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Celebrity That Lost A Fortune: Wesley Snipes

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Wesley Snipes is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist, who is best known for his role as the Marvel Comics character Blade in the Blade film trilogy. He has been acting for a many years and has earned awards and made a great deal of money, yet he still managed to go completely broke! In 2006, he was forced to file for bankruptcy, and then indicted for tax evasion. Wesley had an IRS bill of over $12 million in six years. He then was forced to spend three years in prison for his debt. Where on Earth did he spend all his money?!

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