Fame might look like a shortcut to fortune, but many stars say it’s anything but.

Behind the designer clothes, red carpets, brand deals and million-dollar smiles, countless celebrities have opened up about the crushing financial realities of life in the spotlight.

At the crux of the issue is that celebrities become a product in and of themselves, responsible for financing and managing their own brand.

From Sydney Sweeney worrying about paying her mortgage to Sharon Stone footing $3,000 dinner tabs and Toni Braxton filing for bankruptcy after selling millions of albums, these celebrities reveal what it’s really like to afford fame.

After joining the DC universe as Harley Quinn, the actress revealed that she’s had to spend heavily on personal security due to stalkers and threats. “When y

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