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Faizon Love jailed in Florida on contempt charges tied to Elf star's case

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was arrested in Hillsborough County, Florida, late Tuesday night and was still being held with no bond on Thursday after authorities said he faced two counts of contempt of court. He was booked into the in Tampa just before midnight, and a mugshot released after the arrest shows the actor in custody.

The arrest is the latest turn in a case that had already moved through recent court filings in a civil matter involving Love. Authorities linked the contempt charges to a warrant tied to a case with an offense date of May 15, but they did not release details about what led to the charges or explain how, if at all, the civil case connects to the arrest. That gap matters because contempt charges can follow a failure to obey a court order, yet the public record here stops short of saying which order was involved.

Love, 58, is best known for roles in Elf and and was also identified as Big Worm from . Booking information lists him at 6 feet 1 inch tall and about 380 pounds. He remained in custody in Falkenburg Road Jail in Tampa as the case continued, with no bond set and no public timeline for his release.

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For now, the key fact is simple: Love is in jail on contempt charges, and the unanswered part is the one that matters most in court — what happened in the underlying case that brought him there.

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