“Harry Potter” star Emma Watson named in the Panama Papers leak scandal (ibtimes.com.au).
Certainly not the leaked scandal most of Em’s all too often elder cane waving Noahs have been long breathless for I imagine.
“‘Harry Potter’ star Emma Watson has been named in the Panama Papers leak scandal. The database, released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, reveals that the 26-year-old social activist is connected to an offshore company set up by the controversial law firm Mossack Fonseca. The Spectator first reported that a search for Watson’s full name—Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson—will reveal her as a beneficiary of the company Falling Leaves Ltd, which is under the jurisdiction of the British Virgin Islands.”
Suggestively Edenic, but the “Falling Leaves” seemingly covering her cute derrière rather than Eve’s lady garden most stroke their garden serpent wishing, praying to the safe haven Almighty to see. Perhaps it should not really be too surprising though, she is after all daughter of two English lawyers and graduated from prestigious Ivy League Brown University. But, of course, it needs to be remembered:
“Being named in the documents doesn’t automatically mean they are involved in illegal activities. However, it is generally frowned upon as there are those who invest in offshore accounts for illegal purposes. Watson’s rep was quick to clarify the actress’ involvement in the papers, saying her company, Falling Leaves, was set up for the sole purpose of ‘protecting her anonymity and safety.’”
Which could be true, rather like the pseudonym anonymity an illustrator may use to protect their identity without attempting to hide the fact that they are evading huge amounts of tax and buying up half the property in South East Essex.
Emma Watson denies tax evasion after leak reveals actress used offshore account to buy $40M London house (ibtimes.com).
“Actress Emma Watson Tuesday denied tax evasion after she was named in the latest Panama Papers offshore data leaks. The ‘Harry Potter’ star is reported to have used an offshore company to buy a property worth $40 million in London.”
But:
“‘Emma receives absolutely no tax or monetary advantages from this offshore company whatsoever, only privacy. … U.K. companies are required to publicly publish details of their shareholders and therefore do not give her the necessary anonymity required to protect her personal safety, which has been jeopardized in the past owing to such information being publicly available. Offshore companies do not publish these shareholder details,’ Watson’s spokesman said in a statement.”
“Absolutely no tax or monetary advantages”, seemimngly like the endorsement she probably never received for recommending that OMGYES “expensive” subscription big-O achiving sex website that had nothing to do with porn, the videos being for instruction purposes only.
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12th May 2016
Some spied opportunity for rallying anti-feminist warcry.
Indeed, as with many who enjoy the delights of the adult entertainment industry—althought not taken as a generalised whole as some may wish to portray—feminism and “sexualised” pop culture are not necessarily mutually exclusive while perhaps agenda and enjoyment of anything other than appealing too it generally are.
Alas though, soon after on said forum post each decided to reveal that they did in fact work for the IRS or various accounting firms and that each other “obviously” did not understand nature of taxes and tax havens in edition to the multifaceted issue of feminism, and I believe the grammar police were called in at least once to adjudicate. Such is the nature of “interacting” in the era of social media.
At least it can be said with such corner stones of financial society taking an interest it’s not the oppotunistically low hanging fruit of pop culture responsible for dumbing down politics and culture.
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