Celebrities do make serious money, and if anything, some of the world's wealthiest people are megastars in their own respect. They earn so much thanks to their advertising rates, album sales, box office earnings, and many other sources of income. Money has never been an issue for these filthy rich people, and it's no secret that they spend their millions on luxury houses, expensive cars, lavish holidays, and wild items.
However, some of their purchases can be downright questionable, insane, and bizarre, and they all come with crazy price tags. Justin Bieber bought a monkey once during his "bad-boy" era but it's since been confiscated, Victoria Beckham loves gold so much that she spent a good fortune on a golden iPhone, Paris Hilton built a mini-mansion for her pets, and the list goes on and on. To sum it up, here are some of the weirdest ways celebrities spend their money.
8 Justin Bieber Had A Monkey But 'Abandoned' It In Germany
Justin Bieber did not exactly buy a monkey, but it was an unexpected birthday gift from a family friend. Named OG Mally, the capuchin monkey, unfortunately, was seized by the German authorities after the two landed in Munich due to administration issues. They never got to reunite: Mally is spending his days away from the spotlight at the Serengeti Park in Copenhagen.
7 Nicolas Cage Purchased A Mongolian Dinosaur Fossil
Nicolas Cage is known for his outlandish lifestyle and bizarre purchases - after all, when you're among Hollywood's best actors of the 1990s and the 2000s, money should never be an issue. One of the purchases he made was a Tyrannosaurus bataar skull that he got from a Beverly Hills gallery in 2007 for $276,000. It turned out to be a stolen item from the Mongolian government, and he voluntarily returned it, but he never got his money back.
6 Eminem Spent A Thousand Of Dollars On Classic Comic Books
Before he was a rapper, Eminem was a comic book enthusiast. His interest in it later translates to his music where he'd make a lot of bars on superhero characters. Besides collecting classic hip-hop tapes, Eminem owns a wide range of comic books, including some of the world's rarest items. One of them is a Spider-Man issue from 1962 called "Amazing Fantasy #15," the first printed media known to mankind about the popular hero. A mint condition of this issue is worth over $1 million!
"Just being able to have those pieces of history is crazy. I would not want to face off with somebody comparing comic book knowledge, but I know a pretty good amount," the rapper once told Genius.
5 Victoria Beckham Has A Gold-Plated iPhone Worth Of $33,000
In 2011, Victoria Beckham got a $33,000 gold-plated iPhone 4 from her husband David, designed by Stuart Hughes with 150 grams of 24-carat gold. She would be seen flashing her stellar cellular everywhere, including at one point at JFK airport back then. However, while she did make her texts and calls via the golden device, her rep told US Weekly that she "had the phone for ages," and it wasn't exactly a gift from her husband.
4 Mark Cuban Bought A Texas Town
What happens when you're a billionaire who owns one of the top-flight NBA teams and one of the main "shark" investors in Shark Tank? For Mark Cuban, he purchased a forgotten, zero-population town called Mustang, just 60 miles south of Dallas, Texas, for just under $2 million, as a favor to a dying friend who had an aggressive case of leukemia.
3 Miley Cyrus Purchased A Range Rover For Her Dogs
Miley Cyrus once splashed out a whopping $300,000 on a set of Range Rover for her five pooches Happy, Bean, Floyd, Mary Jane and Penny Lane because they're "banned from her cars." "The dogs are banned from her cars, but they basically own the Range Rover," an insider told Daily Star, adding, "They're free to jump around, leave their hairs over it, scratch it and have their blankets in there. Miley even joked that if she dies the Range Rover will go to them," he added.
2 Katy Perry Gifted A $200,000 Ticket To Space To Her Then-Fiancé
Celebs are known for their lavish vacation trips, but in 2010, singer Katy Perry took things to a new extreme by gifting her then-fiancé Russel Brand tickets to space, worth a whopping $200,000, for his 35th birthday. The pair met in 2009 and began dating shortly until their private wedding ceremony in India in October 2010. However, they separated just before the trip took place.
1 Paris Hilton Built A Mini Mansion For Her Pet Pooches
Lastly, we have socialite Paris Hilton who owns a two-story white Italian-style mini-mansion for her beloved pooches, complete with a balcony and a tile roof. It has everything from beds, feeding stations, and air conditioning, and is reportedly worth around $325,000!