Ruben owes back taxes
He won American Idol’s second season, which likely was the happiest day of his life. Then, in late June of this year, Ruben Studdard got married … arguably the new happiest day of his life.
But it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster year for Studdard who, apparently, owes about $200,000 in back taxes. The singer now is facing property liens due to $21,730 owed in state income taxes and $171,920 in federal income taxes.
According to reports on BlackVoices.com and other sites, the lien was filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court. Studdard married Surata Zuri McCants in late June, shortly after he lost his recording contract.
Studdard’s former official Web site, www.rubenstuddard.com, no longer seems to be working. A MySpace page set up at www.myspace.com/rubenstuddard shows someone has logged into the site on Sept. 2. The latest blog entry or any sign of updated content is in late July. But, because anyone theoretically could set up a MySpace count in the Velvet Teddy Bear’s name, there’s no guarantee it’s really Studdard checking in on his top friends.
Hopefully he’s checking into getting a new record deal and making good on his back taxes.
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