Wednesday, March 30, 2005

You have two freakin' Oscars, just pay the damn $140 fine.

(A.K.A. "stuff that's irritating right now.")

Two-time Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank has been ordered to hand over $163 for taking an apple and orange into New Zealand.

Losing her bid for an appeal, the 30-year-old "Million Dollar Baby" star was issued notice of a fine for failing to declare the fruit snacks while arriving from Los Angeles on January 15. She later appealed the penalty.

But the Manukau District Court rejected Swank's appeal, and she was ordered to pay out $142 in fines plus an additional $21 for court fees.

In seeking to have her fine expunged, Swank reportedly wrote the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry a handwritten letter stating she "simply forgot" she had the fruits in her bag after her 20-hour flight.

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