The Five Most Unexpected Celebrities Who Have Faced Foreclosure

The Five Most Unexpected Celebrities Who Have Faced Foreclosure

1. Rihanna, Singer

• Location: Janice Place, Beverly Hills CA.
• In 2009, Rihanna bought the 8,520-square foot contemporary for $6.9 million.
• She sold it short sale earlier this year for $4.5 million, due to "extensive damage" from a flood. 

 

2. Chris Tucker, Comedian

•   Location: Bella Collina mansion, Lake County, FL.
• Tucker owed $4.4 million on the 10,000-square foot mansion when Sun Trust Bank filed the foreclosure papers in October. 
• He also owes the IRS $11.5 million in back taxes.

  

3.  Nadya "Octomom" Suleman, Reality TV Personality 

• Location: Madonna Lane, La Habra, CA. 

• Suleman filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in May.
• The foreclosure process on the 2,445-square foot house was complete in June, producing no bids, in which the bank then repossessed the property.

4.  Toni Braxton, Singer

• Location: Duluth, GA. 
• Braxton purchased the house in 2004 for $2 million.
• She lost the house when she filed for bankruptcy in 2010.   

5.  Nicholas Cage, Actor

• Location: Bel Air, CA.
• It was reported that Cage owed the IRS millions of dollars in back taxes. 
•  In April 2010, The LA Times reported that Cage had lost his $35 million dollar mansion to foreclosure.
•  Despite the opening bid being $10.4 million, which was less than a third of the house's original cost, there were no takers.