24 Celebrities whose millions disappeared
Abby Lee Miller
A former pillar of the dance community — and best known for being the ultimate diva on her reality show, *Dance Moms, Abby Lee Miller has fallen on hard times.
The show, which premiered in 2011, followed the lives of young competitive dancers, and their equally competitive mothers.
As it turns out, a year prior to the show’s release, Miller already owed $400,00 in real estate taxes and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Her case was still under review when Dance Moms catapulted her to fame.
Her spinoff show, Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition, proved to be her downfall, as both the IRS and FBI took a peek into her finances in 2015 and discovered that she’d smuggled $120,000 in international earnings.
She was charged with 20 counts of financial and customs fraud.
In 2017, it was discovered she had an additional $775,000 in a hidden bank account. She served eight months in prison.
Abby’s current net worth is sitting at between $1 to 2 million.
Lil’ Kim
New York-born rapper and actress Lil’ Kim, known for her role as a founding member of the rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A. and a successful solo career in the late ‘90s, has gotten herself into financial turbulence.
In 2018, the star filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, losing her $3 million mansion in Alpine, New Jersey, to foreclosure.
With a staggering $4 million in debt, her assets include plenty of luxury items, including a Bently and Mercades, and more than $25,000 worth of jewelry.
Despite her reported average monthly earnings of $18,000, Lil’ Kim was known to splurge —spending $10,00 on monthly travel, $6,600 on her mortgage, $2,200 on her monthly wardrobe upkeep, and $2,300 a month on her staff.
As of now, Lil’ Kim’s net worth has taken a hit, plummeting to $500,000.
