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Dappy’s management were allegedly forced to pay bailiffs £6,000 after the debt collectors threatened to raid the Celebrity Big Brother house to extract the money they claimed to be owed.
According to reports, the former N-Dubz star is currently in debt, but bailiffs had been unable to locate him until they saw him on the show.
"His management got an irate call from bailiffs who said they were fed up hunting for him," a source alleged to The Sun .
"His appearance on CBB had basically been winding up the creditors - so they were planning to go to the house to serve him with court papers.
"His people were worried it would have made him look ridiculous - so paid the bill."
A spokesperson for Dappy declined to comment on whether management had forked out to prevent the action.
However, a representative for Celebrity Big Brother denied that bailiffs had threatened to raid the house directly, commenting when asked for clarification: "This is not true."
Dappy apparently signed a £100,000 deal for the latest series of the Channel 5 show.
If reports of his financial woes are true, he would be the second member of the former hip-hop group to struggle with debts.
Fazer, 26 applied for bankruptcy on 4 December 2013 under his real name, Richard Rawson.
Tulisa, too, who is currently facing a criminal trial for the alleged supply of Class A drugs to an undercover journalist , sparked reports of financial difficulties after she put her £4.6million Hertfordshire mansion up for sale.
This is also the second scandal to plague Dappy during his time in the CBB house.
The star was reprimanded by producers for using homophobic language.
During a conversation with US model and actress Jasmine Waltz, she asked him whether he had ever performed an oral sex act on himself. Dappy looked surprised and replied, “Do I look bent?”
The 26-year old was called to the Diary Room where he was warned about his behaviour.
Producers were concerned that the anti-gay slur could be deemed derogatory by viewers of the reality TV show.
N-Dubz parted ways in 2011 after releasing a greatest hits album, and have not worked together since.
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Celebrity Big Brother 5: Meet the 2014 housemates Sam Faiers Star of augmented reality TV, Towie's Sam Friers is best remembered as getting a ‘vajazzle’ done – the ‘prettification’ of one’s lady area with gemstones. The ex-fiancée of Joey Essex and former gymnast almost became a Page 3 girl for The Sun and says she would still love to model for Ann Summers. Joey recently appeared on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, so was Faiers jealous of his limelight perhaps?
Celebrity Big Brother 5: Meet the 2014 housemates Jasmine Waltz She might or might not have punched Lindsay Lohan in the face in a 2010 catfight over rugby player Danny Cipriani. Aside from that, Waltz is known for her involvement in the celebrity dating scene. She has been romantically involved with Jesse McCartney, David Arquette (who admitted sleeping with her while married to actress Courtney Cox), Chris Pine and Ryan Seacrest among others.
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Celebrity Big Brother 5: Meet the 2014 housemates Lee Ryan The English pop star was a member of the boy band Blue. They sold over 14 million records worldwide including classics such as ‘All Rise’ and ‘One Love’. In 2003, he got engaged to Atomic Kitten’s Liz McClarnon but they split due to the pressures of being a celebrity couple.
Celebrity Big Brother 5: Meet the 2014 housemates Luisa Zissman She was the runner-up on Alan Sugar’s The Apprentice, but that’s boring compared to how she describes herself – with the energy of a Duracell bunny, sex appeal of Jessica Rabbit and a brain like Einstein, apparently. She speaks openly about regularly attending sex parties (yes…) and owns a cake shop chain.
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Celebrity Big Brother 5: Meet the 2014 housemates Linda Nolan Nicknamed ‘Naughty Nolan’ after her raunchy photo shoots, Linda first hit stardom in family act The Nolans. The group released disco hit ‘I’m in the Mood for Dancing’ before Nolan went on to enjoy an acting career with a West End appearance in Blood Brothers as Mrs Johnstone. She survived breast cancer in 2006 after undergoing a mastectomy.
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