Oprah Winfrey
$165 million
The media mogul's earnings fell by a staggering $125 million from last year. However, even with the drop, she remains the highest earner on the list, just inching out director Michael Bay. It's been a challenging year for Winfrey, who signed off from her 25-year syndicated show and immediately turned her attention to struggling cable network OWN. The bulk of the earnings dive comes from lost income on The Oprah Winfrey Show, but her diversified portfolio includes O: The Oprah Magazine, spin-off shows like The Dr. Oz Show and a radio deal with Sirius. She does not earn a salary at OWN, which has faced ratings disappointments and financial issues since it premiered in Jan. 2011. As chairman and CEO of the joint venture with Discovery Communications, she hopes a recent restructuring, new programming and a distribution deal with Comcast will turn the network around.
Others are:
Michael Bay
$160 million - 2nd
Steven Spielberg
$130 million - 3rd
Jerry Bruckheimer
$115 million - 4th
Dr. Dre
$110 million - 5th
Tyler Perry
$105 million - 6th
Howard Stern
$95 million - 7th
James Patterson
$94 million -8th
George Lucas
$90 million -9th
Simon Cowell
$90 million - 10th
Glenn Beck
$80 million -11th
Elton John
$80 million - 12th
Tom Cruise
$75 million -13th
Dick Wolf
$70 million- 14th
Rush Limbaugh
$69 million - 15th
Manny Pacquiao
$67 million -16th
Dr. Phil McGraw
$64 million - 17th
Donald Trump
$63 million -18th
Ryan Seacrest
$59 million - 19th
Britney Spears
$58 million 20th
Tiger Woods
$58 million- 21st
Wow!!! What a list! Really wish to be among this list someday... Lolz... For real though.
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