Not As Bad As It Sounds
It might sound bad if you did not know that last part. There is a good chance that Burt Reynolds did this for monetary reasons. When The Sun reported on this story, it said, “Leaving loved ones money through a trust – rather than a will – is apparently a common move to avoid paying estate taxes.”
His Old Financial Mistakes
But the truth is that Burt Reynolds had not always been careful with his money. As a matter of fact, he nearly lost everything after he filed for bankruptcy in 1996. Even though the divorce with Loni Anderson cost him a lot of money, he spent his cash on other things. There was a time when the actor allegedly had a private jet, a couple of luxurious real estate properties, and toupees worth $100,000.