Lien On Me: American Idol's Blake Lewis Owes Back Taxes
Posted on Aug 27, 2009 @ 07:48AM
Human beatbox Blake Lewis owes Uncle Sam $124,000 in back taxes.
The Internal Revenue Service filed a $124,798 lien against Blake, the season six runner-up on American Idol, on July 10 in the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds office, according to the Detriot News.
Blake's publicist said she could not discuss what led to the lien being filed.
"Everything has been resolved with the IRS," spokeswoman Jessica Erskine said. She would not elaborate. The IRS also would not comment.
But, according to the L.A. County Recorder's office Wednesday, a lien release -- which would indicate the debt has been paid off -- has not been filed.
Lewis, 28, who bought a $1.25 million home north of Seattle, Wash. last year will release his sophomore album this fall.
Blake is not the only former American Idol contestant to owe back taxes; Fantasia Barrino and Ruben Studdard have run into similar problems.
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Comments
I see he is sporting Kate's possum hair style!
Posted Thu, 09/24/2009 - 6:02pm
he looks like a cockatoo one of those bird LOL
Posted Thu, 08/27/2009 - 9:01pm
YUK!remove the sissy looking girlie boy.
Posted Thu, 08/27/2009 - 8:59pm
What a loser. Did he rip off a table cloth from an eatery and sew up a shirt?
Posted Thu, 08/27/2009 - 12:53pm
He must have ran out of hair color it awful looking for a man look like he a sissy.
Posted Thu, 08/27/2009 - 12:14pm
Why don't they pay up front like we have to.
Posted Thu, 08/27/2009 - 11:16am
So landing in 6th place on idol affords you a 1.25 million dollar home? Nice.
Posted Thu, 08/27/2009 - 8:24am