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£80m

Set For Life

Real Madrid-bound football player Cristiano Ronaldo is set to become one of the highest-paid sports stars in the world. According to The Times newspaper, Ronaldo, 24, who is to complete a world record £80m (Dh483m) move from Manchester United to Real by the end of the month, will earn an estimated £9.5m a year, which will increase by 25 per cent every season.

$50k

Fashion To Die For?

Hermes' chief executive Patrick Thomas has come under fire after he revealed that the brand breeds its own crocodiles, only for them to be killed and made into handbags worth up to $50,000 (Dh183,608).

$20m

Sued Again

It was only a matter of time before Michael Jackson reappeared here. This time the pop star is being sued by promoters AllGood Entertainment for $20m (Dh73.4m) for allegedly breaking a contract.

$11.5k

What Goes Around...

Britney Spears's father, Jamie, is demanding $11,500 (Dh42,227) in legal fees from Britney's ex-boyfriend, paparazzo Adnan Ghalib, stemming from the costs of acquiring a restraining order against Ghalib.

$956k

It's A Hard-Knock Life

Brad Pitt was spotted at Swiss international art show, Art Basel, this week. According to news reports, the Hollywood star spent $956,000 (Dh3.5m) on an oil painting by German artist Neo Rauch, entitled Etappe.

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