Ne-Yo In Hot Water With IRS Over Alleged $3M Back Tax Debt

Ne-Yo doesn’t appear to be having the best of luck at the moment as it pertains to his finances, with the IRS now knocking on his door over alleged back taxes he owes.

According to documents obtained by RadarOnline, the singer (real name Shaffer Smith) is accused of owing a massive seven-figure sum to Uncle Sam to the tune of $3,166,811.68 for 2020.

This federal tax lien comes on the heels of him and his ex-wife Crystal Renay being slapped with a lien by the company Crowe Custom Countertops for work done to a property in Alpharetta, Georgia.

The former couple have also recently been hit with a separate lien over $4,000 in taxes they apparently owe to the City of Atlanta.

Speaking of his ex-wife, Ne-Yo recently agreed to pay Renay nearly $2million after the couple reached a divorce settlement in February.

In addition to Ne-Yo forking over a lump sum of $1.6million, Renay will take one of their four Georgia homes and he’s covering $20,000 worth of moving expenses. The “Because of You” singer has also agreed to buy her a new car in the $150,000 range.

The former couple have three children together so Ne-Yo is coughing up $12,000 in monthly child support payments, while also covering the kids’ school expenses and tacking on another $5,000 monthly check for alimony for the next three years.

Ne-Yo’s baby mama drama doesn’t stop there. Last month, the “So Sick” singer slapped his ex-girlfriend, Sade Bagnerise, with a demand for a DNA test and court-mandated child support, claiming that he’s unsure of the paternity of at least one of his children.

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According to the documents obtained by Radar Online, Ne-Yo has confirmed that he’s the biological father of their older child Braiden Bagnerise, but has questions about their second child Brixton Bagnerise. Therefore, he demanded a DNA test to establish paternity.

What’s more, he made demands for joint custody and a “liberal parenting schedule,” claiming that both are in the best interests of the children, and he wants Braiden to take his last name.

However, he has not stated whether he wants Brixton to take his last name as well, or if the name change will be demanded after the results of the paternity test for Brixton establish him as the father.