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.

Meet The Family Who Made Their Billions Off The Blood Of Poor People
If you're short on cash, you can do something called "plassing," that is, giving the plasma in your blood to a blood donation center. Chances are, that center will be owned by the family who is making hundreds of millions each year off the plasma ...
Jon Peters And Pam Anderson Split 12 Days Into Marriage After He Accused Her Of Being Broke
After 12 days of wedded bliss, Pamela Anderson and Jon Peters are done. He's claiming it's because she's broke. What's really going on here?
Portugal Freezes Bank Accounts Of Isabel dos Santos In Ongoing Corruption Investigation
The troubles just keep adding up for Isabel dos Santos. Her assets in Angola were frozen. She was charged with money laundering and embezzlement. Now, Portugal has also frozen her many personal and corporate bank accounts.
Meet Miky Lee: The Billionaire Behind Parasite And A $4 Billion South Korean Entertainment Empire
Did you happen to catch the end of the Oscars when the diminutive Korean lady got on stage and started talking about how much she loves Parasite director Bong Joon Ho's hair? That was Miky Lee, who is responsible for everything from K-pop sensatio...
Singapore's Richest Man Made His Fortune With A Chain Of Hot Pot Restaurants
Hot pot restaurants are a definite craze sweeping the world and this has made Haidilao founder Zhang Yong the richest man in Singapore – and that's no easy feat. It's pretty hard to become a billionaire as a chef or restauranteur, but that's exa...
The Rise, Fall, Bankruptcy And Sale Of Forever 21
Do Won and Jin Sook Chang's days at the helm of Forever 21, the company they founded in 1981 is winding down. They've been offered $81 million for their bankrupt retail empire.
Fred Koch Is The Oldest Of The Four Koch Brothers – He Spent His Life Avoiding Family Business And Politics Is Dead At 86
Frederick Koch, the eldest of the four sons of Fred and Mary Koch, has died. The cause of death is heart failure. He was 86. He spent his life as he wished, which was far removed from the business his father started and his brothers run and the po...
Son Of Russia's 11th Richest Man Lives In Tiny $500 A Month Apartment On Outskirts Of Moscow
If you met Alexander Fridman, you wouldn't know that he's the son of the 11th richest person in Russia. He rents a two-room apartment on the outskirts of Moscow for $500 a month. He doesn't get financial help from his dad, but he's far from destit...
How A Nearly Fatal Helicopter Accident Inspired Kirk Douglas To Donate Hundreds Of Millions To Charity
Kirk and Anne Douglas have shown a deep commitment to philanthropy for decades. The couple has donated their wealth to a range of causes, from building playgrounds, to Children's Hospital Los Angeles, to the Anne Douglas Center for women, to the M...
Shady Billionaire Isabel Dos Santos Charged With Money Laundering And Embezzlement
Isabel dos Santos is one of the most public examples of egregious nepotism, kleptocracy, and plundering walking the planet today. As much as she would like the world to believe in her brilliant eye for investing, the truth is 100% of her fortune i...

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