‘Elf’ star Faizon Love insisted he could not afford child support payment ahead of arrest

“Elf” star Faizon Love claimed he was unable to pay the child support he owed ahead of his Tuesday arrest.

The actor insisted in court documents earlier this year that he could not come up with the $250,000 he allegedly owes a woman named Tiffany Lee, according to TMZ.

The 58-year-old claimed he had not earned a single cent in the last 12 months — and that his highest gross income over the last five years was $13,000.

Additionally, Love defended skipping out on an April hearing in the child support case.

He claimed to have been suffering from a medical emergency at the time, per the outlet.

The “Couples Retreat” star, who was ordered at the time to turn himself in for 90 days behind bars, was arrested Tuesday night in Florida’s Hillsborough County.

He was charged with two counts of contempt of court, according to records viewed by The Post.

Love, who lives in Glendale, California, is being held without bond at Orient Road Jail in Tampa.

In his mug shot, he stared stone-faced at the camera in an orange jumpsuit.

Love’s lawyer did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

Tuesday’s detainment is not Love’s first run-in with the law.

Most recently, he was accused of felony assault in February 2025 after a hotel clerk claimed he slammed a credit card machine into her head and broke her glasses.

The alleged attack took place in August 2024.

In July 2025, a judge found sufficient evidence to proceed with the case and scheduled a criminal trial.

Love was also fined $500 and sentenced to a 180-day suspended jail sentence over a 2017 assault at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Ohio.

The comedian pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after he was caught on camera assaulting a valet.