Some celebrities have gotten in trouble for wasteful habits.
2017-10-11Whether it's poor spending habits or misusing resources, celebrities can't avoid the law or the wrath of social media users.
Here are 10 celebrities who have gotten in trouble for being wasteful.
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were called out for their green grass during California's drought in 2015.
Twitter users used #droughtshaming to go after the celebrities wasting water. According to Curbed Los Angeles, Kardashian's publicist said, "Their water use means nothing in the grand scheme of things."
Kylie Jenner received citations for her water usage.
Jenner, and then boyfriend Tyga, received two violations from the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and had to pay a $100 fine.
Dr. Dre was also hit for wasting water.
He received a citation for his excessive usage.
Barbra Streisand had to reduce her water usage.
The icon's publicist said she "cut down her water usage by over 50%…and she is going to take further steps to conserve water," when her green lawn was questioned.
Jennifer Lopez was also #droughtshamed.
The singer was called out for her bad habits during the California drought.
Tom Selleck was accused of stealing water for his ranch.
The "Blue Bloods" actor was accused by the Calleguas Municipal Water District of stealing water directly from a hydrant to use on his avocado ranch.
Nicolas Cage is known for his extravagant purchases.
The actor's spending habits caused him to go broke, and he owed unpaid taxes. Some of his wild purchases include a Gulfstream jet, a pyramid tombstone in New Orleans, and a 67-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus bataar skull. He ended up having to to give it up, though, as it was originally stolen from Mongolia by a fossil smuggler named Eric Prokopi.
Mike Tyson's outrageous spending landed up in bankruptcy.
Tyson filed for bankruptcy in 2003 and reportedly had $23 million in debt. Some of his wild purchases included a $2.2 million 24-karat gold bathtub and three Bengal tigers.
Johnny Depp's lifestyle is hard to maintain.
After suing his business management company, they countersued and revealed that his lifestyle took an "excess of $2 million per month to maintain, which he simply could not afford. Depp, and Depp alone, is fully responsible for any financial turmoil he finds himself in today."
Khloé Kardashian got blasted by social media users when suspected of wasting plastic bags.
Back in 2015, the reality star shared a photo of her vitamins in Ziploc bags, but users were quick to call her out for the wasteful practice. She clarified in her caption that she reuses the bags.
"Note to the ones who ALWAYS have something to say," she wrote. "I save the Ziploc bags...Not sure if you knew this but the days of the week are the same every single week so you're able to reuse the Ziploc bags. Mind blown!!!!!"