Hunter Biden has quietly relocated overseas, amid mounting financial troubles that reportedly include a staggering $17 million debt. This surprising detail was uncovered through a recent legal filing made public by his attorney, Barry Coburn, on April 6 in Washington, D.C. The legal filing is part of a lawsuit initiated by Hunter’s former legal representatives at Winston & Strawn.

The court document straightforwardly mentions that “Mr. Biden lives abroad” and asserts that Hunter Biden, the first son, is unable to fulfill his financial obligations regarding substantial unpaid legal fees. The law firm previously represented him in a series of legal issues, including tax and gun-related charges. They now allege that he has neglected to settle bills that exceed $50,000.

Adding to the intrigue, Hunter Biden himself revealed during a podcast appearance last year that he is grappling with a debt amounting to $17 million. This disclosure provides context to the legal and financial challenges he currently faces, underscoring the complexity of his situation.

The law firm defended Hunter, 56, in his tax and gun crimes cases, as well as other legal battles, but claims he failed to pay bills ‘substantially in excess of $50,000’.

On a podcast appearance last year Hunter himself claimed he was in ‘$17 million of debt.’ 

Coburn declined to comment to the Daily Mail, and did not specify where in the world Hunter, 56, now lives – but it’s not America.

However, last year Hunter was spotted spending time in South Africa, the birthplace of his wife Melissa, 39, the mother of his youngest child.

The couple were seen on a trip to Cape Town in May 2025, prompting President Donald Trump to revoke his Secret Service detail over the cost of foreign travel.

Hunter Biden has moved overseas while battling unpaid legal bills tied to his high-profile cases in the US, the Daily Mail has learned 

The former First Son’s attorneys have confirmed he now lives abroad, but did not specify where. Hunter has previously spent time in South Africa, where his wife Melissa was born 

He was pictured in the affluent neighborhood of Sea Point, parking a rented Toyota hatchback – a far cry from the chauffeured, armored SUVs to which he was accustomed as a member of the First Family.

‘There are as many as 18 people on this Detail, which is ridiculous!’ Trump posted on Truth Social, announcing he had recalled Hunter’s federal protection team.

Hunter dropped further hints that he was planning a new home, in an interview with South African podcaster Joshua Rubin in November.

‘We’re trying to be between Cape Town and the States. We go back and forth,’ he said.

‘I’ve fallen madly in love with Cape Town. You guys don’t know how good you have it here. It’s the most beautiful city in the world.’

Hunter’s May 2025 South Africa trip was the same month that father Joe Biden, 83, revealed he is battling ‘aggressive’ prostate cancer.

‘Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places,’ Joe wrote on social media.

A spokesman said at the time that the former president’s cancer had spread to the bone and was graded a Gleason score of nine, the most aggressive kind, though Joe told reporters that his ‘prognosis is good’, after making the announcement.

Recent social media photos show Hunter spent Easter with the his ailing father Joe and the rest of the Biden family in Santa Ynez, California 

Hunter last year admitted on the Wide Awake Podcast that he and his family were ‘trying to be between Cape Town and the States’ – and also revealed he was $17M in debt 

Hunter has been spending time in the US despite his new professed foreign residency, including an Easter meal with his family this month.

His half-sister Ashley posted a photo on Instagram Wednesday showing Hunter sitting next to his father and opposite stepmother Jill, with his son Beau on his lap, and surrounded by several other young family members in Santa Ynez, California.

It is unclear who paid for the 10,000-mile trip from Cape Town to California – as Hunter’s own lawyer claims he is broke.

Hunter’s attorney Coburn wrote in the April 6 filing that Hunter is ‘impecunious’, a fancy word for penniless.

Coburn wrote Hunter didn’t even have money to pay for experts to go through his emails and electronic devices as part of the lawsuit’s discovery process.

‘We have not engaged a billing consultant or forensic accountant to review the bills, just as we have not engaged an e-discovery vendor,’ he wrote. ‘We cannot afford it.’

However, in his November podcast interview Hunter indicated he had been indulging in ‘super fine dining’ in the South African capital.

‘The food here is incredible. It is across the board the most consistently good food from the corner burger place to the super fine dining,’ he told Rubin.

His sister Ashley Biden posted a photo on Instagram Wednesday showing Hunter sat next to his father and opposite stepmother Jill, with his son Beau on his lap

He acknowledged the ‘privilege’ of being a Biden, but added: ‘You want accountability? Look at the past six years of my life and the $17 million of debt that I’m in, as it relates to my legal fees.’

Hotshot Winston & Strawn attorney Abbe Lowell represented Hunter in courtroom showdowns with the Justice Department in Delaware and California, over gun and tax crimes respectively.

The law firm filed a complaint in DC Superior Court in June last year, claiming Hunter owed ‘substantially in excess of $50,000 in fees and interest’ after almost three years of representation by the firm.

The disgraced Biden son had been relying on ‘sugar brother’ Kevin Morris, a top Hollywood attorney, to pay his bills.

Morris loaned Hunter more than $6.5 million at 5% interest, according to a letter from his lawyer to the House Oversight Committee, including at least $2.2 million for his IRS debts.

The interest alone on the total sum would cost $325,000 per year.

Morris earned a large part of his fortune representing the creators of TV show South Park in a $935 million deal with ViacomCBS.

The wealthy Hollywood attorney flew Hunter to his criminal case hearings in Delaware on his private jet.

Law firm Winston & Strawn – who represented Biden in his high-profile legal cases – claims he owes in excess of $50,000 in fees 

Hunter Biden previously relied on financial support from Hollywood attorney Kevin Morris who loaned him millions

Hunter began to claw back cash with a burgeoning art career, selling paintings for a total $1.5 million between 2021 and 2024 to Democrat donors and family friends.

But his father leaving the White House coincided with a crash in demand for the works.

‘I have only sold 1 piece of art for $36,000,’ since December 2023, he wrote in a March 2025 court filing.

Hunter had promised to give some of his works to his seven-year-old daughter Navy, who he conceived with former employee and stripper Lunden Roberts, but has failed to hand any over, Roberts claimed in Arkansas court filings in January.

He is on the hook for a reported $5,000 a month in child support for Navy.  

Last year he asked a Los Angeles federal judge to dismiss his lawsuit against his nemesis, former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler, for allegedly hacking his laptop, claiming he no longer had the cash to fight the case.

Ziegler, who runs right-wing nonprofit Marco Polo, always denied the claims, pointing out that Hunter abandoned his laptop at a Delaware computer store and left passwords to his backup on the computer.

Marco Polo published an extensive report about evidence for alleged crimes contained on Hunter’s laptop, and was the first to notice the April 6 filing claiming Hunter has left the US.

A Chicago father expecting his second child was tragically killed in an early morning assault outside a bar. Authorities are currently seeking four individuals for questioning, who have remained elusive in the crime-laden city for the past two weeks.

Alexander “Xander” Kazanowski, aged 25, succumbed to blunt force trauma after being discovered unresponsive in the vibrant Avondale neighborhood around 3:20 a.m. on March 25.

Kazanowski, who worked as a model in Illinois, was reportedly asked to leave the bar due to some remarks he had made, as reported by WGN-TV.

Upon leaving the establishment, Kazanowski reportedly had a verbal exchange with a group outside before being found in a critical state, according to the same source.

Emergency services rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he passed away a few days later, officials confirmed.

Kazanowski’s body showed signs of injuries consistent with a fatal beating, Cook County Crime Stoppers said.

The Chicago Police Department opened up a homicide investigation, sharing footage of the four people suspected in Kazanowski’s death.

Officials described the quartet as consisting of three African American males and an Asian female.

Security cameras captured the four suspects entering the bar, Tune-Up, the night of the apparent attack, according to video released by the Chicago Police Department on Tuesday.

It was not clear if the video was before or after the alleged assault.

Kazanowski had built his portfolio as a model, particularly for wedding and bridal shoots.

He also listed himself as the chief executive officer and founder of the Chicago-area company Wurk, which provides household services to clients.

Kazanowski’s partner, Tori, remembered him in a heartbreaking tribute post to her Instagram Story.

“To my favorite pool playing, antique thrifting suit wearing, weiner man. Our lives won’t be the same without you,” she wrote alongside a photo of them wearing wedding attire.

His family described him as a man with an “unrelenting entrepreneurial spirit,” a love of God, and a modern-day Renaissance man.

“Xander lived life at full speed and with a rare intensity. While his time with us was cut far too short, he lived more in his twenty-five years than many do in a lifetime,” his obituary read.

“No description could possibly do justice to Xander’s character. He possessed a natural charisma that enlivened every room he entered. Truly one of a kind, he was a rare example of a man who had the resolve to carve his own path and live entirely on his own terms.

“Our hearts are absolutely shattered by the profound tragedy of losing such an irreplaceable personality at such a young age,” his family wrote.

Kazanowski is survived by his partner, their daughter, Thea, and their soon-to-be born son, John, his parents, siblings and extended family.

At the time of his death, Kazanowski donated several organs to other patients.

“True to his character, his final act was a perfect expression of his generous heart. As an organ donor, he saved multiple lives and helped countless others move closer to the miracle of a second chance,” his family said.

The most perilous segment of the Artemis II astronauts’ journey will unfold as the Orion spacecraft makes its return to Earth, culminating in a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean this coming Friday.

NASA is tirelessly working to ensure the safe return of the four astronauts, and as of Thursday, Mission Control expressed optimism to ABC13 regarding the anticipated splashdown on Friday.

When and where will Artemis II splashdown?

According to NASA’s website, Artemis II is on the brink of its homecoming. The Orion spacecraft is slated for re-entry and splashdown at approximately 7:07 p.m. CDT (8:07 p.m. EDT, 5:07 p.m. PDT) on Friday, April 10, just off the coast of San Diego.

The re-entry process will commence with the separation of the service module around 6:33 p.m. CDT, roughly 20 minutes before Orion reaches Earth’s upper atmosphere. Shortly thereafter, a strategically timed burn will refine the flight path to guide the spacecraft toward its predetermined landing area, initiating a series of roll maneuvers.

NASA reports that just before entering the Earth’s atmosphere, Orion and its crew will attain a peak velocity of approximately 23,864 miles per hour.

The first parachutes to slow the spacecraft will be deployed at about 22,000 feet at 7:03 p.m. CDT, followed by more at about 6,000 feet.

The crew is expected to be extracted from Orion and flown to the USS John P. Murtha within two hours of landing, where they will undergo post-mission medical evaluations.

How will the Artemis II crew re-enter Earth?

While America’s 250th anniversary is three months away, NASA is planning to start the fireworks early with pyrotechnics that will help slow the Orion spacecraft before splashdown.

“Basically, we pack a shoot into a bag, stuff it into a cannon, plug some pyrotechnics into the back of it and blast them out into the airstream,” Jared Daum, Artemis II parachute system manager, said.

Eyewitness News got a close look at the technology on board the Orion spacecraft that will help get the astronauts back home to Earth.

Daum said there are four series of parachutes that go off with a bang. They’re essential to slowing the spacecraft, which is expected to go from 400,000 feet to the Pacific Ocean in just 13 minutes at speeds up to 35,000 feet per second.

What happens when the astronauts are back home?

The team at Mission Control in Houston is making sure everything goes according to plan when the Artemis II crew returns to our planet.

Teams at the Johnson Space Center were tasked with developing tools to test astronauts’ balance shortly after they return to Earth.

Jason Norcross, an extra-vehicular activities and environmental physiology laboratory senior scientist, said that while the mission lasted only a week and a half, it could take days for the astronauts to overcome some disorientation.

“You’ll often see the astronauts as they move, they’ll tend to keep their head and body kind of robotically together. That’s a way to prevent motion sickness,” Norscross said.

What’s next for NASA?

When the Artemis II crew is back on solid ground again, they will board an aircraft bound for Houston’s Johnson Space Center to put the finishing touches on the Artemis II mission.

After the splashdown years in the making, NASA officials hope that Artemis II is the mission that gets humans one step closer to landing on the moon again.

“It’s a big deal. I’m super excited,” Daum expressed.

As the Artemis II mission to the moon draws to a close, all eyes are on the anticipated splashdown near San Diego, California. This marks a crucial step before the mission’s successful completion.

The Orion spacecraft, which has been the temporary home for four astronauts, is scheduled to make its return on Friday. The U.S. Navy will play a pivotal role in retrieving both the capsule and its crew from the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

San Diego, a city with strong naval connections, is at the heart of the recovery operations. Various local military bases are spearheading this endeavor, infusing the city with a palpable sense of pride and enthusiasm.

People from San Diego and beyond are expected to flock to the coastline and museums in the area to witness the astronauts’ safe return to Earth.

In preparation for the splashdown, a sailboat glides gracefully in front of the picturesque San Diego skyline, setting the stage for this monumental event. (FOX)

“We’re back in the game of deep space,” said Jim Kidrick, president and CEO of the San Diego Air and Space Museum. “You go back to General Patton, World War II, you know, Americans love a winner… and will not tolerate a loser.”

The mission marks the latest chapter in space exploration, wrapping up, at least for now, off the Southern California coast.

The astronauts aboard Orion are on their way home after traveling around the moon, reaching more than 252,000 miles from Earth.

“I think people have been rejuvenated by one word that’s going on in space today, and that’s the moon,” Kidrick added.

In this image provided by NASA, Artemis II crew members, from left, Victor Glover Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch, pause to turn the camera around for a selfie midway through their lunar observation period of the Moon during a lunar flyby, Monday, April 6, 2026. (NASA via AP)

At the museum, the story of the Apollo program is once again front and center, as attention shifts back to deep space more than 50 years later.

“There are so many…historic moments that have happened. So it’s kind of cool to just be a part of one of them,” said Abigail Lawrence, who is visiting from Utah.

Others visiting San Diego for the splashdown shared similar excitement.

A spacesuit associated with Neil Armstrong is displayed at the San Diego Air and Space Museum, highlighting the legacy of the Apollo era. (FOX)

“You know what? What could be better than coming back to San Diego? I don’t know, I can’t think of anything. Anything,” said Sheila Haas.

San Diego-based sailors are also on the front lines, working with NASA to recover the Orion capsule from the Pacific and bring it aboard the USS John P. Murtha, a Navy landing platform dock (LPD).

“I’m just happy to see that the Navy is able to use an LPD for such a peaceful mission,” said Navy veteran David Haas. “The LPD are good all around ships for all sorts of things. And so it just makes me happy.”

After re-entry, Navy recovery teams will secure the spacecraft and help the crew out safely.

“Our Navy certainly, with the NASA rescue team, all making sure that those astronauts finish up that mission wonderfully well and very safely,” Kidrick said.

Back at the Air and Space Museum, thousands of eyes are expected to be on the sky Friday evening, with a sense of hope that a new generation will continue the push into deep space.

The San Diego Air and Space Museum under bright sunlight ahead of the Artemis II splashdown. (FOX )

“We can help inspire, educate, get them excited… those young boys and girls who are really going to be those next generations,” Kidrick said. “There can’t just be one greatest generation…The generations that follow you are gonna have a wonderful future because somebody will land on Mars.” 

For Artemis II to land off the San Diego coast, there cannot be any rain or thunderstorms within 35 miles of the splashdown zone.

Forecasters are currently monitoring a storm in the Pacific, but so far, conditions for Friday appear to be on track.

UK minister denies Trump threatened NATO over Hormuz

A British defense minister has dismissed recent claims suggesting that Donald Trump threatened to withdraw NATO backing unless the alliance dispatched warships to the Strait of Hormuz imminently.

Reports surfaced yesterday indicating that NATO head Mark Rutte purportedly informed members of Trump’s demand for firm commitments to deploy military ships or equipment to the Middle East.

These claims emerged soon after Trump criticized NATO as ‘disappointing,’ asserting that it only took action under duress.

Defense Procurement Minister Luke Pollard, speaking to Times Radio, stated, “That’s not an action we recognize.”

He further clarified, “We have consistently stated that the conflict in Iran is not ours, yet we have increased our efforts to protect our allies from Iran’s reckless attacks on British and coalition bases, as well as our partners in the Gulf.”

‘And indeed, the secretary general of Nato, Mark Rutte, said yesterday that he praised the work of Keir Starmer and the UK in bringing together allies in support of opening the Strait of Hormuz to allow the flow of energy and ships through that important shipping channel.’