Chris Tucker to Lose $4M on Home, in Addition to Owing IRS $11M

Chris Tucker is facing dire financial troubles. The action film star is said to lose $4 million on the sale of his mansion in Orlando, Fl. He originally paid $6 million, but the home is being sold for $2 million, according to TMZ.The bad news regarding his home comes on top of owing the IRS $11 million. Purportedly, Tucker forgot to pay the government. He owes taxes for the years 2001, 2001, and 2004-2006.Tucker has been in tax trouble before. In June 2009, the state of California also placed a tax lien on the actors properties for not paying a $3.5 million debt. According to E! News, per federal tax lien documents filed with the LA County Recorders Office shows that Tucker owed more than $4 million in 2001, and more than $5 million in 2002.Although Tucker has not been seen in films lately, he earned millions from his three Rush Hour films, in which he starred opposite Jackie Chan. The sequel to the first Rush Hour film earned him $20 million, and the second sequel nabbed him $25 million, along with a percentage of box office earnings.

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