Failed Celebrity Businesses (17 images)

Taking the entrepreneurial spirit to heart, Lopez has been involved with a series of business ventures. Madres Restauraunt opened in 2002, with a traditional Latin menu, and closed after six years. And all three of her fashion lines, JLO in 2003, JustSweet in 2003 and Sweetface in 2005 have all since shut down, with Sweetface acting as the most recent closure, ending in 2009. UPI/John Angelillo

Detect a trend yet? In another attempt at a themed restaurant, a series of supermodels, including Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer, opened Fashion Cafe in Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. After three years, it shut down in 1998, unable to tie an admiration of fashion to an affinity for eating. ep/Ezio Petersen UPI

Persistent appearances in the tabloids and on gossip sites didn't translate into success for Montag's attempt at a clothing line. After a year, Anchor Blue declined to renew its partnership with Montag, putting an end to Montag's fashion dreams. UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

Kourtney, Khloe and Kim, the still-famous Kardasian sisters, essentially created a pre-paid credit card to suck money out of their teen audience with ridiculously high fees. Their excuse, after they removed themselves from the venture? They didn't know about the fees. UPI/Jim Ruymen