Method Man arrested for unpaid taxes
Published Tuesday October 6th, 2009
Grammy-winning rapper Method Man has been arrested in New York City on felony charges for failing to pay his taxes.
The 38-year-old rapper turned himself in yesterday. Authorities say he failed to pay nearly US$33,000 in taxes through 2004 and 2007.
He is being charged with repeated failure to file a return and failure to pay taxes.
Method Man, whose real name is Clifford Smith, could face up to four years in prison.
He won a Grammy in 1995 for best rap performance by a group or duo with Mary J. Blige for I'll Be There For You/You're All That I Need. He is also a member of the group Wu-Tang Clan.
Method Man is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Staten Island Criminal Court.
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The 43rd annual Country Music Association awards will offer fans one of the last chances to see Brooks&Dunn before they split next year.
The popular duo joins a star-studded lineup, including all five entertainer of the year nominees, scheduled to perform during the Nov. 11 ceremony.
CMA also announced Monday that Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Sugarland, Darius Rucker and Keith Urban will perform. Also scheduled to play songs are co-hosts Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.
Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn plan to tour next year, then will dissolve a partnership that's sold 30 million albums and had 23 No. 1 hits. They'll be competing for their 15th vocal duo award and are also nominated for top musical event with McEntire.
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A preview performance of the Broadway revival of The Royal Family has been cancelled after one of its stars became ill on stage.
Show spokesman Aaron Meier says the curtain came down shortly after the Sunday matinee began when actor Tony Roberts suddenly fell ill.
The 69-year-old Roberts was taken by ambulance to a hospital. There was no word on his condition.
Roberts is best known for his roles in several Woody Allen movies including Annie Hall and Hannah and Her Sisters. He was last on Broadway in the 2007 musical Xanadu.
Meier said understudy Anthony Newfeld would take over Roberts' role at the Sunday evening performance of The Royal Family, a 1927 comedy by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. The Manhattan Theatre Club production is scheduled to open Thursday at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
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Today is October 6th:
* Actress Britt Ekland is 67.
* Science fiction author David Brin is 59.
* Singer Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 58.
* Guitarist David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 55.
* Actress Elisabeth Shue is 46.
* Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet is 45.
* Actress Jacqueline Obradors (NYPD Blue) is 43.
* Country singer Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) is 43.
* Bassist Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses) is 43.
* Actress Amy Jo Johnson (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) is 39.
* Actor Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four) is 36.
* Actor Jeremy Sisto (Law and Order, Six Feet Under) is 35.
* Singer Melinda Doolittle (American Idol) is 32.
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