ODB (Old Dirty B*tch), born, Jessica Nora Kresa, didn't gain her lust for blood directly from the watching wrestling as a youth. She actually spent part of her youth on the ice playing hockey where she would learn how to maneuver and eliminate her competition with brute force. ODB has became known for her Power Slam finisher, TKOs, and Fall Away Slams that have secured many of her wins throughout her professional wrestling career. If you want to see a true display of strength, look no further than ODB.
Prior to finding her way to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Kresa tried out for the WWE reality competition show, Tough Enough in its inaugural season. Unfortunately, ODB finished in the top 25 of the competition, but that didn't stop her from pursuing her aspirations as she began training in her home state of Minnesota. After a short stint in the Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), TNA reached out to her for an exclusive pay-per-view event that would propel her career into a full-time act in 2008. Since then, ODB has earned four TNA Women's Knockout Championships and a TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship alongside partner Eric Young.
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.