[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22050473

Wesley Snipes has been released from prison in the US after serving time for not paying his taxes.

The 50-year-old actor was jailed in Pennsylvania in 2010 for failing to file income tax returns.

He'll now remain under house arrest for the next four months in order to complete the three year sentence he was handed.

Snipes has starred in dozens of films but is most famous for the Blade trilogy about a vampire hunter.

Millions of dollars

US prosecutors say the actor failed to file returns for at least a decade and owed millions of dollars in taxes.

It's not known where exactly he'll stay while under house arrest. At the time of his conviction he lived in a suburb of Orlando in Florida.

However, documents show he'll be under the supervision of the New York Community Corrections Office, which oversees people in the Bronx and Brooklyn areas of New York, as well as New Jersey.

At the time of his conviction in April 2008, prosecutors said Snipes had earned more than $37m (£24m) in gross income.

Do not mess with the IRS .....

[billy123]

16 weeks holiday or hand over millions of dollars umm yeah thats shown the IRS.
Which would you choose

[arista]

He needs a HBO contract
or something long term and steady

[Omah]

Originally Posted by bobnot

16 weeks holiday or hand over millions of dollars umm yeah thats shown the IRS.
Which would you choose

He spent 32 months in jail and, AFAIK, still owes the IRS $17m .....

[arista]

Yes if he works for a Contract HBO
at least he will have a paid home.

[billy123]

Originally Posted by Omah

He spent 32 months in jail and, AFAIK, still owes the IRS $17m .....

They cant jail him again for his 17 million though can they? If so i would love to get to keep $472,000 dollars a month in exchange for a holiday in a low security butlins.

[Marc]

House arrest sounds like fun, as long as you have somebody who can go out and get stuff for you. He's been in jail for a while, he's gonna want to catch up with all his TV!

[Jake.]

Bet the tit forgot to press series link on his favourite shows though!

[Marc]

Oh that would be stupid! Biggest mistake of his life