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Byron Allen Essentially Just Paid $20 Million To Rent Ownership Of BuzzFeed For Five Years (In 2016, BuzzFeed Was Valued At $1.7 Billion)
BuzzFeed was once a $1.7 billion digital media darling that seemed to represent the future of online publishing. Now Byron Allen is taking control with just $20 million in upfront cash, plus a very unusual $100 million IOU.
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One Brilliant Contract Allowed Roy Rogers To Build A Massive Business Empire From Reruns, Lunchboxes, And Roast Beef
Roy Rogers could have ended up like so many Golden Age stars, famous but financially dependent on studios, labels, and appearance fees. Instead, one brilliant 1937 contract made him a fortune.
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In 1984, An Unemployed Ice Cream Truck Driver Memorized A Game Show's Secret Winning Formula. He Then Went On The Show…
In 1984, a man named Michael Larson figured out the secret formula behind the game show Press Your Luck. He then appeared as a contestant and used his formula to win an unprecedented fortune that changed rules of game shows forever.
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A Seventh-Grade Dropout. Broke at 65. A Legend by 75: The Unlikely Rise of Colonel Sanders And Kentucky Fried Chicken
From a simple gas station outlet to an empire that generates $26 billion per year today. This is the story of how a seventh-grade dropout transformed into a Kentucky Fried Kingpin named… Colonel Sanders.
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LeBron James Isn't Actually Billionaire (And Has Never Been One)
We aren't just being haters. Despite what you might read on other financial outlets, in our opinion, LeBron James is not a billionaire and has never actually been a billionaire.
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Gettin' Paid For Gettin' Laid: The Highest Earning Stud Fee Stallions In History
Imagine getting paid $400,000 every time you had sex AND you got to have sex for that fee hundreds of times a year for years and years. That's the life of the biggest studs in the world. Horse studs.
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Everything To Know About The Wealth, Prize Money, And Costs That Go Into The Kentucky Derby
From $1,200 underdogs to $100 million stud fees, explore the staggering wealth, risk, and reward behind America's most iconic horse race.
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Who Is NBA Superfan Jimmy Goldstein And How'd He Get So Rich?
He's courtside at nearly every NBA Finals, dressed like a rock star, flanked by models — but who exactly is Jimmy Goldstein, and how did he make the kind of money that funds this life?
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Does The Cast Of Friends Really Make $20 Million Per Year In Residuals???
This week, Lisa Kudrow seemingly confirmed a shocking longstanding rumor: That each cast member of "Friends" makes $20 million per year from residuals. Is that actually true?
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Shannon Elizabeth Just Earned $1.2 Million In Her First Week On OnlyFans
After earning $1 million in just one week on OnlyFans, Shannon Elizabeth may have just opened the floodgates for a wave of nostalgic celebrities looking to cash in. From early 2000s "it girls" to former reality TV stars, a whole class of recognizable names could be next.
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Edward Norton Is Quietly An Extremely Successful Technology Investor and Founder
Not only is Edward Norton a three-time Academy Award nominee, but he's also quietly one of the most successful venture capital investors ever.
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A Definitive Ranking Of The Richest People Of All Time: Inflation Adjusted
When you take into account inflation and historical figures from a thousand years ago, who is THE RICHEST person of all time?
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How Michael Jackson Bought The Beatles Catalogue And Turned It Into A Multi-Billion Dollar Music Empire
Michael Jackson transformed a $47 million investment in The Beatles catalog into a multi-billion dollar music publishing empire. But along the way, he burned a very important friendship.
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A Recent Court Filing Inadvertently Revealed How Much Michael Jackson's Three Kids, Mother And Charities Have Received Since His Death
Newly surfaced court documents have pulled back the curtain on just how much Paris Jackson and her siblings have received from Michael Jackson's estate since his death.
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Is One of North West's Friends Richer Than the Entire Kardashian Family – COMBINED – Because She's A Cheesecake Factory Billionaire Heiress?
A viral TikTok claims that North West's stylish best friend is secretly a multi-billionaire heiress who is richer than the entire Kardashian family combined. We dug into this viral rumor and ended up down a Cheesecake Factory rabbit hole before we uncovered the truth.