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Wesley Snipes has appealed his prison sentence on US federal tax charges, stating the term as being “unreasonable”.

He was convicted in 2008 for willful failure to file his income tax return. Prosecutors said that Snipes made at least $13.8 million for the given years and failed to pay $2.7 million in back taxes.

Snipes excused, saying that he was “unschooled in the science of law and finance”.

On Friday – 20 November 2009 – in Georgia Court of Appeal his lawyer stated that the prosecutors that they want to set an example with the actor. Snipes is still free on bail and was absent from the Atlanta courthouse.

Sylvester Stallone has been caught violating driving regulations by squeezing two children into the passenger seat of his customized car.

The Hollywood star was spotted in his Mustang on Sunday – 22 November 2009 – violating the California state law by having two young girls on the front seat of his car.

Detective Bill Bustos told Radaronline.com, “California law states you must have only one passenger per seat. Driving with two passengers in one seat is vehicle code violation 27360. You must have one passenger per seat belt.”

The California Department of Motor Vehicles also stated that the seat has only one seat belt.

Stallone is not alone, as other celebrities were also caught with various driving offences, for example David Beckham was snapped using his cellphone while driving his car last month – October 2009 – or the wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver was caught chatting on her handset.