Unlike some of the names we've listed so far, Charlize Theron can't claim that she walked into the part of Ashley Mercer in 'Reindeer Games' without an awareness of what was likely to happen. She'd read the script, and she didn't like it. She just felt like she couldn't turn down the chance to work with director John Frankenheimer, because he'd been the man in the chair for 'The Manchurian Candidate' - which happens to be Theron's all-time favorite movie.
Like Jamie Foxx, Theron allowed a respectable amount of time to pass between making the film, and publicly slating it. When she did open up about her experience, she didn't mince her words. Here's a direct quote: "That was a bad, bad, bad movie." She still doesn't regret it, though; she got to work with her favorite director, and that's all that matters to her.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.