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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 | 6:08am
Usual Suspects Top FORBES Celebrity 100. Lady Gaga Surprises At #4
Oprah takes back the top spot as Beyonce Still the breadwinner in their marriage

@OPRAH @jayz @FloydMayweather @Ladygaga @iamdiddy @Forbes @Lil Tunechi
Its yet again that time of year when Forbes Magazine releases their annual Celebrity 100 List which ranks the paper of the top celebrities. Oprah snatches back her perennial crown following a dip last year relinquishing the crown to Angelina Jolie (#18 this year) amid a fan backlash from her support of Barack Obama’s candidacy. Winfrey got that paper this past year raking in an estimated $315 million over the past 12 months.
Perhaps most surprising is Lady Gaga’s debut at #4 on the list!!! With endorsements from Virgin Mobile, Polaroid, Monster and Viva Glam, a wildly popular album and a celebrity buzz that won’t quit, Gaga raked in a whopping $62 million this past year. Here’s what the magazine had to say about her fame.
Gaga’s success is a mixture of extreme theatricality, catchy hooks and an image that is edgy, yet business friendly. Sure Gaga might drip fake blood on stage, make out with women in her videos and encourage Internet rumors that she is a hermaphrodite. But she does it all in a way that doesn’t scare off corporate sponsors. Yes, she wore a dress made out of Kermit the Frog dolls, but you won’t see her stumbling drunk and high out of a nightclub at 4 a.m. (Though she recently caused some controversy for allegedly being drunk at a Yankees game.)
True indeed. Here are some other notables on the list.
Tyler Perry: $125 Mil
Tiger Woods: $105 Mil (STILL)
Floyd Mayweather: $65 Mil
Michael Jordan: $55 Mil
Lebron James: $43 Mil
Diddy: $30 Mil
Lil Wayne: $20 Mil
Also of note was Beyonce who raked in an estimated $87 Million as you’ll notice, more than her husband ($63 Mil). I wonder how he feels about that? What do you think? I guess when you make that kind of money it doesn’t matter. Jigga I hope you denied the prenup lol.
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I hope Jay doesn’t care, nothing wrong with the wife bringing her bread to the table… Lady Gaga will fizzle out soon, i doubt she can keep people interested for another year or so…. Tiger woods over 100 mill thats insane, no tournament wins, lost a rack of endorsements, giving out 30, 40 dollars to his hoes here and there… not bad tiger not bad….
Don’t forget he still gotta give the ex $750 million! So Tiger probably won’t be seeing all of that $100 mil…..LMAO
Where is bow wow on this list!!!!!!! I’m such an ass!!!!
Only 20 for Weezy I thought it would be more
I’m surprised Wayne even got that much. I would have guessed 10 mil at the most. Not saying he sucks or anything but he really didn’t put out anything in 2009. That Young Money compilation album that came out in December don’t count lol.
WHERE’S THE MILK?
WHERE’S TUESDAY’S FAT BACK?