15 Black Celebrities You Didn’t Know Had Major Money Problems

Ludacris In a child support battle, the Atlanta rapper said he only made $55,000 in 2013 and was unable to make child support payments. Sinbad The comedian filed bankruptcy for a second time last year saying that he owed a debt of about $11 million, $8 million of which was money he owed for back taxes. Dionne Warwick The legendary singer claimed in a federal court filing for bankruptcy that she owes $10.7 million, most of it for taxes. Toni Braxton The R&B diva filed for bankruptcy multiples times over her career. Warren Sapp The former NFL star filed for bankruptcy, revealing that he owed $942,000 in back taxes from 2006 and 2010. Method Man The Wu-Tang Clan rapper was arrested in 2009 for failure to pay $33,000 in back taxes. Chris Tucker The actor and comedian reportedly owes the government a whopping $12 million in unpaid taxes. Gary Dourdan The former CSI star filed for bankruptcy in 2012. Naomi Campbell In 2009, the supermodel owed more than $63,000 in back taxes. Lionel Richie The singer reportedly owed over $1 million in back taxes. Mike Tyson Even after making $400 million throughout his boxing career, Tyson still ended up in debt. Mary J. Blige The R&B star and her husband had a $3.4 million tax lien put against them in New Jersey. Lauryn Hill The Fugees star was sentenced to jail for failure to pay taxes. Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins The TLC member has filed for bankruptcy twice in her career. She recently tried to file a third time, but a judge dismissed her case. Dennis Rodman Court documents claimed that the former NBA star was unable to pay child support to his third wife.

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