Oprah tops Forbes Celebrity 100 list

Hi it s Thursday the 12 day of June 2008 and I m Melisse Hinkle with today s UPI Entertainment Update
Oprah Winfrey is number one on the Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 list for the second year in a row The talk show host reportedly earned 275 million over the past 12 months Forbes looks at each star s past year of income web hits and press exposure to determine the rankings Golfer Tiger Woods took home second place and actress Angelina Jolie came in third Jolie s significant other Brad Pitt sits at number ten Other celebrities in the top ten include husband and wife pair Beyonce and Jay-Z soccer star David Beckham and author J K Rowling
Madonna isn t commenting about an upcoming memoir written by her younger brother Christopher Ciccone Publisher Simon amp Schuster announced yesterday Ciccone s book called Life With My Sister will be released on July 15 The book will apparently have a first printing of 350 000 copies The Material Girl s rep told the AP the singer hasn t condoned any biographies about herself and added Madonna isn t close to her brother now even though they ve worked together in the past
Meanwhile Lynne Spears is reportedly planning to release her memoir this fall The book will reportedly document the mother s experiences raising her celebrity daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn A rep for publisher Thomas Nelson says the book was put on pause when Jamie Lynn found out she was expecting a baby He adds the memoir is titled Through the Storm A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World and says Lynne Spears wants to tell her daughters stories from her perspective That s all according to People magazine
Hulk Hogan is opening up about his family s recent struggles The wrestler spoke out about his son Nick Bollea s car accident on Larry King Live Tuesday saying his 17-year-old made a mistake Bollea is behind bars in Florida for a crash that left his friend with serious injuries Hogan said he s soul searching in the wake of the accident and his wife Linda s decision to file for divorce Linda Bollea is reportedly now trying to cite Hogan for allegedly not paying for a property they share in Las Vegas
The Love Guru premiered yesterday at Grauman s Chinese Theater in Hollywood The film s star and writer Mike Myers stepped out for the event Justin Timberlake was also at the premiere He plays a well-endowed hockey player in the film Verne Troyer who played Mini Me alongside Myers in Austin Powers was on hand Troyer plays a hockey coach in the movie The Love Guru hits U S theaters on June 20
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