Wesley Snipes sentenced to three years

[HEXUS]

Hollywood star, Wesley Snipes, has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax offences.

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[slypie]

looks like no more Blade for awhile and after the 3rd one that might be a good thing

[matty-hodgson]

Blade goes to my school!
no, but really!

sorry.. was at school, this was Jamie..
(not spamming again)

[joshwa]

Snipes maintained in a years-long battle with the IRS he did not have to pay taxes, using fringe arguments common to "tax protesters" who say the government has no legal right to collect. After joining Kahn's group, the government said Snipes instructed his employees to stop paying their own taxes and sought $11 million in 1996 and 1997 taxes he legally paid.

The Associated Press: Wesley Snipes to serve 3 years in prison for tax convictions

Not exactly niave - just blatantly avoiding paying tax.

[Ben_]

Odd thats hes been dealth max sentance for no more reason that he appears to be a celeb.

Yet these scrotes like Doherty,hilton and the like never get anything proper

[Lee H]

looks like no more Blade for awhile and after the 3rd one that might be a good thing

Blade the TV series was actually a little worse if you've ever had to sit an endure that

I wonder if he'll be isolated in jail to stop people trying to attack or harm him, or if he's going to be integrated into the rest of the cells.

[Ben_]

He can handle himself I am sure of that.

[dangel]

He can handle himself I am sure of that.

uhuhuhh uuhuhuhh uhuhuhhhuhhhuu 'handle'

Must stop watch Beavis and Butthead (someone lent me the DVD).


I must say, I do think it's harsh and probably as result of him being high-profile. I quite liked the Blade movies (and I don't care if you didn't!).

[Ben_]

The first blade was pure entertainment and not many films compare to it in its day.

The best film that him and stephen dorff did to date

[shiato storm]

max sentence? not wanting to seem harsh or anything but is colour playing a factor here?

these scrotes like Doherty,hilton and the like never get anything proper

either way its mildly ironic that taking drugs etc is seen as a lesser offense, or could it be these are white people getting off..?

[dangel]

I really enjoy the dumb-ass action movie sometimes - it's nice to switch off the ideas factory for a couple of hours and chill out. Equally, I like the more cerebral stuff or foreign film (i'm a big fan of asian cinema) too. It depends on the mood.

Vampires, fighting and sfx - what's there to hate?

[slypie]

I really enjoy the dumb-ass action movie sometimes - it's nice to switch off the ideas factory for a couple of hours and chill out. Equally, I like the more cerebral stuff or foreign film (i'm a big fan of asian cinema) too. It depends on the mood.

Vampires, fighting and sfx - what's there to hate?

If you read my post you will find I said the 3rd Blade film. The other two were great but the 3rd one was poo.

[dangel]

If you read my post you will find I said the 3rd Blade film. The other two were great but the 3rd one was poo.

Er.. ok I wasn't having a go in any way, shape or form - and (sadly) i even enjoyed the third one (view it as an action comedy) too.

[TheAnimus]

max sentence? not wanting to seem harsh or anything but is colour playing a factor here?

Why, he willfully broke the tax rules.

either way its mildly ironic that taking drugs etc is seen as a lesser offense, or could it be these are white people getting off..?

No because if you put at $ ammount on the problems caused by a single drug user, odds are its nothing like $3M.

[dangel]

I'm so glad you're not a judge TheAnimus. You'd be known as 'hang 'em high'

[SiM]

3 years!!! Damn thats harsh... I feel for the man... why not just fine him double the original tax amount?