Bar Refaeli’s reputation has been sullied by the case (Ariel Schalit/AP)An Israeli court has sentenced model Bar Refaeli to nine months of community service for tax evasion. Refaeli entered the Tel Aviv courthouse on Sunday in a beige T-shirt and wearing a light blue surgical face mask. Expand Close Bar Refaeli (right) and her mother, Zipi (Ariel Schalit/AP) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Bar Refaeli (right) and her mother, Zipi (Ariel Schalit/AP)She was accompanied by her father, Raffi, her mother, Zipi, and flanked by lawyers. The 35-year-old Refaeli and her mother were convicted in July on offences of evading paying taxes on income nearing £8 million. Her mother, who also acted as her agent, was charged with failure to report income, avoiding paying taxes and aiding someone else in evading tax payments.

Source: Irish Independent September 13, 2020 14:15 UTC