Lindsay Lohan is making news again this week and not just for her turn as Elizabeth Taylor in the annoyingly overblown over promoted critically panned Lifetime movie, “Liz and Dick.” It seems that the actress is in demand – by the IRS.
Lohan’s tax troubles started earlier this year when the IRS filed a lien against the actress for failing to pay nearly $100,000 for the 2009 tax year; the actress claimed that her accountants were to blame for the snafu. Just about a month later, the IRS filed another lien against Lohan for just under $150,000 for the 2010 tax year.
The two tax bills reportedly remain unpaid for most of the year. According to the web site, TMZ.com, Lohan got a boost from fellow actor Charlie Sheen this week in the amount of $100,000, about half of what she needs to pay the IRS. The two reportedly became close this fall after co-starring in the clear Oscar front runner (*guffaw*) “Scary Movie 5.” Lohan supposedly spilled about her tax bill and Sheen, who was once the highest-paid actor on TV, offered to help out, a move that Lohan initially declined. This week, however, Sheen sent a check over and Lohan accepted.
So nice, right? Maybe a little paying it forward from one formerly troubled actor to another?
Sheen’s gesture leaves Lohan with about $150,000 left to pay off. It should be manageable since the actress is on track to make $2 million this year. She was paid a cool $1 million last year for her Marilyn Monroe “inspired” (*cough*) spread in Playboy magazine. Maybe things are looking up?
And of course, such generosity makes me wonder: is Sheen is planning on filing a gift tax return?
