When people struggle with mental health or substance abuse issues, they're generally deserving of support and understanding. Regrettably, that isn't always the case, and it's harder to provide that support when someone is behaving badly because of their issues. In the sad case of Amanda Bynes, her problems brought her career to a crashing halt. She's been arrested for driving under the influence multiple times, and she was ultimately placed under a mental-health evaluation hold in 2013 after starting a fire in a stranger's driveway.
Bynes is doing a lot better these days. She's not yet returned to acting, but is believed to have been sober for four years, and has apologized profusely to all the people she hurt and upset when she was in the thick of her addiction. She's gone back to school, and is studying for a degree in product marketing with the intention of opening a fashion line.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.