It isn't much you can say to Ember Moon born, Adrienne Reese, who was bullied during her youth for liking wrestling and video games. Reese is living out her childhood dream in front of millions of people week in and week out and those same classmates have to watch her from the couch of their crumby one-bedroom apartments. It also has to suck knowing that she's damn good at what she does too. Ember Moon is known as a risk-taker as well, performing aerial assaults such as the Springboard Dropkick, the Handspring Splash, the Tornado Suplex, and her finisher The Eclipse on a regular basis.
Prior to making her way to the WWE as a mainstay roster member, Reese wrestled under the moniker Athena in the independent circuit. She wrestled for several different leagues including Professional Championship Wrestling (PCW), Anarchy Championship Wrestling (ACW) where she is a 3x ACW American Joshi Champion as well as the Shimmer Women Athletes, Women Superstars Uncensored (WSU), All American Wrestling (AAW), and more. In 2015, Ember Moon made her way to the WWE where she became the NXT Women's Champion and is currently on the Smackdown roster.
Not all celebrities have fame and fortune, some are just famous – and in a ton of debt. They came from rags to riches, then went back to rags. Whether they’ve filed bankruptcy, ended up in court, or just can’t stop spending, celebrities mismanage their money just like everyone else. They just hide it well.
50 Cent coined the term “wanksta,” then “partied like it was his birthday” until he filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015. The rapper was said to be anywhere between $10 million and $50 million in debt. In 2016, a federal bankruptcy court judge in Connecticut approved a plan for the founder of G-Unit to pay his debts back. He was able to get his bankruptcy discharged in February of the following year.
Following a 45-year-long career in Hollywood, acting in more than 70 films, actor Gary Busey found himself in more debt than he was worth. In 2012, it was reported that Busey owed between $500,000 and $1 million worth of debt, but only had $50,000 to his name. The 74-year-old actor owed money to hospitals, banks, the L.A. Waterworks District, and even a storage company. He filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy that same year. Despite his longstanding career in Hollywood, Busey's net worth is now only $500,000.
Burt Reynolds is still worth five million dollars, but his battles with debt date back more than 20 years. Between bad investments and a pricey divorce from actress Loni Anderson, the 1970s superstar had to deal with over $10 million in debt and decided to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1996. While testifying in a 1994 custody hearing, the South Florida native said he spent $40 million getting through his divorce.
The former Hollywood bad boy, Charlie Sheen owes the IRS nearly $5 million. But that's not all. In 2016, his net worth was reportedly still as high as $150 million, but he was nonetheless $12 million in debt at the time – including mortgages, legal fees, and taxes. That same year, Debt.com reported Sheen owed nearly $300,000 on an American Express card alone.