Antonio Brown Hit with Lawsuit Over Six-Figure Debt

Two years ago retired NFL player, Antonio Brown, was kicked out of a hotel in Dubai for exposing himself [click here if you missed that]. 

Apparently, during that same trip, AB ran off on a jeweler...

From In Touch

According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Zul Nantambu, who designs and sells jewelry, filed a lawsuit as part of Antonio’s Chapter 11.

Zul said he was invited by Floyd Mayweather to Dubai for a fight scheduled on May 14, 2022. Prior to the fight, Zul said he became acquainted with Antonio, 36.

He said he allowed Antonio to wear a custom made pendant and a diamond cut Cuban link chain for Antonio’s “social media photo ops and video reels.”

The jeweler said he asked for the return of the pieces on May 18, 2022.

After a ton of back and forth, Zul said he went to Antonio’s hotel room to retrieve the pieces but Antonio claimed they were with his cousin, who denied having the items.

“After not receiving a clear answer from [Antonio] and not receiving his jewelry, [Antonio] allowed two gold chains belonging to him to be held by [Zul] as collateral,” the suit said.

The jeweler said Antonio then falsely “reported to Dubai law enforcement that [he] had stolen $3 million worth of [Antonio’s] jewelry.

This resulted in [Zul] being arrested and detained in a Dubai jail where he was held without bond on charges of theft.” According to Zul, the charges were dropped after he presented evidence to the prosecutors.

Zul filed a lawsuit against Antonio in August 2022.

Zul accused Antonio of conversion and malicious prosecution. Antonio did not respond to the lawsuit and was hit with a partial judgment of $123,000 in March 2023. A final judgment of $968,000 was entered in early 2024.

However, the final judgment was vacated “because of an issue with the trial notice not being certified as mailed to [Antonio].” However, Zul said the 2023 order awarding him $123k remains in place.

He asked that the partial judgment that was entered not be discharged in the bankruptcy.