Rupert Grint is a multi-millionaire thanks to playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, but his massive net worth just took a pretttttty significant hit.

A British judge has ruled that the actor must pay the hefty tax bill after incorrectly classifying his residuals as a capital asset instead of income

LONDON (AP) — Former “Harry Potter” film actor Rupert Grint faces a 1.8 million-pound ($2.3 million) bill after he lost a legal battle with the tax authorities.

The actor most famous for playing Ron Weasley will be required to pay millions back in taxes after using a loophole once employed by the Beatles.

Rupert Grint, best known as the red-headed Ron Weasley in Harry Potter, just got hit with a brutal $2.3 million tax bill after a long fight with the UK tax

Grint was ordered to pay the money in 2019 after the U.K. tax agency said he had wrongly classed 4.5 million pounds in residuals from the movies as a capital asset rather than income, which is subject to a much higher tax rate.

British actor Rupert Grint has been slapped with a multimillion-dollar tax bill after losing a legal battle over his income claims. Rupert Grint has reportedly lost a legal battle that has left him with a significant tax bill.

Lawyers for Grint appealed, but after years of wrangling, a tribunal judge ruled against the actor this week. Judge Harriet Morgan said the money "derived substantially the whole of its value from the activities of Mr. Grint" and "is taxable as income."

Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint, who played Ron Weasley for the entirety of the eight-film franchise, has been ordered to pay $2.3 million in taxes after a legal battle.

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Rupert Grint, the star of "Harry Potter," has once again landed in serious trouble. He lost a court case and now has to pay nearly £2 million to the British tax authority. Certain irregularities were discovered in the 36-year-old actor's tax returns.