Bruno Mars has seemingly poked fun at rumours that he’s heavily in debt – see what he had to say below.
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On Sunday (July 13), BLACKPINK performed their second show at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. To celebrate the occasion, Rosé brought out Bruno Mars to perform their hit collaboration ‘APT.’ to close out her short solo set mid-show – you can watch footage of the performance here.
Following the performance, Mars uploaded a clip of the performance onto Instagram, which he captioned: “Almost out of debt BehhhhhBehhhhh!!! Preciate You ROSAAAAYYYYYY!!!!”
The caption seemingly relates to rumours that surfaced in 2024 that the singer was $50million in debt with the MGM Grand due to gambling. The MGM Grand later denied these claims.
Amid his ninth year performing a residency there, a “well-placed Vegas insider” reported that Mars “owed millions” to them from gambling. They went on to claim that Mars apparently made $90million from the deal with the casino, but after paying off his debts and taxes, takes home $1.5million per night.
In their dismissal of the speculation, a spokesperson for MGM said: “We’re proud of our relationship with Bruno Mars, one of the world’s most thrilling and dynamic performers,” said a spokesperson from the MGM Grand.
“MGM and Bruno’s partnership is longstanding and rooted in mutual respect. Any speculation otherwise is completely false; he has no debt with MGM. Together, we are excited to continue creating unforgettable experiences for our guests.”
Since then, Mars has been having fun with the rumour, and earlier this year joked that he’d be “out of debt in no time” as his collaboration with Sexyy Red ‘Fat Juicy & Wet’, which also featured Lady Gaga and Rosé, topped numerous charts.
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