Rapper Lil’ Kim, a contestant on this season’s “Dancing With the Stars,” owes $979,090 in delinquent state and federal taxes, records show.
Pop culture fans might remember Kim has a special connection to Motown royalty. Supremes singer Diana Ross and Kim, who was wearing a skin-baring outfit, were co-presenters at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. At one point, Ross leaned over and playfully fondled the rap diva’s exposed breast.
The 34-year-old rapper, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, has had trouble paying on time before. Last year, the repo man seized her Bentley after she missed four payments.
What’s owed:
* The state of New York filed a $12,599 tax warrant on April 26, 2008, in the New York County Clerk’s office.
* The IRS filed a $50,464 lien on Sept. 5, 2007, in the Bergen (N.J.) County Clerk’s office.
* The IRS filed a $67,509 lien on May 14, 2007, in Bergen County.
* The state of California filed a $4,089 lien on Sept. 16, 2005, in Sacramento County Court.
* The IRS filed a $232,348 lien on Aug. 16, 2005, in New Jersey.
* The state of New Jersey filed a $51,471 lien on Aug. 11, 2005, in New Jersey State Superior Court.
* The state of New Jersey filed a $77,939 lien on Dec. 9, 2004, in New Jersey Superior Court.
* The IRS filed a $482,671 lien on Feb. 19, 2004, in New Jersey.
Her side:
Lil’ Kim did not dispute the tax debts.
“Lil’ Kim is paying her tax debt and will continue to do so,” spokeswoman Lisa Perkins said.
She did not explain, despite repeated requests, what led to the tax liens being filed.