OCALA, Florida (Reuters) - A "very sorry" Wesley Snipes, star of the "Blade" movies, was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday for willfully failing to file U.S. income tax returns for 1999 through 2001. Snipes was convicted in February on three misdemeanor counts. U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges handed down the maximum sentence and said he felt it was important to create a general deterrent against tax defiance. "I am very sorry for my mistakes and errors," Snipes told the judge. "This will never happen again." He read a prepared statement, describing himself as an "idealist, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritual-seeking artist" who epitomized the expression "mo' money, mo' problems." His lawyers tried to give the court three envelopes with checks totaling $5 million, but the judge and prosecutor said they could not accept the payments. An Internal Revenue Service agent collected the money during a recess. The judge said prison officials would notify Snipes when to begin serving his sentence. Snipes said he would appeal the verdict but prosecutors vowed to oppose any request to allow him to remain free on bond while the appeal is pending. Prosecutors said Snipes had earned more than $38 million since 1999 but still had not filed tax returns for the years 1999 through 2007 or paid any taxes prior to Thursday. They accused Snipes of presenting himself as a victim and called the checks a "grandstanding move" that would turn out to be only a fraction of what he owes the IRS. http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2419088420080425 for lazy ppl who dun wanna read.... [youtube]2a9lySlEZbg[/youtube] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *ouch*....end of career........-out2 its more like..."mo money, more greedy"
lol that's sad. He's so fake lol "I am very sorry for my mistakes and errors," Snipes told the judge." Then he's laughing right outside courthouse. Uh huh.. lia..
well at least he admits it that it was a stupid thing to do and deserves it, alot of other 'famous' pple will just make up excuses
lol. he so could have paid the tax with what he was earning, it was stupid of him. prob trying to show his badass. lol. but now hes going to prison for 3 years. i bet he prob will get released rele quick though cos of his status and stuff and also for gd behaviour. prob will only serve a few months i think. but finally a celebrity who actually goes to prison for a crime rather than being able to buy themselves out.
ha such a big news when we see a popular movie star goin to jail i think he is just too stupid to know how to evade tax
He earns so much money and yet he wants to save on taxes! Not worth the risk...now he's going to jail...
maybe he is bad ass in the movie.. but it was a character anywayz maybe he thought he was blade in real life -whistle
blade performs wicked action scenes and fights things straight on, he doesn't run away like he did with the taxes lol.
