“I had an economic system imposed on me.” Hill isn’t the first entertainer to face the music.Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes was released from prison last month having served two years for tax evasion, despite earning a reported m (£24m) between 19.Amid warnings that pressure on places is beginning to rival that of primary admissions in the capital, one youngster — Beatrice Gove — would have been forgiven for feeling more pressure than her peers.
However, in 2004, the New York Times broke the news that the Brooklyn-native was £15m in debt, owing £11m to both the US and British governments in taxes, £489,000 to seven law firms and £195,000 for limo services.
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GRAMMY-WINNING singer Lauryn Hill’s three-month sentencing for failing to pay around £650,000 in taxes has made her the latest black superstar to become entangled in financial woes.
But rather than attempting to tackle the problem, she laid the blame for her financial situation on slavery.
“I am a child of former slaves who had a system imposed on them,” Hill said at her court hearing last week.