Eyewitness News: Mayweather, Pacquiao top ‘Forbes’ best paid celebrity list

Katy thought she would seal the deal by meeting the 5 nuns who still live in the convent and perform a private show for them.

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Jay-Z, earned $58 million, coming in one spot ahead of her at No. 28.

Well, partly from her massive Prismatic World Tour, where she played a whopping 124 shows in 27 different countries and which earned around £97 million.

The boxers are followed on Forbes’ list by pop singer Katy Perry and pop boy band One Direction. One Direction still managed to land in fourth place, despite losing Zayn Malik. But Perry’s $130 million places her as the third highest-paid celebrity while Swift’s $80 million puts her at number eight.

Other female stars that appeared on the list included Taylor Swift ranking at number eight (earning $80m) and Lady Gaga, who reached the 25th spot. He has a $50+ million a year salary to go with a huge portfolio of endorsements.

Are you surprised by which names or which types of celebrities topped the list?

The oldest of the highest-paid was music legend Paul McCartney, 73, the ex- Beatle turned solo musician, who made $51.5 million over the past year. Beyonce, last year’s topper, did not even make the Top 10. Besides Mayweather, Pacquiao and Ronaldo, others on the list who make a living from playing sports include Lionel Messi, Roger Federer, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Ben Roethlisberger, Rory McIlroy and Novack Djokovic.

Katy Perry is more hot than cold these days – and her bank account proves it.

The May 2 fight shattered several records, including pay-per-view (4.4 million buys at $100) and gate attendance ($73 million-plus) and global broadcast rights and sponsorships. She said, “The problem is the averages don’t work, because there are not enough parts for women to star in to get paid… I think that the whole system is geared for them [women] to fail and we’re going to have to change a lot of what we do in order for that to happen”.