[beanmedic]

I'm confused about the line of him being "in another tax bracket". Maybe US tax laws are different from ours, but don't you need an income in your own name to pay taxes? Or is Sponging From Britney a new job category?

you are almost right. he will certainly get paid for his appearance at the show, so he is in fact in a new tax bracket - going from $0/year to whatever they paid him.