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Ka-ching!
Miserly Cyrus
Money matters - even to stars. We cash in on the highs and lows of celebrity dough
October 27, 2009
NO TIPS: Miley Cyrus reportedly fished out one US$100 note to pay for her US$70 bill, and kept all the change. PICTURE: REUTERS
MILEY Cyrus earned US$25 million ($34.8 million) last year, according to Forbes magazine.
And she plans to keep everything for herself.
The 16-year-old Hannah Montana star has been branded a cheapskate after she didn't leave a tip while having dinner last weekend.
Cyrus ordered US$70 worth of steak and macaroni and cheese for herself and sister Brandi at the Outback Steakhouse in Burbank, California.
When the bill came, sources told New York Daily News that the tight-fisted singer pulled out a whole wad of US$100 bills and fished out one to pay, 'but she kept all the change'.
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Kardashian's house broken into
REALITY TV star Kourtney Kardashian and her beau Scott Disick got a shock when they returned home from a romantic dinner last weekend.
The pair found that their gated Calabasas townhouse had been broken into and ransacked, reported E! News.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman said a total of US$108,000 ($150,000) worth of stuff was swiped, including Kardashian's US$30,000 Cartier watch and Disick's Rolex.
Kardashian, 30, who is six months pregnant, was reportedly upset because some missing pieces were sentimental items, including several pieces of vintage jewellery left to her by her late father, celebrity lawyer Robert Kardashian.
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$4.6m wardrobe for Holmes' daughter
IS Katie Holmes spoiling her daughter?
Hello! magazine recently revealed that Suri, Holmes' offspring with husband Tom Cruise, has a wardrobe estimated at about £2 million ($4.6 million).
And she's only 3 1/2.
Much of the collection are gifts from well-known designers who specially design clothes for her.
Little Suri has been pictured wearing red Roger Vivier pumps, which match her 30-year-old mother's pair. Also, when Cruise and Holmes tied the knot in November 2006, Roberta Armani, a friend of the couple, got her uncle Giorgio to make Suri a silk tulle dress for the festivities.
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Hatcher's garden sale for charity
EVEN celebrities need to springclean every now and then.
Desperate Housewives Teri Hatcher recently raised US$20,000 ($28,000) by auctioning off items from her home.
The 44-year-old actress held the sale in the garden of her house in Studio City, California to raise funds for children's charities in Los Angeles.
But this wasn't a sale for window shoppers.
Hatcher charged potential buyers US$50 each at the door, before they could peruse the sale items - which included a pair of boots signed by co-star Eva Longoria Parker, purses and trips to Disney World. The actress also put unworn clothes and unused toys up for sale.
Ka-ching!
Miserly Cyrus
Money matters - even to stars. We cash in on the highs and lows of celebrity dough
October 27, 2009
NO TIPS: Miley Cyrus reportedly fished out one US$100 note to pay for her US$70 bill, and kept all the change. PICTURE: REUTERS
MILEY Cyrus earned US$25 million ($34.8 million) last year, according to Forbes magazine.
And she plans to keep everything for herself.
The 16-year-old Hannah Montana star has been branded a cheapskate after she didn't leave a tip while having dinner last weekend.
Cyrus ordered US$70 worth of steak and macaroni and cheese for herself and sister Brandi at the Outback Steakhouse in Burbank, California.
When the bill came, sources told New York Daily News that the tight-fisted singer pulled out a whole wad of US$100 bills and fished out one to pay, 'but she kept all the change'.
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Kardashian's house broken into
REALITY TV star Kourtney Kardashian and her beau Scott Disick got a shock when they returned home from a romantic dinner last weekend.
The pair found that their gated Calabasas townhouse had been broken into and ransacked, reported E! News.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesman said a total of US$108,000 ($150,000) worth of stuff was swiped, including Kardashian's US$30,000 Cartier watch and Disick's Rolex.
Kardashian, 30, who is six months pregnant, was reportedly upset because some missing pieces were sentimental items, including several pieces of vintage jewellery left to her by her late father, celebrity lawyer Robert Kardashian.
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$4.6m wardrobe for Holmes' daughter
IS Katie Holmes spoiling her daughter?
Hello! magazine recently revealed that Suri, Holmes' offspring with husband Tom Cruise, has a wardrobe estimated at about £2 million ($4.6 million).
And she's only 3 1/2.
Much of the collection are gifts from well-known designers who specially design clothes for her.
Little Suri has been pictured wearing red Roger Vivier pumps, which match her 30-year-old mother's pair. Also, when Cruise and Holmes tied the knot in November 2006, Roberta Armani, a friend of the couple, got her uncle Giorgio to make Suri a silk tulle dress for the festivities.
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Hatcher's garden sale for charity
EVEN celebrities need to springclean every now and then.
Desperate Housewives Teri Hatcher recently raised US$20,000 ($28,000) by auctioning off items from her home.
The 44-year-old actress held the sale in the garden of her house in Studio City, California to raise funds for children's charities in Los Angeles.
But this wasn't a sale for window shoppers.
Hatcher charged potential buyers US$50 each at the door, before they could peruse the sale items - which included a pair of boots signed by co-star Eva Longoria Parker, purses and trips to Disney World. The actress also put unworn clothes and unused toys up for sale.
