She sued him in August 2012, claiming that she gave him money to start and expand his original business in exchange for a 53% stake.

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One bit of controversy remains for Ulukaya: Ex-wife Alyse Giray is suing him for a 53% stake in the company, claiming she gave him money to start and expand his original business.

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In more recent years, stars have taken big money from dictators in exchange for private concert performances, including Seal and Hilary Swank appearing at Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov's multimillion dollar 35th birthday bash (Swank later apologized), Nelly Furtado performing for Moammar Gadhafi (she later gave the money back) and Mariah Carey, Usher and Beyonce performing for Gadhafi's sons in St.

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The fact she led a less-restrictive life than others in its community shows she freely gave them her money, the Legion argues.

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She gave no instructions on how her money should be spent.

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She added that Mrs Milward regularly gave Kane money.

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The grand dame of the city's social elite before her death in 2007, Astor gave away huge amounts of money she inherited from her third husband, Vincent Astor.

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He had legal authority for the gifts he gave himself from her money during her lifetime, and she lucidly and intentionally changed her will to benefit her only child, they said.

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