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Oprah Winfrey Retains Crown as Highest-Paid Celebrity Today

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Despite the huge drop in her annual income, the Queen of Talk remains the highest-paid celebrity in the world today.

Oprah Winfrey was crowned by Forbes magazine as the highest-earning celebrity for 2012 after she earned $165 million this year. The $165 million is a slide from Winfrey’s $290 million earnings last year. Forbes said the Queen of Talk retained her crown due to the huge money she raked in from her syndicated TV shows, such as Dr. Phil, Rachael Ray, and The Dr. Oz Show.

Taking a close second on the prestigious list is Transformers director, Michael Bay, who earned a whopping $160 million this year. Most of the money earned by Bay this year was from the success of his film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and shares from toy sales.

The third spot went to legendary sci-fi film director, Steven Spielberg, who earned $130 million in 2012. Ranking fourth is action director, Jerry Bruckheimer, who earned an impressive $115 million for 2012. Rounding up the top five is Dr. Dre, a rapper and headphone manufacturer, who raked in $110 million this year.

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Kristen Stewart is the Highest Paid Actress Today

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American actress Kristin Stewart is just 22 years old, but she is now considered the highest paid actress in Hollywood today.

Stewart reportedly earned a whopping $34.5 million between May 2011 and May 2012 to become the highest paid actress in Tinseltown. The young actress earned huge money for her two films, Twilight: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 and Snow White and the Huntsman, which both earned big money at the box office.

Taking a close second in the survey conducted by Forbes magazine was A-list actress Cameron Diaz, who earned $34 million in the past year. Diaz received a huge paycheck for her film Bad Teacher, which earned $216 million on a tiny budget of $20 million.

The third spot on the prestigious list went to Sandra Bullock, who earned $25 million. Rounding up the remaining top five slots were Angelina Jolie at $20 million and Charlize Theron at $18 million. Stewart became a household name around the world after playing the role of Bella, the love interest of vampire Edward Cullen, played by her boyfriend Robert Pattinson, in the original Twilight movie.

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