Will Smith admitted that he borrowed from a drug dealer: the actor did not have enough to pay taxes - ForumDaily
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Will Smith admitted that he borrowed from a drug dealer: the actor did not have enough to pay taxes

Will Smith says he borrowed $ 10 from a drug dealer after going broke for tax evasion. Yahoo! News.

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Will Smith shared his past financial troubles during his London tour on November 18th.

Early in his career, he borrowed $ 10 from a drug dealer when he went broke over tax arrears in the early 000s.

Smith said he sold everything and moved to Los Angeles after receiving the money.

While performing on November 18 at London's Savoy Theater to promote his autobiography, Will, Smith spoke to actor Idris Elba about his financial troubles after becoming famous.

“I’m not sure what the government is like with taxes in the UK, but in the US they take it seriously,” Smith told the audience.

“So Uncle Sam wanted his money,” he continued, adding, “I didn’t forget—I just didn’t pay.”

“I had to sell everything, and I knew that whatever my new life was, I felt it would be in Los Angeles,” he said.

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“So I borrowed $10 from a friend of mine who was in the business of selling local pharmaceuticals,” he continued as the audience laughed.

“His name was Stringer Bell?” Elba replied, referencing the character he played on HBO's The Wire.

The "King Richard" star said he nearly filed for bankruptcy before eventually moving to Los Angeles and landing the lead role in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."

According to Will Smith: A Biography, the IRS received 70% of his salary for the show's first three seasons.

At the end of the evening, Smith performed a medley of his hits alongside longtime collaborator Jazzy Jeff, including Brand New Funk, Switch, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Summertime.

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On November 8, Smith embarked on a five-day book tour to promote his memoirs, starting in his hometown of Philadelphia and stopping in Brooklyn, New York; Chicago; Los Angeles and London.

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