TMZ: Getting ‘Ugly' for Bubba Sparxxx and IRS
Celebrity website TMZ is reporting that Georgia rapper Bubba Sparxxx owes more than $29,000 in back taxes.
According to documents filed in Georgia, the former Timbaland protege, whose biggest song, "Ugly," came out in 2001, owes $29,266 in back taxes from the year 2006. It was originally only about $15,000, but interest and fees have nearly doubled his debt, TMZ reports.
The State of Georgia is now garnishing Bubba's wages through BMI, a music company that dishes out royalties to artists, TMZ reports. From March through May of this year, the state has grabbed $3,622.45 ... which represents all the money Bubba was owed by BMI, according to TMZ.
Bubba, 35, whose given name is Warren Anderson Mathis, grew up in LaGrange. He had some pretty big hits back in the day. Remember "Ms. New Booty" featuring The Ying Yang Twins and who could forget "Ugly."
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