Brian Damage
08-25-2010, 11:52 PM
“Crocodile Dundee” actor Paul Hogan cannot leave Australia because of a long-running dispute with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) over an alleged multi-million dollar unpaid bill.
Hogan, 70, resides in the United States but traveled to his native Australia to attend his mother’s funeral last week, according to a report from the AFP.
Upon his attempts to return, tax officials served the actor with an order barring him from leaving until the matter is settled.
According to the AFP report, the dispute has been going on for five years.
Andrew Robinson, an attorney for Hogan, said his client “continues to vehemently deny any wrongdoing.”
"He will continue to defend his position through all available legal and other channels. He is stunned and very disappointed that the government could treat him as a flight risk,” Robinson said via statement.
"The process of detaining Paul in Australia away from his wife and child in Los Angeles has devastated Paul and he hopes that discussions between us and the ATO will lead to a prompt resolution allowing him to return to his family."
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/08/25/crocodile-dundee-actor-paul-hogan-barred-leaving-australia-tax-dispute/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fentertainment+%28Internal+-+Entertainment+-+Mixed%29
Hogan, 70, resides in the United States but traveled to his native Australia to attend his mother’s funeral last week, according to a report from the AFP.
Upon his attempts to return, tax officials served the actor with an order barring him from leaving until the matter is settled.
According to the AFP report, the dispute has been going on for five years.
Andrew Robinson, an attorney for Hogan, said his client “continues to vehemently deny any wrongdoing.”
"He will continue to defend his position through all available legal and other channels. He is stunned and very disappointed that the government could treat him as a flight risk,” Robinson said via statement.
"The process of detaining Paul in Australia away from his wife and child in Los Angeles has devastated Paul and he hopes that discussions between us and the ATO will lead to a prompt resolution allowing him to return to his family."
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/08/25/crocodile-dundee-actor-paul-hogan-barred-leaving-australia-tax-dispute/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fentertainment+%28Internal+-+Entertainment+-+Mixed%29