Rapper Rick Ross was accused of owing a five-figure tax debt to the State of Georgia, In Touch can exclusively report.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, the Georgia Department of Revenue filed a state tax execution against the musician in late 2024.
The filing states Ross failed to pay $64,995.21, on a 2021 bill.
Per the state tax execution, the original amount owed by Ross [real name: William Leonard Roberts] was $29,043 but the debt has grown over the years due to interest ($10,576), penalties ($19,516.80), collection fees ($5,808) and various other fees.
The execution claims Rick, 48, owes “delinquent tax liabilities.” No release of the execution has been filed by the Georgia Department of Revenue.
The lien lists a Florida address for Rick.
Rick, who owns a Georgia home, bought the Florida home listed in 2021 from ex-NBA star Amare Stoudemire for $3.5 million.
As In Touch first reported, Rick recently defended himself in a separate legal matter brought by a paraplegic.
Ross asked a Florida judge to toss a lawsuit brought by a man named Darris Straughter. Last year, Darris sued Rick and his Rick Ross Car Show over a 2024 event in Florida. Darris claimed he was promised the event would be wheelchair accessible.
Darris’ lawyer wrote, “Rick Ross marketed his car show as a dream-like visit to his property ‘The Promise Land.’ In reality, it was a land of broken promises and a nightmarish exclusive for [Darris].”
Darris said Rick should have known that attendees of his car show would need reasonable accommodations.
The lawsuit said the Rick Ross Car & Bike Show “said it would be wheelchair accessible — somebody lied.”
“[Darris] made it his mission to attend the car show. He saved money year-round to pay for tickets, travel and lodging. When that was not enough, he sold his car. Mr. Slaughter overcame a slew of obstacles just to reach the car show — only to be denied entry because of his disability,” the suit read.
Darris — who was paralyzed in an act of random gun violence in 2018 — said he viewed the car show as an opportunity, as it was his first solo trip in a wheelchair.
His suit read, “Despite assurances otherwise, the car show had no wheelchair accessible shuttles. In fact, the car show lacked wheelchair accommodations altogether (although Darris purchased a $500 VIP pass). As a result, [Darius] sat in his wheelchair under the hot summer sun for several hours while thousands of non-disabled individuals were whisked away to The Promise Land.” Darris’ lawsuit demanded unspecified damages.
In response, Rick and his company asked for the suit to be dismissed.
The rapper argued that Darris “failed to allege sufficient facts to support” his claims.
In addition, the musician said Darris did not have a contract with him or his business.
Further, Rick said Darris himself claimed nobody told him the event was wheelchair accessible until two months AFTER he purchased a ticket, airfare and a hotel room for the car show. “The alleged one-time denial of an accessible service, when as [Darris] admits he was able to attend the car show without issue on a prior occasion, is insufficient to show that he will likely suffer irreparable harm absent injunctive relief,” Rick’s lawyer argued in court documents.
