[avantgarde]

Was reading about wealthy people and finance, found this:
François-Marie Banier, a French writer, artist and celebrity photographer, in 1987 when he was commissioned to photograph Bettencourt(then in her 60s), 9th richest person in the world(heir to the company L'oreal) for the French magazine Egoiste.[3][15][16] Over the ensuing years, Banier and Bettencourt became friends and she became his chief benefactor, bestowing gifts upon him estimated to be worth as much as €1.3 billion. These gifts include, amongst other things, a life insurance policy worth €253 million in 2003, another life insurance policy worth €262 million in 2006,[17] 11 works of art in 2001 valued at €20 million, including paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Mondrian, Delaunay and Léger, a photograph by surrealist Man Ray,[3][18] and cash. The life insurance policies were allegedly signed over to Banier after Bettencourt was recovering from two hospital stays in 2003 and 2006.[16]
Was gonna sole heir to her will minus the L'oreal shares til some scandal.
From wikipedia
I bet he had loads of younger girls on the side while taking gifts from the hag for his enjoyable company. I bet he did not even have to sleep with her to make her love him. I guess he was a real good "friend" to her.

[rudebwoy]

Whatever he is I need to learn from him, I would assume he banged the old lady and she is eternally grateful.

[Timoteo]

This guy illustrates how important access to the right kind of people can be. Top celebrity photographers already have a certain amount of cache, in that even if they aren't widely recognized by the general public, they have huge name recognition, and people in the business know who they are. They get invited to all kinds of celebrity gatherings. They gain a certain trust also, in that how good a celeb looks is in their hands. This guy is definitely cashed in in ways others could only dream of, but what he did for a living put him in position for it to happen.