Articles Written by Amy Lamare

Amy Lamare is a Los Angeles-based writer covering business, technology, entertainment, philanthropy, and pop culture. You can find her other work at Los Angeles Magazine, Your Tango, Thinknum Media, Nicki Swift, and Heavy among other publications. Follow her on Facebook. Amy's favorite self-made billionaire is Sara Blakely.

British Man Mistakenly Threw Away Hard Drive With Key To $280 Million Bitcoin
How far would you go to recover $280 million? That's the question facing 35-year-old James Howells, an IT engineer from Wales. Eight years ago, he accidentally threw out a hard drive with $280 million bitcoin on it.
Bitcoin Owner Has Just Two Guesses Left To Unlock $220 Million Or He Loses It Forever
Imagine having $220 million that you can only access with an encrypted password you created years ago. Now imagine you don't have any idea what that password is and you only have 10 tries to guess it before that $220 million is lost forever. This ...
The 10 Biggest Real Estate Sales Of 2020
Of the top 10 real estate deals closed in 2020 in the U.S., two were for more than $100 million and both of those home sales were in Los Angeles. Overall, L.A. has five of the top 10 sales, two were in the Hamptons, one was in Manhattan, and one w...
Jack Ma Emerges In First Public Appearance In Three Months
For months, billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been missing. He hasn't been seen since late October…until Wednesday, that is, when he made his first public appearance in nearly three months.
Prosecutors Allege Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Was Motivated By Wealth And Fame
It wasn't all that long ago that we lauded Elizabeth Holmes, the now fallen founder of blood-testing company Theranos. She was a self-made billionaire with a $4.5 billion fortune. Then is was revealed it was all essentially a hoax. What was her mo...
RIP To The Billionaires Who Died In 2020
In 2020, 16 billionaires passed away and in what is surprising, given the current climate, it seems none of them did so as a result of contracting Covid-19.
Johnny Depp Accusing Ex-Wife Amber Heard Of Lying About Donating $7 Million Divorce Settlement To Charity
Johnny Depp is accusing ex-wife Amber Heard of lying about what she did with the $7 million settlement she received in the divorce. Heard claimed that she donated it all. Depp is alleging she lied about that and instead pocketed the money for hers...
Ivanka And Jared Blackballed From Swanky Indian Creek Country Club In Florida
Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have been blackballed from the very swanky Indian Creek Country Club, located near the $30 million plot of land they recently bought on Florida's "Billionaire's Bunker" island.
IRS Claims Prince's Estate Was Grossly Undervalued By Executors
After almost five years in probate the Internal Revenue Service has come calling, claiming that Prince's estate owes back taxes because his estate was undervalued by 50%, or about $80 million.
Dr. Dre Signs $2 Million Temporary Spousal Support From Hospital Bed
Dr. Dre has agreed to pay $2 million in temporary spousal support to Nicole and he did it from his ICU bed at Los Angeles' Cedars Sinai Hospital, where he's recovering from the aneurysm he suffered earlier this week.

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