Celebrity Unclaimed Property

If you were owed $10,000 from a bank, you'd probably get your hands on it as soon as possible.  But apparently STEVEN SPIELBERG considers it a pittance not worth bothering with.

The California state controller's office just released a list of celebrities who have unclaimed money owed to them, either by the state or by various companies.  And it's just sitting around waiting for them.  Here are some of the highlights . . .

• Bank of America has $10,000 in cashier's checks waiting for Steven Spielberg.
• Robert Downey Jr. is owed $497.09 from the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison.
• Kanye West is owed $38.71 from Foot Locker.
• Orlando Bloom can go pick up $31.72 from NBC Universal.
• Columbus Short has small checks for him at Paramount, including ones for:  $94.29, $40.50, $43.85 and $43.85.   Short also has a warrant out for his arrest, because he skipped a court hearing on Monday.  He's accused of beating a guy up at a bar.
• Kobe Bryant has a check for $482.50 collecting dust at the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company.
• Justin Timberlake's lawyers owe him $3,020.55.
• George Clooney is owed $928.95 from an entertainment company.
• And Kerry Washington has $1,404.38 coming to her from a payroll company. 

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