Impressive, but not unprecedented

Justin Bieber reportedly [was] paid $10M to perform at pre-wedding celebration in Mumbai for billionaire heir

Justin Bieber reportedly just earned a major payday.

The "Love Yourself" singer performed at a pre-wedding event for Indian billionaire heir Anant Ambani and his bride, Radhika Merchant.

Bieber traveled to Mumbai, India, on Friday for the celebration, and treated the audience to a full performance. 

A similar event took place up on Rogues Hill Road back in 2007 — I have this on very, very good authority — when, to celebrate his 50th birthday, Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam paid Kenny Rogers to come to Greenwich and perform Raj’s favorite song, “The Gambler”, and only The Gambler, for three-full hours. Rogers came, and, I’m told, he and his band got through ten cycles before he said disgustedly, “fuck this”, and quit. Raj paid him anyway.

Admittedly, a million ain’t ten, but neither is Greenwich Mumbai, so there’s that.

Raj went on to a certain infamy two years later when he was indicted and convicted of insider trading and sentenced to 11 years. He got out after 7 or so, and I believe he sold his house here and went back to NYC. His legacy lives on: between him, (now, the late) Walter Noel, Frederick Bourke, and a handful of other Round Hill residents who were embroiled in scandal during the 2008-2009 years (“when the tide goes out, you discover who’s been swimming naked” — Warren Buffet), Round Hill Road was renamed — at least here at FWIW — Rogues Hill Road.

Ah, memories.