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Beyonce & Jay-Z Are The Top-Earning Couple

Are you all ready for a bit of depression? Forbes have released their annual list of the Top-Earning Celebrity Couples and just like last year the top spot is owned by Beyonce and Jay-Z. But unlike last year the couple made $162 million, this year they earned $122 million. A sign of the recession?

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01. Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles : $122 million

Between Jay-Z’s musical empire, Beyonce’s chart-topping hit “Single Ladies” and several clothing lines and ad deals, this couple knows how to use their fame to make money. Jay-Z has a hit with “Empire State of Mind,” which he performed with Alicia Keys at the World Series. His next tour launches in February. Last year Beyonce sang at Obama’s inaugural ball and her film, Obsessed, earned $74 million at the worldwide box office.

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02. Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart : $69 million

For the past few years Ford has stayed out of the spotlight, but he returned in a big way in 2008 with Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull. Ford earned $65 million for his work in the role. His girlfriend, Calista Flockhart, is no lazy daisy. She stars on the ABC show Brothers & Sisters.

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03. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie : $55 million

Pitt and Jolie have always gotten plenty of attention, but now they’re making plenty of money too. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was one of Pitt’s highest grossing films, earning $334 million at the worldwide box office. Jolie is profiting by embracing her inner action hero. Wanted earned $341 million at the worldwide box office. Later this year she’ll appear in Salt as a disgraced CIA agent.

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04. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith : $48 million

Smith is without a doubt the biggest movie star in the world. His films have earned a total $5.7 billion at the worldwide box office and studio heads say he earns every penny of his $20 million paycheck. Most of the couple’s earnings come from Smith, but Pinkett Smith has a growing career of her own. She’s been writing and producing films as well as voicing Gloria the hippo in the Madagascar films.

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05. David and Victoria Beckham : $46 million

Beckham is still a worldwide soccer sensation at the ripe old age of 34. Part of the year he’s a star in Los Angeles with the Galaxy. The rest of the year he plays for A.C. Milan, which should help him land a spot on the England team to appear in a record-tying fourth World Cup this summer. Beckham’s wife, Victoria (better known as Posh Spice), is scheduled to appear as a guest judge on this year’s American Idol.

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06. Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi : $36 million

DeGeneres has become an entertainment mogul. She has a successful talk show, shills for American Express and owns part of a dog food company. Next she’ll take over for Paula Abdul as a judge on American Idol. Her significant other, de Rossi, stars in the ABC show Better Off Ted, which has garnered a cult following but seems poised for cancellation.

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07. Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson : $35.5 million

As one of the few actors in Hollywood who can still command a $20 million paycheck, Hanks is the main breadwinner in his house. He had another hit this year with Angels & Demons. The film earned $486 million at the worldwide box office. This summer he’ll once again voice Woody in Toy Story 3. Wilson has a much more low-key career, but she still pops up in best friend roles. She recently appeared with Meryl Streep in It’s Complicated.

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08. Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy : $34 million

Carrey and McCarthy have been a couple for the last four years and in that time McCarthy’s profile has risen considerably. She’s gone from a Playboy model to an outspoken (and controversial) vaccine opponent. Carrey contributes the majority of money to the pair, but McCarthy will soon have her own television show under Oprah’s Harpo banner.

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09. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes : $33.5 million

Cruise and Holmes are a source of endless fascination for tabloids and they’re also very rich. Cruise is the family breadwinner, earning $33 million between June 2008 and June 2009. Holmes still acts a little. In 2008 she starred in Mad Money alongside Diane Keaton. Up next for Cruise: Knight & Day with Cameron Diaz.

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10. Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow : $33 million

As the front man for the group Coldplay, Martin outearns Paltrow. The group’s latest album, Viva la Vida, sold 2.6 million copies in the U.S. and 3 million in Europe. Paltrow will be the high-profile spouse in 2010 though when she reprises her role as Tony Stark’s assistant, Pepper Potts, in Iron Man 2.

Lists like this make me really depressed, especially after I look at my bank account.

source: Hollywood’s Top-Earning Couples [Forbes]

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Kate Moss’ Jungle Bungle & Links To Hollywood

Kate Moss' Jungle Bungle & Links To Hollywood

A Bungle In Kate’s JungleCity Rag

Sharon Stone Didn’t Insult Meryl StreepPop Eater

Super Agent Ari Golden Defeated – The Dirty

Kate Gosselin Blew $7,000 On Her Hair – The Superficial

Mashup: Kiss Vs. GossipPopbytes

Sorry Guys, No Naked Natalie PortmanF-Listed

Christina Aguilera In A Short Skirt – Drunken Stepfather

Artie Lange Released From The Hospital – Celebrity Smack

Kim Kardashian Admits To Having Cellulite – Wonderwall

Mel Gibson Covered In Cow Brains – Celeb News Wire

Brooke Mueller Was Also A Crack Addict – Anything Hollywood

Kendra Wilkinson Pimps Out Her New Baby – ICYDK

Pamela Anderson Is Single Again – DListed

Ellen DeGeneres Will Cry – Celeb News Wire

Jay Leno Vs. Conan O’Brien, Funny Man Poll – College Candy

Adam Lambert’s AMAs FCC Complaints – Allie Is Wired

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Simon Cowell Hired Paula Abdul For The X Factor?

As we all know, the new season of American Idol is set to air without Paula Abdul, but that doesn’t mean she and her craziness is off our screens for good if new rumors are to be believed.

Simon Cowell Hired Paula Abdul For The X Factor?

Paula, who is still friends with Simon Cowell, quit her judging duties on Idol because they wouldn’t pay her $10 million per season of the show. Now she has reportedly signed a $4.5 million contract with Cowell to judge on the US version of The X Factor.

The X Factor replaced Pop Idol in the UK a few years ago and has since become the most watched TV show on that side of the pond, which means Cowell is wanting to bring the show over to the US in 2011.

A source said, “Simon flew Paula to London and wined and dined her relentlessly over the course of several days, even introducing her to everyone who works on X Factor. But what really clinched the deal was Simon’s pledge that she wouldn’t have to deal with all the nonsense and infighting that she hated on Idol.”

I sure hope Paula Abdul did her research on the show before signing the contract because there is even more fighting on The X Factor than there is on American Idol. It is rumored that Sharon Osbourne left her judging job on the show because of fighting.

Either way, The X Factor is way better than American Idol so the sooner it is on US TV the better.

source: Simon Cowell Signs Paula Abdul To $4.5 Million-A-Year Contract With “The X Factor?” [Popcrunch]

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Bar Etiquette 101 & Links To Hollywood

Bar Etiquette 101 & Links To Hollywood

Bar Etiquette 101: Don’t Annoy The StaffCity Rag

James Gandolfini Will Knock You Out – The Superficial

A Psychic Will Try To Reach Michael JacksonF-Listed

Tranny Fights Facebook Lover On Jerry SpringerTabloid Prodigy

Ellen DeGeneres Begs Her Way Onto Oprah’s Cover – Pop Eater

Pete Doherty Looks Like The Living Dead – Holy Moly

Tom Ford’s A Single Man Trailer & Poster – Popbytes

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Litely Salted

Jon Hamm Is An Ageless Beauty – OMG! Blog

Fergie Stands By Her Man After Stripper Sex – Celebrity Smack

Olivia Munn Makes Dorks Happy – Celeb News Wire

Another Reason To Look At Katy Perry’s Butt – Fatback Media

Levi Johnston To Be Honored For Playgirl Spread – Anything Hollywood

Classic…That’s How Spencer Pratt Rolls – Pacific Coast News

Bruce Willis Likes Himself The Way He Is – ICYDK

Remember When People Thought Claire Danes Was Hot? – Drunken Stepfather

Lady Gaga Is A Demanding Diva – Wonderwall

Michael Lohan Is The Douchiest Dad Of All Time – College Candy

Aussies Have Had Enough Of Your Fakery, Britney SpearsHollywood Dame

Insanity: Suri Cruise Is Three & Still On The Bottle – Allie Is Wired

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Find Your Condom Size & Links To Hollywood

Find Your Condom Size & Links To Hollywood

Find Your Custom Condom Size! – F-Listed

Megan Fox Might Be Going Bald – The Superficial

Amy Winehouse Is Still Looking Frumpy – Celebrity Smack

Bai Ling Talks About Nipples – Celeb News Wire

Kate Gosselin Is Not Phased By Kathy Griffin’s Mocking – Popeater

Liza Minnelli Is An Example Of A True Diva – Popbytes

Shia LaBeouf Is Lookin’ Pretty Dapper – Pacific Coast News

Paris Hilton Vs. A Bunch Of Trannies – Websters Is My Bitch

Vanessa Hudgens Talks About Her Nude Photos – Holy Moly

Robin Williams Full Frontal Naked? – Tabloid Prodigy

Is Khloe Kardashian Knocked Up? – Anything Hollywood

Baby Crazy Celebrity TalismansCity Rag

Avril Lavigne’s Clothing Line Is Ironic – News Toob

Paula Abdul Makes Fun Of Ellen DeGeneresAllie Is Wired

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Ellen DeGeneres To Join American Idol

Somebody out there thought it would be hilarious to make my worst nightmare come through by putting Ellen DeGeneres on another television show.

Ellen DeGeneres To Join American Idol

Yep just like the title of this post reads – Ellen will be replacing Paula Abdul and become the fourth judge on American Idol once the audition rounds finish up.

Speaking on her day time chat show she said..”I’m thrilled to be the new judge on American Idol. I’ve watched since the beginning, and I’ve always been a huge fan. So getting this job is a dream come true, and think of all the money I’ll save from not having to text in my vote. Hopefully I’m the people’s point of view because I’m just like you. I sit at home and I watch it. … I’m not looking at it in a critical way from the producer’s mind. I’m looking at it as a person who is going to buy the music and is going to relate to that person. I’m going to have a day job and a night job. The times we’re living in … we’re all doing that.”

Now, I’m all for working hard for your money but is she actually serious in her last statement? Sure people have two jobs but Ellen the thing is, we all don’t get millions for each job.

There has been no word from Paula Abdul, most likely because she is probably high from raiding her medicine cabinet.

During the audition process the show had guest judges which included Shania Twain, Victoria Beckham, Mary J. Blige, Joe Jonas and Kristin Chenoweth.

Bosses for Idol, which returns in January, released a statement saying “Ellen has been a fan of the show for many years, and her love of music and understanding of the American public will bring a unique human touch to our judging panel.”

I know Ellen DeGeneres is the second coming to some people but I just don’t like her which is why this is my worst nightmare. Also what exactly are her qualifications when it comes to the music business?

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10 Tasteless Signs & Links To Hollywood


10 Tasteless & Offensive SignsCity Rag

Kim Kardashian In Her Undies – The Superficial

Japanese First Lady Rode A UFO To Venus – F-Listed

Man Shuts Up Someone Else’s KidCelebrity Smack

Spencer Pratt Is A Bad Husband – Fatback Media

David Beckham Wants To Get An Ellen DeGeneres Tattoo – Websters Is My Bitch

Kelly Osbourne Hates Herself – ICYDK

LeAnn Rimes Loves The Attention – Splash News

King Spencer Pratt Is Crowned – Pacific Coast News

Salma Hayek Is A Miss Priss – Anything Hollywood

Kanye West Goes Shirtless For A Gay Mag – Tabloid Prodigy

Tori Spelling’s Marriage Is Fake – Popbytes

Michael Jackson Got What He Wanted – Popeater

Daniel Craig Is Workin’ The Porn Stache – Holy Moly

Kevin Federline Has The Body Of A True Dancer – Allie Is Wired

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Links To Hollywood – #276


Megan Fox Gets Groped City Rag

Gwyneth Paltrow Makes A Sandwich – Holy Moly

Joy Behar Calls Off Her Wedding – Popeater

The 5 Best Michael Jackson Songs You’ve Never Heard – F-Listed

Heartless In A Bottle – Mashup – Popbytes

Michelle Pfeiffer Shares Her Beauty Secrets – Celebrity Smack

Amy Winehouse Greeting Cards? Really? – Celeb News Wire

Ellen DeGeneres & Portia De Rossi Don’t Want Kids – Fatback Media

Kate Gosselin Admits She Failed – Ninja Dude

Rolling Stone Used To Be For Real Musicians – Websters Is My Bitch

Michael Jackson Walk Of Fame Star Fail – Pacific Coast News

Josh Duhamel Wishes He Punched Perez – The Superficial

A.J. McLean Wears Nail Polish? – Meet The Famous

Jennifer Lopez Halts Her Fashion Line – Hollywood Dame

Miley Cyrus Remained Pure With Justin GastonCelebitchy

Shia LaBeouf Flirts A With Girl On The Today Show – Anything Hollywood

Celebrities Remember Michael JacksonAllie Is Wired

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Links To Hollywood – #214



Rihanna’s Tattoos By The Dozen City Rag

Pete Doherty Commissioned To Write Drama – Holy Moly

Awesome Dog Reacts To Fart – F-Listed

Andy Roddick Had An Itch Down There – Popbytes

Khloe Kardashian Is Photogenic – Celebrity Smack

Padma Lakshmi Gets Licky With A Burger – Celeb News Wire

Holly Madison Is Busted Up – Fatback Media

Scarlett Johansson Is Looking Skinny – Celeb Warship

Megan Fox On The Cover Of Empire Magazine – ICYDK

Jordin Sparks & John Mayer Look Uncomfortable – Websters Is My Bitch

Britney Spears’ Fan Site Is Shutting Down? – Socialite’s Life

Vanilla Ice Brings The Nineties To Australia – Pacific Coast News

Method Man Was Too High To Pay His Taxes – Celebitchy

Jennifer Hudson On Ellen DeGeneres’ Show – Daily Stab

Anna Kournikova Is Bored In Swimsuits – News Toob

Rapper T.I. Sentenced To Prison – Hollywood Dame

American Idol: Buh-Bye Michael Sarver! – Allie Is Wired

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Links To Hollywood – #203



Lindsay Lohan Looks Like A Pretzel City Rag

Caught? Brad Pitt & The Nanny – Popbytes

Geri Halliwell Is A Commitment-Phobe – Holy Moly

No One Ever Said Hayden Panettiere Was Mature – Celeb News Wire

DJ AM Avoids Second Plane Crash – Celebrity Smack

Chuck Norris Threatens To Run For President – F-Listed

Megan Fox & Brian Austin Green Are Back Together? – Fatback Media

Jade Goody Heads Home – Celeb Warship

Reese Witherspoon Looks Like She’s 12 – ICYDK

Miley Cyrus Wants To Live With Justin Gaston? – Websters Is My Bitch

Amanda Bynes Loves To Party It Up With Her BFF – Pacific Coast News

Kathy Griffin Muzzled! – Seriously OMG

Fantasia Reveals Who She’s Rooting For On Idol – Gabby Babble

Doutzen Kroes Is On Vacation – Celebslam

Carol Burnett Joins Ellen DeGeneres’ Bathroom Concert Series – Allie Is Wired


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Links To Hollywood – #179



Paris Hilton Is OvercookedCity Rag

Armed Man With Klingon Swords Robs Convenience Stores – F-Listed

Jonathan Knight Kissed A Boy & He Liked It – Celeb News Wire

Bret Michaels & Jennifer Aniston In The Back Of A Tour Bus? – Celebrity Smack

Keira Knightley Needs To Eat A Cheeseburger – ICYDK

Stardust Kids – Mashup! – Popbytes

Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt Are Unscupulous – Websters Is My Bitch

Zuma Rossdale Is Rocking The Accessories In London – Celebrity Baby Scoop

Jessica Alba Is Doing Knee-Breaking Work – Ninja Dude

An Open Letter To Drew BarrymoreCeleb Warship

Kara DioGuardi Is Not A Very Nice Person – Fatback Media

Pete Doherty To Give A College Lecture – Holy Moly

Ellen DeGeneres Discusses Her Domestic Squabbles – Popeater

Sacha Baron Cohen Cheating With His Ex-Fiancee? – Allie Is Wired

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Links To Hollywood – #170

Gun Battle: Marky Mark Vs. Jake GyllenhaalCity Rag

Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz To Appear On CSI: NY – Bricks & Stones

Lily Allen Talks About Alfie’s Penis – Holy Moly

Model Gemma Garrett Flaunts Her Battered Goods – F-Listed

Chris Noth Talks About The SATC Sequel – Celebrity Smack

Lady Gaga Spotted Wearing Pants – Popbytes

Kim Kardashian Looks Cute Covered Up – College Candy

Bear Grylls Had A Baby – Celeb News Wire

Courtney Love Does Heeb Magazine – Pink Is The New Blog

Paris Hilton’s Camera Got Stolen – Fatback Media

Whitney Port Sorry For Bikini Slippage – Ninja Dude

Anne Hathaway’s Next Boyfriend? – Popeater

Jennifer Lopez Doesn’t Like Gold On Gold – Celeb Warship

Travis Barker Is Better Than You – Celebslam

Beyonce Can’t Keep Her Trap Shut – DListed

J.C. Chasez Calls Lance Bass A Liar – Just Jared

This Oprah Winfrey Cake Looks Delicious – Best Week Ever

Holly Madison Bikini Pics From Mexico – The Bastardly

Some Vintage Nude Madonna Photos – Drunken Stepfather

Nick Nolte On Your Visa? – Defamer

Not Another Keanu Reeves Movie – Derek Hail

Ponzi Victim Kevin Bacon Needs A Job – Celebitchy

Pink Went To Anger Management – Hollyscoop

Kate Hudson Has A Leather Fetish? – Hollywood Tuna

Wilson Phillips Plan Their Comeback Tour – Gabby Babble

Johnny Knoxville Detained At LAX – Candy Kirby

American Idol’s Casey Carlson Bikini Photos – Yeeeah!

Kimora Lee Simmons Is Pregnant – Anything Hollywood

Olivia Munn Is Topless – Egotastic

Lindsay Lohan Pimps Fornarina Jeans – Socialite’s Life

Ellen DeGeneres Finally Snags Herself George ClooneyAllie Is Wired

 

Links To Hollywood – #163



Buy You A Drink?City Rag

Who Is Olivia Palermo?!?? – Bricks & Stones

Tom Cruise Says He’s A Good Parent – Holy Moly

Solange Knowles Flaunts Her Rump Roast – F-Listed

That’s One Hot Lizard! – Celebrity Smack

Best ‘08 Video: Pokerface By Lady GagaPopbytes

A Look Back At Fashion ‘08College Candy

Lisa Rinna On The Beach In A Bikini – Celeb News Wire

Mariah Carey Drinks Booze On Vacation – Pink Is The New Blog

Paris Hilton Is A Rich Little Slut – Fatback Media

Cash Warren Is Tougher Than Steel – Ninja Dude

Nicole Richie Ready For Baby #2? – Popeater

Michael Lohan Calls A Truce – Celeb Warship

Beyonce Is On Vacation – Celebslam

Eddie Murphy Serenades His Hos – DListed

Preview Salma Hayek on 30 RockJust Jared

Top Quotes From The Premiere of BromanceBest Week Ever

Lindsay Lohan & Chloe Sevigny Hooking Up? – The Bastardly

Sexually Charged Video Of The Day – Drunken Stepfather

Partying With Models Cured Jeremy Piven’s Mercury Poisoning – Defamer

Amy Winehouse Says No To Drugs – Derek Hail

John Mayer Is Avoiding Jessica SimpsonCelebitchy

Kevin Bacon Loses $50 Million In Ponzi Scheme – Hollyscoop

Kelly Brook In A Bikini – Hollywood Tuna

William Balfour Indicted For Hudson Murders – Gabby Babble

Owen Wilson Doesn’t Want To Be Compared To Ellen DeGeneresCandy Kirby

Doug Wilson Got Busted for DUI – Yeeeah

Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt To Host MTV Wedding Event – Anything Hollywood

Stephanie Seymour In A Blue Bikini – Egotastic

Shia LaBeouf Had A Breakdown – Socialite’s Life

Is Jennifer Garner Giving Birth? – Allie Is Wired

 

Ellen DeGeneres is Very Upset

Now that it is official Proposition 8 has passed in California, Ellen DeGeneres has spoken out against the ban on same sex marriage in California.

The comedian who married her partner Portia de Rossi back in August issued a statement through her official website.

She says, “this morning, when it was clear that Proposition 8 had passed in California, I can’t explain the feeling I had. I was saddened beyond belief. Here we just had a giant step toward equality [with the election of Barack Obama] and then on the very next day, we took a giant step away. I believe one day a “ban on gay marriage” will sound totally ridiculous. In the meantime, I will continue to speak out for equality for all of us.”

I feel the same way, the country makes a step forward with Obama but then takes another step backwards.

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The Week’s 10 Best Celebrity Quotes

“There is, come to think of it, a kind of Judi Dench quality to McCain.”
Daniel Craig, likening the Arizona senator to Dench’s James Bond character M, to Parade magazine

“They see films and start asking questions. Such as, ‘Why are Shrek and Fiona married and you’re not?’ ”
Angelina Jolie, on receiving pressure from her children to tie the knot with Brad Pitt, to the Italian edition of Vanity Fair

Jenna Fischer: “If you continue to flash your after-baby, fit-with-no-effort figure in front of me, I’m going to tell tales of nine-hour sleep sessions.”
Angela Kinsey: “Suck it Ms. Naps-a-lot!”
The Office costars, arguing over who has it better – the single-and-sleeping Fischer or new mom Kinsey, who can eat what she wants because she’s breast-feeding – on their MySpace blogs

“I hope I don’t faint. I’m wearing a corset which is difficult enough, but then to have to wear a corset and be short-breathed around Johnny Depp?”
Anne Hathaway, on the challenges of costarring with heartthrob Johnny Depp, to People magazine

“I mean I dabbled in high school, who didn’t?”
Ellen DeGeneres, on dating boys as a teenager, on her show

“I am not a Kraft piece of cheese. I don’t like to be classified. If I was on MySpace, I would say ’swinging.’ ”
Marilyn Manson, on his relationship status, to PEOPLE at the Spike Scream Awards

“The pain of spending a week with my brother is well worth it.”
Prince William, on joining Prince Harry for a charity motorcycle ride across South Africa, to reporters

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