Isabelle Adjani felt she was the victim of legal harassment, Thursday October 12, 2023 in the columns of Paris Match. Tried on Thursday October 19 for tax fraud and laundering of tax fraud at the Paris court, the tax authorities accuse the actress of having concealed a donation of two million euros as a loan, and of not living in Portugal. A country that she nevertheless declares as her tax residence. “A famous actress is a projection surface and also a target”indicated the actress to our colleagues. “You can’t be ruined when you’ve never been wealthy.”, assured the holder of five Caesars. She confessed “have more money than average”but admitted to having “given and lost more than average too”. His lawyer, Maître Stéphane Babonneau, confirmed his words: “Isabelle Adjani is part of this generation of artists who is not into financial planning and accumulation. Rightly or wrongly, that’s her business. The fact remains that today, she is very good like this”.
Isabelle Adjani: “I live in a small building”
The actress also justified her residence in Carcavelos, a town located about twenty kilometers from Lisbon, in Portugal. “Yes, I live in a small building that doesn’t look like much”she explained, mentioning her Lusitanian home. “Sorry, I am not the owner of a mansion with a spa, but the tenant of an apartment with a large parking lot that I converted into a loft and where my whole life is stored”, mentioned the actress with a firm tone. Isabelle Adjani also told our colleagues that when she traveled to Paris, she resided in “guest rooms”but also at the hotel when “it’s professional and a production, as with any artist, covers the costs.” However, the 68-year-old actress will appear in court on Thursday October 19, 2023 because she is suspected of having defrauded the tax administration in 2013, 2016 and 2017 through two mechanisms. She allegedly concealed a donation of two million euros from the Senegalese businessman Diagna NDiaye, under the cover of a loan, allowing her to evade 1.2 million euros in transfer taxes. She is also accused of having fictitiously domiciled in Portugal, which would have allowed him to avoid 236,000 euros in income tax. The actress will also be tried for money laundering, acts committed between the United States and Portugal in 2014. Until proven otherwise by the competent authorities, the actress remains presumed innocent.