Keshia Knight Pulliam Owes Over $100,000 To The IRS

Former 'Cosby Show' star Keshia Knight Pulliam owes more than $102,000 in unpaid state taxes in Georgia.

According to Georgia court documents obtained by Radar, the former child star has two open liens she has not yet been able to pay since 2010.

Pulliam asked to leave CBS's 'Celebrity Big Brother' on Monday because she was having trouble creating breast milk for her one-year-old daughter Ella Grace.

But, according to TMZ, the celebrities signed a base deal of $200,000 with network CBS and were guaranteed more money the longer they stay on the show. The winner could take home $500,000.

In a filing in the Fayette Georgia Superior Court from December 30, 2017, Pulliam was shown to owe $51,469 in unpaid state taxes from 2011 and 2013.

However, she has since accrued $27,806.13 in interest, $12,667.44 in penalties, $10,293.80 in collection fees and $50 in extra costs which brings the total to $102,286.37 exactly.

The filings do not indicate that she has paid what she has owed since the December 30 filing.

On Monday, Pulliam, 38, pleaded with her fellow 'Big Brother' contestants because she missed her daughter.

'I've fought very hard in this game and I really wanted to compete,' Pulliam admitted on the show. 'But the truth of the matter is, my breast milk has continued to deplete since I've been here.'

She was the second contestant booted off the show on Day 13. First eliminated was mixed martial arts artist, Chuck Liddell.

Pulliam was also a contestant on 'The Celebrity Apprentice' in 2015. She was the first contestant to be eliminated after being the losing project manager for her team.

Pulliam, who played Bill Cosby's youngest TV daughter Rudy Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show' for the series' duration, drew ire for supporting the 79-year-old who has been accused of rape by more than 50 women.

In June, she walked arm-in-arm with Cosby as he entered court for his sexual assault trial.

She addressed the claims in April 2016 during an episode of her podcast, 'Kandidly Keshia'.

That came after her guest on the show that week, Amber Rose, brought up the case, at which point Pulliam began to defend Cosby.

'Okay, let me just say this real quick, cause, you know, I feel you and everyone's entitled to their opinion,' said Pulliam.

'But, you know, we still live in a country where you're innocent until proven guilty. And I understand everything that's happened, and me being a feminist and believing women. I mean, "no" means "no" and I get that.'

She then went on to say that it was difficult for her to imagine any of the allegations of sexual assault because of her own close relationship with the man.

'I did work with him for a really long time, I love him dearly still, and that isn't the man that I know,' said Pulliam.

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