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Kevin Bacon Might be Broke

December 31st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick

Bernie Madoff, who is a big Wall Street guru, was charged just recently on December 11 for fraud and it seems that among others such as Steven Spielberg, Kevin Bacon and his wife, Kyra Sedgwick may be the most recent victims of his crimes. Madoff was involved in a Ponzi scheme, which is collecting money from investors and paying off the old investors with money from the new. While the total estimated amount of fraud that Madoff is being charged with equals about 50 billion, Bacon may have contributed to a lot of that as it’s rumored that he has lost just about everything he and his wife have. From The Evil Beet,

“Kevin Bacon’s rep, Allen Eichorn, confirms that his client and wife Kyra Sedgwick are victims of Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. There have been rumors that they lost everything except their checking account.
Eichorn responded to the rumors by saying “Please, let’s not speculate or rely on hearsay.”

Hopefully we’re dealing with two people here who are smart enough not to sign away their life’s savings and from his rep’s statement, it sounds as though it may not be as bad as it’s rumored to be. I wonder how much celebs keep in their checking account anyway. I would think that it would be enough to keep you going for a little while. But it really is too bad if it is true. Kevin and Kyra are known as two of the nicest people in Hollywood.

TomKat’s Humble Home Now Built

tomkat.jpgWell Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have completed construction on their new home in Beverly Hills and let me tell you, it’s a far cry from what we saw on Oprah when she and Tom were huddled in a cozy cabin in Teluride, Colorado. The estate, which is worth a whopping 35 million dollars, was the venue of the couple’s housewarming party on Saturday night. From Celebrity Baby Scoop,

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes hosted an A-list housewarming party on Saturday night at their new Beverly Hills mansion. Some of the stars on the guest list included Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Lopez, Brooke Shields, Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria Parker and Kyra Sedgwick.

It was also a family affair with Holmes’ parents from Ohio and all of the Cruise children: Isabella, 15, Connor, 13, and Suri, 2. Cruise and Holmes purchased the 1.3-acre $35 million estate last summer and have spent the last year on renovations.

Guests began arriving around 9 p.m. and were driven up the long driveway to a large fountain by a valet service. The party was both indoors and outdoors and staffed over 50 people, including world-renouned chef, Wolfgang Puck who catered the event. On the back lawn, cocktails and appetizers were served to guests as they lounged on white couches under heat lamps, the trees were adorned with white lights and an orchestra played music. The festivities ended around 1 a.m.”

I find it particularly interesting that Brooke Shields was there even though there has been such tension between her and Cruise in the past. It also seems as though Tom and Katie are back to doing what they do best - showing off how great they are and how much money they have. I know they earned it and blah, blah, blah but flaunting it seems unecessary. Who needs a 35 billion dollar home?