celebs and money

The average National Football League player makes around $850,000 a year, yet, according to an expert interviewed by MSNBC, 22% of the league's 1,700 players have no savings to fall back on should the threatened lockout occur. Shocked? You shouldn't be. The combination of youth and large amounts of...

For the highest-grossing actress in the world, according to Forbes.com, Jane Eyre lead Mia Wasikowska doesn't seem too concerned with salary amount when choosing a film. "It's not like I would ignore it, but it depends," she told WalletPop recently. "It always depends on what the project is....

Oscar winner Javier Bardem keeps his personal finances simple: Decide on a movie. Get paid. But sometimes the digits on the checks look skimpy. Asked by WalletPop how he weighs a film's merit vs. his salary, the 41-year-old star of the December release Biutiful said, "Usually the movies that you...

After years of appeals, a federal court judge has an answer for Wesley Snipes: Go to Jail. U.S. District Court William Terrell Hodges denied Snipes' most recent appeal last month, writing in his Order: "The Defendant Snipes had a fair trial; he has had a full, fair, and thorough review of his...

For anyone who hasn't jumped on the Betty White fan wagon, here's another chance. The 88-year-old phenom has her own clothing line made expressly for the younger set -- tees and hoodies with built-in, washable earbuds -- and now she's turned to YouTube to promote the product in a decidedly...

Here at Ad Rant, we are so excited that Leo DiCaprio and Paris Hilton just took up some new causes. Leo's helping to save the tigers of the world, and Paris is, uh, entertaining the troops in her own special way. A celebrity's name brings much-needed attention to worthwhile causes. What...

.postbody img {margin:0 5px 10px;}Along with Rolexes and Corvettes, our homes are an accessory that tells the world our station in life -- which may be why we are so surprised to see celebrities selling or leasing homes at the low-end of the market. Some of them are affordable to the average buyer...

Recession? What recession? The Malibu summer beach home rental season -- where even celebrities pack up and leave their oceanfront homes when enough dollars are dangled in front of them -- just launched with a saltwater blast in the face of the recession. Fresh to the market is an oceanfront...

After delivering four beautiful babies of her own, supermodel and Project Runway host, Heidi Klum, has designed two new maternity lines: Lavish by Heidi Klum for A Pea in the Pod, and Loved by Heidi Klum for Motherhood Maternity. The model mama is due to deliver her newest additions in stores and...

Several weeks ago, WalletPop tracked down pop-culture personality Sharona Alperin, the namesake of The Knack's smash hit "My Sharona." She's now in celebrity real estate, and was gracious enough to tell us about the decided downs in that market, all while reminiscing on the 30th anniversary of her...