All of us are familiar with the need to insure against loss. But we doubt any of you have anything quite as unique to insure as these 7 stars. Here we list the value of their assets per policies taken out, and while some make sense others left us slightly dumbfounded.
Keith Richards’ Middle Finger
Richards is not just famous for being one of the founding members of rock band Rolling Stones, he also has a very famous middle finger. Well, maybe we should say expensive finger. Rolling Stone magazine has ranked Richards fourth on its list of top 100 guitarists, and appropriately, the rock star has had his middle finger insured for $1.6 million . Guess Richards uses that one the most; you know, to play the guitar of course!
The World’s Most Expensive Finger
Bruce Springsteen’s Vocal Cords
As an American singing legend, Bruce took it upon himself to protect what is a very high-paying but sole money maker for the star: his vocal cords. We hope his $6 million insurance policy will comfort him in the case of injury; his fans are sure to be sore. Maybe he would share the money?! No, fans of The Boss would still rather hear him sing.
Julia Roberts’ Smile
It is a fact that Julia has quite possibly the most famous smile Hollywood has ever had to offer. It is a mega-watt smile. And apparently mega-millions as well. Yep, Julia insured her claim to fame for a cool $30 mil . Forget youth and looks, this babe just needs to keep on smiling. Of course, a major part of any terrific grin is beautiful teeth. Does her insurance cover dental costs as well?
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Legs
Forget being one of the most famous soccer players in the world; Ronaldo can always hit on the ladies claiming to have the most expensive male legs in the world. His all-star kicking power is something his team Real Madrid can not risk losing to injury (or, say, amputation), so they paid $144 million to insure them. Of course, given Real Madrid has a 5-year contract with Ronaldo paying him $206 million, it actually makes sense.
LeBron James’ Hand
Lebron has been known to refer to himself as King James, but he should probably simply rename himself The Hand. Because it is the magical shots his hand delivers which earn him his multi-million dollar contracts and endorsement deals. And given a net worth some have estimated to be close to $400 million, we can see the reason for taking out a policy on his hand for $600 million . Did sponsors Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Dunkin Donuts et al. chip in for the cost?
Mariah Carey’s Legs
Apparently Mariah Carey’s gams are the most expensive legs as well as body part ever. That is if you believe the insurance policy she has out on them for $1 billion . After signing with Gillette for their “Legs of a Goddess” campaign, Mariah felt she had to be especially careful while on tour. We would have thought the diva would want to insure her 5-octave vocal range; must have been quite a contract with Gillette.
Kim Kardashian’s Bottom
After the infamous photo shoot in Paper Magazine which has been cemented in our collective memory (no, not all of us are happy about that), it began to circulate that the famous derrière had in fact been insured by the reality star for $21 million . Our question is what could happen to her behind? And how is it exactly strained in any way or threatened? Seriously. Kim also pays a tailor $5k a day to make sure her pants fit right. Right…
