Forbes reveals 100 highest-paid celebrities in 2017 [FULL LIST]

Global business magazine, Forbes, has released list of 100 highest-paid celebrities across the world in 2017.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is the top earner on the list.

According to the magazine, Combs earned $130 million from June 1, 2016, to June 1, 2017 through his “Bad Boy Family” Reunion Tour, a stake in Ciroc vodka and the $70 million sale of one-third of his Sean John clothing line.
On number two spot is Beyoncé, with $105million in earnings.

‘I’ve never met anyone that works harder than me in my industry,’ Beyoncé had told the magazine in 1999. She is currently on break from touring as she gets ready to have twins.

Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling brought in $95 million, while rapper Drake and Portuguese soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo round out the top five.

Last year’s top earner, Taylor Swift, dropped to No. 49. The singer brought in $44million, down from $170million – but she hasn’t put out an album or toured since 2015.

All 100 celebrities on the list made a combined $5.15billion, but that doesn’t account for the fees they pay agents, managers or lawyers.

See full list below…

1. Sean Combs $130million
2. Beyoncé $105million
3. J.K. Rowling $95million
4. Drake $94million
5. Cristiano Ronaldo $93million
6. The Weeknd $92million
7. Howard Stern $90million
8. Coldplay $88million
9. James Patterson $87million
10. LeBron James $86million
11. Guns N’ Roses $84million
11. Rush Limbaugh $84million
13. Justin Bieber $83.5million
14. Lionel Messi $80million
15. Dr. Phil McGraw $79million
16. Ellen DeGeneres $77million
17. Bruce Springsteen $75million
18. Adele $69million
18. Jerry Seinfeld $69million
20. Mark Wahlberg $68million
21. Metallica $66.5million
22. Dwayne Johnson $65million
23. Roger Federer $64million
24. David Copperfield $61.5million
25. Kevin Durant $60.6million
26. Garth Brooks $60million
26. Elton John $60million
26. Gordon Ramsay $60million
29. Ryan Seacrest $58million
30. Chris Rock $57million
31. Vin Diesel $54.5million
32. Paul McCartney $54million
32. Red Hot Chili Peppers $54million
34. Louis C.K. $52million
35. Jimmy Buffett $50.5million
35. Adam Sandler $50.5million
37. Andrew Luck $50million
37. Rory McIlroy $50million
39. Jackie Chan $49million
40. Calvin Harris $48.5million
41. Robert Downey Jr. $48million
42, Stephen Curry $47.3million
43. Dave Chappelle $47million
43. Judy Sheindlin $47million
45. James Harden $46.6million
46. Lewis Hamilton $46million
47. Kim Kardashian West $45.5million
48. Drew Brees $45.3million
49. Taylor Swift $44million
50. Simon Cowell $43.5million
50. Phil Mickelson $43.5million
52. Tom Cruise $43million
53. Kenny Chesney $42.5million
53. Steve Harvey $42.5million
55. Luke Bryan $42million
55. Celine Dion $42million
55. Jay-Z $42million
58. Sofia Vergara $41.5million
59. Kylie Jenner $41million
60. Bruno Mars $39million
60. Tiesto $39million
62. Russell Westbrook $38.6million
63. Sebastian Vettel $38.5million
64. Damian Lillard $38.4million
65. Shah Rukh Khan $38million
65. Jennifer Lopez $38million
65. The Chainsmokers $38million
68. Novak Djokovic $37.6million
69. Amy Schumer $37.5million
70. Tiger Woods $37.1million
71. Salman Khan $37million
71. Neymar $37million
71. Bill O’Reilly $37million
71. Dolly Parton $37million
71. Ed Sheeran $37million
76. Dwayne Wade $36.2million
77. Fernando Alonso $36million
77. Sean Hannity $36million
77. Rihanna $36million
80. Bon Jovi $35.5million
80. Akshay Kumar $35.5million
82. Billy Joel $35million
83. Dr. Dre $34.5million
83. Florida Georgia Line $34.5million
83. Toby Keith $34.5million
83. Jordan Spieth $34.5million
87. Derrick Rose $34.3million
88. Usain Bolt $34.2million
89. Gareth Bale $34million
89. Conor McGregor $34million
89. Britney Spears $34million
92. Kei Nishikori $33.9million
93. Fletcher Cox $33.4million
94. Clayton Kershaw $33.3million
95. Chance The Rapper $33million
95. Katy Perry $33million
97. Carmelo Anthony $32.6million
98. Jason Aldean $32.5million
98. Kevin Hary $32.5million
100. Zlatan Ibrahimovic $32million

Trump travel ban suffers new court defeat

A US appeals court has upheld a decision blocking President Donald Trump's revised "travel ban" on people from six mainly Muslim nations.

A lower court had issued the injunction on the grounds that the ban was discriminatory after a challenge by the state of Hawaii.

It is a further legal setback for the president's efforts to get the ban he promised his supporters.

The dispute may end up being decided in the US Supreme Court.

Mr Trump's own tweet from 5 June was cited in the judges' ruling.

An earlier version of the travel ban, issued by Mr Trump just days after taking office, sparked confusion at airports and protests.

In the revised executive order, the 90-day ban was to apply to people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also called for a 120-day ban on all refugees, but removed references to religious minorities.

During his election campaign, Mr Trump called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States".

Reacting to the latest ruling, White House spokesman Sean Spicer defended the executive order, saying "we need every available tool at our disposal to prevent terrorists entering the United States and committing acts of bloodshed and violence".

"We continue to be confident that the president's executive order to protect this country is fully lawful and ultimately will be upheld by the Supreme Court," Mr Spicer added.

Blac Chyna and her kids visit Legoland in CA

Socialite Blac Chyna is the envy of single mothers everywhere. The 29-year-old former stripper took her adorable children King Cairo Stevenson, 4, (Tyga‘s son) and 8-month-old Dream Renée Kardashian (Rob‘s daughter) for a fun day at Legoland, a kiddie theme park in Redondo Beach, CA.

The busy reality TV star was accompanied by two nannies — one to carry her designer Louis Vuitton Speedy and the other one to push Dream’s stroller.

Women everywhere admire Chyna’s pu$$y management skills that resulted in two children by moderately wealthy men who pay for a team of nannies, wet nurses and maids, leaving Chyna with free time to pursue other wealthy men.

Expect Chyna to announce she is pregnant with her 3rd child in the next 24 months. Remember where you read this first.

Uh-Oh! “Well Endowed” A. Rod Accused Of Cheating On J. Lo

Apparently, there are two things you need to know about Alex Rodriguez on this Wednesday morning: His manhood is huge and he’s been using it to cheat on Jennifer Lopez … allegedly.

A. Rod and J. Lo have been #couplegoals for the past few months, but leave it to the National Enquirer to make us wonder if we gave them the hashtag too soon. According to the tabloid mag, the former MLB superstar has been sexting an old flame named Lauren Hunter. The two used to date in 2011 (the same time Alex was with Cameron Diaz) and now they have, “began FaceTiming again three or four times a day and [Hunter] was sending him explicit messages and photos.” The Enquirer also claims, “On May 10 [Rodriguez] told [Hunter] he missed her, and May 11 he asked her to send a video of her [doing a sex act].”

Oh, and then there’s this little nugget of info:

Hunter also alleges that, in 2011, the third baseman offered her a $20,000 allowance in return for a threesome with another woman he was with. She said he was “very into threesomes,” liked her to dress up as a schoolgirl and he was “good in bed” (but) “he’s rough” and (ahem) “well endowed.”

OK, folks, we’re gonna have to call BS on this one until we see real receipts. Lauren, who is NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen’s baby’s mother, could just be salty that he cut her off for a little Jenny lovin’ instead. Or she could be the woman who is reportedly trying to extort money from A. Rod by using their old text messages to make it look like they’re new. And if that is the case, Rodriguez is said to mount a legal defense to take her down.

Word to the wise, Lauren, if you’re a liar you may want to just stop now.

The Full Breakdown: Tamar Braxton, Toya Wright’s Nasty Social Media Feud … Who Hit Under The Belt?

Tamar Braxton and Tameka Harris seemingly repaired their friendship with one single post on social media late Wednesday afternoon, but things took a quick turn when frenemy Toya Wright got involved. Here’s the full breakdown!

Braxton extended an olive branch to her longtime friend, Tameka, a.k.a. Tiny, in an effort to reconcile their relationship. The singer posted a lengthy social media post asking to “sit down and talk and declare our new Love and mutual respect for each other.”

She explained, “How about we all come together let it all go and bring you two who were the closest to me and two people who share so much love TOGETHER lean on each other to bring things back together again. who said it will be easy but Love and forgiveness is easier than being mad and full of hate. So with that all being said @majorgirl I’m sorry for my part in the hurt and want to have my best friend AND her family Including all of our kids and TIP all back together again.”

But here’s where things got messy. In Braxton’s novel of a message, the mother of one referred to her former longtime friend Toya Wright as “paperback Toya.”

Tamar wrote: “I love you guys and Tiny, you…since I was 19 years old. I would have never dreamed that NONE of us would be in this position. Against public perceptions we know it’s NOT because of that show or lies that paperback Toya has said or anyone else who has had something to say about the disagreement you and I have had… because it’s simply OUR personal disagreement.”

The comment didn’t sit well with Toya, who almost instantly clapped back with a fiery response on Instagram. “Paperback Toya?? Really B*tch??! What does your non-sincere apology and fake ass public outreach have to do with me??”

She continued, “You are THE fakes b*tch I know. You wrote all of that pathetic, attention seeking bullshit but you conveniently forgot to tell them why ur REALLY mad??”

Then she let it out: “What type of b*tch gets mad because a friend posts a birthday message about another friend?? I have your answer tho, the same petty ass with that got mad at EVERYONE who went on the real talk show that she was FIRED from.”

Toya added, “I’m sick of you popping off on everybody and then playing victim with yo over the top under the table ass. You talk sh*t about your own sisters! U a disrespectful, disloyal, jealous attention friend.”

She concluded, “F*ck you all days and all ways Tamar.”

Tamar has yet to respond to Toya’s message.

Lamar Odom’s daughter Destiny calls his relationship with Khloé Kardashian ‘toxic’

Lamar Odom‘s daughter Destiny Odom says she struggled to make peace with Khloé Kardashian after she and Odom married in 2009. Destiny, pictured above with brother, Lamar Jr. and Odom, said her father and Khloé had a “toxic relationship”.

“I feel like we tried,” Destiny, 18, told People magazine of her attempts to like Khloé. “I tried for my dad. I wouldn’t say it was a matter of my dad loving Khloé more than me. I think that my dad has an addictive personality, so he was addicted to the attention he got with Khloé more than me. It was a very toxic relationship.”

Destiny said she was taunted in school when her father’s romance with Khloé went public.

“The bullying started when he married Khloé,” she said. “There were regular snide comments at school. And when his addiction became public, then it became a social media thing. Even people that I thought were my friends were saying stuff on social media. It was humiliating.”

Destiny said her father’s addictions caused him to miss important milestones in her life such as her graduation from high school.

“When you see everyone with their mom and dad, it’s like, ‘I wish I could have these moments with my dad here,'” she said.

After Odom recovered from his near-death experience at a Las Vegas brothel in 2015, Destiny participated in a family intervention to force him into drug rehab.

“I basically gave him the ultimatum that it was rehab or me not speaking to him anymore,” Destiny said. “I think that hit him really hard.”

Although they’ve never been close, Destiny said her relationship with her father is improving. She said they exchange text messages but they haven’t seen each other in three months.

“Two years ago he was completely in denial about using drugs,” she said. “Now he’s a lot more open, and he’s a lot more apologetic. I feel like we’re trying to get our communication going, but it’s definitely one step at a time.”

George and Amal Clooney welcome twins Ella and Alexander

Amal Clooney has given birth to twins - a girl named Ella and a boy named Alexander.

They were born in London on Tuesday morning, the publicist of her actor husband George Clooney said.

"Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine," Stan Rosenfield said before joking: "George is sedated and should recover in a few days."

George, 56, married the lawyer, 39, in September 2014 in Venice.

Amal Clooney's parents said they were delighted to welcome their grandchildren.

"They are in great health, all is perfect," Amal's father Ramzi Alamuddin, who lives in Beirut, told AFP news agency.

"I am very happy for them, they will be great parents."

Amal's mother Baria, who is in hospital with her daughter, said: "We are over the moon. It was a beautiful delivery. The babies are beautiful and are doing well."

Other celebrities have congratulated the couple.

Actress Nicole Kidman, speaking at the Glamour Women Of The Year awards in London, said: "Any time a baby is born, I'm like: 'Ahhh'. So two babies it's double 'ahhh'. They have the most joyful journey ahead."

Mia Farrow also added her best wishes, tweeting: "Wishing Ella and Alexander Clooney a warm welcome and every blessing - and congratulations to Amal and George!"

Comedian and TV host Ellen DeGeneres tweeted her best wishes with a reference to George Clooney's Oceans Eleven film franchise: "Welcome to the world, Ella and Alexander Clooney. Congratulations, George and Amal, or as I'm now calling you, Ocean's Four."

Social media reaction has included comments about how "normal" the twins' names are.

One Twitter user wrote: "Classy people give their kids classy names. Ella and Alexander."

And another tweeted: "What, George and Amal Clooney gave their new twins nice normal names? Ella and Alexander. Isn't that a violation of celebrity rules?"

The couple's friend, actor Matt Damon, confirmed that Amal was pregnant with twins back in February.

He was speaking after the news of the pregnancy was reported by CBS's The Talk host Julie Chen.