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(BBC) Interesting L'Oreal billionaire Liliane Bettencourt loses control of her heir   (bbc.co.uk) divider line 38
More: Interesting, Liliane Bettencourt, Le Monde, Oreal, celebrity photographers, Nicolas Sarkozy  
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2011-10-17 01:37:31 PM
Maybe she was born with it
 
2011-10-17 01:37:54 PM
Are they worth it?

No.
 
2011-10-17 01:38:13 PM
Just another bad heir day.
 
2011-10-17 01:39:20 PM
Certainly not the highlight of her career. I hope the family business can be straightened out before she dyes.
 
2011-10-17 01:39:50 PM
I'm not sure it's advisable to buy cosmetics from someone who looks like that.
 
2011-10-17 01:40:47 PM
Suddenly Mabelline!
 
2011-10-17 01:41:46 PM
All I know is that I am still pissed L'Oreal discontinued its Mega Mousse.
 
2011-10-17 01:42:28 PM
Can women please stop wearing those hideous "bug-eye" glasses?
 
2011-10-17 01:44:21 PM
The family are reportedly concerned about her health...

No they're not.

...and management of her fortune

There ya go.
 
2011-10-17 01:46:24 PM
Sounds like someone should have made their living will silky smooth and radiant.
 
2011-10-17 01:46:34 PM
Honest Bender: I'm not sure it's advisable to buy cosmetics from someone who looks like that.

She made the mistake of selling her unicorn semen futures to Dick Clark. She has to settle for Abe Vigoda semen, now.
 
2011-10-17 01:49:27 PM
A reminder to parents and family to show love and respect to others in your family, even if you are not rich, it is your family that will determine who will change your diapers.
 
2011-10-17 01:52:10 PM
One percenter problems.
 
2011-10-17 01:53:01 PM
"...has a bad heir day" would also have been acceptable (albeit slightly cliche)

/stubmitter
 
2011-10-17 01:53:07 PM
I for one am glad I don;t have to worry about my kids fighting with me over my 'fortunes'!
 
2011-10-17 01:54:37 PM
LarryDan43: One percenter problems.

win
 
2011-10-17 01:57:02 PM
This is certain to put a crimp in the L'Oreal heir's style.
 
2011-10-17 01:59:19 PM
Joelogon: "...has a bad heir day" would also have been acceptable (albeit slightly cliche)

/stubmitter


Heir today, gone tomorrow
 
2011-10-17 02:06:48 PM
thehighesttree: Are they worth it?

No.


Uh, people gave them money, so yes, by definition, that's their worth. You sound 99 percentish
 
2011-10-17 02:18:46 PM
Ah, look at all that happiness money can buy.
 
2011-10-17 02:19:38 PM
lh6.googleusercontent.com

Sympathizes
 
2011-10-17 02:37:13 PM
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...they could be twins. Wow.
 
2011-10-17 02:45:14 PM
Give the fortune to Nuno....he deserves it more.

/best guitarist evar!!
 
2011-10-17 02:48:36 PM
Nuno311: Give the fortune to Nuno....he deserves it more.

/best guitarist evar!!


Agreed 100%!
 
2011-10-17 02:54:32 PM
This all stems from France's requirements on inheritance. They go roughly like this.

N = Number of children alive at the time of your death.

You are allowed to decide what happens with:

1 / (N + 1) of your estate.

The rest is given to your children (or parents or other blood-line relatives, if you have no surviving children) on a per-child basis.

Each child receives 1 / (N + 1) of your estate.

You'll note that spouses don't get shiat unless you use your discretionary portion, and gifts given during your lifetime count towards inheritance. So, if it looks like you're going to short your ugly daughter her fair share of things, France steps in and makes sure that you don't blow your money on silly things, like the arts, or charity.

Oh, and inheritance tax in France can be as high as 60%. So *of course* they will step in and put a hold on things if it looks like you might give everything to something that can't be taxed.
 
2011-10-17 03:04:28 PM
mchaboud: You'll note that spouses don't get shiat unless you use your discretionary portion, and gifts given during your lifetime count towards inheritance. So, if it looks like you're going to short your ugly daughter her fair share of things, France steps in and makes sure that you don't blow your money on silly things, like the arts, or charity.

Careful. You are starting to sound 99 percentish
 
2011-10-17 03:21:49 PM
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/put far too much effort into this
 
2011-10-17 03:26:11 PM
Of course, I post it, THEN I notice the mistake. Mods, feel free to delete previous.

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/ put far too much effort into this
//original, if you're curious (pops)
 
2011-10-17 03:26:34 PM
LesserEvil:
...they could be twins. Wow.


+1

/As a L'Oreal employee, getting a kick
//also, gweilo, VERY nicely done. That might have to go up in the kitchen
 
2011-10-17 03:29:41 PM
LesserEvil: [i9.photobucket.com image 307x376][news.bbcimg.co.uk image 304x171]

...they could be twins. Wow.


i141.photobucket.com
 
2011-10-17 03:30:05 PM
Thanks, bowtiesheep! :-)
 
2011-10-17 03:37:36 PM
Honest Bender: I'm not sure it's advisable to buy cosmetics from someone who looks like that.

you should see her *without* makeup.
 
2011-10-17 03:51:48 PM
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says it is a big victory for Mrs Bettencourt-Meyers, who has long said her mother was squandering her money under the influence of flatterers and favour-seekers.

So now the daughter can start squandering the money under the influence of an entirely different set of flatterers and favour-seekers.

/"Flatterer" sounds like a good gig.
 
2011-10-17 04:54:36 PM
Cybernetic:
/"Flatterer" sounds like a good gig.


As long as Dante wasn't right: "In the Divine Comedy, Dante depicts flatterers wading in human excrement, stating that their words were the equivalent of excrement, in the 8th Circle of Hell." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattery)

8th circle was pretty disgusting. Personally I'm shooting for being one of the lustful. 2nd circle is a much nicer neighborhood.
 
2011-10-17 07:28:51 PM
Wow, she really needs to go back in time and use some sunscreen, stat.
 
2011-10-17 11:48:06 PM
disappointed no one posted the L'oreally owl
 
2011-10-18 05:22:36 AM
mchaboud: This all stems from France's requirements on inheritance. They go roughly like this.

N = Number of children alive at the time of your death.

You are allowed to decide what happens with:

1 / (N + 1) of your estate.

The rest is given to your children (or parents or other blood-line relatives, if you have no surviving children) on a per-child basis.

Each child receives 1 / (N + 1) of your estate.

You'll note that spouses don't get shiat unless you use your discretionary portion, and gifts given during your lifetime count towards inheritance. So, if it looks like you're going to short your ugly daughter her fair share of things, France steps in and makes sure that you don't blow your money on silly things, like the arts, or charity.

Oh, and inheritance tax in France can be as high as 60%. So *of course* they will step in and put a hold on things if it looks like you might give everything to something that can't be taxed.


Yep, based on Napoleonic Code. It is impossible to disinherit a direct blood decadent.
 
2011-10-18 02:20:33 PM
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