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The money is supposedly to make sure that North "won't have to work a day in her life." The source goes on: "[Kanye] wants her to create, innovate, and leave her mark on this world. And he's planning for her future as we speak."

One of the wealthiest women in the U.K. is also the highest-paid executive and highest-earning female CEO in the world. Denise Coates is the founder and co-CEO of betting firm Bet365.com.

Things are still moving and shaking out in the world of the billionaires. Elon Musk, not surprisingly, is voicing his opinions. Conspiracy theorists sincerely believe that Bill Gates is behind COVID-19. JK Rowling was apparently tweeting while drinking or something and ignited a literal sh*t show over the weekend. This is the latest edition of the Billionaire Roundup.

Thanks to the recent Amazon stock surge, MacKenzie Bezos is now worth $50 billion. This makes her the 4th richest woman in the world behind Alice Walton, Julia Flesher Koch, and Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers.

Samsung's billionaire vice chairman, Jay Y. Lee (Lee Jae-yong), is still battling it out in court during his legal dispute with South Korean prosecutors over allegations of bribery and corruption that date back to 2015.

An analyst at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) raised its price target for Amazon's stock – which is a prediction of the future price – to $3,300 per share. Whoa! Can you even imagine what that will do to the net worths of Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos?

Amazon's stock is soaring, making the richest person in the world much, much richer. In fact, his net worth grew by more during the last three months than most of us will make in our lifetimes. But on a slightly sour note, it would be much, much higher if he hadn't gotten divorced last year.

Thanks largely to his stake in the company he founded, Trevor Milton is now worth some $4.6 billion, after spiking to almost $5 billion at the first day of trading's peak.

It was all part of a law enforcement operation called Operation Blue Agave, a project by both Mexico's Ministry of Finance and the United States' Drug Enforcement Administration.

The recent divorce between Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co. Chairman Du Weimin and ex-wife Yuan Liping was one of the most expensive divorces in Chinese history.

We've said it before: It takes a certain kind of drive, ambition, and commitment to your vision to become a billionaire. Maybe that's why there are only six billionaires…Oh wait! Breaking news: There are only five billionaires in Hollywood. Kylie Jenner is not a billionaire. We repeat, Kylie Jenner is not a billionaire.

West is one of many celebrities to have taken part in various Black Lives Matter protests throughout the country, and he's not even the only one in his household to make a financial pledge to the cause.

Michael Jordan is putting his money and name on the line in the fight against racial injustice. Something he was loathe to do earlier in his career.

Do you also spend time thinking about how to become a billionaire in some way other than winning the lottery or marrying an heir or heiress? It takes something special – a unique commitment to sheer ambition and your vision that could be great enough to make you a billionaire.

It's no surprise that we're rather fascinated with Russian billionaire oligarchs. It wouldn't shock us to learn that any of us who've written about Russian billionaires and the general corruption in Russia has landed us on a watch list. That said, it is time to look at a new list of the richest Russian billionaires.