The Real 'Jerry Maguire' Leigh Steinberg Seeks To Make His Way Back From Alcoholism

Tom Cruise was the star of the major hit film Jerry Maguire that was released in 1998. The movie also served as the launching pad for the career of then unknown actress Renee Zellweger, who played the love interest. Jerry Maguire was about the life of a sports agent who has a nervous breakdown and seeks to rebuild his life by exposing the dishonesty in his business. It’s based on the life story of real life sports agent Leigh Steinberg. While the film has a happy ending, in real life finding a happy ending is not always so easy. Recently, Leigh Steinberg has revealed that he has struggled greatly with an alcohol addiction.
Alcoholism Can Affect Anyone
Leigh Steinberg was considered a “Super Agent,” a sports agent who dealt with millions of dollars and high-profile people. But even he struggled with alcoholism throughout his life. Alcohol addiction is a great equalizer, in that it is a disease that people across all economic groups and age ranges suffer from. At his peak, Leah Steinberg’s clientele offered a veritable who’s who of sport stars, such as:

• Howie Long
• Troy Aikman
• Ben Roethlisberger
• Warren Moon

Steinberg reportedly made over 100 million dollars in his storied career, which surely seems enough to have been enough money for anyone to live on. But a decade later, Steinberg was broke, divorced, and a hardcore alcoholic.
Giving Up
What characterized Leigh Steinberg’s severe state of alcoholism was completely giving up on everything in his life, and spending hours drinking. Recently divorced, he would spend countless hours drinking, even being arrested for public drunkenness and floated through different rehab centers in fruitless attempts to recover his sobriety. He was also millions of dollars in debt, owing back rent, and money to a laundry list of people, including the IRS. People who are severe alcoholics are known for disappearing days at a time, usually to feed their addiction without anyone to stop them. This is often because the alcoholic is trying to escape from the realities of a life that he finds unbearable to face on a daily basis.
Seeking Sobriety
To Leigh Steinberg’s credit he says that after hitting the lowest point in his life personally, professionally, and financially, he has achieved sobriety for two years. He found success by attending a sober living program, and has focused solely on becoming sober. This was a tremendous achievement in itself, and once again shows how sobriety can be achieved when an individual is dedicated to a program of care for recovery.
Hopefully now, Leigh Steinberg can focus on pulling the rest of his life together. He wants to start a career comeback, which means becoming certified again as a sports agent, which he had allowed to lapse. This also means starting to pay back the debts he has accrued to various people. And most of all it means trying to re-connect with his children again. He has already overcome a giant hurdle in reclaiming his sobriety, after finding a treatment program that worked for him.

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Cindy Nichols is an addiction treatment counselor helping people recovery from alcoholism at Recovery Now TV.

Extravagant Celebrity Car Purchases

No matter how much money we throw at celebrities, they always seem to find ways of spending it. From Justin Bieber’s $25,000 ‘Family guy’ necklace, to Victoria Beckham’s 24 karat gold iPhone 4, there seems to be no end to the imagination of celebrities with piles of money burning a hole in their pocket. Whilst some just make us cringe with the frivolous waste these celebrities flaunt, others we can only watch and envy. Celebrities throwing away money on pointless status symbols is a far cry from owning the fastest, rarest and sexiest supercars in the world, so here’s a few of our favourites.

 

Nicholas Cage’s Ferrari Enzo - $670,000

Probably the best know supercar ever built, the Enzo has a top speed of 217mph and a 0-60 time of 3.4 seconds. Only 400 models of the iconic, 12 cylinder, 6.0 litre Ferrari, named after the company’s founder Enzo Ferrari, were ever produced, and actor Nicholas Cage is reported to have spent $670,000 on his. Could be a bargain, considering that the 400th model is reported to have sold at auction for $1,274,229 in 2005, with the proceeds going to the survivors of the 2004 Tsunami.

 

Jerry Seinfeld’s Porsche 959 - $700,000

Avid car enthusiast and owner of one of the largest Porsche collections in the world, Jerry Seinfeld paid $700,000 for his Porsche 959, one of only 337 ever built and the centrepiece of his collection. To his despair, he was not initially allowed to drive it since it would not pass US emission tests, though it was eventually made street legal in 1999 under the “show and display” federal law.  

 

Kanye West’s Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 - $750,000

For his 35th birthday, this rapper/producer was given a $750,000 black Lambo from his girlfriend Kim, who also has quite the exquisite taste in vehicles. Featuring a 6.5 litre V12 and 7 speed transmission, the Aventador puts out 700bhp, tops out at 217mph and has a 0—60 time of 2.8 seconds. And it doesn’t look half bad either…

 

The Veyron club – Around $2 million

It’s difficult to discuss the car purchases of celebrities without referencing what has become a worldwide favourite – the Bugatti Veyron. Whilst there are more extravagant car purchases out there, this one is recognised world-wide as being at the height of engineering magnificence. Until recently, the Veyron was one of the most expensive and fastest street-legal cars in the world; the Grand Sport Vitesse with 1,200 horsepower was worth $2 million.

There are many car-loving celebrities out there joining the Veyron club, and they deserve a mention in this post. The Bugatti boys club has included the likes of;

• Tom cruise
• Birdman
• Jay-Z
• Ralph Lauren
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Simon Cowell

Jealous much? Well, you might not be when you get an eyeful of the estimated running costs of a Veyron; $2 million to buy is just the start, with running costs estimated at $300,000 per year, including an average $10,000 service, and $50,000 for a set of replacement tyres! And imagine the insurance costs?! Time to get online and compare prices Mr Cowell.

 

Jay Z’s Maybach Exelero, $8 million

Reportedly costing the rap superstar $8 million, the Exelero is a one-off custom build and tops our list of extravagant car purchases, because we couldn’t find ANY more expensive cars. Commissioned by tyre company Fulda, it’s a chopped-down two-seater coupe based on the Maybach 57 limousine, with top a speed of 218.38mph despite weighing 2.66 tonnes, its 5.9 litre engine turns out 700bhp and a 0-60 time of 4.4 seconds.

Its owner Jay-Z is estimated to be worth over $500 million and has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, receiving 17 Grammy awards for his work. It must be getting tough to find things to spend that cash on?

Whatever you think of celebrities and the ways they find of spending their money, it’s worth remembering one thing; if these people weren’t around buying these supercars, the manufacturers would stop making them. Just because I’ll likely never afford the 911 or Enzo of my dreams doesn’t mean I’d want to see their sort disappear from the roads. Whilst insanely jealous we should at least be a little grateful that someone has the money to spend to convince Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche to keep doing what they do best, for the rest of us to enjoy (even if it is through a television screen).

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This article was written by David Rendell, content writer for online car insurance companies comparison website Confused.com.

Underwear Know-it-all: The History, Fun Facts, and What Celebs Wear Undernearth it All!

Underwear – it’s the type of subject we all wonder about and probably even mildly obsess over, but don’t really feel comfortable asking about. We know what our own personal preference is, whether that’s comfy granny undies, sexy vintage picks a la Dita Von Teese, or modern styles that are super skimpy and racy. However, we also naturally wonder what other women prefer as far as color and style. We definitely wonder what our favorite sexy males in Hollywood are sporting underneath their own impeccable threads, too!

This infographic takes you on a fun-filled journey through the answers to those questions and so much more. What men's underwear does Justin Bieber prefer: boxers or briefs? What about Daniel Radcliffe or Justin Timberlake? Have you ever wondered what styles you were most likely to have been wearing had you lived your life during the 40s or 70s? Find out the answers to all of these questions, as well as a number of other truly fun facts.

Written by ABC Underwear.

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The Highest Paid Actors of 2012 in Hollywood

Tom Cruise
Despite world wide gossip over his family and ties to Scientology, Tom Cruise still tops the list. Mr. Cruise’s accumulative earnings gives him the lead for the being one of the highest paid actors of 2012 with a total thus far of $75 million dollars.
The latest Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol grossed the actor the majority of his earnings, with the film Rock of Ages adding to his income. Other films that the actor has signed onto or has completed which add income for 2012 include the following:
Jack Reacher - to be released December 2012
Oblivion - currently in post production
All You Need is Kill - currently in pre-production

Leonardo DiCaprio
Mr. DiCaprio’s earning total for 2012 thus far have been allocated at $37 million dollars. His main money making project has been J. Edgar, in which he played former FBI head J. Edgar Hoover. That film may have been released in November of 2011 but it ran for a good half of 2012.
Some of the films that the actor has lined up to increase his earnings are:
Django Unchained - currently in post production
The Great Gatsby - currently in post production
The Wolf of Wall Street - currently being filmed

Adam Sandler
Mr. Sandler is at a tie with Leonardo, coming in at $37 million dollars for 2012 so far. His double-run playing both the male and females leads for the film Jack and Jill contributed to a higher gross for the past year. Adding to his earnings for 2012 is the film That’s My Boy co-starring with SNL lead and The Lonely Island singer Andy Samberg.
Voice over work in film has also added to Mr. Sandler’s overall income. In 2012 he was the voice actor for Dracula in the animated film Hotel Transylvania.
Signed contracts for films in production that will have an effect for Mr. Sandler’s earnings in 2012 are:
Grown Ups 2 - currently in post production
Three Mississippi - currently in pre-production

Dwayne Johnson
Also known as “The Rock” this entertainer has gone onto be one of the highest paid actors in the film industry. His earnings for 2012 so far, total to $36 million dollars. A combination of wrestling themed acting and regular storyline film acting is what has doubled his earning potential over the years.
The following are the projects and films that Mr. Johnson has been working on:
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
WrestleMania XXVIII - made for TV movie
Snitch - completed film
G.I. Joe: Retaliation - completed film
The Fast and the Furious 6 - currently filming

Ben Stiller
This comedic actor has made a mark for earnings in 2012 with about $33 million dollars. His projects are numerous and like all the actors listed above, he is constantly working. Mr. Stiller’s top earner for the year has been the release of Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.
His other projects that have boosted total earnings are:
Eagleheart - TV series
The Watch - completed film
He’s Way More Famous Than You - currently in post production
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - currently in post production

Alison often writes reviews about movies and TV shows. Currently, she mostly writes for http://www.serijskiubojica.hr, a Croatian TV shows portal.