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BENJI AND JOEL MADDEN MADE THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE

Benji Madden, 35, must be pinching himself because he can’t believe his good luck. Tonight he’s marrying actress Cameron Diaz, 42, at her 10 million dollar Beverly Hills home. (above) We have a feeling that Benji and his twin brother Joel made a pact when they arrived in Hollywood that they would find and marry wealthy, famous women. They weren’t interested in dating nobodies. Their band Good Charlotte fizzled out and the guys haven’t hit it big in music for awhile. Joel got lucky and married Nicole Richie and they live a very comfortable life with their two kids. Now Benji has landed Cameron, who happens to have a net worth of around 90 million dollars. Here’s a little known fact about the tattooed twins: they don’t drink or do drugs. The marriage is so rushed that we wouldn’t be surprised if Cameron is pregnant already.

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By Janet / January 5, 2015

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THE ASTONISHING WORLD OF ROBERT DOWNEY JR

Robert Downey Jr is walking proof that you CAN turn your life around. He went from hitchhiking in his pajamas in Marina Del Rey after escaping from rehab in the 90’s, to being the Highest Paid Actor in Hollywood for two years in a row according to Forbes magazine. From 1996 to 2002, Downey was arrested and rehabbed numerous times for drug offenses, and also spent a year in prison. So it’s pretty amazing that he earned 75 million dollars between June 2013, and June 2014, thanks to his Iron Man and Avengers movies. It helps that he’s an extremely likeable guy. When Jimmy Kimmel heard about the Forbes report, he remarked ”He’s come a long way – I remember when he was just the highest actor in Hollywood.”

(Above, Robert and wife Susan, who is expecting a baby girl this fall)

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By Janet / July 24, 2014

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JULIA LOUIE DREYFUSS: HER FATHER HAPPENS TO BE A BILLIONAIRE!

This week our esteemed colleague, Montecito Journal gossip columnist Richard Mineards, reminded us of just how wealthy Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, 53, really IS. Julia, who lives in Montecito with her husband Brad Hall and two sons, made a HUGE name for herself starring as the lovable crackpot Elaine on Seinfeld for nine seasons. (Her vintage frocks and 40’s jackets were a big fashion influence in those years.) At that point she could have retired. but she went on to score another hit with HBO’s VEEP. Financially, she is a very successful actress, and it runs in her family. Julia’s businessman father William Louis-Dreyfuss admits Julia was “always funny “ but he was surprised by her success. William is estimated to be worth 3.4 BILLION dollars, so the apple didn’t fall far from the tree, did it?

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By Janet / June 4, 2014

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JENNIFER LOPEZ TROUNCED HER EXBOYFRIEND SEAN “PUFFY” COMBS IN A BUSINESS DEAL

Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez has developed into a powerful business woman and mogul! Since 2012 she’s been chief creative officer and shareholder in NUVOtv, an English speaking Latino cable network whose parent company is SiTV Media. Jennifer’s exboyfriend Puff Daddy (Sean Combs) launched a music channel, Revolt TV, in the fall but the channel is not available in all areas. Jennifer’s company and Comb’s company competed to buy music channel FUSE because it would greatly increase their circulation. Jennifer’s company ultimately topped Comb’s offer, and paid 226 million for the Fuse music channel. Their stock is on its way UP.

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By Janet / April 6, 2014

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DID L’WREN SCOTT HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE?

We’re hearing that L’Wren Scott probably had more to fear than simply the embarrassment of shutting down her clothing business declaring bankruptcy. Fashion insiders say that a bankruptcy would invite close inspection of books and examination of financial records. EXACTLY where all the money went. Everything would be made public. Perhaps L’Wren dreaded having many details of her business practices and spending habits revealed and felt she couldn’t live it down. Maybe she had something to hide.

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By Janet / March 23, 2014

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WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR MONEY TO THE “MOST OVERPAID ACTRESS IN HOLLYWOOD?”

Katherine Heigl didn’t know how lucky she was before she got too big for her britches on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Her character Izzie was hugely popular, but Heigl slammed the writing on the show and walked off when she got a movie offer. Other cast members couldn’t conceal their relief that the difficult and demanding actress was gone. Heigl had one hit movie, “Knocked Up,” and her price went way up. After that she did a bunch of forgettable fluffy romantic “comedies” that fizzled at the boxoffice. Last year she was voted “most overpaid actress in Hollywood.” And rumors about her diva-ish unpleasant behavior on sets escalated. Now she’s begging on funding site indiegogo.com for fans to donate $150,000 to finish her latest indie film “Jenny’s Wedding,” (another reason not to like her) and they’re not responding. Even with an autographed photo thrown in. It’s a slap in the face, but perhaps… just desserts.

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By Janet / February 17, 2014

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ROBIN THICKE AND WILL FERRELL – MORE RICH PEOPLE ASKING FOR MONEY

Now, this is getting out of hand. According to Page Six, Robin Thicke and Will Ferrell are appealing to the public to help them raise $100,000 so they can make a music video of a song they did together for “Anchorman 2.” That’s what it will cost for both guys to clear their schedules and fly to the same location to film. Do these two busy celebrities really expect fans to pool their money and finance the project? It’s difficult to muster up any financial sympathy for a pair of multimillionaires, but never underestimate the foolish generosity of die-hard fans.

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By Janet / November 26, 2013

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ENTOURAGE MOVIE: THE WRENCH IN THE WORKS IS JEREMY PIVEN

We weren’t the least bit surprised to learn that Jeremy Piven was the cause of the salary stand-off that’s holding up the “Entourage” movie. He seems to be a lot like his scheming character Ari. However, there ARE extenuating circumstances, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jeremy was originally the highest paid actor on the TV series and he did earn several Emmys. He was first to sign for the movie and got a lot more money than the others. The other guys want to be paid closer to what Jeremy is getting but the movie budget won’t allow it so they are disgruntled. They ARE expected to back down simply because everyone DOES want to get the movie made.

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By Janet / October 23, 2013

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JESSICA SIMPSON: HER THIRD WEDDING ATTEMPT

Here we go again. For the THIRD time, Jessica Simpson has hired top wedding planner Mindy Weiss to organize her nuptials and paid her a deposit of $150,000 in advance. She forfeited the first two deposits when she canceled because she was pregnant. If she doesn’t lose as much weight as she hopes to, Jessica MIGHT have to cancel the upcoming May ceremony again – losing a total of $450.000. But the money is no big deal to her – it’s a drop in the bucket because of her huge income.

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By Janet / September 24, 2013

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JESSE JAMES DOESN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT HE WANTS

Now that Jesse James is married to billionaire John DeJoria’s daughter Alexis, he’s hoping to bring some of his business ideas to fruition. Alexis is a drag racer and completely smitten with the serial cheater. Jesse asked Alexis to bankroll his new venture – a five star resort geared to bikers! He knows a lot of bikers these days DO have money and appreciate quality. But they don’t feel comfortable in a lot of expensive places that are not particularly motorcycle friendly. Alexis thought it was an interesting idea, but she advised him to raise the money elsewhere.

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By Janet / September 15, 2013

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