Depardieu becomes Russian for tax purposes

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Gerard Depardieu shocked the world when he decided to give up being French this year, and embrace Russian Citizenship. His open letter to Putin after adopting his new country said: "I love your country, Russia - its people, its history, its writers. I love your culture, your intelligence." He is also a big fan of the tax system - after very publicly denouncing the changes to the French system.

Adopting a new country is one way to pay less tax, but he is far from the only celebrity to have made an interesting choice for tax reasons.
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