Yo! Did you hear? No…not about the Rice Shortage. Wesley Snipes was sentenced to three years in prison and fined up to $5 million Thursday for failing to file federal tax returns. It was the MAXIMUM sentence allowed under federal guidelines. Snipes’ lawyers submitted over three dozen letters from family members, friends and even fellow actors Woody Harrelson and Denzel Washington attesting to his good character but apparently to absolutely no avail. Sh*t he might as well have represented himself.

The Federal Prosecutors had been asking the judge to sentence Snipes to the maximum to set an example to taxpayers that income taxes evasion carries severe penalties. Clearly this wasn’t about Tax.

You’re probably expecting me to jump to the race card. Clearly its a factor but undoubtably it has to do with his celebrity status as well. Although I’m the most pessimistic person alive I seriously doubt I or any ordinary citizen would have received the same penalty or jail time at all. Tomorrow Highbrid will hold a Day of Silence for Wesley. Not really.

Snipes also had been previously hit with felony conspiracy charges for participating in a scheme that rejects the legal foundation of the tax system. However, a jury accepted his argument that he was innocently duped by errant tax advisers and acquitted him on the most serious charges. So in hindsight it could actually have been worse.

Lesson learned Nation…PAY THOSE TAXES! Uncle Sam ain’t playing.