Thanks to his business ventures, relationships with sponsors — including a lifetime deal with Nike — and his own Jordan Brand, Jordan is now a billionaire. He just made millions more after Paris Saint Germain signed Lionel Messi, since Jordan earned a five-cent royalty on every shirt sold. Perhaps it’s that type of consistent income that allows a person to turn down $100 million for what seems like very minimal effort.
Ajram is considered to be a pop icon in the Middle East. She won her first World Music Award in 2008 as the Best-selling Middle Eastern Artist. She is the first and only female spokesperson and sponsor of Coca-Cola in the Middle East and the Arab world. She has been on the Most Powerful Arabs list several times and was named as one of the most influential Arabs by Newsweek.
Phillip Frost was born in 1935. Frost graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a degree in French Literature. He then earned an M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and relocated to France, to study at the University of Paris. He began his professional career working for the National Cancer Institute, and served as a Professor of Dermatology at various colleges in Florida. Frost and a colleague purchased Key Pharmaceuticals in the early 70s, and sold it for $600 million in the late 80s.
Road Warrior Animal was born Joseph Michael Laurinaitis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January 1960. Road Warrior Animal made his professional wrestling debut in 1982. He wrestled in Georgia Championship Wrestling, the American Wrestling Association, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. Road Warrior Animal wrestled for Jim Crockett Promotions from 1986 to 1990 and for the World Wrestling Federation from 1990 to 1992. He wrestled for World Championship Wrestling in 1993 and 1996 and returned to the WWF from 1997 to 1999 and to WCW in 2001.
He was born Garrett Hamler on born March 30, 1979, in Atlanta, Georgia. Garrett started to express his musical talent at an early age both writing and recording songs. Even though he preferred to call himself an artist rather than a musician, he decided to make a name for himself in business at first. Having graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in business, he took a job as a mortgage broker in South Carolina.
Anastasia “Stassie” Karanikolaou was born in Los Angeles, California in June 1997. She is known for her Instagram account stassiebaby where she has more than nine million followers. Stassie met Kylie at a bookstore and once lived together. Stassie Karanikolaou is also known for her YouTube channel. The best friends got matching tattoos in 2019 at Travis Scott’s birthday party. Stassie has dated social media personalities Zane Hijazi and Sam Wilkinson.
Their debut album hit the shelves in 1995. It’s called Exit Planet Dust, a meaningful title to those familiar with their former stage name. After several more successful albums, The Chemical Brothers branched into the world of film soundtracks in 2011 with their original score to the action thriller Hanna. The film introduced many moviegoers to The Chemical Brothers for the first time. Their career in live shows is as exciting as their recorded music, with some calling them “one of the few truly arena-sized electronic acts.
The Teamsters union is arguing that McKesson has played a role in the U.S. opioid epidemic through the distribution of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills. They currently hold more than $30 million in McKesson shares and have filed a proposal to install an independent board chairman from outside the company. McKesson is asking other shareholders to approve Hammergren’s compensation and oppose the proposal. They say they’re working hard to address the opioid crisis through strong programs and supply chain management.
Lat week we reported a $750 million lawsuit that had been filed against Travis Scott, Drake, and multiple companies involved in organizing the festival. A new separate lawsuit was just filed. The number being sought by this lawsuit?
$2 billion This suit is the fifth amended complaint filed by Houston attorney Thomas Henry, who is representing 280 plaintiffs in the suit. In the suit’s filings, Henry places the blame for what happened squarely on the shoulders of the event’s organizers: “The Defendants stood to make an exorbitant amount of money off this event, yet they chose to cut corners, cut costs, and put the festival attendees at risk.
Early Life Travis Tritt was born James Travis Tritt on February 9, 1963, in Marietta, Georgia. He grew up with mother Gwen, father James, and sister Sheila and taught himself how to play guitar at an early age. As a teenager, Travis joined his church’s band and started writing music as a Sprayberry High School student. He formed a bluegrass group with some friends, and they came in second place when they performed “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” in a local contest.
Most widely known by her stage name “Vanity”, she enjoyed success from the 1980s through the early mid-’90s. Matthews was born on January 4, 1959, in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Vanity started out in the entertainment business as a beauty pageant competitor. She won the Miss Niagara Hospitality title in 1977, before moving to Toronto where she competed for Miss Canada in 1978, and then went on modeling. By the time she turned 17, she was already settled in New York in order to further her career.
Reportedly, this $380 million stake for $100 is being investigated for corruption. That amounts to a 3.8% stake in a company worth $10 billion. By paying a reported $100, that’s 3.8 million times less than the market value of his stake. This alleged deal helped make Shamalov the youngest Russian billionaire at age 32. He is now 38. Previously, we reported that a year after marrying Katerina, Kirill was able to buy a 17% stake in Sibur from a friend of his father-in-law.
Hopper appeared on Broadway and won a contract at Paramount Pictures. He played the leading many in the movies Public Wedding and Over the Goal and starred in the films The Footloose Heiress and Mystery House. After returning to acting from the military he went on to star in a number of films including The High and the Mighty, Rebel Without a Cause, The Bad Seed, and more. In 1959 he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series for Perry Mason.
Alvin Kamara was born in Norcross, Georgia in July 1995. He is a running back who played at Norcross High School. Kamara played college football at Tennessee and was drafted #67 overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2017 NFL Draft. At Tennessee he had 1,294 rushing yards and 16 rushing TDs and 683 receiving yards and seven rushing TDs in two seasons. He was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year in 2017.
Ammika Harris was born in Thailand in May 1993. She has more than one million followers on Instagram. Harris is known for dating rapper and singer Chris Brown. The two had a son together in 2019. The pair began dating in 2015 and has been on and off ever since. Many people have commented on her resemblance to Brown’s ex Karrueche Tran. Chris Brown’s albums F.A.M.E., Fortune, and Indigo have all been #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Andris Biedrins was born in Riga, Latvia in 1986. He played professionally with BK Skonto in his home country from 2002 until 2004. The Golden State Warriors drafted Biedrins with the eleventh overall pick during the first round of the 2004 NBA Draft. He played with Golden State for close to a decade until he was traded to the Utah Jazz during the summer of 2013. The Jazz went on to waive Biedrins during the spring of the following year; as of October 2014, the seven-foot, 250-pound center has yet to sign with a new team.
Ross teamed with Nancy Mason, Barbra Fontana, and Keao Burdine in 2006. From 2007 to 2013 she teamed with Jennifer Kessy. Ross teamed with Kerri Walsh Jennings from 2013 to 2017. She teamed with Lauren Fendrick in 2017 and began teaming with Alix Klineman in 2018. April Ross has many won AVP awards including Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Best Server, Best Offensive Player, Most Valuable Player, Team of the Year, and more.
Back in 2001, Scott and his wife were living in Venice, California when she got pregnant. They decided to buy a larger home in Malibu for their growing family. When he sold their home in Venice, he realized he was a natural in the real estate industry. So he launched his design and brokerage firm Unvarnished Co. Today, it is the luxury division of the brokerage that is making waves in Malibu real estate.
Ashley Holmes is Ms. Laurita’s daughter from a previous relationship, and during the second season of the show, much of the program’s high drama was centered on Ashley’s behavior. Her outbursts included pulling the hair of Danielle Staub, another “Real Housewives” cast member. This resulted in Ms. Staub filing a lawsuit. Ashley went on to change the spelling of her name to Ashlee, and has since begun to model lingerie.
Beijing is the new billionaire capital of the world with 100 billionaires, just slightly beating out New York City’s 99 billionaires. Beijing may hold the title for the city with the most billionaires (for now) but when it comes to countries, the U.S. still has more billionaires than any other country. Also, the total net worth of Beijing’s 100 billionaires is $484.3 billion. The total net worth of New York City’s 99 billionaires is $560.