$3m (£2.4m) to blast Hunter S Thompson's ashes out of a cannon 
With all due respect to Hunter S. Thompson, i'd spend those 3 mill USD very differently

They claim he spent more than $75m (£59.6m) on
14 homes and $3m (£2.4m) blasting author Hunter S Thompson's ashes out of a cannon.
Come on! 14 homes are totally unnecessary Johnny!
The Deppometrics$18m (£14.3m) on an 150 foot (45 metre) yacht
$4m (£3.2m) on a failed record label
$3m (£2.4m) to blast Hunter S Thompson's ashes out of a cannon
$300,000 (£238,600) a month to maintain a staff of 40 people
$200,000 (£159,000) a month on private planes
$150,000 (£119,330) a month on round-the-clock security
$30,000 (£23,800) a month on buying and importing wine
He also needed 12 storage facilities to house his collection of Hollywood memorabilia, they allege.
12 storage facilities? Come on! How much memorabilia does the man have? 1 should be enough!