Oprah Reclaims Her Crown On Forbes' Most Powerful Celebrities List
Posted on Mon Jun 28th, 2010 4:42pm PDT By X17 Staff
The TV queen is back on top!
Forbes just came out with their annual list of the 100 richest and most powerful people in entertainment and Oprah Winfrey is number one again - Angelina Jolie took the top spot last year. Phew! All is now right with the world.
No surprise that tabloid stories (Tiger Woods and Sandra Bullock) and nationwide obsession (Lady Gaga) helped fuel the top ten, which isn't solely based on earnings... check it out below!
1. Oprah Winfrey, $315 million
2. Beyonce Knowles, $87 million
3. James Cameron, $210 million
4. Lady Gaga, $62 million
5. Tiger Woods, $105 million
6. Britney Spears, $64 million
7. U2, $130 million
8. Sandra Bullock, $56 million
9. Johnny Depp, $75 million
10. Madonna, $58 million
Also, newbies on the list include Twilight stars Rob Pattinson (#50) and Kristen Stewart (#66), as well as Chelsea Handler (#98). And Angie herself? She dropped to number 18 this year - burn! Of course she is higher than Jennifer Aniston (#26), and both ladies are higher than Brad Pitt (#30).
Read the complete list here!