14. Mischa Barton
Here we have a case that wasn’t so much about her not knowing how much she got for a role, but rather, how much was actually in her bank account. Mischa Barton, one of the rich kids in The O.C., was shocked to find that her mother – her own mother! – had stolen money from her without her knowing it. Sounds like an episode right out of The O.C.! Sadly, many child stars, from Macaulay Culkin to Shirley Temple, have found themselves in this exact situation. In Barton’s case, she claimed that her mother, who had been her manager for twenty years at that point, lied about how much she made in a film she did in 2013 and then took the rest of the money for herself. However, it took Barton quite a while to file the lawsuit.
While Barton has since dropped the case against her mother (for now), it would appear that Barton doesn’t keep a tight reign on her bank account, which probably explains why she’s worth a mere $1 million today.
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