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Another famous Bankrupt

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Hi all, just read that Toni Braxton (the one singing in the shower,but still seems to keep her make-up from running) is going bankrupt for
£5 million........any feelings of guilt i had about going BR have strangely dissapeared :D
Still waiting for me papers!

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  • Amiga
    Amiga Posts: 241 Forumite
    I think it is her second time as well!
  • Doucam
    Doucam Posts: 1,130 Forumite
    Once is bad enough, but twice!!

    But as she is in America I think it is different over there? even so....
  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hmm health played a big part though I see...although so did mine but didnt run up millions of pounds worth of debt (I wish)
    Grammy-award-winning singer Toni Braxton has filed for bankruptcy for the second time, her lawyer has said.
    The 43-year-old has revealed she is in millions of dollars worth of debt after a heart condition forced her to cancel a series of shows in Las Vegas.
    Debra Grassgreen said it had been a "very difficult decision" for Braxton to make, who previously filed for bankruptcy in 1998.
    The star is hoping sell some of her assets to pay for off her tax debts.
    Court documents state she owes between $10 million (£6.3 million) and $50 million (£31.5 million).
    Ms Greengrass said the star felt she had no other choice but to turn to the courts.
    "After months of trying to work out an acceptable arrangement with her principal creditors, she determined that the only way to assure that she could meet her tax obligations and provide for her two small children was to commence these bankruptcy cases," she said.
    In 2008 Braxton pulled out of a series of Las Vegas shows after experiencing chest pains.
    Doctors later told her she had been suffering from a form of angina.
    Later that year, she performed on the series Dancing With The Stars, but missed the finale while recovering from surgery to remove a benign breast tumour.
    Braxton's hits include Un-Break My Heart and Breathe Again.
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
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