‘ATL Housewife’ Sheree Drops Divorce Appeal

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that Sheree Whitfield of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” has dismissed her divorce appeal after considering the dismal financial state of her ex-husband, former Atlanta Falcons player Bob Whitfield.

The one-time athlete has squandered his fortune and failed to pay child support for his two children for 15 months, Sheree’s lawyer, Michael Weinstock, said Monday.

“The man hasn’t paid a dime in child support,” Weinstock said. “Mr. Whitfield’s going to have to figure out how to pay the money.”

Weinstock made the claims during arguments before the Georgia Supreme Court in which he and Bob Whitfield’s lawyer, Christopher Olmstead, leveled accusations at one another. Olmstead argued that Sheree, 38, or her lawyers, should fork over $2,500 in penalties for bringing a frivolous appeal.

“This is an affront to the court,” Olmstead said. “The icing on the cake, the cherry on the sundae” arrived Monday morning when Sheree Whitfield’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, he said.

Weinstock countered that the appeal was filed for legitimate reasons but the issue is now moot because Whitfield is broke.