Bruno Mars finally addresses claims he’s $50 million in debt and his response is hilarious

It’s been a wild few months for Bruno Mars. He’s not only been on every radio in the world at the moment but he’s also been at the centre of some wild gambling debt rumours (???). Since his residency at Park MGM Casino in Las Vegas, people claimed Bruno Mars had amassed over $50 million in debt, but his response was pretty iconic.

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The hilarious response came on his Instagram story on Tuesday evening after sharing a huge music milestone he’d achieved on Spotify. Bruno Mars became the first solo artist in Spotify history to hit 150 million monthly listeners, even with four days of the month left, which is a massive achievement. On his story, he wrote “Keep streaming! I’ll be out of debt in no time.” Even he could laugh at the wild rumours circulating.

Are the rumours he’s in debt true?

In short, no. A source told NewsNation that MGM “basically owned” Mars after he racked up millions in gambling debt with the hospitality and entertainment company. They also claimed that Mars was using his $90 million a year salary from his residencies at MGM to help pay the debt.

MGM Resorts International spoke to People about the rumours in March 2024, saying, “MGM and Bruno’s partnership is longstanding and rooted in mutual respect. Any speculation otherwise is completely false; he has no debt with MGM.”

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Mars launched a partnership with MGM in 2016, which led to his Park MGM residency and his Pinky Ring cocktail bar at Bellagio Resort & Casino. He performs at both shows and when asked in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal last June if he wanted to address the gambling debt rumours, he laughed and said no.

“Absolutely not! I love the lore that I am a Las Vegas lounge singer in debt to the mob,” he joked. “I can work with that.” Can’t blame him for loving the intrigue.

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