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IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE SHOES

June 13, 2007

Actor Wesley Snipes is fighting tax evasion charges. If the recent success of another celebrity in fending off tax charges is any indication, the answer to Mr. Snipes' problem may be at his feet:

A COURT in the Philippines has ruled that flamboyant former first lady Imelda Marcos is innocent in five cases of tax evasion dating back to the 1980s.

Mrs Marcos, the widow of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, shed tears as Judge Rosa Samson Tatad announced the verdict in the Quezon City regional trial court.

"Thank God," Mrs Marcos, famous for vast collections of shoes and jewellery, said after hearing the decision.

Those of us who remember the '80s remember the vast shoe trove the former Phillipine first lady left behind when she fled the country with her dictator husband. He collection now resides in The Marikina City Footwear Museum, surely a magnet for shoe afficianados everywhere.

But for those without Imelda's closet space, there's always the internet.

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