'Jersey Shore' Star 'The Situation' Admits Tax Evasion

Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino, one of the former stars of the "Jersey Shore" reality TV show, is swarmed by reporters while leaving the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Courthouse after a hearing, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Newark, N.J. Sorrentino pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion and admitted concealing his income in 2011 by making cash deposits in amounts that wouldn't trigger federal reporting requirements. He and his brother, Marc, were charged in 2014 and again last year with multiple counts related to nearly $9 million in income from the show. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) The Associated Press

By DAVID PORTER, Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino, one of the stars of the "Jersey Shore" reality TV series that depicted 20-somethings partying and brawling by the seaside, pleaded guilty Friday to cheating on his taxes.

Sorrentino didn't comment on his way out of the courthouse, but his attorney said the 36-year-old was remorseful and has turned his life around in the last few years, including staying sober and becoming involved in a stable romantic relationship.

"In the last several years he has grown up as a human being," attorney Henry Klingeman said.

Sorrentino and his brother, Marc, were charged in 2014 and again last year with multiple counts related to nearly $9 million in income from the show