Celebrities love a good side hustle, whether it's designing their own clothing line, creating a perfume, or investing in a restaurant.
But not every business idea that a celebrity puts their clout behind becomes The Honest Company (Jessica Alba) or Casamigos Tequila (George Clooney).
From the "Kardashian Kard" to Hulk Hogan's failed pasta restaurant, here are 30 celebrity business ventures that will have you thinking twice before throwing in with a celebrity.
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The Kardashian Kard was a prepaid debit card that was pulled off the market after a month due to "pernicious and predatory fees."
It's been over a decade since the Kardashians entered our lives, and so much has happened since then that it's hard to remember everything they've done — like plastering their faces on a MasterCard.
The Kardashian Kard was essentially a prepaid debit card with a certain dollar amount on it. Seems simple right?
Too bad the "kard" came with numerous fees, including $99.95 just to acquire it. It also came with a monthly fee of $7.95, cost $6 to close, and featured a $2 charge should a customer try to pay a bill with it.
It was so universally hated that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal wrote a letter to the card's issuer, explaining that the card was marketed towards vulnerable young adults and teens who might not understand what all these fees meant, and that the Kardashians were taking advantage.
The sisters quickly backed out of the deal, citing negative press, but, according to University National Bank, only 250 consumers had purchased the card," making it a spectacular failure.
Jennifer Lopez's restaurant Madre's served Latin cuisine, and lasted much longer than anticipated.
Comparing 2002 J-Lo to 2018 J-Lo is wild. Sixteen years ago, "Jenny From the Block" had just been released, she was dating Ben Affleck, and was fresh off her role in the iconic rom-com "The Wedding Planner." She also opened a Cuban/Puerto-Rican restaurant named Madre's in Pasadena, California.
It's unclear why Madre's closed after six years in 2008. All the public was given was a sign in the window stating that it would be closed indefinitely.
Before Yeezy was a glimmer in Kanye West's eye, there was Pastelle — his first clothing line.
Pastelle might not even technically be considered a business — nothing ever happened with the clothing line. All West did was hype it up, saying it was coming "soon." For five years.
Pastelle was first teased in 2004, in the music video of his song "The New Workout Plan," in which West rocked a polo featuring his famous "College Dropout" bear.
The polos were never released, and throughout the next five years the rapper teased fans by wearing original creations out in public, at fashion shows, on "SNL," and even rapping about the brand in his songs. A lyric from iconic jam "Stronger," is "Go ahead, go nuts, go ape s--t / Especially in my Pastelle and my Bape s--t / Act like you can't tell who made this."
In October 2009, High Snobiety reported that Pastelle would never be releasing anything — it was over before it ever began.
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