Investing » Celebrities Who Got ScammedA star is scammed1 of 6One of the perils of celebrity is that with money and fame piling up almost exponentially, sycophants bombard your personal orbit -- often looking very respectable -- and seek to profit off your talents.The other side, of course, is that some celebrities are simply horrible with money and either trust the wrong people, or lose track of where their money went.Here are some celebrities who trusted the wrong people with their money, and some who thought that they'd been ripped off when the failure was more likely their own.
Investing » Celebrities Who Got Scammed
One of the perils of celebrity is that with money and fame piling up almost exponentially, sycophants bombard your personal orbit -- often looking very respectable -- and seek to profit off your talents.
The other side, of course, is that some celebrities are simply horrible with money and either trust the wrong people, or lose track of where their money went.
Here are some celebrities who trusted the wrong people with their money, and some who thought that they'd been ripped off when the failure was more likely their own.
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