It's O.J., Dionne and Sinbad!

O.J. Simpson still owes California $1.4 million in back taxes, and now the state's trying to use the Internet to shame him into paying up. (Good luck!) But even so, he's hardly the biggest celeb tax cheat in Cali.

Do you know the way to Sacramento? Dionne Warwick has been dodging a $2.6 million tax bill that's been outstanding for over ten years, according to Franchise Tax Board records just posted online for everyone to see (and first reported by AP), which puts her at number 17 on the listing of the 250 worst offenders. That's what caller ID is for!

And then there's comedian Sinbad, who can't be laughing about the $2.1 million he still owes California. But without doubt, the oddest listing is for the Juice, who supposedly hasn't had any income on which he would have to pay -- and yet he still owes over $1.4 million in taxes?

Clarification from the tax authority and Simpson's lawyer was unforthcoming. And reps for Sinbad and Dionne had no comment.



Tags: Dionne Warwick, DionneWarwick, OJ Siompson, OjSiompson, Sinbad

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106. Sandman, your kidding yourself. And you sound hilarious, like an ignorant fool. Get a life!

Posted at 1:17PM on Oct 18th 2007 by M

107. OMG! Lets scream race over everything!!! ok it's my turn! i think tmz is targeting young white women! Don't deny it.. look at the bulk of the stories... britney, paris, lindsay, hayden... come one.. its the proof is all right there... they just want to make white girls look bad!!! there you see how silly that sounds ... these people weren't targeted by anyone other than the IRS for not paying taxes! Those are the people on the list who tmzers would know the names... if it were three white people no one ( including white people) would even be having this race talk......

Posted at 1:02PM on Oct 18th 2007 by getoverit

108. Mayhem22, your pretty ignorant aren't you. I looked at the list also, and 249 are not black. Just curious, how did you do your "research". I'm sure you have no college education or even a GED for that matter because your research wasn't thorough or valid. Maybe you should do a little more research so you can see what the real statistics are. Just sayin....Get a life!

Posted at 1:18PM on Oct 18th 2007 by M

109. Why hasn't anyone asked the most obvious question--how did Sinbad make all that money. Really folks--SINBAD???

Posted at 2:06PM on Oct 18th 2007 by ktrain

110. Maybe Al Sharpeton & Jesse Jackson need to be audited. OOOOOPS! That's for people that have a job. I don't believe they qualify.

Posted at 2:34PM on Oct 18th 2007 by Nicole

111. Dear 'M: you don't have a clue as to how many were Black, White, Hispanic or Asian from the list. None of us do. If you had a clue, you'd have a comment to make? Obviously; you haven't a valid thought or idea in your head:( Get a clue and "get a life" (you couldn't have called the kettle black any better than you reveiled of yourself:( Question: 'M stands for Mistake? Misfit? Miserable? Masturbation? Feel free to add an actual comment or idea, or would that be asking too 'Much?...Thank you...

Posted at 3:29PM on Oct 18th 2007 by sandman

112. To answer your question as to why they are in jail: three reasons: 1. rich, 2. famous 3. black. Basta ya, papi.

Posted at 1:09AM on Oct 19th 2007 by Lou

113. It's typical of America to make this (and every issue) a racial one. I myself being white, don't think its right but hey, we live with freedom of speech. Maybe true that black people use the race card to their advantage in situations, but its the white people who caused it....just saying

Posted at 9:24AM on Oct 19th 2007 by Jenny

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