when the IRS came knocking these labs
had been m.i.a the gun charge was two
years and then the tax stuff was also
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
celebrities accused of cheating taxes
[Applause]
for this list we’re focusing on
celebrities that refused to pay taxes
for one reason or another his new
release date is set for mid-october
hatch was convicted on tax evasion
charges in 2006 we’re excluding
gangsters and other figures who
basically became famous because of their
tax evasion like Al Capone and Leona
Helmsley who took their schemes to a
higher level I am NOT going to jail I’ve
done nothing wrong I have done nothing
wrong
I’m Edison number 10 Mark Anthony this
crooner surely wasn’t expecting a double
whammy from Johnny Law after failing to
file his taxes but hey life can be
chaotic when you’re married to JLo and
trying to maintain a latin lover persona
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but at the end of the day the IRS
doesn’t necessarily care about personal
matters and threw down the hammer in
both 2007 and 2010 when Anthony forgot
about a few million dollars in back
taxes
[Music]
prepare yourself mojo holics this will
be just the first of numerous facepalms
you can put your money on that
number nine Lauren Hill when this former
Fuji was reaping the benefits of her
solo success nobody questioned her
artistic integrity but we all
collectively shook our heads after
Lauren Hill sided slavery and the
economic system after being charged for
failing to pay her taxes Lauren dropped
a remix on the all-too-familiar saying
oops and I didn’t pay my taxes but the
legal system didn’t buy her product and
effectively dropped a mic of their own I
think the judge took into account the
incredible person that Miss Hill is the
contribution she’s made to society
ironically the singer released a single
entitled neurotic society compulsory mix
to help cover the 500 large she owed
both the divorce reality Ashley we give
me the pride Facebook red TV screen put
the camera track with his real eyes the
glass teens think twice pass street
sometimes music does save us but Lauren
Hill still had to serve nearly three
months in the slammer in 2013 she looks
like she’ll do well in prison right
reckoning Shawn number 8 Sophia Loren
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everybody knows that Neapolitan women
typically don’t take no mess and when
you’re an international sex goddess and
oscar-winning actress
well you typically call your own shots
even so Sophia Loren found herself in a
most prickly predicament in 1982 as she
apparently owed a tiny bit of money to
the Italian government dating back to
1974 and took in almost three weeks take
a up in the old clink 40 years later a
Roman judge said whoops and the ruling
was overturned hopefully making up for
the fact that one of cinema’s greatest
talents had to sleep in a filthy jail
cell just hey number 7 Lindsey Vonn born
and raised in Minnesota this world
champion of the slopes probably never
thought she’d be Tiger Woods rebound
girl that was his skiing better than
your golf it’s tricky but you don’t have
a hole-in-one
then again she probably never thought
her failed marriage to Tomas Vaughn
would end with a 1.7 million dollar tab
to the IRS which was ultimately paid in
full we get it husband and wife
lots of money media attention but at
what point do you say honey let’s talk
about our taxes love and marriage money
and heartbreak remember to pay your
taxes or at least make sure your spouse
can handle your business
I won I beat you clearly I’m the best
here number 6 Paul Hogan come on come on
say good night I’ll sleep an extra
shrimp on the barbie oh yeah remember
the 80s sure you do well at least some
of you do regardless you’re probably
familiar with the movie Crocodile Dundee
even if you’re not quite familiar with
its star Paul Hogan
that’s a knife while nobody can let this
Australian off the hook for the 2001
film Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles a
film that warrants at least one year in
federal prison
alright everybody stay back we can
sympathize with mr. Hogan as the
Australian government once claimed he
actually owed 37 million dollars in back
taxes and even served him with papers
when he was back down under for his
mother’s funeral in the end the tax
office backed away but this story does
not seem to be over not by a long shot
if I was a tax evader which I’m not I
must be the dumbest one in the world
number five ja Rule now here’s a 2000s
era MC who gives new meaning to the
phrase dolla dolla bill y’all back when
ja Rule was rollin in the dough and
still making relatively popular music it
seems like he must have made a conscious
decision to just stop paying taxes as if
four Grammy nominations somehow made him
immune to the American legal system
fortunately for prosecutors Geoffrey
Atkins also known as ja Rule was already
behind bars for gun charges when the tax
sentence came down ja Rule has pleaded
guilty to federal tax evasion churches
in New Jersey more than 3 million
dollars in income so when a two-year
stint came to a close
Joe went right back up the steps for a
fresh set of fingerprints and served
another couple years when I got there
people actually got a lot of admiration
for me a lot of love for me yeah you
know so so it was a really different
experience but but you don’t want again
absolutely you got your GED while you
were in there so you got something to
show your kids number four Leonel Messi
Messi and his father have been accused
of defrauding the spanish state of more
than four million euros it’s always nice
when a soccer superstar can trust his
own father to protect his finances but
then again you can’t play the ignorant
card when it ultimately hits the fan
in 2013 Jorge Messi leonov’s father and
agent found himself being investigated
for evading Oh a few million euros of
back taxes from a few years prior okay
bye-bye anyone at all
I say sorta kid son okay and despite
Lionel’s claims that he didn’t know
about the scheme a Spanish Court ruled
in late 2015 that he would have to stand
trial with the senior Messi 2015 was a
messy year for FC Barcelona and
certainly for Messi family gatherings
a court in Barcelona decided however
Lionel Messi could have known about and
approved the creation of a web of shell
companies number 3 Nicolas Cage when you
come from money it’s easy to lose track
of millions upon millions of dollars
just ask Nicolas Cage a man known for
his questionable decision making dad
this is crazy you see how crazy this is
right
alright the actor managed to pull in 40
million dollars back in 2009 which
prompted the IRS to look into his
finances and discover that six million
dollars of federal income tax had gone
unpaid the actor blamed his business
manager
why are you do you understand who then
blamed cage for buying a yacht a jet and
whatever else rich people buy change it
apparently even outbid Leo DiCaprio for
a damn dinosaur skull as you can imagine
Nick had to sell a few toys I mean I
have a simple life and I’m a lot lighter
because of it number 2 Wesley Snipes
he’s not really a vampire hunter but he
is a fifth degree black belt which
probably comes in handy when you’re
fending off inmates in a prison shower
this is a bad dude this is a bad dude
this is a bad dude right we’re not going
to detail all the ways that Wesley
Snipes financial managers try to defraud
the United States but we will say this
he did not get away scot-free
they classified it as the the biggest
trial in the history of the I thought
Wow
am I really that important no he was
accused of avoiding 17 million dollars
in back taxes over the course of several
years and snipe once claimed to be a
non-resident alien whatever that means
he claimed he didn’t have to pay taxes
arguing the government has no right to
collect he paid his debt to society in
jail time and now he’s free to make more
films and hopefully pay his taxes so why
did you get locked away
tax evasion before we unveil our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions I do it I did it I mean I did
it and I’m not proud of it we all like
to put a bit of money away for a rainy
but I think you’re more prepared to know
[Music]
the United States comes after me would
you believe it for the for capital gains
tax so they’re trying to hit me up some
bill can you believe it
number one Willie Nelson
man see you for decades this country
outlaw fought for the right to get high
and boy did Willie Nelson need a few
doobies when the IRS claimed the singer
owed 32 million dollars in 1990 but it’s
not like Willie planned a grand
conspiracy against the US government as
it was revealed that in an attempt to
clean up his mess after a manager
neglected to pay Willie’s taxes Price
Waterhouse invested the singers money in
illegal tax shelters the IRS seized
almost everything the redheaded stranger
owned except his trusty guitar trigger
thankfully Obama dreams of things that
used to be in an act of goodwill Nelson
released the IRS tapes who will buy my
memories and paid back almost 4 million
dollars from sales alone even if there
was plenty more work to do but hey
that’s what lawyers are for
you were always on my mind
you were always on do you agree with our
list its failure to file taxes so it’s a
little bit different who’s your favorite
celeb accused of cheating taxes for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
[Music]
had been m.i.a the gun charge was two
years and then the tax stuff was also
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
celebrities accused of cheating taxes
[Applause]
for this list we’re focusing on
celebrities that refused to pay taxes
for one reason or another his new
release date is set for mid-october
hatch was convicted on tax evasion
charges in 2006 we’re excluding
gangsters and other figures who
basically became famous because of their
tax evasion like Al Capone and Leona
Helmsley who took their schemes to a
higher level I am NOT going to jail I’ve
done nothing wrong I have done nothing
wrong
I’m Edison number 10 Mark Anthony this
crooner surely wasn’t expecting a double
whammy from Johnny Law after failing to
file his taxes but hey life can be
chaotic when you’re married to JLo and
trying to maintain a latin lover persona
[Music]
but at the end of the day the IRS
doesn’t necessarily care about personal
matters and threw down the hammer in
both 2007 and 2010 when Anthony forgot
about a few million dollars in back
taxes
[Music]
prepare yourself mojo holics this will
be just the first of numerous facepalms
you can put your money on that
number nine Lauren Hill when this former
Fuji was reaping the benefits of her
solo success nobody questioned her
artistic integrity but we all
collectively shook our heads after
Lauren Hill sided slavery and the
economic system after being charged for
failing to pay her taxes Lauren dropped
a remix on the all-too-familiar saying
oops and I didn’t pay my taxes but the
legal system didn’t buy her product and
effectively dropped a mic of their own I
think the judge took into account the
incredible person that Miss Hill is the
contribution she’s made to society
ironically the singer released a single
entitled neurotic society compulsory mix
to help cover the 500 large she owed
both the divorce reality Ashley we give
me the pride Facebook red TV screen put
the camera track with his real eyes the
glass teens think twice pass street
sometimes music does save us but Lauren
Hill still had to serve nearly three
months in the slammer in 2013 she looks
like she’ll do well in prison right
reckoning Shawn number 8 Sophia Loren
[Music]
everybody knows that Neapolitan women
typically don’t take no mess and when
you’re an international sex goddess and
oscar-winning actress
well you typically call your own shots
even so Sophia Loren found herself in a
most prickly predicament in 1982 as she
apparently owed a tiny bit of money to
the Italian government dating back to
1974 and took in almost three weeks take
a up in the old clink 40 years later a
Roman judge said whoops and the ruling
was overturned hopefully making up for
the fact that one of cinema’s greatest
talents had to sleep in a filthy jail
cell just hey number 7 Lindsey Vonn born
and raised in Minnesota this world
champion of the slopes probably never
thought she’d be Tiger Woods rebound
girl that was his skiing better than
your golf it’s tricky but you don’t have
a hole-in-one
then again she probably never thought
her failed marriage to Tomas Vaughn
would end with a 1.7 million dollar tab
to the IRS which was ultimately paid in
full we get it husband and wife
lots of money media attention but at
what point do you say honey let’s talk
about our taxes love and marriage money
and heartbreak remember to pay your
taxes or at least make sure your spouse
can handle your business
I won I beat you clearly I’m the best
here number 6 Paul Hogan come on come on
say good night I’ll sleep an extra
shrimp on the barbie oh yeah remember
the 80s sure you do well at least some
of you do regardless you’re probably
familiar with the movie Crocodile Dundee
even if you’re not quite familiar with
its star Paul Hogan
that’s a knife while nobody can let this
Australian off the hook for the 2001
film Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles a
film that warrants at least one year in
federal prison
alright everybody stay back we can
sympathize with mr. Hogan as the
Australian government once claimed he
actually owed 37 million dollars in back
taxes and even served him with papers
when he was back down under for his
mother’s funeral in the end the tax
office backed away but this story does
not seem to be over not by a long shot
if I was a tax evader which I’m not I
must be the dumbest one in the world
number five ja Rule now here’s a 2000s
era MC who gives new meaning to the
phrase dolla dolla bill y’all back when
ja Rule was rollin in the dough and
still making relatively popular music it
seems like he must have made a conscious
decision to just stop paying taxes as if
four Grammy nominations somehow made him
immune to the American legal system
fortunately for prosecutors Geoffrey
Atkins also known as ja Rule was already
behind bars for gun charges when the tax
sentence came down ja Rule has pleaded
guilty to federal tax evasion churches
in New Jersey more than 3 million
dollars in income so when a two-year
stint came to a close
Joe went right back up the steps for a
fresh set of fingerprints and served
another couple years when I got there
people actually got a lot of admiration
for me a lot of love for me yeah you
know so so it was a really different
experience but but you don’t want again
absolutely you got your GED while you
were in there so you got something to
show your kids number four Leonel Messi
Messi and his father have been accused
of defrauding the spanish state of more
than four million euros it’s always nice
when a soccer superstar can trust his
own father to protect his finances but
then again you can’t play the ignorant
card when it ultimately hits the fan
in 2013 Jorge Messi leonov’s father and
agent found himself being investigated
for evading Oh a few million euros of
back taxes from a few years prior okay
bye-bye anyone at all
I say sorta kid son okay and despite
Lionel’s claims that he didn’t know
about the scheme a Spanish Court ruled
in late 2015 that he would have to stand
trial with the senior Messi 2015 was a
messy year for FC Barcelona and
certainly for Messi family gatherings
a court in Barcelona decided however
Lionel Messi could have known about and
approved the creation of a web of shell
companies number 3 Nicolas Cage when you
come from money it’s easy to lose track
of millions upon millions of dollars
just ask Nicolas Cage a man known for
his questionable decision making dad
this is crazy you see how crazy this is
right
alright the actor managed to pull in 40
million dollars back in 2009 which
prompted the IRS to look into his
finances and discover that six million
dollars of federal income tax had gone
unpaid the actor blamed his business
manager
why are you do you understand who then
blamed cage for buying a yacht a jet and
whatever else rich people buy change it
apparently even outbid Leo DiCaprio for
a damn dinosaur skull as you can imagine
Nick had to sell a few toys I mean I
have a simple life and I’m a lot lighter
because of it number 2 Wesley Snipes
he’s not really a vampire hunter but he
is a fifth degree black belt which
probably comes in handy when you’re
fending off inmates in a prison shower
this is a bad dude this is a bad dude
this is a bad dude right we’re not going
to detail all the ways that Wesley
Snipes financial managers try to defraud
the United States but we will say this
he did not get away scot-free
they classified it as the the biggest
trial in the history of the I thought
Wow
am I really that important no he was
accused of avoiding 17 million dollars
in back taxes over the course of several
years and snipe once claimed to be a
non-resident alien whatever that means
he claimed he didn’t have to pay taxes
arguing the government has no right to
collect he paid his debt to society in
jail time and now he’s free to make more
films and hopefully pay his taxes so why
did you get locked away
tax evasion before we unveil our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions I do it I did it I mean I did
it and I’m not proud of it we all like
to put a bit of money away for a rainy
but I think you’re more prepared to know
[Music]
the United States comes after me would
you believe it for the for capital gains
tax so they’re trying to hit me up some
bill can you believe it
number one Willie Nelson
man see you for decades this country
outlaw fought for the right to get high
and boy did Willie Nelson need a few
doobies when the IRS claimed the singer
owed 32 million dollars in 1990 but it’s
not like Willie planned a grand
conspiracy against the US government as
it was revealed that in an attempt to
clean up his mess after a manager
neglected to pay Willie’s taxes Price
Waterhouse invested the singers money in
illegal tax shelters the IRS seized
almost everything the redheaded stranger
owned except his trusty guitar trigger
thankfully Obama dreams of things that
used to be in an act of goodwill Nelson
released the IRS tapes who will buy my
memories and paid back almost 4 million
dollars from sales alone even if there
was plenty more work to do but hey
that’s what lawyers are for
you were always on my mind
you were always on do you agree with our
list its failure to file taxes so it’s a
little bit different who’s your favorite
celeb accused of cheating taxes for more
mind-blowing top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
[Music]
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