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They Say: Kim Fields Joined #RHOA Because She Desperately Needed the Dough…

Nov, 23 2015 | Written by ATLien
Kim Fields of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is slowly (very slowly) integrating herself into the popular reality show.

I’ve reported in the past how Fields was hesitant about coming aboard the popular reality show (producers felt she was boring) and even wrote in this week’s RHOA recap, how ‘Kimmy’ seemed a bit apprehensive when it comes to exposing her ‘reality’ to reality tv (click HERE if you missed that). For the record, I totally understand her concerns.

[READ: Kim Field’s is Tardy With Her Taxes… Owes Over $212,000 in Liens!]

While it’s been revealed that Fields has tax issues, that’s actually not a clear indication that one is financially strapped. However, now it’s being speculated that Fields only took the job for the money as reports are circulating about more of her financial difficulties.

Details below…

According to RadarOnline, Kim Fields has been going through a series of financial difficulties for several years now and was even forced to sell her Powder Springs, Georgia home after almost defaulting on her mortgage.

According to official legal documents obtained by Radar, the former child star, 46, and her ex-husband, Lawrence D. Freeman, fell behind on mortgage payments for their three-bedroom Powder Springs, Georgia, house, putting the property in default during the spring of 2009.

The suburban home went up for sale to the highest bidder that April, with CitiMortgage, Inc. picking up the property for $89,941.96.

Despite her early fame and fortune, Fields has had her fair share of financial troubles.

As previously reported, the mother of two owes more than $212,000 in federal taxes. She failed to pay taxes for three full years: 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Hopefully, the star will be raking in the Bravo cash soon!

So it seems all of our questions about ‘WHY’ Kim Fields joined RHOA have finally been answered.

How do you feel about Fields’ addition to the cast?
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In Atlanta Gossip,Featured,News Kim Fields, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
- Tiffanie Love Tinsley via Facebook
  
  Soo. Everybody isn’t balling and a job is a job.
- Nicole Anderson via Facebook
  
  Don’t think she should have done reality tv
- Anthony Jones via Facebook
  
  She boring as fk
- Peggy A Brown via Facebook
  
  Nah
- Nia Lisa Ricketts via Facebook
  
  She just not into the drama I like her so far
- Priscilla Washington via Facebook
  
  Honestly I don’t think she should have done that show. If she needed the money however and was offered a job, what’s wrong with that?…it’s work.
- Trini Badd via Facebook
  
  So what!!! We all need dough!!!!
- Judy Renee via Facebook
  
  Shocking
- Kelly Michelle Hardiman via Facebook
  
  i can believe that but who cares…we all need it
- Jackie Vincent via Facebook
  
  Yeah she really needs the money
- Sestaavia Haripriya via Facebook
  
  I think Kim could carry a spin off. She seems out of place with The “Belligerent B!tches Of ATL”.
  
  slim
  
  That’s probably her end game
- Sherrie Johnson Ashley via Facebook
  
  @ Jackie that may not be her cash on hand but her home value etc. if sold they include everything when evaluating a persons assets…. I’m sure she’s in need of some funds because if she’s drama free this is the wrong job for her… She will need to step it up real soon or her ratings will drop…
  
  jlo1089
  
  She will not be the cause of ratings dropping also why do we always want to see us acting a fool. I hope Kim does keep it classy its sad when all we want to see is us being loud and over the top cooning for the cameras
- Randi SoulBarbie Kemp via Facebook
  
  Isn’t that the reason why anyone takes a job? lol. I just interviewed last week and I DESPERATELY need that job. Prayers up!
  
  SumthinSweet
  
  amen
- Robin L. Hudson via Facebook
  
  I just hope she doesn’t lose her family because of the show.
- Susan Douglas via Facebook
  
  The ONLY reason I work every day….the only reason ya’ll write the lifeless article. #money
- Chandrea Reid via Facebook
  
  Ta Tanisha Adolph
- Robin Andrade via Facebook
  
  So what!!!!! She IS getting a check…it’s called a job… do you think all the other cast members would be on the show if there was no money being passed around no checks being cashed???…. I highly doubt it… for the record millions of families lost their homes across the nation between 2008 n 2012 due to the corrupt mortgage loans that were being given out during that time…….. bitter tea……..make a fresh pot…..smh
- Tiffany Robbins via Facebook
  
  She’s always kept her personal life private so it would make sense that she works for money. Most ppl work for money so there’s nothing wrong with that. I like that she doesn’t have to resort in drama to be relevant. I hope they don’t get rid of her due to lack of drama like they have done in the past. It’s refreshing to me.
  
  rasta
  
  Welp, she better brung somethin’ in her bag of tricks cuz this aint’ no ‘sustah hood camp’. Hey, get them skates out and show us how fast she can skate around kenya cuz Kenya sho as hell gon’ skate all up and down her tracks. IJS
- Kena Henley via Facebook
  
  So! Everyone thinks being a celebrity is something amazing until the truth comes out! The truth is their people just like anyone else! They can have ups and they can surly have downs! It’s just something we all must face! I love Kim whether she’s rich or poor!!!
- Destiny Khan via Facebook
  
  KIM INTERVIEWED AND SAID SHE WAS OFFERED A REALITY SHOW years AGO. SHE SAID NO. IF THE RIGHT OFFER COMES. SHE WILL TAKE IT. OWN. OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK.WOULD BE PERFECT FOR THIS LADY AND HER FAMILY. GOD BLESS HER.
- Stefaney Mason via Facebook
  
  Who cares
- LaToya Goodwin via Facebook
  
  At least she’s honest
- LaShonda Royston McKnuckles via Facebook
  
  So what if she needed a pay check don’t we all need money to live.
- Yaminah Lucky Lefty McGee via Facebook
  
  ……OK so negative things come out as soon as the person gets on the show. So what if she has financial problems. If the show pays her to get on tv, let her go on TV and collect her coins. Who are we to air her problems???
- James Green via Facebook
  
  Shit they go thru tough times just like us….it’s not that entertaining to be talking about others misfortunes especially when and if people have to sell their homes. smfh I hope it’s just rumored or assumed
- Penny Walker via Facebook
  
  I knew it…why else would she be on this ratchet mess….
- Calista Cali-Baby Martinez via Facebook
  
  Excuse me, but what does her husband do for a living?? It’s not like she’s making NO money at all – they simply need to downsize.
- Artra Veal via Facebook
  
  Anybody whose saw her interviews knows this foolishness is not true. This isn’t the first time she’s been asked to do a reality show. Only this time she said yes. Nothing wrong with reality shows. That’s work, they pay the bills just like everything else.
- Kesha Vincent-Hall via Facebook
  
  Im going to believe that because I can’t see her in all this foolishness just to be back on tv
- Rosalind Thomason via Facebook
  
  So what Gtfoh I like kim
- Brenda Craig via Facebook
  
  Okay, she needs the money. Most of us can relate. I’m hoping that Bravo doesn’t coerce her into being mean and shady. She has enough personality to carry her weight on the show without stooping to Kenya’s level. I wish her much success on the show. I may even watch an episode this season after Nene returns.
- Semia Sims via Facebook
  
  Shoot they ALL did it for the money and exposure. ALL of them!
- Jusayin
  
  She is low on funds and took a job to help support her family.. That being the case.. Good for her.. Besides I was a little surprise when they first said Kenya was coming on the show bc of her prior accomplishments.but times do change.. Nothing wrong with getting a check
- I.c. Watkins via Facebook
  
  Isn’t that why the lawyer, the song writer, the model, the former beauty queen and the thot all do it too? It’s a job, they are all paid cast members. They all do it for the check so they all must “need the dough”. Duh!
- Sheda Dnt Ramp Raymond via Facebook
  
  It’s her bizniz. What that got to do with anything. She earning. Who cares ain’t we all got things to pay for y she any different.
- Tonya Hodo via Facebook
  
  We all will go through struggles if you live long enough. Stop posting this woman’s business and judging her, before the spotlight turns on you and your issues.
- Jaka Chaney-Smith via Facebook
  
  Who cares!
- Cherre’ Michelle Spann via Facebook
  
  Do what you gotta do!! Go Tootie get that money!!
- Cynthia Garrett via Facebook
  
  We all go through financial difficulties..smh @ dumb ????
- Janna Bnwmade Fayson via Facebook
  
  Working to feed your family what!!!!! The nerve of Kim!!!!
- Toni Staton Harris via Facebook
  
  Everyone and anyone who steps on television does so for paycheck and platform. I don’t care how rich you pretend to be, if the money wasn’t at least a desire no one would do it, reality, dramatic, comedic whatever… Now where she appears awkward and or disingenuous is when she pretends to be out of the loop about the franchise, the shadiness and purpose of these shows.
- Elizabeth Ray via Facebook
  
  Who business is it….
- Anita Johnson via Facebook
  
  Have stopped watching this mess …unless they rid Kenyas’ Donald Trumps’ kissing azz ….NEXT !!!!!
- Jackie Bee-Youngblood via Facebook
  
  With the exception of Kandi, all of the Housewives from the past to the present did it for a lot of reasons but money was definitely one of them. So what makes Kim’s situation (true or false) a big deal? RHOA helped to make Nene a millionaire so go for it!!! When opportunity knocks, answer. It may not be the right answer but if it can put some coins in your pocket, have at it!!!!
- Andrew Joseph Harris via Facebook
  
  Idc about her being broke. She’s being boring. Her husband was funny. What bad timing to come on the show with her husband and everyone is in turmoil marriage wise…
- Baron Windsor via Facebook
  
  I believe that. .the heading of course , and to be very frank she’s boring as hell and will not bring anything new to the table ( Rhoa) , her child hood star power is dim.
- Anita DeVoe via Facebook
  
  Ex-husband? I thought she was still married
- Rgna Cordell via Facebook
  
  That’s the only reason any of them join really with the exception of Kandi and Phaedra.
- XoXo
  
  Welcome to modern day slavery Kim. Be prepared to do WHATEVER “the massa” orders you to do to earn your keep, including sacrificing your marriage, and your integrity. You just sold your soul to the devil. Double Bloop! Good day!
  
  TINA
  
  ISAIDIT KILLED IT ON RHOA EPISODE 3!! OMG!!! yessssssss
  
  XoXo
  
  Yaaaassss!!!
  
  XoXo
  
  Yaaaassss!!!
  
  Tyra
  
  Xoxo did you read ISAIDIT’s post on episode 3? SHE KILLED IT!!!! I may never recover! lmao She is back!
  
  XoXo
  
  Yes she did! And I’m here for it!
- Truth Be Told
  
  I love how humble she is! It is refreshing to see! I like her being on the show because it gives the show BALANCE. All of the women on there (except Cynthia and Kandi) put up a front (income wise, esp what they earn financially). Kim is honest and down to earth it’s very nice to see that within a show of complete “fake-ness.”
- Tavia Mosaic Kennedy via Facebook
  
  I knew she needed some cash no one in their right mind would go on that show
- ME!
  
  ISAIDIT has posted on RHOA Episode 3!!!!!!!!!
- Barbara Wells-Odoms via Facebook
  
  I haven’t seen enough of her to form an opinion.
- rasta
  
  Well, Kenya DID ask her if her skates were on Ebay.
- Nyla
  
  Hopefully she won’t get caught up in the drama. Collect those coins to settle her debt, establish some business ventures and exit stage left. Otherwise, she’ll get caught up and next thing you’ll see is Tootie, twerking and gyrating on tv = totally inappropriate. Or arguing with someone about an unfinished home in a ditch =pointless. No facts of life there!
- Chal Banz via Facebook
  
  Shavon Bills-Gabriel
- GO KIM!
  
  She has to do what she has to do, to take care of her family! SO what! Do ya thing Kim! The difference is she can do it on tv and get CRAZY paid and WE CAN NOT! So stop the BS! More power to her!
- Tonya Williams via Facebook
  
  I wish she would have called Tyler Perry, instead of doing this show
- JerseyMom
  
  Isn’t that why anyone decides to do a reality show? They need some checks. Blank stare. Next!
  
  Sidebar: I think she thought this was a cheep and fast way to build her brand for her new business. She is boring tho.
- GTown
  
  What is up with dude handling business instead of walking around looking soft? WHY have babies when you can barely pay your bills?
- SumthinSweet
  
  I think she’s a great addition to the show and her husband is cute funny.
- Casey
  
  This sounds like an old home that she had with her ex husband. They obviously stopped paying….
- Dorothy White via Facebook
  
  You do what you have to to survive.People kill me when celebrities go through finical problems. They human,cut them they bleed,shit we fall we get back up or hold ourselves up as far as we can until God places or feels like we deserve another ride.What’s the big deal.
- 95%SaraFlatpoint
  
  Lapopza MaPuzzia Talanda!
- Leroy Williams Jr.
  
  Could someone define a ‘boring” reality cast member? Someone being filmed who is hiding the drama we know they have going on?
- Tammy Green via Facebook
  
  I’m sorry miss Kim fields this is not the vehicle for you we need are NeNe Leakes
- Michael DePriest
  
  Well we all got bills mo money mo problems one thing I can say for sure about Kim is she want trip on the fame but I do which she would let Regine out on the RHOA
- beverly
  
  Kim you cant get ready for the trash they bring to tv, its the lowest class of atlanta women, but that thank you for CALLING OUT KENYA FOR BEING SO DAMN MESSY!!!!!! now maybe andy will LISTEN!
- suse
  
  I know from friends that black hair is it’s own show, but I love her hair in the [somewhat] natural state–instead of the weekly “weave show.” (is that a real hair color?)
- suse
  
  p.s. I keep seeing “coon/cooning,” WHAT IS THAT?
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