Who’s Your Favorite Celebrity Tax Evader?

April 15, 2008

Gerald Prante

Gerald Prante

MSN TV has a slideshow on its website detailing how 18 celebrities have had run-ins with the IRS for not paying enough in taxes. Here’s their list:

Wesley Snipes
Richard Hatch
Sophia Loren
Leona Helmsley
Marc Anthony
Richard Pryor
Luciano Pavarotti
Martha Stewart
Willie Nelson
Chuck Berry
Nicholas Cage
Don King
Heidi Fleiss
Joe Francis
Johnny Paycheck
Peabo Bryson
Abbott and Costello

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