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Dolce & Gabbana can go back to designing amazing clothes now that they have been cleared by Italy's highest court of tax evasion! Read More »
Lauryn Hill was recently released from prison. And she's certainly been keeping busy. First, she released a new song called "Consumerism." Then, she petitioned a judge to postpone her three months of house arrest so that she could go on tour (and it looks like she will get it). Now, much in the same way that she did before going to prison, the ex-Fugee has penned an open letter thanking fans, friends and family for their support during her incarceration. Check it out up top. Read More »
Lauryn Hill has decided that house arrest just isn't her style. The ex-Fugee has been busy since being released from jail, releasing new material and, apparently, planning a tour in spite of her current detained status. Even more surprisingly, a judge has decided to give Hill a pass so that she can tour this winter, effectively putting her sentence on hold. (What are "Things Only Famous Folks Can Do"?) Read More »
Former Fugees singer Lauryn Hill is a free woman. After serving almost three months in prison, Hill was released today (Oct. 4) from a facility in Danbury, Conn., according to TMZ. Hill had been serving time since July 8 in a minimum-security prison for tax evasion for money she earned between 2005 and 2007. To help celebrate leaving prison, Hill released a new single last night (Oct. 3), "Comsumerism," via her Tumblr. Read More »
Rapper Fat Joe also-known-as, Joseph Cartagena has turned himself in to federal prison to serve four months for tax evasion. Read More »
Apparently, being CEO of a major record label is not enough to make ends meet, just ask Roc-A-Fella CEO Damon Dash who has been hit with a $2.8M bill from the IRS regarding back taxes from 2005-2011. Read More »
R&B star Lauryn Hill has had a while to ruminate on her three-month prison sentence stemming from her failure to pay taxes on $1.8 million in earnings to the IRS. Her realization in the month since her May sentencing: Historic racism is to blame. Read More »
Lauryn Hill has been sentenced for tax evasion. While Sony swept in at the last minute to provide Hill with the money to pay her fines (and get some new music from Hill out of the deal), Hill will still serve three months for failing to pay taxes on $1.8M she received from 2005 to 2007. The lenient sentence is thanks, in part, to letters written to the judge. According to a note on Hill's Facebook, Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys wrote the judge in Hill's case, as well as 28 others. Read More »
For Lauryn Hill, it turns out writing on of the greatest albums of all time can really help you out when you are in a jam. (Also, if you don't know what album I'm referring to SHAME ON YOU). Sony has stepped up to help Lauryn Hill in her hour of need, providing her with a $1M contract to help her settle her tax evasion case, pay her back taxes and fines to the IRS and avoid jail time. Read More »
Free at last, Free at last, Wesley Snipes is free at last. The actor was released from a federal prison in Pennsylvania after serving more than two years for tax evasion. Read More »
