Forbes Celebrity 100: Angelina Jolie ousts Oprah from top spot

Oprah Winfrey is dead. Long live Angelina Jolie. Forbes has released its annual Celebrity 100 list, which uses annual earnings and media exposure to rank the rich, famous and fabulous, and this year, Jolie deposed perennial list-topper Winfrey.

With an annual income of $275 million, Winfrey still makes ten times more than Jolie, but the actress gets more publicity, thanks to her relationship with Brad Pitt, her ever-expanding brood, and her charity work. And, oh, yeah, her movies.

Madonna, Beyonce, Tiger Woods, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Spielberg, Jennifer Aniston, Pitt himself, and Kobe Bryant round out the top 10. President Barack Obama became the first sitting head of state to appears on the list, at No. 49. (His relatively low pay, an estimated $2 million, kept him from a higher spot on the list.) Stars who dropped off the list are Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp and Tyra Banks. www.nj.com

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