He may have fronted a band in the ‘90s that sold an upwards of 50 million copies, but Creed frontman Scott Stapp shocked the world yesterday when he announced - via Facebook - that he’s broke and homeless living in a Holiday Inn.

"I'm under some kind of pretty vicious attack,” he said in a rambling, 15-minute video posted to his Facebook page. “There are people who have taken advantage and stolen money from me, and they're trying to discredit me, slander me...

"Someone had used my information and changed my online passwords to my bank accounts and transferred all the money out my bank accounts so I had nothing.

“Right now I’m living in a Holiday Inn, by the grace of God, because there have been a couple of weeks I had to live in my truck.”

On Thursday, Stapp spoke exclusively to The Roz and Mocha Show with Roz Weston & Mocha on Toronto’s KiSS 92.5 to shed further light on his sad situation. Who does he blame? Well, Obama of course.

“In 2012, I was doing a promotional tour for my book, Sinner’s Creed,” Stapp told the radio hosts. “I went on Fox News, I expressed a little concern and disappointment with President Obama. Well, within two months of that statement, the IRS began to freeze my accounts.

“I believe that the IRS situation is definitely a result of me expressing my dissatisfaction with President Obama. Absolutely, 100%. When my assets were frozen, I wasn’t able to pay my mortgage.”

The hosts asked Stapp just how broke he was.

“Hold on, give me two seconds,” he replied. He started to count and came back with, “$616.”

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Stapp famous split from Creed in 2004 following a drug-and-alcohol fuelled downward spiral.

His lowest moments in the mid-2000s makes Bieber look good by comparison: He contemplated suicide in 2003; was involved in a Baltimore hotel bar brawl in 2005; had a near-death experience after accidentally falling four stories from a Miami hotel balcony in 2006; and he was charged with domestic battery against his wife in 2007, although charges were later dropped.

In a 2009 interview with the Toronto Sun’s Jane Stevenson, Stapp (who had just reunited with Creed for their eighth LP Full Circle) said he was a changed man. “I think having the reality check of immortality and then having a strong woman in your life draw the line, I think the combination of that was the main thing.”

Surprisingly, with claims that he’s broke and homeless in 2014, none of his former bandmates have reached out to offer him help.

“People that I thought were on the same team, as well as my record company, as well as my family, took advantage of me.”

But the story doesn’t end there.

Stapp’s estranged wife, Jaclyn Stapp, has claimed the star has been taking a number of drugs, including amphetamines and steroids. She also alleges that he claims he can talk to God.

Roz confronted the singer about a series of bizarre texts he allegedly sent.

“(Jaclyn) released some text messages that you allegedly sent to her,” the host said, questioning the singer. “One of them says, ‘Florida is not safe, biological weapons on the way. You have to leave with the kids. Meet me in Atlanta.’ The other one reads, ‘I’m coming to get you Satan and children no mercy…’ Another is ‘God is telling me something about Palm Springs and Nashville and there’s a connection somehow’…”

Stapp laughed. “It’s funny.”

“From an outsider’s point of view, this is what it seems like,” Roz continued. “She’s claiming you can talk to God, you’re claiming you were targeted because you spoke out about Obama, somebody had hacked your phone, there’s identity theft. Have you sought help for anything else? Do you think you might need to see a doctor to check out your mental health?”

“Oh, absolutely… I went to three different emergency rooms just to prove that I was sober… I also went to a psychiatrist and met with a mental health professional.

“They gave me the all clear… 100%.”

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