Sean Stewart, son of Rod Stewart and Alana Hamilton, is proving again that money can’t buy you class. Sean appeared on a reality television court show, a low end version of Judge Judy, defending himself against his former personal trainer Francois Xavier who was claiming $5,000 in unpaid training fees. Sean appeared on the show claiming that his dad is ‘cheap’ and he’s had a hard life.

Judge Jeanine Pirro heard he owed Francois Xavier Declie $5,000.

Stewart, 28, told the court his father had paid the bill with a cheque eventually – but forced him to pay him back in full.

Recovering alcoholic Sean, who has appeared in several US reality TV shows, said: ‘Actually, the money he gave, the cheque he sent to Xavier, I had to pay back.

‘My dad’s very cheap.’

The stunned judge asked: ‘Your dad has a lot of money, why is he cheap?’

Sean, 28, replied: ‘I don’t know.’

Declie, who trained Sean for over a year, was suing for $5,000 for unpaid sessions, an unpaid loan and lost wages.

He told how he continued to train Sean four times a week as the debt continued to mount because Rod had paid off a previous debt.

He said Sean had told him not to worry because Scottish singer Rod would pay him again.

Declie told the court: ‘He used to say, ‘Don’t worry, my dad will pay you.’

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Judge Pirro awarded trainer Francois $3,500, saying he contributed to the situation by continuing to train Sean despite the growing debt.

Sean has in the past traded on his family name, he appeared in the reality TV series Sons of Hollywood and obviously used his family connections (and money) to secure unpaid personal training for at least a time. I think it is extremely unfair to brand Rod Stewart ‘cheap’ though. I know it’s only $5,000, but Sean is 29 years old and living on a separate continent from his father, he should be paying his own bills. Rod Stewart has three ex-wives and seven children. He’s got enough people to support without having to send his son money and worry about whether he’s wasting it on drugs.

Sean claimed on the show that he’d had a hard life, presumably referring to the pressures of being a rock star son and his previous stints in rehab. The Judge, not unreasonably, said that it was “nothing compared to the struggles [I hear] all day in this courtroom”.

Sean was in legal trouble previously for beating people up outside a Los Angeles nightclub.

Sean Stewart is shown on 3/4/09. Credit: WENN.com