The continuing saga of Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin's marriage has seen yet another development. First, it was reported that Bieber and Baldwin were not actually married, despite rumors of having wed at that now infamous New York City courthouse. Now, it seems that those rumors were true after all. At the time, B & B denied that they were there to get married, and said that they were just there to get a marriage license, but now it's reported that the pair actually have been married all along. That's despite their denials, and most relevant to our interest here is the fact that the marriage reportedly happened without a prenuptial agreement.

TMZ says that a formal wedding ceremony is still being planned, and that the prenup that both Justin and Hailey approached their attorneys about didn't actually happen. However, a "postnuptial agreement" is still in the works, which will purportedly have the same effect as a traditional prenup, the only difference being that it will be signed after the marriage took place. If such an agreement is actually signed, it will come as a relief to Bieber's accountants, since the singer is apparently still of a mind that he doesn't need a prenup (or postnup) because he's so in love and plans on never splitting up.

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That relief would come due to the pair's vastly divergent net worths, with Bieber worth some $265 million and Hailey Baldwin worth just $2 million. But, it's worth pointing out that since they were clearly capable of ignoring advice to the contrary and already got married without any sort of financial agreement in place, it's certainly possible that they will just continue on being married the same way. Time, as always, will tell.

Some details of Bieber and Baldwin's courthouse wedding: The minister was Jeffrey Quinn, on loan from nearby Nyack College, and the witness was Josh Mehl, "a friend of Justin's who attends Churchome in Los Angeles." Stay tuned.

Read more: It Turns Out Justin Bieber And Hailey Baldwin Did Get Married In NYC After All … And Without A Prenup

The year is flying by. How is it already October? Our favorite billionaires are up to their usual shenanigans. Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong went on a rant about fake news recently. Oligarch Roman Abramovich is trying desperately to get citizenship somewhere other than Russia but he's getting turned down. Billionaire Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan is reportedly buying a celebrated stadium. Vinod Khosla did not get the result he was seeking in his years long fight over the beach on his Northern California property. And finally, Paul Allen got a bad diagnosis. This is the latest edition of Billionaire Roundup.

Fake News Is "The Cancer Of Our Time"
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is calling for a change in how people consume news on social media. He's worried about the extreme amount of misinformation that is spread on social media and calling it the "cancer of our time."

"The short attention span we're creating in this millennium is actually very dangerous. It's the unintended consequences of social media."

Soon-Shiong said that people can't tell the difference between fake news, real news, or opinion pieces on Facebook.

He's not wrong.

Russian Oligarch Seeks Citizenship Outside Of Russia To Avoid Sanctions
Billionaire Roman Abramovich was seeking citizenship in Switzerland last year, but was denied when that country's government deemed him to be "a danger to public security and Switzerland's reputation." Ouch. The Federal Office of Police in Switzerland suspect him of having contacts with criminal organizations and of money laundering. Abramovich denies these charges and sued the Swiss newspaper Tamedia for publishing the reasons for his denial. He lost that case.

Abramovich subsequently became a citizen of Israel.

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American Billionaire To Buy Wembley Stadium
Iconic Wembley Stadium, home of English soccer, is up for sale and reports are coming in that American billionaire Shahid Khan has a preliminary deal to acquire the venue for $790.4 million. The Football Association of England must approve the deal.

Khan has been in talks to buy Wembley since April. In addition to the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, Khan owns the West London soccer team Fulham.

Billionaire's Beach Battle Finally Comes To An End
Billionaire Vinod Khosla has spent eight long years trying to keep an access road to Martin's Beach closed to the public. Access to the beach has been under dispute since Khosla bought 53 acres of land adjacent to Martin's Beach in 2008. The previous owners had allowed public access to the beach for nearly 100 years. Khosla began locking the gate to the private access road in 2010, setting this long legal battle in motion. This move to the Supreme Court could set in motion an enormous change for how California views public lands.

He has lost a number of lawsuits over this issue and most recently tried to take his case to the Supreme Court. They declined to hear his case. He now faces $20 million in fines from the California Coastal Commission. He has also indicated he will likely sell his Martin's Beach property.

Paul Allen's Cancer Diagnosis
Sad news to finish up this edition of Billionaire Roundup. Billionaire Paul Allen's cancer is back. He had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma back in 2009 and beat it. And now it's back. He is in treatment and optimistic. He released a statement saying:

"A lot has happened in medicine since I overcame this disease in 2009. My doctors are optimistic that I will see good results from the latest therapies, as am I."

Read more: Billionaire Roundup: You Can't Always Get What You Want

We live in an era of truly incredible wealth and vast inequality between the richest billionaires and every day middle class people. The 25 richest families in the world have a combined net worth of $1.1 trillion. The Cox family is the 14th-wealthiest family in the world with a combined $33.6 billion net worth. James M. Cox started the family fortune in 1898 in Dayton, Ohio when he bought the Dayton Daily News. Today, the Cox empire covers cable and broadband, television and radio, newspapers, and over 100 digital offerings, as well as Valpak and Savings.com; Kelley Blue Book, AutoTrader, and Cox Automotive, which oversees digital and marketing software for car dealers. The company currently has 61 radio stations, 14 TV stations and four daily newspapers among their media holdings.

James M. Cox was born in Ohio in 1870. He was the youngest of six kids and educated in a one room schoolhouse until he was 16. His parents divorced, and he moved to Middletown, Ohio in 1886. He started as an apprentice at the Middletown Weekly Signal. In 1892, he got a job as a copy reader at the Cincinnati Enquirer. In 1894, Cox got a job as an assistant to Paul Sorg, who was elected to U.S. Congress. Cox spent three years in Washington D.C. with Sorg. It was Sorg who helped Cox buy the struggling Dayton Evening News. Cox renamed it the Dayton Daily News and turned it into a successful afternoon newspaper. Cox focused on local news, increased the amount of national, international, and sports news the paper covered with items from the Associated Press' wire service.

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In 1905, Cox acquired the Springfield Press-Republic published in Springfield, Ohio and renamed it, the Springfield Daily News. In 1908, he ran for Congress as a Democrat and was elected. Cox represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives from 1909 to 1913 and resigned after being elected the Governor of Ohio. He served two non-consecutive terms as governor. Cox introduced a number of progressive reforms. He was the Democratic nominee for President in the 1920 U.S. Presidential election. He was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt in what was the worst defeat in the history of U.S. presidential elections.

Cox retired from public office after the 1920 election to focus on his media conglomerate, Cox Enterprises. He acquired the Miami Daily News and the Canton Daily News. In late 1939, he bought the Atlanta Georgian and Journal, just one week before the premiere of Gone with the Wind was held in Atlanta. That deal included radio station WSB, which together with WHOI in Dayton and WIOD in Miami gave him three radio stations.

Cox was married twice. His first marriage to Mayme Harding lasted from 1893 to 1912 and ended in divorce. He married Margaretta Parker Blair in 1917. Cox had six children, two sons and a daughter with Mayme Harding, and two daughters and a son who died in infancy with Margaretta Blair.

After James Cox's death, his son James Cox Jr. became chairman of Cox Enterprises and Cox Broadcasting Corporation in Atlanta. Cox Jr. began acquiring a number of small cable companies in rural Pennsylvania in the early 1960s, which set the course for the company to become a cable television empire. In 1968 he bought Manheim Auctions, a wholesale used car auction business. James Cox Jr. died in 1974 and leadership of the company transferred to his two sisters: Barbara Cox and Anne Cox Chambers. Barbara Cox died in 2007.

Today, 120 years after its founding, the Cox empire is run by James M. Cox's, grandson, Jim Kennedy. Anne Cox Chambers, James M. Cox's daughter, is the majority owner, with a 50% stake.

Read more: How The Cox Family Became One Of The Wealthiest Families On The Planet, With A Combined Net Worth of $33.6 Billion

One might assume that if someone has earned as much money as billionaire Ron Baron has, his life's greatest mistake would have to do with something other than money. But, one would be wrong, as Baron's recent appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box illustrates. There, the founder of Baron Capital explained to viewers that his "biggest mistake" was his failure to notice the world-changing potential of Jeff Bezos' online retailer Amazon when it was early enough for Baron to get in on the action.

Baron's big opportunity came in 1999, when his own firm was in the midst of a huge price-fixing scandal at auction house Sotheby's, in which it was a large investor. At that time, Baron says he approached Bezos to try to convince the latter to put some money into the struggling auction house, instead of realizing that the shrewder move would have been for him to invest in Amazon right then and there:

"Here I am trying to get him to buy this company that I have an investment in and I'm trapped instead of focusing on, 'Oh my God, this guy has changed the world' … My biggest mistake was not investing in Amazon."

Instead, Baron missed what now seems obvious: That Amazon was poised to dominate the world of online retailer and generate untold profits for investors in the process. CNBC says that since the end of 1999, Amazon's stock is up some 2,533 percent, with a 71 percent gain in this year alone. Given that, you almost can't blame Baron almost 20 years later for thinking, as he said in the interview: "I didn't invest in him. How could I miss it?"

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In the summer of 1999, Bezos' Amazon and Baron's Sotheby's did embark on a collaborative venture, selling collectible items via online auctions. Unfortunately for everyone involved, this venture fizzled out in the end, and went down as one of Amazon's missteps before its current glory.

Read more: Billionaire Ron Baron Says His "Biggest Mistake Was Not Investing In Amazon"

Another NBA season is nearly upon us. And it follows a whirlwind of offseason moves. A handful of star players stuck with their current teams (think Paul George, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul). Some made major moves (see LeBron James going to the Lakers, joined by nearly half of the NBA).

Then there are the in-between moves. These moves didn't make major headlines in the summer, but they just may be the difference between playoff success and failure in the spring. Here are our five most underrated signings from this offseason.

Note: All players listed here actually changed teams – we're not looking at players that just re-signed with their current squads.

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Isaiah Thomas, Denver Nuggets: 1 year, $2 million

We've covered Thomas's amazingly rapid decline before – in the span of a year, he lost out on hundreds of millions of dollars. This summer, he quietly signed with the Denver Nuggets for the veteran's minimum. Much like the Nuggets snagging Michael Porter, Jr. with the last lottery pick in the NBA Draft, this move comes with almost zero risk and the potential for great reward.

Thomas will likely come off the bench in Denver, a role he had with the Lakers at the end of last season. In just under 27 minutes, he put up 15.6 points and 5 assists. Sure, his turnovers are up and he's a sieve defensively, even more than usual. But what do the Nuggets have to lose? They were one game away from the playoffs last season. A guy like Thomas is motivated to show he's still got something left in the tank. Having him come off the bench to get buckets just might put them into the postseason for the first time in six years.

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Julius Randle, New Orleans Pelicans: 2 years, $17.7 million

All year long, Randle's name had popped up in trade talks. Most people thought he'd have to be included in any deal that brought Kawhi Leonard to the Lakers. Well, Randle is out of L.A. and the Lakers didn't land Kawhi. So…things went half according to plan.

Either way, the Pelicans get a great deal in Randle. He put up 16.1 points, 8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in a shade under 27 minutes last season. He'll need to shore up his three-point shooting a bit (just about 26 percent for his career), but he's a solid complement to Anthony Davis. Randle can play uptempo ball, work his way inside, and is a surprisingly adept passer. Though he's never been a great defender, his defensive rating last season was the best of his career. Maybe playing alongside a shotblocker like Davis will help him improve even more.

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James Ennis, Houston Rockets: 2 years, $3.5 million

Ennis didn't enter the league until he was 24 years old, but he's still just 27, despite the Rockets being his fifth team in six stops. After Houston lost Trevor Ariza to the Suns, they needed a replacement. Ennis may not be nearly as strong a sharpshooter as Ariza, but he's going to give you tons of effort night in and night out. And besides, Ariza's last game in Houston saw him go 0-for-12. It's not like Ennis can do much worse.

He's a 36 percent career shooter from deep, so he's capable of hitting an open shot. With Chris Paul and James Harden nearby to draw defenses into the paint, Ennis will get plenty of good looks in Houston. If he catches fire in a playoff game, the Rockets could finally get over the hump and into the Finals.

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Glenn Robinson III, Detroit Pistons: 2 years, $8.3 million

Robinson's biggest concern is his durability. In five years, he's never played in more than 69 games in a season. He hit that mark once; his next highest total is 45. Robinson suffered an ankle injury at the start of last season, but he began returning to form at the end of last year.

Per 36 minutes last season, Robinson averaged 10.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.4 steals. That was playing in a crowded roster in Indiana. If he can stay healthy (a big if, admittedly), he slots in nicely as a versatile wing alongside Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond in the frontcourt. And the Pistons picked him up for super cheap.

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DeMarcus Cousins, Golden State Warriors: 1 year, $5.3 million

Cousins is recovering from a torn Achilles, an injury that is notoriously difficult to come back from, especially for big men. But the good news for him is that there is no pressure to return quickly. Cousins's eventual minutes were eaten up last year by guys like Kevon Looney, Javale McGee, and Zaza Pachulia. Cousins at even 70 percent is better than those guys combined.

The upside is obvious: Cousins returns to top form and is the final starter on a dominant franchise. The Warriors have four All-Stars (and potential Hall of Famers) on their roster already. They may have just nabbed a fifth one for just a few million more than the veteran's minimum. Should Cousins get back to where he was before the injury, we might not see a Warriors-less final until 2025.

Read more: The Five Most Underrated Free Agent Signings In The NBA

Fan Bingbing is a huge movie star in her native China, but she's a familiar face to American movie audiences as well, having appeared in the blockbuster Iron Man and X-Men franchises. Alarmingly, she dropped off the radar back in June, prompting wild speculation in China over where she had gone and what had happened to her. China's state media organization Xinhua recently revealed the truth: Fan has been slapped with orders to pay a massive sum of back taxes she allegedly owes.

Fan is said to have dodged significant taxation by the Chinese government, by way of so-called "yin-yang contracts" that allowed her and companies affiliated with her to hide how much she was truly earning from authorities. Altogether, Fan has been ordered to pay approximately $86 million in back taxes, along with $42 million in fines and fees, for a total of roughly $128 million in American dollars. As it is her first offense, she has the opportunity to avoid any criminal charges if she pays up before a deadline that has not yet been disclosed.

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One good aspect of this story for Fan's millions of fans is that the charges have caused her to reemerge to the public. On Chinese social media, where she has a total of 62 million followers and counting, she released a statement apologizing for her tax evasion efforts:

"As a public figure, I should have abided by laws and regulations, and been a role model in the industry and society," she said. "I shouldn't have lost self-restraint or become lax in managing (my companies), which led to the violation of laws, in the name of economic interests … Without the favorable polices of the Communist Party and state, without the love of the people, there would have been no Fan Bingbing."

Fan also added, not surprisingly, that she "completely accepts" China's tax authorities' decision, and presumably plans to have all that money paid by the deadline.

Read more: Chinese Tax Authority Slaps Movie Star Fan Bingbing With $128 Million In Back Taxes And Fines

Louis D'Esposito net worth and salary: Louis D'Esposito is a film producer, director, and business executive who has a net worth of $10 million. Louis D'Esposito is best known for being the Co-President of Marvel Studios. Before working for Marvel, he served as an associate producer for the movies Another You and Basic Instinct. D'Esposito has executive produced several successful films including S.W.A.T., Zathura: A Space Adventure, The Pursuit of Happyness, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panthers, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and more. He also executive produced the television series Agent Carter from 2015 to 2016. Before that he worked as a second unit director or assistant director for many movies including Sweet Home Alabama, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Demolition Man, Major League, and more.

Louis D'Esposito salary: Louis D'Esposito's base salary at Marvel is $3 million. He may also earn additional compensation through bonuses and profit participation on movies.

Read more: Louis D'Esposito Net Worth

On Saturday night, Conor McGregor faces off against the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. Win or lose the fight is set to be a massive cash cow for McGregor, the former plumber.  A decade ago, Conor was a plumber on welfare. Today McGregor's net worth is $85 million and that's before however much he'll haul tomorrow.

Spoiler alert. Conor predicts he'll make $50 million when it's all said and done tomorrow. He made this pronouncement at a press conference earlier today at the Park Theater in Las Vegas. Here's exactly what he said when asked about his estimated earnings:

"We're estimating around 3 to 3.5 million [PPV buys] … I'd say I'll close in around the $50 million mark. So for a mixed martial artist to make $50 million in a mixed martial arts bout, it's quite breathtaking."

McGregor's estimate is healthy, but it's fairly conservative compared to UFC President Dana White's, who recently guessed that the event would exceed the amount of pay-per-view vibes attained by last year's "The Money Fight" between McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. Admittedly, White is known for sometimes going a little overboard with UFC viewing figures, claiming that last year's event had some 6.5 million buys, while MMA Junkie says the real figure was closer to 4.4 million.

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McGregor went on to speak on the general money explosion being seen in the world of mixed martial arts:

"The game has gone to so many new heights, so quickly. And we're all just trying to keep up and catch up. And it's a great time to be involved in the sport for myself, for the fighters, for the promoters, for the managers, for the media in attendance, times are good. So let's enjoy these momentous occasions."

That's especially true for McGregor himself, who is consistently among the highest earning athletes right now, with not only tomorrow's payday but a new whiskey set to launch soon. During the press conference, a reporter asked him whether he expected to hit actual billionaire status, and his response was just succinct enough to be convincing: "I'm 30 years of age – I'd say by 35."

Whether or not that actually happens depends on several factors, including his endorsements and new business ventures such as his newly-launched whiskey label. On September 20, Conor and the UFC revealed they had signed a new six-fight deal that is estimated to be worth an average of $30 million per fight. Roughly $200 million all in. A very impressive number, but still a decent bit away from billionaire status. He's going to need a Beats By Dre level product deal to push that billionaire status. And in five years? Gonna take a whole lot of Irish luck!

Read more: Conor McGregor To Make $50 Million Fighting Khabib – Predicts He'll Be A Billionaire In Five Years

We live in an era of truly incredible wealth and vast inequality between the richest billionaires and every day middle class people. The 25 richest families in the world have a combined net worth of $1.1 trillion. The Koch family is the 2nd-wealthiest family in the world with a combined $98.7 billion net worth. The Koch family is not just wealthy, they are also incredibly influential in politics. The family fortune began when Fred Koch joined the Keith-Winkler Engineering Company of Wichita, Kansas in 1925. He made his mark quickly, and the company was renamed the Winkler-Koch Engineering Company. The company had a big breakthrough with a gasoline refinement technique. However, lawsuits from established companies that didn't appreciate a new kid on the block prevented them from utilizing this new breakthrough. So, Fred packed his bag and headed to Europe in search of work.

It was during the years preceding World War II and Fred quickly found work. Stalin (yes THAT Stalin) paid him  $500,000 for his assistance in building 15 oil refineries in the Soviet Union in the 1940s. While in Europe, Koch entered into a partnership with William Rhodes Davis, best known as an American Nazi sympathizer. Mayer hired Koch to build the Third Reich's third-largest oil refinery. This refinery was a critical part of Hitler's war machine. That refinery went on to produce hundreds of thousands of gallons for the Luftwaffe.

(L-R) Bridget Koch, Bill Koch, Debora Spar and Katherine Farley and David H. Koch (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images )

In 1940, Fred founded the Wood River Oil and Refining Company. Six years later, he changed the name to Rock Island Oil and Refining Company. He married Wichita native Mary Robinson and had four sons – Fred Jr., Charles, and twins David and Bill. Fred Jr. had no interest in the family business, which was worth $80 million in 1960. Fred Jr. became a patron of the arts. Charles, on the other hand, was very interested in the family business. In 1961, at 26 years old, he joined the company. Five years later, he became president of the company. Fred Sr. died in 1967 and Charles became chairman of his father's company. At that time it was worth $250 million. Charles renamed the company Koch Industries in 1968 in honor of his father. David joined the family business in 1970. Bill joined in 1971.

Under Fred Koch's sons, Koch Industries expanded from just being in the oil business to also being in asphalt, fertilizers, pulp and paper manufacturing, ranching, mineral mining, natural gas, plastics, petroleum, energy, fibers/textiles, chemical development and production, commodities trading, and finance.

The Koch brothers did not get along in the family business. In fact, a 20-year battle between the brothers got so bitter that the brothers hired private investigators to dig up dirt on each other. In one case, investigators hired by Bill went through the garbage from the homes and offices of Charles, David, and their attorneys. He allegedly bribed janitors and trash collectors.

Then, in 1980 Bill attempted a coup to take over the board of Koch Industries and force his brothers out. Charles and David defeated that plan and fired Bill. They sent their brother on his way with a $400,000 severance payment. However, that was far from the end of it. Bill and Fred Jr. still had shares in the family business. Bill and Fred Jr. made up one side of the battle and Charles and David were the other. The brothers reached a settlement in 1983. Bill Koch was paid $620 million for his 21% stake in the company. Fred was paid $400 million for his stake in the company. In 1985, Bill and Fred Jr. took their brothers to court, alleging that their shares had been undervalued in the settlement. The case reached a $25 million settlement.

That wasn't the end of it. A lawsuit of Koch vs. Koch Industries in 1998 saw the family drama reignite. During the trial David broke down crying on the stand as he told the story about the drama between the brothers. After Charles and David won, Bill told reporters he intended to appeal, saying, "These guys are crooks." In the end Bill and Fred ended up with $1.1 billion each.

The family drama finally came to an end in 2001. Charles, David, and Bill had dinner at Bill's mansion in Palm Beach to sign a final settlement divvying up their father's fortune and property. It was the first time the brothers had shared a meal in nearly 20 years.

Politically, the Koch brothers are a force to be reckoned with. They are reportedly spending $400 million in the upcoming midterm elections. In 2017, Koch Industries gave $1.3 million to congressional candidates.

Today, Koch Industries brings in an annual revenue of $100 billion. Charles and David each own a 42% stake in the family business. Going forward, only one Koch brother will be at Koch Industries. David announced his retirement earlier this year. Charles will remain with the company.

Read more: How The Koch Family Became One Of The Wealthiest Families On The Planet, With A Combined Net Worth of $98.7 Billion

Late last month, Virgin founder Richard Branson took to his personal blog to regale readers with a harrowing experience. During a recent rock climbing trip on Mont Blanc in the Swiss Alps, Branson and his team experienced a near disaster and worst case scenario. As Branson himself puts it:

"At the end of our first day climbing Mont Blanc for the Virgin Strive Challenge we found ourselves trapped on the side of the mountain as a huge rock fall caused boulders the size of small cars to fall on us."

Branson's son Sam and nephew Noah were also with the team when the worst almost happened, and Branson says that in all his years of tackling extreme physical challenges he's "never come so terrifyingly close to losing myself, my son and other team mates."

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It happened at the very end of the first day's climb, fittingly enough at a notoriously unsafe 100-yard crossing known by some as the Gouter Couloir, and known by still others as the "Gully of Death." Despite the crossing's imposing nickname, the team's guides were reasonably certain that in late September it would indeed be safe to cross. Branson describes what happened next in detail sufficient to make most people swear off mountain climbing forever:

"Within seconds of getting across we heard the most horrible sound. A side of a cliff had broken away from the mountain further up and seconds later huge boulders the size of small cars were bouncing towards us. Rocks rained down on us from every angle."

Obviously, despite the extremely iffy interlude, Branson's team made it up and down Mont Blanc with their lives and blogging abilities intact. And no, as you've probably already guessed, Branson shows no signs of planning to quit mountain climbing because of the incident.

Read more: Richard Branson Was "Seconds Away" From Death During Rock Climbing Incident

Tonight Conor McGregor faces off against Khabib Nurmagomedov as the main event of UFC 229. Conor hasn't fought in the Octagon in nearly two years since he fought Eddie Alvarez in November 2016 at UFC 205. His most recent professional fight was against Floyd Mayweather in a boxing ring in August 2017. He lost that fight but still took home a HUGE payday. So what is Conor McGregor's net worth today? What will his net worth be after tonight? And what are his career earnings? Let's take a look!

McGregor made his MMA debut in 2007 at the age of 18. He won the amateur fight by TKO (technical knockout) in the first round. He turned professional immediately after that fight. McGregor made his professional debut in March 2008 in the lightweight division. Amazingly, just a few months before the fight, Conor was an unemployed plumber living on welfare. He signed with the UFC in 2013 and made his debut for the organization on April 6, 2013 against Marcus Brimage. He won the fight via knockout after one minute in the first round.

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Conor McGregor's Biggest Paydays:

On July 11, 2015, Conor earned $5 million when he defeated Chad Mendes at UFC 189. On December 11th, 2015, Conor earned a reported $12 million defeating Jose Aldo in 13 seconds. On March 5, 2016, Conor reportedly earned a minimum of $10 million, and perhaps as much as $15 million when he fought Nate Diaz at UFC 196. He reportedly earned $25 million when he fought Nate Diaz again at UFC 202. He earned around $7 million fighting Eddie Alvarez, in November 2016.

Total UFC earnings to date: Roughly $65 million.

Floyd Mayweather Fight and Earnings:

Conor and Floyd generated 4.3 million Pay Per View buys for their fight. Conor was guaranteed $30 million for the fight. With PPV bonuses, merch sales and other earnings, Conor's total gross take from the fight topped $100 million. Thanks largely to the hype produced by this fight, Conor was also able to earn around $14 million in 2017 thanks to endorsements with companies like Burger King, Beats by Dre, Anheuser-Busch and more.

As of this writing (before the Khabib fight), Conor McGregor's career earnings top $180 million.

As of this writing (before the Khabib fight) Conor McGregor's net worth is $85 million.

According to Dana White, Conor and Khabib's fight is projected to product 3.5 million PPV buys. If that number proves true, Conor will earn a total of $50 million from the fight. If that happens, Conor's total career earnings will top $230 million. After taxes, manager fees and lifestyle expenses, Conor will likely net a little less than $25 million, bringing his net worth up to $110 million.

That's an impressive number, but Conor's got a lot of work to do if he wants to make good on his prediction of hitting billionaire status in the next five years

Read more: Conor McGregor Net Worth And Career Earnings As He Gears Up For $50 Million Khabib Payday

The U.S. doesn't have a royal family, but it does have plenty of family dynasties with heirs and heiresses in line to inherit the enormous family fortunes of the biggest brands. From media, to fashion, to tech, these 15 sons and daughters of billionaires and multi-millionaires are due to inherit the fortunes their parents (or in some cases, grandparents, great great grandparents, etc.) built. Some, like Alexa Dell, daughter of Michael Dell, are poised to inherit most of her dad's fortune from Dell Technologies, which has only been around for about three decades. Others, like Lydia Hearst and Ariana Rockefeller, are set to inherit family fortunes that date back generations.

Below, meet 15 heirs and heiresses to some of the biggest brands in America.

Georgina Bloomberg
Heir to: Bloomberg
Georgina Bloomberg is the heiress to the $56 billion Bloomberg fortune. Her dad is Michael Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City and founder of BloombergLP, a financial news and information services media company. The 35-year-old is an accomplished equestrian, animal rights activist, and novelist.

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Peter Brant II
Heir to: White Birch Paper
Peter Brant II's dad, Peter Brant Sr., is the billionaire chairman and CEO of White Birch Paper. Peter shares the fortune with his siblings Harry and Lily. The 24-year-old is a socialist and model. He also has a $1 million net worth of his own from a unisex makeup collection he and his brother created for M.A.C. His mother is super model Stephanie Seymour.

Alexa Dell
Heir to: Dell Technologies
Alexa Dell is the daughter of Michael Dell, who founded Dell Technologies in the 1980s. She is the heiress to her dad's $21 billion fortune. The 24-year-old is engaged to Harrison Refoua, who is a millionaire real estate investor Her engagement ring is reportedly a 12-carat diamond ring worth $3 million.

Megan Ellison
Heir to: Oracle
Megan Ellison has inherited about three million shares of Netsuite and 900,000 shares of Oracle from her father Larry Ellison. Larry, of course, is the founder and CEO of Oracle and has a net worth of $58 billion. Megan, 32, is a film maker who founded Annapurna Pictures. She has produced a number of films including Zero Dark Thirty and American Hustle.

Lydia Hearst
Heir to: Hearst
Lydia Hearst is the 33-year-old great granddaughter of media mogul William Randolph Hearst. Her mother is Patty Hearst, best known for being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974. She was arrested for her role in a bank robbery committed by the terrorist group.​ She was sentenced to seven years in prison, serving 22 months. Lydia shares the Hearst family fortune with 67 family members. She is a model, actress, writer, and socialite. She is married to former Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick, who was recently accused by his ex-girlfriend of years of physical and verbal abuse.

Ally Hilfiger
Heir to: Tommy Hilfiger
Ally Hilfiger is the daughter of fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger and heiress to his $400 million fortune. She was on the MTV reality show Rich Girls. The 33-year-old produced a movie and wrote a book based on her battle with Lyme disease.

Abigail Johnson
Heir to: Fidelity Investments
Abigail Johnson is the heiress to her grandfather's company Fidelity Investments. The 57-year-old owns more stake in the company than her two siblings. She has 24.5% compared to their 5% each. The family fortune is worth $28.5 billion. Abigail has her own fortune of $12 billion.

Travis Knight
Heir to: Nike
Travis Knight is the 45-year-old son of Nike founder Phil Knight. He is a successful filmmaker and animator. He is in charge of a trust that controls 38 million shares of Nike stock. Nike is the most valuable fashion brand in the U.S. His father has a net worth of $29 billion.

Aerin and Jane Lauder
Heir to: Estée Lauder
Aerin Lauder, 48, is currently the image and style director of Estee Lauder, the cosmetics empire founded by her grandmother. She is in line to inherit the family fortune alongside her 45-year-old sister Jane, who is the global brand director for Clinique.

Dylan Lauren
Heir to: Ralph Lauren
Dylan Lauren is the 44-year-old daughter of Ralph Lauren and a successful entrepreneur in her own right. As the founder of Dylan's Candy Bar, she has amassed her own $50 million fortune. Her father has a net worth of $8.2 billion.

Victoria B. Mars
Heir to: Mars Inc.
Victoria Mars and her three sisters are the heiresses to Mars Inc. The Mars family fortune is worth $90 billion. She has an 8% stake in the company and sits on the board of directors for the family business.

James Murdoch
Heir to: 21st Century Fox and News Corp.
James Murdoch is the 45-year-old son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch. He has worked in a number of positions in News Corp companies, such as CEO of 21^st Century Fox. He has a personal net worth of $500 million. His father has a net worth of $13 billion.

Ariana Rockefeller
Heir to: Standard Oil
Ariana Rockefeller is the 35-year-old great granddaughter of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller and granddaughter of David Rockefeller, Sr. She founded her own lifestyle brand in 2011.

Lynsi Snyder
Heir to: In-N-Out
When Lynsi Snyder turned 35 in 2017, she inherited the remaining 50% of In-N-Out. She inherited the first half on her 30^th birthday. Her parents opened the popular burger chain in 1948. Lynsi has a net worth of $1 billion.

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As far as I know, Warren Buffett and LeBron James have never gone head to head on the court. But James has earned Buffett's respect in a different way, according to a recent USA Today interview with the latter, in which he says he believes that James has talent far beyond basketball, even going so far as to praise what he calls his "money mind." Buffett explains what he means by "money mind," as well as how it applies to what he's seen from James:

"People really do have minds that function better than other people's in certain areas that you can't give a test for … And LeBron, in addition to a lot of other talents, he has a money mind. And he gets stuff."

Buffett's on pretty sure footing there, since James has earned an estimated $765 million since going pro back in 2003. Last year, he saw an investment of $1 million in new pizza chain Blaze Pizza give a return of $25 million, and according to Buffett, shrewd investments like that aren't a product of dumb luck:

"He can separate out the cream from the crap, and you get more of the latter proposed to you than you do of the former … You really have to be able to suss it out."

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Buffett says he spoke with James back when he turned pro, and the two have remained sporadically in touch in the years since. And of course, since no money mind is a money mind alone, Buffett also has an opinion on James' decision to leave Cleveland for LA:

"I was glad to see him go back to Cleveland (from Miami in 2014) … To deliver that championship to Cleveland, you know, it was great. It was one hell of an achievement and I'm glad it happened.

"But in terms of where effectively, what kind of a group works best, and everything, I'm sure he made a good choice (signing with the Lakers) and he'll bring a lot to anything he does. He's got a lot more talent than is shown on the basketball court."

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North Korea may have suspended its tests of nuclear weapons for the time being, but a recent report by US security company FireEye suggests that the North Korean government has been involved in a much more profitable endeavor, hacking online banking computer systems all over the globe. How much more profitable? It's impossible to say for sure, but FireEye says that hackers affiliated with the North Korean government have made off with hundreds of millions of dollars since 2014.

The report calls the North Korean hackers "an active global threat," but FireEye aren't the only ones to do so. The US Justice Department recently charged a North Korean hacker with involvement in multiple cyberattacks, including one targeting the central bank of Bangladesh that resulted in an $81 million take.

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One interesting complication in alleging North Korean involvement in any sort of cybercrime comes from the fact that virtually no one in North Korea is officially allowed to use the internet. But as Adam Meyers, vice president of intelligence at security firm CrowdStrike explained to the Associated Press, the North Korean government has good reason for turning to crime to generate income:

"The reality is they are starved for cash and are continuing to try and generate revenue, at least until sanctions are diminished. At the same time, they won't abate in intelligence collection operations, as they continue to negotiate and test the international community's resolve and test what the boundaries are."

FireEye has given the North Korean financial hackers the code name APT38 (if you're wondering how likely FireEye thinks North Korea will stop its online banking heists, APT stands for "Advanced Persistent Threat"), and they say that the hundreds of millions they've managed to steal is a fraction of the $1.1 billion that the group has targeted so far. Its biggest heist was the aforementioned Bangladeshi job, which happened in February of 2016.

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There's a long, illustrious tradition in the art world of famous artists playing expensive pranks on their wealthy and often oblivious patrons. The artist known as Banksy took part in that tradition recently, at the high priced auction for one of his Girl with Balloon paintings. It happened at Sotheby's in London, when the Banksy work was the last to be bid on, and eventually sold, for a grand total price of $1.1 million. Then, after the hammer fell, the painting entered the final phase of its creation by falling into a shredder built into the frame, reducing it to ribbons as everyone in the gallery looked on.

Alex Branczik is Sotheby's head of contemporary art, Europe, who is quoted by The Art Newspaper as saying "It appears we just got Banksy-ed," after the painting was destroyed. He also claims that he's "not in on the ruse," but the paper says it's "unclear" whether Banksy had another inside man to help him pull this prank off, or if he was somehow able to arrange it all on his own. Here's an Instagram post that shows how the painting look before its fate was sealed:

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Artist Banksy destroys his own painting after selling for over one million dollars with shredder built into the frame #banksy #girlwithballoon #sothebys #contemporartauction #eveningauction #shreddedpaintings #london @sothebys @banksy

A post shared by Casterline | Goodman Gallery (@casterlinegoodmangallery) on Oct 5, 2018 at 1:14pm PDT

Branczik, as you might imagine, had a lot more to say about this unprecedented artistic event:

"We are busy figuring out what this means in an auction context … The shredding is now part of the integral art work. We have not experienced a situation where a painting has spontaneously shredded, upon achieving a record for the artist."

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And, in what might be seen as contrary to Banksy's ends, Branczik says that the painting (of a similar design to the one seen above) may indeed now be more valuable than it was before it was shredded:

"You could argue that the work is now more valuable … It's certainly the first piece to be spontaneously shredded as an auction ends."

Banksy himself made a highly entertaining document of the prank from his own Instagram account, and you can check it out for yourself below:

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. "The urge to destroy is also a creative urge" – Picasso

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Banksy's literally destructive prank appears to have been a big hit with the public, with even Bloomberg calling it "economic genius." So he may have to work harder than ever if he wants to top it in the future.

Read more: Banksy Destroyed One Of His Paintings The Moment After It Sold For $1.4 Million – In The Most Hilarious Way Possible

Russ net worth: Russ is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has a net worth of $10 million. Russ was born in Secaucus, New Jersey in September 1992.  He is a member of the Diemon Crew rap group. Russ released his debut studio album There's Really a Wolf in 2017 and the album reached #7 on the Billboard 200, #4 on the US Rap and US R&B/Hip-Hop charts, and #9 in Canada. His second album Zoo was released in 2018 and reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the US Rap and US R&B/Hip-Hop charts. He had success with the single "What They Want" which was certified 2x Platinum and his single "Losin Control" was also 2x Platinum and reached the Top 10 on the US R&B and US Rhythmic charts. Russ has appeared on the Diemon albums Velvet, Apollo 13, 5280, Vacation, Straight From Limbo, The Edge, Color Blind, Pink Elephant, Brain Dead, Silence, and How to Rob. Between September 2017 and September 2018, Russ earned $15 million, making him one of the highest paid people in hip-hop.

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Tyler Seguin net worth: Tyler Seguin is a Canadian professional hockey player who has a net worth of $25 million. Tyler Seguin was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada in January 1992. He is a centre who played with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League. Seguin was drafted #2 overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2010 National Hockey League Draft. He played for the Boston Bruins from 2010 to 2013 and then joined the Dallas Stars in 2013 where he became an alternate captain. He won the Stanley Cup in his rookie season in 2011. He has also represented Canada in international competition and won Gold medals at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge in 2009, the Spengler Cup in 2012, and the World Championships in 2015. Tyler Seguin was selected to the NHL All-Star Game in 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. He won the Red Tilson Trophy in the Ontario Hockey League for being the most outstanding player. In 2018 he signed an eight year deal for $78.8 million with the Dallas Stars.

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Cooper Barnes net worth: Cooper Barnes is an English actor and writer who has a net worth of $3 million. Cooper Barnes was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom in April 1979. He is best known for starring as Captain Man / Ray Manchester on the television series Henry Danger starting in 2014. Barnes has also provided the voices of Ray Manchester / Captain Man on the TV series Henry Danger Motion Comic from 2015 to 2016 and The Adventures of Kid Danger in 2018. From 2011 to 2012 he starred as Pacino 2 on the TV series Pacino & Pacino Talent Agency. Cooper Barnes has appeared in the films Digging with Earnest, One Wild Knight, I Am That Girl, The Perfect Host, Defending Santa, and Sunken City. He wrote and produced the TV series Pacino & Pacino Talent Agency and the shorts Paranormalcy and A Toast to Green Lantern. He also directed the shorts Black Swan, Grey Goose and Liz Stewart: Commercial Actress.

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Bob Gibson net worth: Bob Gibson is an American former professional baseball player who has a net worth of $4 million. Bob Gibson was born in Omaha, Nebraska in November 1935. He was a pitcher who batted and threw right handed. Gibson made his Major League Baseball debut for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959 and played for the Cardinals his entire career through 1975. He was a nine time All-Star and won the World Series in both 1964 and 1967. He was the National League MVP in 1968 and won the NL Cy Young Award in 1968 and 1970. Bob Gibson was the World Series MVP in both Series he won and was a nine time Gold Glove Award winner. He was the NL wins leader in 1970 and the MLB ERA leader in 1968 as well as the NL strikeout leader that year. On August 14, 1971 Gibson pitched a no-hitter. His #45 was retired by the St. Louis Cardinals and he is a member of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame and the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981 on the first ballot.

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Rebecca Swan net worth: Rebecca Swan is an American filmmaker and screenwriter who has a net worth of $500 thousand. She was born Scott Swan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in January 1970. She is known for working in the horror genre. She was previously known as Scott Swan but is now known as Rebecca Swan. Swan wrote the films Maskhead in 2009, The Final Interview in 2017, NS404: Provenance in 2018, and Extremity in 2018. Swan also wrote the video Big Junior in 2010 and the short Cofax & Lily in 2011 as well as episodes of the TV series Masters of Horror and Fear Itself and the video F.A.R.T. The Movie. Swan directed the movie Maskhead, the video Big Junior, and the short Cofax & Lily and appeared in the films Maskhead and Extremity. She produced the short Cofax & Lily and the film Extremity. She has also written for the theatrical productions Sticks & Stones and Broken Bones.

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