Crocodile Dundee’s Paul Hogan Permitted To Leave Australia After Meeting With Tax Officials

Sept. 3 2010, Published 10:05 a.m. ET
Actor Paul Hogan is able to leave his native Australia after he was ordered to stay there for two weeks, Breaking Celebrity News has learned, after he met with the Australian Taxation Office over a multimillion dollar tax bill.
Hogan, 70, lives in Los Angeles with his wife Linda Kozlowski and their son. He visited Australia for his mother's funeral August 20, and had been prohibited from leaving the country until he settled the undisclosed debt.
Crocodile Dundee Blocked From Leaving Australia Until He Pays Multi-Million Dollar Tax Debt
The actor's attorney, Andrew Robinson, said Thursday that while Hogan does not agree with taxes assessed, the meeting between the actor and the tax officials was ''cordial and co-operative.
"While the Commissioner and Mr. Hogan remain in dispute on more general taxation issues," Robinson said in a statement Thursday, "Mr. Hogan continues to protest his i