Keith Olbermann Owes Thousands In Back Taxes: Page Six

The New York Post's Page Six reports that Keith Olbermann owes thousands in back taxes to New York State. The News Corp-owned paper writes:

New York state has issued a tax warrant or judgment against the MSNBC host for $2,269.50 in back taxes owed by his personal corporation, Olbermann Broadcasting Empire Inc. Asked about the delinquency the other night by journalist Evan Gahr, the otherwise loquacious Olbermann uttered nary a word as he scurried into Trump Palace, where he bought condo apartment 40B last year, according to public records. "This was a bookkeeping disagreement between Keith's accountants and the state which was resolved months ago," an MSNBC spokesman told Page Six.

Olbermann and Page Six have long been at odds but this item is also part of a growing feud between the White House/News Corp and GE/NBC News/MSNBC. Two weeks ago, the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz reported that News Corp was unleashing Bill O'Reilly on GE (parent company of NBC) to retaliate for comments made by Olbermann. That same day, a negative item about Olbermann appeared in Page Six. Shortly thereafter, the White House attacked NBC News for selectively editing Richard Engel's interview with President Bush.

For a primer on the growing feud between the two networks/companies, click here.

Comments

[NYed]

For the first time I'm disappointed with Keith. He lives in a tacky Trump building!!! Keith, this trumpeting of your current address should be looked at as an opportunity to see the error of your ways and move to a classier building.

[curioustorquemada]

KO could clear this up if each of his viewers would just send him ten Dollars.

[Susanfrom29]

Just hang in there Keith, we will retake the White House and relieve some of the pressure on you.

But then, what will you do without your nightly feature "Bushed?" Come to think of it, what will you find to be so angry about?

Perhaps there will be some windmills still left for you to tilt at.

[research]

Guess you critics of KO live in your moms basement, because anyone who makes any money and pays taxes, has at some point or another, disagreed or been corrected by the state or federal tax folks.

[reunionpi]

Keith Olbermann: the overdue New York State Tax Warrant, the buyers of his real estate, the corporation

Keith Olbermann: the address from 2001 of his, the parents of Katy Tur and the civil actions


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[Tommygun264]

By posting Mr. Olberman's home address, right down to the apartment number, the Huffington Post has become complicit in Murdoch's smear campaign. I'm not saying the entire article should be pulled, I am saying that The Huffington Post should exercise some editorial responsibility and journalistic ethics by removing Mr. Olberman's address, or at the very least his apartment number from the article. Doing so would not have any effect on the point being conveyed. That is, unless it s the intent of The Huffington Post to assist The New York Post and it's owner in harassing Mr. Olbernan and perhaps even putting his well being at risk. I am sure Ms. Huffington would agree that even public figures deserve a certain minimal amount of privacy and would not appreciate having her own address posted online.

[crotairlogan]

Tommy
Haven't you heard . Rupert bought MSNBC because their editorial policies were so similar. That so the left and right could come together in their support of Obama. I'm sure Rupert only wants best for the 99.99999% that make less than he does.

[FirstShirt]

There is something about this guy that doesn't pass the smell test.

[Actionmac]

yeah, it's called smelling YOURSELF. Olbermann is fine. Last people that tried to stop a popular well liked person, was the now fading to oblivion clintons.

[N2Sman]

What does your smell test say about Karl Rove? VP Cheney? McCain? Keith is one of the very few nailing the Bush crazies. If you don't get him you don't get it.

[Dmitriy]

On March 19th Keith said "State senators and representatives took a break from milking the tax payers..." [source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23725033/ ]

He must have been jealous. Seeing how he is struggling to pay his taxes on time in either New York State, New York City or California for five of the past nine years: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007 and 2008." [source: http://www.olbermannwatch.com/ ]

[ReelBusy]

Fox must be bankrolling olbermannwatch.com.

[curioustorquemada]

I didn't know there was such a site.

Thanks

[deke33]

One wonders what you would do if you disagreed with the state on a tax you believe you were unfairly assessed. You, of course, would pay it. But there are people of principle who will challenge it. I do believe the article said there was a disagreement between the state and O's accountants.

[hopeforchange]

What what what! Holier than tho Olberman not paying his taxes. I cant believe it LOL

[markusmarkus]

Like $2,269.50 in back taxes is a big whoop! Read the article, hope. It appears to be a disagreement between KO's tax folks and the state of NY's tax folks. Stuff like this happen all the time. BTW, KO doesn't pretend to be "holier than thou." Neither should you.

[Probus]

No matter how much Murdoch tries to smear Olbermann they will never be able to stop him from telling the truth about Bush and his failed policies. This is yet one more attempt to do that. They won't succeed.

[Attucks]

Hey Uberdumb...Is Billo to blame..why don't you admit it...You really are lame..Why don't you ask Obammy for some of that "CHANGE" he's always talking about..ROTFLMAO

[Levittown]

Hey ! The headline screams thousands. Typical trash reporting. Shame on you. Its only two grand and explainable but you got your yellow journalism scoop for the day. In fact, shame on you again !

[sanywhere]

neocons amuse themselves so easily. unfortunately you are not witty enough to get others with a higher iq to laugh with you.

[PuritanDescendant]

If you've ever had a complex tax return with lots of dollars involved, this amount is a trifle. The only interesting thing about this story is the lengths to which Murdoch is trying to hound MSNBC/Olbermann to get him to lay off O'Wrily.

[dr4Will]

the bum should pay up--oder-mann has always been a fraud!!

[Attucks]

He failed on ESPN..He's failing on msnbc, (and that's a cesspool)...and now we find out he's as honest as Al Franken...

[sanywhere]

he actually has failed at neither place. he left espn on his own and he is getting better ratings than most. how about some truth.

[ReelBusy]

If you fail on ESPN you don't work again.
Instead he left the sports niche and now has a mainstream news show with demo's for advertisers that get charged more than O'Rielly can get for his ads.
If that's failing I want some of that.

[Abycat]

The issue of OB's back taxes, a little over two thousand dollars, has been resolved. The issue of Murdock's empire is unresolved. Some day, Congress is going to take up the incestuous relationship between the Bush Administration and Fox News. Some people in the FCC are going to find themselves in hot water. In the mean time, OB has been beating up O Reilly and we love it.

[patmancando]

maybe he can pay it with some of the hot gas he puts into his special comments....ala gasbag,

[Doubtom43]

Judging from the idiotic comments here today, I'd say someone must have cleared out the stalls in the neo-cons' favorite men's room.

[shockmagog]

"...Trump Palace, where he bought condo apartment 40B last year..."

Wow, the Sturmabteilung at Fox Newscorp managed to slip Olbermann's home address into this non-story. I hope all the brain dead Bush apologists are aware of this harmless little factoid.

[mtkamomma]

PS I just realized I wasted 3 minutes of my life reading and responding to this. Joke's on me.

[mothertucker]

Yeh - your right - what are we doing wasting our time on this nonsence? The person who wrote this is either sleeping with Murdoch , or God forbid, Ms. Hilary. Pleeze don't beat on me missis - Pleeze... I'z be good - I promises...