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Reality Star Busted Sneaking Into World Cup Match Without Ticket

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Nothing says“superfan”quite like trying to crash a World Cup game at Hard Rock Stadium.

Love&Hip Hop: Atlanta alum Tommie Lee got a legal red card of her own on Saturday when Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies arrested her during England’s World Cup matchup against Norway. The problem? She didn’t have a ticket. According to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Lee allegedly worked her way through a restricted area of the stadium to try and catch the action without paying her way in. She wasn’t alone in her poor judgment either—six people were arrested during the match, and another 19 were ejected from the stadium as the crowd of 65,000 watched England secure a 2-1 victory to advance to the semifinals.

Lee was booked on a third-degree felony charge of interference with a sporting or entertainment event. It’s a serious charge for what amounts to a gate-crashing attempt at one of the world’s biggest sporting events. The reality star declined to comment when reached for her side of the story, which is probably the smartest move her legal team could’ve advised.

This isn’t Lee’s first brush with the law in the Miami area either. Back in 2024, she was arrested on a battery charge following an altercation at LIV Nightclub on Miami Beach. That pattern—two arrests in two years, both in South Florida—starts to paint a picture that maybe avoiding certain venues and decision-making might be worth considering.

The World Cup security detail clearly wasn’t buying the whole“I belong here”energy. In a stadium packed with 65,000 legitimate ticket holders, getting caught trying to sneak past restricted areas was always going to end one way. Lee learned the hard way that some doors aren’t meant to be slipped through, no matter how determined you are.

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