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Honestly, I believe it from him. I need to look up whether he ever got out from under all that debt.
He made hundreds of shit movies to pay off the IRS. Moron made millions and spent it thinking he didn't owe taxes.
Ah. The Wesley Snipes maneuver.
Will Smith too, and a lot of NFL players until the NFL insisted they have financial managers.
Why do you need to?
Back in the day, the rumor was that he was an alcoholic and had massive gambling debts, and that he had to take whatever roles he was offered simply to stay afloat, which is how we ended up with so many strange Nic Cage films. Most articles say he actually made bad real estate investments. If he’d finished paying his debts, it would mean that he’s not in as much trouble as I expect, and that he’s making weird projects for fun now.
His debt was to the IRS. He was spending money as fast as it came in and wasn't paying the taxes.