Rich Celebs Who Fired Or Financially Cut Off Family
2. In 2016, Mariah Carey's late sister, Alison Carey, once publicly begged the star to send her money for her medical bills. Mariah and Alison had an extremely turbulent relationship, with Mariah claiming in her 2020 memoir, 'When I was 12 years old, my sister drugged me with Valium, offered me a pinky nail full of cocaine, inflicted me with third-degree burns and tried to sell me out to a pimp.' Mariah also alleged that Alison struggled with drug addiction. Alison denied the allegations and sued Mariah for $1.25 million shortly after her book was published.
3. Kourtney Kardashian once revealed that her dad, the late, wealthy lawyer Robert Kardashian Sr., gave her a month to find a job after graduating from college. 'My dad was like, 'You need to get a job. You have a month, I'll help you find one. But then you have to make money and support yourself,'' she recalled.
4. Dakota Johnson revealed that her dad, actor Don Johnson, cut her off financially when she decided not to go to college. 'It was difficult, but I figured it out. He said to everybody — by 'everybody,' I mean all of my siblings ... he calls it the 'payroll.' It's an allowance. He said if you go to college, you still get an allowance. And I was like, 'Well, I'm going to be an actress,' so he was like, 'Alright, well, you're on your own,'' she shared.
5. Actor Shirley MacLaine's daughter Sachi Parker once claimed that her mom cut her off financially right after she finished high school, when she was 17. She also claimed that when she asked for $500 to buy a used car, Shirley agreed to loan it to her — with interest charged.
6. Gwyneth Paltrow once revealed that her dad, director Bruce Paltrow, refused to help her out financially after she dropped out of UC Santa Barbara to pursue acting. 'My dad was like, 'That's great, but I'm not gonna help you.' I was like, 'Yeah, right.' And he was like, 'No, I'm not.' So I got an apartment with a roommate. I worked as a hostess at a restaurant; I would scrounge quarters to buy Starbucks — and walk there to save gas. I remember once asking my dad for money, like, 'Please, I'm really stuck. Can you help?' And he said, 'You're more than welcome to come over for dinner.' That was it,' she told Glamour.
Meanwhile, several celebrities have talked openly about firing their own family members amid alleged financial disputes:
7. In 2011, Beyoncé fired her father, Mathew Knowles, after he spent over 15 years managing her career. At the time, Live Nation reports claimed that Mathew 'had stolen money from Beyoncé on her most recent tour or otherwise taken funds that [he] was not entitled to.' Mathew denied the allegations.
8. Late singer Aaron Carter once fired his mother from her position as his manager and filed for emancipation when he was just 16 years old, after accusing her of removing over $100,000 from his bank account without permission. 'I feel betrayed by my own mother,' he said in a statement. 'I worked hard for months – 10/11 hours a day, not including school and press appearances – and I come home and owe money!' Aaron's mom denied the claim, alleging that she 'never touched' his money.
9. And finally, LeAnn Rimes parted ways with her parents, who managed her career as a teen, after alleging in a lawsuit that her dad had taken $7 million of her earnings without her permission. The pair eventually reconciled their relationship.
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