Nicolas Cage has taken a break from his ever-growing money woes to fulfill his duties as a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador!

Cage traveled to the Shimo la Tewa GK Prison in Mombasa, Kenya, to meet and speak with a number of the detained Somali pirates who attacked the Maersk Alabama container ship back in April.

"I'm in a position where I can actually make some sense and talk about it when I go back to the States where I go talk to different U.N. councils and discuss the matter," Cage told reporters on Tuesday.

Unfortunately, the container ship was attacked yet again on Wednesday morning, even though warships are protecting the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden from pirate hijacking.

So upsetting.

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As if he didn't already have enough money woes!

Nicolas Cage is being countersued by his former business manager!

Cage filed a lawsuit against Samuel J. Levin last month for $20 mil, stating Levin effed him over with "highly speculative and risky real estate investments, resulting in…catastrophic losses," but his former biz manager is singing a different tune!

In his countersuit, Levin states Cage's financial problems are the result of the actor's spending habits!

He says he warned Nic about his overspending and informed Cage he would need to earn at least $30 million a year to cover his expenditures. $30 million??? Holy crap-pie!

According to the legal docs, Nic spent "$33 million in property, 22 automobiles and nearly 50 pieces of expensive jewelry, art and other exotic items" in 2007 alone!!

Cage also "spent huge sums taking his sizable entourage on costly vacations and threw enormous, Gatsby-scale parties at his residences."

No wonder all of his money is gone; there's no reason to place the blame on someone else!!

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What a good friend!

Johnny Depp has reportedly reached out to old pal Nicolas Cage to help him with his giant debt!

A source reveals:

"Johnny called Nic and basically told him not to worry and he'd help him and sort everything out. Johnny feels he owes his career to Nic and now wants to repay him — if Nic agrees."

The world actually owes Nic for introducing Johnny Depp to the world of acting thus letting us all appreciate his hotness!

Johnny was just a struggling musician when he met Nic back in the '80s. Nic set up a meeting with his agent for Johnny and that's how he landed his role on Nightmare on Elm Street!

The source also says that "Johnny has never forgotten what Nic did for him."

How sweet and generous of Johnny!

But will Nic swallow his pride and accept the gift? He should if he knows what's good for him!

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You may notice something missing in the trailer (above) for the new Nicolas Cage superhero movie, Kick Ass!

Uh, and that would be Nic Cage!

The broke-ass, sometimes actor does not make an appearance in his own trailer!

He probably doesn't care. We're sure he's just relaxing at home and…oh, damn!

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Outrageous spender Nic Cage is losing a piece of his National Treasure!

The actor's homes in New Orleans' French Quarter and Garden District will be auctioned off today due to unpaid mortgages.

The foreclosed properties include LaLaurie mansion, a 10,300-square-foot home and the even bigger 13,200-square-foot house complete with a double gallery and formal gardens.

And they are worth a pretty penny!

The houses are valued at $3.5 million and $3.3 million respectively!

Damn, we wonder how the much younger wifey is handling this!

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No wonder he's so far in the hole!

Nicolas Cage owes $6 million to the government in back taxes and sued his business manager for $20 million for leading him "down a path of financial ruin."

Well, Nic, it sounds like you accomplished that all on your own!

The actor has purchased quite an array of items over the past few years, including outbidding Leonardo DiCaprio for a dinosaur skull priced at $276,000. He once owned 3 castles and two islands in the Bahamas. One of his mansions in Bel Air had a billiard room with his 1955 Jaguar parked inside including a variety of "shrunken heads."

Nic also owns a jet and two yachts and a used Lamborghini he bought from the shah of Iran for nearly half a million dollars!

The actor takes his roles very seriously as well apparently since he hired an "on set drinking-consultant-poet" for his role in Leaving Las Vegas to help him portray an alcoholic. How does one get that job?

But he's not entirely selfish! He proposed to actress Patricia Arquette on the first day they met back in 1987. Naturally the actress declined and Nic offered to go on "a quest to prove his love."

Arquette challenged him to bring her an autograph from Catcher in the Rye author JD Salinger, a "Bob's Big Boy" statue and a Tibetan wedding dress. Nic found all of these items for her, but she still wouldn't marry him until 1995. They ended up divorcing 6 years later.

The man must have really believed he had bottomless pockets!

Dinosaur skulls and shrunken heads? We're sure those were necessary purchases!

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From human rights organizations like Amnesty International to rebuilding infrastructure at home and abroad, the following are celebrities that have donated the most $$$$ to charitable organizations in 2008.

Paul Newman gave a whopping $21 million to fund health initiatives, education, emergency campaigns and environmental protection before his death last September while Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave $13.4 million to build a health clinic in Ethiopia, development in New Orleans and the Armed Services YMCA.

Very generous!

Jesus-worshipping Mel Gibson gave $6.5 million to the Holy Family Church in Southern California, Oprah Winfrey gave $2.4 million to after-school programs across the U.S. and scholarships for students in Whitesboro, New Jersey (Steadman's hometown).

That's it, O?! Considering the money she's got stashed away, she could restore California's economy!!!

Rounding out the list is Barbra Streisand, who gave $1.7 million to fund The Barbra Streisand Women’s Cardiovascular Research and Education Program in El Lay, Leonardo DiCaprio for donating $1.5 million to community development and The Paris Review literary magazine and Nicolas Cage, who gave $1.1 million to Amnesty International.

Damn! We bet Nic wishes he was a little more stingy these day!

And to all those that donated, no matter how much you gave or held out on us - you're an inspiration!

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It's finally off his hands!

After a number of months on the market, Nicolas Cage has managed to unload his Bel Air mansion for an amount some believe to be between $9.5 and $15 million!

Cage was originally asking $35 mil for the property, but quickly dropped the asking price to $17.5 million - even though Nic only paid $6.469 million for the mansion back in 1998!

Will the sale finally clear Cage of his $6 million debt to the IRS????

Or does the actor have even more bills looming over his head??

Good luck with that, bb!

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The girl just can't get a break!

Even though Anna Nicole's been deceased for almost 3 years the IRS still wants her to pay up!

A tax lien has been filed against the Vickie Lynn Marshall Estate in El Lay for $125,112.86.

We know the government wants their money, but shouldn't they be hounding those who owe a little bit more and are still alive???

Like um, Nicolas Cage!? His bill is currently at $6 million and then some!

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