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Turkey Leg Hut Co-Owner Nakia Exposes the Financial Betrayal That Tore Her Marriage and Business Apart Before Husband Went to Prison

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Source: Atlanta Black Star

From 2017 to 2020, a trip to Houston, Texas, wasn’t complete for some visitors without a stop at Turkey Leg Hut. The restaurant became a popular destination, drawing crowds for its oversized, stuffed turkey legs and frequently going viral on social media. But behind the restaurant’s success, things were taking a turn in both the business and in Lyndell “Lynn” Price and Nakia Holmes‘ marriage. It’s been two years since the popular restaurant, known for its stuffed turkey legs, closed. Price was terminated that same fall following a slew of allegations. Holmes said she began noticing financial discrepancies as her husband allegedly started treating the restaurant’s money like his personal bank account. During the Nov. 11 episode of “Reality With the King,” Carlos King asked Holmes when things started going wrong financially. She pointed to Price’s alleged handling of the business’s money. “When it started to when it started to go bad was theft; it was theft.

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