It appears Brooke Shields has a little something in common with Nicolas Cage — the actress is accused of stiffing the IRS out of more than $10,000 US, TMZ.com reports.

According to a federal tax lien filed on Dec. 31, 2009 — the same day Uncle Sam smacked Cage for $6 million — Shields and her husband Christopher Henchy owe $4391.70 in unpaid taxes from 2004 and $5932.50 from 2005

It’s unclear as to why it took the government four years to clamp down on the couple.

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