Notorious former NFL superstar Antonio Brown is giving the finger to a judge who threw the book at him for refusing to give a pair of $1 million finger “covers” back to a celebrity jeweler.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kerry Bensinger recently ordered Brown, now a rising rap artist, to pay Shuki International $1,095,000 after the embattled ex-All Pro receiver failed to answer a lawsuit alleging he borrowed the jeweler’s diamond-encrusted finger covers and other pieces of jewelry in 2022 — but never returned or paid for them.
Jean Louis Shuki told The Post that Brown blew off voice messages he’s left since last month’s ruling, and instead only fired back texts indicating the court order won’t sway him.
“U caint [sic] get s–t cracker,” said Brown in the first text, fired off at 4:42 a.m. on Feb. 20. He then sent his former pal two more texts over the next four minutes: “Cracker u beat,” and “Stop call me u bitch.”
Brown not only enjoys flaunting the pair of $500,000 finger covers while performing, but also claims that they help boosts his libido by fueling “super orgasms,” according to Shuki.
“He’s a fanatic for the fingers,” said Shuki, who created the pair as tribute to the late Michael Jackson’s trademark peace sign. “At this point, I don’t want the judgment, I just want the fingers back. They’re like the Mona Lisa.”
Before allegedly reneging on his promise to return the jewelry, Brown last year cut a song called “Shuki Diamonds,” paying tribute to the finger covers and the A-list jeweler, whose other clients include former boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Kim Kardashian.
Both Brown and Skuki, who also raps, have performed together in the past.
“I still love and believe in this guy,” Shuki added. “I think we can do big business together. He has lots of talent and is legendary — but he also likes to create drama.”
The seven-time Pro Bowler shocked the NFL world in January 2022 when he abandoned Tom Brady and rest of the then-defending champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers by running off the field shirtless in the middle of a game with the Jets at MetLife Stadium that the Bucs eventually pulled out in the final seconds.
Since then, he’s been enmeshed in many legal battles over allegedly ripping people off — as well making other headlines over his bizarre antics.
This includes being arrested in October for allegedly neglecting to pay child support and an exclusive Post report featuring video of Brown exposing himself to guests at a swanky Dubai hotel in May 2022.
In October, a Miami judge ordered Brown to pay $204,672 and other fees to Secure the Bag Entertainment owner Ryan Kane for alleging hawking the Tampa Bay-based music mogul a fake Richard Mille watch.
He’s yet to pay a cent, according to Kane’s lawyer Mason Wolfe.
Brown is also currently fighting another Florida lawsuit in Sarasota County accusing him of breach of contract and defamation over an “exclusive artist agreement” he signed with Kane’s company.
Besides the watch fiasco, it includes accusations of Brown trying to beat the company out of $178,000 by submitting “fraudulent” expenses for reimbursement and falsely claiming rap legend Lil Wayne would be part of a project as part of failed bid to pilfer another $100,000.
Brown’s lawyer did not return messages.
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