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VIDEOEconomic Snapshot: Which Celebrities Have Been Hardest Hit?
Our unscientific poll.
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Recession touches everyone - even celebrities. So, as it turns out, People and US Weekly were right all along: They really are "just like us."
But which stars have been most adversely affected by the economic slowdown? Minyanville poured over dozens of recent celebrity quotes to find out.
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"It's really sad - the recession is everywhere. But at least they are having good sales."
- Mary Kate Olsen
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"With all this economic misery, sex is the farthest thing from [people's] minds. It's time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America."
- Larry Flynt
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"The economy is so bad right now that people are afraid to put money back into acting."
- Tara Reid (convincing herself it's the economy's fault she hasn't booked work in 2 years)
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"Twenty years ago, I'd have been booked in at the Ritz with 5 grams of cocaine on my table and 10 bunches of flowers. Now I'm lucky to get an Oyster card."
- Lilly Allen
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"I'm homeless at the moment so I am residing with my parents. It was cool in the beginning, but it turns into trouble."
- Nathalie Portman
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"Will Smith. Oprah Winfrey - that's a ton of money. Compared to them, I'm on welfare!"
- Spike Lee
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"These are recession proof. This is an economy ring. Mexico special."
- Spencer Pratt on $9 wedding bands
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