The 40 Richest And Most Controversial Spiritual Gurus Throughout The World

14. Paul McKenna Earnings Go Up To  $65 Million

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British hypnotist and television broadcaster Paul McKenna has written and produced several self-help books and multimedia products, he has presented seminars in hypnosis, neuro-linguistic programming, zen meditation, motivation and weight loss and has made his name by using hypnotism as television entertainment. McKenna has hosted several live events on theaters throughout the world and has made so much money that he suggests his celebrity clients donate to charity instead of charging them. McKenna has been accused by his former partner and business manager Clare Staples of having different addictions, from taking cocaine, prescription pills and drinking from early in the morning to prostitutes and hallucinations in which the self-help guru talks to extra-terrestrials and Jesus, all of which has made her fear he might harm himself or others. Staples claimed she was the business partner responsible for McKenna’s global success and sued him for half his fortune. After the former model obtained a settlement her lawyer said to the press: “The evidence overwhelmingly supported Clare’s claims, which is presumably why McKenna agreed to a lucrative settlement just seven weeks before the Los Angeles trial was set to begin”.

15. George Foreman Earnings Go Up To $253 Million

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Author, entrepreneur, former professional boxer, world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist, Foreman became an ordained Christian minister following what he referred to as a religious epiphany after almost dying on the fight. He said a “giant hand” plucked him back into consciousness and he felt as if he were filled with the presence of a dying Christ, feeling his forehead bleed and his wrists as if pierced by the nails of Jesus’s cross. Foreman began preaching on street corners and soon after he became reverend at the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Houston. He opened a youth center, shared his conversion experience on Christian television broadcasts and has continued to license his name for more income. Currently, Foreman lives on a 45-acre Lake Houston estate, collects luxurious cars and thoroughbred horses, preaching three weekly sermons and charging millionaire honoraria for speaking engagements across the US while at the same time managing his meat business.

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