17 January 2010
Orlando in pal tax con
David Collins
Film hero Orlando Bloom was left devastated after an old school pal used his name in a £200,000 tax scam.
Andrew Fishwick, 31, falsely claimed Bloom and his family poured money into a theatre group he ran - and claimed back £214,358 in a tax break designed for charity donations.
Fishwick - who was at drama school with the Lord Of The Rings and Pirates Of The Caribbean idol - had faked Bloom's signature on forms saying the actor had made a string of large gifts.