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    Heir Apparent

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    What happens when you give a 100 million dollar fortune to someone who is stark raving mad? In this hilarious, yet heartbreaking memoir, Michael Scripps - scion of the infamous Scripps publishing empire - tells you exactly what happens.
    ISBN: 9781912587636
    AuthorScripps, Michael
    SubAuthor1Foster, Alex Cody
    Pub Date01/06/2022
    BindingPaperback
    AvailabilityCurrently out of stock. If available, delivery is usually 5-10 working days.
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    What happens when you give a 100 million dollar fortune to someone who is stark raving mad? In this hilarious, yet heartbreaking memoir, Michael Scripps - scion of the infamous Scripps publishing empire - tells you exactly what happens.

    In 1985, Melissa 'Missy' Scripps and her brother David inherited a 100 million dollar fortune - the result of USA Today's owner purchasing The Detroit News for close to $1 billion - and with it, any hope Michael Scripps had for a normal life was gone. He would grow up surrounded by phenomenal wealth and power, but behind the scenes of the family's success, Michael's mentally unhinged mother, gripped by addiction, grew increasingly abusive and volatile as the years wore on.

    It all came to a head when Missy ran out of money. She alleged that Michael had mismanaged her funds, when in fact she'd blown not only her own savings but those of her mentally handicapped brother David. As immortalized in the television show American Greed, Missy spent a fortune on round-the-world cruises and an extravagant drug and alcohol dependency. Rather than admit she's squandered over 100 million dollars in two decades, Missy along with her crooked financial advisor and the bank that employed him fed Michael to the wolves - declaring that not only had he mismanaged millions of dollars, but he also orchestrated the eradication of the family's fortune.

    Michael Scripps was torn from his family and sentenced to nine years in prison shortly after his daughter turned eight months old. The story became world news, and an innocent man ended up spending seven years in prison at the hands of his own mother. In this shocking and harrowing memoir, Scripps weaves humor and tragedy into a powerful tale of a family dynasty gone wrong, replete with immense wealth, unchecked addiction and total debauchery.

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    What happens when you give a 100 million dollar fortune to someone who is stark raving mad? In this hilarious, yet heartbreaking memoir, Michael Scripps - scion of the infamous Scripps publishing empire - tells you exactly what happens.

    In 1985, Melissa 'Missy' Scripps and her brother David inherited a 100 million dollar fortune - the result of USA Today's owner purchasing The Detroit News for close to $1 billion - and with it, any hope Michael Scripps had for a normal life was gone. He would grow up surrounded by phenomenal wealth and power, but behind the scenes of the family's success, Michael's mentally unhinged mother, gripped by addiction, grew increasingly abusive and volatile as the years wore on.

    It all came to a head when Missy ran out of money. She alleged that Michael had mismanaged her funds, when in fact she'd blown not only her own savings but those of her mentally handicapped brother David. As immortalized in the television show American Greed, Missy spent a fortune on round-the-world cruises and an extravagant drug and alcohol dependency. Rather than admit she's squandered over 100 million dollars in two decades, Missy along with her crooked financial advisor and the bank that employed him fed Michael to the wolves - declaring that not only had he mismanaged millions of dollars, but he also orchestrated the eradication of the family's fortune.

    Michael Scripps was torn from his family and sentenced to nine years in prison shortly after his daughter turned eight months old. The story became world news, and an innocent man ended up spending seven years in prison at the hands of his own mother. In this shocking and harrowing memoir, Scripps weaves humor and tragedy into a powerful tale of a family dynasty gone wrong, replete with immense wealth, unchecked addiction and total debauchery.