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wildbilln864

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3. not private anymore Emma...

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Wed May 11, 2016, 12:25 AM

May 2016

so you have a few million tucked away.

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Emma Watson named in Panama Papers [View all] NobodyHere May 2016 OP

Of course conservatives and liberals... ReRe May 2016 #1

Sorry, Emma. . .don't believe you. Feeling the Bern May 2016 #2

I don't know what to believe nxylas May 2016 #16

not private anymore Emma... wildbilln864 May 2016 #3

Oh I bet is was for privacy reasons, alright. Surely she is one of highest paid of her profession. silvershadow May 2016 #4

Not in the top 10...but very well-paid, I'm sure. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #60

Two of Hillary Clintons biggest campaign contributors have been named ThinkCritically May 2016 #5

But not Hillary herself, Chicago1980 May 2016 #10

You shall be known by the company you keep. Cassiopeia May 2016 #12

Yes, guilt by association is a long-standing pillar of legal philosophy Orrex May 2016 #17

If they were associates of a GOP official, it'd be trending at the top. 7962 May 2016 #14

Hillary, herself, just uses the Delaware tax haven. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #24

Another SanderiSta Lie dbackjon May 2016 #31

Trump and Clinton share Delaware tax 'loophole' address with 285,000 firms w4rma May 2016 #56

except it is not a Tax Shelter. dbackjon May 2016 #57

Tens of thousands of companies avoid hundreds of millions … in tax through the …“Delaware loophole”. w4rma May 2016 #68

I know the facts dbackjon May 2016 #69

No. You obfuscate the facts. You cherry pick one fact, and pretend others don't also exist. w4rma May 2016 #70

She has a Foundation. People need to know where to send donations... glowing May 2016 #47

Pro-Trump trolls posting all over Democratic Underground lately Democat May 2016 #38

I am NOT pro Trump... ThinkCritically May 2016 #73

Well that is a lame excuse. Safety? Anonymity? Geeesch! glinda May 2016 #6

You know she was a victim of a stalker, right? ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #8

See post #11 that I inadvertently addressed to someone else instead of you NT Ex Lurker May 2016 #19

Was he stalking her bank? GummyBearz May 2016 #27

Who knows? ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #66

If she was using that phony corporation to avoid paying her share of taxes it is everybodys business GummyBearz May 2016 #71

No logic here.... glinda May 2016 #64

I get it ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #67

Setting up an offshore corporation to avoid a stalker Ex Lurker May 2016 #11

One of her parents probably set it up Beaverhausen May 2016 #7

I don't believe her either... C Moon May 2016 #9

Lazy? No... greedy GummyBearz May 2016 #28

Emma Watson is not an American citizen notadmblnd May 2016 #52

Bet she does a Jimmy Carr. Bad Dog May 2016 #13

I imagine most of her fortune was made in the UK (since Ilsa May 2016 #15

yup, no big deal, just avoiding to pay taxes. no big deal. move along nothing to see. Javaman May 2016 #18

Liberals are guilty of tax evasion too. alarimer May 2016 #20

She could have done it to protect her wealth, not from the tax man, closeupready May 2016 #21

lol GummyBearz May 2016 #29

I know, lol, it sounds goofy, but "protecting assets" has been a marketing strategy closeupready May 2016 #35

It's still perfectly legal to have offshore accounts, you're just required to report them to the IRS Xithras May 2016 #46

I had one in France years ago ... closeupready May 2016 #50

I have an account in Sweden Bjornsdotter May 2016 #51

TAX DODGER!!!!!!!111!!!! closeupready May 2016 #54

I know! Bjornsdotter May 2016 #61

I had to look up Emma Watson to see who she was. I wouldn't recognize her if I tripped over her. nt valerief May 2016 #22

it appears to be legal so we should not be surprised it is used dembotoz May 2016 #23

Emma Watson is a good soul. I'll take her at her word, unless I specifically find out otherwise. w4rma May 2016 #25

Well, there's that whole hypocrisy thing. Frank Cannon May 2016 #32

Considering that it's legal and that she would support making it illegal, I don't see the hypocrisy. w4rma May 2016 #36

The 1% is bad, unless they are cute or famous Democat May 2016 #39

You're not making any sense, Democat. Would you murder the 1% down to the last woman and child? w4rma May 2016 #42

It was a joke on the DU philosophy that all rich people are evil Democat May 2016 #44

Your "joke" is neither accurate nor funny. (nt) w4rma May 2016 #55

You must be new here if you think that Democat May 2016 #58

Keep digging that hole for yourself. I've been a member of DU since right after the (s)election.(nt) w4rma May 2016 #63

A "good soul" who is avoiding paying her fair share of taxes FLPanhandle May 2016 #43

She says that she didn't get any tax benefit from the arrangement, whatsoever. w4rma May 2016 #45

That excuse is pretty weak FLPanhandle May 2016 #49

Finally: A reason to care about the Panama Papers leak—attractive people you know from your teevee w4rma May 2016 #65

They still never found who 'leaked' the banks records to the "journalist consortium"? Sunlei May 2016 #26

Well I put $1 on... GummyBearz May 2016 #30

some of the account names are billionaire Russians the USA placed financial sanctions on last yr. Sunlei May 2016 #34

Hadn't thought about that option GummyBearz May 2016 #37

The "privacy" excuse is bullshit. Nye Bevan May 2016 #33

DUers got angry when people setup Delaware corporations Democat May 2016 #41

I'm not liking excuse V1.0, maybe the next one will be more convincing MowCowWhoHow III May 2016 #40

Most likely set up by her accountant(s)? Jimbo S May 2016 #48

I'm pretty sure just about every account was set up by accountants NobodyHere May 2016 #53

Probably an innocent mistake Democat May 2016 #59

No Fan of emma Jesus Malverde May 2016 #62

The Panamanian company was involved with her purchase of a London residence on her behalf Monk06 May 2016 #72

Just wondering... Blue_Tires May 2016 #74