Abramovich's $5M NYE Party

They say that money can’t buy happiness, but Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich laid that theory to rest with the recession-unfriendly $5 million New Year’s Eve party he threw with his longtime girlfriend, art patron Dasha Zhukova. A fleet of private jets transported his 250 guests, including celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan, Orlando Bloom, and Miranda Kerr, to the oil and steel magnate’s $90 million secluded St. Bart estate. Abramovich shelled out a reported $567,000 for each of the event’s three performances from Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani, and Prince and an additional $2.6 million for food and drinks. “Roman is new to the island and wants to come in with a bang,” a source explained of the lavish affair. Seemingly, the mogul is experiencing his own economic boom.