Celebrity Justice
Method Man on Arrest - 'It's a Misunderstanding'

Method Man was arrested in NY for allegedly failing to pay four years of income taxes -- but when we spotted the rapper in L.A. yesterday, dude told us "everything will be resolved. Trust me, it's a misunderstanding."

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The "misunderstanding" at hand -- the $32,999 he reportedly didn't pay Uncle Sam.

If convicted, he could face four years behind bars.



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1. First....I think.

Posted at 1:36PM on Oct 9th 2009 by Rando

2. Get a better accountant, like ACCOUNTANT KOOKY, but don't let Simone near your money.

Posted at 1:39PM on Oct 9th 2009 by o rly

3. Come on Cheese we know you got that cash!!

Posted at 1:53PM on Oct 9th 2009 by jenn

4. balls

Posted at 1:56PM on Oct 9th 2009 by balls

5. If Congressman Charles Rangel doesn't have to pay interest or penalties and isn't getting arrested, why is Method Man? so much for equal protection under the law.

Posted at 2:00PM on Oct 9th 2009 by THeDocIsIn

6. As a Black man, I have to ask: WHY WON'T RICH BLACK PEOPLE PAY THEIR DAMN TAXES?!?!?!?!? I HAVE TO PAY MINE, and I MAKE NOTHING!~! as a college graduate, I WISH I made what a Method Man, Charlie Rangle, Wesley Snipes, Sinbad and singer Dionne Warwick made in a month! PLUS the fact that these individuals SHOULD KNOW BY NOW that the "MAN" is going to make an extra-added example out of them because they are BLACK.....
Mel Gibson got a DUI in Mailbu, and cussed the police officers OUT, and it was expunged.....I got a DUI in February 2009, didn't cuss anyone, and mine will remain on my record forever....
PAY YOUR TAXES FOOLS!~!
I guess having lots of $$$ doesn't make you any smarter.....
IDIOTS!

Posted at 2:02PM on Oct 9th 2009 by Kevin

7. Hey Kevin,
The example made out of Charles Rangel is that he is above the law.
It isn't a black/white thing. It is a politician vs anybody else thing.

Posted at 2:04PM on Oct 9th 2009 by THeDocIsIn

8. We know method Man, When celebs owe money its always a misunderstanding, What you don't understand, you have to pay taxes like the rest of us..
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And what do cooking recipes have to do with this story, absolutely nothing, Join in conversation or go away Klown, your totally annoying and out of place.TMZ please stop this Klown Krap

Posted at 2:14PM on Oct 9th 2009 by TMZ OLD TIMER

9. #7 THeDocIsIn

I wasn't speaking of the Congressman specifically...he's in the mix...
My point is that it seems that wealthy African Americans seem to shy away from paying taxes..A LOT!~!
I don't know why this is? Not that White Americans don't do the same thing, but we seem to do it a lot more frequently....
And it's MOST DEFINITELY a "Black/White thing"....
There is a double standard in this country...as much as the average American doesn't want to believe it....some will admit to it, most still want to perpetrate that it doesn't exist....you live as an African American person for ONE day, and you will gain some VAST awareness of what the Average African American goes thru in this country.
it would be very enlightening.

Posted at 2:16PM on Oct 9th 2009 by Kevin

10. I be misunderstood. I thought that since Obama is now prez I don't need to pay no taxes.

Posted at 2:36PM on Oct 9th 2009 by Mikey

11. Hey Kevin,
I am not white.

Posted at 2:38PM on Oct 9th 2009 by THeDocIsIn

12. #7 TMZ OLD TIMER, Needs a STANDING OVATION! Method Man needs a new Method of paying his taxes and not letting all his money go UP IN SMOKE, literally! Dude, stop paying the WEED MAN and pay the TAX MAN. Misunderstanding your taxes because you're always DAZED and CONFUSED is not a good look, Meth! Get a grip and make a trip to the tax office, not the BLUNT SHOP! TMZ OLD TIMER ROCKS!!!!!!

Posted at 2:43PM on Oct 9th 2009 by TEXAZZ B.

13. Yeah, yeah, I been's paying my taxes to da man! WTF?!

Day got da wrong dude...sup wit dat?

Ya'll tripping! I'm out! Peace!

Posted at 3:22PM on Oct 9th 2009 by xcrunk

14. Just one more irresponsible, lying, cheating nobody with too much money and no brain.

Posted at 3:24PM on Oct 9th 2009 by Tony

15. four years of taxes for meth are only 33k??????????????????????

Posted at 8:04PM on Oct 9th 2009 by chris

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