Latin pop star Paulina Rubio is bilingual and bi-delinquent. After getting dinged for $530,000 in late taxes in Mexico, Rubio is $210,000 in debt to the IRS, according to public records. The tax woe is the latest personal problem for Rubio, 40, who reportedly is estranged from her husband and rehabbing her image after an incident with police in Miami. What’s… Continue reading
Tax Watchdog
Which notable folks are arrears in their tax payments? The Tax Watchdog is nipping at their heels!
Ex-Red Wings star Luc Robitaille snipes tax bill
Turns out former Detroit Red Wings sniper Luc Robitaille can scratch off a check as quickly as he can avoid one. Within hours of learning Thursday (from us) that the state of Utah was hunting for him over a $58,000 late tax bill, Robitaille paid up. You’re welcome, Utah. What (was) owed: The state of… Continue reading
Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson slimed by IRS
Who’s “Ghostbusters” star Ernie Hudson going to call? Not the IRS, apparently. Hudson, a former Detroiter who starred in “Ghostbusters” and “Ghostbusters II,” got slimed last month when the IRS hit him with a $48,000 late tax bill. Hudson, 66, is a Benton Harbor native who also starred in “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” “Oz,” and “The… Continue reading
Star's Impossible Mission: taxes
Actress Paula Patton has a mission that’s apparently impossible: paying taxes. Patton, who stars alongside Tom Cruise in box-office hit “Mission Impossible — Ghost Protocol” and her singer husband Robin Thicke owe more than $492,000 to the IRS, according to public records. The Mission Impossible flick is the latest in a string of box office hits featuring the 36-year-old Patton. Her credits include “Jumping… Continue reading
'Celebrity Apprentice' cast full of deadbeats
Donald Trump announced the new cast of “Celebrity Apprentice” today and it’s reliably chock full o’ deadbeats. Debbie Gibson: The state of California filed a $2,263 tax lien against the ’80s pop star in November 2008 with the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds. Victoria Gotti: The state of New York filed a $36,096 tax warrant against… Continue reading
Run-DMC founder's kids: Queens of Hock
Run-DMC founding member and reality show star Rev Run has two daughters: Vanessa Simmons and Angela Simmons . Their taxes are wiggity, wiggity whack. The IRS and state of California claim they owe more than $450,000. What’s owed: The IRS filed a $26,658 tax lien against Angela Simmons on Dec. 22 with the New York City Register. The IRS filed a… Continue reading
IRS hops in bed with Janice Dickinson
Lamprey -lipped supermodel Janice Dickinson has a long line of famous lovers , and an equally long line of tax problems. The IRS just carved another notch in the bedpost by filing a $43,000 tax lien against the reality-show train wreck. Since 2009, the IRS and state of California have filed liens against Dickinson, 56, totaling more than $250,000 . What’s owed:… Continue reading
Singer takes flak from IRS
Grammy-winning singer, and Fugees muse, Roberta Flack is killing the IRS softly — by pulling a Wyclef with her tax bill. The 70-year-old singer owes the IRS more than $90,000 in delinquent federal taxes, according to public records. What’s owed: The IRS filed a $90,693 tax lien against Roberta Flack on Dec. 22 with the New York City Register. The… Continue reading
Redskins receiver's taxes gather moss
Veteran Washington Redskins receiver Santana Moss just fumbled his tax bill, according to the IRS, which claims he owes more than $258,000. The 32-year-old University of Miami alumnus was a first-round draft pick of the New York Jets in 2001. What’s owed: The IRS filed a $258,017 tax lien against Santana Moss on Nov. 22 in Broward… Continue reading
Floyd Mayweather Jr. flattens IRS tax woes
Floyd Mayweather Jr. didn’t blow his latest payday on a miniature unicorn, $5 million gift cards for flunkies or a life-size Lego replica of himself. No, he bought his way back into the good graces of the IRS by making a $10.5 million tax headache disappear. Thank you, pay-per-view. Mayweather, 34, fought Victor Ortiz on Sept. 17 and earned at… Continue reading