Word on the curb is the Marlo Hampton, the background character on The Real Housewives of Atlanta and resident ex-con, is poppin squats for none other that Atlanta media mogul Ted Turner.

Now… before I spill the beans on the REAL DEAL about this juicy scenario, I have to first issue the following disclaimer:

The TEA I’m spilling on MarkoMarlonMarlo Hampton is for entertainment purposes only and should not be held against me if and/or when I run into one of the Turner’s downtown at Legal Seafood.

I’m joking (but FOR SERIOUS though). In case you’re wondering …

Someone actually spilled the tea about the source of Marlo’s small fortune in a previous post (yes… I pay attention to the comments sometimes).

As far as the statements Mario Marlo made on last week’s episode about all her belongings being “paid for in CASH”… well, that is actually TRUE!

Real estate professionals and bloggers alike have pulled Marko Marlo’s card about her “cash based” businesses and I even got an email a while ago about the townhome she displays on the show.

Apparently Marlo got a HUGE cash discount during her home purchase and umma give props where props is due.

“C.R.E.A.M. ~ Cash Rules Everything Around Marlo”

A well-informed source revealed to me that Marlo negotiated a CASH deal for her townhome and got about a 164,000 discount!

Took a look at the tax records from Marlo’s house. Looks like she owns the bad boy out right. Something you pronbably know.

No mortgage from what I can see and??a bargain. Not the best deal but for sure a deal. Originally listed at $539K,?she paid $375K?CASH!

As far as where she got the dough? Well… Ted Turner ain’t it.? Speculation on these ATL streets is that she may have copped a stash of cash from one of her drug dealing boyfriends.

[Sidebar: Funny… didn’t Marlo accuse Sheree Whitfield of dating drug dealers in their argument last week? Maybe She by Sheree holla’d at one of Marko’s men and that’s where the tension lies. Just a thought. Don’t quote me.]

The comment I’m speaking of, which you can view for yourself HERE, validates what I’d heard about Marko possibly snitchin on an ex-boo who just so happened to be a big time drug dealer in Florida in the 90’s.

Dude ended up in jail after he filed charges against MARLO (yes the heffa is dangerous… I already told y’all!) for viciously attacking him when she caught him with another chick.

Marko Marlo’s ex mysteriously ended up getting popped on drug related offenses after he sought to have MARLO arrested for battery and stalking. And guess what?? He’s STILL in serving time TODAY.

Concidence? I dunno. I’ll let you draw your own conclusions about the source of Marlo’s of “unverifiable” income.