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Reality TV Star Battles Tax Troubles
Reality Check: ‘Teen Mom’ Star Faces 6-Figure Tax Liens TOPH’S TAX NIGHTMARES
“Teen Mom” reality TV star Leah Messer has been hit by a series of federal and state tax liens, including a current tax debt of more than $195,000, according to In Touch Weekly. The cumulative total of tax liens for the 2014, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023 tax years comes to nearly $780,000, but several of those debts have been resolved, the celebrity magazine reported. Messer’s troubles reflect the hazards young media stars face when they lack the skills needed to manage six-figure incomes. Despite her earnings from the TV roles, Messer held side hustles as a waitress and tried to earn a real estate license to bring in extra income. She also has written a memoir, sold makeup, and started a podcast and a wellness coaching business. Since her 2010 reality TV debut on “16 & Pregnant” as a teenager expecting twins, Messer has appeared in a series of sequels on MTV including “Teen Mom 2” in 2011, “Teen Mom: The Next Chapter,” and “Teen Mom: Family Reunion.”
Messer shares twin daughters with her first husband, Corey Simms, and a third daughter with her second ex-husband, Jeremy Calvert. She also spent time in rehab after her divorce from Calvert. Her struggles with prescription drug addiction and rehabilitation have played out on TV, along with her youngest daughter’s diagnosis with a form of muscular dystrophy. Messer admitted that she lacked financial management skills when she first appeared on MTV. She told In Touch that she had worked with many different accountants over the years, but finally had “connected with an amazing accountant and tax attorney” who were helping her resolve the tax problems. She says she hopes to help others learn from her mistakes. “I didn’t grow up making the income that I do now, [and] I didn’t have the guidance that a girl at 16 should have had to responsibly handle money and make healthy financial planning choices,” she said. “Let this be an example for everyone out here: Take that boring financial class in high school or college. Your future self will thank you for it!”
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