Beanie Babies creator Ty Warner has been hit with a tax evasion penalty to the tune of $53.5 million. Of course, when you’re worth a reported $2.3 billion … Warner was charged with federal tax evasion after allegedly failing to report more than $3 million in income earned in a Swiss bank account back in 2002. The CEO struck a plea bargain with prosecutors to stay out of prison. Ty was looking at five years in prison for the crime, but by agreeing to plead guilty to the tax evasion charge, and pay the penalty ASAP, he’ll be free. Warner’s lawyer said Ty accepts responsibility, calling the debacle “an unfortunate situation that Mr. Warner has been trying to resolve for several years now.” Probably wishes he’d put all his money in Beanie Babies. Oh, wait …
Jennifer Aniston’s longtime publicist immediately put a celebrity gossip tabloid on blast for the latest of many reports that his famous client is expecting. After months of analyzing seemingly swollen bellies and mysteriously draped dresses, Us Weekly proclaims on its new cover: “Jen’s big secret: pregnant!” Stephen Huvane, in response, said: “Jennifer is NOT pregnant.” “The whole story is a complete fabrication,” Huvane continues . “All the way from a supposed canceled Smartwater shoot to Jennifer asking for a late check-out in Toronto and to her stylist having to rework her wardrobe.” “None of this ever happened,” he reiterates to the N.Y. Post . “Shame on Us magazine for once again getting it all wrong.” The reworked wardrobe nugget is a reference to the magazine’s assertion that Aniston wore less-than-flattering plum strapless satin dress to premiere. According to the celebrity gossip mainstay, she had her clothes overhauled following that alleged fashion faux pas, presumably to hide her big “secret.” Huvane similarly denied that the Vivienne Westwood gown, worn to the Toronto International Film Festival last week (above), was chosen to cloak her womb. It’s not the first false Jennifer Aniston pregnant rumor by a long shot. It won’t be the last. But there’s clearly no merit to it in any way, shape or form. Case closed. Sorry about this week’s sales, Us . Unless people actually buy it anyway, despite the obvious falsehoods, in which case, sorry for them.
When you’re as rich as the Kardashians and the Jenners, you can make Christmas arrive in September . A new report has come out that gives us an idea of just how well off these familys are, as teenagers Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner reportedly lent their name to an OPI nail polish line, posed for a one-day photo shoot – and earned $100,000 as a result. Each. The sisters shared an overall pot of $600,000 with siblings Kim Kardashian , Khloe Kardashian and Kourtney Kardashian, as detailed in the following video. Now, if you’ll excuse us, we’re gonna go throw up… Kendall and Kylie Jenner Make $100,000 in One Day