Your Puff Daddy is Rich

Published June 13th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT
Rich and looking it. (MARK RALSTON / AFP)
Rich and looking it. (MARK RALSTON / AFP)

Sean "Diddy" Combs is rich.

Forbes named the rapper/music producer as the world's most highly-paid entertainer, usurping former queen Taylor Swift into—get this—49th place. He takes home a stunning $130 million since last June—perhaps due to his partnership with Ciroc vodka, the Sean Johnson clothing line, and Bad Boy Family Reunion, which saw Diddy reunite with Bad Boy Entertainment artists from the past and present, including: Lil' Kim, Mase, Carl Thomas, 112, Faith Evans, The LOX, Total, Black Rob and French Montana. 

He was in 22nd place last year.

Behind Puff Daddy came Beyonce, who scored a sweet $105 million with Lemonade, her new concept album, and its ensuing world tour.

JK Rowling was in third place at $95 million, thanks in part to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the new Harry Potters spin-off film, which she wrote.

The world’s top 100 celebrities earned an estimated $5.1 billion together, which just about equates their take last year.

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