17 Cheap Celebrities Who Unexpectedly Drive Expensive Cars

Celebrities and bragging rights go hand in hand. They are never far apart. In fact, we can say that if a celebrity doesn't start showing off immediately when he or she sees the cameras rolling, something is terribly wrong.

Yes, sometimes the expensive celebrity lives that are shown to their fans is just a matter of PR, but the problem is that many of them continue to show off even when they have financial problems or have lost their fortune.

Many actors, artists, and athletes become celebrities through the sudden rise of their careers. It could be through a great movie or TV show for actors, a fantastic season for athletes, or an outstanding collection for artists.

As a result, quick success and recognition come with large money purses, thanks to which their fortune grows very quickly.

But is it easy?

While this saying is not always true, it is very true for some celebrities who end up buying expensive things, houses or cars, or investing in risky projects. In the end, they mismanage their quickly acquired fortune. In addition, there are those who, intentionally or through poor aid, end up in large tax debts.

So here we have prepared a list of celebrities who are currently driving cars that they cannot, or at least cannot afford in their current financial situation. Some of them are now financially healthy after completely shaking their bank accounts, while others just never recovered.

17 Box Car — Porsche 911 Carrera

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Lindsey, a New Yorker born in 1986, is an actress, singer, fashion designer and businesswoman. Of course, all these activities kept her very busy and brought her a decent amount of money. Good enough to buy her a Porsche.

At the height of her career, Lindsey's net worth was estimated at $30 million. Now it costs not one Porsche, but a pair of 911 Porsches. Maybe even 918.

No matter how busy she was, Lindsey found time for trouble. She has a history of drug abuse and driving under the influence of alcohol. At various times, she spent time in prison and spent a lot of time in rehabilitation centers. Lindsey was also placed under house arrest and wore an ankle tracking device.

She has had various relationships in her personal life, including a lesbian relationship with a friend, Samantha Ronson. Russian millionaire Yegor Tarabasov, her former fiancé, accused her of stealing 24,000 British pounds of goods that belonged to him after they broke up.

She was reported to be in serious financial trouble due to her friend Charlie Sheen signing a $100,000 check to support her.

Despite all this, she loves Porsche and can be seen driving her 911 Carrera.

16 Keith Gosselin - Audi TT

Kate Gosselin became a television celebrity thanks to the reality show Jon & Kate Plus 8. The live show featured her own family with husband Jon Gosselin and their children.

It's incredible how life goes its own way. She began her professional life as a nurse at Reading Medical Center in Pennsylvania. And like a real mother, she worked in the maternity ward, helping women during labor and delivery.

Kate Kreider met John Gosselin on a corporate outing and became Kate Gosselin in 1999, at the age of 24. In 2000, she gave birth to twins, and four years later, due to fertility treatment, she had gears. John and Kate made a lot of money on every episode of their reality show by working together. Then they spent a lot of money fighting each other. In addition to tons of cash spent on raising twins and gears, Kate has spent millions on plastic surgery and paying lawyers for their contentious divorce and custody.

So where did the rest of the money go?

For problems like this, we don't expect Ferraris, Bentleys, or at least Audis.

She lives with eight children, whom she carries in a large minibus. In her spare time, she drives an expensive black Audi TT coupe with two seats and a very small rear seat. Although, frankly, the Audi TT coupe may be her best bet for financial stability at the moment.

15 Warren Sapp - Rolls Royce

Warren guard Carlos Sapp has had a hugely successful football career, including one Super Bowl title in early 2003.

Although his football career had several controversial situations due to his personality, which was manifested in his aggressive style of play. Due to such unsportsmanlike behavior, he was expelled from the professional game in 2007.

Sapp made his fortune during his NFL years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders. He also voted for induction into the Hall of Fame and the Pirates retired his jersey 99 in honor of him.

Big money comes with big expenses. Sapp spent all his money, and in 2012 he had to declare himself bankrupt. Among his eccentric purchases, his collection of shoes was auctioned off to pay off debts. During the bankruptcy proceedings, Sapp stated that he had no cars.

But the truth is, he owned a Rolls—with a little flair.

In the picture you see him standing next to a Rolls Royce Wraith. It was at an RR event in Palm Beach, just two years after Sapp completed a court-ordered personal finance management course. It's not his car, and he didn't drive it from the parking lot.

However, Palm Beach-based Rolls Royce invited Warren Sapp to the event because they say he is a former client.

14 Nicolas Cage - Ferrari Enzo

Nicolas Cage is a great actor? There is no doubt about it! He comes from a show business family and the great director Francis Ford Coppola was his uncle. Nicholas has become one of the highest paid actors in the entire industry. Forbes magazine estimated that in 2009 alone, his income was $40 million. With a large bag of cash in hand, Nicholas went shopping, which, perhaps, would be the envy of a Middle Eastern sultan.

He bought islands in the Caribbean and, of course, several yachts to take himself and his loved ones there. He became the owner of castles in Europe and several mansions around the world to feel at home in his preferred places. Expensive cars were also part of the shopping list along with eccentric items like real dinosaur skulls.

In short, Nicolas Cage spent over $150 million in a shopping frenzy and ended up with a multi-million dollar tax debt. However, he still drives his Ferrari Enzo. Yes, Enzo - if you're wondering how quickly $150 million was raised.

Enzo is a special model of the Italian manufacturer, named after the founder. A total of 400 Enzos were produced. This car is so expensive that one of the units, owned by Floyd Mayweather, cost the boxer $3.2 million.

13 Taiga – Bentley Bentayga

Tyga is an American hip hop artist whose real name is Michael Ray Stevenson. He is originally from California, has Jamaican and Vietnamese roots. He prefers to use his artistic name Tyga which means "Thank you God always". Creative, right?

Well, Tyga was resourceful enough to develop a decade-long career in hip-hop that earned him a lot of money, which he spends heavily like all rappers.

So, right after his fat checks started rolling in, he bought real estate, cars, got a lot of tattoos on himself, and got expensive jewelry on his shopping list, among other things. Taiga also bought a mansion to live with his girlfriend and son in California. But that's where the problems started.

After buying the mansion, Taiga broke up with his girlfriend. He also had several legal problems, from non-payment of debts to gender discrimination and fraud. He was convicted of paying huge sums on several occasions. For example, a woman working on one of his videos sued him for posting an unedited version that showed her breasts. In short, the rich man, as it were, went bankrupt. But the Bentayga he drives was not bought by his former fortune.

After breaking up with his girlfriend and son's mother, Tyga was romantically involved with Kylie Jenner, who gave him this incredible Bentley Bentayga SUV when justice seized his own car.

So, despite his financial problems, he can drive a Bentley to court hearings.

12 Lil Wayne - Bugatti Veyron

Let's get one thing clear. Lil Wayne is currently far from broke, but that doesn't mean he had a big enough bank account to sustain this purchase.

President Obama mentioned his name three times in public speeches as an example of a successful career. A rapper since the age of nine, Lil Wayne has made tons of money from his music. Born in 1982 as Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. in a poor neighborhood in New Orleans, Lil Wayne embarked on a solo career after he began performing as the band's singer.

He was the first black rapper to buy a Bugatti. It cost him only $2.7 million. That's the problem with all Bugattis, not just Chirons - they empty your bank account as fast as they empty the tank.

Among music albums and concerts, Wayne had many problems in life. He's already suggested he's going into early retirement so he can spend more time with his four kids. Each of the four has different mothers. Alimony? You bet!

Lil Wayne was serving a prison sentence for possession of weapons and drugs. In fact, one of his albums was released while he was in prison. He was also the target of legal disputes over music royalties, copyright infringement, and the cancellation of concerts he had already been paid for.

In addition to personal and legal issues, Lil Wayne also has health issues. He suffers from seizures, presumably due to epilepsy, but may also be due to substance use. Despite all these troubles, which are sure to cause earthquakes in his bank accounts, he can still be seen driving around in a black Bugatti. Let's just say he's getting to the point where buying a couple more won't be a problem for his newly made $10 million bank account after the feud with Birdman has been settled.

11 Pamela Anderson — Bentley Continental

If you've never seen her in a red swimsuit in Baywatch, you should.

Canadian-born Pamela Anderson started her career as a model and became an actress in TV shows like Baywatch, Home Improvement and VIP, as well as some films. She was so successful that she was on the Canadian Walk of Fame.

Pam has made a lot of money with her acting and looks. She also spent a lot on her superstar lifestyle. In addition, she supports several causes, such as animal protection, cannabis sales, AIDS treatment, marine protection, and others.

She had relationships, divorces and even remarriages. She also had legal problems with sex tapes that were released without her consent. With all this trouble and unpaid taxes, she's got a lot of debt. In fact, the sale of her $7.75 million Malibu home wasn't enough to pay off her debts.

However, now she is a very attractive 50-year-old woman driving a Bentley Continental. This is a premium segment car with a powerful engine and a very smooth ride.

However, most financial advisers will tell you that owning such an expensive car with so much debt is not a very wise thing to do.

10 Chris Tucker - Aston Martin ONE-77

There are two places where Chris Tucker was a real comedian. The first was his character when he starred in Rush Hour with Jackie Chan. Second, when he decided to buy an Aston Martin One-77.

Born and raised in Georgia, Chris chose to live in Los Angeles after graduating from high school. Performing as a comedian was already his main professional goal, and he had already begun to build a career in comedy.

Chris was reported to have made $25 million for his work in Rush Hour 3 alone, plus what he had already earned from the first two films of the sequel. He also made money from his films with Charlie Sheen, Money Talks, Bruce Willis, The Fifth Element and several others.

Chris divorced his wife, from whom he had an only son. Mother and son live in Atlanta, while Chris flies between Atlanta and Los Angeles.

Now about the financial problems of the comedian.

He allegedly had a tax debt of $14 million, but this figure was denied by his manager. He stated that he entered into an agreement with the tax authority for the payment of overdue taxes in the amount of $ 2.5 million.

However, all this debt did not stop him from driving one of the most exclusive and expensive sports cars in the world - Aston Martin ONE-77. In total, only 77 units of this powerful beauty were produced.

9 Abby Lee Miller - Porsche Cayenne SUV

Abby Lee Miller became a celebrity thanks to the reality show Dance Moms, which aired on Lifetime in 2011.

Because her mother was a dance instructor in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Abby started learning to dance and teaching people how to dance very early. She received her Dance Masters of America certification and took over from her mother at the dance studio, renaming it Reign Dance Productions.

Reality shows have become very popular, showing the training of children who have made a career in dance and show business. The series ran for seven seasons, i.e. from 2011 to 2017. However, in 2014, reality show dancers complained strongly about the aggressive atmosphere she created on the show to attract viewers. She was sued for assault by a dancer and was revoked by the Dance Masters of America on the grounds that the show's content was a misinterpretation of actual dance instruction.

Her financial troubles were exacerbated by tax issues as she had already filed for bankruptcy in 2010, before the reality show debuted on television.

Despite the fact that all these problems reduced the size of her bank account, she still bought a Porsche. In particular, the Cayenne SUV. In 2015, Abby Lee Miller bought herself a Porsche Cayenne adorned with red ribbon.

However, she could not enjoy it for so long. In 2017, she was sentenced to prison for bankruptcy fraud.

8 50 Cent - Lamborghini Murselago

Before we wonder how cheap this guy used to be, let's go back a little to the first few years of the 50s career. If you take a close look at the McLaren 50 Cent in the Candy Shop video, you'll notice one thing - it's CGI, not real. That's how cheap it used to be. Although this great rapper has come a long way.

50 Cent began his career selling crack on the streets of New York when he was twelve years old. He later decided to pursue a career as a singer, and at the age of 25, when he was about to release his first album, he was shot and had to put it on hold. Two years later, he became the most famous rapper in the world with the support of Eminem, who is also a rap artist and producer.

50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, has sold over 30 million records worldwide and won numerous awards including Grammys and Billboard. Moreover, he made a wise investment in his singing career by diversifying his assets.

For example, he invested in the development of an improved water drink that earned him over $100 million when his group sold it to Coca-Cola.

Despite a thriving business, 50 Cent filed for Chapter 11 protection in 2015, admitting more than $32 million in debt that it could not pay under the original terms. Among his assets, he listed seven cars, including Rolls Royce and Lamborghini Murcielago.

Not bad for a rapper who almost went broke.

7 Heidi Montag - Ferrari

Heidi Montag is an actress, singer and fashion designer born in Colorado in 1986.

At the age of 20, she and her friend Lauren Conrad were invited to the reality show The Hills along with three other girls. The show was about their lives, relationships and professional activities. While filming episodes of The Hills, she began dating and eventually married Spencer Pratt. This move ended her friendship with Lauren Conrad. Heidi and Spencer continued their careers by appearing on Britain's Celebrity Big Brother and several other TV shows. She also developed herself as a singer, releasing several albums.

Heidi and Spencer are known to be big spenders. By the way, one of Heidi's favorite cars is a Ferrari convertible. During her career, Heidi even had several plastic surgeries and aesthetic procedures that cost her a lot of money. She once claimed to have undergone ten surgeries in a day.

The end result of these expenses was a bank account that simply could not cover the cost of the Ferrari. In 2013, the couple faked a divorce to draw attention to Heidi's career, but with all these difficulties, she still drives a Ferrari with the roof open on a sunny day.

6 Scott Storch - Mercedes SLR McLaren

Scott Storch has an interesting story.

Born in 1973 in Long Island, New York, Scott was involved in the music business from an early age. How? His mother was a professional singer.

At the age of 18, he played keyboards in hip-hop bands and released successful records. By the time he was 31, he was already a leading producer in the industry, working with 50 Cent, Beyoncé and Christina Aguilera who were already big names in the industry.

Starting his own production company and record label, Scott amassed a fortune of over $70 million. He then decided to take a break from his career and began spending his hard earned money lavishly on cocaine, parties at his mansion, luxury cars and a yacht.

He bought twenty expensive cars, including a silver Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.

After spending over $30 million in less than six months, Scott Storch was arrested for non-payment of child support, possession of drugs, and failure to return a rental car that was nothing more than a Bentley. He went to rehab in 2009, but it didn't help him. In 2015, he filed for bankruptcy.

5 Rick Ross - Maybach 57

Rick Ross is an American rapper who has been recording hit albums for the past ten years. Born as William Leonard Roberts II in 1976, Rick formed the Maybach Music Group in 2009. So far, nothing is broken on this guy, but when he bought this Maybach, things didn't look so good.

First of all, his successful career was making tons of money from producing and recording rap music. Due to this success, Rick Ross had problems with drugs, health and legal issues.

He was arrested in 2008 for possession of marijuana and weapons. His case was handled by the Miami Police Department's special gang department, due to his alleged ties to gangs in the area.

This was not the only time he was arrested. He was sent to prison several more times for possession of marijuana and even for assault. At one time, he allegedly kidnapped a man who allegedly owed him money.

In terms of health, Rick Ross suffered seizures severe enough to be resuscitated with artificial respiration and hospitalized for heart problems.

Rick Ross has also been prosecuted in various cases for copyright infringement, using a name, assault, kidnapping, battery, and pointing guns at other people.

Despite all these problems, which cost him a fortune in fines, fines and legal fees, Rick Ross bought a Maybach 57, which gave his band its name.

4 Joe Francis-Ferrari

Girls Gone Wild is an entertainment brand created by Joe Francis that brought him a fortune that allowed him to develop other types of businesses.

Born in 1973, Joe began earning money as an assistant producer on the Banned reality show, which showed cases and events that had gone unreported on mainstream television.

In 1997, he created the Girls Gone Wild franchise to publish videos of his own production. They were mostly videos of college girls showing off their toned bodies for the camera.

In Crazy Girls, Joe Francis ran a contest to find America's hottest girl. Abby Wilson, who won the Hottest Girl in 2013, became Joe's girlfriend, and the couple had two twin girls in 2014.

Thanks to the videos filmed for Girls Gone Wild, Joe has had a life full of excitement, so to speak. He was prosecuted for unauthorized publication of videos. Local authorities in several districts tried to ban his shows or videos. Some girls accused him of imprisoning them in his own house, and on top of that, Joe Francis was convicted of tax evasion.

All these problems that have drained his financial situation have not stopped him from driving his black Ferrari around Hollywood, California on sunny days.

3 Birdman - Bugatti Veyron

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Cash Money Records is the goldmine that made this man. This record label was founded in 1991 and has earned hundreds of millions of dollars in profits to date.

Well, if you've been following the news lately, Mr. Birdman owes Lil Wayne about $50 million. To date, the rapper has received only $10 million. So take that off his paycheck and you'll see where we're headed.

Birdman founded the company with his brother and made a fortune from it. More precisely, enough wealth to buy him a Bugatti.

Birdman, whose name is Brian Christopher Williams, was born in 1969 in New Orleans. His mother died when he was five years old, and by the age of 18 he had already been arrested several times for drug dealing. When he turned 18, he served eighteen months in a correctional facility.

Other legal issues he had were copyright infringement at his record company and, again, drug possession. He also appeared in the case of the oil company, which he created with his brother. He confirmed that the company had been exploring for oil for four or five years, but the authorities had never heard of the company, which somehow indicated money laundering activities.

However, in show business, as a rapper and producer, Birdman has had a very successful career that has seen his net worth grow significantly. He is now engaged to singer Toni Braxton, who was given a Bentley Bentayga SUV.

2 Burt Reynolds – Pontiac Trans AM

Burt Reynolds has been the idol of American cinema and the film industry for many years. While some analysts say he holds the record for never making a good movie, Burt Reynolds has captured the hearts of many people with his characters and his personality.

All over the world, people said his name every time a picture of him appeared. His face with a mustache is instantly recognizable anywhere.

He was born in 1936, is now in old age and has health problems. He lost a lot of weight due to not eating due to an accident while filming the movie. A metal chair hit him in the jaw, causing severe complications.

He also had many financial difficulties. In 2011, his Florida home went into foreclosure and his ranch was sold to a developer. He had to sell several Pontiac Trans AM cars used in Smokey and the Bandit, which cost a lot of money. Why? This is a collectible.

Be that as it may, old Bert is still driving around in one of those powerful and well-preserved Pontiac Trans AMs that he managed to save from sale.

1 Sylvester Stallone - Porsche Panamera

Rocky Balboa and Rambo strike again!

Stallone is known worldwide for his blockbusters. Rocky, Boxer, Rambo and Soldier were sagas in which he starred with astounding success.

Sylvester Stallone suffered several injuries during his film career because he always wanted to perform most of the dangerous scenes himself, without using tricks. For example, he had to be sent to intensive care because he was badly injured during the recording of Rocky.

In his great filmography, he has always played a tough guy who wanted justice. During his very long career, he averaged almost one film a year.

Despite all his earnings, Stallone reportedly had money problems.

Despite dwindling earnings, the older actor is still trying to live a luxurious lifestyle. To be precise, he desperately wants to drive a Porsche.

In particular, Sylvester Stallone drives a black Porsche Panamera Turbo, a powerful five-door elevator brought from Germany. It develops 500 hp, which arguably matches the actor's personality from a car enthusiast's point of view, as it suits the luxury sedan segment.

Sources: Wikipedia, Complex, CNN, NY Daily News.