Washington DC’s Office of Tax and Revenue has seized the Stadium Club, a steakhouse and strip club often frequented by professional athletes and rap stars.
It is also the subject of a reality show called “Strip Club Queens,” which the club agreed to do in order to pay off the debt racked up by owner James Redding.
According to the Washington Post, Redding ran restaurant TruOrleans until last September when it was shut down due to missed payments amounting to over $100,000.
Redding never paid this money back, so the city responded by seizing his assets, including the Stadium Club.
When reporters asked if this meant city council members would soon be partying with Rick Ross or members of the Redskins, a spokeswoman assured that DC will not look to profit from the business nor will it enjoy its perks.
“We’re not interested in running the day-to-day operations of club,” says Natalie Wilson, a public affairs officer for the Office of Tax and Revenue. “What we’d like to do is recoup the money the owner has collected –- the sales taxes that patrons have paid -– on behalf of the District.”
After that, she added, the city will sell “all of the assets, whatever’s of value” inside the building, in addition to the building itself.
“What we own, we can sell,” Wilson said.
So once the reality show is over and all of the debts are paid, the club will either be taken apart so everything from the couches to the poles can be sold separately or sold to someone else for a hell of a lot more than what Redding owes.
This could be a blessing or a major blow for DC nightlife as the Stadium Club has long established itself as one of the classiest and most presentable gentleman’s clubs in the city.
“Yeah, I made it to the top, took a seat, still sittin, “Man, I’m up in Stadium in D.C. still tippin, “She coulda paid tuition five times, still strippin,
— Drake in Waka Flocka Flame’s 2011 single “Round of Applause.”
