Singer-actress and philanthropist Olivia Newton-John was a superstar with several hit songs, including 'Hopelessly Devoted to You' from her hit film 'Grease.'
, with her first diagnosis in 1992, just six years after her daughter was born. After the cancer returned in 2017 as stage four, she revealed she also battled the cancer in 2013.
Her husband, John Easterling, 70, of Amazon Herb Company, and Newton-John launched a charity called the Olivia Newton-John Foundation in 2020, a year after Newton-John published her New York Times Best Seller, "Don't Stop Believin.'"Philanthropic effortsWhile her name and likeness are attached to both the foundation and center, that doesn't necessarily alter the star's fortune, according to a legal expert.
"The facility opened in 2012 at a cost of $189 million, with state and federal funding, plus philanthropic support,", a partner at Walzer Mercher, told FOX Business. "Olivia made donations to her donor-advised fund during her lifetime, so that property is already in her giving account. Her estate plan probably includes additional gifts to charity, which may qualify for a charitable set-aside deduction to reduce the taxes on her estate.
Easterling grows medical marijuana on their Santa Barbara property. The actress said she used cannabis oil during her health journey. Newton-John had homes in Australia and the United States. She had homes in several parts of California, including her home in Santa Ynez, which she purchased for a reported $4.69 million, as well as Florida. Shein New South Wales. The home had an asking price of $3.9 million.
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