POSTED: 11:57 a.m. EDT, October 17, 2006

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Movie actor Wesley Snipes was indicted Tuesday on eight counts of tax fraud accusing him of bilking $12 million from the government in false refund claims.

Snipes, 44, also failed to file tax returns for six years, according to an indictment unsealed in Tampa, Florida.

Federal prosecutors said Snipes fraudulently claimed the refunds in 1996 and 1997. It also charged him with failure to file returns between 1999 and 2004.

According to the indictment, Snipes had his taxes prepared by accountants with a history of filing false returns to reap payments for their clients.

As part of the deal, the indictment alleges, the firm, American Rights Litigators, would receive 20 percent of refunds from clients.

Snipes faces a maximum of 16 years in prison.

Snipes has appeared in dozens of movies, including "White Men Can't Jump," "Jungle Fever" and the "Blade" series of action films.

First Mr. Biggs, now Nino Brown!

He seems like an asshole anyway..

wtf?

WOW!

DAYUM !!! all that talent.....

And he can't even ack like he have som' fuckin' financial sense .

well.... fade to bars scene1 take 2 and.... "Ackright"!

StarMon said:

I think it does suck he is one of a few black actors that are actually good

Steve Martin on how to be a millionaire and not pay taxes...
"First...get a million dollars. Next..when the government says, you have a million dollars and haven't paid taxes...you say...."I forgot".

musta been all the bowflex machines wesley's been whoring.

purplerein said:

huh? I guess im clueless. Why do people dislike wesley?

Stymie said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Fuck Wesley Snipes.

After what he said about black women, he can kiss my natural ass. And he needs to keep his damn hands to himself.

Stymie said:

wait--what'd he say?

SpisaRibb said:

i don't hate him. His career tanked after the vampire movie, but I don't hate him. I just don't like people who don't pay their taxes, especially actors and actresses.

Stymie said:

Please tell me what he said about black women
[Edited 10/17/06 9:43am]

purplerein said:

oh

you might make a different song oh yes that right its true.....

DanceWme said:

He said that the reason he was not with a black woman is because no man wants to come home to an argument and wants to have a meal ready. If I find the article, I'll give the exact quote.

Stymie said:

Oh God no he didnt....
Thats not right

DanceWme said:

From USA Weekend Magazine:


When it's suggested that his performances are stronger opposite black actors than white, a curious moment arises. He laughs and disses black actors. "[A] lot of the scripts I've been in with other non-white actors haven't been all that great. [A] lot of non-white actors ain't all that great," he says. Then Snipes tries to cover his tracks. He says that "there are a lot of good actors coming out of both cultures."

This is not the first time Snipes has put his foot in his mouth when discussing race in public. He once implied that he was no longer interested in dating black women because they were too much work. He is currently is involved with Korean painter Nikki Park, the mother of his two youngest children.

SpisaRibb said:

but if you punk the IRS, that ass is gonna get split in two...

Stymie said:

mmph-mmph-mmph. karma's a mofo.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

That stupid muthaf%@&$#

Stymie said:

[Edited 10/17/06 9:56am]

This is the article I read:


He doesn't want to come home to someone who's going to be mean and aggravating and unkind and who is going to be `please me, please me.' He doesn't want to come home to that. He doesn't want to come home to have a fight with someone who is supposed to be his helpmate. So it's very natural that he's going to turn to some place that's more compassionate.... You've worked hard and you deserve to come home to comforting. And usually a man who has that will appreciate it. Because I've never known one cat, all those cats I've hung out with and still hang out with, who found something that they really, really like and didn't go back to it. They all go back. It's very simple."

When asked for clarification, Snipes emphasizes that he is not saying that a Black woman can not be that type of woman a man wants to come home to. "Not at all," he declares. "Absolutely not. That's the point. I want to come home and I don't want to argue. I want to be pleasing, but if I ask you to get me a glass of water, you're going to say, `Them days is over.' please. Come on," Wesley says. "A man likes that. I don't know why. It's been that way forever. It makes him proud, you know, like when the guys come over and your lady comes out with a tray of food and says `I made this up for you.' And the guys are like, `Oh man, you've got a great women.' And the man says, `Yeah, I do.' A man will appreciate it when you're kind and when you're nice.

"For successful women, it's hard," he continues, obviously quite comfortable and articulate on the subject of relationships. "The competition is fierce. And if he's a man of success and power who happens to be handsome, of course you're not the only one who thinks he's handsome. But you don't have to punish him because of that once you get with him. Don't punish him because somebody else likes him."

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Stymie said:

Is he talking about black women in particular?

ElCapitan said:

Yes. Not only in this article but a few others.

SpisaRibb said:

wow. I would say he's one of the better actors who happen to be black. I think the black actors whom we see the most are awesome actors. A few:

Derek Luke
Denzel
Wesley
Joe Morton
Laurence Fishburne
Samuel L. Jackson
Terence Howard
Delroy Lindo
Forest Whitaker
Courtney B. Vance
Harry Lennix
Jamie Foxx
Omar Epps

And, that's not even going into actresses... So, explain to me, please, your position.
[Edited 10/17/06 10:56am]

Stymie said:

Regardless, he always seemed like ass

ElCapitan said:

Even if he was discussing women in general, he's still an ass.


I have zero sympathy for folks that cheat the government and/or don't pay their taxes.