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Real World alumnus Kevin Powell pummeled by bills

The Real World’s rough, just ask Kwame Kilpatrick, or a Kwame Kilpatrick supporter like pioneering “Real World” cast member Kevin Powell, better known as the angry guy from the reality show’s first season. Public records show the state of New York and IRS have filed tax liens against him totaling $326,775 since last year. The … Continue Reading →

Damon Dash cops to IRS tax bill

Here’s a postscript to last month’s scoop about Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash. He was asked about the nearly $3 million IRS tax bill during an appearance on MTV personality Sway’s radio show.

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Soulja Boy foreclosed, bungles bills

‘Scuse me for being skeptical about whether Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy bought a $55 million G5 jet for his 21st birthday. After all, his home was foreclosed last year, and he owes more than $30,000 in delinquent taxes, according to public records. What’s owed: The state of California filed a $26,805 lien against Soulja Boy … Continue Reading →

Tax man launches Beastie boy beatdown

Beastie Boys member Ad-Rock just sabotaged his unblemished record of paying taxes. He owes more than $2,100 in income taxes to the state of Ohio, according to public records. The tax bill is emerging 25 years after the Beastie Boys released the legendary album “Licensed to Ill.” What’s owed: The state of Ohio filed a … Continue Reading →

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Ben Vereen comes clean

Song and dance man Ben Vereen has done a lot of stuff — Broadway, TV, films — but he’ll always be “Webster’s” uncle to me. He easily ranks among the Top Five Nicest Celebrities with Tax Woes, behind Bo Duke, the Queen of Soul, a former Detroit Lions QB and Beyonce’s dad. Vereen, 64, didn’t … Continue Reading →

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Music big dashes from tax bill

Hip-hop tastemaker Damon Dash, the Roc-A-Fella Records and Rocawear Clothing exec, dashed from yet another tax bill, according to the feds. The IRS just filed a nearly $3 million tax lien against the music and fashion impresario. The bill adds to the 40-year-old Dash’s notorious status among tax collectors. Dash was dating pop star Aaliyah … Continue Reading →

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'Seinfeld' star falls behind, IRS hurls

A giant, new tax bill would turn John O’Hurley’s hair white, if it wasn’t already. The IRS claims the show tune-crooning, “Dancing with the Stars” vet, perhaps most famous for playing eccentric catalog poo-bah J. Peterman on “Seinfeld,” owes almost $220,000 in delinquent federal taxes. His publicist, however, disputes the debt. Maybe the IRS bill … Continue Reading →

'Scent of a Woman' -- in debt

“Scent of a Woman” was memorable for two things: Al Pacino hooah-ing his way along the East Coast and his tango with British actress Gabrielle Anwar. Turns out Anwar, 41, who stars as an explosives expert on the TV show “Burn Notice,” has a new dance partner after getting served with a $29,000 tax bill. … Continue Reading →

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IRS dents Chicago Bears great's glory

Richard Dent, the pass-rushing Chicago Bears great elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February, owes the IRS more than $1.1 million in delinquent federal taxes, according to public records. The feds slapped the tax bill on Dent, 50, one month after the Hall of Fame announcement. He joins former St. Louis Rams … Continue Reading →