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Lil Wayne, Chris Brown Used COVID Relief Funds on Luxury Spending

Wayne, Chris Brown, and DJ Marshmello are among those who reportedly used pandemic aid for luxury purchases.

The $14,000 on mystery women went toward flights and luxury hotel rooms for women who don’t appear directly involved with Wayne’s tours, including a porn star and a waitress at a “Hooters-type restaurant.” Other points on Wayne’s balance sheet include $1.3 million to private jets, $528,000 on clothing, and $88,000 for expenses toward a performance at a 2021 New Year’s Eve concert in Coachella, California, that he then canceled “due to wind and the flights,” per BI, though other private jets made the flight. When BI reached out to Wayne directly for comment, he made a “sexually explicit overture to a reporter.” Pop stars became eligible owing to their “loan-out” companies, per BI, which specifically focus on touring.

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