15 Left-Field Money-Making Methods Celebs Use To Get (And Stay) Rich
![15 Left-Field Money-Making Methods Celebs Use To Get (And Stay) Rich](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/4/785554_320x180.jpg)
To be honest, we hope we could have a fraction of what all of these celebrities earn because we could live in a luxury apartment with a chauffeur. (Or, alternatively, we could just wipe out our school loans.) Celebrities, on the other hand, can't simply make money from their signatures! It's all about expanding that portfolio in the current marketplace, which means the things you know people for aren't necessarily the things that make them wealthy.
Because celebrities have such a strong bond with their fans, organizations constantly pay them to make appearances, host talks, or promote their products in their message. Sponsorships, and product placements, can include everything from free products to minor payouts to large sums of money. Turns out them’s that has, gets.
Have you ever wondered how Queen Elizabeth gets the money she needs to support herself and her corgis? No? The answer is a duchy from the thirteenth century, obviously. Here's the whole thing, plus 14 more:
![Scarlett Johansson and her husband run a gourmet popcorn shop in Paris. It's called Yummy Pop, and she said it's been a dream of her and her family to bring our favorite American snack to Paris. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/9/785569.jpg)
Source: E! Online
![Gwen Stefani made an estimated $90 million per year from one clothing brand. The brand is L.A.M.B., and she's also started others, like the Japanese-inspired Harajuku Lovers and the ready-to-wear brand Design With Purpose. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/7/785567.jpg)
Source: Rolling Stone
![Friends star Matthew Perry runs an addiction recovery facility in California. He's dealt with addiction himself, and says the best thing about him is that if an alcoholic asks for help with quitting drinking, he can really help. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/6/785566.jpg)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
![Whoopi Goldberg sold cannabis products for menstrual cramps. She partnered with cannabis businesswoman Maya Elisabeth, and their company sold a THC-infused bath soak, cannabis edibles, tinctures, etc. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/4/785564.jpg)
Source: Vanity Fair
![Russell Crowe sold his violin from Master and Commander for $104,000. He called it very dear to my heart, and said the buyer might want to lend it to a young musician so it starts to play in concert halls around the world. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/8/785568.jpg)
Source: Vanity Fair
![Nicolas Cage made $2,161,000 selling the first-ever Superman comic book. His copy of Action Comics No.1, which features Superman's first appearance, was the first comic to break the $2 million mark in an auction. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/5/785565.jpg)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
![George Clooney was 2018's highest paid actor he'd sold on a tequila company. His income was $239 million, and $233 million of that is the money he got from the sale of liquor company Casamigos Tequila. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/3/785563.jpg)
Source: Vanity Fair
![Tony Gilroy made over $5 million writing and overseeing Rogue One reshoots. They were initially paying him $200,000 per week, but his pay eventually ballooned as they got more ambitious with the reshoots. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/2/785562.jpg)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
![Kourtney Kardashian's ex-husband Scott Disick could make $80,000 at clubs. To make that money, he'd just have to show up at the 10AK club in Las Vegas and stay there for at least one hour, and he'd get paid-that's it. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/1/785561.jpg)
Source: GQ
![Jay Leno invested in rare and valuable motorcycles, and it paid off. For example, he bought six 1929 Brough bikes for over $30,000 apiece in the 1990s, and their value has gone up tenfold since then. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/8/785558.jpg)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
![Actors who played Doctor Who can make a ton of money from conventions. For example, Matt Smith apparently got $250,000 per weekend - and he did several cons, so he racked up a nice six-figure sum. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/9/785559.jpg)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
![Will Smith makes money by selling sustainably sourced and packaged water. ech For example, Norwegian Cruise Line is replacing 6 million plastic bottles with cartons of Smith's Just Water (his son Jaden came up with the brand). CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/6/0/785560.jpg)
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
![Queen Elizabeth II makes money mostly from a duchy created in the 13th century. The Duchy of Lancaster is a unique portfolio of land, property and assets, according to its official website, which includes 18,48 hectares of land. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/7/785557.jpg)
Source: Harpers Bazaar
![Psy made a total of about $2 million from streaming Gangnam Style on YouTube. More precisely, that's his estimated total take from YouTube -- but Gangnam Style accounts for the vast majority of the views he got. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/5/785555.jpg)
Source: Forbes
![Tituss Burgess cashed in on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with real Pinot Noir. His pinot noir sells for $25, and he introduced it on Insta with To be enjoyed by all the fabulous Kings and Kweens. Pinot makes things fun. xo Tituss CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/6/785556.jpg)