Paris - Isabelle Adjani sentenced to probation
French film icon Isabelle Adjani (68) has been sentenced to two years' probation for tax fraud and money laundering. The court in Paris also imposed a fine of 250,000 euros on Adjani.
The legendary actress was accused of having moved her residence to Portugal on paper in 2016 and 2017 in order to save 236,000 euros in income tax. She is also alleged to have declared a gift of two million euros as a loan and to have received 120,000 euros from an offshore company into an undeclared US account.
Adjani told the magazine "L'Obs" in October that the million euro sum was actually a private loan. She had needed it following financial turmoil at a personal and professional level. Accordingly, she had also registered the sum of money with the authorities. However, the tax office later assumed it was a gift and demanded high taxes.
No villa with a pool
"Listen, I'm not an American-style artist," Adjani told L'Obs about the economics of her profession. "I'm not that woman." She has not worked regularly over the years and is also socially committed. She lives modestly for rent and not in a villa with a pool, as many people think.
Adjani was born in France in 1955 to an Algerian father and a German mother. The multi-award-winning actress celebrated successes as the unhappy lover of sculptor Auguste Rodin in "Camille Claudel" and in the socially critical film "Heute trage ich Rock!", in which she plays an overworked teacher.
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- Despite living modestly, Isabelle Adjani's name was linked to tax fraud and money laundering allegations, involving a move of residence to Portugal, undeclared funds, and a loan mislabeled as a gift.
- The French investigation into Isabelle Adjani's tax matters revealed her involvement in a controversial offshore scheme linked to an American account.
- The Paris court handed down a suspended sentence to Isabelle Adjani for her role in the tax fraud and money laundering case, which involved saving tens of thousands of euros through Portuguese residency and undeclared gifts.
- The French authorities accused Isabelle Adjani of transferring her residential records to Portugal in 2016 and 2017 to benefit from lower taxes, triggering an inquiry into potential tax evasion and money laundering activities.
- In a statement to the magazine L'Obs, Isabelle Adjani defended herself, asserting that a million-euro "gift" was actually a private loan that she had subsequently declared to the authorities, aiming to clarify the tax office's interpretation of the transaction.
- After her conviction in the tax fraud and money laundering case, Isabelle Adjani's controversial profile as a French film icon continued to challenge notions of celebrity and wealth among French and international audiences.
Source: www.stern.de
