King Richard pictured ‘rocking’ a brand new look in rare sighting as legal battle for star’s crumbling home rumbles on
SERENA Williams’ dad King Richard has been snapped sporting a brand new look.
It comes as the 80-year-old's estranged wife faces mounting legal battles and has seen debts spiral upwards.
Chavoita LeSane, the half-brother of tennis ace Serena Williams, shared a heartwarming snap of the pair on social media.
They both had an arm around each other.
Chavoita captioned the post: “Rocking the MoHawk” and accompanied the post with a lightning emoji.
Richard was branded the “King” by four-times New York Times bestselling author Wahida Clark.
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Chavoita has heaped praise on his elderly father.
In another social media post, the film producer described him as “his best friend and rock.”
He gushed that Richard is “his source of wisdom”.
The rarely-seen photo was shared on Instagram in November last year.
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Chavoita, who provides care for Richard, also shared a clip of him clutching a watermelon.
Richard's health has rapidly deteriorated and court documents revealed that he had suffered two strokes.
Chavoita was given the power of attorney and is also Richard's interpreter.
In the clip, he said: “This is what we do when we’re in the field all day. We carry the watermelon.
“You got that watermelon tight boy. Don’t drop that melon boy. Don’t drop that melon.”
The producer captioned the clip: “Love these days w/ my dad” and fans called on him to take care of his father.
In his 2014 book “Black and White: The Way I See It”, Richard paid a gushing homage to Chavoita.
He penned: “Chavoita LeSane, my son, who brought us all together and tirelessly kept this project alive when others would have faltered. He deserves great credit.”
Meanwhile, Richard’s estranged wife Lakeisha Williams remains in a long and bitter dispute with her creditor David Simon.
She and Richard have been in a messy divorce battle since 2017.
Simon has been fighting a six-year battle to claw the money back.
On February 16, 2017, Lakeisha signed a mortgage document and allegedly forged Richard’s signature to borrow $152,000 from Simon.
She was then loaned a further $127,000 a couple of months later and only ever paid back approximately $24,000.
Lakeisha blew the lot on a failed trucking business, according to court documents.
When Richard found out his signature had been faked on the docs, giving his wife control of the four-bed property in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, he filed for divorce, which is still ongoing.
Simon claimed in court papers that Lakeisha’s financial problems stemmed from spending the money on “fast food and frivolities.
Lakeisha previously insisted that she can stick to the plan.
But, Simon's legal team has vehemently argued there is no chance this will happen.
Lakeisha is in the process of filing for bankruptcy for the third time.
New court docs reveal that up to July 21, 2022, Lakeisha owed Simon $586,109 but the figure has increased.
It’s feared that Lakeisha could lose the home and its entire contents.
The U.S. Sun previously highlighted how the property has fallen into a state of disrepair.
The roof appears to have been haphazardly repaired dozens of times, while there’s an abandoned truck on the property.
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And, the outbuildings on the land appear to be crumbling.
Simon has claimed that it’s uninsurable - with the place being worth only half its true value of $1.4million.
