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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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