Stephen A. Smith says he was warned by his estate planners to leave California every weekend because the government would TRACK his phone calls, then uses that data to collect MORE taxes.
He thought they were kidding. Then he got his tax returns. They weren’t.
What’s happening here is the “jock tax” in effect, which is California’s way of collecting more money from entertainers and athletes based on days worked or spent in the state.
And here’s the disturbing part.
California’s tax collectors pull cell phone records to show where you were when you took your calls so they can prove you were still hanging out in Cali so they can hit you with another taxable day.
Smith got sick of Gavin Newsom taxing him to death and moved his ass out of California. He now lives in Florida.
SMITH: “I’m sitting down with my estate planners and all of that. And they said, ‘Look, when the weekend arrives, it would be in your best interest to go to Vegas or to Utah or something.’ I said, ‘Why?’ And they said, ‘Well, if you stay in California, you know, IRS, they ping your phone. So, anytime you get a call or you’re on the phone, they know that you’re in the state. And that counts as a tax day.’
“And I said, ‘You got to be kidding me.’ And sure enough, when I saw my tax returns, it was absolutely correct.”
This jock tax is not small money, either.
Shaquille O’Neal found that out the hard way. His first year with the Lakers, he signed for $20,000,000.
By the time taxes were done with it, his check came in at $10,900,000 for the year.
Then the jockey tax took another $4,000,000.
And Shaq walked away with about $7 million out of the 20. Two-thirds of his paycheck went to taxes.
A new $82 million dollar park is opening under the 6th street bridge in Los Angeles, California
The promotion materials show it being amazing, clean, a place for kids with a splash pad and tons of amenities and fields
It’s not even open and it’s already COVERED in graffiti, it looks like a dump. Residents are worried as soon as the gate comes down and it opens the homeless drug addicts will start moving in like they did at MacArthur Park
By the looks of this park, it already has no chance. It’s already destroyed
Also this park is doomed. The LA city council member who’s in charge of this area is Ysabel Jurado. This is a woman who has voted against new 41.18 no-camping zones that other council members wanted in their districts
This woman advocated for the homeless to setup encampments anywhere
This park has no chance. $82 million dollars down the drain
Jason Lee couldn’t stop CLOWNING Michael Porter Jr. for being seen with Celina Powell and kept VIOLATING Celina the whole podcast 😳😭👀
“Walks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, it probably got to be one… The fact that you were in a clip with Celina Powell, the literal gutter trash of all thots in the world. And you would rather have a thot daughter? That’s the one you would have had one with if you didn’t pull out… You thought you were gonna save & change Celina Powell?”
NEW ANGLE! A new, courtside angle shows that Jackie Young, did, actually, poke Cecilia Zandalasini in the eye 👀👆
Previous broadcast angles showed Zandalasini appearing to flop, but, the courtside angle confirmed the contact.
Thoughts? 🤔
😂 HANNAH BERNER’S COLLEGE STORY ENDED WITH A MASSIVE MISUNDERSTANDING.
Hannah told Alex Cooper about a college hookup that took an unexpected turn when the guy finished before they even had sex.
Instead of embarrassing him, Hannah reassured him and stayed to talk.
Then her phone started blowing up.
It was the college mascot, who was already waiting in her apartment. 💀
Hannah left, the guy assumed he had completely embarrassed himself, and that was apparently the last time she ever heard from him.
Alex’s reaction said it all:
“Every man listening to this, listen to Hannah right now.” 😭
The crazy part? Hannah actually liked the guy.
He just completely misunderstood what happened.
Have you ever mistaken someone’s actions for rejection when they actually liked you? 👀
This is insane…
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This is the new $588 million dollar Sixth Street Bridge in Los Angeles that was completed and opened in July 2022
Riding up to this bridge there isn’t a single section that isn’t covered in ugly tagged graffiti like a 3rd world country. This bridge is new…..
The bridge also used to light up at night but the homeless have come and stripped every light and wiring out of the bridge
Democrats have destroyed Los Angeles and somehow we’re all supposed to accept it because they rig the elections
SHIRTLESS Clavicular was dancing with 2 girls under the BRIDGE… and somehow, things got even BOLDER as the seconds passed 👀
“Chat… I’m not doing anything. THEY are.” 😭👀
A group of women just got kicked out of The Sports Bra, a sports bar in Portland, due to them wearing shirts that support women's only sports.
The first thing that shows up on their website is "Supporting Women's Sports from Coast to Coast."
It seems however, that they don't actually support women's sports and discriminate against those who do.
Stephen A. Smith revealed that Cari Champion reached out to him right after Molly Qerim left ESPN about possibly returning to First Take and the convo WENT LEFT
Only for Cari to tell him he had been talking to a CATFISH impersonating her the entire time 😂😂😂
Stephen A. Smith revealed that Cari Champion reached out to him right after Molly Qerim left ESPN about possibly returning to First Take and the convo WENT LEFT
Only for Cari to tell him he had been talking to a CATFISH impersonating her the entire time 😂😂😂