Jennifer Lopez Tops Forbes’ Celebrity 100
MusicJennifer Lopez‘s comeback is on a roll! This year, she takes the top spot on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 after earning $52 million. Lady Gaga — who was last year’s most powerful celebrity — earned the same as Lopez but considering she hasn’t toured as much as in the past, Gaga slips to the No. 5 slot. Lopez’s domination is primarily attributed to her popularity resurgence after joining the American Idol panel last year. Now in her second year, she’s been thrust back into the spotlight and released a new album called Love? and is prepping another major release this year. J.Lo also appears in the upcoming movie What to Expect When You’re Expecting — which hits theaters this weekend, May 18.
Oprah, Justin Bieber and Rihanna round out the Top 4. Despite Oprah’s hefty paycheck ouf $165 million, she could not unseat Jenny from the Block at the top. Forbes takes into consideration several factors, including social standing (on social media, that is), press, TV/Radio, etc.
Here’s the full Top 10:
| Rank | Name | Pay | Money | TV/Radio | Press | Web Rank | Social |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jennifer Lopez |
$52 M | 30 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 19 |
| 2 |
Oprah Winfrey |
$165 M | 1 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 18 |
| 3 |
Justin Bieber |
$55 M | 24 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 |
Rihanna |
$53 M | 27 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 |
Lady Gaga |
$52 M | 30 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 |
Britney Spears |
$58 M | 20 | 26 | 34 | 15 | 11 |
| 7 |
Kim Kardashian |
$18 M | 77 | 5 | 35 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 |
Katy Perry |
$45 M | 36 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 |
Tom Cruise |
$75 M | 13 | 22 | 26 | 32 | 42 |
| 10 |
Steven Spielberg |
$130 M | 3 | 38 | 10 | 46 | 80 |
You can check out the rest of the list HERE.
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