Entertainment | Celebrity Net Worth

In 1997, Disney fired executive Michael Ovitz after just 14 months on the job—and handed him what would become one of the largest exit packages in corporate history.

John Daly once won $750,000 for finishing as the runner-up at a tournament. He immediately proceeded to lose the entire amount PLUS another $750,000 playing slots in a single sitting.

Hulk Hogan was famous for many things. But one of his most INFAMOUS situations involved wife-swapping, a secret sex tape, a billionaire with a grudge, and a $100 million defamation lawsuit that changed the media landscape forever.

Hulk Hogan may be king of the wrestling ring, but when it comes to product endorsements he can't catch a break. This is the story of how one stupid decision cost the Hulkster lost $200 million.

Just yesterday, we thought Trey Parker and Matt Stone had signed one of the richest TV deals of all time. Turns out… that was only half the story. Between two new South Park agreements with Paramount—streaming and production—the duo will now split hundreds of millions per year through 2030.

Leona Helmsley clawed her way from a Brooklyn sewing factory to the top of New York's real estate world. She married a billionaire, built a luxury hotel empire, and terrorized her staff. Then came the fall: tax fraud, prison, and a will that left billions to charity… and millions to… her dog. This is the outrageous, unbelievable true story of Leona Helmsley.

After months of stalled negotiations, legal threats, and merger drama, Trey Parker and Matt Stone just closed a $1.5 billion global streaming deal with Paramount. Thanks to a clause buried in a 1997 contract, they'll reportedly collect nearly half.

If you were alive in the 90s then Miss Cleo and the Psychic Readers Network need no introduction. Ever wondered how much Miss Cleo herself made off the scam? How about company's actual owners? Both answers a pretty insane.

Jordan Belfort is back in the spotlight—this time railing against socialism on Fox News. But before you take financial advice from the "Wolf of Wall Street," remember: He's a convicted criminal who still owes his victims $100 million.

An obscure line of text buried in a 1997 contract just might be the most valuable clause in Hollywood history. It's already helped make the "South Park" creators billionaires—and now it's at the center of a billion-dollar legal war.

It would be heartbreaking to find out that your fiance lied about her true identity. Unless the identity she was hiding was multi-billionaire heiress of one of the coolest companies on the planet!

One day you wake up feeling pretty good because you happen to be the richest person in Russia. The very next day you wake up in a Siberian prison where you will rot away for the next 10 years. This is the unbelievable true story of Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Imagine how unfathomable it would be if America owned a 50 square mile of North Korea right now. That's essentially what we have had in Cuba for decades. How did this come to exist?

In the mid-2000s, Dov Charney was on top of the world. As the founder of American Apparel, he built a global fashion empire on sweatshop-free basics and hypersexual ad campaigns—peaking with a $730 million stake in his company. But behind the edgy branding was a growing storm of lawsuits, scandals, and chaos. Within a few years, Charney was fired, broke, and eventually bankrupt. This is the wild story of how it all came undone.

Every July 1, the world celebrates Bobby Bonilla for pulling off "the greatest contract in sports history." But what if deferring that $5.9 million was actually a terrible decision? Here's what he missed by not betting on Apple, Amazon… or Bitcoin.