Editing Chris Tucker (section)

==Personal life==
Tucker has a son named Destin with his ex-wife Azja Pryor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/chris-tucker-son-destin-cannes/|title=Family Night Out! Chris Tucker Brings Lookalike Son to Quentin Tarantino's Cannes Premiere|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|last=Falcone|first=Dana Rose|date=May 21, 2019}}</ref> He divides his time between Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Atlanta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/chris-tucker-finishes-michael-jordan-film-in-return-to-strip-2604254/|title=Chris Tucker finishes Michael Jordan film in return to Strip|date=July 8, 2022}}</ref>

Tucker is good friends with fellow ''Rush Hour'' co-star [[Jackie Chan]]. He was also close with singer [[Michael Jackson]]: introducing and dancing with him at his [[Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration|30th Anniversary Celebration]]; appearing in his video "[[You Rock My World]]" from the 2001 album ''[[Invincible (Michael Jackson album)|Invincible]]''; [[Trial of Michael Jackson#Chris Tucker|testifying on Jackson’s behalf during his 2005 trial]], and attending his [[Michael Jackson memorial service|memorial service]]. Tucker's career was also influenced by Jackson, as he is seen dancing and singing to "[[Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough]]" in a scene in ''[[Rush Hour 2]]'' and imitating Jackson's dancing style in ''Friday''.

Tucker participated in Professor [[Henry Louis Gates Jr.]]'s 2006 [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] documentary on the genetic makeup of African Americans, ''[[African American Lives]]'', that specifically focused on stories of Native American heritage in African-American communities. Tucker's [[Genealogical DNA test|DNA test]] results showed [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]], European, and "likely some Native American" ancestors.<ref name="USAToday">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/genetics/2006-02-01-dna-african-americans_x.htm|title=DNA rewrites history for African-Americans|date=February 1, 2006|publisher=[[USA Today]]|author=Richard Willing|access-date=August 5, 2008}}</ref> Tucker's patrilineal ancestry was also traced back to the [[Ambundu]] ethnic group of [[Angola]] and one line of his mother's to the [[Bamileke]] of [[Cameroon]].<ref name="DNA">[http://afgen.com/black_dna2.html "African Ancestry & DNA Tests: The Results"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306203356/http://afgen.com/black_dna2.html |date=March 6, 2016 }}.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/chris_tucker_and_brett_ratner | title = Chris Tucker and Brett Ratner |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081231180015/http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/chris_tucker_and_brett_ratner |archive-date= December 31, 2008 }}</ref> He also traced his family tree back to the 1830s.<ref>[http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1139512580.shtml African Ancestry & DNA Tests] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212001319/http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1139512580.shtml |date=December 12, 2007 }}.</ref> Tucker and Gates were shown visiting Angola, the birthplace of some of his ancestors.<ref>[http://www.dallasblack.com/entertainment/newversionrootspbs Oprah, Bishop Jakes, Chris Tucker Trace Roots On PBS] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221453/http://www.dallasblack.com/entertainment/newversionrootspbs |date=March 3, 2016 }}. January 31, 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2015.</ref>

In 2014, Tucker settled a $2.5 million tax debt. A representative blamed "poor accounting and business management".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/01/showbiz/chris-tucker-tax-bill/|title=Chris Tucker settles huge tax bill; poor management blamed for IRS lien|last=Duke|first=Alan|work=[[CNN]]|date=September 1, 2014|access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> In November 2021, the [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] sued Tucker, seeking $9.6 million in back taxes.<ref>{{cite news|work=USAToday.com|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/11/17/chris-tucker-irs-9-million-taxes-lawsuit-friday-actor/8648957002/|title='Friday' star Chris Tucker faces lawsuit claiming he owes IRS more than $9 million in taxes|last=Brisco|first=Elise|date=November 17, 2021|accessdate=November 28, 2021}}</ref>

Also in 2014, Tucker told an interviewer that he refrains from using harsh profanity in his performances due to his Christian faith.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/arts/90221/faith-keeps-chris-tuckers-comedy-clean|title=Faith keeps Chris Tucker's comedy clean|last=MacPherson|first=Guy|date=July 23, 2014|work=[[The Georgia Straight]]}}</ref>

Tucker's connection to [[Jeffrey Epstein]] was covered in the 2020 [[Netflix]] documentary series ''[[Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich]]''. In 2002, Tucker traveled in Epstein's airplane alongside [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Kevin Spacey]] for humanitarian purposes in combating the [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] epidemic in Africa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-30/epstein-s-pilot-recalls-shuttling-chris-tucker-to-bill-clinton#xj4y7vzkg|title=Epstein's Former Pilot Testifies About Shuttling Clinton, Trump and Spacey|website=Bloomberg|date=November 30, 2021|access-date=April 2, 2023}}</ref>