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MC Hammer sued over unpaid taxes
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 13 December 2011
Fifteen years ago MC Hammer was forced to declare himself bankrupt after running up over $13 million in debt, which you might think was a chance to wipe the slate clean and start work on a new, more frugal lifestyle. Sadly, it seems he didn’t immediately get to grips with that, as he’s now being sued by the US government for nearly $800,000 in unpaid taxes dated from 1996 and 1997.
According to TMZ, court documents show that the government is demanding that any revenue the rapper earns from live appearances is directed straight over to the IRS bank account. Well, at least it’ll stop him investing it all in that silly search engine idea of his.
