He gave his fortune to his cat

Karl’s real love affair was with his cream tortie Birman cat Choupette. Ever since his muse Baptiste Giabiconi asked Karl to cat-sit the pet he became obsessed with the feline and took her for himself. Karl bequeathed a sizeable chunk of his $200 million fortune to Choupette, which is handled by her agent and full-time carer Francoise Cacote.