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11 Times Celebs Spoke About Going Into Debt, Borrowing Money, And Facing Other Financial Issues


After selling off everything he owned to pay off his taxes, Will Smith "borrowed $10,000 from a friend of [his] who was a purveyor of neighborhood pharmaceuticals...[and] moved to Los Angeles."

On The Pivot podcast, Omari said, "I think he forever just really really respects the shit out of me for that, we just not taught that in our community. Sarah told Esquire, "He’s talked about this publicly, but there were times when I would give him my per diem from a job I was working on so that he could have money to feed himself." Matt explained that any money they earned from early roles went into their joint account.

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