celebrity bankruptcies

Conservative pundit Stacey Dash – who famously told Meredith Viera that women wouldn’t earn less than men if they would just work harder – was revealed to have filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2004, according to the Daily Mail. The outlet says she was in debt, had no income, and was receiving $6000 a […]

Petey Pablo is revisiting the world of bankruptcy. Bossip reports the rapper (real name Moses Barrett III) filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy in his home state of North Carolina again after filing earlier this month. In his voluntary petition for individuals filing for bankruptcy, Pablo claims to only have assets amounting to $50,000, while his […]

FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Rapper 50 Cent has lowered the asking price for his Connecticut mansion again after filing for bankruptcy in the state this past summer. The Hartford Courant reports the new listing for 50 Cent’s 21-bedroom, 25-bathroom home in Farmington is $8.5 million. The rapper bought the 50,000-square-foot mansion for $4.1 million in […]

The man who goes by Trick Daddy Dollars is reportedly netting zero dollars these days. According to TMZ, the Miami rapper filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, claiming he has $430,000 in assets, but owes $645,000 in outstanding debt – including $34,837 child support to one mother, $22,282 to another; plus $290,000 in back taxes and […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper 50 Cent, ranked by Forbes as one of hip-hop’s five richest artists, downplayed his wealth on Tuesday as he testified in court about his finances, business deals and the media attention surrounding his recent bankruptcy filing. The multiplatinum-selling artist, born Curtis Jackson III, appeared in Manhattan state Supreme Court in […]

Former “CSI” actor Gary Dourdan can’t catch a break when it comes to his finances. Or maybe he doesn’t need a break since he’s already broke! Dourdan filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time as he is $1.5 million in debt. In 2012, he also filed chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the Jasmine […]

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Trump Entertainment Resorts filed for bankruptcy Tuesday and threatened to shut down the Taj Mahal Casino Resort, which would make it the fifth Atlantic City casino to close this year. The company owns Trump Plaza, which is closing in a week, and the Taj Mahal, which has been experiencing cash-flow […]