Steve Harvey reveals never told Story of his $20 Million Tax Lien

Essence magazine tapped bestselling author, daytime TV host, and radio show guru Steve Harvey for some love advice and tips in preparation for Valentine’s Day which is quickly approaching.

What they found out is that Steve’s marriage to Majorie was almost over before it started.  During the interview, Harvey revealed that he had a $20 million tax lien the year he and his wife married that she knew nothing about.

Steve found out that his accountant died and when he did, he left 7 years of Steve’s tax returns that he never filed.  Steve was paying but nobody was filing.  In fact, tax payment checks that Steve wrote, were still attached to the returns but they just were not mailed out.  The result; a staggering $20 million tax bill. [more…]

Steve’s people who held all of this in strict confidence, all told him not to tell his wife.  This was the same year that they got married, and they all thought that she would definitely leave him.  They told Steve,

This is the happiest we’ve ever seen you, but nobody is going to stick around with this kind of mess.’

Steve reply was,

I said, ‘If this woman leaves me over this, I will be the most surprised man on planet Earth.’

Of course Marjorie stayed.  This is Steve’s third marriage.  He and Marjorie have been together since 2007.  Now that Steve’s net worth has grown to $100 million, I don’t think Marjorie is going anywhere.  Right Steve.