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Who inherited Karl Lagerfeld’s fortune?

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Karl Lagerfeld’s $270 million fortune will reportedly go to seven beneficiaries: model Jake Davis, model and friend Baptiste Giabiconi, Lagerfeld’s communication director Caroline Lebar, his bodyguard SĂ©bastien Jondeau, his former housekeeper Françoise Caçote, his longtime muse Brad Kroenig, and his godson Hudson Kroening. Lagerfeld’s beloved cat, Choupette, is also rumored to receive a large part of the fortune. The Birman feline was adopted by the designer in 2011 and has been under the care of Caçote since the designer’s death in 2019..