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waichingliu81 · 12-06-2007, 06:25 AM

Wednesday, December 5 2007, 11:58 GMT

By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter
Will Smith has revealed that he blew $6 million (£2.9 million) as a teenage rap star.

The actor claimed that he was too young to be able to control the large sums of money he was earning and that it took the demands of the Internal Revenue Service to stop him spending his cash.

Smith is quoted as saying: "I had a hit single on the radio for 30 days before I graduated from high school. That's dangerous. It just seemed easy.

"The tide turned at 19. The IRS came and took all my stuff. They wanted $2.8 million and I had two dollars and eighty three cents."

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/...nage-star.html
He added: "I went through five or six million, but I had the best time."

Furienna · 12-08-2007, 06:27 PM

Well, 6 million dollars suddenly doesn't have to be that much, when you finally have that kind of money.

12-06-2007, 06:25 AM	#1
waichingliu81 debbie allen Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 28, 2006 Location: london, england, UK Posts: 4,347	Will Smith blew $6 million as a teenage star Wednesday, December 5 2007, 11:58 GMT By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter Will Smith has revealed that he blew $6 million (£2.9 million) as a teenage rap star. The actor claimed that he was too young to be able to control the large sums of money he was earning and that it took the demands of the Internal Revenue Service to stop him spending his cash. Smith is quoted as saying: "I had a hit single on the radio for 30 days before I graduated from high school. That's dangerous. It just seemed easy. "The tide turned at 19. The IRS came and took all my stuff. They wanted $2.8 million and I had two dollars and eighty three cents." http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/...nage-star.html He added: "I went through five or six million, but I had the best time."

12-08-2007, 06:27 PM	#2
Furienna Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 22, 2006 Location: Örnsköldsvik, Sweden Posts: 6,280	Well, 6 million dollars suddenly doesn't have to be that much, when you finally have that kind of money.