An actor well-known for his roles in “Elf” and “Couples Retreat” was arrested in Tampa on Tuesday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.Faizon Love, 58, is charged with contempt of court and criminal contempt of court.According to online court records, a judge issued the arrest warrant last month in connection with a child support case dating back to 2019. He is currently held without bond. History of assaultThe comedic actor is also facing a felony assault charge in San Diego, according to reports from NBC 7. This charge is connected to an alleged attack on a hotel clerk in Mission Valley in August 2024, NBC 7 reported.Love is accused of ripping a credit card reader off its mount and throwing it at the clerk.He pleaded not guilty in the case, and a trial date is set for August, according to NBC 7.NBC 7 also reports that in 2017, Love pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor for assaulting a valet at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport. The attack was caught on airport surveillance video. He was fined $500 and given an 180-day suspended jail sentence. In 2009, Love was accused of attacking a man at a hotel in West Hollywood, NBC 7 said.>> This is a developing story and will be updated as new information is released.
TAMPA, Fla. —
An actor well-known for his roles in “Elf” and “Couples Retreat” was arrested in Tampa on Tuesday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
Faizon Love, 58, is charged with contempt of court and criminal contempt of court.
According to online court records, a judge issued the arrest warrant last month in connection with a child support case dating back to 2019.
He is currently held without bond.
History of assault
The comedic actor is also facing a felony assault charge in San Diego, according to reports from NBC 7.
This charge is connected to an alleged attack on a hotel clerk in Mission Valley in August 2024, NBC 7 reported.
Love is accused of ripping a credit card reader off its mount and throwing it at the clerk.
He pleaded not guilty in the case, and a trial date is set for August, according to NBC 7.
NBC 7 also reports that in 2017, Love pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor for assaulting a valet at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
The attack was caught on airport surveillance video.
He was fined $500 and given an 180-day suspended jail sentence.
In 2009, Love was accused of attacking a man at a hotel in West Hollywood, NBC 7 said.
Chris Pizzello
FILE – In this Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, file photo, Faizon Love, a cast member in “Couples Retreat,” banters with photographers at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles. Love has been jailed on a misdemeanor assault charge in Ohio after an alleged altercation Tuesday, March 7, 2017, with a valet at John Glenn Columbus International Airport. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
>> This is a developing story and will be updated as new information is released.