfish man. His son needs his Dad physically to be there for him. Instead he is off with a very phony woman having the time of his life. Financial help is equally important. This also shows how self centered Gretchen is...Maybe she was her fiances hired help.

Posted at 2:22AM on Nov 4th 2009 by radarluv

8.
TMZ teaches me that marriage can be marring.

Posted at 2:36AM on Nov 4th 2009 by shuffler

9. Slade Slimey was a "millionaire", or so he claimed, yet he cannot even pay child support...please, this pretender is a phony-like all those losers on that show.

Posted at 2:46AM on Nov 4th 2009 by Slade Sucks Big Ones

10. Slade is a total jackhole. This is the same guy that was on Season One of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" touting a BLACK AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD! Maybe this idiot should sell some of the crap he's collected such as the original Batman costume worn by George Clooney (I think) in the actual movie! Slade had a lot of nice, expensive "things" that should mean nothing to him over the welfare of his child. He's not working and has zero dollars? Could that be because he's been shacked up with the Real OC's Gretchen Rossi-who's boyfriend drooled gifts and money on her until he died 14 months ago? He supposedly, according to her, left her a nice amount in his will, too.
I think both of these two are completely disgusting for their irresponsible and selfish behavior.

Posted at 2:51AM on Nov 4th 2009 by Barb

11. TMZ.......stay after this douche bag PLEASE! He needs to be OUTTED as he seems to think that he doesn't need to take care of his children especially those that are seriously ill. Make this JERK pay! Follow him and make his life a living HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:00AM on Nov 4th 2009 by Linda

12. Class f*'n act you are Smiley, way to be there for your kid. You and Gretchen deserve each other. Your child has a brain tumor, you can't pay child support let alone visit him. Get your priorities straight, you are both losers.

Posted at 5:34AM on Nov 4th 2009 by LUv bIrdS

13. If any of this where true, someone owing this much in support would be in jail? It's not like he is hard to find, I see pictures of him everywhere. I read somewhere his son has had like $3.5 Million in procedures..$80,000? I bet the total is a lot higher than that. How do we know this isn't just a standard audit requested by him. I can see the mom saying he owes like $200,000. His next request would be a state audit to prove what he has paid. I saw him and his son at Cheesecake factory in Beverly Hills. Something in this story sounds like BS, and why is this a story again? The mans son has cancer.

Posted at 6:14AM on Nov 4th 2009 by Dibello

14. douchebag

Posted at 6:47AM on Nov 4th 2009 by A Person

15. What a worthless ass**le! His kid can see him living it up in the news and tabloids and he does NOTHING for his poor sick baby? Beyond words...

Posted at 7:36AM on Nov 4th 2009 by Kelly B

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