Venus and Serena Williams to lose childhood home as stepmom Lakeisha blows $500K loan on FAST FOOD

Venus and Serena Williams to lose childhood home as stepmom Lakeisha blows $500K loan on FAST FOOD
Lakeisha Williams filed for bankruptcy three times in order to save Serena Williams' childhood home in Florida (Marco Bello/Getty Images; Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA: After defaulting on a $500,000 house loan, Serena Williams' stepmother is in danger of losing their childhood home unless a bankruptcy court approves of her repayment strategy. In an effort to keep the four-bedroom house in Palm Beach Gardens, which has been in the Williams family since 1995, Lakeisha Williams has filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy three times.

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The former spouse of 80-year-old "King Richard" Williams' reportedly forged his signature to transfer the house's titles into her name and obtained a $255,000 loan, which she spent on a failing trucking company. David Simon, the lender, accused her of wasting the remainder on "fast food and frivolities" as reported by The Sun