Mary J. Blige Tax Lien, $3.4 Million Owed to the IRS as Problems Worsen
Mary J. Blige's money woes have reportedly become worse, as she has been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien by the IRS.
The IRS filed a federal tax lien against the No More Drama singer, claiming she failed to pay all her income taxes for the years 2009 ($574,907.30), 2010 ($2,203,743.53) and 2011 ($647,604.60), TMZ reported Monday. The grand total she allegedly owes the federal government is $3,426,255.43.
The tax lien is another blow to the singer who has been hit by a myriad of lawsuits in recent years.
In February, Blige was hit with a $900,000 tax lien from the state of New Jersey. Earlier in the same month, Blige was sued for allegedly defaulting on a loan. According to court documents filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Bank of America sued the soul singer for defaulted on a $500,000 loan. Blige's financial hardships continued when a notice was placed on the door of her luxury West Side apartment building after it was discovered that she hadn't paid rent since November 2012.
In November 2012, Blige was sued by Signature Bank for $ $2.2 million for failure to pay back a loan. The suit alleged that Blige and her husband Kendu Isaacs took out the loan in October 2011 and defaulted by July 2012.
Blige's philantrophic deeds have also been met with financial scrutiny. In May 2012, The Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now was sued by TD Banks over a $250k loan taken out in June 2011. The suit contended that FFAWN agreed to pay the loan back by December 2012, but failed to do so. At the time, the bank had only received $368.33. Blige responded to the lawsuit against the foundation that bore her name in a statement. Blige accepted responsibility but also shared it with advisors she believed had led her astray.
"The problem is that I didn't have the right people in the right places doing the right things. This should have never been allowed to happen, but it did and now we are fixing it," Blige said.
Blige pledged that the foundation would once again find its proper footing. She said she had brought on a new team to help accomplish this goal. Blige said she was working "to get the Foundation back on track, rectify outstanding issues, and make good on all of FFAWN's obligations."
