Wesley Snipes News

Slideshow: Mo' money, mo' problems! 20 celeb tax cheats

By Donovan X. Ramsey

12:22 PM on 02/06/2012

SLIDESHOW - No one is spared from the strong arm of the IRS, not even celebrities...
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Slideshow: Black vampires before 'Breaking Dawn'

By Tamy Cozier

6:08 PM on 11/18/2011

SLIDESHOW - Traditionally, black actors have had little success with the vampire genre of film-making. But here the top 10 films featuring black vampire characters...
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Slideshow: Who should play Miles Davis?

By theGrio

3:29 PM on 11/16/2011

SLIDESHOW - Oscar nominee Don Cheadle has made no secret about his desire to portray Davis, and we agree he'd be great, but he's just one of several potential actors who might pass muster...
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Anthony Mackie races to get Jesse Owens biopic made

By Chris Witherspoon

6:10 AM on 09/30/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Anthony Mackie has set his sights on starring in a biopic about the Olympic gold medalist Jesse Owens....
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Federal court rejects Snipes' appeal in tax case

By theGrio

11:34 AM on 09/06/2011

ATLANTA (AP) - A federal appeals court in Atlanta has turned away the latest attempt by actor Wesley Snipes to get his conviction and prison sentence on tax charges overturned...
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'Attack the Block' invades the black sci-fi genre

By Chris Witherspoon

12:31 PM on 07/29/2011

theGRIO REPORT - In recent months the films has been screened in numerous locations across the country and has created substantial online buzz...
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Slideshow: Stars we want to be 'comeback kids'

By Deron Dalton

4:30 PM on 07/26/2011

SLIDESHOW - "Don't call it a comeback!" But how can we not call it that when there are entertainers we all miss...
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Supreme Court turns down Snipes' appeal

By theGrio

12:03 PM on 06/06/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has turned away the latest attempt by actor Wesley Snipes to get his conviction and prison sentence on tax charges overturned...
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'Jungle Fever': Looking back two decades later

By theGrio

10:20 AM on 05/11/2011

When Spike Lee released 'Jungle Fever' in 1991, he single-handedly addressed an issue that had been raising eyebrows for years: interracial dating...
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Incarcerated Wesley Snipes heads up new video game

By theGrio

4:53 PM on 01/11/2011

Wesley Snipes is lending his hand to an all-new game that's coming to the iPhone and iPad this June before rolling out to Xbox LIVE, PlayStation Network and Android...
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Wesley Snipes begins serving prison sentence

By theGrio

2:05 PM on 12/09/2010

LEWIS RUN, Pennsylvania (AP) - The minimum security prison camp is worlds away from the harsh prison fortresses depicted in the Snipes' films "Undisputed" and "Brooklyn's Finest."...
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'Blade' broke? Snipes will find low pay in prison

By theGrio

8:58 AM on 12/09/2010

LEWIS RUN, Pennsylvania (AP) - The most jarring aspect of the celebrity's stay might be the five daily head counts, three during the overnight hours....
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Why Wesley Snipes deserves a second chance

By Ronda Racha Penrice

8:53 AM on 12/08/2010

OPINION - He, like so many other black men, will serve time for an offense that would typically result in a fine...
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Judge: Wesley Snipes must surrender before holiday

By theGrio

8:51 AM on 12/07/2010

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) - The judge wrote that Snipes had plenty of time to prepare "for the impact that his incarceration will have upon members of his family"...
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Snipes in the slammer: 'Blade' star ordered to jail

By theGrio

3:29 PM on 12/01/2010

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) - The 48-year-old star of the "Blade" trilogy was convicted in 2008 for willful failure to file income tax returns...
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Bail out 'Blade'? Snipes asks for extension to appeal

By theGrio

8:39 AM on 11/24/2010

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) - Snipes has been free on bail while appealing his 2008 conviction for willful failure to file income tax returns...
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Wesley Snipes ordered to surrender in tax case

By theGrio

3:01 PM on 11/19/2010

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) - Judge William Terrell Hodges in Ocala, Florida, rejected a request from the actor's attorneys to review Snipes' sentence and grant a new trial...
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Biased against 'Blade'? Snipes argues for new trial

By theGrio

11:24 AM on 11/15/2010

OCALA, Florida (AP) - Snipes argues some jurors decided he was guilty before hearing any evidence and prosecutors hid damaging information about a key witness...
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Wesley Snipes to argue for new tax trial in US

By theGrio

2:40 PM on 11/02/2010

OCALA, Florida (AP) - Snipes argues some jurors decided he was guilty before hearing any evidence and prosecutors hid damaging information about a key witness...
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Wesley Snipes avoiding jail time for tax crimes

By theGrio

10:03 AM on 08/26/2010

OCALA, Fla., Aug. 24 (UPI) - A federal appeals court this earlier this year upheld the actor's conviction and sentence...
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