The Broke and the Beautiful: Almost Over Edition

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Teresa and Joe Giudice’s bankruptcy case could soon come to an end, and Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis has a $500,000 warrant out for his arrest. Also, Todd-Soundelux is selling its California sound studio.

“Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Teresa and Joe Giudice will be sentenced later this month for numerous fraud charges, including bankruptcy fraud, but there might be some good news on the horizon for the couple. According to court documents (h/t RadarOnline), the bankruptcy trustee is looking to close the Chapter 7 case. “The case is fully administered and all assets and funds…have been properly accounted for,” trustee John W. Sywilok said in court documents. A judge will review the request on Sept. 30, a week after the couple’s sentencing.

A bankruptcy judge last month recommended jail time for Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis for not turning over luxury cars belonging to the porn business. Now, a $500,000 arrest warrant has been issued against him after he failed to appear in court for an arraignment on charges issued in May, NBC Los Angeles reported. Mr. Francis was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault after allegedly violating a restraining order preventing him from entering Girls Gone Wild’s offices.

Interested in a 25,000-square-foot sound studio that belongs to a company that worked on “Game of Thrones” and “Mad Men”? Well, have we got a deal for you! As Bankruptcy Beat reported, sound-equipment company Todd-Soundelux is selling it all, including the studio responsible for postproduction work on the TV shows. Todd-Soundelux, which filed for bankruptcy in May, fell into trouble as its revenue declined.

(And just for fun: Want an index of non-athlete celebrity bankruptcies? The American Bankruptcy Institute has compiled a “fairly complete list” for your reading pleasure.)

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