What is Mimi Faust’s net worth?
Mimi Faust, a reality television star, businesswoman, and interior designer, has a net worth of $2 million. She gained fame as a cast member of VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta,” where she was known for being the girlfriend of music producer Stevie J. Stevie J is a well-known producer in the hip hop industry, having worked with artists such as P Diddy, Lil Wayne, and Jay-Z.
Mimi Faust’s Early Life
Mimi Faust, born Oluremi Fela James in Newport News, Virginia in 1972, spent her early years immersed in African culture in Atlanta with her siblings. However, at the age of eight, her mother took her away from her home and committed them both to the practice of Scientology in California. After refusing to join her mother in Scientology, Mimi was torn away from her and left to fend for herself at just 13 years old. She turned to friends for help, finished school, reconnected with her siblings, and eventually found her father, Lawrence Faust, with whom she developed a good relationship and took his last name. He passed away in 2014.
Mimi Faust’s Career Highlights
Mimi Faust appeared in music videos for Kelly Price and Pharrell Williams in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She founded the cleaning service Keep It Clean, Inc., which offers interior design and cleaning services for celebrities’ homes. Faust joined the cast of VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” in 2012, where she was caught in a love triangle with her then-boyfriend Stevie J and Joseline Hernandez.
Mimi Faust’s Sex Tape
In 2014, a sex tape featuring Mimi Faust and her then-boyfriend Nikko London was released by Vivid Entertainment. The tape, titled “Scandal in Atlanta,” has become one of Vivid’s most popular titles.
Despite the tape being nominated for the AVN Award for the Best Celebrity Sex Tape in 2015, Faust lost out to Tila Tequila.
Faust claimed that her luggage, which contained the tape, was stolen and whoever got their hands on the tape sent it to Vivid anonymously. She also admitted that the tape was staged.
It was reported that Faust made over $30,000 from the sex tape.
Mimi Faust’s Controversies
Mimi Faust helped her ex-partner, Stevie J, restore his career and finances when he was close to losing it all. However, Stevie J was unfaithful to Mimi, and the couple eventually split. Stevie J is now married to fellow Love and Hip Hop castmate, Joseline Hernandez.
In 2017, Faust appeared on Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, where she spoke about being abandoned by her mother after refusing to sign a contract with the organization.
In 2019, Faust claimed to have been the victim of a home invasion, where an assailant supposedly shot at her in her garage. However, no news reports surfaced about the incident, causing fans to believe she made it up, despite evidence of a bullet hole through the roof of her car.
Also in 2019, it was reported that Faust owed $156,000 in back taxes to the IRS. The Federal Tax Lien accuses her of owing back taxes for multiple years, including $16,952.60 (2013), $59,487.09 (2015), and $80,470.80 (2016) for a grand total of $156,910.49. She was also accused of owing the State of Georgia in back state taxes and hit with a lien for an unpaid $26k owed for 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016.
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