Kenneth Lay was a businessman and convicted felon who founded and ran the Houston, Texas-based Enron Corporation. With other key figures at the company, he was involved in massive accounting fraud that ultimately resulted in Enron’s bankruptcy in 2001. Lay was consequently indicted by a grand jury and found guilty of 10 counts of securities fraud, although he died of a heart attack three months before his sentencing in 2006....
Last season, Cousins raked in $19.95 million under the franchise marker, and his latest one-year deal comes with a 20% salary bump up to $23.9 million. If the ‘Skins were to attempt to sign him for a third consecutive franchise tag, it would require a 44% raise which would bump him up to a whopping $34.5 million. Obviously, that kind of thing is unheard of, and the Redskins will definitely look to sign Cousins to a long term deal by July 15th to avoid such a crazy situation....
Outside of the family’s primary business and source of wealth, Linda is also an accomplished businesswoman and a successful politician. She founded Titan Sports, Inc. along with her husband – which later became WWE, Inc. She has served as both the president and the CEO of this company during a period that stretched between 1980 and 2009. Under Linda’s leadership, the company grew from a small business to a massive multinational corporation....
Early Life Louise Fletcher was born on July 22, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama. She was the daughter of Estelle and the Reverend Robert Capers Fletcher. Her father was an Episcopalian missionary from Arab, Alabama. Both of her parents were deaf and worked with other deaf people. However, Fletcher and her three siblings all had full hearing ability. Her father founded more than 40 churches for the deaf community in Alabama. After completing high school, Louise enrolled at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....
Throughout his career, Dr. Luke has produced and co-written hits for a wide range of artists, including Katy Perry, Kesha, Miley Cyrus, and Britney Spears. His collaborations have resulted in some of the most recognizable pop anthems of the 2000s and 2010s. Dr. Luke’s contributions to music have earned him multiple Grammy nominations, highlighting his influence and success in the industry. In addition to his production work, Dr. Luke founded the record label Kemosabe Records under Sony Music Entertainment, further expanding his role in discovering and nurturing musical talent....
She made her onscreen debut in television commercials for BPL and Santro as well as a music video for Surjit Bindrakhia’s “Lak Tunoo.” Her most recent film includes Dirty Politics, which was being filmed in 2013. Mallika Sherawat is also notable for being a staunch feminist. In November 2016, Mallika was attacked in Paris. Three masked men allegedly sprayed Mallika and her boyfriend with tear gas, then assaulted them physically....
Mark Cuban is the undisputed king of playing the poker game that is big business. By knowing exactly when to hold and fold, he has built up a net worth of $6.5 billion… The vast majority of which would not exist had Mark not made one extremely risky (and ultimately correct) prediction back during the dotcom boom 20 years ago. Becoming A Millionaire Mark Cuban was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has always been ambitious....
Meek Mill and Drake have been trading barbs ever since the Philadelphia native’s infamous tweet accusing Drizzy of not writing his own raps in 2015. Since then, Drake dropped a diss track, “Charged Up” … Then he dropped another Grammy nominated diss track, “Back to Back,” shortly thereafter. Meek did end up responding with a couple of diss tracks of his own (“Wanna Know” and “War Pain”), but the tracks were not met with as much fanfare as Drake’s tracks were....
Early Life and Education Michael Gross was born on June 21, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois to telephone operator Virginia and tool designer William. He was raised with his younger sister Mary, and attended St. Francis Xavier and St. Genevieve schools as a child. After graduating from Kelvyn Park High School in 1965, Gross went to the University of Illinois Chicago, from which he earned a drama degree. He went on to obtain his MFA degree from Yale University....
Nene Leakes, well known for her appearances on the show Real Housewives of Atlanta, is having tax issues that won’t be going away anytime soon. She was hit with a tax lien from the State of Georgia back on September 22 in the amount of $95,232.92. And this isn’t the first tax lien she has been handed this year. She also was hit with a tax lien from the State of California for $86,624 back on June 2....
At the height of his spending mania, Cage went on a spree that is still legendary years after the fact. Among the items that once belonged to the Snake Eyes star were a massive, 9-foot-tall burial tomb, a 67-million-year-old (give or take a few million years) $276,000 dinosaur skull, a collection of authentic shrunken heads, and Superman’s Action Comics #1 debut, a comic book he spent some $150,000 to acquire....
Although a talented musician, Russell struggled immensely with a wide range of issues over the course of his life. These included near-constant legal issues, which resulted in a number of arrests. He also struggled with substance abuse issues, and this ultimately proved to be his downfall. In 2004, Ol’ Dirty Bastard died from an accidental drug overdose at the age of 35. Ol’ Dirty Bastard was known for his unique vocal delivery, which has been described as “half-rapped, half-sung....
Pebe Sebert has worked with Kesha frequently and has written #1 hit songs for Dolly Parton and Pitbull as well as Kesha. She has also written songs for or with Miranda Cosgrove, Miley Cyrus, and many other artists. Pebe Sebert has written or co-written Kesha songs including “Animal”, “Learn to Let Go”, “Cannibal”, “Stephen”, “Your Love Is My Drug”, and more. In 2010 she won a BMI Pop Music Award for “Your Love Is My Drug” by Kesha....
According to a new court filing, Prince’s estate is reportedly worth roughly $200 million, the first time a specific estimate has been given regarding the value of the estate. Prior to the court filing, officials were combing through the Minnesota native’s musical catalogue, unreleased music, the Paisley Park studio complex, in addition to other assets, with one lawyer for Berner Trust (the company overseeing the “Purple Rain” singer’s estate) stating that the estate could be worth up to $300 million....
Patterson released the albums Love in Stereo in 1999, After Hours in 2004, Wines & Spirits in 2007, The Ultimate Gift in 2009, and Bleuphoria in 2011. His singles “Where You Are”, “Treat You Like A Queen”, “Stop Breaking My Heart”, “Feels Good”, and “6 AM” all appeared on the US R&B chart. He has also collaborated with several other artists including Brian Culbertson, Paulini, Guy Sebastian, Jimmy Barnes, Ledisi, and Sy Smith....
Aside from acting, Carter was also present in the world of music. A talented singer as well, he saw the release of his first disco album “When you’re Young and In Love” in the mid 1970s. The single from his debut, along with another track called “Extra Extra”, were quite popular in disco clubs. Carter reached the peak of his career with his portrayal of Michael Evans, on the hit sitcom “Good Times”....
The home is no slouch, designed in the English Manor style with a six-bedroom main house on a 2.59-acre lot that also includes a tennis court, motor court, swimming pool, and a guest house. But the market in Greenwich is in the midst of a significant slump, with more and more affluent New Yorkers heading back to the city proper (about 40 miles from the Philbin house) or other popular locales like Florida....
Throughout her career, Silverman has appeared in numerous films, including “There’s Something About Mary,” “School of Rock,” and “Wreck-It Ralph.” She also voiced characters in animated series like “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Simpsons.” Silverman created and starred in her own comedy series, “The Sarah Silverman Program,” which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central. She has released several stand-up specials, including “Jesus Is Magic” and “A Speck of Dust....
Jindal inherited majority control of steel and power conglomerate O.P. Jindal Group upon the death of her husband, O.P. Jindal, who perished in a 2005 helicopter crash. Early Life Savitri Jindal was born on March 20, 1940, in Tinsukia, Assam, India. Her family was Hindu Marwari and originated from Rajasthan, India. Sometime during the 1970s, she met and married Om Prakash Jindal, who went by O.P. He established many successful businesses like Jindal Steel and Power, JSW Group, and Jindal Stainless Limited under the flagship of the Jindal Organization....
He previously co-founded the ESPN sports network with his father Bill Rasmussen. He also founded the Rasmussen Media Group where he was an author, political analyst, columnist, and public speaker. Scott Rasmussen graduated from DePauw University and Wake Forest University and is a Senior Fellow at The King’s College. He is a New York Times bestselling author and has released the books Solving the Budget Crisis: Hope for America’s Future, A Better Deal: Social Security Choice, Mad As Hell: How the Tea Party Movement Is Fundamentally Remarking Our Two-Party System, In Search of Self-Governance, The People’s Money: How Voters Will Balance the Budget and Eliminate the Federal Debt, and Politics Has Failed: America Will Not....
