Will Smith borrowed $10,000 from a drug dealer after he failed to pay taxes

Will Smith borrowed $10,000 from a drug dealer after he failed to pay taxes

  • Will Smith spoke out about his financial past during a London book tour on Thursday.
  • Smith stated that he borrowed $10,000 from a friend after he went bankrupt due to tax debt.
  • Smith claimed that he sold all his possessions and moved to Los Angeles when he received the money.

Will Smith recently revealed that he borrowed $10,000 at the beginning his career from a dealer in drugs when he was broke. This happened after he failed to pay off his tax debt in early 1990s.

To promote his autobiography, he made a Thursday appearance at London’s Savoy Theatre. “Will,”Smith spoke with Idris Elba, actor, 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 spoke to the crowd, according to a by Metro.

“So Uncle Sam wanted his money … I didn’t forget, I just didn’t pay,”He continued.

“I had to sell everything and I knew whatever my new life was going to be, I could feel it was going to be in Los Angeles,”He said.

“So I borrowed $10,000 from a friend of mine who was a purveyor of neighborhood pharmaceuticals,”He continued, as the audience laughed.

“Was his name Stringer Bell?”Elba replied, referring to the infamous character he played in HBO’s “The Wire.”

The “King Richard”The star nearly declared bankruptcy, but he moved to Los Angeles to take up the lead role in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”

According to “Will Smith: A Biography,”The IRS garnished 70 percent of his salaryThe first three seasons.

Smith finished the night performing a medley with Jazzy Jeff, a frequent collaborator. “Brand New Funk,” “Switch,” “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Summertime.”

Smith began his journey on November 8, 2005. five-date book tourHe traveled to London, Chicago, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Chicago and Los Angeles to promote his memoir.

Insider reached Smith representatives but they did not respond immediately to our request for comment.

“Will”Released November 9,

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