Gerard Depardieu wants you to know that he’s not yet claiming his Russian pension. On Nov. 3, Depardieu’s representative, Arno Frill, told the tabloid “Life” that the French actor has been paying Russian taxes for three years without receiving any Russian pension payments (to which he is entitled as a 67-year-old Russian citizen).
“Depardieu pays taxes when he earns money in Russia, but he’s not receiving a pension in Russia,” Frill told a correspondent from Life. “He pays taxes for his pension, in order to receive it. But he’s still working, and he isn’t on his pension now. He’s been a Russian citizen for three years. He goes everywhere and says how much he likes Russia. For him, this country is his second homeland. You can spend hours talking with Depardieu about Pushkin, Russia, and its history.”
