Wesley Snipes is headed to jail for three years. Wesley Snipes was convicted of tax evasion and will serve three years for tax-related crimes. Back in 2008, it was discovered that he owed over $15 million in taxes.

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While he was ordered to jail this summer, he decided to appeal the sentence and was officially sentenced today. His long-time pal Denzel Washington tried to sway the court and wrote in his defense:

“Wesley is like a mighty oak tree,” Washington wrote, “Many who know him have witnessed the fruit of his labours. I have sat in his shade and even been protected by his presence.”

Shockingly, the judge didn’t buy this oak tree nonsense and away to prison he goes!

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