Outside the United States, the author of now-classic horror novels like "It" has put the state of Maine (and, generally, New England) on the map, but recently the state's Governor Paul LePage slammed the millionaire writer saying supposedly that Stephen King's Maine taxes hadn't been paid in a while - something King himself denied rapidly.
Following the incident where LePage called out Stephen King's Maine taxes, the author took to social media to deny the claims, demanding that the Governor steps up and apologizes for having slandered the author, who is known in the state for his philanthropy.
According to The Huffington Post, the issue about Stephen King's Maine taxes first began last Thursday, when the Governor took to the radio to give his weekly address, where he also called out King for being a millionaire who didn't pay his taxes, something the author quickly denied through his Twitter account, demanding that LePage apologized for his words.
Press Herald reports that, among Stephen King's Maine taxes allegations, LePage also said that the best-selling author isn't living in the state anymore, but had rather moved to his second home, in Florida.
King, a longtime antagonist to the Governor and the GOP in general, said that LePage was "full of the stuff that makes the grass grow green" following the Stephen King Maine taxes scandal, and LePage has failed to comment further after making the allegations, even though King has continuously demanded that he apologize through his personal Twitter account.
According to The Daily Mail, King and his wife Tabitha paid approximately $1.4 million in state taxes in 2013, and the author expects that the 2014 numbers are fairly similar, though he's stated he doesn't have the figures yet.
The whole Stephen King Maine tax issue started as LePage was attempting to overhaul tax in the state, using King as an example - something that surely backfired, as the multimillionaire, who has 671 thousand followers.
