Most people think that all celebrities live in chic mansions, drive high-end cars and have breakfast in expensive restaurants. Of course, this is partly true, many of them make good money and can provide themselves with an appropriate standard of living.
But no one is safe from financial errors, including stars. Some fall into such stories that it is no longer possible to solve financial issues on their own. Others live on a grand scale, although the size of fees is getting smaller. Fans forgive them everything. They understand that their idols are no different from ordinary people.
Bank employees, on the other hand, have a different opinion. It doesn’t matter whether you are a star or an ordinary person, you need to pay on credit on time. Otherwise - 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 enormous fees, the Fifth Element star went into debt. But in 2007, most of the actors envied him. Then Chris received $ 25 million for his role in 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 took a house for $ 6 million, which, incidentally, was bought on credit. The actor began to sell other property.
Chris Tarker admitted that all financial affairs were conducted by an accountant, he did not even pay 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 so, 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 do business. He came up with nothing better than creating his own clothing line. This is not to say 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 amounted to 53 million dollars. Neither businessman nor designer from the rapper did not work. Then he decided to ask for money from Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, although Kanye did not wait for an answer.
According to rumors, his wife, Kim Kardashian, helped him pay the debt. According to one magazine, Kim’s friends advised her to divorce a bad-minded husband who “sucks their money”, but the star did not leave her beloved in trouble.
8. Mike Tyson
Most eminent boxers dare not even 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 a competitor’s ear piece, Tyson was avoided. Career declined, millions melted. In addition, the boxer owed a large sum of money, he could not pay the bills and pleaded bankrupt.
Now Mike settled down, he earns on his behalf. The boxer publishes books, occasionally flashes in popular talk shows, and even hit politics.
7. Pamela Anderson
The rescuer of Malibu also got into an ugly story. In 2012, her name appeared on the list of lawbreakers. Pamela did not pay taxes. The amount was quite impressive, about 525 thousand dollars.
The actress did not comment on this situation, but her fans knew that Anderson was not doing well. Pamela used to live in a big way, she did not deny herself anything.
Also, the actress decided to invest in her own house, she wanted to remake it. She could not pay for the services of a construction company and even pay for garbage collection. Pamela declared herself bankrupt. Whether the actress managed to improve her financial situation is unknown.
6. Brendan Fraser
The sad fate of the famous actor Brendan Fraser was not spared. In 1999, he was recognized as the highest paid actor, his fortune was estimated at $ 45 million.
But soon luck turned away from Brendan. His financial situation was influenced by many factors. After the divorce, the actor had to monthly transfer a large sum for the maintenance of his children. And he never counted money, and often expenses were many times higher than incomes.
Each month, Brandan went to minus 87 thousand dollars. Soon, he had nothing to pay bills, pay mortgages and loans. After Fraser started having health problems, his situation worsened even more
5. 50 Cent
In 2014, the rapper was called the highest paid, his fortune was estimated at 140 million dollars. But 50 Cent could not properly manage its millions, although this information is not confirmed.
The rapper got into an ugly story, he published home porn with the participation of Lastonia Leviston without her permission. She sued him and won the case. The rapper was supposed to pay her compensation, but pleaded bankrupt. He confirmed that he has much more debt than assets.
Whether it was a cunning move so as not to pay compensation or the rapper really squandered his huge fortune, we will never know.
4. Nicolas Cage
Last year, trouble happened with Nicolas Cage. The state of the actor was 150 million dollars, but he began to behave more than strange.
Nicholas became interested in rare things. The actor’s biggest purchase was the old “haunted house”, where there lived a certain Miss who killed her slaves in it.
Cage also purchased 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 nothing was left of Cage’s great fortune. Therefore, now the actor is trying to work fruitfully in order to earn some money on the heads of other pygmies, who will definitely bring him luck.
3. Lindsay Lohan
No one would be surprised that Lindsay was on this list. A girl who began her career at 3 years old, at 17 had a huge fortune, at 21 already had problems with drugs and the law.
Due to the forced interruption in his career, Lohan's financial situation worsened significantly. The treatment at the rehabilitation center cost her a decent amount, and 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 Lindsay, she was no longer offered interesting roles, and the singer did not work out 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 the settlement of lawsuits. She did not pay for the services of a company that sold her husband’s records.
Love has a lot of debt. She owed her psychiatrist, could not pay for the flowers that she repeatedly ordered at the flower shop. She owed 352 thousand dollars on her "golden card".
Courtney is not very upset because of his financial situation. In one interview, she said that it was Nirvana’s money, and she didn’t have to worry about them.
1. Janice Dickinson
Janice, like many other stars, did not pay taxes. For several years, accumulated about 500 thousand dollars. Also, the model abused plastic operations, but did them in debt.
When Dickinson realized that she was doing badly, it was 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 that 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 bridegroom would pay for everything. Unfortunately, no one knows how events developed further.