Sunday Mirror (Northern Ireland)

Off the rich list? I’m Kylie unbothered...

- BY HALINA WATTS Showbiz Editor

Kylie Jenner reckons she couldn’t care less about Forbes dropping her from its billionair­e list, saying she doesn’t “fixate” on cash.

The financial mag alleges

Kylie, 22, inflated the value of her make-up firm by faking tax returns so she could be named its youngest ever self-made billionair­e last year.

And they claim her reality TV family the Kardashian­s went to “unusual lengths” to bump her up the rich list.

But Kylie, half-sister of Kim, hit back, telling her 33 million Twitter followers: “I can name a list of 100 things more important right now than fixating on how much money I have.”

But it has since been reported that Kylie and mum manager Kris, 64, are “definitely worried” about the controvers­y “tarnishing” their family’s reputation and any potential criminal investigat­ions.

Controvers­y exploded around a deal for Kylie Cosmetics, where she sold a 51 per cent stake to make-up giant Coty for £486million in January.

Forbes claims informatio­n shared since by Coty shows Kylie’s firm is “significan­tly smaller and less profitable than the family has spent years leading the cosmetics industry and media outlets to believe”.

The family told the magazine Kylie Cosmetics made £290million for 2018. But Coty says the figure was less than a third of that.

Forbes also claims reps for the family invited the list’s authors to one of their mansions to butter them up.

But make-up mogul Kylie brushed it off, saying: “I’ve never asked for any title or tried to lie my way there.”

Despite the downgrade, Forbes says Kylie is still worth £730million.

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