If you believe everything you read about Michael Rubin, you might think he’s on top of the world. At 51, the serial entrepreneur—Rubin sold his company Global Sports Incorporated to eBay for $2.4 billion in 2011, making $150 million for himself, and is now the founder and C.E.O. of Fanatics, one of the largest sports-merchandising companies in the world—is fresh off his annual Fourth of July White Party at his $50 million oceanfront mansion in Water Mill, a hamlet within the town of Southampton.
The blowout attracted a wildly diverse, star-studded crowd, including captains of industry, such as David Zaslav and Robert Kraft, and performers, like Beyoncé, Drake, and Leonardo DiCaprio. The 400 or so invitees received lithographed invitations designed by the artist George Condo. And according to The New York Times, several would-be crashers tried to buy their way into the party, offering as much as $5 million for a coveted ticket. “Unfortunately for desperate partygoers, no one can buy their way in,” the newspaper reported.
