Kozlowski 'absent during Hogan tax drama'

Paul Hogan's wife went on holiday while he was recently grounded in Australia by the tax office, it has been reported.

Actress Linda Kozlowski, who met Hogan when they starred in the Crocodile Dundee films together, is believed to have gone to the Bahamas with their 12-year-old son Chance instead of going to Australia with Hogan for his mother's funeral.

A family friend of Hogan's ex-wife Noelene and their five children told New Idea magazine: "They are puzzled why she didn’t come out here for the funeral. That seemed strange.

"But they’re really scratching their heads that Linda wasn’t beside Hoges when he needed her most. They’re not going to take her passport - she’s an American - so what is there to be frightened of? That her son might have to go to school in Australia?"

Hogan, who is still being investigated for tax evasion, recently returned to Kozlowski in Los Angeles.