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Most people think that all celebrities live in posh mansions, drive high-end cars and eat breakfast at expensive restaurants. Of course, this is partly true, many of them earn well and can provide themselves with an appropriate standard of living.
That’s just no one is immune from financial mistakes, including the stars. Some get into such stories that it is no longer possible to solve financial issues on their own. Others live in a big way, although the size of the fees is getting smaller. The fans forgive them everything. They understand that their idols are no different from ordinary people.
Bank employees have a different opinion on this matter. It doesn’t matter if you are a star or an ordinary person, you need to pay the loan on time. Otherwise, there will be penalties and fines.
This article will focus on the stars who do not know how to properly manage their money. Below are 10 celebrities who live on credit.
10 Chris Tucker
Despite the huge fees, the star of “The Fifth Element” got into debt. But in 2007, most of the actors envied him. Then Chris received $ 25 million for his role in the movie “Rush Hour”. Even such an impressive amount did not help Tucker become rich.
The fact is that the actor evaded taxes, and his debt to the government exceeded $ 11 million. In 2011, Chris was taken away from the house for $ 6 million, which, by the way, was bought on credit. The actor began to sell other property.
Chris Tarker admitted that all financial affairs were conducted by an accountant, he never paid taxes. Apparently, the actor trusted the accountant so much that he was not at all interested in his finances. It is not known whether this was actually the case, but Chris had a hard time, he paid his debts for a long time.
9. Kanye West
Kanye was a famous rapper when he wanted to go into business. He did not come up with anything better than to create his own clothing line. It cannot be said that the business was initially unprofitable, some collections were very successful, but in 2015 he admitted that the business brings him only losses.
West’s debt was $53 million. Neither a businessman nor a designer turned out to be a rapper. At the same time, he decided to ask Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, for money, although Kanye did not wait for an answer.
According to rumors, his wife, Kim Kardashian, helped him pay off the debt. According to one magazine, Kim’s friends advised her to divorce her unlucky husband, who “sucks their money,” but the star did not leave her beloved in trouble.
8. Mike Tyson
Most eminent boxers do not even dare to dream about the achievements of Mike Tyson. He received many titles, became the highest paid heavyweight champion. His earnings reached 240 thousand dollars per second, and his fortune was estimated at 300 million dollars.
That’s just the money did not go to the benefit of the absolute champion. He became addicted to alcohol, became a regular participant in fights, and then went to prison on charges of rape.
Three years later he was released, he returned to the ring. After a scandalous fight, when a boxer bit off a piece of an ear to a competitor, Tyson was avoided. Career went into decline, millions melted away. In addition, the boxer owed a large amount of money, he could not pay the bills and declared himself bankrupt.
Now Mike has settled down, he earns on his name. The boxer publishes books, occasionally appears on popular talk shows, and even got into politics.
7. Pamela Anderson
The Malibu lifeguard also got into an ugly story. In 2012, her name appeared on the list of lawbreakers. Pamela didn’t pay taxes. The amount was quite impressive, about 525 thousand dollars.
The actress did not comment on this situation in any way, but her fans knew that Anderson was not doing well. Pamela was used to living in a big way, she did not deny herself anything.
Also, the actress decided to invest in her own house, she wanted to redo it. She could not pay for the services of a construction company and even pay for garbage collection. Pamela has declared herself bankrupt. Whether the actress managed to improve her financial situation is unknown.
6. Brendan Fraser
Not spared the sad fate of the famous actor Brendan Fraser. In 1999, he was recognized as the highest paid actor, his fortune was estimated at $ 45 million.
But soon luck turned away from Brendan. Many factors influenced his financial situation. After the divorce, the actor had to transfer a large amount every month to support his children. He also never counted money, and often the expenses were many times higher than the income.
Every month Brendan lost $87. Soon he had nothing to pay the bills, pay the mortgage and loans. After Frazier began to have health problems, his situation worsened even more.
5. 50 Cent
In 2014, the rapper was named the highest paid, his fortune was estimated at $140 million. But 50 Cent failed to properly dispose of his millions, although this information has not been confirmed.
The rapper got into an ugly story, he published homemade porn featuring Lastonia Leviston without her permission. She sued him and won. The rapper had to pay her compensation, but declared himself bankrupt. He confirmed that he has much more debt than assets.
Whether it was a ploy to avoid paying compensation or whether the rapper actually squandered his vast fortune, we’ll never know.
4. Nicolas Cage
Last year, trouble happened to Nicolas Cage. The actor’s fortune was $ 150 million, but he began to behave more than strange.
Nicholas became interested in rare things. The biggest purchase of the actor was the old “haunted house”, where a certain miss lived, who killed her slaves in it.
Cage also bought a 1971 Lamborghini car. But these are still flowers, further berries: the dried heads of African pygmies, the skull of a dinosaur. He opened a home zoo, but all the animals died.
Soon there was nothing left of Cage’s vast fortune. Therefore, now the actor is trying to work productively in order to earn some money on the heads of other pygmies, which will definitely bring him good luck.
3. Lindsey Lohan
No one will even be surprised that Lindsey made this list. A girl who started her career at 3 years old, at 17 had a huge fortune, at 21 she already had problems with drugs and the law.
Due to the forced break in her career, Lohan’s financial situation has deteriorated significantly. Treatment in a rehabilitation center cost her a decent amount, the services of a lawyer were also expensive. The girl even had nothing to pay for utilities.
After treatment, she decided to make money on the set, but the films were a failure. In addition, everyone forgot about Lindsey, she was no longer offered interesting roles, and the singer did not work out of her either.
2. Courtney Love
After the death of her husband Kurt Cobain, Courtney received a good amount of money. The woman spent 29 million dollars very quickly. It is not known what the widow’s money went to, Courtney only hinted that she had to give a significant part to settle lawsuits. She did not pay for the services of the company that sold her husband’s records.
Love got into a lot of debt. She owed money to her psychiatrist, couldn’t pay for the flowers she had repeatedly ordered from a flower shop. She owes 352 thousand dollars on her “gold card”.
Courtney doesn’t get too upset about her financial situation. In one interview, she said that it was Nirvana’s money and she didn’t have to worry about it.
1. Janice Dickinson
Janice, like many other stars, did not pay taxes. For several years, about 500 thousand dollars have accumulated. Also, the model abused plastic surgery, but did them in “debt”.
By the time Dickinson realized that things weren’t going well for her, it was already too late. She had no choice but to start working actively.
Surprisingly, one of the American banks forgave Janice about 200 thousand dollars, obliging her to pay 100 of the 300 thousand dollars she owed. The bank explained this by the age of the debtor and the lack of assets.
However, Dickinson did not appreciate such a gift. She said that her rich fiancé would pay for everything. Unfortunately, no one knows how events developed further.