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Susan Boyle is afraid she's broke, wants money for new furniture
International singing sensation Susan Boyle is having a meltdown over financial fears.
The quirky Scottish singer is reportedly upset because she has to live on a weekly allowance of around $750, has no credit cards, has to travel by bus and can't afford furniture for her new five-bedroom house.
Susan's brother Gerry Boyle tells the Daily Mail: "When Susan realized she can't just walk into a bank and take out her own money, she had a fit because she thought she was down to her last few quid. She was extremely distressed. She lives in fear of losing everything and returning to her old life before she made it big."
Although she's sold more than 8.5 million copies of her debut album "I Dreamed A Dream," all her earnings are controlled and invested by her management team.
Gerry, 55, reveals, "Susan said to me, 'I've been told I get £500 a week because I'm a novice. I don't have the money to go and buy the furniture'. She should be able to walk into a bank anywhere and say she wants £50,000 cash. That may not be advisable, but it would be HER choice because it's HER money."
"Susan doesn't look as if she's a successful international chart star," Gerry adds. "She should be riding high, developing her career, traveling the world. She shouldn't be worried about money when she has millions in the bank."
Watch this video of a 22-year-old Susan Boyle singing "The Way We Were."
Gerry thinks Susan also needs reassurance from her record company SyCo boss Simon Cowell, that her record deal is still safe. Cowell, by the way, has admitted that his initial snooty reaction to Susan made him hate himself.
Simon Cowell's company SyCo responded to the Daily Mail: "Finances are handled between artists and their management. We do not comment on such matters."
Sounds like she's become a British Britney Spears, with her life and finances tightly controlled by people (including some of her family) who don't think she's savvy or strong enough to handle things.
Should Susan be able to live it up a bit more and have control of the millions her singing talent has finally earned? After all, she's been poor her whole life and is now almost 50. What do you think?
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I don't think anyone should control anything that is mine.
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Let her control her money...it doesn't take a genius or some lazy music exec to control money. It's her money, she earned it, let her have a life.
Dat womenz iz stewped...sheez gonenuh beez brokes befo sheez haz any ting...sheez allsoze ucken fuglee..I'z canz stanz tues luks ats herz...
This article is trash. There are NUMEROUS stories responding to this in the British media - it's been entirely debunked. Her brother talks trash about his sister all the time.
How about some real research, Ms. Snead (or a simple google).
Check articles in the The Mirror, the Sun and others - she's worth 22 million dollars and has chosen to live on a budget, but has entirely furnished her house and is having a great time.
I dont care how rich she is, I would never sleep with something that ugly. You could not get the ugly off of you after that let alone the mental scars you would have..I say give her her damn money and let the idiot blow it and go back to being poor so we dont have to look at her anymore..Please Lord spare us from this ugly, stinky woman...
I don't think Suasn should have full control of her money because she is disable. She is a very trusting person, and that made her a target for fraud. I think her management is doing a great job on handling her money. If she wants to spend more money, she could get it. I think her brother Gerry wants her money. He kept talking to the press, he has motive.
Susan should be active in her finances ... that is the only way any of us learns what we have and what we can do with it. Certainly she should be using some of her earnings to furnish her new home, she deserves to be happy in it. My question is this .... how much of Susan's money do each of her management team get each week? If it is more than Susan is getting by way of an allowance ... there needs to be a big time adjustment.
Butt Cheeks - I'm sure she wouldn't want to sleep with you or even look at you. Your comments are cruel. I think she is a lovely lady and much too good for you.
I THINK THERE IS TO MANY FINGERS IN SUSAN'S PIE.AT HER AGE SHE NEEDS TO LIVE IT UP.I FEEL SHE IS GREAT SINGER IS TO BAD IT TOOK HER SO LONG TO GET THERE.BUTT CHEEKS MUST BE JEALOUS.
Anyone who would use the online name "butt cheeks" probably doesn't have much company in the "sleep department" ... goodness knows it's off-putting. Not even with a bag over your head, BC.