Forbes Top 20 Paid Celebrities
Forbes has released its annual list of top paid celebrities, and Oprah is the queen!
The daytime legend was the highest-paid celebrity for the fourth year in a row with $165 million earned between May 2011 and May 2012.
While Oprah is the only woman in the top 10, according to Forbes:
“Her reign might not last much longer as this is the last year we’ll count any of her syndication money.”
Close behind was movie director Michael Bay, whose action-packed adventure flick “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” released last year, helped him earn $160 million.
3. Steven Spielberg – $130 million
4. Jerry Bruckheimer – $115 million
5. Dr. Dre – $110 million
6. Tyler Perry – $105 million
7. Howard Stern – $95 million
8. James Patterson – $94 million
9. George Lucas – $90 million
10. Simon Cowell – $90 million
11. Glenn Beck – $80 million
12. Elton John – $80 million
13. Tom Cruise – $75 million
14. Dick Wolf – $70 million
15. Rush Limbaugh – $69 million
16. Manny Pacquiao – $67 million
17. Dr. Phil – $64 million
18. Donald Trump – $63 million
19. Ryan Seacrest – $59 million
20. Britney Spears – $58 million
It’s Britney bitch! With Britney Spears at number 20, her and Oprah are the only females in the top 20.











Comments section closes after 60 days.