Posted on Apr 24, 2008 by Natasha
Wesley Gets Got!

Wesley leaving court today after his sentencing-AP
We all knew it was coming. Especially when dude was dodging the feds and escaping to Africa a while back. But the Feds definitely got Wesley Snipes today and sentenced him to 3 years in prison on tax charges. Several of his friends, like Denzel Washington, sent in letters to the court pleading for him to only get probation because of his good character. But clearly all that ish was a no go since the judge sentenced him to 1 year per year of him willfully not filing a tax return. Damn. When will folks learn? See you in three years boo. Cue the Free Wesley Snipes tees…
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76 Comment(s)
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
damn homie, in 94 you were the man homie!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Ah da Free Wesley…
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Hey, you don’t pay taxes you gotta pay the man…real simple. Some get away with it and some don’t. I guess he didn’t. Deal with it.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Dang Wes….. That’s all bad for you bruh!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
he better resort to the shit he learned in blade instead of Wong Foo!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Wes is an arragant a$$, this should give him a lot of time to come down to earth.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Never liked the sistah’s huh, well what about Big Mike. Don’t drop the soap.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
I don’t know the law so I am not sure if the sentenc was fitting or not. He is one of my fave from way back. I am saddened, but the law is the law and NOBODY gets away from the tax man. A lot of black celebs have been going to prison recently for lengthy sentences. Peeps we gotta do better. Well Halle karma has done you justice, Bubba will beat his ass in prison now for you.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
If this was freakin Paris Hilton, he’d be serving 1 month MAX…yall know how it works. I’m not saying that what he did was right, but if it were Brad Pitt, he wouldn’t get no damn three years. Whatev
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
For real, I’m not a big Wesley fan, but come on. 3 years. That preacher’s wife that shot him in the back for wanting kinky sex spent about two months in a mental ward and she KILLED a man. That’s what we’ve come to…money over man. It’s a sad state of affairs.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
don’t play with uncle sam and his money! you will get got!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Thats for hitting my girl HALLE in the ear BITCHHHHHHHHHHHH!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander!!! Happy camping in prison!!!! I just ask that all celebrities get the same time for the same crime for no previous records. Wes got MAX time cause he showed a simply defiance by not filing each year….oh well!!!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
All i gotta say is don’t drop the soap bruh!!!!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
LMAO!!! LMAO @ Natasha–> “Cue the Free Wesley Snipes tees…” You are wrong girl! And then you put a picture of him where it looks like he is waving “good-bye.” LOL!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Ahahaha You guys are funny…Damn Wesley can’t get no love can he? I guess you need to be careful how you treat people on your way to the top because you might need them on your way back down…
Maybe he’ll write a book or do a movie when he gets out.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
BOY MARTHA STEWART SURE PAVED THE WAY FOR CELEBRITES MESSING UP TO GO TO JAIL. I USED HER BECAUSE ALOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT HER MONEY WOULD HELP HER BUT AS WE ALL SAW IT DIDN’T..NOW OPRAH SHE PAY HER TAXES SHE AIN’T STUPID..NOW IF PEOPLE THAT DON’T HAVE HALF THE MONEY AS MR. SNIPES HAS, HAVE TO PAY TAXES WHAT MAKES HIM THINK HE CAN GET OFF FROM PAYING AND FURTHERMORE I DON’T IN ANY WAY, A SHAPE, OR FORM FEEL SORRY FOR HIM I DO HOWEVER FEEL SORRY THAT HIS FAMILY HAS TO SUFFER FOR HIS STUPID BEHAVIOR NOTICE I DIDN’T SAY MISTAKE CUZ HE KNEW…AND BESIDES 3 YRS.IS GOOD COMPARED TO THE 20+ HE WAS ORIGIANALLY LOOKING AT..AND HIS CELEBRITY STATUS PAID OFF, HE IS GOING TO GET TOLD WHAT DAY HE HAS TO REPORT TO AUTHORITIES HAD THAT BEEN A PERSON NOT IN HIS STATUS OH!!!! BEST BELIEVE THEY WOULD’VE GOTTEN LOCKED UP THAT SAME DAY SO SUCK IT UP HE STILL HAS FREE TIME….BEFORE HE REPORTS
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Christina Mason wrote:
But on the real, he did try to run and hide in Africa plus he’s been crying racism from the jump…He pissed alot of folks off with that…lol
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
THIS REALLY SHOULDNT BE A BLACK AND WHITE ISSUE CUZ UNCLE SAM ISNT PREDUJICE BY FAR..AND PLUS HALLE BERRY WOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR OUT OF THAT EAR THAT HE CAUSED HER TO GO DEAF IN (NOT HEAR SAY, HALLE ADMITTED IT HERSELF)SO KARMA IS DEFINITELY A BITCH…
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
he had a lot of those charges dropped and one of his co-defendents got 10 years. he knows he did not pay is taxes all those years trying to say the “people” that did his taxes did not advise him right. well when you get millions in a tax return check how about dont just take it and run, make sure everying is on the up and up. and how about get a referral from your celeb friends on therir tax accounts. i dont feel sorry for him.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
This WAS unfair. Check how these things usually go down. What Wes did was a misdemeanor and these cases always stay in the lower courts, but a black man is not gone get a break. They moved the case to the higher courts with more investigative power, because they knew they could get him and in the process make a successful black man look bad. Wake up people. This stuff is subliminal and deep. All the insider trading and white collar crime that goes on daily, they went after Wes because he was down with Black Power and telling Blacks to work together and amass their wealth among other things. What he did by not paying taxes happens ALL THE TIME!!! You’ve got to understand what’s going on to understand where we need to go. To dismiss these events or reduce their significance with jokes, is exactly what “they” would want you to do.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
truthseeker wrote:
And ALL THE TIME folks go to jail for it. If he was so down with Black Power he should have empowered a Black accountant and paid his taxes. Its no different than Ron Isley cashing his dead brothers checks. Hey, maybe they can share a cell
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
GOTTA PAY TAXES MISDEMEANOR OR NOT TAXES HAVE TO GET PAID AND WHEN UR CONSTANTLY IN THE PUBLIC’S EYE MAKING MOVIES, TALK SHOW HOST, ETC..U REALLY SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO TAKE A STUPID CHANCE IT’S AMAZING HOW UNCLE SAM DONT TELL WHITE PEOPLE “OH I DONT WANT UR MONEY” “I WANT JUST THE BLACK PEOPLE’S MONEY” IT’S SIMPLE PAY THE TAXES…MILLIONAIRES DONT WANNA PAY TAXES…PLAIN STUPID..
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Good for Wesley. Pay your f**king taxes, you are NOT above the law.
wtf Denzel sending the court a letter to reduce his sentence because of good character?!?! How about Denzel send a letter to his friend Wesley telling him to FOLLOW THE LAW!
I hope he thinks long and hard about his actions while he’s in jail! What nonsense!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
MILLIONAIRES WHO DONT WANT TO PAY TAXES…..E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY…..
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
MILLIONAIRES WHO DONT WANT TO PAY TAXES….E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY….
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
S. Kot wrote:
LMAO!!!!!! The gov’ment don’t mess around!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
MILLIONAIRES WHO DONT WANNA PAY TAXES…E! TRUE HOLLYWOOD STORY!!!!!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
wesley just knew he was gonna get off. because he is who he is, please!
if you would have paid his damn taxes he would not be in this situation. he is not the only celeb to go to jail for not paying taxes. why is he above the law? and just becasue other people do it that does not make it okay and that will catch up with them. need i remind he got away with this for a number of years.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
FREE WESELY!!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
LOL. Who’s foolish now Wesley? You, or black women? Yeah, bring on the free Weesley tees… on second thought, let tha mothaf—–a burn!!!!!!!!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
To Leighan:
Sweetheart, you’re missing the point… PEOPLE do NOT go to JAIL all the time… it is unfair when the courts go through extra measures to indict someone… White or black, but you can best be assured because he is BLACK, they will take those measures and make that case - EVERY TIME… Wes is no Ron Isley cashing his dead brothers checks. Puh-lees… and whose money is it anyway??? Our government is broke - the taxes we pay go to the Federal Reserve - a group of bankers and businessmen - who none of which are black, hell most of them aren’t even American… Just get educated about what happens with money in this country before you start spouting off about what’s right and wrong
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Let this be a LESSON TO EVERYONE! Nothing in life is certain but death and taxes. The feds do not PLAY! No one should be surprised by this story…Sorry Wesley, but it was only a matter of time dude…it was only a matter of time.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Come on people you know the government is like Stewie from Family Guy when it comes to taxes, you got pay those taxes. “Where’s my money” POW “I want my money” POW “Where’s my money”. “You’ve got till 5 o’clock, 5 o’clock”!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
THE POINT IS HE DID NOT PAY TAXES FOR A FEW YEARS AND THATS OKAY FOR HIM TO DO WHY AGAIN? SO WHEN I DONT WANNA FILE TAX RETURNS FOR 3 OR MORE YEARS AND HAVE TO GO TO JAIL THEN I’LL BLAME “THE MAN”, THE GOVT OR ANYONE ELSE BUT MYSELF FOR SOMETHING I KNEW WAS WORNG.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Asia wrote:
LMMAO
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Wow, the man ain’t playin, is he? Sheesh. He better call Ron Paul
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Wesley has no one to blame but himself. He knew he had to pay taxes because he paid taxes when he as a struggling actor, but now that he’s making millions he didn’t know he needed to file a federal return. Please!
I just hope he has enough money to paid Califorina, New York, or Florida State Taxes (Oh yes, they will be coming for their checks)
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Exactly… Wes will pay the taxes… never said he would’t pay the taxes… but they didn’t except that… they wanted to take him down and what interesting timing - when we have a Black man running for president? This stuff is serious… This isn’t fair because they WENT OUT OF THEIR WAY TO GET HIM and they don’t do that to others. He didn’t kill someone; he’s not slangin’ rock; he has pulled quite a few white women and he’s always been arrogant…I mean, how many Black men are in the spotlight? I’m not saying Wes is perfect, but are some of you that unwilling and afraid to question this corrupt system?
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
wow he have to do his time by the IRS (Inmate Repay Service) as I said stop playing with uncle same darn money
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Paige - that wasn’t what happened… Wes didn’t pay his taxes because the advisors he had were part of a movement to question the government about why they should pay taxes and were in court to battle for their right not to pay… do you know how many white men and families are living in the Midwest and states like North Dakota and other’s further East who DO NOT PAY TAXES!!!! There are thousands of white americans who make the exact same protest!!! They aren’t going to jail for 3 years… so many of you are so quick to say Wes got what he deserved… which is a complete oversimplification of the issue. TAXES DO NOT GO TO OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY GO TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE. They put Federal in their name to confuse people. Read up on it, people!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
This may be an attempt to send a message to all those who purposefully do not pay their taxes. I am sorry to hear that someone with so much going for him would do something so foolish. It is beyond comprehension that people will buy into the belief that we do not have to pay taxes considering all challenges have failed. If there was validity to the claims being touted as to why you don’t have to pay taxes, then why haven’t those claims been brought forth through the court system and upheld? What a shame that someone who can afford so much would choose to hurt the very government through which we have our freedoms ensured. By refusing to pay taxes, you are slapping the face of every SOLDIER, you are hurting the poor because of all the programs established to assist the poor, the elderly, the handicapped et. al., and you are asking to have no roads repaired, no assistance after hurricanes, tornadoes and other disasters, you are just being downright selfish and mean. Money is the root of evil, as they say.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
GOOD FOR YOU WESLEY MAYBE YOU WILL MEET A ASIAN GIRLY MAN SINCE YOU DON’T LIKE BLACK WOMEN!!!!!!!!! REMEMBER YOUR COMMENT YOU MADE IN EBONY ABOUT US.
YOU HATE YOUR OWN RACE THAT IS WHY WE NEVER SEE YOU SUPPORTING ANYTHING BLACK. I HOPE YOUR KARATE CHOPS ARE ON POINT, BECAUSE YOU ARE ABOUT TO GET GOT MR.SNIPES. NOTE TO ALL BLACK MEDIA IF WESLEY COME RUNNING TO YOU TO DO AN INTERVIEW, WHICH WE KNOW HE WILL……. TELL HIM TO CAL JACKIE CHAN AND JET LI. THE ASIAN COMMUNITY DIDN’T WRITE A LETTER FOR YOU WESLEY, YOU IGNORANT PUNK!!!!!!!!!!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
u aint right wrote:
LOL!!! But on the real, this is some serious ish!
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Can’t say that I feel sorry for him. Maybe that is why he doesn’t care for balck women now, lol. Oh, Well.
On Apr 24, 2008 | Reply | Quote
God don’t like ugly.
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
How;s wesley snipes not gonna like black women??? He’s blacker than black and you know his momma was too! WTF?
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
I’M LOCKED UP THEY WON’T LET ME OUT………NOOOOO THEY WON’T LET ME OUT………
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
In the words of Martin…”Momma said lock my a__!”…
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
the man is busy..dammit wes they got your ass!! but why is r kelly still runnin free..i think its cuz the government cares more about money that human lives..if wes killed some1, i truly think he couldve gotten away with it [[*cough* OJ]], but when u fuck with the Feds and their money, its on and poppin..so yea wes, dont drop the soap!!
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Bitch got what he deserved. What makes you think you are above the law. What cause you’re Welsey “LEAKY-EYED” Snipes. I’m glad the prosecutor made an example of him. And for all those crying about they’re being a black down, CRY ME A RIVER. I’m sure he didn’t give a f* about how black people would look when he decided not to pay his taxes.
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Wesley better drop his race card; after all that shit he talked about why he don’t dates Sistahs.. Hope his Asia chick got his back… Another Chicken George Coon bite the dust… Don’t worry Wesley Sistahs won’t miss your black ass… 2008 maybe the year all the mighty Niggas will come crashing back into the Hood.
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
He said he didnt date sistahs because all they want is his money, who is getting that money now.
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
You can’t mess with the I-R-S….
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Lol @ ellewills
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Yo, they got Nino Brown on tax evasion. It is real in the field
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
cooool
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Asian women will be the only ones wearing the Free Wesley tees. I don’t think anyone else will even notice he’s missing.
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Helloooooooo! Regardless of how much money you have, you will ALWAYS be treated as if you are 3/4 of a man in AmeriKKKa. Different sets of rules do apply. If they sent Ron Isley’s old ass to jail, surely you must know it’s going down for you Wes. Now this fool wanna run back to Africa (after he tried to play the entire AA-Race of women). Go Barack!
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
truthseeker wrote:
If that’s true, and we all know that then why, as a black person, wouldn’t you pay your damn taxes?! Shit if you KNOW how racist this country is, that kind of rebellion is not the way. You can’t pay your taxes, then not pay your taxes, then flee the country and be black, a celebrity, and think you’re going to get away with it. How ’bout why are you supporting him anyway? He would not give you (if you’re black) a sniff of his time!
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
BtchPlze wrote:
LMAO @ Nino Brown!!! LOL
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
truthseeker wrote:
To Leighan:
Sweetheart, you’re missing the point… PEOPLE do NOT go to JAIL all the time… it is unfair when the courts go through extra measures to indict someone… White or black, but you can best be assured because he is BLACK, they will take those measures and make that case - EVERY TIME… Wes is no Ron Isley cashing his dead brothers checks. Puh-lees… and whose money is it anyway??? Our government is broke - the taxes we pay go to the Federal Reserve - a group of bankers and businessmen - who none of which are black, hell most of them aren’t even American… Just get educated about what happens with money in this country before you start spouting off about what’s right and wrong
If that’s true, and we all know that then why, as a black person, wouldn’t you pay your damn taxes?! Shit if you KNOW how racist this country is, that kind of rebellion is not the way. You can’t pay your taxes, then not pay your taxes, then flee the country and be black, a celebrity, and think you’re going to get away with it. How ’bout why are you supporting him anyway? He would not give you (if you’re black) a sniff of his time!
WindyGIrl: Read my other comments above and I break it down for you. I’m not saying Wes did the smartest thing by rebelling in this way, but thousands of white people are doing it and NONE OF THEM ARE GOING TO JAIL… You all are so quick to throw someone under the bus… so judgmental.. Damn, I guess you all never made a mistake; never broke the law; never got a parking ticket; never got a speeding ticket - you’re being so hypocritical because you don’t LIKE Wesley - and that is a whole other level of craziness… how is them going after Wesley any different than them going after or being unfair towards any other black person??? I’m not defending Wesley Snipes character because I don‘t KNOW him and NEITHER do YOU - but u r allowing ur personal feelings because he was in some article and said something crazy - that who knows what was the context, why he said it and if he even still feels that way - but all of that is irrelevant!!! There is a much larger issue here. WES SHOULD BE PUNISHED, but the punishment should fit the crime and this DOES NOT!!!
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
WindyGIrl: Read my other comments above and I break it down for you. I’m not saying Wes did the smartest thing by rebelling in this way, but thousands of white people are doing it and NONE OF THEM ARE GOING TO JAIL… You all are so quick to throw someone under the bus… so judgmental.. Damn, I guess you all never made a mistake; never broke the law; never got a parking ticket; never got a speeding ticket - you’re being so hypocritical because you don’t LIKE Wesley - and that is a whole other level of craziness… how is them going after Wesley any different than them going after or being unfair towards any other black person??? I’m not defending Wesley Snipes character because I don‘t KNOW him and NEITHER do YOU - but u r allowing ur personal feelings because he was in some article and said something crazy - that who knows what was the context, why he said it and if he even still feels that way - but all of that is irrelevant!!! There is a much larger issue here. WES SHOULD BE PUNISHED, but the punishment should fit the crime and this DOES NOT!!!
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
PLUS WHY ARE SO MANY OF YOU ACTING LIKE RACISM IS JUST THE STATUS QUO IN THIS COUNTRY AND SO WE SHOULD ACCEPT IT!!!
DAMN, MARTIN, ROSA, MALCOLM - THOSE WHO WERE LYNCHED AND DIED FOR BEING BLACK ARE TURNING IN THEIR GRAVES… WHERE DID SUCH COMPLACENCY COME FROM???
IT IS NOT OKAY THAT “A BLACK MAN IS 3/4 OF MAN IN AMERICA” AND SEVERAL OTHER COMMENTS are quite disturbing…
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Isn’t it funny how he needs “us” now! what ever!
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
i dont care how many time he’s going to be in jail.he deserves it for all his crazyness.this man is just a damned bastard!!!
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Christina Mason wrote:
Brad probably pays his taxes. Stop making this a race thing. Nothing is certain but death and taxes. I’m tired of black celebrities trying to avoid taxes and them crying when they get caught: Yolanda Adams, Aretha Franklin, Peabo Bryson. One way or another Uncle Sam will get his. You may as well do it upfront and save yourself the heartache (and a sore behind).
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
We got to do better…
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
Karma from slappin up Halle..not feeling bad for him @ all
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
All I’m saying is - the three officers that killed Sean Bell were acquitted and this fool has to go to prison?? What kind of sense does that make? Now my taxpaying dollars have to go to his 3 hots and a cot when he had $40 million dollars to hoard in the first place?? The taxes are not being refunded now that he’s going to jail anyway - so it would just make sense to save time, money and space and simply make him pay up. Where are our priorities>
On Apr 25, 2008 | Reply | Quote
You damn right. Mr. “I don’t date black women”.
On Apr 26, 2008 | Reply | Quote
i’m not even thinking wesley snipes, ronald isley or any of these other rich idiots should get leinency when they can’t do the simple duty of paying taxes..if i pay mine, pay yours. do they NOT just come out of a check in hollywood, or am i just a bit naieve to the whole hollywood check/obvious paid under the table thing? WTF, fa real. (and please, i’m asking a hypothetical question here. do not answer it for me. whatever they do, he should have paid like everyone else. no free rides!)
betcha he didn’t use that damn “new jack city” line this time..
“i’d like to that the criminal justice system..”
i’m full of the wesley snipes clips…
On Apr 28, 2008 | Reply | Quote
HA HA! You’re right. I have never heard this N word do anything at all for black folks. Wasn’t even decent enough to father pure black children, and take care of one black wife. Now we’re supposed to be upset and march with sharpton for HIM. NO THANKS. Shouldn’t have listened to that dumb asian wife of his. A black wife would have told him better.
On Apr 28, 2008 | Reply | Quote
I think his asian wife should round up all the koreans,chinese, and other asians to march for him. Does he have a snow ball chance in hell of that happening??? LOL LOL NOT!!!
On Apr 28, 2008 | Reply | Quote
A better punishment would be to take ALL of his money, and make sure he is banned from the film industry, and then we’ll see if the asian wife sits in the shack with him! LOL LOL
On Apr 28, 2008 | Reply | Quote
I SECOND THAT EMOTION!