The New England Patriots are currently the most dominant team in football. Since Tom Brady's first Super Bowl appearance in 2002, the Patriots have made nine appearances in the Super Bowl and won a total of five times. What Tom Brady and Bill Belichick have been able to build over the past two decades is something we've never seen in professional football and should be respected. So, of course with the team's success in recent history, of course, they've accumulated more fans across the globe than any other team today.
The New England Patriots will be taking on the Los Angeles Rams in the coming weeks and we could be looking at a 'last dance' situation for Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. In time, we'll see if the Patriots will become Super Bowl LIII victors but for now, we do know that they have one massive fan base. Prior to the beginning of the 2018-19 NFL season, the New England Patriots were ranked 3rd in fan equity, 1st in social equity, and 5th in road equity.
Not all celebrities have fame and fortune, some are just famous – and in a ton of debt. They came from rags to riches, then went back to rags. Whether they’ve filed bankruptcy, ended up in court, or just can’t stop spending, celebrities mismanage their money just like everyone else. They just hide it well.
50 Cent coined the term “wanksta,” then “partied like it was his birthday” until he filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015. The rapper was said to be anywhere between $10 million and $50 million in debt. In 2016, a federal bankruptcy court judge in Connecticut approved a plan for the founder of G-Unit to pay his debts back. He was able to get his bankruptcy discharged in February of the following year.
Following a 45-year-long career in Hollywood, acting in more than 70 films, actor Gary Busey found himself in more debt than he was worth. In 2012, it was reported that Busey owed between $500,000 and $1 million worth of debt, but only had $50,000 to his name. The 74-year-old actor owed money to hospitals, banks, the L.A. Waterworks District, and even a storage company. He filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy that same year. Despite his longstanding career in Hollywood, Busey's net worth is now only $500,000.
Burt Reynolds is still worth five million dollars, but his battles with debt date back more than 20 years. Between bad investments and a pricey divorce from actress Loni Anderson, the 1970s superstar had to deal with over $10 million in debt and decided to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1996. While testifying in a 1994 custody hearing, the South Florida native said he spent $40 million getting through his divorce.
The former Hollywood bad boy, Charlie Sheen owes the IRS nearly $5 million. But that's not all. In 2016, his net worth was reportedly still as high as $150 million, but he was nonetheless $12 million in debt at the time – including mortgages, legal fees, and taxes. That same year, Debt.com reported Sheen owed nearly $300,000 on an American Express card alone.