Gerard Depardieu, the French actor, has been granted Russian citizenship by Vladimir Putin.
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France went further with its 75% rate, prompting notable expatriations such as beloved actor Gerard Depardieu.
Still, if Gerard Depardieu and Nicolas Sarkozy are quintessentially French, Tina Turner is quintessentially American.
This week, French actor Gerard Depardieu was granted Russian citizenship by president Vladimir Putin.
It has led to some wealthy citizens, like the actor Gerard Depardieu, to say they would emigrate.
Fellow actor Gerard Depardieu obtained a Russian passport this week following a tax row with the French government.
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French actor Gerard Depardieu has been formally registered as a permanent resident of the central Russian town of Saransk.
Renowned actor Gerard Depardieu has already taken up the offer of Russian citizenship, despite France's constitutional court vetoing Hollande's proposal.
Film star Gerard Depardieu, no longer living in France, is among a number of prominent figures who have condemned the tax.
Actor Gerard Depardieu and writer Francoise Sagan also were among the 200 attending the service, which was off-limits to the media.
French actor Gerard Depardieu has been all over the news lately because of his threat to renounce his French citizenship.
Actor Gerard Depardieu has hailed Russia's decision to grant him citizenship, following a tax row with the government in his native France.
Gerard Depardieu's opposition to plans for a new 75% rate of income tax prompted him to announce last month that he was leaving the country.
MOSCOW French actor Gerard Depardieu got a new permanent address in Russia 1 Democracy Street on Saturday, adding a final touch to his quest to get Russian citizenship.
French actor Gerard Depardieu says he is handing back his French passport after the prime minister criticised him for moving to Belgium to avoid taxes.
Gerard Depardieu, the enigmatic French actor, has become a Russian citizen.
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Even actors like Gerard Depardieu must abide by these rules.
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Gerard Depardieu, the French actor, took Russian citizenship this week.
Moscow (CNN) -- French-born actor Gerard Depardieu arrived in the Black Sea resort of Sochi Saturday, according to Russian state media, a day after he announced that he had accepted Russian citizenship.
French actor Gerard Depardieu managed to stay in the headlines this week, outraging the French government in the process and continuing to declare that he is not leaving France permanently for tax reasons.
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Worse, beloved actor Gerard Depardieu also had enough.
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Gerard Depardieu Shows Tax Exiles Can Fight Back.
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The political shift in tone came after Hollande attempts to slap a 75% income tax on those earning over 1 million euros led to some high profile millionaires, including actor Gerard Depardieu, to seek citizenship abroad.
The planned increase led to the departure of actor Gerard Depardieu to Russia and UK Prime Minister David Cameron to say that if the tax hike happened, he would "roll out the red carpet and welcome more French businesses to Britain".
We may not be shedding any tears for Lefty any more than we feel for Gerard Depardieu, who recently left France for Russia to escape taxes, or for the Rolling Stones, who many moons ago left England and recorded Exile on Main Street from France.
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