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October 18, 2006
THE WESLEY SNIPES SAGA!!!: DAY 1
1 - oh, schnap!
Wesley Snipes, whose flash-and-dash acting style carried him from the streets of the South Bronx to movie stardom, has been indicted on charges of conspiracy and tax fraud, federal officials announced Tuesday.Prosecutors said Snipes fraudulently claimed refunds totaling nearly $12 million in 1996 and 1997 on income taxes already paid. The star of the "Blade" trilogy and other movies, including "Jungle Fever" and "White Men Can't Jump," also was charged with failure to file returns from 1999 through 2004.
The whereabouts of Snipes, 44, could not be determined, said Steve Cole, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office for the Middle District of Florida.
"We made an attempt to contact him through his attorneys and now with the news conference," Cole said in a telephone interview. "Maybe he'll find out from the media and turn himself in." [full story]
2 - Can I tell you a story? I once had a roommate named Wesley and one day I left a work notebook open in the living room that had the words "WESLEY FUCKING SNIPES!!!" written in big marker on a page. I think it had something to do with a piece I was writing, but for the rest of the day my roommate was kind of salty with me, so finally I was like: "Dude. What is your deal?" And he was like: "What? What? Worried I'm gonna snipe at you?"
Funny, right?
3 - Am I a bad person because I keep wanting post: Run, Wesley! Motherfucking RUN!!!!
?
I think I might be. Also: I need to call my accountant. Quarterly self-employment taxes are a bitch.
Posted by ebogjonson in screened, on October 18, 2006 3:34 PM
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