Lauryn Hill was scheduled to be sentenced for tax evasion on Monday (April 22), but her case has been delayed for two weeks.
The female rap legend appeared in a Newark courtroom Monday, revealing to the judge that she had signed a lucrative deal with Sony... and plans to pay off a big chunk of unpaid taxes.
Hill is currently facing prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion last June, owing the IRS back taxes on $1.8 million she earned between 2005 and 2007.
On Monday, a judge chewed out Hill for failing to make progress on the debt.
"This is not someone who stands before the court penniless," U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox Arleo told Hill’s attorney, Nathan Hochman. "This is a criminal matter. Actions speak louder than words, and there has been no effort here to pay these taxes."
Hill's attorney revealed that she has signed a million-dollar recording contract with her former label Sony and was planning to take out a $650,000 loan to pay off the $968,000 tax bill.
"I fully expect that by May 3 Ms. Hill will be able to pay back all the restitution she has," Hochman told the judge.
Hill faces as much as three years in prison, but her attorney is seeking probation.
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