People are always trying to take advantage of celebrities and some fall prey. Here are 9 celebrities who were hoaxed, ripped off or scammed.[bossip_ad_a]
Manti Te’o
America felt said for Manti after losing his grandmother and girlfriend at the same time. Then he made headlines when a girl who he was carrying on an online relationship with and he never met was a catfish. Dude became a joke for so many late-night comedians.
Back in 2006 Oprah and the world were deceived by author James Frey after he admitted to lying about events in “A Million Little Pieces,” a book she endorsed.
Raz B and the world were hoaxed after Raz B’s brother falsely leaked that he was in a coma (near death) after a bottling throwing incident in a Chinese nightclub.
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Kris Jenner
In Aug. two unemployed teenagers scammed Kris Jenner out of $70,000 in a credit card scam.
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Kobe Bryant
Kobe took legal action against his poor mama for auctioning 1.5 million in high school memorabilia to buy a house in Nevada.
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Justin Timberlake
Justin’s aunt was arrested after allegedly scamming his family out of $65,000.
