Mark Occhilupo net worth: Mark Occhilupo is an Australian surfer who has a net worth of $4 million. Mark Occhilupo was born in Kurnell, New South Wales in June 1966. He is known by his nickname "Ochy" and started his professional career at the age of 17 in the World Championship Tour. Mark Occhilupo is perhaps best known for winning the 1999 ASP World title. He started surfing at just nine years old and won an amateur Schoolboys contest at 13 years old. In 1984 he reached the top of the ASP ratings at just 17 years old. Occy developed a rivalry with American Tom Curren at the Op Pro event. Mark Occhilupo struggled with depression during his career but was able to stay successful at surfing. His other ASP World Tour wins came at the Rip Curl Pro in 1998, the Gotcha Tahiti Pro in 1999, the Quiksilver Pro Fiji in 1999, and the Billabong Pro in 1999. He has gone on to be a television personality for Fuel TV and competed on the reality TV series Dancing with the Stars in Australia in 2011.

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Kay Lenz net worth: Kay Lenz is an American actress who has a net worth of $3 million. Kay Lenz was born in Los Angeles, California in March 1953. She has more than 100 acting credits to her name dating back to 1967. From 1976 to 1977 she starred as Kate Jordache on the television series Rich Man, Poor Man – Book II. Lenz starred as Maggie Zombro on the TV series Reasonable Doubts from 1991 to 1993. From 1994 to 1996 she provided the voice of American Maid on the series The Tick. Kay Lenz has appeared in several films including American Graffiti, Breezy, White Line Fever, Moving Violation, The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday, Mean Dog Blues, The Initiation of Sarah, The Passage, Swan Lake, Fast-Walking, Prisoners of the Lost Universe, House, Death Wish 4: The Crackdown, Stripped to Kill, Falling from Grace, Shame II: The Secret, The Secret Lives of Dorks, and more. Lenz has won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Daytime Emmy Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. She was married to David Cassidy from 1977 to 1985. She also began co-producing the TV series Dealbreakers in 2018.

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Betty Buckley net worth: Betty Buckley is an American actress and singer who has a net worth of $4 million. Betty Buckley was born in Big Spring, Texas in July 1947. As an actress she starred as Abby Bradford on the television series Eight Is Enough from 1977 to 1981. From 2001 to 2003 she starred as Suzanne Fitzgerald on the TV series Oz. In 2018 she began starring as Gran'ma on the series Preacher. Buckley has starred in several films including Carrie, Tender Mercies, Wild Thing, Frantic, Anchor Woman, Rain Without Thunder, Wyatt Earp, Simple Irresistible, The Happening, Split, and more. She has had recurring roles on the TV series Evergreen, L.A. Law, Square One Television, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Supergirl, and more. Buckley was nominated for Daytime Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1989. She has released several albums and appeared in many stage productions and won a Tony Award in 1983 for Best Featured Actress in a Musical as Grizabella in Cats.

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Daniel Moder net worth: Daniel Moder is an American cinematographer who has a net worth of $10 million. Daniel Moder was born in Los Angeles, California in January 1969. He married Julia Roberts in 2002. Moder first worked as a production assistant for the film Crimson Tide in 1995. He was a camera loader for the movies The Fan in 1996 and The Brave in 1997. Moder was a second assistant camera person on the movie Enemy of the State in 1998 and an additional assistant camera person for the movie The Big Tease in 1999. He also worked a s firs tor second assistant camera person for the films Tuesday with Morrie in 1999, Jerks in 2000, and Lucky Numbers in 2000. Daniel Moder was a cinematographer for the film Kid Quick in 2000. He has also worked as a camera operator or cinematographer for the movies The Mexican, Sand, Grand Champion, Full Frontal, Mona Lisa Smile, The Forgotten, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Fun with Dick and Jane, Friends with Money, Déjà vu, Seraphim Falls, Spider-Man 3, Border, Fireflies in the Garden, Plush, Point Break, Heaven's Floor, Ibiza, and more. In 2014 he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for The Normal Heart.

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Season Hubley net worth: Season Hubley is an American actress and singer who has a net worth of $4 million. Season Hubley was born in New York City, New York in March 1951. As an actress she has starred in many films including Lolly-Madonna XXX, Catch My Soul, Hardcore, Escape from New York, Vice Squad, The Key to Rebecca, Prettykill, Steele Justice, Caddie Woodlawn, Stepfather III, and Kiss the Sky. Hubley has also appeared in episodes of several TV series including The Partridge Family, Kung Fu, Family, Starsky & Hutch, Kojak, The Twilight Zone, The Hitchhiker, Murder, She Wrote, All My Children, Beverly Hills, 90210, and more. She starred as Priscilla Presley on the made for TV movie Elvis. From 1979 to 1983 she was married to Kurt Russell. The couple had a son Boston Oliver Grant Russell who was born in 1980. Season Hubley's brother is the actor Whip Hubley.

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Spencer Haywood net worth: Spencer Haywood is an American retired professional basketball player who has a net worth of $3 million. Spencer Haywood was born in Silver City, Mississippi in April 1949. He is a 6'8″ power forward and center who played at Pershing High School where he won the state championship. Haywood played his college basketball at Trinidad State JC and the University of Detroit. He was drafted #30 overall by the Buffalo Braves in the 1971 NBA Draft after playing for the Denver Rockets of the ABA from 1969 to 1970. He played for the Seattle SuperSonics from 1970 to 1975 and the New York Knicks from 1975 to 1979. Haywood played for the New Orleans Jazz in 1979 and for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1979 to 1980. He played in Italy for Reyer Venezia from 1980 to 1981 and for the NBA's Washington Bullets from 1981 to 1983. Haywood won an NBA championship in 1980 and was the ABA MVP in 1970. He was a four time NBA All-Star and an ABA All-Star and All-Star Game MVP. He held many other accolades and his #24 was retired by the Seattle SuperSonics and he is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Haywood also won a Gold medal representing the United States at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Spencer was married to supermodel Iman from 1977 – 1987, together they had one child. At the peak of his career, Spencer earned around $350,000 per season which is the same as around $1.5 million today.

Nike Deal: Early in his playing career, Spencer was approached by a young upstart shoe company called Nike that wanted him to endorse their product. Spencer was given the choice between $100,000 (roughly $500k in today's money), or a 10% equity stake in the company. Tragically, Spencer chose the $100k. Had he accepted the equity offer, today his net worth would be significantly more than $10 billion (including dividends).

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Nick Caporella's National Beverage Corp. has made him a billionaire. National Beverage who? Well, surely, you've heard of LaCroix Sparkling Water? LaCroix has a cult-like following and has been surging in popularity over the past few years. In fact, it has not just propelled 82-year-old Caporella into the ranks of billionaires, it has more than doubled his net worth in the past two years. In 2016, Caporella joined the billionaire's club with a net worth of $1.8 billion. Today, Nick Caporella is sitting pretty with a net worth that just topped $4.4 billion.

Nick Caporella was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania in the 1930s. His father was a coal miner. Caporella went into construction when he was 21 years old. He started a contracting business that specialized in heavy duty excavations. That firm was acquired in 1972 by Burnup & Sims, a telecommunications and cable company. In 1976, Burnup & Sims named Caporella its CEO. He had no idea how to do that job. After all, he was basically a contractor.

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Caporella slashed half the work force and sold off nine of the company's 19 subsidiaries. He hung onto the cable company, which turned out to be exactly the right thing to do. It was the late 1970s and cable television was about to take off in a huge way. Caporella's company ended up laying the wires for cable giants Cox and Time Warner. Around the same time, the company acquired Floyd Enterprises, which owned movie theatres and soft drink bottling plants.

All of Caporella's success ended up catching the eye of the notorious corporate raider Victor Posner. Posner first started investing in Burnup & Sims in the 1970s and by 1984, owned a 43% stake in the company. Caporella became worried about the threat of a hostile takeover and began looking for someone or some way to protect his company.

In 1985 he set up National Beverage to ward off the hostile takeover and sold a 40% stake in Burnup & Sims for $38.2 million as well as 1.8 million shares. This move reduced Posner's stake to 35%. Then, Caporella bought the Shasta brand from Sara Lee. A year later, Caporella sold another 5.2 million Burnup & Sims shares to National Beverage. That ended the threat of a hostile takeover by Posner by reducing his stake to 23%. It turns out that Caporella did know how to be a CEO after all.

In the 1990s, Caporella sensed that consumers were beginning to show more interest in healthier options for their beverages. So, in 1996, he bought sparkling water brand LaCroix. It was a gamble that has paid off big time. The market for soft drinks has been in decline for several years now. Conversely, the percentage of households buying sparking water has increased from 24% to 31% over that same time.

After being a loser to Coca-Cola and Pepsi for decades, Caporella is now experiencing what it is like to be the market leader. LaCroix is the leading sparkling water brand with its signature brightly colored cans. It has no artificial sweeteners, sodium, or caffeine added.

In the fall of 2018, allegations that "all natural" LaCroix contains an ingredient that is in cockroach insecticides and other artificial ingredients hit the news. National Beverage has refuted these claims. It is a developing case.

The trend of health conscious soda drinkers has made National Beverage the fourth largest soft drinks company in the United States. The company has about $705 million in annual sales and a net income of $61.2 million for an 8.7% profit margin. LaCroix is hot and it made Nick Caporella a billionaire at the age of 80. Now, at 82, Caporella has a net worth of $4.4 billion.

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For 45 years, the NFL has relied on a passer rating statistic to calculate the top passers in the league. Passer rating accounts for a quarterback's passing attempts, completions, yards, touchdowns, and interceptions. The statistic isn't a catch-all, but it's generally a solid indication of how well a quarterback is doing.

The system goes from 0 to 158.3, with the latter score indicative of a perfect game. This year's leader in passer rating through Week 8? Ryan Fitzpatrick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Fitzpatrick has posted a 119.3 rating so far this season. That's higher than guys like Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, Matt Ryan, and Aaron Rodgers.

And sure, Fitzpatrick has only played in five games this year while those other guys have played in seven or eight, but it's still an impressive feat.

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What's even crazier is that Fitzpatrick is the 42nd highest-paid quarterback in the league. He's making $3.3 million in salary this season.

That amount is nothing to sneeze at. But consider a few of the players making more than Fitzpatrick this season: Chad Henne, Mike Glennon, A.J. McCarron, Chase Daniel, and Teddy Bridgewater. Those five quarterbacks have combined to throw zero passes this year.

Fitzpatrick is also making considerably less than quarterbacks who have been benched midseason, including Sam Bradford ($20 million), Tyrod Taylor ($15.25 million), and yes, even Winston ($6.33 million).

"Fitzmagic" started the season in place of the suspended Jameis Winston, playing extremely well in his first two games. He had an inconsistent third game and a terrible fourth game and was benched in favor of Winston. However, Fitzpatrick got back on the field in Week 8, completing 11 of 15 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns in just more than a quarter's worth of work. He was named the Week 9 starter on Monday.

The 35-year-old has made a little more than $58 million over his 14-year career. He earned more money last year, even though he's already thrown for more yards and touchdowns halfway through this season.

Though he won't make a ton of money, the Buccaneers are hoping Fitzpatrick can continue his hot play. And if he does, he'll likely score a paycheck more in line with his performance.

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The HMRC stands for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, and for Americans the easiest way to understand what it is is to think of it as essentially the British version of the IRS. And it's currently carrying out a massive crackdown on a controversial tax avoidance scheme, including financial firm Future Capital Partners in its crosshairs. FCP has gone out of business in the process, but the most interesting part of the story for our purposes is FCP's exclusive clientele, which includes 6000 of the richest and most famous in the UK, and hundreds of celebrities like the formerly married Jude Law and Sienna Miller.

Now, the clientele of Future Capital Partners are on the hook for a tax bill to the tune of £500 million, or more than $640 million US, Financial Mail on Sunday reports. The celebrities who had invested in Future Capital, a group that also includes names familiar to the football world like ex Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and Swedish football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, were recently warned by FCP boss Tim Levy that they were up against "the absolute inability to contest HMRC." Stuart Cotton is the founder of a not-for-profit support group for investors called Investor-Rescue.org, and he's quoted summing up the matter like this:

"The liquidation of FCP marks the physical end of the promotion of an array of investments… that many investors, including celebrities have come to regard as highly toxic."

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HMRC's statement was much more brief and to the point: "Tax avoidance doesn't pay."

Overall, Future Capital Partners is reported to have had more than $8.9 billion in investments from its wealthy and well connected clientele, so a total tax bill of $640 million spread among them isn't quite as much as it sounds – but still unquestionably annoying and intended to be a clear message to anyone else attempting to dodge taxes in the UK.

Read more: Celebrities Including Jude Law, Sienna Miller, And Hundreds More Face $640M Tax Bill In Avoidance Scheme Crackdown

Usually when we think about ultra-expensive automobiles like the Pagani Huayra Roadster, we think of them in terms of how much it costs to buy them outright. And in fact, most people who are rich enough to think about buying such a car do so right up front. But Brett David, CEO of Miami upscale exotic car dealership Prestige Imports Motor Group, recently took to CNBC Make It to discuss the possibility of a lease on a car like the Huarya. It's something that in his line of work, he's yet to see:

"The majority of our clients are going ahead and writing a check to buy the car on the spot … We have yet to see a lease or finance on a million-dollar car. [But] if you want to lease the vehicle, that's something we can handle."

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For an example of how much a lease would cost if someone did want to go that route, David used the Pagani Huayra Roadster Prestige, a $3.2 million beauty that costs more than half a million dollar more than the "regular" Pagani Huayra Roadster (pictured above). The down payment for such a vehicle, he says, would come to $800,000 (which happens to be more than twice the price of a new home in the US). Then, after that, the buyer would sign a 60-month lease at $35,000 a month!

A lease at Prestige Imports works a little differently than a lease at your typical car dealership. Normally, a leasee takes the car back at the end of the agreed upon lease period to either pay off any remainder and own the car outright, or trade it in for another lease on a newer car. Prestige Imports, on the other hand, offers a "finance lease," which means that the leasee in question would have to buy the car at the end of the lease, regardless. In the case of the Pagani Huayra Roadster Prestige, David says that would involve a final payment of $1.2 million, which would either be paid all at once or refinanced. For contrast, a new 2019 Toyota Corolla LE, will typically cost you around $250 a month on a 36-month lease.

David says another reason such leases on million-dollar cars is rare is that unlike normal cars, cars like the Pagani Huayra Roadster don't depreciate in value:

"The production of these cars is so low that it is very difficult to get a chance to have an allocation, therefore, the value of the cars does not fall."

He says his dealership currently has a waitlist of six people waiting on a Pagani Huayra Roadster, which can also be customized to the buyer's whims. And that's not the only privilege included with Pagani ownership:

"Everyone who buys the car has the option to go to the factory in Italy and meet the owner, Horacio Pagani … He's a living legend, sort of like Enzo Ferrari. Part of the experience is becoming part of the Pagani family and going to the factory and designing your car with them."

Perhaps if some multimillionaire decides to lease a Pagani, Horacio would be impressed by the iconoclast's unusual approach to Pagani ownership.

Read more: Here's How Much You'd Pay Per Month To Lease A $3.2M Pagani Huayra Roadster

The global esports economy is projected to grow to more than $905 million by the end of this year. Even though the space is still fairly young, investors know that there's the potential for lucrative returns. And it seems like everyone is trying to get involved – including music industry tycoons.

Drake and Scooter Braun just bought an ownership stake in 100 Thieves. The brand is a mix of gaming, lifestyle, and apparel, and was founded by former Call of Duty world champion Nadeshot.

100 Thieves teams compete in League of Legends, Call of Duty, and Fortnite across the globe. Though their total earnings haven't been released, they have some big names backing them.

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Beyond Drake and Braun, who will act as strategic advisors, 100 Thieves has also raised $25 million from other investors, including Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.

Drake has previously collaborated with 100 Thieves to develop custom game stations while he tours. Now, he wants an even bigger piece of the pie.

Whether Drake and Braun can grow 100 Thieves into something as big as their own music brand remains to be seen. But the potential for a big payday is there – and that's enticing enough to get the duo onboard.

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George Soros was in the news lately as one of the recipients of the bombs sent to Democratic leaders and left-leaning donors and activists. An employee of Soros' residence in Bedford, New York received the package and opened it. When they discovered what appeared to be an explosive device, they placed it in a wooded area and called the police. The device did not explode and everyone who received one is safe.

This got us thinking about George Soros and all the conspiracy theories there are about him and how he spends his money. The 88-year-old billionaire hedge fund mogul is from Hungary. He is a survivor of the Holocaust. He moved to the U.S. in 1956 and started Soros Fund Management in 1970. As legend goes, Soros "shorted" the British pound in 1992, which earned him $1 billion. Soros is also a major philanthropist. He's the founder of Open Society Foundations. He's donated more than $30 billion to the foundation since 1984. Just last year, he donated $18 billion. The foundation focuses much of its work in Eastern and Central Europe. He also founded Budapest's Central European University.

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Soros is a well-known long time donor to democratic politics. He's donated $10 million in the 2018 midterm election cycle to liberal candidates and causes. As a result, he's often a target of those with opposing viewpoints. His detractors have invented some pretty outrageous conspiracy theories and lies about his background and how he spends his money. Most recently, some conservatives have been spreading the rumor that Soros is funding the migrants traveling from Honduras to the U.S. via the U.S./Mexico border. Kelly Johnston, a vice president at Campbell Soup and Republican Congressman from Florida Matt Gaetz have been the two most prominent people calling Soros out for funding the migrants. To be clear, Soros is not funding the migrants.

Soros has also been accused of funding paid protesters at right wing events and others to attend events promoting liberal causes. In one rumor, he was said to have paid protesters $300 each to be at the March for Our Lives event against gun violence. Fact checking website Snopes found this to be false.

Another conspiracy theory has been promoted by conservative pundits Alex Jones, Ann Coulter, and Mike Cernovich. They've accused Soros of collaborating with the Nazis during World War II. This claim has been debunked as well.

Who knows what they will come up with next! One thing's for sure: it will be amusing.

Read more: Debunking The Conspiracy Theories About George Soros And How He Spends His Money

Ladies who want to date a billionaire, have we got a treat for you! Anna Bey, Instagram celeb and founder of JetsetBabe.com, has a new venture – her School of Affluence – where she teaches women how to enter high society and "transform themselves" so that they can "live up to their full potential." Basically, she's claiming she can teach women to bag a rich boyfriend.

Bey left her home in Sweden at 19 to move to Italy where she was immediately immersed in the life of a typical rich kid and moved with the wealthy set. She said once you've had a taste of the high life, it's hard to go back to ramen.

"Once you've tried this luxurious lifestyle it's hard to go back. There are unwritten rules that we have to adapt to if we want to be a part of that lifestyle. So that usually means that you have to do a transformation with yourself. With your looks, your behavior, everything."

She has admitted that she could not fall in love with a man without money. In order to fit the ideal of what the type of man she is interested in wants, she lost more than 30 pounds, had a nose job, and got fillers in her chin and cheekbones.

"I'm totally pro plastic surgery, if it's going to improve your life quality, which it might. It can help you attract a higher quality of partner."

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Bey has been accused of running a school for aspiring gold diggers, which she vehemently denies. She says that her lessons help women to understand that there is nothing wrong with living off their wealthy partners.

"The women should have a choice — whether she would work or not. I don't think (working) should be forced upon women in high society. I don't think women should be judged if they're not working. I don't think everybody has to do this. I'm speaking to a particular type of women who wants to upgrade her lifestyle. I don't think I could (date someone who isn't wealthy). I do prioritize a comfortable lifestyle, as well as love."

Bey's lifestyle has found her in some extraordinary places partying and socializing with the rich and famous, such as the time she was on a billionaire's private yacht with Paris Hilton. Then there was the time she was dating a really rich man who kept giving her bags of cash and telling her to go shopping.

Bey's School of Affluence Instagram account has more than 15,000 followers. She admits that men have given her a fast track to an affluent lifestyle, however she warns against trusting too soon.

"It's easy to think they can solve all your problems and there's nothing wrong with wanting that. But there are some very nasty, evil people in the rich world. It took me a while to navigate it and to be fine in it. I want my girls to be clever about how you position yourself, because that will become your protection."

Her School of Affluence is an online finishing school that teaches women how to avoid common mistakes when dating wealthy men and moving in the social circles of the rich. Some of her online tutorials offer tips on how to behave on a yacht, how to dress, and how to eat an oyster.

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Bey was born in Estonia when it was part of the Soviet Union. Her family moved to Stockholm when she was three years old, in search of a better life. Today, she is based in London. The 32-year-old also runs a closed Facebook group where women can discuss the good and bad things about being in a relationship with a wealthy man who takes care of you.

"We're very niche and the topics we discuss are very taboo. So many people judge us. They say it's just a gold-diggers' club, but it's not. They'll say, 'You're an escort,' 'You're a whore' — I know, I've been called all those things."

Perhaps not surprisingly, Bey doesn't believe women should pay their own way whether it is dinner out or a vacation. Men should pay for everything. Her reasoning is that women have enough burdens in life.

"But women have a lot of disadvantages in society, so let us have some fairness when it comes to money. Don't make us split things. I'm pro-equality, but in the animal kingdom and in humans there are gender roles. Men should provide for us because that is their instinct and it's how they express their masculinity, and women express their femininity in other ways. If we blend them together, the biggest loser will be the woman."

Don't misunderstand her though, she doesn't think women should abandon their careers and independence. She feels, rightly so, that being totally dependent on men is too risky. When she first met her banker boyfriend, he told her he was happy to provide for her, but she had to find something to occupy her time that she was passionate about.

"For the first time I've found the right balance of a man who offers me the lifestyle I have always wanted but who is also very genuine. I feel I can trust him. I think it helps that we have the same background. He didn't come from a rich family either."

Bey also offers tips on what turns off wealthy men. For one thing, they don't like women who are always on their phone and they prefer women who wear nail polish. They prefer women who dress classy and don't like women who swear or act masculine. They want a woman who acts feminine and one who does not wear clothes that could be construed as slutty. These men want all of the focus to be on them. And one last thing – rich men like women who wear makeup, but not too much makeup.

Read more: Instagram Star Gives Tips On How To Date A Billionaire

You may remember that in his quest to get his monthly spousal support payments reduced, Alex Rodriguez (or someone close to him) took to the press to get his grievances out there and in the public square. Now, A-Rod's ex-wife Cynthia Scurtis is doing the same thing, taking to TMZ to fire back at his account of their situation, in particular his complaint that she hasn't been working.

Scurtis doesn't dispute that she hasn't had a job recently, but she says that it was in fact A-Rod who encouraged her to stop working in the first place when they were married:

"To ensure that our daughters had a stable upbringing, and given his extensive traveling, Alex requested that I discontinue working and make parenting my primary focus."

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So she considers it disingenuous to see Rodriguez now using her lack of employment against her in a public press battle. Her attorney-provided press statement goes on:

"I find it terribly disheartening, shocking and disappointing that Alex has resorted to reporting falsehoods. Why he seeks sympathy from the press and public baffles me."

In case you missed it: A-Rod has been paying approximately $115,000 a month in spousal and child support to Scurtis since they split up in 2008, and now he's trying to get those payments reduced since he's retired from the Yankees and making (he says) 90 percent less than he was with the team. In doing that, one of his points against ex-wife Scurtis was that despite her master's degree in psychology, she hasn't been working recently.

It was reportedly the plan all along for the support agreements to be renegotiated after A-Rod retired, but there's disagreement between the two on how much those payments should be reduced. He wants to pay $20,000 a month to Scurtis and their two kids, while she says a better figure would be closer to $50,000.

Read more: A-Rod's Ex-Wife Fires Back At His Child And Spousal Support Claims

You probably already knew that the billionaires of the world are doing pretty well, being as they are billionaires. But a recent study puts in black and white just how well they're doing, with an incredible 20 percent growth of total wealth as a group in 2017. The study was recently put out by UBS Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and shows, among other things, that the total financial holdings by the world's billionaires rose to a total $8.9 trillion last year.

The report speaks on a variety of financial trends among billionaires, including how much more they're tending to bequeath to their kids after they die:

"Over the past five years (2012–2017), the sum passed by deceased billionaires to beneficiaries has grown by an average of 17% each year, to reach USD 117 billion in 2017. In that year alone, 44 heirs inherited more than a billion dollars each (56% Americas, 28% EMEA, 16% APAC), totalling USD 189 billion (the discrepancy with USD 117 billion is assumed due to growth of assets in probate and revaluation of assets)."

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The overall 20 percent spike in billionaire wealth can be largely traced to ultra-wealthy individuals in China, the study says. There, an average of two people per week become newly minted billionaires, and growth is close to double to that of the US and Europe. The report also includes the almost unbelievable tidbit that the billionaire population has seen growth of more than 2,200 percent if you go back to just 12 years ago – when China had only 16 billionaires. Now, with 373, most of them qualifying as "self-made," China has about 20 percent of all the billionaires in the world.

In addition to Chinese billionaires, another demographic saw big gains in 2017: Female billionaires. In 2016, the study counts 1,979 female members of the worldwide billionaire's club, while in 2017 that number grew nine percent, up to 2,158, and about 11 percent of billionaires overall.

Read more: Study Shows Worldwide Wealth Of Billionaires Grew 20 Percent To $8.9 Trillion Last Year

Nick Castle net worth: Nick Castle is an American screenwriter, director, and actor who has a net worth of $4 million. Nick Castle was born in Los Angeles, California in September 1947. As an actor he is best known for starring as The Shape (Michael Myers) in the 1978 movie Halloween and he reprised the role in the 2018 remake of Halloween. Castle also appeared in the movies Dark Star, Escape from New York, and The Boy Who Could Fly. He wrote for the films Skatetown, U.S.A., Pray TV, Escape from New York, and August Rush. Nick Castle directed the movies The Last Starfighter, Dennis the Menace, Major Payne, Mr. Wrong, Delivering Milo, and The Seat Filler. He wrote and directed the films Tag: The Assassination Game, The Boy Who Could Fly, and Tap. In 1987 he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Writing for The Boy Who Could Fly.

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Jeremy Allen White net worth: Jeremy Allen White is an American actor who has a net worth of $8 million. Jeremy Allen White was born in Brooklyn, New York in February 1991. He is best known for starring as Lip Gallagher on the television series Shameless beginning in 2011. White also starred as Shrier on the TV series Homecoming in 2018. Jeremy Allen White has appeared in several films including Beautiful Ohio, The Speed of Life, Afterschool, Twelve, The Time Being, Movie 43, Bad Turn Worse, Rob the Mob, You Can't Win, and After Everything. He has also appeared in episodes of the TV series Conviction, Law & Order, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2014 he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Shameless. White has a daughter with actress Addison Timlin. His parents both moved to New York City to pursue acting.

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Craig Morgan net worth: Craig Morgan is an American country music artist who has a net worth of $4 million. Craig Morgan was born in Kingston Springs, Tennessee in July 1964. He is a United States Army veteran who plays acoustic guitar and banjo. His self-titled debut studio album was released in 2000. Morgan released the album I Love It in 2003 which reached #4 Indie chart and #16 on the US Country chart. His album My Kind of Lovin' was released in 2005 and reached #3 on the US Indie chart and #7 on the US Country chart. Craig Morgan released the album Little Bit of Life in 2006 which reached #3 on the US Country chart. He released the album That's Why in 2008 which reached #8 on the US Country chart. Morgan released the album This Ole Boy in 2012 which reached #3 on the US Indie chart and #5 on the US Country chart and he released the album A Whole Lot More to Me in 2016. His single "That's What I Love About Sunday" reached #1 on the US Country Airplay chart.

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Bruce Makowsky net worth: Bruce Makowsky is an American real estate developer and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $450 million. Bruce Makowsky was born in 1956 and resides in Beverly Hills, California. He set a record in 2017 when he listed a home that he developed for $250 million in Bel Air. Prior to becoming a real estate developer, Makowsky made a fortune selling handbags on QVC and in department stores. He eventually sold his handbag company to a Chinese conglomerate for $330 million. After cashing out he founded BAM Luxury Development which is a property development company focusing on a 10 mile radius on the Westside of Los Angeles. He bought a home for $5.3 million in 2013 and sold it for $19 million the next year after renovating it. He also flipped a home from $12.65 million to $65 million. Bruce Makowsky sold a home for $70 million in 2014 which set a record in Beverly Hills. The home he listed for $250 million was later relisted for $188 million and has 12 bedrooms and 21 bathrooms.

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Ben Ashkenazy net worth: Ben Ashkenazy is an Israeli American real estate developer who has a net worth of $4 billion. Ben Ashkenazy was born in Israel and now resides in New York. He is best known for being the founder, CEO, and majority owner of his company Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation. The company has a property portfolio of $12 billion. He purchased his first property at just 17 years old. He founded Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation in 1987. The corporation purchased London's Old Spitalfields Market in 2013 and then sold it. They also purchased London's Grosvenor House Hotel in 2017 for about $750 million. Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation also owns Washington DC's Union Station and Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace and they hold a $70 million stake in New York's Plaza Hotel. Ashkenazy hired Drake to perform at his daughter's bat mitzvah. He has two other children and is married and the family lives on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

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