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Documents: R. Kelly owes nearly $5M in taxes

Thursday, June 14, 2012

In this Feb. 12, 2011 photo, R. Kelly performs at the pre-Grammy gala and salute in Beverly Hills, Calif. The outrageous musical series started off as five videos for the R&B singers dramatic cliffhanger songs in 2007. It quickly became a cult classic and he added more chapters and put the accompanying videos on a DVD also teamed up with IFC to premiere it. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

In this Feb. 12, 2011 photo, R. Kelly performs at the pre-Grammy gala & salute in Beverly Hills, Calif. The outrageous musical series started off as five videos for the R&B singer's dramatic cliffhanger songs in 2007. It quickly became a cult classic and he added more chapters and put the accompanying videos on a DVD also teamed up with IFC to premiere it. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) (AP Photo)

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Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) - June 14, 2012 (WPVI) -- R&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.