Bono doesn’t want to pay his taxes, deals with protest

Bono has come under heat lately for going against his humanitarian image for his band, U2, moving the location of their music publishing to the Netherlands, known by many to be a tax haven.

Slate points out that Bono had previously talked about how lax taxes were on music publishing in his native Ireland – and then when that changed, U2 moved its publishing headquarters.

Many fans then saw the need to protest in concert, led by activist groupm Art Uncut, according to The Daily Mail.

Considering the massive national debt in the UK, and how Bono is known to call on nations to fight against poverty, it seems odd that he would take away the state’s tax money (which could have aided that cause).

U2 is one of the highest-earning bands in the world.