Angela and Vanesa Simmons owe IRS $450k

theGRIO REPORT - The Detroit News reported Wednesday that Vanessa, 28, and Angela Simmons, 24, daughters of rapper Rev. Run of Run DMC, owe nearly half a million dollars in back taxes...

TheGrio Staff

Jan 5, 2012

The Detroit News reported Wednesday that Vanessa, 28, and Angela Simmons, 24, daughters of rapper Rev. Run of Run DMC, owe nearly half a million dollars in back taxes.

According to the site, the sisters collectively owe nearly $450,000 to the federal government and the state of California. Beginning in March, several liens were issued against Vanessa in the amount of $224,568 and Angela for $186,372.

According to the IRS’s site, a federal tax lien gives the government “a legal claim to property as security or payment for a tax debt.” The debt amount is kept public in the lien until the debt is paid in full.

The Simmons sisters entered the public eye on the MTV Run’s House, a reality show centered on their family and their lives as the daughter of a legendary rapper. In 2007, they launched their Pastry shoe brand. They told Jet magazine in September that they hoped to turn Pastry into a fashion empire, much like their uncle Russell Simmons did with his Phat Farm brand.

So far, there have been no comments yet from either Simmons sister or their Pastry representatives.

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