Chris Tucker Gets Rid of Two Florida Homes

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Stuck in a financial hole, Chris Tucker decides to get rid of two homes in Florida that he owns.

The first property was an 8,861 sq-ft, 5-bedroom waterfront home in Lake County. This home sold for $2 million after the bank accepted the bid in a short sale. Reports say he owed $4.4 million. The property was originally purchased for $6 million.

The second property sold for $1.05 million. He was asking for $1.5 million. According to records, Tucker still owes Uncle Sam $11.5 million in back taxes.

Luckily, a new Friday movie is on its way with Tucker in the cast.

Gary Dourdan Facing Foreclosure

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The former CSI actor, Gary Dourdan is facing foreclosure on his home. If his drug busts and domestic violence charges in 2011 were not enough, Dourdan is now adding foreclosure to his woes.

According to reports, the Venice, California home is behind on $61,558.90 (as of September 2011). The default was triggered when he missed a payment in July. He purchased the mansion in 2004 for $922,000.

Jermaine Dupri Saves Altanta Mansion From Foreclosure

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The hip hop artist and Grammy-winning producer, Jermaine Dupri, fell behind on payments for his Atlanta mansion.  Last week, the home almost went into auction for unknown reasons.  The sale was terminated at the last minute.  Maybe he learned a lesson from 2002 when his property was seized by IRS agents for an outstanding debt of over $2 million.

No details have been specified why the home was removed from auction.  The foreclosure was started on the original amount over $2.5 million from Suntrust Bank.  Dupri also owes $14,024.67 on unpaid property taxes, penalties and fees that are connected with another home he owns.

In addition, it’s been reported Dupri owes the State of Georgia $493,768.75 for back taxes from 2007.

If that isn’t bad enough, now he owes a contractor $12,000 that has been managing the home’s renovations.  The contractor, Tom Regan, filed a lien on Dupri’s mansion for the unpaid bill.  The ‘Money Ain’t a Thang’ artist’s financial woes are far from over with his recent court ordered child support bill he just received.

Celebrity tax evaders who owe the IRS money

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Most Americans are scrambling across the United States to get their taxes filed before the deadline expires. Some filthy-rich celebrities, meanwhile, likely are not as concerned, feeling as though they are too awesome and untouchable to be bothered.

This year, procrastinators have three extra days to delay the inevitable with the deadline being pushed to April 18 (not April 15) in honor of Emancipation Day.  With this extension, perhaps it can help those celebrities who have been getting themselves in financial trouble throughout the year.

But let’s not get too crazy.

That’s because history proves that certain celebrities have been caught with their hands in the IRS’s cookie jar. Whether its foreclosure, tax evasion or straight up defiance, the seemingly rich and famous are not immune to the financial troubles that affect us poor common folk.

Some celebrities probably think they’re slick and can outsmart the IRS. Anything is possible, but the celebrities mentioned below definitely are not among them:

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Nate Dogg death doesn’t prevent foreclosure

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Welcome, ladies and gentleman (and I use those terms super loosely … again), to our second posthumous foreclosure.

First, it was the late actress Brittany Murphy. Now, it seems as though the recently deceased rapper Nate Dogg has joined the immortally distressed real estate club.

TMZ.com reports that popular hip-hopper, who battled myriad heart- and stroke-related health problems, had fallen behind on his mortgage prior to his untimely death last month at the age of 41.

And on March 17, 2011, just two days after his passing, the bank initiated foreclosure proceedings on his Pomona, Calif., home, looking to recoup the $5,925.12 of late payments that date back to Dec. 2010.

So much for resting in peace.

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