Plot Synopsis

Every hour-long episode of CASHED OUT examines a celebrity's earnings to show viewers how they earned it, how they spent it, the scandals, setbacks and people that cost them millions and what happens to the money after the celebrity is no longer in control of their fortune. Settling huge estates also means swatting away the shady people lurking in the background of a celebrity's life who are ready to make claims in an attempt to collect.

The series opener focuses on George Michael, who was one of the most brilliant performers of his generation. In a career spanning 35 years, his talent for creating enduring music led him to become one of the greatest recording artists of all time. Following global fame with the pop group Wham!, his solo career sent him into the stratosphere and for a time, it seemed, he was unstoppable. But the death of both his lover and mother, along with the pressures of hiding his homosexuality, resulted in severe depression. Away from public view, this gifted star hid a tortured soul. He would sit at home with the curtains closed, ingesting all kinds of chemicals and alcohol -- numbing himself to the pain that never went away. A string of lurid headlines documented a slide into self-destruction, which only ended with his untimely death, at the age of 53. It was attributed to natural causes, but rumor and suspicion that other forces were at play persist. Dr. Michael Hunter investigates what was going on in the singer's body that caused him to die so suddenly, at such a young age.

Subsequent episodes feature these celebrities: Michael Jackson, Paul Newman, Prince, Muhammad Ali, BB King, Amy Winehouse, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Robin Williams, and Johnny Carson.