Snipes Claims Racism For Problems

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See More... Wesley Snipes has taken a shot at the media for portraying him as a bad guy after he was charged with tax fraud, claiming he is the victim of racism.

Snipes is due to stand trial in Florida in January, on charges he fraudulently claimed tax refunds of almost $12m in 1996 and 1997. He is also accused of failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2004.

Snipes denied that he tried to avoid charges by fleeing to Namibia, (a country that doesn’t have an extradition treaty with America) where he was shooting the movie Gallowwalker. (more…)

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397 Staralicious Published 12/15/07 Message Add to Friends

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he doesn't need anyone to make him LOOK like a bad guy for committing tax fraud.....

131 geeky34 12/15/07 Message Add to Friends Reply

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dude it's not racist to call you a criminal, which you are if you cheated on your taxes.

200 ToweringTay 12/15/07 Message Add to Friends Reply

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if hollywood and the press are racist, why are folks like denzel and eddie murphy popular and doing well?

18 speedysnailgo 12/15/07 Message Add to Friends Reply

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I'm sorry but that is such a copout!

199 dsnyland45 12/15/07 Message Add to Friends Reply

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not that there might NOT be an element of racism to some of this, but he's always seemed like kind of a prick.

135 BigLogo9 12/15/07 Message Add to Friends Reply

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I'm so sick of of certain races blaming Racism for any problem they encounter. How 'bout just be responsable for your actions, and you never have to worry about anything!!

5 simplem9 12/16/07 Message Add to Friends Reply

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