17) Perez Hilton
Celebrity blogger and media personality Perez Hilton, who captured headlines with salacious gossip, filed for bankruptcy in 2013 after a succession of failed ventures.
With an enormous online following and early success as a tabloid blogger, Hilton was headed toward financial ruin through poor investments, extravagant spending, and a failed attempt to break into mainstream television. By 2013, Hilton had accumulated significant debt and faced a major financial reset.
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