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Gordon Ramsay flies first class. His kids fly economy, same plane. He's worth a reported $220 million. They won't inherit it "If you think we're paying $10,000 for a business class ticket cause you're a Ramsay, forget it" So what do they get? It's in the video below He turned 60 on Sunday. His daughter Tilly turned 25 the same day The rule, in his own words to The Telegraph: "It's definitely not going to them, and that's not in a mean way; it's to not spoil them" "The only thing I've agreed with Tana is they get a 25 percent deposit on a flat, but not the whole flat" And the flights: "They don't sit with us in first class. They haven't worked anywhere near hard enough to afford that" "I turn left with Tana and they turn right and I say to the chief stewardess: 'Make sure those little f***ers don't come anywhere near us, I want to sleep on this plane'" "I worked my f***ing arse off to sit that close to the pilot" Years later, on camera with Mythical Kitchen, he hasn't softened at all: "We're all getting on together, we're all bloody getting off" What the kids get instead: "a couple hundred" a month in allowance. Save every dollar for 12 months, and he matches it at Christmas "They are super disciplined and they are on it, man" Here is the part most people miss. It worked. His eldest daughter Megan is a police officer. His eldest son Jack serves in the Royal Marines. Not the jobs you expect from a $220 million family Do the math. Save $200 a month for a year and you have $2,400. Ramsay matches it: $4,800. One $10,000 business class seat costs more than two full years of that Split $220 million six ways and each kid would get about $36.7 million. Instead they get a quarter of a deposit The case for: he grew up on a council estate, and his kids grew up with jobs instead of a trust fund The case against: they were kids, not employees, and their dad could afford to buy the whole cabin Is Gordon Ramsay the smartest rich dad alive, or is this too harsh?
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Dane Cook's sister-in-law helped steal $12 million from him. She went to prison for it He wiped out her share of the debt anyway. His reason: "She gives good documentary" In the video below, Dane reveals the one thing he asked her for in return Her name is Erika McCauley. She was married to Dane's half-brother Darryl, who ran his money at the height of his fame Between 2004 and 2008, the two of them drained at least $12 million from his accounts. Investigators found cash wrapped in plastic inside jars of pasta sauce. Per the film, money was also stashed in potted plants and boxes of Bagel Bites In 2010 both pleaded guilty. Darryl got up to six years in prison. Erika got up to three. The court ordered $12 million in restitution Then Dane made the documentary "Funny Money" and offered both of them the same deal. Sit for one interview and the debt disappears Darryl said no. Dane says he pays $50 a month and had paid back about $3,900 by 2024 Erika said yes Dane, on the Zach Sang Show: "She put me through a lot" "I don't want that control anymore" "Just give me one day in front of the camera" The first time he watched her interview, eating popcorn, he pointed at the screen: "This is priceless" Here is the twist. In the film, she largely maintains her innocence, per The Daily Beast. Dane says the evidence shows "she was a willing participant" She got her debt forgiven and still says she did nothing wrong On November 6 Dane posted: "Effective immediately, Erika is the new Karen." Four days later, he says, the film was #2 on Netflix Do the math. At $50 a month, Darryl pays off $12 million in 20,000 years. Erika paid with one day on camera The case for: Dane got his peace back, and the only person who would talk is now on the record forever The case against: she helped take $12 million from him, never admitted it on camera, and walked away free Was forgiving Erika worth it, or did Dane let her off too easy?
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Chris Brown says he gives his daughter's mother $10K a month, plus her house, 2 cars, school and medical She says it's $7,000. She has $10,000 to her name and wants at least $30,000 Now she wants his bank records In the video below, she answers him Her name is Diamond Brown. Their daughter is Lovely She estimates his net worth at $50 million. In October she asked for about $45,000 a month to cover the household Her lawyers subpoenaed his business managers for his bank statements. They objected. The two sides are at a standstill, according to TMZ In October, Chris answered on Instagram: "I LITERALLY PAY FOR EVERYTHING, her cars(2), her HOUSE, SCHOOLING, MEDICAL, and 10K a month" She says he hasn't asked to see Lovely in 6 to 7 months. The mothers of his other children defended him as a devoted father The same day her filing hit TMZ, a video of Chris surprising a homeless street musician with new clothes and a phone went viral A judge hasn't ruled yet Is $7,000 a month enough for a 4-year-old?
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Tiger Woods once explained his affairs like this: "I felt I was entitled. Thanks to money and fame... I didn't have to go far to find them" Economists later calculated how much it wiped off the companies that paid him: up to $12 billion Not his money. Theirs In 2009 he was making about $100 million a year from endorsements, more than any other athlete Two UC Davis economists tracked 13 trading days after his car crash. Nike, Gatorade and his EA golf game took the worst hit, about $6 billion on their own Accenture, AT&T and Gatorade dropped him. Nike stayed Ten years later he won the Masters again. In 2022 Forbes said he had become a billionaire This week the same question is back. Nvidia lost more than $300 billion in value the morning after Jensen Huang admitted an affair Can he come back the way Tiger did?
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Jensen Huang promised his wife he'd be a CEO by 30. He kept that promise and built a $4.5 trillion company On Sunday he emailed Nvidia's employees: "I was unfaithful to my wife" By Monday morning, more than $300 billion of Nvidia's value was gone He met Lori in college when he was 17. His pick-up line was "Do you want to see my homework?" He co-founded Nvidia in 1993, the year he turned 30 The other woman was an executive at a company that bought Nvidia chips. U.S. intelligence officials reportedly believe she was working for China. Beijing calls the spy claim "unsubstantiated" From his email: "I was unfaithful to my wife. My actions hurt her and our children. There is no excuse for what I did. I am deeply sorry" Nvidia's board opened an independent investigation but says it still has "confidence in Jensen and his leadership team" Forbes says his own net worth fell about $9.7 billion on Monday Should he stay CEO?
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