Top 20 celebrities who went bankrupt after getting famous

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Marion “Suge” Knight Pleads No Contest To Voluntary Manslaughter - Source: Getty

17) ⁠Perez Hilton

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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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Edited by Sezal Srivastava