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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 13: Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian arrive at the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Craig T Fruchtman/Getty Images) -

Why the age of the Kardashians may be over

They pretty much invented influencer culture but, like an overripe Stilton, this once-fragrant family is beginning to pong.

Steve Guttenberg: “I’ve seen people scared, people in wheelchairs, mothers and fathers trying to find their kids, people having anxiety and panic attacks.”

Fires don’t discriminate. Hollywood’s elite caught up in devastation

With homes smouldering, streets emptied and friends scattered by evacuation orders, actor and producer Steve Guttenberg counted himself among the fortunate.

Actress Angelina Jolie wearing a brooch once owned by Maria Callas at the Venice International Film Festival earlier this year.

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years

The relationship between two of Hollywood’s most well-known actors had provided steady fodder for the tabloid media for years.

November 2024

Quincy Jones during the Toronto Film Festival in 2018.

Music titan Quincy Jones dies at 91

The multi-talented producer created brilliant hits for artists as diverse as Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and Snoop Dogg.

October 2024

The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia died in 1995 but recently a lawyer negotiated on the rock star’s behalf a contract with an AI voice cloning start-up.

Think you know that voice? Dead celebrities are working again

Judy Garland, James Dean and Elvis might be dead, but thanks to artificial intelligence, they can still do voice-overs, act and generally make money.

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May 2024

Forget the big names: fashion brands pivot to less-familiar faces

Instead of models and superstar celebrities, campaigns are finding value in unexpected talent.

Former Beatles member Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy Shevell.

Paul McCartney is reportedly Britain’s first billionaire musician

The 81-year-old is the richest musician in the UK, thanks in part to superstar Beyonce.

January 2024

One of the homes on Indian Creek purchased by Jeff Bezos.

The exclusive Florida island that billionaires call home

Accessible for those with invites via a single, heavily guarded bridge, the island is ground zero for the unprecedented migration of wealth to South Florida over the past five years.

Girl power: Taylor Swift on stage in Argentina in November.

The Taylor Swift effect brings $140m windfall to Sydney and Melbourne

It’s the music event that has attracted the attention of the US Federal Reserve. Now Swift’s sold-out Eras Tour is poised to trump Australia’s summer of cricket.

November 2023

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Those complaining the loudest about AI will benefit the most

Artificial intelligence is going to transform fame – welcome to the rise of the omnistar.

August 2023

Nike’s partnership with basketball legend Michael Jordan made the shoe company a household name.

How Jordan nets greater wealth from basketball

The NBA legend has boosted his fortune to a massive $5.5 billion, cementing his place in the ranks of billionaire athletes.

December 2022

Danish drama ’Borgen’s depiction of a 53-year-old former prime minister suffering from menopause would have been unthinkable until just a few years ago.

Inside the menopause industrial complex

Celebrities, quacks and opportunists have recognised a big business opportunity among a previously ignored, but generally well off, consumer market.

November 2021

Britney Spears supporters had reason to celebrate.

Britney freed: judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship

The arrangement controlled Britney Spear’s life and money for nearly 14 years was terminated, though more legal battles lie ahead.

Megan Wynne is Australia’s newest billionaire.

APM founder Megan Wynne joins billionaire ranks after ASX debut

Shares in APM slipped 2 per cent on debut, though Megan Wynne’s wealth has ballooned to $1.09 billion alongside husband Bruce Bellinge thanks to their 34 per cent stake.

Inside the world of the jet set

The planet may be burning, but the private aviation industry is booming.

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October 2021

Billionaires not good enough for new club of super rich

R360 is set up as a limited partnership, with founding partners paying $US350,000 each. A family membership costs $US180,000, but money alone isn’t enough.

September 2021

Jamie Spears said in a court filing that he believed the judge should “now seriously consider whether this conservatorship is no longer required”.

Britney Spears’ father asks for conservatorship to end

Britney Spears, 39, has been seeking for months to have her father removed as the overseer of her $81 million estate.

December 2020

Artwork by Mario Carpe

A look back at Australia’s most fabulous parties

With big parties yet to make a comeback from COVID, AFR Magazine remembers the greatest events of all time – including the night Grace Jones turned up.

A-listers all know Byron Bay's a star performer

Byron Bay local and Hollywood A-lister Chris Hemsworth is using star power to put the global spotlight on his home town – and country.

Byron comes of age with billionaires, blockbusters and a COVID-19 bump

First came the hippies, then the billionaires. And thanks to an injection of Hollywood glamour, Byron Bay is ready for its close-up.

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