Hillary Duff’s father is led away in handcuffs in bitter divorce proceedings

The bitter divorce between the parents of pop stars Hilary and Haylie Duff took another ugly turn. The 2½-year-old case deteriorated so much that Wednesday’s hearing in family court ended with the young celebrities’ father in handcuffs after Judge Thomas Stansbury found him in contempt of court.
Bob Duff was ordered to spend 10 days in jail for contempt of court. He is accused of violating an injunction against selling assets without court approval and must pay $367,537 he earned from selling stocks last month into a court repository. At the end of the hearing, deputies fingerprinted Bob and led him away in handcuffs. When Susan saw the deputies click the cuffs on her husband, she gasped and put her hand over her mouth.
“This isn’t what I wanted,” she murmured.
As he was being led away, Bob said he wanted to talk to a reporter but couldn’t because of a gag order.
“I wish I could,” he said. “I’ve got a lot to say.
During the tense hearing, Bob and Susan Duff sat on opposite ends of the courtroom, surrounded by posses of lawyers and paralegals. Their attorneys exchanged heated words, accusing each other of lying and acting unethically. Susan took the stand to ask for $25,000 to fund a present and party for Hilary’s 21st birthday, which is Sept. 28. It’s the same sum she and her husband spent on a ring and a party for Haylie when she turned 21 a few years ago, she said.
The $10,000 her husband pays her in interim support each month is “not even enough to pay my own bills” and certainly not enough to afford such expensive birthday treats, Susan testified. She said she has to rely on Hilary for financial help to pay her lawyers and other bills.
In his cross-examination, Bob’s lawyer asked Susan if her “adult millionaire daughter” would be upset if she did not receive an expensive gift and party for her birthday. Susan replied that her daughter “is emotionally upset by the abandonment of her father” and deserves “to have some kind of recognition for a young life well-lived.”
The lawyer asked her where she thought Bob would get the money, and Susan replied he could get it from the same place he got money to buy presents for his girlfriend’s sons.
“I know he’s a millionaire, and he’s got the funds,” she said.
When Bob took the stand a few minutes later, Susan’s lawyer asked him if he wanted Hilary to receive a comparable gift to Haylie for her 21st birthday.
“Yes,” Bob replied.
“You’re not mad at Hilary, are you?” Brown asked.
Bob hesitated, and Brown withdrew the question.
The judge eventually ordered Bob to pay $12,500 to Susan for Hilary’s birthday.
Neither Hilary, 20, nor Haylie, 23, was in court Wednesday.
By the way Hilary is not engaged to hockey star Mike Comrie, according to friends.
Hilary sparked rumours with the idiot media that she’s taking her relationship with the sports star to the next level after being spotted sporting a sparkling ring on her wedding finger. But the ring was just a gift and not an indicator of a future wedding.