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Celebrity as Business

What happens when fame becomes a balance sheet — the equity stakes, brand exits and ownership plays behind the celebrity businesses that actually worked.

Ryan Reynolds smiling at a microphone during a press panel at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International

Celebrities

Is Stok Cold Brew Owned by Ryan Reynolds? Not Quite

OWNERSHIP ECONOMICS·4 min

Editorial cover reading Who Owns SKIMS? in bold type

Celebrities

Who Owns SKIMS? The $5 Billion Cap Table, Explained

OWNERSHIP ECONOMICS·5 min

George Clooney at the 81st Venice International Film Festival

Celebrities

The Casamigos Playbook: How George Clooney Turned a Tequila Side Project Into a $1 Billion Exit

OWNERSHIP ECONOMICS·3 min

$Rihanna at a Fenty Beauty campaign event$ Celebrities

Inside Fenty Beauty's Billion-Dollar Math: What Rihanna's LVMH Deal Actually Looks Like

THE BRAND BEHIND THE BILLIONS·3 min

Ryan Reynolds speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International

Celebrities

The Ryan Reynolds Playbook: How a Movie Star Turned Two Endorsement Deals Into Billion-Dollar Exits

OWNERSHIP ECONOMICS·3 min

Editorial cover reading From Feed to Empire in bold condensed type

Celebrities

From Feed to Empire: Inside the Creator-to-Mogul Playbook

THE ATTENTION ECONOMY·4 min

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