Brando Nearly Destitute Says British Newspaper

[russian33]

Marlon Brando has fallen on hard times and now lives alone in a one-bedroom Mulholland Drive bungalow, existing almost entirely on his pension from the Screen Actors Guild, Social Security, and small residuals, the London Sunday Times reported, citing court records. The newspaper quoted a recent visitor to the home as saying that it was "claustrophobic" with two shabby sofas and beaded curtains. An upcoming biography, Brando in Twilight by Patricia Ruiz, is expected to provide details of the 80-year-old actor's financial downfall, during which he reportedly spent a fortune on legal fees for his son Christian Brando, who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his sister's boyfriend in 1990, and on settling a palimony suit brought by his former maid.

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That's sad...He could've been a contender, he could've been somebody...but seriously, why is it people like him, Michael Jackson, a few others that I can't think of, with so much talent and potential, end up so messed up?

[ugarte]

1. 'End up so messed up'?

Because they were messed up to begin with. The only difference is lots of money kinda covers the shortcomings...for a while.

[King Of Paperboys]

2. Dang!

I wonder what ate up all his savings?

Oh... never mind.