Forbes Magazine recently revealed this year’s list of Entertainment’s Highest Earning women … And you’ll never guess who’s at the top!
Okay, you can probably guess who’s at the top.
OPRAH!
Oprah, after pulling in a whopping $290 million between 2010 and 2011, earned the most money among a list of 10 women in entertainment who pulled in big bucks between May 2010 and May 2011.
Right after Oprah comes Lady Gaga, who made $90 million, followed by reality TV star Bethenny Frankel ($55 million), supermodel Gisele Bundchen ($45 M) and and daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres ($45 M), rounding out the Top 5.
See who else made the cut below:
New couple alert!
The word on the sidewalk is that Bruno Mars and Rocsi Diaz from BET’s “106 & Park” are dating, and have been for the past few months.
Ne-Yo is a daddy again!
Less than a year after giving birth to their daughter, Ne-Yo’s girlfriend (and rumored fiancee) Monyetta Shaw gave birth to their newborn son, who they named Mason Evan, on Sunday, October 9th, reps for Ne-Yo confirmed to People.com.
The proud papa tweeted:
“Sal-u twit fam. If you are truly fam you’ll help me welcome the heir to my throne.”
In other Ne-Yo news, the R&B singer recently revealed to our friends over at That Grape Juice that his upcoming album “The Cracks in Mr. Perfect,” is due out in 2012.
50 Cent is all business on the cover of the October 24th/31st issue of JET Magazine, where the rapper discusses his new book “50 Cent Playground: The Mostly True Story of a Reformed Bully,” which he hopes will encourage kids to think about how bullying impacts communities.
The rapper also opens up about his personal life, talks about how he raised his teenage son, and why he believes there’s a difference between earning a college degree and truly being educated.
The issue hits newsstands October 24th.
After Beyonce made an appearance on an Australian TV show to talk about her pregnancy, among other things, people began to accuse her of wearing a “fake” baby bump.
But now Beyonce and her people have had enough of people speculating on whether or not she is faking her pregnancy for publicity, something that is really insane when you sit back and think about it.
Speaking to ABC News, Beyonce’s publicist Yvette Noel-Schure said that the allegations are “stupid, ridiculous and false.”
Rappers Nas and Rick Ross team up for “It’s a Tower Heist,” a track from the soundtrack for the movie of the same name, which stars Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Gabourey Sidibe, Matthew Broderick and others.
UPDATED: Rick Ross is okay! Several members of his camp, including MMG rappers Wale and Meek Mill, have tweeted confirming that their “Bawse” is doing fine.
11:54 AM PST: Rick Ross — who’s still in the hospital — is telling people he still plans to perform tonight in Memphis at FedExForum.
2:05 PM EST: It appears Rick Ross is now tweeting, claiming he is okay.1:57 PM EST: Police confirm Ross has been transported to a nearby hospital.
A family member tells TMZ, Rick is currently under close supervision and is doing fine. We’re told drugs and alcohol were not involved.
1:50 PM EST: Rapper Wale — one of Rick’s closest friends — just tweeted, “I just talked to Ross…he’s 100 pct ok..” Another member of Rick’s entourage DJ Sam Sneaker also says the rapper is okay.
1:36 PM EST: A witness tells TMZ, Rick fell unconscious right after take-off.
We’re told his entourage jumped out of their seats to alert plane personnel — at which point a doctor on board administered CPR on the rapper.
The plane made an emergency landing right away — and we’re told, as Rick was being wheeled off the aircraft, he appeared to show signs of life.
PREVIOUSLY: Rapper Rick Ross is currently unconscious after having a seizure on an airplane!
TMZ is reporting that that Maybach Music Group head honcho was on a flight going from Ft. Lauderdale to Memphis today when he had a seizure and lost consciousness, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
DMX is done with all the white powder…..or at least that’s what he claims.
The Ruff Ryder recently told TMZ that his 10 kids have motivated him enough to quit cocaine.
Bow Wow makes the ladies “Sweat” with his new single featuring Lil Wayne.
The track is the first offering from his upcoming Underrated album, due in stores December 6th.
Actresses Gabrielle Union and Sanaa Lathan, along with R&B singer Ciara — 3 of the sexiest women in Hollywood, FYI — showed their pretty faces Wednesday night (Oct 12) in California as they supported actress/philanthropist Charlize Theron at her Africa Outreach Project photo exhibition.
Proceeds from the charity event will go straight to Theron’s Africa Outreach program, which is committed to reducing violence and HIV/AIDS among African youth.
Also spotted at the benefit, held at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City, CA were “Dexter” star Michael C. Hall and comedian/actress Sarah Silverman.
Drake is really, really, really proud of Nicki Minaj and even though we already know this … he wants us to know again!
Rihanna, Pharrell and Enrique Iglesias lent their musical expertise on Wednesday night’s (Oct 12) episode of “The X Factor.”
Rihanna joined X Factor judge L.A. Reid at his home in the Hamptons mentoring the boys, and Pharrell was over at Paula Abdul‘s house helping her out and mentoring the groups.
Nicole Scherzinger got some help from her friend Enrique Iglesias, who critiqued the contestants aged over 30, while Simon Cowell‘s guest judge Mariah Carey was unable to fulfill her duties due to her flight being grounded because of Hurricane Irene.
Watch Rihanna, Pharell and Enrique Iglesias guest judge on the X Factor below:
Rapper/producer Dr. Dre and Interscope chairman Jimmy Iovine held a media event in Manhattan Tuesday night (Oct 11) to present the “Beats Holiday ’11 Product Showcase,” their newest line of Beats by Dre headphones.
The new line of production quality headphones, to be released just in time for the upcoming 2011 Holiday season, features three new products, including the newly revamped standard headphones with 5 new colors — pink, orange, purple, blue and gray — due in stores next week (retail: $350).
Nicki Minaj‘s big ol’ boobies were put on display as she announced the nominees and performers for the upcoming 2011 American Music Awards during a press conference in Los Angeles Tuesday (Oct 11).
The “Super Bass” singer, who scored two nominations of her own, showed up the press conference with a half blonde/half blue wig and a colorful bikini-like top, paired with a matching skirt. She also posed for a few pictures with rapper Pitbull, who along with Katy Perry, were the only performers announced for the show so far.
In addition to Nicki, her boss Lil Wayne is also nominated, as well as Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Adele, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Jay-Z & Kanye West, Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Usher and many more.
The 2011 American Music Awards will air live from the Nokia Theater in L.A. on November 20th at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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