The Associated Press reports that Hungarian actress and former beauty queen Zsa Zsa Gabor blames her federal tax lien on Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff:
Zsa Zsa Gabor’s lawyer blames convicted swindler Bernard Madoff for a hefty tax bill owed by his client.
According to documents obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, the Internal Revenue Service filed a lien of more than $118,000 for the years 2001 and 2002 against the 92-year-old actress on Oct. 5 in the Los Angeles County Recorder of Deeds.
Gabor lawyer Chris Fields estimates that Gabor lost about $7 million in Madoff’s Ponzi scheme and the tax bill is part of the fallout. Fields says third-party money managers invested Gabor’s money with Madoff.
Fields says Gabor and husband Frederic von Anhalt are pulling together their resources and working out a payment plan with the IRS.
I hope Zsa Zsa’s lawyer knows that she is entitled to claim a theft loss deduction for monies stolen from her by Mr. Madoff.
Zsa Zsa played the role of the dumb blonde bombshell with great skill, but she was really quite witty. Here are a three of my favorite Zsa Zsa quotes:
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“I want a man who’s kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?”
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“How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?”
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“I never hated a man enough to give him his diamonds back.”
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