Drew Brees Hit with $7 Mil Bombshell ... In Jewelry War
EXCLUSIVE
Imagine being told the rare diamond you sold for $3.75 MILLION is now back on the market for around $7 MILLION ... and could be worth more than $10 MIL. How would you react?
Drew Brees[1] could only shake his head ... according to legal docs obtained by TMZ Sports.
It's all part of the QB's war with his old jeweler, Vahid Moradi -- who Brees is suing, claiming he's been ripped off for millions[2] over the years.
One of the pieces at the center of the war is a 4.09 carat blue diamond Drew bought in 2015 for $8.1 million.
As we previously reported, Brees suspected he was swindled by his jeweler so he brought it to another appraiser who valued it at a mere $2 million.
Now, according to new legal docs, we've learned Drew sold the ring in the spring of 2018 for $3.75 million ... a number he seemed satisfied with based on the low appraisal.
But Moradi's attorney, Eric George, suspected something fishy went down -- since the man who appraised the diamond got a commission for brokering the deal with the new buyer.
During the deposition, George hit Brees with a bombshell -- saying, "Would it surprise you to know that it's being offered right now at a wholesaler's for $6.8 million?"
Drew's response according to the transcript -- "[Brees shakes head]."
Yeah ...
George then told Brees if the diamond were to be sold at a retail store like Tiffany, the price tag would be