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ESPN Accused of Screwing Los Angeles

Posted Feb 2nd 2009 4:09PM by TMZ Staff

ESPNKaleeeefornia and parts thereof are broke-ass broke -- and ESPN may be partly to blame.

It all boils down to this: ESPN allegedly stiffed the City of LA out of $43,159.50 in back taxes from 2004-2006. Details are a bit sketchy, but the taxes were assessed as part of production on the X Games.

In the lawsuit against ESPN filed Friday, the City claims it mailed the bill to network offices in Bristol, but nobody ever sent a check.

UPDATE: Here's one we've heard before -- ESPN tells TMZ the check's in the mail. Reps say they mailed it out Friday for the full amount.

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1. FIRST AGAIN!YOU CATS ARE TOO S-L-O-W

Posted at 4:15PM on Feb 2nd 2009 by tofastforyou!

2. Joe public would go to jail fo that!.Oh well our goverment is giving our money away anyway SOS.How will that save the banks if GOP takes over the big fish and eats all the little ones?.T-Bills and TD bank plus GOLD in the safe and a island hopper on stand by.Our NEw day will be just one big company store SOS over and over again!.But we pay for it and the elitist spend it sound`s fare trade?.

Posted at 4:27PM on Feb 2nd 2009 by Slower than slow but still pissed off

3. That's what Californians get for electing this dope head 'acting' as a Governor running the city! He can't even speak correct English - let alone read the city's budget! He is a low life, self absorbed Austrian JOKE!!! When the next election?????

Posted at 5:00PM on Feb 2nd 2009 by badboy

4. Hey, I can go one further! The previous mayor of sacramento spent $650,000.00 counting trees here. What purpose did that serve? The new mayor brought in a team of auditors at no cost to taxpayers and the city council refused the audit. WHY? Guess they really are trying to cover up something right? Covering up how much has been wasted on b.s.? Interesting, and why is there still no budget? Clearly, the fact that the amount keeps going up is of no concern to the legislators or they would get it together and quit sucking the taxpayers dry!!!!! I say hold their paycheck's until the budget is passed and let's see how fast they get it done. Laying off state workers & issuing I.O.U.'s instead of tax refund checks? Will we earn interest on those I.O.U.'s? Impeach the Terminator!!!!

Posted at 5:56PM on Feb 2nd 2009 by Crooks in California Govt

5. Once again, if Obamas staff can get away with such things then why not everyone? Democrats have a set of rule for them and another for the rest of America.

Posted at 8:14AM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Shadowwolf

6. This would qualify ESPN for a cabinet post in the Obama administration.

Posted at 8:35AM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Fred

7. And to make this even more interesting the governor in his new budget would like to add a 10 ticket tax on all sports at arenas and stadiums (College and Pro). The NFL will defintely not schedule a Super Bowl there and I can assure you that Ed Roski would definitely reconsider on building a new Football stadium if this 10% tax is implemented. Would ESPN move its X Games?

Posted at 11:08AM on Feb 3rd 2009 by Andy

8. And who was it that the only dirty ones was in the GOP?

Posted at 12:37PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by runnenbare

9. This Obama thing reminds me of Billy Bob Clinton when he and his gang went to the White House. Half of them had to go back home because they were too dirty for the White House. TAXES no pay

Posted at 12:38PM on Feb 3rd 2009 by runnenbare