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ESPN Accused of Screwing Los Angeles

TMZ Sports2/2/2009 6:09 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF
ESPN Accused of Screwing Los Angeles

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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99centz:  1105 days ago

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

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PEPSI Generation:  1105 days ago

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?.

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tlynn:  1105 days ago

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!!!!

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SP:  1104 days ago

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.

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Fred:  1104 days ago

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

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runnenbare:  1104 days ago

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

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runnenbare:  1104 days ago

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

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