Damon Dash -- Jay-Z's Ex-Biz Partner ... ROC-A-TAX LIEN

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Damon Dash
Jay-Z's Ex-Biz Partner
ROC-A-TAX LIEN Damon Dash probably wishes he still had Jay-Z on speed dial ... because the cesspool of debt he's wading in just got worse ... he's been slapped with a $2.8 MILLION TAX BILL.

Dash -- who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records and Rocawear with Jay -- has been open about the fact that he's drowning in debt ... despite the fact that at one time he was half-king of a multi-million-dollar business.

Now, his financial problems have worsened. Uncle Sam filed a federal tax lien against Dash, claiming he needs to cough up some un-paid tax cash for the years 2005 and 2011. The breakdown:

2005: $2,614,918.10
2011: $187,544.20

Grand total: $2,802,262.30 ... i.e. a whole lotta cheddar.

The 2005 bill is clearly larger ... which makes sense considering Hov and Dash parted ways back in 2004 -- meaning in 2005, he was probably still raking in some major-taxable bucks. 2011 ... not so much.

FYI -- Dash has said he owes millions in back taxes to the State of NY and NJ and claims he's lost multiple properties to foreclosure.

Meanwhile, Jay ... is still super rich.

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Matt Damon -- I Would NEVER Run for Political Office

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Matt Damon
I Would NEVER Run
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You'll never EVER see Matt Damon's name on an election ballot ... 'cause the actor tells TMZ he has NO desire to run for political office.

Damon is a super political guy -- he's been heavily involved with the Democratic party for a while  (though he's been railing pretty hard against President Obama for the past year).

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But despite his strong political opinions, Damon says politics just ain't for him -- and as he left Madeo in Beverly Hills last night, MD told us he'd rather just stick with his day job.

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Liberace's Ex-Lover Scott Thorson -- Matt Damon Is a Gay Sex Pro

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Liberace's Ex-Lover
Matt Damon's a
Gay Sex Pro
Matt Damon's gay sex skills are OFF THE CHARTS ... at least in his new Liberace movie "Behind the Candelabra" ... so says Liberace's real ex-lover Scott Thorson.

Thorson was out in NYC yesterday when we asked about the famous sex scene in the movie -- when Matt unleashes the fury on a buck-naked Michael Douglas -- and Thorson replied, "Matt sure can pound!!!"

Thorson says he was pleased as punch at the way Matt portrayed him in the movie -- but there was some collateral damage ... Thorson says, "I bet you Catherine [Zeta-Jones] is a little jealous."

Hay-oh!