12 Celebrities Whose Children Were Born With Gold, Only They Won’t Receive Their Parents’ Fortune

Sometimes those born into a family of the rich and famous have more difficulties than those with ordinary parents. For how can a person know whether he was successful on his own account or because of a well-known name? To avoid such a dilemma, actor Nicolas Cage, for example, hid his real last name, Coppola, from everyone, so that his kinship with the famous family would not prevent him from honestly earning his place in the world of cinema.

But sometimes famous parents totally disinherit their offspring so they can go their own way. We, from awesome.club, we found 12 such cases and would like to reveal them to our readers. And not bonus we will tell a story in which an heiress was unfairly left without her father’s fortune, but her relatives made the right decision and corrected it.

The actor had 11 children to share the inheritance. However, while he was still alive, he excluded two from the list of possible heirs: his adopted daughter Petra, who he raised from the age of 14, and also his grandson, by his late daughter Cheyenne.

The official reason for this attitude was never disclosed. But it is believed that the decision regarding Petra was made because the girl’s mother sued the Hollywood star demanding money. And the reason why the Oscar winner “punished” her grandson remains unknown.

Agent 007’s interpreter is not a poor person. By some estimates, his fortune is as high as $160 million, much of which Craig earned as James Bond. However, it is unlikely that the actor’s two daughters will receive anything from that money.

Born into a humble family (Daniel’s father was a sailor and his mother an art teacher), he believes that a person needs to earn their own living. The actor finds the very idea of ​​inheritance repugnant. According to his philosophy, a person needs to spend all his money during his lifetime.

Since 2020, when Sean Connery passed away, the world has been waiting for the actor’s last will to be announced. The question is whether the Hollywood star’s son will get anything. During his life Connery declared several times that he would leave his descendant without any inheritance to teach him a lesson: “He does not know what it means to go through difficulties, but it is not too late for him to learn more about life”.

The actor began speaking publicly about his 45-year-old son in 2007. At the time, he admitted that he didn’t want a grown man living “on his father’s hook.”

Throughout his life, the actor devoted much of his time to helping people in need. Together with his wife, he created a foundation with the aim of “helping those who cannot do it on their own”. It is not surprising that in his will the actor allocated almost all of his earnings to charity.

During his career, the renowned composer, author of hits like The Phantom of the Opera, Cats and many others, earned more than 1 billion dollars. However, his five children will not receive any of this fabulous sum, as Webber believes that everyone needs to earn their own money.

“It’s about the work ethic. I don’t believe in inherited money, I’m not at all in favor of kids suddenly getting rich. Thus, they would have no incentive to work”, said the composer.

The controversy between rapper 50 Cent and his son Marquise has long been the subject of press attention. The fact is that a man and a teenager often regularly discuss their troubled relationship, posting screenshots of their conversations on the Internet. It seems that in this way, each one wants to prove that he is right. The result of the constant bickering was a public threat from the rapper that his son would be excluded from his will.

The media mogul, who has produced shows like The X Factor, American Idol and America’s Got Talent, also has no plans to leave his children an inheritance. According to him, the best thing a person can give is his time and the opportunity to learn something.

The producer does not believe in the idea of ​​bestowing his hard-won fortune on his children. Cowell has stated that he would rather donate that money to a charity that takes care of children or animals.

Recently, the famous American presenter Anderson Cooper revealed on the radio that he will not leave any inheritance to his son. He follows the principles of his parents, who paid for his college. And from there, according to the journalist, a person has to do everything on his own.

The widow of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Lauren, continues her husband’s business. Like him, the woman has no plans to leave an inheritance for her children. Instead, she suggests “the efficient use of resources”.

business-women invests millions in companies that are capable of changing the world. For example, in 2015 it launched a program that helps students from low-income families pay for college.

Joan Crawford, the diva of classic Hollywood cinema, was the mother of four adopted children. When the actress passed away, it turned out that her eldest children were left penniless. The entire Crawford fortune went to the twins, the youngest. This fact resulted in litigation, and finally the elders were able to restore justice.

A prime example of how one parent can love one child to the fullest and the other not so much is actor David Cassidy. In an interview, he confessed that he doesn’t consider himself the father of his daughter Katie Cassidy (we can see her in the Gossip Girl series), because he didn’t raise her.

However, his son, who grew up with him, has been described as one of the best people he had ever known. When the actor passed away, it turned out that he had not left his daughter a penny, and all the estate went to his son.

The Oscar winner’s will mentions Marianne O’Donnell, the actor’s girlfriend, as the sole heir to his entire fortune (about $35 million). Together they had three children. Philip had no plans to leave the money to his children. According to his accountant, he didn’t want his heirs to feel like they were children of a trust fund.

Heath Ledger’s little daughter was left without an inheritance, as the actor wrote his will a few years before she was born. The star passed away in 2008 and all his assets went to his three sisters and parents. However, Ledger’s family decided to right this injustice and pass on to 2-year-old Matilda all of her father’s estate.

What would you do if you were in the shoes of the protagonists of this article: would you disinherit your children or would you leave them every penny? Share your opinion in the comments!