Oh dear Mr Snipes!

[Neil]

Seems someone hasn't been paying their taxes! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6059920.stm An arrest warrant has been issued for Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes, who is charged with dodging millions of dollars in taxes. The 44-year-old star of Demolition Man and Blade is accused of failing to file tax returns and falsely claiming nearly $12m (£6.4m) in refunds. Prosecutors say he faces up to 16 years in jail if found guilty. Mr Snipes' former accountant has already surrendered to authorities, but the actor's whereabouts are unknown. His spokesman was not immediately available for comment. The charges allege Mr Snipes failed to file tax returns between 1999 and 2004, and conspired with two men to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which collects taxes in the US. Prosecutors say Eddie Kahn and Douglas Rosile, both from Florida, attempted to make it look like the actor had no liability for income tax. The actor has not yet been located, said US Attorney Paul Perez Mr Kahn's firm, American Rights Litigators, is said to have fraudulently argued that US citizens could only be taxed on income earned overseas. Mr Rosile, who was an accountant for the firm, is accused of illegally preparing tax returns for Mr Snipes on this basis. He has surrendered to authorities while Mr Kahn is believed to be in Panama. Mr Snipes, who was born in Orlando, Florida, has been a Hollywood actor for 20 years. His first role was in Goldie Hawn's 1986 American football comedy, Wildcats, and he later appeared in the video for Michael Jackson's Bad, which was directed by Martin Scorsese. The actor also appeared in hit films such as White Men Can't Jump, New Jack City and the Blade trilogy. Later this year, he is due to start filming an historical epic based on the life of Haitian military leader Toussaint L'Ouverture.

[MikePizzoff]

Oh man. For some reason I kind of feel bad. Maybe because he might get his ass handed to him in jail.

[capncnut]

Are you kidding? This is Blade were talking about here? He'll break out and go on a rampage within seconds of being sentenced!

[Cody]

hes an idiot, if you have that much money anyways just pay the damn taxes

[Danny]

Are you kidding? This is Blade were talking about here? He'll break out and go on a rampage within seconds of being sentenced! yeah...this is also the star of white men cant jump

[deadpunk]

Bwhahahahahahahahaha F*ck him, he can't act anyway...

[MinionZombie]

Hmmm ... saw one of his latest movies was some sh*t budget straight to DVD crapfest ... I wonder if this tax thing is somehow going to give him a book deal, or a magazine deal at least with some talk show time - his "tax hell" rather than "drugs hell". Somehow I doubt he'll go to jail for 16 years - but it's all good press - guaranteed he makes something good out of it, apart from the Blade flicks, what has he done lately that's been good?

[_liam_]

the movie where he was a transvestite was funny. hopefully when the police turn up at his house he'll get the uzis out.

[Neil]

the movie where he was a transvestite was funny. hopefully when the police turn up at his house he'll get the uzis out. Not seen it... Isn't it just a "Hollywood" copy of the awesome "Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert"?

[LouCipherr]

hes an idiot, if you have that much money anyways just pay the damn taxes That was exactly what I was going to post. I mean, he's already got tons of money, wtf do you need to cheat on your taxes for? Let 'im go to jail. No major loss.

[deadpunk]

Where's Carl Weathers when we need him, baby?! Frag Blade...bring on ACTION JACKSON!

[Dtothe3]

That was exactly what I was going to post. I mean, he's already got tons of money, wtf do you need to cheat on your taxes for? Let 'im go to jail. No major loss. hes an idiot, if you have that much money anyways just pay the damn taxes Why? So America can carry on dropping bombs on the village goat exchange? The amount of places he gets around though I woulda thought he'd have been ineligable.

[deadpunk]

Why? So America can carry on dropping bombs on the village goat exchange? First of all; thats way off-topic. Secondly, that's not all our taxes pay for. Third, I pay them. I make a hell of alot less money than that fool and have three kids to support. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time, Wesley. It's about time they crucified one of these celebrities that thinks they are above repoach from the laws the rest of us obey unerringly.

[Dtothe3]

It's more a strike at the american system. If you're a celeb you can kill your wife and no-one will bat an eyelid. But do a little fraud that hits the government and they can't get you in jail fast enough. Didn't mean it as a flame.

[capncnut]

Where's Carl Weathers when we need him, baby? Weathers would destroy Snipes in a fist fight.