Robson Green blasts 'that w****r Jimmy Carr' in rant on celebs who avoid tax

The actor, who is proud to be a top-rate taxpayer, hits out at celebrities who avoid paying.

15:50 30 September 2014

Robson Green, who claims he is ‘proud’ to be a top-rate taxpayer, says that celebrities who avoid paying their taxes should “hang their heads in shame.”

Speaking to Radio Times, he said: ‘Anybody who tells me they’re not going to pay tax… we’ve got an NHS system on its knees…

'I tell you what, my son was in real trouble when he was young and we took him to the hospital, there were four specialists waiting for him. That’s why you pay your taxes.

‘We’ve got a police system who protect us, we’ve got firemen who put out fires. We’ve got defence, man. That’s what tax is for.’

The former Soldier Soldier star singled out comedian Jimmy Carr who was found to have used a Jersey-based tax scheme called K2 two years ago.

Extreme fishing legend Green, 49, said: ‘I don’t get it. These f***ers who try to avoid it should hang their heads in shame. That comedian… What’s his name? Carr? W***er. I mean, just w***er. No, he’s not getting away with it for me.’