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From billionaire to billionaire, Patrice Motsepe has formed an opinion on Elon Musk. As South Africa’s first Black billionaire, Motsepe said that entrepreneurs can learn a thing or two from the Tesla CEO, which could most likely increase their net worth and the success of their business. According to Motsepe, Musk’s strong belief in himself is a good thing. “I’m not saying [entrepreneurs] must be cocky and arrogant . . . but I think [Musk] believed so much in what he was doing . . . he succeeded,” said Motsepe.
Kanye West has given new meaning to the lyrics, “You get the bag and fumble it.” Kanye – now known as Ye – walked away from an $8.5 million ($8 million, plus $500,000 toward production) deal by backing out of his upcoming Coachella performance, which runs two weekends – April 15-17 and April 22-24. According to TMZ, Coachella Festival organizers were completely in the dark regarding the decision. A source told Variety that Kanye had yet to rehearse nor adequately prepared for his Coachella performance. While Ye’s camp has yet to officially confirm his speculated lack of preparation, an additional source reported to Page Six that Ye had plans to address his mental health. While the official cancellation of his performance comes as a surprise, Ye took to Instagram (since removed) to suggest that he would cancel his Coachella performance if-then co-headliner Billie Eilish did not apologize to Travis Scott after helping a fan during one of her shows shortly after the Astro World...
Celebrities of all shapes, sizes, and colors can only dream about having multi-million dollar deals. But there are some celebrities who prefer to walk away because they are worth so much more. In some cases, the decision to walk away from hefty paydays — whether on principle or on principal — proves to be a wise one. There are plenty of celebrities who play the long game that end up getting more in dividends because they chose to hold out for what they felt they deserved. And then there are other cases where the celebrity doesn’t know when to hold them — or when to fold them — and the consequences are devastating (We’re sure, for example, that Matt Damon could use that extra couple million right now. Should’ve done “Avatar,” sir, and you wouldn’t have the disaster of “Stillwater” to contend with). Did you know, for example, that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson turned down the opportunity to host the 2019 Oscars? According to Us Weekly, the wrestler-turned-multi-hyphenate was the first...
Dwyane Wade recently retired his No. 3 Miami Heat Jersey and after a 16-season career in the NBA, staying financially comfortable is on his retirement to-do list. The three-time NBA champion has a net worth of $120 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, and continues to build his empire via investments like his D Wade Cellars, a wine collection , and Stance, a creative socks company . However, no matter how lucrative his endorsement deals or startup endeavors are, Wade confesses he still worries about not having money. “It takes moments sometimes when I’m like, huh, that’s what I got in the bank, OK. But I still live with that mentality [of not having money] like literally, I have one car. And I have an Audi Q8, ” Wade told Yahoo Finance . Wade’s financial responsibility isn’t a skill that he has developed on the heels of his retirement, but one that he learned to live by early in his career. “Early on I didn’t have anybody to tell me no, right, everybody was around was a yes,...