Dennis Rodman is best described as a loud, flashy, over-the-top one-man show. But that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a hell of a basketball player in his prime. Unfortunately, this former sports star has too much love for the extravagant lifestyle, and it has cost him dearly. At one point, his lawyers claimed that Rodman couldn’t even cover his basic living expenses.
As if that weren’t bad enough, the former basketball legend couldn;t even afford to pay his two kids’ child support, owing nearly $1 million. To make things worse, Rodman was apparently stealing from several stores at some point, even though he completely denied the rumors.
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is the godfather of film, a living legend that has created some of the greatest masterpieces in cinema history. He is responsible for Apocalypse Now, The Rainmaker, The Conversation, and of course, the epic Godfather trilogy. It would be hard to imagine this man having any kind of financial problem, but as it tuns out, Coppola is no financial wiz.
Even though Mr. Coppola seems to have weathered the worst of his financial woes, he actually had to file for bankruptcy three times in ten years. Why? Because one of his films, One from the Heart, was a box-office disaster that took the director years to recover from. At one point, Coppola reportedly owed over $98 million.
La Toya Jackson
The Jackson family has suffered its fair share of scandals, and La Toya is no exception. Over the years, there have been countless rumors about La Toya Jackson's money problems. One of the most famous was the story of how she filed for bankruptcy back in the '90s after owing an absurd amount of money to the infamous Moulin Rouge club in Paris.
Unlike her siblings, La Toya never had much of a music career to begin with, and the money she did make appears to have quickly disappeared. Some say it was mostly because of a gold-digging, abusive ex-husband who bled her dry of her savings. Whatever it was, La Toya is definitely not enjoying the Jackson celebrity lifestyle.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. had such an undefeated streak of wins that he got the nickname "Money", for the sheer profits he was raking in. Ironically, though, Mayweather has been trying to pay off his taxes for more than ten years, and currently owes almost $23 million to the unforgiving IRS.
Considering that this ring champion is now retired, he's going to have to work extra hard as a boxing promoter to pay back that debt. Good luck "Money"!
Leif Garrett
In the 1970's, Leif Garrett was famous for his acting and his music. Years later, he was known for his substance abuse and troubles with the law. Sadly, Garrett started these self-destructive habits at the young age of 14, and things only got worse over the years.
Garrett was arrested several times and was involved in a serious accident that caused him to permanently injure a good friend. Obviously, this quickly turned into serious financial problems, and Garrett filed for bankruptcy in 2001. By that point, he owed nearly $80,000 in unpaid bills.