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Virgin Records Once Paid Mariah Carey Millions to Go Away
In 2001, Virgin Records signed Mariah Carey to one of the biggest contracts in record-industry history. A few years later, they essentially paid her to go away. Was that the right call? You be the judge.
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Rags To Riches: How JK Rowling Went From Welfare Mom to Harry Potter Billionaire
Back in the early 90s, JK Rowling was a young, unemployed single mother on welfare desperate to make ends meet. Today she is a billionaire media mogul. This is her story.
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NeNe Leakes Owes Over One Million Dollars In Unpaid Taxes!
No matter how much money the rich and famous make, it seems as if paying taxes is always an issue for some of them. We can add a particular reality star who has referred to herself as a "very rich b***h" in the past, to that list.
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In 1899, $25 Was Paid For A Painting, Now, It Might Be Worth $26 Million
The discovery was made by Grosvenor under the auspices of BBC's Britain's Lost Masterpieces series, the whole purpose of which is to find secretly priceless art within publicly maintained art collections.
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New Report Says 'Pokémon GO' Pulls In $2 Million Per Day
When the game first became available in July, it was pulling in $16 million per day, but the game remains the number two highest-grossing app on iTunes.
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From Movie Star To Assistant: How Much Do Hollywood Jobs Pay?
From film actors to TV actors to directors, producers, agents, screenwriters, and more – let's take a look at what the top earners in show business make. As they say, "there's no business like show business…"
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How John D. Rockefeller Became The Richest Person In Modern History
John D. Rockefeller started from nothing and ended up with $350 billion. That's enough to make him the richest person in modern history. Here's how he did it…
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The Met Faces A $100 Million Lawsuit Over A Picasso Painting
There is some high intrigue in the art world today. New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art is being sued over a Picasso painting in its collection which is estimated to be worth more than $100 million.
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Florida Man Wins Lottery, Becomes Millionaire, Accidentally Marries Own Granddaughter
Introducing the recent 68-year-old Florida lotto winner whose new 24-year-old bride turned out to be his granddaughter.
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Christopher Nolan Earns Huge Potential Payday For Upcoming Movie "Dunkirk"
Christopher Nolan signed a deal with Warner Brothers that will make him one of the highest-paid directors, ever, for a single film. Not only will he make a huge sum up front, but he also gets 20% of the gross box office revenue!
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The 10 Highest-Paid Comedians Of 2016
For the first time since 2006, someone other than Jerry Seinfeld is the highest-paid comedian in the world. Year after year, Seinfeld has been the undisputed heavyweight champion of comedians. This year, he is number two.
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What You Didn't Know About All Those Blinged Out 1999s Hip Hop Albums – And The Origin of the Term "Bling"…
Remember all those blinged-out Hip-Hop albums of the 1990s? Wait till you hear where they came from and how the term "bling bling" was born…
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There Are 114 Missing Millionaires From 2015 – Could You Be One Of Them?
Can you imagine having a million dollars just sitting in your drawer and you don't even know about it? That's basically the case with the 114 missing millionaires who bought winning lottery tickets worth at least $1 million and have not cashed them in yet.
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Jim Parsons Is The Highest-Paid TV Actor In The World
It pays to be on The Big Bang Theory. Jim Parsons is once again TV's highest-paid actor, but his cast mates can't complain too much…
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Kim Kardashian Robbed At Gunpoint In Paris, $16 Million Worth Of Jewelry Stolen
Last night, Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. by five men disguised as police officers.