Did Tyra Banks Bail Out Her Boyfriend?
The problems appear to be piling up for John Utendahl, the banker best known for being the longtime boyfriend of Tyra Banks. Last Monday, the Post reported that the financial firm he founded, Utendahl Capital Management, had been forced to lay off staff, possibly because of the downturn in the economy. An exec at the firm denied the report, characterizing it as "malicious claims made by a former disgruntled employee." But new problems for Utendahl surfaced just a few days later.
Last Thursday, Utendahl was slapped with a lawsuit by a Texas-based real estate exec—and longtime Utendahl associate—named Richmond McCoy over a $250,000 personal loan that McCoy said he'd extended to Utendahl and which, he claimed, Banks' boyfriend had failed to repay
A day later, though, McCoy abruptly withdrew the suit.
Perhaps Tyra, who took home $30 million last year and was named the "top-earning woman on primetime" in 2009 by Forbes, stepped in to help her man? Who knows, but the legal docs are below, if you're interested in having a look.
