Celebrity Gifts - A Timeline

CELEBRITY GIFTS a timeline Celebrities can always be relied upon to live on the crazier side of eccentric, and this is nothing new. Need proof? We present a century of celebrity gifting, from the extravagant to the downright weird, the inspired to the woefully misjudged. 1918 Charlie Chaplin receives a German WW1 Helmet from the American Military as a thank you for his fundraising efforts 1920 Amelia Earhart's father pays $10 for 1920 1920s Vladimir Lenin is presented with a piece of turf to celebrate the start of Soviet his daughter to have a 10 minute flight with legendary pilot Frank Hawks - money well spent cultivation 1920s Actress Beatrice Lillie challenges Harrods to source an alligator as a Christmas gift for Noel Coward they succeed 1929 Hugh Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke of Westminster, buys Coco Chanel 1930s a large area of land in Monte Carlo, on which she builds a luxury villa 1934 Al Capone receives a banjo from his wife 1930s to keep him entertained in Alcatraz. Musical instruments are the only gifts allowed in the high security prison Fred Astaire buys a necklace featuring a dancer, for his dancing partner, Ginger Rogers 1939 Theodore Roosevelt receives an Art Deco Tea Set from the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway 1940s 1940 Judy Garland receives a doll of herself wearing a replica of the dress she wore in the finale of Strike Up The Band 1946 1945 Gracie Fields receives a hand-carved Elvis Pressley receives a guitar for his 11th birthday. Apparently it was less "thank you very much" and tea box when she visits Burma to entertain British troops during WW2 more "But wanted a bike!" 1949 Harry Cohn - head of Columbia Pictures - buys the rights to The Gunfighter for John Wayne, but the Duke refuses to star due to a grudge against the producer 1950s 1956 Cary Grant attempts to woo Sophia Loren by giving her two gold bracelets to "“keep her safe" ELVIS The Hound Dog Gift Giver... Mirgahom A poodle called Honey for wife Priscilla Presley A toy poodle called Littlebit for girlfriend Anita Wood Great Danes called A maltese called Foxhugh for girlfriend Linda Thompson Snoopy and Brutus also for Priscilla A collie called Sweet Pea for his mother Gladys and... and... A horse called Colonel Midnight A horse called Fluff for daughter Lisa Marie Domino for wife Priscilla Memphis Zoo in 1957 and 1962 A cat called Wallabies for for his father 1959 1958 The 'Golden Rose Walk' is put in at Chartwell House, a golden wedding anniversary gift Audrey Hepburn is given Pippin, a domesticated fawn, by the Green Mansions production team for Winston and Clementine Churchill from their children 1960 1960s Frank Sinatra gives Marilyn Monroe a small Maltese terrier called Mafia Honey to replace the dog 1962 Marilyn Monroe says "Happy Birthday Mr President" with a gold watch it sold for $120,000 in 2005 she lost in her divorce 1963 Alfred Hitchcock creates a wax figure of Tippi Hedren, puts it in a coffin and gives it to her daughter Melanie Griffith Freaky! 1965 The Beatles go Christmas shopping at Harrods. John Lennon buys a slide for his son and Ringo Starr buys some furniture...for himself 1965 Britt Ekland receives a luxury Mini from her husband Peter Sellers 1970s which he delivers by driving it out of a giant birthday cake 1972 Richard Burton buys the world's first million dollar diamond as a 40th birthday present for his wife Elizabeth Taylor 1976 Bill Clinton is 'presented' with a goodwill moon rock worth $5 million. Oddly the rock went missing and was only recently found 1981 1980s Charles and Diana receive a $1 million ornamental boat made of gold and encrusted with jewels as a wedding gift 1983 Tennessee Williams leaves a $10 million 1983 gift in his Will to the University of the South to be used to encourage Saddam Hussein is given a pair of golden cowboy boots and some medieval spiked hammers by Donald Rumsfeld. Hmm.. creative writing at the school 1985 1988 Mike Tyson buys a $2.3 million bathtub for his wife Robin Givens on his way Jim Hutton builds a model train set for Freddie Mercury for Christmas, but what the singer really wants is a bicycle... to squandering a $400 million fortune 1990s 1995 1997 Naomi Campbell receives a massive Tupac writes Unconditional Love and gives it to his friend MC Hammer uncut diamond from the Liberian ruler Charles Taylor, which turns out to be a blood diamond. Oops... 1997 1997 Liam Gallagher receives a £100,000 Bristol Blenheim luxury car from his Brad Pitt gives Gwyneth Paltrow an expensive diamond bracelet which Chris Martin allegedly spots on her wrist 15 years later. Erm, awkward! wife Patsy Kensit 2000s 2001 Celebrating 20 years in music, Michael Jackson gives Elizabeth Taylor a $600,000 necklace. Embarrassingly, she thinks it's a gift, but it's actually a loan 2003 It's Brad Pitt's 40th birthday and his wife Jennifer Aniston buys him a printed canvas of Steve McQueen's infamous mug shot 2003 Kobe Bryant is accused of a serious sexual assault and apologises to his wife with a $4 million diamond ring 2005 2003 Matthew McConaughey cleans up his act when he buys an electric toothbrush for each of his family members Justin Timberlake gives Cameron Diaz a customized surfboard, and does exactly the same for Jessica Biel four years later A Range Rover from Usher A $100,000 Fisker Karma electric car 18th from his manager 16th A $200,000 white 16th Lamborghini from P Diddy A 'Super Fan' in a box from 18th Ellen DeGeneres A song called 18th Thank You JB A $10.8 million 18th LA house from his fans from himself Bieber's Birthday Booty 2006 Tom Cruise buys a $20 million 2007 The Spice Girls thank the crew of their reunion tour by giving them each a laptop bag. How generous... customized Gulfstream Jet as a wedding gift for Katie Holmes 2008 David Beckham gives Victoria a Napa Valley Vineyard for her 34th birthday. Drink to celebrate? 2008 Birdman gives protégé Lil Wayne $1 million in cash, inside a Louis Vuitton suitcase 2008 2009 Jenson Button is given his championship winning F1 car by Brawn GP, albeit reluctantly Roman Abramovich buys 100 acres of land on the moon for his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova for around £2,000 2010 Jude Law restores a baby grand piano for Sienna Miller and gives it to her for 2010s 2011 Christmas. Oh, and he hides a $200,000 engagement ring inside it Brad Pitt is given a Californian waterfall courtesy of wife Angelina Jolie 2011 For her birthday, Lady Gaga receives a pair of ruby red slippers allegedly worn by Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz 2011 Hip-hop king Jay Z receives a $2 million Bugatti Veyron from his queen, Beyoncé 2011 2011 Justin Bieber hires out the Staples Center in Sandra Bullock's agent gives her one year old son an Andy Warhol painting worth $14,000 after he wins it at an auction LA where he and Selena Gomez eat dinner and watch Titanic. He gets the venue for free (cheeky) but it should have cost $500,000 2011 2012 Justin Theroux receives a $12,000 jacket once worn by James Dean, a 40th birthday gift from girlfriend Jennifer Aniston An apologetic Kelly Rowland spends $5,200 on a Swarovski crystal baby bathtub after letting slip that Beyoncé is expecting a girl 2012 2013 Jay Z and Beyoncé spend $600,000 on a solid gold rocking horse for Blue Ivy not yet a toddler Russell Brand enters the final frontier thanks to Katy Perry booking him onto one of the first commercial space flights at a cost of $200,000 find me a gift. .com CELEBRITY GIFTS a timeline Celebrities can always be relied upon to live on the crazier side of eccentric, and this is nothing new. Need proof? We present a century of celebrity gifting, from the extravagant to the downright weird, the inspired to the woefully misjudged. 1918 Charlie Chaplin receives a German WW1 Helmet from the American Military as a thank you for his fundraising efforts 1920 Amelia Earhart's father pays $10 for 1920 1920s Vladimir Lenin is presented with a piece of turf to celebrate the start of Soviet his daughter to have a 10 minute flight with legendary pilot Frank Hawks - money well spent cultivation 1920s Actress Beatrice Lillie challenges Harrods to source an alligator as a Christmas gift for Noel Coward they succeed 1929 Hugh Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke of Westminster, buys Coco Chanel 1930s a large area of land in Monte Carlo, on which she builds a luxury villa 1934 Al Capone receives a banjo from his wife 1930s to keep him entertained in Alcatraz. Musical instruments are the only gifts allowed in the high security prison Fred Astaire buys a necklace featuring a dancer, for his dancing partner, Ginger Rogers 1939 Theodore Roosevelt receives an Art Deco Tea Set from the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway 1940s 1940 Judy Garland receives a doll of herself wearing a replica of the dress she wore in the finale of Strike Up The Band 1946 1945 Gracie Fields receives a hand-carved Elvis Pressley receives a guitar for his 11th birthday. Apparently it was less "thank you very much" and tea box when she visits Burma to entertain British troops during WW2 more "But wanted a bike!" 1949 Harry Cohn - head of Columbia Pictures - buys the rights to The Gunfighter for John Wayne, but the Duke refuses to star due to a grudge against the producer 1950s 1956 Cary Grant attempts to woo Sophia Loren by giving her two gold bracelets to "“keep her safe" ELVIS The Hound Dog Gift Giver... A poodle called Honey for wife Priscilla Presley A toy poodle called Littlebit for girlfriend Anita Wood Great Danes called A maltese called Foxhugh for girlfriend Linda Thompson Snoopy and Brutus also for Priscilla A collie called Sweet Pea for his mother Gladys and... and... A horse called Colonel Midnight A horse called Fluff for daughter Lisa Marie Domino for wife Priscilla Memphis Zoo in 1957 and 1962 A cat called Wallabies for for his father 1959 1958 The 'Golden Rose Walk' is put in at Chartwell House, a golden wedding anniversary gift Audrey Hepburn is given Pippin, a domesticated fawn, by the Green Mansions production team for Winston and Clementine Churchill from their children 1960 1960s Frank Sinatra gives Marilyn Monroe a small Maltese terrier called Mafia Honey to replace the dog 1962 Marilyn Monroe says "Happy Birthday Mr President" with a gold watch it sold for $120,000 in 2005 she lost in her divorce 1963 Alfred Hitchcock creates a wax figure of Tippi Hedren, puts it in a coffin and gives it to her daughter Melanie Griffith Freaky! 1965 The Beatles go Christmas shopping at Harrods. John Lennon buys a slide for his son and Ringo Starr buys some furniture...for himself 1965 Britt Ekland receives a luxury Mini from her husband Peter Sellers 1970s which he delivers by driving it out of a giant birthday cake 1972 Richard Burton buys the world's first million dollar diamond as a 40th birthday present for his wife Elizabeth Taylor 1976 Bill Clinton is 'presented' with a goodwill moon rock worth $5 million. Oddly the rock went missing and was only recently found 1981 1980s Charles and Diana receive a $1 million ornamental boat made of gold and encrusted with jewels as a wedding gift 1983 Tennessee Williams leaves a $10 million 1983 gift in his Will to the University of the South to be used to encourage Saddam Hussein is given a pair of golden cowboy boots and some medieval spiked hammers by Donald Rumsfeld. Hmm.. creative writing at the school 1985 1988 Mike Tyson buys a $2.3 million bathtub for his wife Robin Givens on his way Jim Hutton builds a model train set for Freddie Mercury for Christmas, but what the singer really wants is a bicycle... to squandering a $400 million fortune 1990s 1995 1997 Naomi Campbell receives a massive Tupac writes Unconditional Love and gives it to his friend MC Hammer uncut diamond from the Liberian ruler Charles Taylor, which turns out to be a blood diamond. Oops... 1997 1997 Liam Gallagher receives a £100,000 Bristol Blenheim luxury car from his Brad Pitt gives Gwyneth Paltrow an expensive diamond bracelet which Chris Martin allegedly spots on her wrist 15 years later. Erm, awkward! wife Patsy Kensit 2000s 2001 Celebrating 20 years in music, Michael Jackson gives Elizabeth Taylor a $600,000 necklace. Embarrassingly, she thinks it's a gift, but it's actually a loan 2003 It's Brad Pitt's 40th birthday and his wife Jennifer Aniston buys him a printed canvas of Steve McQueen's infamous mug shot 2003 Kobe Bryant is accused of a serious sexual assault and apologises to his wife with a $4 million diamond ring 2005 2003 Matthew McConaughey cleans up his act when he buys an electric toothbrush for each of his family members Justin Timberlake gives Cameron Diaz a customized surfboard, and does exactly the same for Jessica Biel four years later A Range Rover from Usher A $100,000 Fisker Karma electric car 18th from his manager 16th A $200,000 white 16th Lamborghini from P Diddy A 'Super Fan' in a box from 18th Ellen DeGeneres A song called 18th Thank You JB A $10.8 million 18th LA house from his fans from himself Bieber's Birthday Booty 2006 Tom Cruise buys a $20 million 2007 The Spice Girls thank the crew of their reunion tour by giving them each a laptop bag. How generous... customized Gulfstream Jet as a wedding gift for Katie Holmes 2008 David Beckham gives Victoria a Napa Valley Vineyard for her 34th birthday. Drink to celebrate? 2008 Birdman gives protégé Lil Wayne $1 million in cash, inside a Louis Vuitton suitcase 2008 2009 Jenson Button is given his championship winning F1 car by Brawn GP, albeit reluctantly Roman Abramovich buys 100 acres of land on the moon for his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova for around £2,000 2010 Jude Law restores a baby grand piano for Sienna Miller and gives it to her for 2010s 2011 Christmas. Oh, and he hides a $200,000 engagement ring inside it Brad Pitt is given a Californian waterfall courtesy of wife Angelina Jolie 2011 For her birthday, Lady Gaga receives a pair of ruby red slippers allegedly worn by Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz 2011 Hip-hop king Jay Z receives a $2 million Bugatti Veyron from his queen, Beyoncé 2011 2011 Justin Bieber hires out the Staples Center in Sandra Bullock's agent gives her one year old son an Andy Warhol painting worth $14,000 after he wins it at an auction LA where he and Selena Gomez eat dinner and watch Titanic. He gets the venue for free (cheeky) but it should have cost $500,000 2011 2012 Justin Theroux receives a $12,000 jacket once worn by James Dean, a 40th birthday gift from girlfriend Jennifer Aniston An apologetic Kelly Rowland spends $5,200 on a Swarovski crystal baby bathtub after letting slip that Beyoncé is expecting a girl 2012 2013 Jay Z and Beyoncé spend $600,000 on a solid gold rocking horse for Blue Ivy not yet a toddler Russell Brand enters the final frontier thanks to Katy Perry booking him onto one of the first commercial space flights at a cost of $200,000 find me a gift. .com CELEBRITY GIFTS a timeline Celebrities can always be relied upon to live on the crazier side of eccentric, and this is nothing new. Need proof? We present a century of celebrity gifting, from the extravagant to the downright weird, the inspired to the woefully misjudged. 1918 Charlie Chaplin receives a German WW1 Helmet from the American Military as a thank you for his fundraising efforts 1920 Amelia Earhart's father pays $10 for 1920 1920s Vladimir Lenin is presented with a piece of turf to celebrate the start of Soviet his daughter to have a 10 minute flight with legendary pilot Frank Hawks - money well spent cultivation 1920s Actress Beatrice Lillie challenges Harrods to source an alligator as a Christmas gift for Noel Coward they succeed 1929 Hugh Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke of Westminster, buys Coco Chanel 1930s a large area of land in Monte Carlo, on which she builds a luxury villa 1934 Al Capone receives a banjo from his wife 1930s to keep him entertained in Alcatraz. Musical instruments are the only gifts allowed in the high security prison Fred Astaire buys a necklace featuring a dancer, for his dancing partner, Ginger Rogers 1939 Theodore Roosevelt receives an Art Deco Tea Set from the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway 1940s 1940 Judy Garland receives a doll of herself wearing a replica of the dress she wore in the finale of Strike Up The Band 1946 1945 Gracie Fields receives a hand-carved Elvis Pressley receives a guitar for his 11th birthday. Apparently it was less "thank you very much" and tea box when she visits Burma to entertain British troops during WW2 more "But wanted a bike!" 1949 Harry Cohn - head of Columbia Pictures - buys the rights to The Gunfighter for John Wayne, but the Duke refuses to star due to a grudge against the producer 1950s 1956 Cary Grant attempts to woo Sophia Loren by giving her two gold bracelets to "“keep her safe" ELVIS The Hound Dog Gift Giver... A poodle called Honey for wife Priscilla Presley A toy poodle called Littlebit for girlfriend Anita Wood Great Danes called A maltese called Foxhugh for girlfriend Linda Thompson Snoopy and Brutus also for Priscilla A collie called Sweet Pea for his mother Gladys and... and... A horse called Colonel Midnight A horse called Fluff for daughter Lisa Marie Domino for wife Priscilla Memphis Zoo in 1957 and 1962 A cat called Wallabies for for his father 1959 1958 The 'Golden Rose Walk' is put in at Chartwell House, a golden wedding anniversary gift Audrey Hepburn is given Pippin, a domesticated fawn, by the Green Mansions production team for Winston and Clementine Churchill from their children 1960 1960s Frank Sinatra gives Marilyn Monroe a small Maltese terrier called Mafia Honey to replace the dog 1962 Marilyn Monroe says "Happy Birthday Mr President" with a gold watch it sold for $120,000 in 2005 she lost in her divorce 1963 Alfred Hitchcock creates a wax figure of Tippi Hedren, puts it in a coffin and gives it to her daughter Melanie Griffith Freaky! 1965 The Beatles go Christmas shopping at Harrods. John Lennon buys a slide for his son and Ringo Starr buys some furniture...for himself 1965 Britt Ekland receives a luxury Mini from her husband Peter Sellers 1970s which he delivers by driving it out of a giant birthday cake 1972 Richard Burton buys the world's first million dollar diamond as a 40th birthday present for his wife Elizabeth Taylor 1976 Bill Clinton is 'presented' with a goodwill moon rock worth $5 million. Oddly the rock went missing and was only recently found 1981 1980s Charles and Diana receive a $1 million ornamental boat made of gold and encrusted with jewels as a wedding gift 1983 Tennessee Williams leaves a $10 million 1983 gift in his Will to the University of the South to be used to encourage Saddam Hussein is given a pair of golden cowboy boots and some medieval spiked hammers by Donald Rumsfeld. Hmm.. creative writing at the school 1985 1988 Mike Tyson buys a $2.3 million bathtub for his wife Robin Givens on his way Jim Hutton builds a model train set for Freddie Mercury for Christmas, but what the singer really wants is a bicycle... to squandering a $400 million fortune 1990s 1995 1997 Naomi Campbell receives a massive Tupac writes Unconditional Love and gives it to his friend MC Hammer uncut diamond from the Liberian ruler Charles Taylor, which turns out to be a blood diamond. Oops... 1997 1997 Liam Gallagher receives a £100,000 Bristol Blenheim luxury car from his Brad Pitt gives Gwyneth Paltrow an expensive diamond bracelet which Chris Martin allegedly spots on her wrist 15 years later. Erm, awkward! wife Patsy Kensit 2000s 2001 Celebrating 20 years in music, Michael Jackson gives Elizabeth Taylor a $600,000 necklace. Embarrassingly, she thinks it's a gift, but it's actually a loan 2003 It's Brad Pitt's 40th birthday and his wife Jennifer Aniston buys him a printed canvas of Steve McQueen's infamous mug shot 2003 Kobe Bryant is accused of a serious sexual assault and apologises to his wife with a $4 million diamond ring 2005 2003 Matthew McConaughey cleans up his act when he buys an electric toothbrush for each of his family members Justin Timberlake gives Cameron Diaz a customized surfboard, and does exactly the same for Jessica Biel four years later A Range Rover from Usher A $100,000 Fisker Karma electric car 18th from his manager 16th A $200,000 white 16th Lamborghini from P Diddy A 'Super Fan' in a box from 18th Ellen DeGeneres A song called 18th Thank You JB A $10.8 million 18th LA house from his fans from himself Bieber's Birthday Booty 2006 Tom Cruise buys a $20 million 2007 The Spice Girls thank the crew of their reunion tour by giving them each a laptop bag. How generous... customized Gulfstream Jet as a wedding gift for Katie Holmes 2008 David Beckham gives Victoria a Napa Valley Vineyard for her 34th birthday. Drink to celebrate? 2008 Birdman gives protégé Lil Wayne $1 million in cash, inside a Louis Vuitton suitcase 2008 2009 Jenson Button is given his championship winning F1 car by Brawn GP, albeit reluctantly Roman Abramovich buys 100 acres of land on the moon for his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova for around £2,000 2010 Jude Law restores a baby grand piano for Sienna Miller and gives it to her for 2010s 2011 Christmas. Oh, and he hides a $200,000 engagement ring inside it Brad Pitt is given a Californian waterfall courtesy of wife Angelina Jolie 2011 For her birthday, Lady Gaga receives a pair of ruby red slippers allegedly worn by Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz 2011 Hip-hop king Jay Z receives a $2 million Bugatti Veyron from his queen, Beyoncé 2011 2011 Justin Bieber hires out the Staples Center in Sandra Bullock's agent gives her one year old son an Andy Warhol painting worth $14,000 after he wins it at an auction LA where he and Selena Gomez eat dinner and watch Titanic. He gets the venue for free (cheeky) but it should have cost $500,000 2011 2012 Justin Theroux receives a $12,000 jacket once worn by James Dean, a 40th birthday gift from girlfriend Jennifer Aniston An apologetic Kelly Rowland spends $5,200 on a Swarovski crystal baby bathtub after letting slip that Beyoncé is expecting a girl 2012 2013 Jay Z and Beyoncé spend $600,000 on a solid gold rocking horse for Blue Ivy not yet a toddler Russell Brand enters the final frontier thanks to Katy Perry booking him onto one of the first commercial space flights at a cost of $200,000 find me a gift. .com CELEBRITY GIFTS a timeline Celebrities can always be relied upon to live on the crazier side of eccentric, and this is nothing new. Need proof? We present a century of celebrity gifting, from the extravagant to the downright weird, the inspired to the woefully misjudged. 1918 Charlie Chaplin receives a German WW1 Helmet from the American Military as a thank you for his fundraising efforts 1920 Amelia Earhart's father pays $10 for 1920 1920s Vladimir Lenin is presented with a piece of turf to celebrate the start of Soviet his daughter to have a 10 minute flight with legendary pilot Frank Hawks - money well spent cultivation 1920s Actress Beatrice Lillie challenges Harrods to source an alligator as a Christmas gift for Noel Coward they succeed 1929 Hugh Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke of Westminster, buys Coco Chanel 1930s a large area of land in Monte Carlo, on which she builds a luxury villa 1934 Al Capone receives a banjo from his wife 1930s to keep him entertained in Alcatraz. Musical instruments are the only gifts allowed in the high security prison Fred Astaire buys a necklace featuring a dancer, for his dancing partner, Ginger Rogers 1939 Theodore Roosevelt receives an Art Deco Tea Set from the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway 1940s 1940 Judy Garland receives a doll of herself wearing a replica of the dress she wore in the finale of Strike Up The Band 1946 1945 Gracie Fields receives a hand-carved Elvis Pressley receives a guitar for his 11th birthday. Apparently it was less "thank you very much" and tea box when she visits Burma to entertain British troops during WW2 more "But wanted a bike!" 1949 Harry Cohn - head of Columbia Pictures - buys the rights to The Gunfighter for John Wayne, but the Duke refuses to star due to a grudge against the producer 1950s 1956 Cary Grant attempts to woo Sophia Loren by giving her two gold bracelets to "“keep her safe" ELVIS The Hound Dog Gift Giver... A poodle called Honey for wife Priscilla Presley A toy poodle called Littlebit for girlfriend Anita Wood Great Danes called A maltese called Foxhugh for girlfriend Linda Thompson Snoopy and Brutus also for Priscilla A collie called Sweet Pea for his mother Gladys and... and... A horse called Colonel Midnight A horse called Fluff for daughter Lisa Marie Domino for wife Priscilla Memphis Zoo in 1957 and 1962 A cat called Wallabies for for his father 1959 1958 The 'Golden Rose Walk' is put in at Chartwell House, a golden wedding anniversary gift Audrey Hepburn is given Pippin, a domesticated fawn, by the Green Mansions production team for Winston and Clementine Churchill from their children 1960 1960s Frank Sinatra gives Marilyn Monroe a small Maltese terrier called Mafia Honey to replace the dog 1962 Marilyn Monroe says "Happy Birthday Mr President" with a gold watch it sold for $120,000 in 2005 she lost in her divorce 1963 Alfred Hitchcock creates a wax figure of Tippi Hedren, puts it in a coffin and gives it to her daughter Melanie Griffith Freaky! 1965 The Beatles go Christmas shopping at Harrods. John Lennon buys a slide for his son and Ringo Starr buys some furniture...for himself 1965 Britt Ekland receives a luxury Mini from her husband Peter Sellers 1970s which he delivers by driving it out of a giant birthday cake 1972 Richard Burton buys the world's first million dollar diamond as a 40th birthday present for his wife Elizabeth Taylor 1976 Bill Clinton is 'presented' with a goodwill moon rock worth $5 million. Oddly the rock went missing and was only recently found 1981 1980s Charles and Diana receive a $1 million ornamental boat made of gold and encrusted with jewels as a wedding gift 1983 Tennessee Williams leaves a $10 million 1983 gift in his Will to the University of the South to be used to encourage Saddam Hussein is given a pair of golden cowboy boots and some medieval spiked hammers by Donald Rumsfeld. Hmm.. creative writing at the school 1985 1988 Mike Tyson buys a $2.3 million bathtub for his wife Robin Givens on his way Jim Hutton builds a model train set for Freddie Mercury for Christmas, but what the singer really wants is a bicycle... to squandering a $400 million fortune 1990s 1995 1997 Naomi Campbell receives a massive Tupac writes Unconditional Love and gives it to his friend MC Hammer uncut diamond from the Liberian ruler Charles Taylor, which turns out to be a blood diamond. Oops... 1997 1997 Liam Gallagher receives a £100,000 Bristol Blenheim luxury car from his Brad Pitt gives Gwyneth Paltrow an expensive diamond bracelet which Chris Martin allegedly spots on her wrist 15 years later. Erm, awkward! wife Patsy Kensit 2000s 2001 Celebrating 20 years in music, Michael Jackson gives Elizabeth Taylor a $600,000 necklace. Embarrassingly, she thinks it's a gift, but it's actually a loan 2003 It's Brad Pitt's 40th birthday and his wife Jennifer Aniston buys him a printed canvas of Steve McQueen's infamous mug shot 2003 Kobe Bryant is accused of a serious sexual assault and apologises to his wife with a $4 million diamond ring 2005 2003 Matthew McConaughey cleans up his act when he buys an electric toothbrush for each of his family members Justin Timberlake gives Cameron Diaz a customized surfboard, and does exactly the same for Jessica Biel four years later A Range Rover from Usher A $100,000 Fisker Karma electric car 18th from his manager 16th A $200,000 white 16th Lamborghini from P Diddy A 'Super Fan' in a box from 18th Ellen DeGeneres A song called 18th Thank You JB A $10.8 million 18th LA house from his fans from himself Bieber's Birthday Booty 2006 Tom Cruise buys a $20 million 2007 The Spice Girls thank the crew of their reunion tour by giving them each a laptop bag. How generous... customized Gulfstream Jet as a wedding gift for Katie Holmes 2008 David Beckham gives Victoria a Napa Valley Vineyard for her 34th birthday. Drink to celebrate? 2008 Birdman gives protégé Lil Wayne $1 million in cash, inside a Louis Vuitton suitcase 2008 2009 Jenson Button is given his championship winning F1 car by Brawn GP, albeit reluctantly Roman Abramovich buys 100 acres of land on the moon for his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova for around £2,000 2010 Jude Law restores a baby grand piano for Sienna Miller and gives it to her for 2010s 2011 Christmas. Oh, and he hides a $200,000 engagement ring inside it Brad Pitt is given a Californian waterfall courtesy of wife Angelina Jolie 2011 For her birthday, Lady Gaga receives a pair of ruby red slippers allegedly worn by Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz 2011 Hip-hop king Jay Z receives a $2 million Bugatti Veyron from his queen, Beyoncé 2011 2011 Justin Bieber hires out the Staples Center in Sandra Bullock's agent gives her one year old son an Andy Warhol painting worth $14,000 after he wins it at an auction LA where he and Selena Gomez eat dinner and watch Titanic. He gets the venue for free (cheeky) but it should have cost $500,000 2011 2012 Justin Theroux receives a $12,000 jacket once worn by James Dean, a 40th birthday gift from girlfriend Jennifer Aniston An apologetic Kelly Rowland spends $5,200 on a Swarovski crystal baby bathtub after letting slip that Beyoncé is expecting a girl 2012 2013 Jay Z and Beyoncé spend $600,000 on a solid gold rocking horse for Blue Ivy not yet a toddler Russell Brand enters the final frontier thanks to Katy Perry booking him onto one of the first commercial space flights at a cost of $200,000 find me a gift. .com CELEBRITY GIFTS a timeline Celebrities can always be relied upon to live on the crazier side of eccentric, and this is nothing new. Need proof? We present a century of celebrity gifting, from the extravagant to the downright weird, the inspired to the woefully misjudged. 1918 Charlie Chaplin receives a German WW1 Helmet from the American Military as a thank you for his fundraising efforts 1920 Amelia Earhart's father pays $10 for 1920 1920s Vladimir Lenin is presented with a piece of turf to celebrate the start of Soviet his daughter to have a 10 minute flight with legendary pilot Frank Hawks - money well spent cultivation 1920s Actress Beatrice Lillie challenges Harrods to source an alligator as a Christmas gift for Noel Coward they succeed 1929 Hugh Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke of Westminster, buys Coco Chanel 1930s a large area of land in Monte Carlo, on which she builds a luxury villa 1934 Al Capone receives a banjo from his wife 1930s to keep him entertained in Alcatraz. Musical instruments are the only gifts allowed in the high security prison Fred Astaire buys a necklace featuring a dancer, for his dancing partner, Ginger Rogers 1939 Theodore Roosevelt receives an Art Deco Tea Set from the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway 1940s 1940 Judy Garland receives a doll of herself wearing a replica of the dress she wore in the finale of Strike Up The Band 1946 1945 Gracie Fields receives a hand-carved Elvis Pressley receives a guitar for his 11th birthday. Apparently it was less "thank you very much" and tea box when she visits Burma to entertain British troops during WW2 more "But wanted a bike!" 1949 Harry Cohn - head of Columbia Pictures - buys the rights to The Gunfighter for John Wayne, but the Duke refuses to star due to a grudge against the producer 1950s 1956 Cary Grant attempts to woo Sophia Loren by giving her two gold bracelets to "“keep her safe" ELVIS The Hound Dog Gift Giver... A poodle called Honey for wife Priscilla Presley A toy poodle called Littlebit for girlfriend Anita Wood Great Danes called A maltese called Foxhugh for girlfriend Linda Thompson Snoopy and Brutus also for Priscilla A collie called Sweet Pea for his mother Gladys and... and... A horse called Colonel Midnight A horse called Fluff for daughter Lisa Marie Domino for wife Priscilla Memphis Zoo in 1957 and 1962 A cat called Wallabies for for his father 1959 1958 The 'Golden Rose Walk' is put in at Chartwell House, a golden wedding anniversary gift Audrey Hepburn is given Pippin, a domesticated fawn, by the Green Mansions production team for Winston and Clementine Churchill from their children 1960 1960s Frank Sinatra gives Marilyn Monroe a small Maltese terrier called Mafia Honey to replace the dog 1962 Marilyn Monroe says "Happy Birthday Mr President" with a gold watch it sold for $120,000 in 2005 she lost in her divorce 1963 Alfred Hitchcock creates a wax figure of Tippi Hedren, puts it in a coffin and gives it to her daughter Melanie Griffith Freaky! 1965 The Beatles go Christmas shopping at Harrods. John Lennon buys a slide for his son and Ringo Starr buys some furniture...for himself 1965 Britt Ekland receives a luxury Mini from her husband Peter Sellers 1970s which he delivers by driving it out of a giant birthday cake 1972 Richard Burton buys the world's first million dollar diamond as a 40th birthday present for his wife Elizabeth Taylor 1976 Bill Clinton is 'presented' with a goodwill moon rock worth $5 million. Oddly the rock went missing and was only recently found 1981 1980s Charles and Diana receive a $1 million ornamental boat made of gold and encrusted with jewels as a wedding gift 1983 Tennessee Williams leaves a $10 million 1983 gift in his Will to the University of the South to be used to encourage Saddam Hussein is given a pair of golden cowboy boots and some medieval spiked hammers by Donald Rumsfeld. Hmm.. creative writing at the school 1985 1988 Mike Tyson buys a $2.3 million bathtub for his wife Robin Givens on his way Jim Hutton builds a model train set for Freddie Mercury for Christmas, but what the singer really wants is a bicycle... to squandering a $400 million fortune 1990s 1995 1997 Naomi Campbell receives a massive Tupac writes Unconditional Love and gives it to his friend MC Hammer uncut diamond from the Liberian ruler Charles Taylor, which turns out to be a blood diamond. Oops... 1997 1997 Liam Gallagher receives a £100,000 Bristol Blenheim luxury car from his Brad Pitt gives Gwyneth Paltrow an expensive diamond bracelet which Chris Martin allegedly spots on her wrist 15 years later. Erm, awkward! wife Patsy Kensit 2000s 2001 Celebrating 20 years in music, Michael Jackson gives Elizabeth Taylor a $600,000 necklace. Embarrassingly, she thinks it's a gift, but it's actually a loan 2003 It's Brad Pitt's 40th birthday and his wife Jennifer Aniston buys him a printed canvas of Steve McQueen's infamous mug shot 2003 Kobe Bryant is accused of a serious sexual assault and apologises to his wife with a $4 million diamond ring 2005 2003 Matthew McConaughey cleans up his act when he buys an electric toothbrush for each of his family members Justin Timberlake gives Cameron Diaz a customized surfboard, and does exactly the same for Jessica Biel four years later A Range Rover from Usher A $100,000 Fisker Karma electric car 18th from his manager 16th A $200,000 white 16th Lamborghini from P Diddy A 'Super Fan' in a box from 18th Ellen DeGeneres A song called 18th Thank You JB A $10.8 million 18th LA house from his fans from himself Bieber's Birthday Booty 2006 Tom Cruise buys a $20 million 2007 The Spice Girls thank the crew of their reunion tour by giving them each a laptop bag. How generous... customized Gulfstream Jet as a wedding gift for Katie Holmes 2008 David Beckham gives Victoria a Napa Valley Vineyard for her 34th birthday. Drink to celebrate? 2008 Birdman gives protégé Lil Wayne $1 million in cash, inside a Louis Vuitton suitcase 2008 2009 Jenson Button is given his championship winning F1 car by Brawn GP, albeit reluctantly Roman Abramovich buys 100 acres of land on the moon for his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova for around £2,000 2010 Jude Law restores a baby grand piano for Sienna Miller and gives it to her for 2010s 2011 Christmas. Oh, and he hides a $200,000 engagement ring inside it Brad Pitt is given a Californian waterfall courtesy of wife Angelina Jolie 2011 For her birthday, Lady Gaga receives a pair of ruby red slippers allegedly worn by Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz 2011 Hip-hop king Jay Z receives a $2 million Bugatti Veyron from his queen, Beyoncé 2011 2011 Justin Bieber hires out the Staples Center in Sandra Bullock's agent gives her one year old son an Andy Warhol painting worth $14,000 after he wins it at an auction LA where he and Selena Gomez eat dinner and watch Titanic. He gets the venue for free (cheeky) but it should have cost $500,000 2011 2012 Justin Theroux receives a $12,000 jacket once worn by James Dean, a 40th birthday gift from girlfriend Jennifer Aniston An apologetic Kelly Rowland spends $5,200 on a Swarovski crystal baby bathtub after letting slip that Beyoncé is expecting a girl 2012 2013 Jay Z and Beyoncé spend $600,000 on a solid gold rocking horse for Blue Ivy not yet a toddler Russell Brand enters the final frontier thanks to Katy Perry booking him onto one of the first commercial space flights at a cost of $200,000 find me a gift. .com CELEBRITY GIFTS a timeline Celebrities can always be relied upon to live on the crazier side of eccentric, and this is nothing new. Need proof? We present a century of celebrity gifting, from the extravagant to the downright weird, the inspired to the woefully misjudged. 1918 Charlie Chaplin receives a German WW1 Helmet from the American Military as a thank you for his fundraising efforts 1920 Amelia Earhart's father pays $10 for 1920 1920s Vladimir Lenin is presented with a piece of turf to celebrate the start of Soviet his daughter to have a 10 minute flight with legendary pilot Frank Hawks - money well spent cultivation 1920s Actress Beatrice Lillie challenges Harrods to source an alligator as a Christmas gift for Noel Coward they succeed 1929 Hugh Grosvenor, the 2nd Duke of Westminster, buys Coco Chanel 1930s a large area of land in Monte Carlo, on which she builds a luxury villa 1934 Al Capone receives a banjo from his wife 1930s to keep him entertained in Alcatraz. Musical instruments are the only gifts allowed in the high security prison Fred Astaire buys a necklace featuring a dancer, for his dancing partner, Ginger Rogers 1939 Theodore Roosevelt receives an Art Deco Tea Set from the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway 1940s 1940 Judy Garland receives a doll of herself wearing a replica of the dress she wore in the finale of Strike Up The Band 1946 1945 Gracie Fields receives a hand-carved Elvis Pressley receives a guitar for his 11th birthday. Apparently it was less "thank you very much" and tea box when she visits Burma to entertain British troops during WW2 more "But wanted a bike!" 1949 Harry Cohn - head of Columbia Pictures - buys the rights to The Gunfighter for John Wayne, but the Duke refuses to star due to a grudge against the producer 1950s 1956 Cary Grant attempts to woo Sophia Loren by giving her two gold bracelets to "“keep her safe" ELVIS The Hound Dog Gift Giver... A poodle called Honey for wife Priscilla Presley A toy poodle called Littlebit for girlfriend Anita Wood Great Danes called A maltese called Foxhugh for girlfriend Linda Thompson Snoopy and Brutus also for Priscilla A collie called Sweet Pea for his mother Gladys and... and... A horse called Colonel Midnight A horse called Fluff for daughter Lisa Marie Domino for wife Priscilla Memphis Zoo in 1957 and 1962 A cat called Wallabies for for his father 1959 1958 The 'Golden Rose Walk' is put in at Chartwell House, a golden wedding anniversary gift Audrey Hepburn is given Pippin, a domesticated fawn, by the Green Mansions production team for Winston and Clementine Churchill from their children 1960 1960s Frank Sinatra gives Marilyn Monroe a small Maltese terrier called Mafia Honey to replace the dog 1962 Marilyn Monroe says "Happy Birthday Mr President" with a gold watch it sold for $120,000 in 2005 she lost in her divorce 1963 Alfred Hitchcock creates a wax figure of Tippi Hedren, puts it in a coffin and gives it to her daughter Melanie Griffith Freaky! 1965 The Beatles go Christmas shopping at Harrods. John Lennon buys a slide for his son and Ringo Starr buys some furniture...for himself 1965 Britt Ekland receives a luxury Mini from her husband Peter Sellers 1970s which he delivers by driving it out of a giant birthday cake 1972 Richard Burton buys the world's first million dollar diamond as a 40th birthday present for his wife Elizabeth Taylor 1976 Bill Clinton is 'presented' with a goodwill moon rock worth $5 million. Oddly the rock went missing and was only recently found 1981 1980s Charles and Diana receive a $1 million ornamental boat made of gold and encrusted with jewels as a wedding gift 1983 Tennessee Williams leaves a $10 million 1983 gift in his Will to the University of the South to be used to encourage Saddam Hussein is given a pair of golden cowboy boots and some medieval spiked hammers by Donald Rumsfeld. Hmm.. creative writing at the school 1985 1988 Mike Tyson buys a $2.3 million bathtub for his wife Robin Givens on his way Jim Hutton builds a model train set for Freddie Mercury for Christmas, but what the singer really wants is a bicycle... to squandering a $400 million fortune 1990s 1995 1997 Naomi Campbell receives a massive Tupac writes Unconditional Love and gives it to his friend MC Hammer uncut diamond from the Liberian ruler Charles Taylor, which turns out to be a blood diamond. Oops... 1997 1997 Liam Gallagher receives a £100,000 Bristol Blenheim luxury car from his Brad Pitt gives Gwyneth Paltrow an expensive diamond bracelet which Chris Martin allegedly spots on her wrist 15 years later. Erm, awkward! wife Patsy Kensit 2000s 2001 Celebrating 20 years in music, Michael Jackson gives Elizabeth Taylor a $600,000 necklace. Embarrassingly, she thinks it's a gift, but it's actually a loan 2003 It's Brad Pitt's 40th birthday and his wife Jennifer Aniston buys him a printed canvas of Steve McQueen's infamous mug shot 2003 Kobe Bryant is accused of a serious sexual assault and apologises to his wife with a $4 million diamond ring 2005 2003 Matthew McConaughey cleans up his act when he buys an electric toothbrush for each of his family members Justin Timberlake gives Cameron Diaz a customized surfboard, and does exactly the same for Jessica Biel four years later A Range Rover from Usher A $100,000 Fisker Karma electric car 18th from his manager 16th A $200,000 white 16th Lamborghini from P Diddy A 'Super Fan' in a box from 18th Ellen DeGeneres A song called 18th Thank You JB A $10.8 million 18th LA house from his fans from himself Bieber's Birthday Booty 2006 Tom Cruise buys a $20 million 2007 The Spice Girls thank the crew of their reunion tour by giving them each a laptop bag. How generous... customized Gulfstream Jet as a wedding gift for Katie Holmes 2008 David Beckham gives Victoria a Napa Valley Vineyard for her 34th birthday. Drink to celebrate? 2008 Birdman gives protégé Lil Wayne $1 million in cash, inside a Louis Vuitton suitcase 2008 2009 Jenson Button is given his championship winning F1 car by Brawn GP, albeit reluctantly Roman Abramovich buys 100 acres of land on the moon for his girlfriend Dasha Zhukova for around £2,000 2010 Jude Law restores a baby grand piano for Sienna Miller and gives it to her for 2010s 2011 Christmas. Oh, and he hides a $200,000 engagement ring inside it Brad Pitt is given a Californian waterfall courtesy of wife Angelina Jolie 2011 For her birthday, Lady Gaga receives a pair of ruby red slippers allegedly worn by Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz 2011 Hip-hop king Jay Z receives a $2 million Bugatti Veyron from his queen, Beyoncé 2011 2011 Justin Bieber hires out the Staples Center in Sandra Bullock's agent gives her one year old son an Andy Warhol painting worth $14,000 after he wins it at an auction LA where he and Selena Gomez eat dinner and watch Titanic. He gets the venue for free (cheeky) but it should have cost $500,000 2011 2012 Justin Theroux receives a $12,000 jacket once worn by James Dean, a 40th birthday gift from girlfriend Jennifer Aniston An apologetic Kelly Rowland spends $5,200 on a Swarovski crystal baby bathtub after letting slip that Beyoncé is expecting a girl 2012 2013 Jay Z and Beyoncé spend $600,000 on a solid gold rocking horse for Blue Ivy not yet a toddler Russell Brand enters the final frontier thanks to Katy Perry booking him onto one of the first commercial space flights at a cost of $200,000 find me a gift. .com