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  • Melissa Gilbert Owes IRS $360,000, Which She Blames On Career, Recession and Divorce

    Melissa Gilbert is in trouble with the IRS.

    According to CBS News, the Internal Revenue Service says former Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert failed to pay more than $360,000 in federal income taxes from 2011-2013.

    The Detroit News reports the IRS filed a tax lien against the actress in February because of her failure to pay taxes.

    Melissa Gilbert, 51, blames the 2011-2013 tax debt on the lack of acting opportunities, the economy and her divorce.

    “Like so many people across the nation, the recession hit me hard,” Gilbert said. “That, plus a divorce and a dearth of acting opportunities the last few years, created a perfect storm of financial difficulty for me.”

    Recently, Melissa Gilbert announced that she and her family are moving out of their rented home in Howell, Illinois, although husband Timothy Busfield said the move has nothing to do with the debt.

    “(The debt) has more to do with the housing crash and divorce in the past,” Busfield said. “It’s a product of what happened with the economy. It’s unfortunate and it’s been happening a lot. It’s not a big deal.”

    Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie from 1974-1983 said she has negotiated a payment plan with the IRS.

    “I’ve set up an installment plan to fully pay off my debt and will continue to work as hard as I can to erase this debt and dig myself out of this hole,” said Melissa Gilbert. “I am absolutely positive that I can do it.”

    Most recently, Melissa Gilbert starred alongside Juliette Lewis and Ryan Phillippe in the ABC series Secrets and Lies.

  • Ava Phillippe Looks Just Like Famous Mom Reese Witherspoon

    Ava Phillippe and her mom Reese Witherspoon were photographed together before they headed out for a premiere of Witherspoon’s new film with Sofia Vergara, Hot Pursuit. Ever since the photo hit social media, fans have remarked about how much the mother-daughter duo look alike.

    Us Weekly reports that Ava Phillippe accompanied Reese Witherspoon to the premiere, but that it was her stepdad Jim Toth who escorted Witherspoon on the red carpet.

    It was on Thursday that Phillippe and Witherspoon were snapped side-by-side in the photo that Reese Witherspoon shared on Instagram.

    “Me and my girl (heart emoji) ready for #HotPursuit premiere! @avaphillippe,” Wtherspoon captioned the shot right before the family left for the event at Hollywood’s TLC Chinese Theatre.

    It really is uncanny how much the two look a like. Of course Ava Phillippe has added some blue streaks to her beautiful blonde locks–something that Reese Witherspoon–at 39–likely chooses to forgo.

    Ava Phillippe shared the same photo on her own Instagram account later that evening. She captioned the photo, “Me and my straight-shooter.”

    Ava Phillippe is the daughter of Ryan Phillippe (presently starring on TV as Ben Crawford in ABC’s Secrets and Lies) and Reese Witherspoon.

    Seeing how gorgeous Ava Phillippe is at 15 must give both her famous parents palpitations at frequent intervals. Might she even one day surpass her gorgeous mom’s beauty?