Thu, 18 January 2007 at 9:14 am
Top 20 Richest Women in Entertainment
Forbes Magazine just tabulated “The 20 Richest Women In Entertainment” and there are some surprises in there! The youngest women on the list? The 22-year-old Olsen Twins. But to make the list at all, you need a minimum net worth of $45 million. Cha-ching!
- 1 — Oprah Winfrey = $1,500 million
- 2 — J.K. Rowling = $1,000 million
- 3 — Martha Stewart = $638 million
- 4 — Madonna = $325 million
- 5 — Celine Dion = $250 million
- 6 — Mariah Carey = $225 million
- 7 — Janet Jackson = $150 million
- 8 — Julia Roberts = $140 million
- 9 — Jennifer Lopez = $110 million
- 10 — Jennifer Aniston = $110 million
- 11 — Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen = $100 million
- 12 — Britney Spears = $100 million
- 13 — Judith “Judge Judy” Sheindlin = $95 million
- 14 — Sandra Bullock = $85 million
- 15 — Cameron Diaz = $75 million
- 16 — Gisele Bundchen = $70 million
- 17 — Ellen DeGeneres = $65 million
- 18 — Nicole Kidman = $60 million
- 19 — Christina Aguilera = $60 million
- 20 — Renee Zellweger = $45 million
JUDGE JUDY, YO! Check out E! Entertainment’s one-hour special on The 20 Richest Women in Entertainment, which premieres on Saturday, Jan. 20 @ 6PM ET/PT.
Posted to: Britney Spears, Cameron Diaz, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Ellen DeGeneres, Gisele Bundchen, JK Rowling, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez, Judge Judy, Julia Roberts, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Martha Stewart, Nicole Kidman, Olsen Twins, Oprah Winfrey, Renee Zellweger, Sandra Bullock
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Russia Says:
January 18th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Janet Jackson has made many a private donation and gives endless money, the reason you don’t know about it is because she unlike Jolie doesn’t make it a media event for good press.
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Yeah, Janet just chooses to pose half naked on the cover of every freakin’ magazine that will have her.
Same with Maniston. She just takes her top off for the cover shots.
These require no intelligence on their part. They would rather do this kind of media event than actually do some research on what they are “privately donating” to.
Angelina also does a lot of private donations that don’t get published. She has donatated to the building of clinics, schools, orphanages, sewing machines, etc. It is only since she and Brad have been together that the media has made a big deal of her donating because the spot light is on every move she makes now. She has always been very private about her donations. My gawd, she really doesn’t have a lot of money, by Hollywood standards. I admire her even more now.
I thought last year’s Forbes list said Angelina was worth about $80,000,000. What happened? Does anyone have access to last year’s list? How could she go from 80, to not being on the list this year?
JJ: please post a list with Angelina Jolie at the top so the fans can rest easy and start saying how the list is real and fair and how AJ is great.
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LightBulb Says:
January 18th, 2007 at 3:33 pm
JJ: please post a list with Angelina Jolie at the top so the fans can rest easy and start saying how the list is real and fair and how AJ is great.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
no no no.
We want him to post a pic and list of Angelina’s accomplishments instead:
Mother of 3
UN Ambassador for Refugees
1/3 donation of salary
Oscar
SAG
Golden Globe (George Wallace/Gia/Girl Interrupted)
2 million last year to Doctors Without Borders
AIDS work
and so on and so on and so on.
That is why she is great.
And while at it, JJ, post info on Meryl Streep’s accomplishments to (who is not on the list). The Queen of all things “acting”.
where the **** did jennifer aniston get 110 million, what the else has she done since friends?
LoL
Angelina giving away all her money certainly explains why she looks starved recently!
Who cares if Angelina is not one of the Top Greediest - I mean Richest women in America.
So long as she continues to support her charities and be a good mother to her children, SHE”LL ALWAYS BE ON THE TOP OF MY LIST!!!!!!!!
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curly Says:
January 18th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
You don’t get it. my point was…why has this thread become a bashing thread? When I go to BAMZS thread, I have learned to scroll down and ignore trolls because of their hate and ignorance. So, when I saw this…I came to give props to these women. But instead, it has become a JA verus Jolie thread. And it wasn’t even a JA fan that started it. It was a BAMZS fan. I know because of the hate and trolls that we’ve been subjective to, we have become defensive, to a point where we don’t even wait for the trolls to have the first dib…we do it first. And for that…it’s kind of sad, but it’s what some of the BAMZS fan have become. I’ve even seen some of the BAMZS fans wishing that JA would drop dead. O.O Isn’t that how the trolls talk? so…why are we turning into one?
what the hell is judge judy doing on that list? and how are the olsen twins so rich?
Ryan Secrest aka Closet Case went off on Angleina on his morning show complaining she did not answer his questions at Golden Globes.
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Phone: 323-954-2400
Fax: 323-954-2661
Key People
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• CFO: Steve Dolcemaschio
• SVP Marketing and Communications: Suzanne Kolb
If anyone lives in LA, please post the contact info for KIIS FM radio.
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I love CLINIQUA as well, she is always “right on the money”.
This list works the same way People magazines Most Beautiful list works: It’s all about publicity I’m sure. Not about who is really the richest. How would Forbes know anyways? I doubt any of those stars would disclose their income let alone their whole fortune to them.
Great posts!! Loved reading them. Curly, you have your facts in place. Admire you for your impeccable posts.
Firstly, the main reason iam here on this site is because i admire jolie-pitts for all their humanitarian deeds. They are way richer than any of us here, but richness and wealth only makes sense when it is well spent. I’ve seen and heard of people who were millionAIRES and reduced to bankruptcy in afew years all because of their excessive spending habits. To spend money wisely is what finally matters no matter how rich you are. To strike a balance between donating and spending on self is a challenge on its own. If you worked hard to earn so much money then you deserve to spend some on yourself. And again to donate it takes a huge heart. But as one poster here mentioned, a lot of ladies who have made it to the top here are’nt very generous. Atleast it seems so. When a celebraty donates, it should make headlines because this is a huge inspiration to all their fans to start donating too.
i’m really not surprised by any of the names but by the fact that the majority are single and don’t have any children. i guess it’s true that marriage and kids suck up all your money.
keep it up, ladies. but don’t forget to give something back!
I forgot who said it, but this not about the x and Angie. If Angie is making less money and donating privately or out in the open, the fact that she isn’t on the list should say something positive about her. Forget the x. She earned her money. There was no divorce settlement. Leave her alone, smirk, smirk, smirk.:):):) Just be happy that Angie still finds it in heart to give out of what she has. Do quesstion who is giving, and who isn’t. Not everyone understands things the same way. Now please tell me how Angie went from being on the list last year with $80, to not being on the list at all this year. Some of you computer whiz kids can you find that info. I am challenged big time on a computer.
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gitane Says:
January 18th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
i’m really not surprised by any of the names but by the fact that the majority are single and don’t have any children. i guess it’s true that marriage and kids suck up all your money.
keep it up, ladies. but don’t forget to give something back!
ITA
MISTAKE: The Olsen Twins are 20, not 22. (Doesn’t that make you feel a whole lot better?) I always remember how old they are because when I was little, I was fascinated with the fact that they’re the same age as my brother. Lame, I know :P.
Boo! They’re all facking overpaid, even the ones not on this list. I’m shocked that Aniston made the list, though I don’t hate her. She may not have the prettiest chin, but DAMN, ***** is loaded! As much as everyone hates on her here, she’s still filthy, stinking rich. Suck it!
And that settles it, Janet! With that much money, you can sit your expired ass down and start making babies with JD instead of releasing embarassments like “Call On Me” and “So Excited”. Don’t get all Mike on me, though.
Mary Kate and Ashley? God, I can’t write all the gruesome things I would to do their asses on here.
Britney…that settles it. This list is outdated. No way is she that rich now.
But remember guys, money doesn’t buy happiness….oh, who am I ******* kidding?
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Aiko Says:
You may be right that I did not see your perspective on the point of bashing. But please try to see how the story you are celebrating by “more power to these women” is erroneous of and in itself. If we are to celebrate this story as it is, then other questions arise, with some answers not so pleasant.
1. Given the unfortunate structures in the society they are living in, do these “powerful” women are showing any kind of interest to these issues, at least in terms of public awareness? This is above and beyond the question of who is giving how much, it is also about who is shedding light to the problems. The total worth in this list is a drop in a vast ocean of the problems, but they have the power to turn light to issues that “they” care about. I would not write what I wrote if I did not believe that personal wealth brings also about public responsibility. Some wealthy people also seem to embrace the idea, a few unwillingly perhaps.
2. Assume that it is a personal choice to show interest to the problems in the society, so it is acceptable that some of the names (note that I am not singling out JA) in the list live the life of a plant in a pot; and still celebrate the money making power of these women. Even then, is it not reasonable to ask if they show any interest to the problems in the industry they are working on? Such as mentoring.
Giving away is not always about the beneficiaries because of pure altruism, it is sometimes about making sure that life after you will remember your existence at one point, so giving away may be selfish as well.
Try to see these points under the light that many women working in the industry are still being paid less than males. The way I see the list is very few names are actively engaged in doing some “public” good either because they care about their legacy or care about other people. So I can not just check their wealth and not ask, I wonder what they do to give back, especially if I am looking at numbers of the unfortunate under my finger tips every day.
3. And lastly, there was a recent piece in NYT about charities. The research has shown that “showing up in a gala, buying tickets, etc.” is the least effective way of reaching the target “poor/needy” population, mostly because in these event the organizations need to pay for so many overhead costs (rent of the place, etc). That may be the reason why wealthy people sincerely interested in philanthropy may be setting up their own foundation, less leak in the pipe.
Hopefully you also will get my point, sad but I see nothing to celebrate given the majority of performance regarding the points above of the women making to the list.
All the best,
~curly
eh…you know what? nvm…I’ll just learn to also scroll pass all the hate.
btw, some of you guys really do have good and valid post. I really enjoy reading them.
that goes the same to you too curly~
I do get it. It’s just that I hate all the bashing. I’ve had enough of them from JA’s fans and haters, so I was very surprised to see it here too. And when I saw that…it made me think that it was inviting more hate. hate attracts hate.
anyways…I enjoy your post.
Im pretty sure that list isnt very accurate just like the list that comes out with the paychecks each celeb makes on a movie.
Chinocchio = $110 million
Angie ♥ Brad ♥ Maddox ♥ Zahara ♥ Shiloh = PRICELESS
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