Angelina Jolie Named Most Powerful Celeb in the World
It’s official: Angelina Jolie is the most powerful celebrity in the world.
So says Forbes magazine’s annual Celebrity 100 list, released today.
The star — who earned $27 million last year — knocked Oprah Winfrey out of the top spot, which the talk show host has held for the past two years.
Winfrey earned a whopping $275 million last year, but Jolie — who was No. 3 in 2008 — still got more press.
Madonna came in No. 3 this year thanks to her Hard Candy tour and all the media coverage surrounding her split from Guy Ritchie and “affair of the heart” with Alex Rodriguez, which Us Weekly first reported.
Beyonce Knowles earned $87 million and ranked No. 4, while Tiger Woods came in at No. 5 with $110 million — making him the highest-paid athlete in the world (despite having to sit out for eight months with a knee injury last year).
Jennifer Aniston came in at No. 8, earning $25 million — and beating ex Brad Pitt, who ranked No. 9 (but took home $28 million).
Barack Obama became the first active president to appear in the list, coming in at No. 49.
Also in the rankings: Ryan Seacrest (No. 44 with $38 million), Miley Cyrus (No. 29) and Taylor Swift (No. 69.)
June 4th, 2009 at 8:02 am
What makes an illiterate woman who’s only known for stealing other people’s spouses, so powerful? She’s a hypocrite and ugly on the inside. This is not what’s important and not what people want to hear when our ecomony is down the drain and people’s lives are being ruined because they can no longer support their family.
June 4th, 2009 at 9:02 am
I don’t get it how did she became the most powerful celeb in the world when she earned just $27 million there’s a lot of celebs earn more than she does and in order to be powerful you must earn a larger amount or maybe the largest.
June 4th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
I don’t know, I feel Oprah has one up on Angelina, only because she has her own show that comes on every weekday. If she recommends something, everyone will try.
June 5th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
bwahahahha hating on Angelina jolie just because the truth .. SHE IS MORE POWERFUL than OPRAH.. sour LOSERS!! Oprah have her gazillion of dollars but Angelina Jolie is known worldwide even in remote chinese province.. now that is something.. go scream in the oceans jealous haters!! She has POWER coz she has every head of state on speed dial on her cellphone!!!
June 5th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
oh btw LOLA the only illiterrate her is you coz u don’t know the meaning of what you are writing.. ILLITERATE means you cannot read and write beyotche!!
June 8th, 2009 at 9:17 am
Ofhh Duhh, your mother is and your entire generations are the ones who are illiterate… For not being able to read directions in a condom box or birth control pill, inevitably leading up to the birth of an unwanted bastard like yourself… And if you have any kids darling, I pray they’re all raped, right in front of you, before they all get shot in the head… Continue standing up for celebrities who will spit in your ugly face when they’re unfortunate enough to lay their eyes on you… HA… Read that shyt da stoopiiiddd bbeettoottcchhhe….
June 14th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Lola Says:
“And if you have any kids darling, I pray they’re all raped, right in front of you, before they all get shot in the head…”
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WTF? Lola? YOU are INSANE! You should be banned from this site FOREVER!
You couldn’t just IGNORE the comment from the other poster? You had to retaliate and say something completely psychotic?
YOU don’t actually HAVE any kids of your own do you? God, please tell me “no”!
June 14th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
and did you have to say “pray” which is obviously something YOU would never do …
June 15th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
humph