From selling an Oscar to selling their hair, to auctioning off their virus-covered tissues, your favourite Hollywood stars have often done the impossible and grabbed headlines for it. Yes, stars often need money, and during those times, they can rely on things used by them - because they are stars. It’s a funny cycle, but it totally works. Let’s have a look at some celebrities who auctioned off the funniest things to make fast cash.
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Justin Bieber’s blonde hair has got an entire nation under its spell. So, you can imagine the misery of his fans, when he cut off his gorgeous hair. In 2012, Justin chopped off a lot of his hair and sold it off at Ellen DeGeneres’s talk show, to raise money for an animal charity. Justin’s hair sold for more than $40,000.
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Pharrell is famous for his hat, and he knows it. A couple of years back, right after his multiple Grammy wins, Pharrell had put up his tan hat up to be sold at eBay. The hat sold for $44,100, and he donated the entire amount to a children’s charity. The company which bought the hat was none other than the famous American food chain Arby’s, which has a large hat as its logo.
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Olympian Wladimir Klitschko sold his Olympic gold medal to help out his country. The former Ukrainian boxer saw his countrymen were in need and sold off his Olympic gold off for $1 million, which was used to aide a philanthropic mission in his country. The bidder who bought the medal gave Wladimir back the medal, as a respectful move.
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Lindsay Lohan is perhaps the most financial unstable celebrities around, and she hardly makes a secret of it. Her lavish lifestyle and erratic career only adds to the problem. It was reported back in 2012, that Lindsay had sent a bizarre email to talent agencies, asking them to hire her for personal events like weddings or other occasions. Though Lindsay vehemently denied it, her bank account had been seized just weeks before the mail was sent out, and there were rumours that she had even pawned off her couture wardrobe.
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Katy Perry is known for her over-the-top music videos and such an example would be the California Girls video, where Katy is seen frolicking around in a land full of candy and desserts. Katy had used a fancy cupcake trampoline in the video, which made quite a statement. The trampoline was later auctioned off by Katy to raise money for Tsunami victims.
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The incredible Burt Reynolds had also been hit by money troubles, and of course, desperate needs lead to desperate measures. Burt had to sell off his Golden Globe award to raise money to pay his mortgage.
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Kim Basinger went on to become so iconic, there was a whole town named after her. The town called Braselton in Georgia was purchased by Kim in 1989 with $20 million. But years later, when Kim’s career saw a steep decline, and she was way in over her head in debts, she sold her town to keep herself out of bankruptcy.
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The Spice Girls may have dominated the music industry for over a decade, but a time came when their former manager Paul Cattermole was almost bankrupt and had to sell off the Brit Award trophy received by the band.
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The iconic Hugh Laurie sold off the famous can he used in the medical show House. When the show ended in 2012, Hugh sold the cane to Television Academy Foundation for $1,150 which they acquired after more than 12 eBay bids.
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Guitar legend Eric Clapton sold off his famous guitar Blackie in 2006. Why was Blackie famous? Blackie, which is Fender Stratocaster guitar, is said to be one of the best guitars in the world and even has its own Wikipedia page owing to its association with Eric Clapton. In 2006. Clapton sold the guitar for close to a $1 million dollars for a rehab called Crossroads, which was founded by Clapton himself.
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Former boxer Jake LaMotta had once got frustrated and famously ripped off the gems and jewels from his title belt, and then went on to smash the belt. He wanted to pawn off the jewels but was told that the singular jewels had no value, but if they were attached to the belt, it could be sold off as a priceless item. LaMotta’s ordeals were so famous, that Martin Scorsese made the film Raging Bull, based on his life. LaMotta passed away in 2017 at the age of 95.
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Former One Direction band member Niall Horan sold off his half-eaten toast for almost $100,000. Niall had taken a bite of the toast in the talk show Sunrise, and the toast was saved to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.
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