Well… that was shocking wasn’t it? This Friday evening “20/20″ bestowed upon
Brooks Ayers the honor of giving him his own segment on the popular news show. Even
Slave Smiley hasn’t been that lucky!
Yep, in front of the whole nation, on a nationally syndicated immensely popular news show,
Brooks was
outed as a deadbeat dad by his ex-girlfriend
Nicolette Catanzarite. How’d you like them apples? Or oranges, if you will. I say Karma is a bitch, and I love her for it!
I’m sure Bravo is beside themselves with glee over the news that
Real Houewives of Orange County‘s stellar reputation has been besmirched by the allegations – and I am most positive
Vicki Gunvalson‘s obsessive love for con-man
Brooks
will suddenly wilt. In fact I anticipate that very soon she’ll be
issuing a statement about how they’ve grown apart, but she wishes him
nothing but love.
And whaddya wanna bet
Vicki‘s friendship with
Tamra Barney will be rekindled, with a statement about how Tamra was good friend, just looking out for her.
In this instance, I have to say,
Tamra was right to worry about
Brooks. Although, I’m sure her “I told you so!” act is in full gloating swing.
With that said, let’s get to the nitty-gritty of
Nicolette‘s allegations that he has never paid child support for their son, whom
Brooks dubs his “extra child” and even stiffed her on the delivery bill. Winner!
“He has not supported his child,”
Nicolette revealed. “He bailed on the hospital bill, the pediatrician bill, and left me with all of it.” Nicolette is the mother of
Brooks‘
three-year-old son, a child Brooks has no relationship with. Nicolette,
a 41-year-old hair salon owner met Brooks when he was separated from
his wife, the mother of his other three children.
Brooks‘ ex-wife is the woman who had him
arrested
for not paying child support. He has a previous arrest for a DUI. “I
met Brooks in 2007 in Atlanta on a golf trip and he just kind of was a
Southern charmer without a doubt,”
Nicolette recollects. “He just always said the right things at the right time.” A story,
Vicki is no doubt very familiar with.
Nicolette even says
Mr. Hallmark
plied her with greeting cards day and night. Hallmark needs to start
banning him – he should be spending his money on his kids instead. These
cards are like his crack.
Much like he promised
Vicki the world,
Nicolette
heard a familiar refrain. ”He did mention that he was going through a
divorce and that he was legally separated and that he had three
children,” she added. “It wasn’t appropriate that he would ask me to
marry him while he was still married so he gave me a promise ring.”
Nicolette shares that
Brooks seemed
so upfront about his past and his life, that she didn’t think he was
hiding anything. “I just believed everything that he said. I bought it
hook, line and sinker,” she admits.
He also told her had a vasectomy – another story she believed
whole-heartedly. Until she got pregnant! ”I was like, this is gonna be
the best kid in the world,”
Nicolette recalls, believing she would be with
Brooks forever. “I just couldn’t wait to have him and really always thought that this was such a blessing.”
Sadly, shortly after their son’s birth, the affirmation cards dried up – and so did
Brooks‘ interest! ”Within two or three weeks I started seeing kind of a different behavior from him,”
Nicolette
remembers. “He was obsessive, angry, moody and controlling with me. It
was very strange.” Their relationship quickly dissipated.
Nicolette says she started noticing his many lies,
claiming he even lied about having nose cancer! LOL! (Sorry – I couldn’t
resist. What a fraud!) And that he started to bail on his financial
obligations.
“Our electric bill was getting shut off, my phone was getting shut
off and I didn’t know he hadn’t been paying the rent on the house,”
Nicolette
says. “He would always make up excuses and say the judge has held the
escrow account and they’ve locked all their funds until the divorce was
final.”
And then
Brooks just disappeared – leaving only a PO
Box number – and hasn’t been seen or heard from since. Until her
friends spotted him on the arm of
Vicki flaunting their relationship on RHOC.
Nicolette has been trying to obtain child support from
Brooks
for years and in 2010 sued him over the matter. They later agreed
Brooks would provide $700 per month and become current on his arrears of
more than $2,500. Nicolette reveals she has seen little of that money.
And she was shocked to see
Vicki him splashing out for new veneers and a mink coat on TV.
After
Brooks gave a recent interview to “Ask Dan and
Mike,” claiming: “I am happy to tell you that we got everything
current. I never walked away from my kids. I speak to my kids every
day.” He then referred to their son as his “extra child,”
Nicolette was compelled to speak out.
“He’s a manipulator, he’s a liar, he’s a con, he’ll do or say anything to anybody, anytime, anywhere, to get what he wants,”
Nicolette seethed, adding that he know owes thousands of dollars to her and has not made any effort to make good on those obligations.
Well, he sounds like a real catch. Good thing
Vicki snapped him up before anyone else got him. Actually – it
is
good. She can afford him, she’s no longer of babymaking age, and she’s
keeping him off the streets before other women can be bamboozled. Here’s
to seeing
Brooks rack up another mugshot. And the excuses that are soon to follow.
As fo
r Brooks he has yet to comment on the story – and refused any of 20/20′s questions – but he did add fuel to
Nicolette‘s case by t
weeting:
“I paid for my teeth and the fur with my own money. Have a great night
and thanks for watching us!”
