Snipes: 'I wasn't running from tax evasion charges'

Wesley Snipes has broken his silence over his 2006 tax evasion scandal, denying allegations he tried to avoid charges by fleeing to Namibia.

Snipes is due to stand trial in Florida in January, on charges he fraudulently claimed tax refunds of almost $12m (€8.2m) in 1996 and 1997. He is also accused of failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 2004.