That’s more than half a year ago Frank Fritz was fired American pickersThe history series that had made him a household name and which had been an important component of his livelihood since the series first began airing in 2010. Unfortunately, while Fritz has said he has been to rehab and worked on himself, it seems that he is dealing with problems on other fronts, especially as regards taxes.
The latest update on Frank Fritz comes in the tax season, as a new report claims the former TV star has struggled to pay back taxes on a farm in Iowa. Initially, the well-known TV personality missed a tax deadline in September 2021 and then missed another deadline in March 2022, according to official records obtained by The Sun. In total, Frank Fritz allegedly owes property tax of $ 5,038.
If the reports are accurate, he apparently owes $ 3,402 for a property he bought for $ 130,000 in Scott County, Iowa back in 2010. Then he owes another $ 1,636 for an adjoining property he bought back in 2013. A little over 5K might work not as a huge sum for someone who’s been on TV for about a decade, but it’s just one report among many issues that the former History channel personality has faced in recent months.
Frank Fritz’s personal fights apparently influenced his American pickers exit
It is noteworthy that Frank Fritz was actually originally the person who was to take a step and leave American pickers during production, citing back surgery and recovery as his reasons for taking a break. At the time, he seemed to think he would return to the series, but during his absence, the show went on without him. At first, it seemed like it was just a creative decision, as sources noted that the show filmed fine without Frank. But when the story exploded online, they remained Pickers cast opened up a little more about what happened.
Second series star Danielle Colby shared that viewers did not have the whole story when it came to Frank. In a post, she remembered how Fritz “caused so much pain for himself” over an extended period of time, indicating that the conduct had been going on for “years”. Mike Wolfe has also made it clear there are the reasons why Fritz was released the series after taking leave in the first instance of own operation. In the time since, the show has moved on with Wolfe’s brother Robbie as the side-kick, however American pickers has struggled in viewer numbers.
Frank Fritz about his own financial struggles after being fired from his History Channel Show
Frank Fritz revealed that he was going to rehab and getting into financial trouble at the time, noting that he was in a sober residence for 77 days. During the same period, Fritz also talked about a relationship that went sour, he claims due to cheating. He told earlier The sun of other financial problems and said that the failed relationship had cost him a lot of money:
I was getting married, I bought a house and a big expensive ring, and then I found out that my fiance had been dating another for two and a half years. She’s the cheater, that’s why I got a tattoo that said “Once a cheater, always a cheater.” I got the tattoo two years ago just to remind myself not to make the same mistake again. She cost me six figures.
His ex denied these allegations in the same interview, but they do reveal statements about finances that the reality personality has made in recent months. In the meantime Frank Fritz has also pitched his own TV showalthough there has not been the great interest on that front in the months since.