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Shay's marriage to Kenneth John Kemp,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kemp|first=Kenneth John|title=Kenneth John Kemp|url=https://www.facebook.com/kenneth.j.kemp|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-10|website=Facebook|language=en}}</ref> a third generation firefighter with the [[Los Angeles Fire Department|LAFD]],<ref name=":12" /> lasted three years and resulted in the birth of her only son, Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Shay-Kemp,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kemp|first=Kenny|title=Kenny Kemp|url=https://www.facebook.com/kenny.kemp.946|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-19|website=Facebook|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":12" /> in 1993.<ref name=":15" /> She raised her son as a [[Single parent|single mother]] after the couple divorced.<ref name=":12" /> Her legal name during this marriage was Anna Erika Kemp, later switching back to Shay.<ref name=":14" /> ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' published a special story about her son on February 12, 2015. He was described as the "sole heir to hundreds of millions of dollars and a passionate [[Cannabis culture|stoner]]" who is the owner of a [[Drug paraphernalia|cannabis paraphernalia]] collection worth half-a-million dollars, which he kept in the basement of her former home in a vault originally designed to be a wine cellar.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=Amanda|date=2015-02-11|title=Weed Businesses Can’t Put Their Money In Banks, So They Put It In Bongs|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amandachicagolewis/weed-businesses-cant-put-their-money-in-banks-so-they-put-th|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-06|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}}</ref> He made a guest appearance during the fourth episode in the first season of ''[[Bling Empire]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Byford|first=Celine|date=2021-01-21|title=Who is Anna Shay's son Kenny Kemp? Meet Bling Empire star's only child!|url=https://www.realitytitbit.com/netflix-reality-shows/anna-shay-son-kenny-kemp|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-06|website=Reality Titbit|language=en-US}}</ref> She had one granddaughter.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":12" />
Shay's marriage to Kenneth John Kemp,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kemp|first=Kenneth John|title=Kenneth John Kemp|url=https://www.facebook.com/kenneth.j.kemp|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-10|website=Facebook|language=en}}</ref> a third generation firefighter with the [[Los Angeles Fire Department|LAFD]],<ref name=":12" /> lasted three years and resulted in the birth of her only son, Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Shay-Kemp,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kemp|first=Kenny|title=Kenny Kemp|url=https://www.facebook.com/kenny.kemp.946|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-19|website=Facebook|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":12" /> in 1993.<ref name=":15" /> She raised her son as a [[Single parent|single mother]] after the couple divorced.<ref name=":12" /> Her legal name during this marriage was Anna Erika Kemp, later switching back to Shay.<ref name=":14" /> ''[[BuzzFeed]]'' published a special story about her son on February 12, 2015. He was described as the "sole heir to hundreds of millions of dollars and a passionate [[Cannabis culture|stoner]]" who is the owner of a [[Drug paraphernalia|cannabis paraphernalia]] collection worth half-a-million dollars, which he kept in the basement of her former home in a vault originally designed to be a wine cellar.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=Amanda|date=2015-02-11|title=Weed Businesses Can’t Put Their Money In Banks, So They Put It In Bongs|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amandachicagolewis/weed-businesses-cant-put-their-money-in-banks-so-they-put-th|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-06|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}}</ref> He made a guest appearance during the fourth episode in the first season of ''[[Bling Empire]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Byford|first=Celine|date=2021-01-21|title=Who is Anna Shay's son Kenny Kemp? Meet Bling Empire star's only child!|url=https://www.realitytitbit.com/netflix-reality-shows/anna-shay-son-kenny-kemp|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-06|website=Reality Titbit|language=en-US}}</ref> She had one granddaughter.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":12" />

Shay was arrested in [[Orange County, California]], on January 21, 2010, on one count of unlawfully [[Drunk driving|driving a vehicle while under the influence]]. The case was dismissed in May 2011, after she completed a 60-day outpatient program and had violated no laws.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roca|first=Teresa|date=2021-01-27|title=Bling Empire's Anna once arrested for DUI as she entered rehab after bust|url=https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/2221408/bling-empire-anna-shay-once-arrest-dui/|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-07|website=The US Sun}}</ref>

Shay was [[Lawsuit|sued]] by David Zerbib on June 18, 2015. Zerbib - who was employed as a security guard between January and March 2015 - claimed she had sexually harassed him and that her son had threatened to kill him. Zerbib went on to claim he had suffered "severe emotional injuries, anxiety, distress, humiliation and depression" and that he was owed more than $100,000 in unpaid wages. He also claimed she had prevented him from retrieving his car which was left parked at her home once he had resigned, meaning he had to hire a rental car for a week. Shay denied all the allegations. The case was settled out of court in 2016, and officially "[[Prejudice (legal term)|dismissed with prejudice]]", meaning it could never go before a court again. Details of the settlement were not made public.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hodgson|first=Grant|date=2021-02-10|title=Bling Empire's Anna Shay sued for 'sexual harassment & her son's death threats'|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14012589/bling-empires-anna-shay-sued-accused-of-sexual-harassment/|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-07|website=The UK Sun}}</ref>


Shay purchased a smaller mansion in [[Beverly Hills, California]], for $5.75 million in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McClain|first=James|date=2020-03-04|title=Dr. Phil’s Son Sells Bizarre L.A. Mansion to Local Socialite|url=https://www.dirt.com/more-dirt/heirs-heiresses/jordan-mcgraw-anna-shay-house-beverly-hills-1203313196/|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-06|website=Dirt|language=en-US}}</ref> Her [[Sunset Boulevard]] mansion - which she bought in 2011 for $9.4 million<ref>{{Cite web|last=Paynter|first=Sarah|date=2021-01-21|title=Inside ‘Bling Empire’ star Anna Shay’s $16 million haunted LA house|url=https://www.nypost.com/2021/01/21/inside-bling-empire-star-anna-shays-16m-la-house/|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-06|website=New York Post}}</ref> - sold for $13.8 million in 2021.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|title=9451 Sunset Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210|url=https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/9451-Sunset-Blvd_Beverly-Hills_CA_90210_M27271-53300|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-06|website=realtor.com|language=en}}</ref> She also co-owned her childhood home in [[Tokyo]].<ref name=":12" /> Prior to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], she lived in [[Paris]] for half of the year.<ref name=":15" />
Shay purchased a smaller mansion in [[Beverly Hills, California]], for $5.75 million in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McClain|first=James|date=2020-03-04|title=Dr. Phil’s Son Sells Bizarre L.A. Mansion to Local Socialite|url=https://www.dirt.com/more-dirt/heirs-heiresses/jordan-mcgraw-anna-shay-house-beverly-hills-1203313196/|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-06|website=Dirt|language=en-US}}</ref> Her [[Sunset Boulevard]] mansion - which she bought in 2011 for $9.4 million<ref>{{Cite web|last=Paynter|first=Sarah|date=2021-01-21|title=Inside ‘Bling Empire’ star Anna Shay’s $16 million haunted LA house|url=https://www.nypost.com/2021/01/21/inside-bling-empire-star-anna-shays-16m-la-house/|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-06|website=New York Post}}</ref> - sold for $13.8 million in 2021.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|title=9451 Sunset Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210|url=https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/9451-Sunset-Blvd_Beverly-Hills_CA_90210_M27271-53300|url-status=live|access-date=2023-06-06|website=realtor.com|language=en}}</ref> She also co-owned her childhood home in [[Tokyo]].<ref name=":12" /> Prior to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], she lived in [[Paris]] for half of the year.<ref name=":15" />

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Anna Shay
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File:AnnaShay2022.webp
Shay in January 2021
Born
Anna Erika Shay

(1961-01-30)January 30, 1961
Tokyo, Japan
DiedJune 1, 2023(2023-06-01) (aged 62)
NationalityAsian-American
Alma materBuckley School
University of Southern California
Occupation(s)Socialite, businesswoman, philanthropist, television personality
Years active1995–2023
OrganizationEdward A And Ai O Shay Family Foundation
TelevisionBling Empire
Spouses
  • Unknown (divorced)
  • Unknown (divorced)
  • Kenneth Kemp (divorced)
  • Unknown (divorced)
Children1
Parent(s)Edward Shay (father)
Ai Oizumi Shay (mother)
RelativesJun Oizumi (half-brother)
Allen Shay (brother)

Anna Erika Shay[1] (January 30, 1961 — June 1, 2023)[2] was an Asian-American socialite, businesswoman, philanthropist, and television personality.[3] She was known as a cast member on Netflix's reality television series Bling Empire.[4]

Early life

Anna Erika Shay was born in Tokyo, Japan, on January 30, 1961,[1][5] as the eldest of two children to Edward Shay, an American businessman, and Ai Oizumi Shay, a Japanese-Russian businesswoman who came from Russian aristocracy.[6] Her younger brother was Allen Shay.[7] Her older half-brother from her mother's first marriage was Jun Oizumi.[8]

Shay and her family moved from Japan to Hancock Park, Los Angeles in 1968.[5] Her mother had bought her a pet pocket monkey of an unknown gender when she was growing up. She had taken the primate with her on a Pan Am flight to the United States; worried the authorities might not allow her to take her pet, she dressed it in clothing and claimed it to be her sister. Unbeknownst to Shay, her father had arranged everything in advance so the airline attendants allowed the monkey to stay.[9]

Shay graduated from the Buckley School, a private school in Sherman Oaks. She attended the University of Southern California, a private research university in Los Angeles, amongst other colleges.[2]

Shay dedicated her talents to the arts after graduating from college, specifically towards the music and film industry.[2]

Shay was accompanied by security guards in her youth. She had a habit of often evading her guards, resulting in the immediate termination of their employment. Her father had auditioned new employees, testing them specifically to see if they could ensure her absolute safety. Shay doubled her security team and was accompanied at all times, after her father's death, including at her vast estate. She had continued her tradition of evading her guards in her later years.[10]

Career

Shay was expected not to work while her parents were still alive.[10] She once said: "My father really never wanted me to have a job."[11] Her father died on May 11, 1995. He was 72.[12][13][14] Her mother died on September 23, 2015. She was 92.[6][15]

Shay had worked for the Edward A And Ai O Shay Family Foundation since it's inception,[16] a non-profit founded by her mother in 2010; focusing on education, arts, performing arts, and music.[17]

Shay was an heiress to Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE), the leading global defense and government services contractor; which her father founded in 1955.[18] Along with her younger brother, Allen - who assumed control of the company as CEO, Chairman, and Co-owner following the death of their father[19] - she sold the company to Lockheed Martin[20] on August 16, 2006, in an all-cash $1.2 billion deal.[21]

Shay made her television debut on January 15, 2021, as an original cast member on the Netflix[4] reality television series Bling Empire.[22] She quickly became a breakout star and was often named a fan-favorite.[23] When Jeff Jenkins, the show's executive producer, approached her with the opportunity to join the show, Shay thought she was being asked to help in a behind-the-scenes consultant capacity.[9] She forgot to cash her paycheck from Netflix for the first season.[24] The second season was released on May 13, 2022.[25] The third season was released on October 5, 2022.[26] The series was cancelled on April 19, 2023.[27] She appeared in 22 episodes.[28]

Charity work

Shay had devoted a keen interest in philanthropy.[2]

Shay had previously served as a board member for the George Lopez Foundation; raising awareness about kidney disease and organ donation.[29][30]

Personal life

Shay was known for keeping her personal life extremely low-profile. Speaking on her privacy, Jeff Jenkins, a friend of hers, once said: "It was held as high value in the family to be private .. She'll tell you the three most important people in her life are her mom and dad and her son. Well, her mom and dad are passed now, so maybe that gives her just a little bit of a feeling of their blessing to share her life."[5]

File:SonAnnaShay.jpg
Shay and her son

Shay had an estimated net worth of $600 million at the time of her death.[31] A personal assistant once stole $3.4 million worth of jewelry, furs, and designer handbags from her home. Her jewelry collection was worth $13.4 million. Her most expensive piece was a platinum lady's 57-carat diamond necklace with an 8.31-carat green emerald - custom made by Vartan's Fine Jewelry in Los Angeles[32] - which estimated to cost $1.4 million. Her collection of 184 designer purses, travel bags, trunks with gold hardware, and wallets were estimated to be worth $1.1 million. She had collected 58 pieces of fine art that estimated to be worth $700k. She owned a $40k Steinway piano. Her collection of furs were worth an estimated $103k.[33]

Shay's date of birth was January 30, 1961,[1][34] however, the media have consistently reported her birth date to be December 31, 1960.[35]

Shay had been married and divorced four times. Three of her former husbands were never named, and each divorce had been amicable.[36] One of her ex-husbands was from Ireland, with whom she visited Ashford Castle once.[10]

Shay's marriage to Kenneth John Kemp,[37] a third generation firefighter with the LAFD,[2] lasted three years and resulted in the birth of her only son, Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Shay-Kemp,[38][6][2] in 1993.[5] She raised her son as a single mother after the couple divorced.[2] Her legal name during this marriage was Anna Erika Kemp, later switching back to Shay.[1] BuzzFeed published a special story about her son on February 12, 2015. He was described as the "sole heir to hundreds of millions of dollars and a passionate stoner" who is the owner of a cannabis paraphernalia collection worth half-a-million dollars, which he kept in the basement of her former home in a vault originally designed to be a wine cellar.[39] He made a guest appearance during the fourth episode in the first season of Bling Empire.[40] She had one granddaughter.[3][2]

Shay was arrested in Orange County, California, on January 21, 2010, on one count of unlawfully driving a vehicle while under the influence. The case was dismissed in May 2011, after she completed a 60-day outpatient program and had violated no laws.[41]

Shay was sued by David Zerbib on June 18, 2015. Zerbib - who was employed as a security guard between January and March 2015 - claimed she had sexually harassed him and that her son had threatened to kill him. Zerbib went on to claim he had suffered "severe emotional injuries, anxiety, distress, humiliation and depression" and that he was owed more than $100,000 in unpaid wages. He also claimed she had prevented him from retrieving his car which was left parked at her home once he had resigned, meaning he had to hire a rental car for a week. Shay denied all the allegations. The case was settled out of court in 2016, and officially "dismissed with prejudice", meaning it could never go before a court again. Details of the settlement were not made public.[42]

Shay purchased a smaller mansion in Beverly Hills, California, for $5.75 million in 2020.[43] Her Sunset Boulevard mansion - which she bought in 2011 for $9.4 million[44] - sold for $13.8 million in 2021.[45] She also co-owned her childhood home in Tokyo.[2] Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, she lived in Paris for half of the year.[5]

Death

Shay died from a stroke on June 1, 2023.[2] She was 62.[3] She is survived by her only son, Kenny, and her only granddaughter, Alessi. Her obituary was published by the Los Angeles Times on June 9.[2]

Shay's death was announced to the public on June 5 in a statement by her family to People: "It saddens our hearts to announce that Anna Shay, a loving mother, grandmother, charismatic star, and our brightest ray of sunshine, has passed away at the early age of 62 from a stroke. Anna taught us many life lessons on how not to take life too seriously and to enjoy the finer things. Her impact on our lives will be forever missed but never forgotten."[3]

Shay's Bling Empire co-stars Cherie Chan, Christine Chiu, Kevin Kreider, Kim Lee, Kane Lim, Kelly Mi Li, Jaime Xie, Guy Tang, Mimi Morris, and Dorothy Wang paid tribute via social media.[46] Jeff Jenkins, the show's executive producer, led the tributes.[47] Golden, Netflix's official social media channel dedicated to celebrating the pan-Asian diaspora, also paid tribute.[48]

Shay's date of death was June 1, 2023,[2] however, the media have consistently reported her death date to be June 5.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Notes
2021 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted Presenter
2021 Celebrity Family Feud 1 episode
2021–2022 Bling Empire 22 episodes

Source: [49]

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