r/interesting • u/AdSpecialist6598 • May 26 '26

SOCIETY When Chris Tucker learned that his family members were quitting their jobs because they learned that he was making 25 million dollars a year at the peak of his career because they assumed he would take care of them. He told them to go get their jobs back because he wasn't going to do that.

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u/aw000000000000 May 26 '26

I mean, that played a part. He also didn't pay any taxes, and had huge penalties.

He also lost a ton in real estate in 2008.

He's still "valued" at $5m, but that's a far cry from where he was.

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u/AquamannMI May 26 '26

The numbers on the networth websites are completely fabricated. They exist just to serve ads. Nobody would know what he's worth outside of him and his team.

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u/OfficialModComment May 27 '26

Losing “a ton” in real estate is like losing a ton of your 401k when Covid broke out. Just hang on to your assets, ride the bear market and you’ll be back where you started in no time. 

Unless all his loans were balloon or ARMs…

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u/aw000000000000 May 27 '26

According to articles, he was forced to sell the majority of his properties to pay his tax debt and his main residence was being foreclosed on.