With $315 million in earnings, Winfrey is set to launch her own television channel next year. The 56-year-old ousted Angelina Jolie as the top power player with the actor slipping from last year’s number one to the 18th spot.
In second place to the enduring talk show diva, popular singer Beyonce Knowles jumped two positions with earnings of $87 million, following a profitable year for her growing entertainment and fashion empire. Director James Cameron, fresh from the success of his record-breaking movie Avatar, came in third with earnings of $210 million.
The top rankings are based on income over the past 12 months, as well as web references, press clippings, broadcast mentions and major magazine covers devoted to the celebrity, said Forbes.
At number four was the list’s highest-ranked newcomer - singing sensation and one-woman fashion whirlwind Lady Gaga. With huge tours and successful music ventures, the New York-born entertainer earned $62 million in the last year.
Golfer Tiger Woods kept his high standing despite sensational reports of his extra-marital affairs, and maintained the number five position and raked in $105 million even in the wake of his self-imposed six-month break from the game.
Others in the top 10 included pop singer Britney Spears at six, and Irish rockers U2 at seven. Oscar-winning actor Sandra Bullock, whose cheating husband kept her in the tabloid limelight, soared from last year’s 92nd spot to be this year’s number eight, with $56 million in earnings.
Actor Johnny Depp was at number nine, while singer Madonna fell seven positions from her 2009 spot to round out the top 10 with $58 million in earnings.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 30th 2010.
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