S01E01 Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp is one of Hollywood’s biggest talents, equally at home playing quirky character roles or swashbuckling his way through movie blockbusters. So when news broke in 2017 that he was in deep financial trouble...
Broke & Famous
S01E10: 50 Cent
In the ultimate rags to riches story, rapper 50 Cent always seemed to beat the odds. Born in the New York ghetto, he lost his mom, dealt drugs, got arrested and was shot nine times - all before his 25th birthday. Just three years later he had hustled his way to the top of the charts and was worth tens of millions of dollars. So when 50 Cent filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing debts of $36million, the world was shocked. With the media, his creditors and the courts asking where his huge fortune had gone, it would prove to be another of Fifty’s tests of survival. So how did one of the world’s hottest rap stars make the front pages for being Broke and Famous?
Overview
The stories of celebrities who went from a life of lavish spending to penny-pinching.
Episodes
S01E02 Michael Jackson
S01E03 Toni Braxton
S01E04 MC Hammer
S01E05 TLC
S01E06 Tori Spelling
S01E07 Lindsay Lohan
S01E08 Nicolas Cage
S01E09 Randy Quaid
S01E10 50 Cent
In the ultimate rags to riches story, rapper 50 Cent always seemed to beat the odds. Born in the New York ghetto, he lost his mom, dealt drugs, got arrested and was shot nine times...
