Entertainment | Celebrity Net Worth

Kris Kristofferson went from Rhodes Scholar, to Army pilot, to award-winning songwriter, to Golden Globe-winning actor and Academy Award nominee. Here's how one man conquered Nashville AND Hollywood, and managed to remain relevant for over 60 years. A life extremely well lived!

TI and Tiny just came up with a HUGE win in what was their THIRD attempt at a copyright lawsuit filed against a major toymaker.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen just sold a minority stake in their fashion line "The Row" at a valuation of $1 billion to a group of investors that include the heirs to the Chanel and L'Oreal empires.

In 1977, because Star Wars had spiraled way over budget, George Lucas offered James Earl Jones points instead of salary for his role as the voice of Darth Vader. Unfortunately, Jones did not take that offer.

Thanks to her Rare Beauty business, Selena Gomez just officially became a billionaire.

The 2,492-carat diamond was discovered at the Karowe Diamond Mine by way of Lucara's Mega Diamond Recovery X-Tay Transmission technology, which certainly seems to have succeeded in recovering a mega-diamond for the ages.

Lonnie Johnson is a nuclear engineer who worked on NASA's missions to Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars. But none of those missions matter because Lonnie also happens to be the inventor of a little toy called The Super Soaker.

In 1978, Donald Sutherland was offered a huge back-end incentive to appear in the low-budget comedy "Animal House." He held out for cash upfront and winded up losing a fortune.

Mark Hughes founded Herbalife from the trunk of his car in 1980 at the age of 24. He went on to earn a massive fortune then died suddenly, leaving behind an extremely messy backstory involving four beauty queen ex-wives.

Most 25 year olds who inherit a billion dollars would instantly disappear to a private island and drown themselves in margaritas. Erik Prince used his newfound wealth to build the largest, most powerful and deadliest private army in the world: Blackwater.

Back in 1984, the three main Ghostbusters actors – Bill Murray, Dan Aykrod and Harold Ramis – opted to take modest salaries for their work in exchange for backend points. That was a wise move.

Jackie Coogan was probably the first major child film star in history. Unfortunately, when he turned 21 and finally had access his hard earned fortune, he discovered a gut wrenching truth.

OJ Simpson just died at the age of 76. At the time of his death he still owed the Goldman family $96 million. And yet he died with a healthy pension and a multi-million-dollar net worth. How was that possible?

Jeff Bezos moved to Florida – a zero-income-tax state – in NOVEMBER. Fast forward a few months, and he has sold $8.5 billion worth of Amazon stock in NINE trading days. And the move saved him $600 million.

If you were a billionaire, how would you feel if you found out that your entire fortune exists because your grandparents were Nazi sympathizers?