The IRS is famous for announcing celebrity tax settlements during tax season. Celebrities attempting to find a way around the IRS continue to be added to the list.
Wesley Snipes did three years in federal prison for willful failure to file federal income taxes – $7 million to be exact. Nicolas Cage told People Magazine in 2010 he owed the IRS $14 million. At one point Chris Tucker owed $11.5 million to the IRS for 2001, 2002 and 2004-2006.
Other celebrities with tax trouble in the past include rocker Ozzy Osbourne as well as Lindsay Lohan, Christie Brinkley, Pamela Anderson and Lionel Richie. Robert Downey, Jr., Al Pacino, Snoop Dogg and Willie Nelson have also been in hot water with Uncle Sam.
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