The state of California owes a whole lot of money to a whole lot of celebrities and businesses.
According to Deadline, the state’s $8 billion Unclaimed Property Fund owes hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of dollars to celebrities and public figures like GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump, George Clooney, David Geffen, Elton John, Aaron Sorkin, Angelina Jolie, Rupert Murdoch, Sen. Al Franken and hundreds of other people and companies who have done business in the Golden State.
The website for the California State Controller’s Office explains the unusual Unclaimed Property Law:
The law “requires corporations, businesses, associations, financial institutions, and insurance companies (referred to as “Holders”) to annually report and deliver property to the California State Controller’s Office after there has been no activity on the account or contact with the owner for a period of time specified in the law — generally (3) three years or more.
Donald Trump is reportedly owed $3,000, while music mogul David Geffen is owed $5,741. Actress Cate Blanchett is owed more than $16,000 and Bill Murray is entitled to $15,000 from the state fund.
Stevie Wonder may want to collect the $91,400 he is owed sooner rather than later. Aretha Franklin can claim $8,500, while supermodel Cindy Crawford and actor Hank Azaria are similarly owed over $8,000 each. Al Roker, Don Rickles, Nick Nolte, Kathy Bates, Graham King and Chloe Moretz are all owed over $5,000.
George Clooney, Aaron Sorkin, Michael Caine, Bono, Angelina Jolie are all reportedly owed around $1,000, while Bill and Camille Cosby are owed $9,000.
The fund also pays out unclaimed money to corporations, businesses and unions in the state. DirecTV is owed $130,000; Disney $95,000; Fox Broadcasting $48,000; Sony $75,000; SAG-AFTRA $69,000; Technicolor $60,000.
And on and on and on. The list is exhaustive. California residents can find out if they are owed any unclaimed money by visiting the State Contoller’s website and filling out a form. Claims under $5,000 can be filed online.
Below, find some of Hollywood’s best and brightest who are owed thousands in unclaimed money from the state of California, courtesy of Deadline:
Ron Perlman $4,638
Geoffrey Rush $4,085
Tom Selleck $3,915
Wesley Snipes $3,607
Quincy Jones $3,600
Shia LaBeaof $2,681
Dustin Hoffman $2,482
Lude Law $2,330
Faye Dunaway $2,300
Tony Plana $2,130
Colin Firth $2,089
Smokey Robinson $1,975
Terrence Howard $1,904
Meg Ryan $1,884
Donald Sutherland $1,830
Tori Spelling $1,785
Charles S. Dutton $1,750
Director Peter Weir $1,746
Owen Wilson $1,619
Graham Green $1,540
Joel Schumacher $1,500
SNL’s Kenan Thompson $1,442
Sofia Vergara $1,413
Dan Aykroyd $1,393
Kurtwood Smith $1,253
Carol Burnett $1,231
The Real’s Jeannie Mai $1,168
Keira Knightly $1,152
Ian McKellen $1,121
Charlie Sheen $1,104
Brian Grazer $1,095
Julie Christie $1,089
Sylvester Stallone $1,089
Producer Edward Zwick $1,067
Gary Sinise $1,057
Mariska Hargitay $1,052
Sarah Silverman $1,033
Tom Conti $1,029
Rachel Weisz $1,003
Yaphet Kotto $1,000
Mick Jagger $919
Katherine Heigl $912
Adrien Brody $904
Bono $900
Katherine Heigl $900
Producer Grant Helsov $892
Jimmy Smits $837
Reese Witherspoon $827
Jon Hamm $827
Queen Latifah $749
Chris Pratt $714
Lisa Kudrow $713
Jerry Bruckheimer $700
Virginia Madsen $688
James L. Brooks $675
Jay Z $669
Sam Rubin $660
Courtney Love $653
Conan O’Brien $648
Linda Blair $640
Stockard Channing $631
Albert Finney $623
William Hurt $617
Gary Busey $617
Eric Braeden $611
Ozzie Osbourne $610
Billy Bob Thornton $599
Common $596
Kenneth Branagh $569
Giovanni Ribisi $568
Yardley Smith $554
Alfred Molina $553
Matt Lauer $539
Britney Spears $528
Andrew Braugher $523
Halle Berry $506
Renee Zellweger $485
Prince $485
Blake Lively $484
Juliette Lewis $484
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