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*Uncle Sam thought he had Jermaine Dupri. But nope, the man is much too smart with the green to get duped into filing for bankruptcy or going to jail. The producer is a G with resources, and used them to pay off a $3 million tax lien. According to official filings, he didn’t pay taxes way back in 2006 [...]
*It’s always kind of weird when estranged celebrity friends, boyfriends, or whomever speak to the press on sort of personal (hard to be in the lime light) matters of other celebrities. Wyclef Jean spoke to Montreality.com about ex-bandmate (and alleged lover) Lauryn Hill’s tax troubles. The singer is facing three years in jail for failing [...]
*Singer Kelis has been hit with a big fat tax bill recently and needs to pay up for years 2004 and 2010. According to reports, the ‘Milk Shake’ artist owes Uncle Sam around $300,000, and the IRS wants it now. TMZ reported that documents were filed in New York City, demanding she come with every [...]
*As we reported, Lauryn Hill owes Uncle Sam big bucks. The IRS filed charges against the artist for failing to pay more than $1.5 million in taxes for money she earned from 2005 to 2007. Instead of letting this little issue roll by in the press, the normally private celebrity went to her Tumblr account [...]
*Beloved R&B/gospel singer Montell Jordan is another celebrity on the IRS hit list. ALSO ON EURweb: Video: Montell Jordan Releases First Gospel Tune The performer is indebted to the government for a surprising $627,987.06 in back taxes for years 1999-2001, according to TMZ. A tax lien was filed against him in 2004, but he obviously [...]
*You thought you had it bad. Damon Dash is in some deep debt. On the “Sway in the Morning” show on Shade 45, the rapper revealed that his troubles with the IRS exceeded the original $2million it was thought that he owed. “I owe way more than $2 million in taxes. That must’ve just been [...]
*Wesley Snipes is struggling while in prison for taxes. The fallen movie star is currently seeking a lawyer’s help to make some money come out of thin air as he deals with a monumental lack of cash flow. “All of Wesley’s bank accounts are wiped out. His four kids have nothing to live on,” the [...]
*The good thing about being a rich celebrity indebted to Uncle Sam is that you don’t have to worry about getting too many notices in the mail. Lil Wayne, who had a $1.13 million tax debt owed to the IRS, paid off that handsome bill with one stroke of the pen. Last year, the tax [...]
*Nas is now joining the long list of celebrities and rappers who are getting in trouble with the IRS. Although his divorce with Kelis slowed the process down a little bit, the “man” is about ready to collect. The feds just put a new tax lien on Nas, putting his tab at $6.46 million. According [...]
*Grace Jones has joined the infamous wall of celebrities who owe Uncle Sam with a modest $64k. The singer along with a whole lot of others can’t escape the IRS and will be getting into trouble if they don’t pay up. So as of Oct. 29, she has a $63,898 tax lien against her.
*We recently reported that Hip-Hop pioneer, Doug E. Fresh that he was doing some big things and opened up a club and restaurant. But in the midst of all of his success, the rapper owes over $2 million in taxes. YIKES! The IRS filed a lien against him with the New York City register’s office [...]
*It seems as if famous people think they can escape Uncle Sam, the tax man! Now, Omarion has gotten caught up in the IRS game. He was hit with a bill of $110,585 of unpaid taxes dating back to 2003. Looks like the tab has been stacking up for some time. Back in May, the [...]
*So Wesley Snipes said he ain’t going to jail for owing Uncle Sam a dime. He believes he wasn’t given a fair trial and is now filing new documents requesting a new one. The actor was originally sentenced to serve three years in prison, but he said that something wasn’t right about his trial. He [...]
*Young Buck’s downward spiral continued when his Nashville home was raided by gun-wielding feds and IRS agents on Wednesday morning. According to TMZ, the agents “ransacked” the former G-Unit member’s home in an attempt to repossess items that would help ridiculously large debt, totally some $300,000. The authorities left Buck’s house with anything that wasn’t [...]
*If ain’t one thing it’s another for Lil Wayne. The IRS created a special tax unit in 2007 to investigate entertainers and athletes, and Lil Wayne was recently discovered to owe more than $1.13 million in back taxes. The imprisoned rapper owes from 2004, 2005, and 2007. In June, the “man” filed a lien against [...]
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