Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Australian Government over a failed tax investigation, the Daily Telegraph Australia reported.Hogan is seeking a potential $80 million lawsuit against the government, including the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) which conducted a five-year criminal investigation on Hogan's tax affairs.
The actor said that the investigation ruined his reputation around the world and added that he could be declared bankrupt because of an ongoing punitive tax-office claim.
Hogan claimed that, after the tax issues allegations against him were made public, he began losing job opportunities. He is now pursuing damage claims for lost earnings, because the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) tax assessment could provoke bankruptcy.
