Celebrity Bankruptcy

Maybe Paris Hilton was right - maybe being a celebrity isn't as easy as it looks. There are incredible high points, but the lows can be equally stunning. See if you can guess who went through these hard times by finding the corresponding financial mess for each celeb.

1. This actress went bankrupt in 1993 after getting sued by Orion Pictures when she dropped out of filming Boxing Helena.

2. This funk music pioneer went bankrupt in 1981 because he forgot to disclose the songs he wrote between 1976 and 1983 as sources of possible future income.

3. This esteemed director filed for bankruptcy in 1982 after his musical, One From The Heart, bombed.

4. This folk rocker filed for bankruptcy in 1985 because he didn’t save enough money when he was actually making money.

5. This iconic American entrepreneur had to file for bankruptcy in 1921 after his first business venture failed.

6. This soul crooner went bankrupt in 1976 when a court ruled the royalties of his Here, My Dear album should go to his ex-wife.

7. This rapper famously filed for bankruptcy in 1996 when he was found to be $13.7 million in debt, largely a result of his uncommonly lavish lifestyle and knack for giving high-paying jobs to friends who didn’t actually work very hard.

8. This media man was in debt $352,000 when he filed for bankruptcy in 1978.

9. This rock n’ roll pioneer was $3 million in debt when he filed for bankruptcy in 1988.

10. This Bat Out Of Hell singer filed for bankruptcy in 1983 after going $1.6 million in debt.

11. This country music outlaw owed $16.7 million to the IRS in 1990 when he filed for bankruptcy.

12. This artist went bankrupt in 1656 and had to sell his house and expensive collections.

13. This real estate mogul was $900 million in debt when he declared bankruptcy in 1990.

14. This heavyweight champ went bankrupt in 2003 after his divorce and the discovery that he owed $27 million to the government.

15. This actor went through a 1996 divorce and found himself $10 million in debt.