Documents: R. Kelly Owes Nearly $5M In Taxes

First Published: June 14, 2012 9:46 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Caption R. Kelly performs at the 2011 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute To Industry Icons Honoring David Geffen at Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on February 12, 2011R&B star R. Kelly, who last year saw his suburban Chicago mansion fall into foreclosure, now has the Internal Revenue Service at his door.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports documents held by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds show the recording artist owes the IRS nearly $5 million in unpaid taxes.

Kelly owes the money for taxes dating back as far as 2005. He paid $2.6 million in back taxes in 2008 and another $1 million last year, but the records show he still owes the federal government more than $4.8 million.

A message seeking comment was left Thursday for Kelly spokesman Allan Mayer. The Sun-Times reports Mayer said last yearthat Kelly didn’t have any serious financial troubles.

The Grammy-winning singer was acquitted on child pornography charges in 2008.

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