Top Ten Most Overpaid "Celebrities"
Celebrifi - 23rd Aug 2008
Tila Tequila: Some famous folks are outrageously talented, and frankly, deserve to make a lot of money - but there are plenty out there that seem to get an incredibly unfair amount. Here's our top ten, in which we tried to balance the amount celebs get paid with exactly what they do for it. This article was long in the making, as several editors quit when forced to reference their salaries against
Tila Tequila's.
So let the list begin!
At number ten it's...
10. Brooke HoganHer salary: Very little to nothing.
Ok, so
Brooke Hogan doesn't make very much. But if you haven't noticed, she doesn't really do anything either. In fact, she's probably the most talentless hack on this list - and that's saying a lot. So she's made the ten spot, generally because we feel although she doesn't make very much,
Brooke should actually be paying the rest of us for having to know who she is, and definitely for being subjected to her
idiotic blogs. If there was an eternal sunshine of the spotless mind office for the world, I think we'd all erase her.
9. Mischa BartonHer Salary: $100,000 for showing up
Mischa Barton's character on the OC was killed off before the show ended, and at the time, we kind of wished The OC was a reality show. But we had to settle with the comfort that it was just her career that died. Gone was her $100,000 per episode contract, and her acting was destined to never improve. Why is she still making money and remaining in our collective consciousness? Because somebody out there is willing to pay her BIG just for showing up and hanging out. Recently, she was paid $100,000 just to show up in Sydney and wear Australian fashion (which we think is sheepskin?). So glad I went to college mom!
8. Kim KardashianHer Salary: $75,000 per appearance of her giant ass
Kim Kardashian has no real claim to fame. You've probably heard of her, but probably don't know why you've heard of her. She has a reality show, but again, you probably don't know why. She was paid $75,000 to show up at a New Year's party in Miami last year - and again, you probably don't know why. You know what? We don't either. She has a very impressive derriere, and we think it may have something to do with that, but really it's anyone's guess.
7. Miley CyrusHer Salary: $3.5 M per year for giving up her childhood
You'll notice we don't go in salary order here - the salary made is balanced with the work and talent of the celebrity to craft a well balanced list. There's no saying that
Miley Cyrus isn't talented, and she definitely works hard. In fact, we don't see how she can fit in much of a childhood since signing her soul away to the folks at Disney - she seems to always either be touring or on TV. I think what we take issue with is that she JUST TURNED 16. When I was 16 I'd get up at 5 am on Saturday to go open a gas station. I worked hard. A lot of kids work hard. I got paid $5/hour for that. So I think fair is somewhere in the middle between $5 and $3.5M. So like, maybe a cool mill for pumping gas.
6. Lauren Conrad Her Salary: $75,000 per episode of "The Hills"
I work hard. Very, very hard. If a camera crew starting following me around, they'd probably get a lot of footage of me typing and going to meetings. Hence, I don't think that I could expect the $75,000 payday that
Lauren Conrad gets from MTV for playing dress up and "starring" in the hills. If by any chance you are saying"I don't know who this is? What are the hills?" please, consider yourself lucky, don't google it, just forget we ever mentioned it and go on with your day. On the other hand, if you'd like to follow this career path please contact god and get some rich orange county parents in your next life.
5. Tila TequilaHer salary: $125,000 per episode of "A Shot at Love with
Tila Tequila".
Are you f*&ing kidding me? This is a reality show - she doesn't actually DO anything on it. There's no acting, singing, dancing, entertaining - all she does is have a camera follow her around as she bangs random dudes, and given her penchant for self promotion and stripper lifestyle I would think she should be paying the folks at VH1 for the opportunity to live her dream. Want to know the worst part? The poor suckers that get to fight it out for a shot at contracting herpes? $100 a day for that honor.
4. Paris HiltonHer Salary: $500,000 - $1,000,000 to attend a party
Yes. You read that correctly.
Paris Hilton didn't care when people said she partied too much and that there was no future in it. She hushed the naysayers with cosmos and cocaine late into the night, and while others studied, she went to Vegas. The gamble paid off, big - she's now the world's first professional socialite. The thing is,
Paris brings quite an entourage with her when she hits a club, and the reputation boost they get can be big. That's why Pure, the club at Ceasar's Palace in Vegas paid
Hilton a six-figure salary to HAVE HER BIRTHDAY PARTY THERE. And a club in Austria reportedly paid her $1 M to throw a party with them. How do you like your cubicle now, smarty pants?
3. Elvis PresleySalary: $49 Million per year for being dead
Perhaps
Elvis is the most talented celebrity on this list, and other most circumstances, we would support individuals with a rare and inspiring talent being paid accordingly. You've probably guessed correctly that the reason
Elvis finds himself on our list is that he hasn't released anything new lately. In fact, it may surprise him to know that he has been dead since 1977, and really - now is the time to retire, and really enjoy those golden years of post mortem. You're working too hard!
2. The Olsen TwinsSalary: $100 Million for chain smoking cigarettes and not eating
To be fair, the Olson twins are two of the best child star outcomes we've heard of. First off, they're not dead, and don't seem to be addicted to anything but cigarettes (not even food!) Over the years, they made quite a bit of scratch doing those awful
Mary-Kate and Ashley movies, and now preside over the $1 Billion (with a B) retail empire that is Dualstar. Word is they don't do very much to drive that business - according to execs, when they show up for "work" - "instead of attending executive meetings or going over financial reports, the doll-like duo prefer to hole themselves up in an office and chain smoke cigarettes for hours at a time." Personally, I'd pay $50 Million for that - but $100? Ridiculous.
1. Oprah WinfreySalary: $385 Million per year for being fabulous
We understand that
Oprah Winfrey is very, very talented. We understand that she is very hard working. And we understand that she has built her media conglomerate over years of hard work.
Now a question for you. Do you understand that
Oprah's salary is equivalent of her being paid $61 cash every time she takes a breath??? (Assuming she breaths the adult average 12 times per minute.) Now when we put it that way, perhaps you can see why maybe we think she is just a teensy-weensy bit over paid. In fact, during the five minutes or so you've been reading this article,
Oprah just made $4,000. Get up to go to the bathroom? Cha-Ching -
Oprah just made another $10K.
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LOL poor press and clingy gossip lovers....
It's so funny that the smallest thing I do can jack up everyones day...LOL sorry I ruined your little gossip world today people.........or did I give you something else interesting to cling to for your boring worlds? :) Stay tuned! I might go shave my eyebrows tomorrow! Lets see what other fun things I can think of...um.... don't you have a life to live? I know I do! Peace!Love Always, Brooke
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She wants to join her brother Nick in prison!
The text on her T-shirt in her fake mugshot reads:
"Id RaThr B wiTh mY Br0thR 18"
Maybe someone ought to grant her her wish!
And send her back to school while they're at it, so the girl can learn to spell!
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As y'all know, the last 12 months have been crazy. My best friend, almost brother, John has been in the hospital (I pray for him every day), Nick is in jail, my parents are divorcing, mom's dating a younger dude, dad's fighting the good fight, there are lawsuits back to back, and of course the paparazzi are on our ass all the time. Perez Hilton has been a major pain in mine, personally...lol. But what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger, right? I have written about my experiences, reflecte
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On her official blog, she states that "it's an important birthday...the big 18!" and that "he's the most important thing in my life."
She also claims that "there's such a thing as a back door you jerks", blasting the press f
Stupid people of the press
Heres how stupid and inaccurate the media can be...
According to the press I didn't show up to my brothers 18th birthday at the jail.
Lets see...
*hes in jail
*Its an important birthday...the big 18!!!
*I'm only a 4 hour drive to Tampa
*He's the most important thing in my life.
They must have thought I didn't show cause they didn't SEE me.
uhh...there's such thing as a back door you jerks.
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