In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal last summer, Mars was asked if he wanted to officially debunk the rumors himself.

Bruno Mars poked fun at a viral internet rumor alleging that he had gambled away $50 million, joking that he was “almost out of debt.”

Bruno Mars poked fun at the debunked rumors that he owed MGM Resorts $50 million in gambling debt following his surprise cameo at Blackpink’s concert in Los Angeles Sunday. The “Treasure” singer, 39,

The four-member supergroup brought their Deadline world tour to L.A.’s SoFi Stadium with two sold-out shows over the weekend, with the tour serving as a reunion of sorts after successful solo endeavors.

The joke was a hilarious callback to the rumours from 2023 that the singer was in millions of pounds of debt, after gambling $50million (£37.4m) away at MGM Casinos. It was then alleged that the singer’s long-term performance partnership, which has been in place with the company since 2016, was put in place to offset the money the star owed.