There's not much you can do when a 5'11, 272lb woman is headed in your direction at full speed. Kia Stevens also known by her wrestling monikers of Awesome Kong, Kharma, and Amazing Kong, is one of the most successful women wrestlers of this current generation. Not only is she internationally known on the wrestling circuit, but she's also got an acting gig playing the wrestler, Tammé "The Welfare Queen" Dawson, on the highly-popularized wrestling-themed Netflix TV show, Glow. Not to mention, no one wants to be on a receiving end of one her Implant Busters, the screams from Stevens lifting women in the air can be heard throughout entire stadiums.
Prior to becoming a pro-wrestler, Stevens appeared on a reality television show where she was a contestant trying to lose weight to become a wrestler. Fortunately for her, her size has allowed her to become one of the most-winningest women wrestlers today. Stevens has wrestled everywhere from Mexico's AAA to Japan's AJW to the elite promotion companies including the WWE and TNA. Stevens has been named a 2x TNA Women's Knockouts Champion, 1x TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion, a 1x WWWA World Single Champion, a 1x WWWA World Tag Team Champion, a 2x NEO Tag Team Champion, and so much more.
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.