No laughing matter: Rush hour comedian Chris Tucker faces $14m tax debt' [Obama Supporter]

UK Daily Mail ^ | 9/2/14 | Christine Rendon

[TangoLimaSierra]

On second glance, I guess that might be him on the right. Sure not obvious.

[martin_fierro]

[tennmountainman]

The boys in Orange will love his free comedy when Rock joins them.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Hollywood doesn’t have tax withholding?

Actually working in Hollywood film production is basically like being self-employed. You're an Independent Contractor.

[Don Corleone]

He was hilarious in ‘Friday’, but he got rich co-starring with Jackie Chan. It’s hard to believe so many movie stars would deliberately avoid paying millions in taxes knowing how severe the legal consequences are, but who knows - actors aren't very bright people.

Not dumb at all. They stash millions in off shore accounts knowing that when the SHTF they can just jump in a jet and fly away from nasty old capitalistic robber baron America and continue to live like the privileged class they see themselves to be.

[karnage]

I doubt if the accused cheated Uncle Sam out of 12 mil. The IRS likes to occasionally pick a celebrity, trump up charges against him, and hound him to oblivion. It is a tactic designed to intimidate regular folks and make them overpay.

[hosepipe]

My thought exactely.. LoL..

[cashless]

He can get out of this with a bull horn and a rhyme. Works for Sharpton.

[itsahoot]

Obama’s sons don’t pay no taxes.

The Mighty Joe Louis was the first of many prominent blacks that had IRS debt forgiven. He was a victim after all.