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		</div><h6 class="section-theme-background-indicator publication-font"><span style="color:#140101;"><strong>Forbes reveals highest earning celebrity of the year &#8211;</strong></span></h6>
<h6 class="section-theme-background-indicator publication-font"><span style="color:#140101;"><strong>Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs has topped this year&#8217;s celebrity rich list</strong></span></h6>
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<h6><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-198563" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sean-diddy-combs4.jpg" alt="Sean 'Diddy' Combs4.jpg" width="3473" height="2466" /><strong> King of the hill Combs</strong></h6>
<p>Forbes has released its list of the top 100 highest-paid celebrities and occupying the number one spot is Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs. He has earned the most this year with $130m, pushing him up from last year&#8217;s 22nd spot.<br />
His success is attributed to his recent US tour, a marketing deal with a vodka company and selling a third of his Sean John clothing line.<br />
Anticipating the joys of twin motherhood, has not slowed Queen Bey one bit. Beyonce Knowles joins P-Diddy in cracking the $100million mark and sits on the number two spot.<br />
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling is back among the heavy hitters at the number three spot, but women comprise just 16% of the world&#8217;s top-earning celebrities.<br />
However, Queen Bey&#8217;s husband Jay-Z only reached number 55!<br />
Newcomers include Kylie Jenner, at number 59, who is the youngest list member at the age of 19.<br />
Her earnings come from her family&#8217;s reality TV show Keeping Up with the Kardashians, as well as her cosmetics company and clothing line, plus various endorsements.<br />
Half of the top 10 are made up of musicians.<br />
Just two athletes make the top ten echelon with Real Madrid&#8217;s Cristiano Ronaldo and basketball superstar LeBron James also making the cut.<br />
Here&#8217;s a look at the top 20:</p>
<h3>1. Big money maker Sean &#8220;Diddy&#8221; Combs, leapt up 21 spots from last year &#8211; $130m</h3>
<h6 class="in-article-image"><span class="caption"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-198560" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sean-diddy-combs3.jpg" alt="Sean 'Diddy' Combs3.jpg" width="980" height="552" /><strong>The top money maker Sean &#8216;Diddy&#8217; Combs got the number one spot</strong></span><strong> </strong></h6>
<p>Grammy award-winning rapper Combs used to be best known for best-selling albums such as No Way Out and Forever.<br />
But the entrepreneur&#8217;s business interests have catapulted him into the big time, and he&#8217;s jumped from number 22 in last year&#8217;s list to nab this year&#8217;s top spot.</p>
<h3>2. Beyonce Knowles &#8211; $105m</h3>
<h6 class="in-article-image"><span class="caption"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-198559" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/pregnant-beyonce-and-jayz-leave-hotel-in-venice-italy3.jpg" alt="Pregnant Beyonce and JayZ leave hotel in Venice Italy3.jpg" width="1060" height="1222" /><strong>Beyonce beat her husband Jay-Z [right], by 53 places</strong></span><strong> at number 2</strong></h6>
<p>Queen Bey needs no introduction but she&#8217;s made a big leap up the chart, from number 34 last year. The breakdown comes largely due to profits from her Formation tour and her most last album &#8216;Lemonade&#8217;.</p>
<h3>3. Biggest mover JK Rowling, jumps back into the top 100 headed for the top &#8211; $95m</h3>
<h6 class="in-article-image"><strong><span class="caption"><img class="alignnone wp-image-198561" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/jk-rowling4.png" alt="JK Rowling4.png" width="694" height="894" />JK Rowling returned to the top 100</span> </strong></h6>
<p>JK Rowling returns to the top 100, thanks to the publication of the two-part play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the film release of Potter spin-off, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.</p>
<h3>4. Drake, doubling last year&#8217;s take &#8211; $94m</h3>
<h6 class="in-article-image"><span class="caption"><img class="alignnone wp-image-198556" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/drake2.jpg" alt="Drake2.jpg" width="721" height="477" /><strong>Drake has had a lot of endorsements</strong></span><strong> </strong></h6>
<p>The Canadian hip hop star has jumped from number 69 to number four, more than doubling his fortune through touring and endorsements with the likes of Nike, Sprite and Apple.</p>
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<h3>5. All time leading scorer for Real Madrid FC, Cristiano Ronaldo &#8211; $93m</h3>
<h6 class="in-article-image"><span class="caption"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-198555" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cristiano-ronaldo3.jpg" alt="Cristiano Ronaldo3.jpg" width="2968" height="3354" /><strong>Perennial Golden Boots winner is still up among the winners</strong></span><strong> </strong></h6>
<p>The Real Madrid footy star drops just one place on this year&#8217;s list.<br />
On top of his soccer earnings, the current Fifa world player of the year also has a line of branded products including underwear and jeans, plus a lifetime deal with Nike.</p>
<h3>6. The Weeknd. The entertainer joins the big leagues in the sixth position &#8211; $92m</h3>
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<h6 class="in-article-image"><strong><span class="caption"><img class="alignnone wp-image-198554" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/the-weeknd-2.jpg" alt="The Weeknd 2" width="716" height="477" /></span><span class="caption">The Weeknd cracked the top 10 for the first time</span> </strong></h6>
<p>The Weeknd has cracked the top 10 for the first time, having made it to number 30 last time round. His latest album, Starboy, had the third-largest debut sales week in the US of 2016.</p>
<h3>7. Radio shock jock Howard Stern, hanging on tight &#8211; $90m</h3>
<h6 class="in-article-image"><span class="caption"><img class="alignnone wp-image-198553" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/howard-stern2.jpg" alt="Howard Stern2.jpg" width="704" height="469" /><strong>Howard Stern is halfway through a five-year radio contract</strong></span><strong> </strong></h6>
<p>US &#8220;shock jock&#8221; and self-styled &#8220;king of all media&#8221; Howard Stern holds on to the seventh spot he occupied last year.<br />
The former America&#8217;s Got Talent judge is currently part way through a five-year deal with Sirius XM Radio.</p>
<h3>8. Coldplay &#8211; $88m</h3>
<h6><span class="caption"><img class="alignnone wp-image-198552" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/coldplay2.jpg" alt="Coldplay2.jpg" width="692" height="389" /><strong>A massively successful tour has propelled Coldplay into the top 10</strong></span><strong> </strong></h6>
<p>Coldplay return to the list following the success of their worldwide Head Full of Dreams tour, which finished in Australia and New Zealand in December.<br />
That&#8217;s good news for the charity sector, as the band donate 10% of their profits to good causes.</p>
<h3>9. Prolific author James Patterson &#8211; $87m</h3>
<h6 class="in-article-image"><span class="caption"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-198551" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/james-paterson2.jpg" alt="James Paterson2" width="997" height="748" /><strong>James Patterson is collaborating on a novel with Bill Clinton</strong></span></h6>
<p>This author has published more than 130 titles in his name and is believed to be the world&#8217;s best-selling living author.<br />
Former US president Bill Clinton is currently writing a novel about the White House in collaboration with him.</p>
<h3>10. No slouch on or off the court LeBron James &#8211; $86m</h3>
<h6 class="in-article-image"><span class="caption"><img class="alignnone wp-image-198549" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lebron-james1.jpg" alt="LeBron James1.jpg" width="753" height="499" /><strong>LeBron James has had tons of endorsements</strong></span><strong> </strong></h6>
<p>Probably the US&#8217;s best-known basketball star, the Cleveland Cavaliers player&#8217;s $31m (£24.4m) salary in 2016-17 made him only the third NBA player to earn $30m in a season after Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.He&#8217;s also endorsed brands such as Nike, Coca-Cola and Beats by Dre.</p>
<h3><strong>11. Guns N&#8217; Roses &#8211; $84million</strong><br />
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<h3><strong>12. Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh &#8211; $84million</strong></h3>
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<strong>Conservative radio talk show host Limbaugh is tied with Coldplay at $84million</strong></h6>
<h3><strong>13. Singer Justin Bieber &#8211; $83.5million</strong></h3>
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<strong>Singer Justin Bieber hovers around what appears to be a benchmark for some years now at 83.5million</strong></h6>
<h3><strong>14. Lionel Messi &#8211; $80million<br />
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<h3><strong>15. Dr. Phil McGraw &#8211; $79million</strong><br />
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<h3><strong>16. Ellen DeGeneres &#8211; $77million</strong><img class="alignnone wp-image-198543 alignleft" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ellen-degeneres1.jpg" alt="Ellen DeGeneres1.jpg" width="655" height="344" /></h3>
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17. Bruce &#8216; The Boss&#8217; Springsteen &#8211; $75million</strong><br />
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<h3><strong>18. Adele &#8211; $69million</strong><br />
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<h3><strong>19. Jerry Seinfeld &#8211; $69million</strong><br />
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<h3><strong>20. Actor Mark Wahlberg &#8211; $68million</strong></h3>
<h6><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-198539" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mark-wahlberg1.jpg" alt="Mark Wahlberg1.png" width="1189" height="892" /><strong>Actor Mark Wahlberg rounds up the rop 20 at $68million</strong></h6>
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<p>21. Metallica $66.5million</p>
<p>22. Dwayne Johnson $65million</p>
<p>23. Roger Federer $64million</p>
<p>24. David Copperfield $61.5million</p>
<p>25. Kevin Durant $60.6million</p>
<p>26. Garth Brooks $60million</p>
<p>27. Elton John $60million</p>
<p>28. Gordon Ramsay $60million</p>
<p>29. Ryan Seacrest $58million</p>
<p>30. Chris Rock $57million</p>
<p>31. Vin Diesel $54.5million</p>
<p>32. Paul McCartney $54million</p>
<p>33. Red Hot Chili Peppers $54million</p>
<p>34. Louis C.K. $52million</p>
<p>35. Jimmy Buffett $50.5million</p>
<p>36. Adam Sandler $50.5million</p>
<p>37. Andrew Luck $50million</p>
<p>38. Rory McIlroy $50million</p>
<p>39. Jackie Chan $49million</p>
<p>40. Calvin Harris $48.5million</p>
<p>41. Robert Downey Jr. $48million</p>
<p>42, Stephen Curry $47.3million</p>
<p>43. Dave Chappelle $47million</p>
<p>44. Judy Sheindlin $47million</p>
<p>45. James Harden $46.6million</p>
<p>46. Lewis Hamilton $46million</p>
<p>47. Kim Kardashian West $45.5million</p>
<p>48. Drew Brees $45.3million</p>
<p>49. Taylor Swift $44million</p>
<p>50. <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/simon-cowell">Simon Cowell</a> $43.5million</p>
<p>51. Phil Mickelson $43.5million</p>
<p>52. Tom Cruise $43million</p>
<p>53. Kenny Chesney $42.5million</p>
<p>54. Steve Harvey $42.5million</p>
<p>55. Luke Bryan $42million</p>
<p>56. Celine Dion $42million</p>
<p>57. Jay-Z $42million</p>
<p>58. Sofia Vergara $41.5million</p>
<p>59. Kylie Jenner $41million</p>
<p>60. Bruno Mars $39million</p>
<p>61. Tiesto $39million</p>
<p>62. Russell Westbrook $38.6million</p>
<p>63. Sebastian Vettel $38.5million</p>
<p>64. Damian Lillard $38.4million</p>
<p>65. Shah Rukh Khan $38million</p>
<p>66. Jennifer Lopez $38million</p>
<p>67. The Chainsmokers $38million</p>
<p>68. Novak Djokovic $37.6million</p>
<p>69. Amy Schumer $37.5million</p>
<p>70. Tiger Woods $37.1million</p>
<p>71. Salman Khan $37million</p>
<p>72. Neymar $37million</p>
<p>73. Bill O&#8217;Reilly $37million</p>
<p>74. Dolly Parton $37million</p>
<p>75. Ed Sheeran $37million</p>
<p>76. Dwayne Wade $36.2million</p>
<p>77. Fernando Alonso $36million</p>
<p>78. Sean Hannity $36million</p>
<p>79. Rihanna $36million</p>
<p>80. Bon Jovi $35.5million</p>
<p>81. Akshay Kumar $35.5million</p>
<p>82. Billy Joel $35million</p>
<p>83. Dr. Dre $34.5million</p>
<p>84. Florida Georgia Line $34.5million</p>
<p>85. Toby Keith $34.5million</p>
<p>86. Jordan Spieth $34.5million</p>
<p>87. Derrick Rose $34.3million</p>
<p>88. Usain Bolt $34.2million</p>
<p>89. Gareth Bale $34million</p>
<p>90. Conor McGregor $34million</p>
<p>91. Britney Spears $34million</p>
<p>92. Kei Nishikori $33.9million</p>
<p>93. Fletcher Cox $33.4million</p>
<p>94. Clayton Kershaw $33.3million</p>
<p>95. Chance The Rapper $33million</p>
<p>96. Katy Perry $33million</p>
<p>97. Carmelo Anthony $32.6million</p>
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Highest earning celebrity of the year revealed – P ‘Diddy’ tops this year’s celebrity money makers list
