11 Crazy Expensive Celebrity Birthday Parties

3. Michelle Obama

The First Lady went all out for her 50th birthday, which she celebrated on January 17, 2014. Mrs. Obama took advantage of living in one of the largest homes in America. She invited every celebrity she knew including Paul McCartney, Samuel L. Jackson, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Mary J. Blige, Ashley Judd, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, Gayle King, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Steve Harvey, Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Beyonce, Jay-Z and many more. The party featured over 500 guests! Michelle received a special serenade of “Single Ladies” from Beyonce herself, who performed alongside a live band for 30 minutes. John Legend personally sang “Happy Birthday” to the First Lady while her husband gave a beautiful toast. Not many details or photographs were released of the elaborate soiree because the party was kept out of the media and even kept off of social media (cell phones were taken at the door). But the White House’s East Room was reportedly bumpin’ til 4 a.m.