Wesley Snipes Where Art Thou?
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006Wesley Snipes is a wanted man tonight. The star of movies like ‘White Men Can’t Jump,’ ‘Jungle Fever,’ ‘US Marshalls,’ and the ‘Blade’ films has not filed Internal Revenue returns for six years. And, as you may guess, the IRS wants it money. The indictment says that he failed to claim almost 12 million dollars in earnings. Snipes star has falling in the past few years after becoming a 90’s silver screen icon. Now he may be more famous for his striped jailed suits instead of starring in any big films.
Snipes is not the only star to conviently forget to pay the taxman. Richard Hatch, the winner of 1 Million Dollars on Surviver, is currently in the Federal Jail System because he didn’t file. Pete Rose, when he wasn’t gambling, was also avoiding the IRS. Willie Nelson, when he wasn’t puffing on reefer, didn’t pay the tax man and when he was caught released an album called ‘The IRS Tapes’ to help pay his debt.
So if Snipes needs some advice he has plenty of people to call. The actor is currently filiming a movie called ‘Gallowalker.’ He is also signed on to do three films that haven’t started filimg called ‘Toussaint,’ ‘Chasing the Dragon,’ and ‘The Shooter.’ If he does not answer the charges that are filed against him shortly I have a suggestion for him: He could do a remake of the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie ‘The Running Man’ or team another version of ‘The Fugitive.’ With his audience not going to see him at the movies lately, his last movie (’Hard Luck’) cost more money than it took in, maybe it would easier for to play a part that he could relate to.