The star of “Rush Hour” (and its lucrative sequels), Chris Tucker, has made headlines for something other than acting these days. According to TMZ, the actor was slapped with liens from IRS for more than $11.5 million in unpaid federal taxes. That total represents liabilities for the years 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Tucker was liened $3.5 million by the state of California for unpaid taxes over the same time frame.
Most of the IRS liabilities are linked to the tax years 2001 and 2002; 2001 was the same year that Tucker was reportedly paid $20 million for his work in “Rush Hour 2.” Tucker received another big paycheck for his last big movie project, “Rush Hour 3” – he reportedly received a $25 million paycheck for that film.
Unlike Nicolas Cage, who was very vocal about his financial problems, citing management issues, Tucker hasn’t yet publicly commented on his tax woes.
That’s what his ass gets… All those times people complaining of his lack of acting and rejecting Friday sequels. I bet he’s going to do some movies now.