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The Highest Paid Celebrity Of 2017 Has Been Revealed

And it's (seriously) not who you'd expect

Forbes has released its annual rich list, highlighting which celebrities made serious bank over the past 12 months.

Regulars included Beyoncé (coming in second place with a cool $103m), J.K. Rowling ($95 million), and Taylor Swift (whose paycheck dropped from $170m to $44m due to her musical hiatus). 

However, the person in the number one spot is somewhat surprising.

Beating Queen B to take first place is none other than Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs, who brought in a whopping $130m ($172m AUD).

Though he hasn’t released any number one hits in quite some time, Diddy has been focused on building an empire. Forbes lists that the 47-year-old sold his Sean John clothing line for an estimated $70 million this year, as well as partnering with Diageo Ciroc vodka partnership and doing the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour.

19-year-old Kylie Jenner made the 100 list for the first time, bringing in $41m and making her the second highest earner in the Kardashian-Jenner clan, behind sister Kim who made $45.5m.

Though there are 10 male actors on the ranking, Forbes notes that not a single female movie star made the cut, highlighting the gender pay gap in Hollywood and beyond. 

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