Hollywood’s Richest Couple
Posted by Media Outrage on November 21, 2008
There is no denying that Jay and Beyonce are one of the hottest couples in all entertainment. Now Forbes has revealed that not only are they one of the hottest but also the RICHEST!
Via Forbes:
What happens when you marry an $82 million hip-hop brand and an $80 million R&B empire? You get Hollywood’s best-paid power couple.
Thanks to a monster year filled with music, movies, fashion and endorsement deals, Jay-Z and his new bride, Beyoncé Knowles, collectively raked in $162 million between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008. The jaw-dropping sum garners them bragging rights atop our first annual ranking of Hollywood’s Top-Earning Couples, a list that also includes A-list pairings Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, David and Victoria Beckham, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, among others.
“Naturally, powerful people tend to gravitate toward other powerful people,” explains clinical psychologist and celebrity researcher Jim Houran, for reasons that range from proximity (stars hang around other stars) to familiarity (people are attracted, at least initially, to others like them) to clearer expectations (shared priorities make it easier for celebrities to relate). No matter how they get together, the results are good for the bottom line.
Take Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. They hauled in some $85 million over the past year, making them No. 2 on our list. Though Jada’s resume continues to grow, Will’s the family breadwinner. He raked in $80 million in the year ending June 2008, thanks to another set of top-performing blockbusters: I Am Legend, The Pursuit of Happyness and this past summer’s Hancock. Together the flicks banked $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office, making him Hollywood’s most bankable star.
Jada pulled in $5 million during the same 12-month period, thanks to roles as an actress (The Women), producer (The Human Contract) and businesswoman (a stake in beauty line Carol’s Daughter).
Mediaoutrage- Yep they’re definitely killing the game. Somewhere Dame is probably reading this Forbes report with a bottle of pills in one hand and a nickel plated revolver in the other. Dame don’t do it! To check out the other couples on the list click here.
ucanb2 said
I am glad to see that there a “Black Power Couple” on that coveted list.. Go Mr and Mrs Carter!!
ucanb2 said
whoa!! slow down typing to fast.
I am glad to see that there is a “Black Power Couple” on that coveted list…
Go Mr and Mrs Carter!!
Random said
More Power to them!
Jules said
Good…
Beyonce has the most dead looking eyes I have ever seen. That is so indicative of a person with no personality. Ugh!
cupcakestl said
The is undoubtedly good.
Dickwell Thrust said
Im happy for them. Now I hope thats enough money to get lady B some acting skills
Yea I Said It said
@ DT, you talkin about my girl, make me want to stalk you and not for good reasons
Dickwell Thrust said
please dont do that Yea I Said It I had too many of those….
Yea I Said It said
@ DT…. you can talk about big fish mouth jay-z. Beyonce is the reason he has money cause it’s hers… If you say anything else about her,,, I want to stalk and fight you… (cleaning my slingblade)
Random said
I just noticed how humongous her feet really are..
beach chick said
I want back the $9.97 plus tax, plus the gas I spent getting to Wal-mart, plus a fee for standing in line to puchase her latest album. I love the album and all but daaayyyuuummm!
M.O….yall think I got a case? This is sickening!
Jules said
Big hands, big long neck, big feet, big hips, big wide flat butt…damn!
Beyonce is an Amazon woman.
Atlanta said
Jules you are crazy. You are very persistant about these dead eyes of Beyonce’s. All I have to say is that I am happy that its a Black Couple and not a white one who’s the richest.
Random said
Atlanta you sound like an ignorant racist c*nt…(pardon my french)..SMH@idiots who can’t see past “black or white”..Kill yourself!
Yea I Said It said
@ Random… thank you
Cut Up said
Money, Power, Respect!!
Atlanta said
Just like I said before Random and Yea I said it. I AM HAPPY THAT IT IS A BLACK COUPLE AND NOT A WHITE ONE. That’s my opinion so FUCK both of you stupid bitches. YOU MCCAIN-PALIN VOTING MOTHERFUCKERS. Fuck seeing black and white. I have seen enough white. OBAMA 08′ BITCHES. Why yall talking all that shit I hope you bitches are white.
Atlanta said
Then, on top of that. Get your mind right BITCH. If you are so pro-white, stay off this black website. STUPID IGNORANT BITCH. Trying to turn crumbs into bricks.
Yea I Said It said
@ Atlanta… bitch suck a dick, everything is not about color… better yet get out of the library, off the computer, cause it’s a waste. And your momma is a the bitch she had you..tramp ass nigga. Go back and read all the dumb shit you write, it makes no sense,meaning you not use interacting with anyone but your getto ass family. Shut the fuck up and pick up a book.
Yea I Said It said
@ ATlanta-tramp.. and thats all the time you get,bitch
Random said
LOL@”Fuck seeing black and white. I have seen enough white. OBAMA 08′ BITCHES.”
NEWSFLASH bimbo…Obama is 1/2 Black 1/2 White..Guess you’ll be seeing a lot more that now..I have nothing further to say to your delusional behind..YEA I SAID IT pretty much summed it all up for the both of us..
Udamnright said
Congrats to Hov and Bey for being on top of the game.
Atlanta said
No Bitches you pick up a book. Like I said in my previous post “I AM HAPPY THAT ITS A BLACK COUPLE AND NOT A WHITE ONE.” You stupid hoe ass niggas. And newflash for you stupid ass random. Obama is considered the first African American president, not the first 1/2 black 1/2 white president. You funky pussy bitch. Have you ever seen on any appiliation where they ask if your race is mixed? NO, YOU PUSSY EATING BITCH! If you have an ounce of black in you then you are considered black. Do you think that when these crackers look at Obama they are saying “Oh, he is half black, half white. NO, YOU STUPID BITCHES. They are calling him a nigga. So, get your young ass facts straight bitches. And, yeah I said it, while your talking about someone’s family, I sure hope that picture of yours is not someone in your family becuase if so, they look like dog shit, and I can only imagine how you look. FUCK ASS NIGGAS. And random, who uses words like Cunt? You must be white…lol. Or a wigger one. You fake ass internet gangsta’s. Hiding behind your fuckin computers talkin shit. You two stankin’ ass bitches always tryna start shit with people on-line I have noticed over the past few months. But, you got the right one now. BITCHES.
Atlanta said
And with all that said, I am on my way to church to ask for forgivness. But, yall are still BITCH ASS NIGGAS.
Udontknowjack said
Actually, when you fill out an application it has a space for other. If the person is mixed they would check that box. I am a birical female and for me this couple being in the forbes top spot does’nt mean they are black it means they are now a power couple based on their abilities to be outstanding business people same with Oprah when she was in the forbes top spot,not based on her color just what she does for a living.
@ Yea I Said It.. It is a nice picture of you, and I do understand where you are coming from reading about your struggles being birical.
@ Random.. You also have a nice pic
@ Atlanta.. These are not the only people to claim the top spot, Alone with Oprah there has been Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson,Tiger Woods.
being in forbes is based on your business success and the money that success generates.
Ghetto chica said
wow….
I read through the comments. I understand what Atlanta is saying. She is happy that two black people are representing. Obama the same thing. But its not about color but it does make you proud to see the accomplishments of your people. But I respect the hustle whether black white grey blue or purple.
Yea I Said It said
@ Udontknowjack…. Thank you! It is my pic and everything is real…I don’t know what big busted bean back ass Atlanta look like but send your pic in to MO so we can all laugh our ass off, better yet yes I do, you one of those fat nasty stank nappyheaded dirty black ass girls who hate anything lighter than you. Thats why you loco on white people. Day Day left you with four ugly ass kids, you on welfare, and you are a miserable excuse for anything remotely female.
You go to church in your backyard with your bible being a forty oz, and fried chicken. your mouth is jacked up with dirty ass fake gold grills and your momma with her orange hair is happy she could make a contribution of fatback and chiterlings….. gutter-snipe you got the right one, cause anything I can’t stand is an stupid loud mouth uneducated nigga… is the tag name Atlanta. You only a threat to yourself,I wish I could see you in person, killing you as in killing a whale would be my pleasure.
OK trick I went back on my word. So allow me to say no matter what you type, you will still be stupid, with no education.
Dickwell Thrust said
let’s stop arguing ladies and just get naked!
Just show what all of you look like im pretty sure ya’ll are all fine as hell….this name calling is not cool for our beautiful young ladies to be going through…
Random said
Thank you@Udonknowjack
LOL@this idiot still yappin..
TrentonJerseygirl said
LOL@ Atlanta.
I read through the blogs almost daily and you are right about random and yeah I said it. They are shit starters and they are obviously young.
I didn’t see anything wrong with Atlanta’s first post nor did I see her being a racist.
Atlanta, you must understand that people on these blogs sites are what you called them “INTERNET GANGSTERS”
All you have to do is look on the right side of the screen and click on any topic that is so called INTELLECTUAL.
You probably will not see a post from either two of these shit starters.
They are kids and please don’t stoop to thier level.
Anyone is entitled to express thier opionions without getting bashed.
Obviously, no one knows what happened to the guy that lived here in Jersey.
He kept picking on someone on-line just like random and yeah I said it. They other guy found out what his IP address was, tracked him down and harmed him. Your information is very easy to find out.
Well, go Bey and Jay.
Atlanta said
First of all Trentongirl, you can tell that these are children because you have to read there blogs three or four times before you can understand them. Second of all, who says…your mamma is a bitch? Not knowing if my mom is dead or alive. Third of all, I did take the time out to look at some other post such as Barack Obama and Oprah. Yeah I said it may blog on a couple of topics but EVERYTHING that she or he has to say is dumb as hell. As far as Random goes…if it does not say…How do you like this outfit, Beyonce, Rihanna, or Kim Kardashian this young bitch has nothing to say either. Trentongirl-the bottom line is that I rest my case because these hoes are probably not even registered to vote. And as far as these two go….I don’t need anyone to co-sign shit that I have to say on this website unlike you two. Everything that I say I stand by it 100%. I don’t need not one motherfucker on this blog site giving me kudos for me to feel good about myself or anything that I have to say. GO BACK TO THE LAB YOUNG BITCHES! I rest my case.
Random said
lmao@Captain Save-a-hoe above..Honestly, I’m ashamed to be from the same state as you..good thing I’m not from the Trenton area…because in all honesty I’d really consider moving elsewhere..On another note…”Shit Starters”…How old are we?..LOL@you suggesting ‘Atlanta’ of all members on this site look up an “intellectual” topic..I highly doubt she even knows the meaning of the term let alone reading anything with an ounce of so called intellect Now that we’ve got out of the way..let me go back to you and your hypocritical bullcrap you typed above..You claim YEA and I are “shit starters”..why because we happen to have an opinion something (and judging from our previous posts..we don’t necessarily agree with that of Atlanta’s..so we spoke on it)…hmm and aren’t you all for “people having an opinion and not being bashed on it”…Yet, you’re here calling us “shit starters”..Hypocrite much? I thought so! As far as “internet gangsters” are concerned..Darlin’, that was so AOL 2.0..please try something a bit more ‘original’…Now, as far finding people’s IPs (which I highly doubt ATLANTA is that computer savvy) she wouldn’t have to go through all of that trouble..I’ll gladly provide the info for her (hell I even posted my pic up here so it shouldn’t be too difficult to track me down)..that’s entirely up to her!…Childish? Maybe..but since we’re on this “i-net gangster” nonsense..the same “balls” I apparently have on here..are the same “balls” I have in person..Care to Find out?
Atlanta said
Once again…I AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT ITS A BLACK COUPLE AND NOT A WHITE ONE.
Random said
@Atlanta..If I’m not mistaken the site is called “MEDIAOUTRAGE”…and for the most part revolves around CELEBS.their daily lives (what they’re wearing..what films they’re starring in..what and who they’re doing etc)…I have other reliable sources to get my “INTEMELLECTUAL” on…Discussing your opinion on “Oprah” or “Barack Obama” doesn’t make anyone seem more or less intelligent..They’re simple OPINIONS..We all have those..kinda neat if you ask me
..Try reading a newspaper/book every once in a while..you and your pal over there… instead of concentrating on my posts 
Atlanta said
It seems more like your concentrating on MY post. F.Y.I. I don’t make friends on-line. I leave that for Bandwagon, co-signing bitches like you. Who has low self esteem and no personality.
Random said
ZzzZzzzZzzZzzz
are we done here?
Atlanta said
I have been done but, you started it.
Yea I Said it said
I am at Northwestern University,in Evanston ILL. In case anyone is looking for me. I welcome harm whererever and whatever form it comes in. No one needs an IP address to find me.
I fear no man or woman. I live in Chicago far south suburb, my area is called Homewood/Flossmore.
@ Atlanta and crew you ghetto water mice have never made a statement on an important post yet, Thank you Atlanta for going back to read an Obama post, I don’t expect you to understand any of it, it’s over your head nitwit. Stick to what you know and that’s pretty much nothing.
Did’nt you say you were going to church atlanta? Guess you did’nt make it pass that forty oz and the back yard. I don’t care if your mother is dead or alive she had the garbage that was you and that makes your mother a lowlife no class BITCH!!!!!! Hell yea I said It and kiss my ass behind it…..
w2m said
WOW!! I get missing for a couple of weeks and I see we got new peeps. Funny. Can’t we all just get along.
Love me some Bey and Jay. I’m happy that they are doing their thing and representing. Love me some Will and Jada too.
Miss E said
DAM..I missed all the action!
It’s good to see them on top doing their thing!
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