According to Forbes magazine, producer Dr. Dre and Eminem are the second
most powerful celebrities in the world.The producing/rapping
duo
were ranked second worldwide on the Forbes Global Celebrity List, edging
out Stephen Spielberg, Tiger Woods, Paul McCartney, Harry Potter author
JK Rowling, Robin Williams and Ozzy Osbourne.Dre and Eminem
raked in a combined $35 million dollars, were featured in 27,130 news
and magazine articles and appeared on television and radio over 450
times.Actress Jennifer Aniston topped the list, which ranks
names from the sports and entertainment industries.The list
is
determined by the amount of earnings a celebrity achieves in one year,
magazine covers, Internet popularity and television/radio
appearances.Britney Spears, who topped last years list, is
absent from the rankings after she announced that she was taking a break
from the music business.Eminem is currently in a row with
The
Source magazine. The founders released a tape of Eminem circa 1993,
making disparaging remarks about African-American women and using racial
slurs.Eminem apologized for the remarks, saying he made the
tape
as an angry teen, after he broke up with his African-American
girlfriend.In a new press release, the magazine retorted,
saying
that Eminem was of age when the recording was made.”The
recording date of the tape clearly contradicts Eminem’s claim of
being
a teenager,” Source owner Benzino said. “He was 21 years old at the
time
of the recording. At 21, you’re old enough to drink, to vote, to serve
your country. You’re also old enough to take responsibility for your
words. Eminem
needs to apologize to the Black community and, particularly, Black women
for these offensive lyrics.”
