還記得在電影《哈利波特》中飾演羅恩的英國演員Rupert Grint(魯伯特·格林特)嗎?
1988年出生的Rupert,今年已經36歲啦,現在他長這樣。
近年來Rupert鮮少有作品問世,最近卻突然衝上了頭版頭條,原因竟然是出現了稅務問題!
這也讓有些粉絲擔心,“羅恩”現在的生活究竟怎麼樣了?
被勒令繳納180萬英鎊稅款
Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million)billafter he lost a legal battle with thetaxauthorities.前《哈利·波特》電影演員魯伯特·格林特因與稅務部門的法律糾紛失利,面臨180萬英鎊(約230萬美元)的賬單。
Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the magical film franchise, was ordered to pay the money in 2019 after H.M. Revenue and Customs, the U.K. tax agency, investigated his tax return from seven years earlier.
格林特曾在魔法電影系列中飾演羅恩·韋斯萊,在2019年被英國稅務海關總署調查七年前的納稅申報單後,被勒令繳納這筆款項。
The agency said Grint had wrongly classed 4.5 million pounds in residuals from the movies — money from DVD sales, TV syndication, streaming rights and other sources — as a capital asset rather than income, which is subject to a much higher tax rate.
稅務部門表示,格林特錯誤地將450萬英鎊來自電影的“盈餘”——包括DVD銷售、電視轉播權、流媒體播放權和其他來源的資金)歸類為資本資產而非收入,而收入的稅率要高得多。
Lawyers for Grint appealed, but after years of wrangling atribunaljudge ruled against the actor this week.格林特的律師曾提出上訴,但經過多年的爭辯,法庭審判員本週作出裁定,判定格倫特敗訴。
Judge Harriet Morgan said the money “derived substantially the whole of its value from the activities of Mr. Grint” and “is taxable as income.”法官哈麗特·摩根表示,這筆錢“主要來自格林特的活動”,因此“應當作為收入徵稅”。
拍《哈利波特》狂賺2500萬美元
年少成名讓Rupert 早早擁有了外人難以企及的財富和名聲。小時候的他還完全搞不清自己拍《哈利波特》到底賺了多少錢。
Plucked from obscurity at age 11, Rupert Grint had little concept of Hollywood movie finances when initially cast as Ron Weasley. He said that his dad handled all that business side.
年僅11歲時,魯伯特·格林特被選中出演羅恩·韋斯萊,當時他對好萊塢電影的財務運作幾乎一無所知。他說,所有的財務事務都是由他的父親負責的。
But as the films progressively became among the most lucrative in history, hispaychecksnaturally swelled to dramatic heights. Yet the staggering amounts were intentionally hidden from Grint through hisadolescence.
但隨著電影逐漸成為史上最賺錢的系列之一,他的片酬自然也水漲船高,達到了驚人的高度。然而,這些天文數字在格林特的青少年時期被有意隱瞞。
Though the precise number remains private, multiple reports suggest he earned around $25 million by the conclusion of the epic fantasy franchise.
儘管確切數字仍然是保密的,但多家媒體報道稱,電影系列結束時,他大約賺了2500萬美元。
“I actually don’t know how much I have. I couldn’t even really guess.”It doesn’t really motivate me too much. It makes you comfortable, that’s the good thing about it, I think.”I’m glad it’s there but I’m not really that focused on it.” he said in an interview with The Radio Times. But he feels deep gratitude looking back years later.
“我其實不知道自己有多少錢,甚至連猜都猜不出來。”他在《廣播時報》的採訪中說道,“這並沒有給我太多動力。它讓你感到舒服,這大概是它的好處吧。”他說,“我很高興它在那裡,但我並不太關注它。”回首往事時,他內心充滿了感激之情。
目前已經升級為幸福奶爸
在結束《哈利波特》生涯之後,Rupert的生活重心開始慢慢往投資的方向發展了,據外媒爆料,他成立了房地產公司“,又在英國各地買下了多套房子。
相比於“哈利波特”丹尼爾·雷德克里夫、“赫敏”艾瑪·沃特森,他對演藝事業並沒有太大的野心,只想安穩地過自己的小日子。
2020年,他和女友喬治婭·格洛梅(Georgia Groome )迎來了他們的第一個女兒,他給女兒取名為Wednesday。他還在採訪中表達了自己初為人父後緊張又興奮的心情。
"Its great. Im absolutely loving being a dad. Its just the best thing," the star, who played Ron Weasley in the beloved films, told the outlet. "
“太棒了!我非常享受當爸爸的感覺。這是最好的事情了,”這位曾在電影中飾演羅恩·韋斯萊的明星告訴媒體。
"I dont want to go too into detail, but the first night was just terrifying. You cant sleep at all, just constantly checking that shes breathing," he said at the time. "Sleeping, in general, for me, is something Ive really struggled with. I think as a kid, people always said, They died in their sleep, so I always thought sleep was a really dangerous, dangerous thing."
“我不想說得太詳細,但第一晚真是太可怕了。你根本睡不著,只是不斷地檢查她是否還在呼吸,”他當時說。“對我來說,睡眠一直是我非常掙扎的事情。我想,小時候,人們總是說,‘他們睡夢中去世了’,所以我一直認為睡眠是一件非常危險的事情。”
媒體也經常拍到他們一家三口幸福出行。每個人對幸福的定義都 不同,也許對於Rupert來說,這就是他最理想的生活。
重點詞彙
bill/ bɪl / n.賬單
tax/ tæks / n.稅
tribunal/ traɪˈbjuːnl / n.法庭
paycheck/ ˈpeɪtʃek / n.付薪水的支票,薪水
adolescence/ ˌædəˈles(ə)ns / n.青春期
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