Celebrities Then And Now

The top celebrity film actors, sports stars, and pop singers earn multi-million dollar salaries. For example, in 2010, Oprah Winfrey was ranked as the top earner in "Forbes magazine’s annual ranking of the most powerful celebrities", with earnings of $315 million in the past year. In 2010, golfer Tiger Woods was the fourth highest-earning celebrity, with an income of $105 million. In that same year, Forbes indicated that pop singer Lady Gaga earned $62 million.
• Restricted access
Access to celebrities is strictly controlled by their entourage of staff which includes publicists, agents, personal assistants, and bodyguards. Even journalists find it difficult to access celebrities for interviews:
You have to go through many hoops just to talk to a major celebrity. You have to get past three different sets of publicists: the publicist for the event, the publicist for the movie, and then the celebrity's personal publicist. They all have to approve you.