Wesley Snipes Gets 3 Years Jail

[sparky]

Actor Wesley Snipes has been sentenced to 3 years in jail for failing to lodge tax returns.


The sentence is believed to be the maximum penalty for the offence.

Judge William Hodges in sentencing said "in my mind these are series crimes, albeit misdemeanours".

Snipes lawyers argued that he was being unfairly targeted because he was famous.

Before going to court, Snipes tried to make amends to the tax offence by paying checks for $5 million, almost twice the $2.7 million owed. The court heard how the actor earned $13.8 million during the years in question.

Snipes movies include 'Blade', 'Waiting To Exhale', 'Demolition Man' and 'To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar'.

While in prison, sometime in 2009, his next movie 'Gallowman' will debut. The actor was also involved in the movie 'Brooklyn's Finest'. As that movie is only currently in pre-production, he will be most likely replaced in his role as Caz. In 'Brooklyn's Finest', Stipes was to co-star alongside Ethan Hawke and Ellen Barkin


Well if me and millions of other low paid folks gotta pay our taxes, why the fnuk did "Snips" think he could get away with not paying his,

[cofi]

Stupid butthead, how the hell did he think he was going to get away with not paying tax on £15 million Dollars

That's been total stupid,

IMO, he'll appeal and he'll be let off, I bet the judge did that just to give him and everyone else (especially the other stars Hollywood) a fright and a warning,
What better way to get so much publicity, and to frighten the people, than to jail a big name star, and to show that if he cant get away with it, that they have no chance of getting away with it, and they will get jail time if they don't pay they're tax, IMO.

[maryrocksBitch]

I just read that in the paper today