Entertainment News
- 11 March 2013, 9:57
Martin Freeman's partner goes bankrupt over tax bill
The partner of actor Martin Freeman has reportedly gone bankrupt over a £120,000 tax bill.
Actress Amanda Abbington's bankruptcy was registered in London's High Court under her birth name Amanda Jane Smith, according to The Sun.
Editors at the tabloid report that Abbington, who has been with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey star for 11 years and is the mother of his two children, will likely be discharged from bankruptcy after a year.
A source tells the newspaper, "Amanda has done nothing legally wrong, but I am sure Revenue and Customs officials will be fuming on missing out on her cash, especially given her common-law husband is a very successful actor.
"Bankruptcy laws recognise individuals rather than couples, so the penniless partner of a wealthy person is free to go bust like anyone else."
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gypsy56
1:55pm on 11/3/2013
If it's good enough for an MP can't see why an Actress can't do the same, it's all part of the same 'high' (although rank would be a more appropriate term) society.