Tracy Morgan Won't Give Mother The Money Needed To Avoid Foreclosure - Its happening in Hollywood to

Between a homophobic rant on stage and his hospitalization at Sundance Film Festival, Tracy Morgan hasn't gotten the best press lately. And claims that he isn't doing enough to help his mother avoid foreclosure aren't likely to help.

The 43-year-old star of NBC's hit show 30 Rock has reportedly offered his mother, Alicia Warden, $2,000 to help her stave off foreclosure, despite her currently owing $25,000 on her Ohio home, the New York Daily News reports. Family members have spoken out against the at-times troubled Saturday Night Live alum -- who is reportedly worth $18 million -- for not providing more financial help since it "would be a drop in the bucket for Tracy," according to his sister Asia Morgan.

Morgan has reportedly been estranged from his mother for some time, portraying her unfavorably in his 2009 book I'm the New Black. On her side, Warden says she hasn't seen her son in person in over a decade, according to the NYDN.

Warden's situation may sound familiar to millions of Americans who've been affected by the foreclosure crisis in the aftermath of the housing bust. If the foreclosure on Warden's home goes through, she'd join 1.89 million households that were foreclosed on in 2011. And the problem may only get worse: experts anticipate millions more foreclosures by 2013.

In Warden's home state of Ohio, one in every 583 housing units received a foreclosure filing last month, according to RealtyTrac.com. That's enough to make Ohio one of the states struggling most with the foreclosure crisis today.

Indeed, the foreclosure crisis is so pervasive that many of Morgan's fellow celebrities have already lost their homes. JPMorgan Chase foreclosed on O.J. Simpson's Miami home in September. And in an odd twist, PETA has asked the bank to gift them the imprisoned ex-NFL star's house to turn it into a "Meat Is Murder" museum.

But other tales of celebrity foreclosure aren't quite so grisly. Last summer R. Kelly faced a foreclosure lawsuit worth $2.9 million after failing to make payments for over a year on his south suburban Chicago mansion. The artist reportedly witheld the payments as part of an effort to force the bank to negotiate a loan modification.

Actor Burt Reynolds also faced foreclosure last summer on his Hobe Sound Florida home, prompting him to slash the house's asking price by $4 million last week.

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I just witnessed the signing of the home on Ritter Drive in Riverdale Utah. Look for your new neighbors!!

Riverdale appoints interim fire chief

By Deanne Winterton

Standard-Examiner correspondent

Sat, 01/28/2012 - 10:23pm

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RIVERDALE -- Dean Gallegos has been named the acting fire chief after the resignation of former chief Doug Illum.

Mayor Bruce Burrows said Illum submitted a resignation letter Dec. 5 with the intention to resign effective June 1. However, due to family issues, Illum upped the effective date to Jan. 23.

Illum was hired with Riverdale on July 1, 2004. Gallegos has been with the department for 14 years, Burrows said.

Official action to replace Illum is on hold while city staff and council evaluate the best option going forward, Burrows said. He said the item would likely be discussed during an executive session Feb. 7.

In other personnel news, Riverdale Police Chief Dave Hansen exercised an option to retire in place. He will continue as police chief while simultaneously collecting retirement benefits. Hansen has been employed with the city for 26 years.

Burrows said the arrangement saves the city money that would have otherwise been spent on Hansen's retirement. Instead of paying 28 percent of Hansen's retirement costs, the city will now pay only 6 percent.

"It is to our advantage to save 22 percent," Burrows said.

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