Supermodel Bar Refaeli arrested for tax evasion

LEONARDO DiCaprio’s ex, supermodel Bar Refaeli, has been arrested and charged with tax evasion worth millions of dollars.

LEONARDO DiCaprio’s ex, supermodel Bar Refaeli, has been arrested and charged with tax evasion worth millions of dollars by lying about where she lived, Israeli authorities said.

The New York Post reports that she’s also suspected of receiving more than $US257,000 in free benefits, including luxury apartments and cars, that she never reported, according to the Agence France-Presse.

Big name ... Israeli model Bar Refaeli poses for Sports Illustrated with Steve Tyler from the band Aerosmith. Picture: Supplied

In demand ... Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful with Bar Refaeli on the cover. Picture: Sports Illustrated

Refaeli’s mom, Zipora, was also busted, Israel’s Tax Authority said, adding that the unreported income amounted to “dozens of millions of shekels.”

To avoid paying taxes, Refaeli and her mum claimed that the model lived outside of the country, the Tax Authority charged.

Refaeli, who was Israeli’s highest-paid model in 2013, was staying in luxury apartments registered under her mother’s and brother’s names — and used a free Range Rover and Lexus.

The top model and her mum were also given other “celebrity discounts,” like free interior decorating, that should’ve been reported, Israeli authorities alleged.

Dated six years ... Leonardo DiCaprio and Israeli model Bar Refaeli in 2010. Picture: AP

Refaeli and her mum’s home was raided this week — and they were arrested and released on bail.

They were forced to fork over their passports and can’t leave Israel without permission for 180 days.

Refaeli’s lawyers declined to comment.

Refaeli, 29, dated DiCaprio from 2005 to 2011. She maaried businessman Adi Ezra, 40, in September.

Marital bliss ... Bar Refaeli and her husband, Adi Ezra. Picture: Instagram