Will Smith
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Being famous did not earn Smith any special favors with
the IRS. All United States citizens, even superstars, are
required to pay their taxes. Smith used the money he had left
to pay some of his tax bills. Yet he still owed more. Suddenly,
the high-living Fresh Prince was broke. “It was weird,” he said,
“because I had six cars and couldn’t buy gas.”
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Smith lost something else, too. Many of the friends who
had gathered around him when he was rich abandoned him
now that he was in debt. This humbling experience provided
an important lesson for the young man from Philadelphia.
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