Bruno Mars might be in a little money bind, something to the tune of $50 Million allegedly.
According to COMPLEX the “24K Magic” singer announced a multi-year residency with MGM Resorts International in 2016, performing at the hospitality giant’s Park MGM resort in Las Vegas.
However, the relationship between the 38-year-old and the hospitality giant may have gone sour as the singer’s gambling has allegedly racked up large debts at the poker tables in Las Vegas, according to NewsNation.
“He owed millions to the MGM,”
a Vegas insider told the outlet.
Another source added that the debt is as high as $50 million.
“[MGM] basically own him. He makes $90 million a year off of the deal he did with the casino, but then he has to pay back his debt,” added the insider, claiming that the singer only makes $1.5 million per night after taxes.
Part of Mars’ MGM contract reportedly included the creation of The Pinky Ring, a cocktail lounge inside the Bellagio Resort.
NewsNation reports that another project is in the works as well.
In a 2013 interview with GQ’s Chris Heath, Mars reminisced about his early days of gambling when he frequented the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, long before he became famous.
“I used to be like a loudmouth. You know the guy, people would want to take his money. If you do get them to lose, they’re out for you, they’re gunning for you,” Mars said at the time. “And that’s when they’re weak. And that’s when you jump or pounce on them.”
In the interview Mars also opened up about the first time he visited a casino when he was 19-years-old.
“I remember my first bet, my hand was shaking, and a guy called me out on it and embarrassed me,” he said, admitting he lost a hundred dollars he couldn’t afford to lose. “You gotta lose. You just have to lose to win, to understand.”
What happened to Silk Sonic
Rumor has it Silk Sonic broke up and while we cannot confirm any details surrounding the status of the group, Bruno did withdraw the album from Grammy consideration last year.
According to E News Bruno Mars announced that he and bandmate Anderson Paak withdrew their debut album, An Evening With Silk Sonic, from consideration for music’s biggest night.
“We truly put our all on this record, but Silk Sonic would like to gracefully, humbly and most importantly, sexually, bow out of submitting our album this year,” the singer, 37, said in a statement to E! News Oct. 12. “We hope we can celebrate with everyone on a great year of music and partake in the party. Thank you for letting Silk Sonic thrive.”
“Andy and I, and everyone that worked on this project, won the moment the world responded to ‘Leave the Door Open,'” the “24K Magic” singer noted. “Everything else was just icing on the cake. We thank the Grammys for allowing us to perform on their platform — not once but twice — and awarding us at last year’s ceremony.”
He added,
“Thank you to everyone that supported this project and championed it.”
He needs to hit the studio and make more music, do shows, commercials, movies/TV, or #onlyfans or something. BC $50 million? That's crazy! #BrunoMars https://t.co/FLsYgbxmfp
— ⭐✨MandyBlogs✨⭐ (@damanda835) March 17, 2024
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Idk why everyone is shocked by “Bruno Mars” being in debt. he literally said I’m a dangerous man with some Money in my pocket. #BrunoMars
— Raquel Perez (@TaniaRaquel1012) March 17, 2024
