Celebrity Tax Evasion
You know them from music and movies, but did you know they also have millions in unpaid taxes!?
15 questions · Published April 14, 2025
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Winner of the very first season of "_______________", Richard Hatch was found guilty of failing to report the $1 million prize to the IRS.
After a jury found him guilty of tax evasion and failing to report over $1 million in earnings from 2000 and 2001 to the IRS, Season 1 "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch was sentenced to fifty-one months in prison in May 2006.
- Multiple Choice
2. Known as "Weezy" and for his "Tha Carter" series of albums, what rapper reportedly called on Jay-Z to help him pay his $14 million tax debt?
The IRS had two separate liens against Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., known as rapper Lil Wayne. One from 2011 for failure to pay an over $7 million tax debt. And another from 2012 for $6.8 million, totaling $14,194,944!
Lil Wayne publicly acknowledged that Jay-Z helped him pay off the $14 million tax debt in 2018, reportedly in a single wire transfer!
- Multiple Choice
3. Teresa and Joe Giudice of "The Real Housewives of ____________" fame each served 11 and 41 months respectively for income tax evasion.
In July 2013, Teresa and Joe Giudice, stars of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" were indicted on 39 counts of fraud and tax charges.
Teresa was sentenced to 15 months in prison, Joe to 41 months in prison and the couple was ordered to pay $414,588 in restitution. A judge also ruled that Joe would be deported to Italy after completing his prison term. Consequently, Teresa separated from Joe after 20 years of marriage.
- Multiple Choice
4. Which notorious American mobster was famously convicted of tax evasion, rather than violent criminal charges?
FUN FACT
Al Capone's infamous downfall stemmed from tax evasion, not from his illegal activities like bootlegging or gambling. After a lengthy investigation by the Treasury Department, he was convicted of evading federal income taxes from 1925 to 1929. This led to an 11-year prison sentence and a hefty fine.
- Fill In The Blank
5. Actor Wesley Snipes, famous for his role in the 1992 action film "Passenger ___", served twenty-eight months in federal prison for tax evasion.
Wesley Snipes is well-known for his action and martial arts films like "Blade" (1998) and "Passenger 57" (1992).
Despite hits in his acting career, Snipes faced legal troubles and served 28 months in prison for tax evasion from December 2010 until April 2013.
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