10 Sep
Ruben in Trouble with IRS
American Idol season 2 winner Ruben Studdard is in trouble with the law, more specifically the IRS. According to court records, the singer has failed to pay almost $200,000 in state and federal taxes. It turns out that he owes $171,920 in unpaid federal income taxes and $21,730 in state income taxes, with the majority of the unpaid taxes coming for 2003 when he won the show. You’d think that after winning his million dollar contract on AI, he would have gotten himself a good accountant. I’m not even sure if he still has some money. In 2006, Ruben sued his former business manager after he claims the manager misappropriated funds between 2003 and 2004. Ruben is currently without a record deal after J Records let him go last year.