Beyoncé and other world stars spend millions of dollars to protect themselves

According to SCMP, every time they appear in public, celebrities are often accompanied by many other people. This is also considered one of the factors that help them attract attention and stand out in the crowd.

If you pay close attention, fans will realize that celebrities are not only surrounded by fans or troublemakers but also many bodyguards – people who ensure the artist’s safety. To provide safety for themselves, many stars around the world have paid millions of dollars to hire security guards day and night.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z have bomb-proof cars

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are known as the world-famous power couple. Last February, during a dinner at Mother Wolf restaurant in Hollywood, the couple attracted many people’s attention when they went with the security team. SCMP described that at first glance, the audience thought it was a relaxing evening for Beyoncé and her husband. However, if one looked at their security team, no one would think that it was a normal fun evening.

The total number of people defending Beyoncé and Jay-Z is 40 people. Photo: SCMP.

According to media, after Beyoncé’s dangerous performance in 2013, Jay-Z hired five former intelligence agents to protect his wife. At that time, the female singer was followed by many strangers after leaving the stage. Then, for the On the run tour, Beyoncé and Jay-Z continued to hire 500 security staff just to protect their daughter Blue Ivy.

In 2014, the singer and her husband had up to 16 bodyguards protecting them day and night, according to Mirror.

In addition, the total number of people defending Beyoncé and Jay-Z is 40 people. During the days they attend the event, this number will increase by 21 people. Along with that, to protect them when moving in crowds, there are up to 300 people responsible for keeping them safe and 50 people responsible for preventing aggressive audiences from reaching the stage area.

According to Nine.com.au, Beyoncé spent an additional 4 million USD when adding security guards. She also invested in two more bomb-proof vehicles to protect herself when traveling. In 2018, the singer and her husband hired 24/7 security at the villa worth 88 million USD.

Along with Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian is known as one of the stars who spends the most money on security services. After she was robbed in Paris in 2016, Kanye West’s ex-wife spent $100,000 a day hiring a bodyguard, according to Naughty Gossip. reported.

In 2017, while still in a relationship with Kanye West, Kim and the male rapper spent $2 million to ensure their manager’s security, according to Vogue.

Prince Harry is a person who takes security very seriously, according to SCMP. In an interview in 2021, he admitted that the purpose of signing large contracts with Spotify and Netflix was to have more money to pay for costs related to protecting himself and his family.

Not only entertainment stars, many successful businessmen also spend large sums of money on protecting themselves.

According to a Facebook report, this unit spent $13.4 million to protect Mark Zuckerberg in 2020. In addition, Facebook also had to pay an additional $10 million to protect Zuckerberg’s family. All of these costs are paid by the company.

When he was US president, the US Congress spent $120 million to ensure the safety of Donald Trump and his family, according to a report in 2017.

Detailed records show $61 million was repaid to local law enforcement. Specifically, New York spent $308,000 per day to protect Donald Trump. Along with that, $58 million was used to hire people to protect the former US president’s mansions in Florida and New York, even when he was not there.

According to BBC, during his business trip to England and Israel, Donald Trump traveled with about 1,000 people in his security team, including about 150 Secret Service employees.