Brock Pierce, a crypto entrepreneur and former child star, says his friend “outright” stole a Puerto Rico hotel from him, and he is suing for damages, he told The New York Post.
加密货币企业家、前童星布罗克·皮尔斯告诉《纽约邮报》，他说他的朋友“直接”从他那里偷走了波多黎各的一家酒店，他正在起诉要求赔偿损失。
The Bitcoin Foundation chairman and Mighty Ducks alum, 43, told the outlet that businessman Joseph Lipsey III “fabricated a fictitious default” to “steal” the property, a closed resort on the island of Vieques, per a civil complaint obtained by The Post.
比特币基金会主席、43岁的“强大的鸭子”校友告诉媒体，根据《华盛顿邮报》获得的一份民事投诉，商人约瑟夫·利普塞三世“编造了一个虚构的违约”来“偷走”别克斯岛上的一个封闭度假胜地。
"He knew the hotel was like my heart,” Pierce, also a former presidential candidate, told the outlet. “I feel as betrayed as one can get.” Lipsey says the complaint is “baseless.”
皮尔斯也是前总统候选人，他告诉媒体：“他知道酒店就像我的心。我觉得自己被背叛了。”利普西说，这种抱怨“毫无根据”。
In 2021, the former child star allegedly paid $18.3 million for about an 80% stake in the resort, which was damaged by Hurricane Maria four years prior, per The Post.
据《华盛顿邮报》报道，2021年，这位前童星据称斥资1830万美元购买了该度假村约80%的股份，该度假村四年前曾遭受飓风玛丽亚的破坏。
Then, last month, Lipsey gained control of the property by claiming Pierce defaulted on a loan from his company, according to the civil lawsuit.
根据民事诉讼，上个月，利普西声称皮尔斯拖欠了公司的贷款，从而获得了对该房产的控制权。
Lipsey loaned Pierce $10 million in October so he could buy out the hotel’s minority partners, per the lawsuit.
根据诉讼，利普西在10月份借给皮尔斯1000万美元，这样他就可以买断酒店的少数合伙人。
A month later, Lipsey seized the property, claiming that his former friend missed a transaction deadline, which Pierce denied to The Post.
一个月后，利普西没收了这处房产，声称他的前朋友错过了交易截止日期，皮尔斯向《华盛顿邮报》否认了这一说法。
“He says we didn’t send him a copy of the paperwork on time,” the former child star said.
这位前童星说：“他说我们没有按时给他寄一份文件。”
According to Pierce, the loan agreement gave Lipsey the right to manage the holding company that controls the resort if Pierce defaulted, but he ignored a 30-day legal process he was supposed to go through to transfer the property to himself.
据皮尔斯称，如果皮尔斯违约，贷款协议赋予利普西管理控制度假村的控股公司的权利，但他忽视了将财产转让给自己的30天法律程序。
If the legal battle goes his way, Pierce wants to continue with his plan for the hotel, opening it as soon as 2025, he told The Post.
皮尔斯在接受《华盛顿邮报》采访时表示，如果法律诉讼按他的方式进行，他想继续他的酒店计划，最快在2025年开业。
“Everyone is still working on renovating the hotel. But I don’t know for how much longer,” he told the outlet, adding that “what Lipsey did is potentially fatal.”
“每个人都在装修酒店。但我不知道还要多久，”他告诉媒体，并补充道，“利普西的所作所为可能是致命的。”
Pierce is suing Lipsey to get the court to reverse the transfer, he told The Post. He is also seeking $80 million in damages from his ex-friend, Bloomberg reported.
皮尔斯告诉《华盛顿邮报》，他正在起诉利普西，要求法院撤销这笔转会。据彭博社报道，他还要求前朋友赔偿8000万美元。
Speaking with Bloomberg, Lipsey called Pierce’s allegations “baseless,” and said the property transfer was entirely legal.
利普西在接受彭博社采访时称皮尔斯的指控“毫无根据”，并表示财产转让完全合法。
The estranged pals met in Puerto Rico, where Pierce has lived since 2017 and where Lipsey relocated in 2021 with his family.
这对疏远的朋友是在波多黎各认识的，皮尔斯自2017年以来一直住在那里，利普西于2021年与家人搬到了那里。
“His wife became friends with my mother before she passed away,” Pierce told The Post. “Joseph came to me after she died and said I promised your mom I’d be there to help you.”
皮尔斯告诉《华盛顿邮报》：“他的妻子在我母亲去世前和她成了朋友。”“她死后，约瑟夫来找我，说我答应过你妈妈我会在那里帮助你。”
加密货币企业家、前童星布罗克·皮尔斯告诉《纽约邮报》，他说他的朋友“直接”从他那里偷走了波多黎各的一家酒店，他正在起诉要求赔偿损失。
The Bitcoin Foundation chairman and Mighty Ducks alum, 43, told the outlet that businessman Joseph Lipsey III “fabricated a fictitious default” to “steal” the property, a closed resort on the island of Vieques, per a civil complaint obtained by The Post.
比特币基金会主席、43岁的“强大的鸭子”校友告诉媒体，根据《华盛顿邮报》获得的一份民事投诉，商人约瑟夫·利普塞三世“编造了一个虚构的违约”来“偷走”别克斯岛上的一个封闭度假胜地。
"He knew the hotel was like my heart,” Pierce, also a former presidential candidate, told the outlet. “I feel as betrayed as one can get.” Lipsey says the complaint is “baseless.”
皮尔斯也是前总统候选人，他告诉媒体：“他知道酒店就像我的心。我觉得自己被背叛了。”利普西说，这种抱怨“毫无根据”。
In 2021, the former child star allegedly paid $18.3 million for about an 80% stake in the resort, which was damaged by Hurricane Maria four years prior, per The Post.
据《华盛顿邮报》报道，2021年，这位前童星据称斥资1830万美元购买了该度假村约80%的股份，该度假村四年前曾遭受飓风玛丽亚的破坏。
Then, last month, Lipsey gained control of the property by claiming Pierce defaulted on a loan from his company, according to the civil lawsuit.
根据民事诉讼，上个月，利普西声称皮尔斯拖欠了公司的贷款，从而获得了对该房产的控制权。
Lipsey loaned Pierce $10 million in October so he could buy out the hotel’s minority partners, per the lawsuit.
根据诉讼，利普西在10月份借给皮尔斯1000万美元，这样他就可以买断酒店的少数合伙人。
A month later, Lipsey seized the property, claiming that his former friend missed a transaction deadline, which Pierce denied to The Post.
一个月后，利普西没收了这处房产，声称他的前朋友错过了交易截止日期，皮尔斯向《华盛顿邮报》否认了这一说法。
“He says we didn’t send him a copy of the paperwork on time,” the former child star said.
这位前童星说：“他说我们没有按时给他寄一份文件。”
According to Pierce, the loan agreement gave Lipsey the right to manage the holding company that controls the resort if Pierce defaulted, but he ignored a 30-day legal process he was supposed to go through to transfer the property to himself.
据皮尔斯称，如果皮尔斯违约，贷款协议赋予利普西管理控制度假村的控股公司的权利，但他忽视了将财产转让给自己的30天法律程序。
If the legal battle goes his way, Pierce wants to continue with his plan for the hotel, opening it as soon as 2025, he told The Post.
皮尔斯在接受《华盛顿邮报》采访时表示，如果法律诉讼按他的方式进行，他想继续他的酒店计划，最快在2025年开业。
“Everyone is still working on renovating the hotel. But I don’t know for how much longer,” he told the outlet, adding that “what Lipsey did is potentially fatal.”
“每个人都在装修酒店。但我不知道还要多久，”他告诉媒体，并补充道，“利普西的所作所为可能是致命的。”
Pierce is suing Lipsey to get the court to reverse the transfer, he told The Post. He is also seeking $80 million in damages from his ex-friend, Bloomberg reported.
皮尔斯告诉《华盛顿邮报》，他正在起诉利普西，要求法院撤销这笔转会。据彭博社报道，他还要求前朋友赔偿8000万美元。
Speaking with Bloomberg, Lipsey called Pierce’s allegations “baseless,” and said the property transfer was entirely legal.
利普西在接受彭博社采访时称皮尔斯的指控“毫无根据”，并表示财产转让完全合法。
The estranged pals met in Puerto Rico, where Pierce has lived since 2017 and where Lipsey relocated in 2021 with his family.
这对疏远的朋友是在波多黎各认识的，皮尔斯自2017年以来一直住在那里，利普西于2021年与家人搬到了那里。
“His wife became friends with my mother before she passed away,” Pierce told The Post. “Joseph came to me after she died and said I promised your mom I’d be there to help you.”
皮尔斯告诉《华盛顿邮报》：“他的妻子在我母亲去世前和她成了朋友。”“她死后，约瑟夫来找我，说我答应过你妈妈我会在那里帮助你。”
