Emma Watson named in Panama Papers

[TaxGuyParticipant]

Emma Watson, the Harry Potter actress-turned-liberal activist, has been named in the Panama Papers.

But it’s no big deal, she says, because having an offshore company or account is not illegal or unethical. But it is private. Or it was supposed to be.

“Emma (like many high-profile individuals) set up an offshore company for the sole purpose of protecting her anonymity and safety,” said a statement issued by her representatives Tuesday. “Emma receives absolutely no tax or monetary advantages from this offshore company whatsoever — only privacy.”

The Panama Papers, in case you’ve forgotten already, are a cache of more than 11 million confidential documents from a Panama law firm leaked to and published online last month by an international consortium of journalists who have been busy combing the database for details on how rich, famous and powerful people hide their wealth in offshore accounts and tax havens.

Scandal and embarrassment soon followed for a dozen heads of state and scores of their relatives. At least one had to resign and others, including Watson’s fellow Brit, Prime Minister David Cameron, have been forced to explain why they have offshore accounts and whether or not any of their country’s financial and tax laws were broken.

But there were relatively few well-known entertainers named initially, and none were American. Oscar-winning Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar, martial-arts star Jackie Chan, and Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan were the major celebrity boldfaced names that came out initially.

Later, the names of other celebrity Brits, including Simon Cowell, the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, ex-wife of Prince Andrew, and Heather Mills, ex-wife of Paul McCartney, also turned up in the Panama Papers.

Now Watson has been added to the list, after the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published more data on more than 200,000 entities on its website on Monday.

The British conservative weekly The Spectatorper used the database and found that “Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson” is a beneficiary in an offshore company based in the British Virgin Islands. The magazine used the discovery to suggest that Watson’s continued political activism could lead to more questions about her use of this offshore company.

As Watson’s smarter-than-everybody character Hermione Granger might say, not so fast. Privacy and safety are what Watson seeks, not bolt holes for the millions she’s earned from Harry Potter.

UK 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,” her statement said. “Offshore companies do not publish these shareholder details.”

Watson, 26, who grew up playing Hermione in the Harry Potter movies, has become an outspoken liberal and feminist activist, representing the United Nations as a goodwill ambassador and campaigning for women’s rights and girls’ education around the world.

Last week, after lawyer Sadiq Khan was elected mayor of London (becoming the first Muslim to head a major western city), Watson called on him to set up a statue of a British suffragette outside Parliament.

So, nothing to see here. She just wants to be anonymous in her business dealings and didn’t get any tax benefit, like all those men did. Just ignore this, because vagina….

Next we will see Bruce Jenner’s name, but that won’t matter because Bruce Jenner doesn’t exist anymore. You can’t hold Caytlin accountable for what Bruce did.

Order the good wine

[Jan SobieskiParticipant 28791]

Hypocrisy.

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[hellraiderParticipant 2837]

So, another c~~~ is found to be a hypocrite, why am i not surprised?

[uchibenkeiParticipant 7965]

When I was an accountant, I helped set up offshore accounts for people. Law firms have many ghost accounts in tax havens like the virgin islands and other places. It’s not illegal but the privacy line is a load of s~~~. Privacy is a benefit of using offshore accounts but let me say in no unclear terms, the main purpose of these accounts is to hide money and avoid taxes. Lawyers will tell you if anybody asks questions, just say it’s for privacy. Well lo and behold that’s exactly what Ms Watson is doing.

I bathe in the tears of single moms.

[Deadly RaverParticipant]

So ms. Femnazi poster girl also cheats on her taxes? She’s about one more f~~~ up away from having to do b-movies and sex tapes.

Learn from the past, Control the present, and you will know the Future.

[Anonymous 1]

Emma Watson doesn’t want to be tax raped. Let’s cut the c~~~ a break.

The best thing to come out of the UK was Emma Watson’s flight to LA. She did live in Switzerland for a little while. I assumed she was taking herself off to be euthanized.

Don’t come back Emma.

[Zuberi TauParticipant 10606]

What a f~~~ing hypocrite.

[CPT ObviousParticipant 2751]

"You don't know a woman till you have met her in divorce court."

[RennieParticipant]

Emma is not only a post wall, man hater, but also involved in tax evasion. Nice.

[mp357Participant 531]

she speaks at the u.n., evades taxes and is a millionaire from childhood, bitch is illuminati.

[Darth SinParticipant 576]

TAXIUS AVOIDUS !

50 points from Gyrffinwhore, Granger.

[Anonymous 42]

Emma Nazi (heil) couldn’t fight her way out of a wet Hitler youth paper bag.

Heil fraulein Wotson!
Heil,,,
Heil,,,
Heil,,,
Heil,,,

[CPT ObviousParticipant 2751]

Anonymous wrote:

Emma Nazi

That is a twisted but funny pic.

There must be something seriously wrong with me, because she looks hot in that German uniform….

<Demons BEGONE!>

"You don't know a woman till you have met her in divorce court."

[BeerParticipant 11832]

Nobody hates paying taxes more than a liberal.

[RennieParticipant]

CPT Obvious wrote:

MG-ɹǝʍo┴ wrote:

Emma Nazi

That is a twisted but funny pic.

There must be something seriously wrong with me, because she looks hot in that German uniform….

<Demons BEGONE!>

Maybe it’s the outfit she wears when she is dominating someone in her sex dungeon.

[SkeptiskParticipant 3679]

TaxGuy wrote:

Next we will see Bruce Jenner’s name, but that won’t matter because Bruce Jenner doesn’t exist anymore. You can’t hold Caytlin accountable for what Bruce did.

LMAO!!! I wonder if a person with multiple-personality syndrome can be charged? Might be very hard to coax the real perpetrator out from hiding…

"Expecting to find a decent woman on a dating site is like dumpster diving and expecting to come out with a gourmet meal." Won'tGetFooledAgain

[HereticParticipant 151]

As much as I love the Harry Potter movies, I can only read the books now because every time I hear Emma Watson’s voice, I wanna puke…

But, we all know women can’t manage money. No man has ever blown $9 billion dollars in 6 months.

So I have no doubt Emma Watson will be f~~~ing up her finances in the future if she hasn’t already.

[The Laughing ManParticipant 1020]

Anonymous wrote:

Emma Nazi (heil) couldn’t fight her way out of a wet Hitler youth paper bag.

Heil fraulein Wotson!
Heil,,,
Heil,,,
Heil,,,
Heil,,,

HAAAAAA! Brilliant

I thought what I'd do was I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes...or should I?

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