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Are some celebs TOO money hungry?
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I know that this may sound like a silly question seeing as a lot of celebs want to live the glamorous glitzy A-list lifestyle but there are some celebrities that seem to take that to an extreme and it's almost celebrated that these individuals are earning extortionate amounts of money.
One example I read about recently is Britney currently banking $1 million dollars a week. She is already worth over $200 million and with her Vegas fee going up to almost $500,000 per show I do wonder where the love of the art has gone. She peddles underwear and perfumes on the side when I can't see any need.
Another is Rihanna who this week is pushing a mens fragrance, again she doesn't need the money, her life won't change dramatically because she's racked in a few more million pushing perfume.
Beyoncé and Jay Z are another pair of celebs that just seem to have a love of money over their art, everything seems to be abut more cash in the bank. And you can add Brad and Angelina, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney to that list.
I would have thought in a more enlightened age these celebs would be almost ashamed of their excess earnings, that they'll never be able to spend themselves, when so many are without.
One example I read about recently is Britney currently banking $1 million dollars a week. She is already worth over $200 million and with her Vegas fee going up to almost $500,000 per show I do wonder where the love of the art has gone. She peddles underwear and perfumes on the side when I can't see any need.
Another is Rihanna who this week is pushing a mens fragrance, again she doesn't need the money, her life won't change dramatically because she's racked in a few more million pushing perfume.
Beyoncé and Jay Z are another pair of celebs that just seem to have a love of money over their art, everything seems to be abut more cash in the bank. And you can add Brad and Angelina, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney to that list.
I would have thought in a more enlightened age these celebs would be almost ashamed of their excess earnings, that they'll never be able to spend themselves, when so many are without.
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I'm going to assume you earn a bit more than necessary to live, would you voluntarily give up some of your work?
Why should celebs be any different? And maybe the celebs enjoy working?
One celeb who I have noticed is absolutely obsessed by money is Howard Stern. Take away money and sex as topics and he'd have no show.
Money is her oxygen.
Her hubby is the same. He did a programme recently where he went off to the back of beyond to live with a remote tribe and on his return to London he said "he never gets a day off" Retire then, you've made enough money >:(
I'm not saying they should give up work, if you love performing perform, it's all the extra bits on the side and the pay rise demands I don't see the need for. They have their fingers in so many pies you'd think they were going hungry.
With Britney is earning $1 million a week, that's $52 million a year, which will actually have little to no impact on her life as it currently stands. While for the average person a pay rise of a few thousand a year can significantly change things for them.
Edit: I'm guessing the reason why the fortunes of the very wealthy celebrities never decreases is because the very wealthy celebrities just live off the hefty interest that their fortunes earn. Also, if you don't use all of the interest, which they most likely won't, this will increase their fortune by a small amount each time.
If somebody offered you £1m a week for doing a job you love would you say no?
The money hungry ones are the ones selling themselves to the tabloids for publicity.
Or as my better half calls them 'The Kardasiscums' , they are not celebrities they are reality freaks.
I doubt there's any footballer that's earning millions every week. Even Wayne Rooney's not earning millions every week. The people that will be earning millions a week (when working it out) will be the highest paid actors and actresses in Hollywood. A million pound/dollars is an insane amount when it comes to a week. Except for the insanely wealthy, I doubt there's many that will be making that much a week, either through interest, or through their work.
Also when David Beckham signed to play for Paris St Germain he gave his entire £150,000 a week (Not one week but the whole contract wages) to a local children's charity. Again, yes he can afford to but I've never heard of another famous footballer doing that.
Absolutely this.
Anyone being paid to do an actual job be it singing, playing football, acting etc is fine by me. Whether they're overpaid or not isn't for me to decide as the people paying their wages think they're worth it.
It;s the ones with no actual career who make their living selling every fart to the rags who are far, far worse as they only seem to care about money for old rope
In a way I wouldn't begrudge the reality stars, Jessie Js and Rita Ora's that are trying to milk as much out of their short time in the spotlight. But In 4 years both Britney and Beyoncé will have around for 20 years!!!
Whichever way you put it, even if the money is earned honestly, for one person to be earning $1 million a week is just crazy!
I really couldn't agree more.:)
I think that was more to do with France's laws on income tax than for anything else if I recall rightly - didn't he retain other rights?