EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lopez Caught Up In IRS Investigation
Jan. 6 2011, Published 3:37 p.m. ET
Jennifer Lopez and her ex-husband Ojani Noa are caught up in an IRS investigation that includes payments the 'Love Don't Cost A Thing' singer has been making to him, Breaking Celebrity News has learned exclusively.
Noa was questioned by IRS investigators on October 7, 2010 and under oath questioned specifically about a discrepancy concerning payments J.Lo made to him, according to Ed Meyer, who represents Noa.
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"The IRS told Noa that the 1099 form JLo submitted to them was almost double what he put down that she paid him," Meyer told Breaking Celebrity News exclusively.
Meyer insists that Noa says he reported his income correctly.
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The payments from J.Lo to Noa stem from a deal reached after he sued her for firing him as manager of her restaurant Madre in 2002.
"The IRS called Ojani and asked for documents about how J.Lo paid him for the Madre deal," Meyer told RadarOnlne.com.
"They wanted a copy of the Madre settlement agreement and any information about Jennifer sending him a 1099."
Lopez and Noah settled his lawsuit against with a document signed on October 12, 2005 and that's the document the IRS wanted, Breaking Celebrity News learned.
The 1099 form is used for many reasons but generally shows income r