They agree to pay $2.5 million in back taxes to avoid getting their ass thrown in jail!

Marc Anthony, husband of La Lopez, dodged a bullet [Wednesday] when as part of a plea agreement he and two others agreed to pay a total of $2.5 million in back taxes. In exchange, Anthony, whose real name is Marco Antonio Muniz, will avoid criminal prosecution. (Source)

They plead no contest to felony gun and drug charges and receive five years' probation and 800 hours of community service!

A stone-faced Snoop Dogg pleaded no contest to felony gun and drug charges Wednesday and avoided what could have been a yearslong prison sentence ... Defense attorney Donald Etra said outside court that Snoop Dogg smokes marijuana because he has migraines and has a medical permit under state law. (Source)

They conceal income through the use of offshore companies and bank accounts in the Cayman Islands!

Joe Francis, the "Girls Gone Wild" founder, was indicted [Wednesday] on federal tax evasion charges for illegally deducting more than $20 million in phony business expenses from his 2002 and 2003 corporate tax returns. (Source)

They have bench warrants issued for their arrest for failing to appear in court on traffic ticket charges!

"In truth, I do not know where he is," said Murray Richman, lawyer for the 36-year-old rapper DMX (whose real name is Earl Simmons). "Why would he be hiding out from a damn traffic infraction? He said he missed a flight," Richman said. "He's always missing flights." (Source)

Damn, Wednesday was a bad day to be a celebrity!