Oscar-winner and the ultimate diva in Hollywood, Emma Stone has finally knocked Jeniffer Lawrence off the list, and has become Forbes’ highest paid actress for 2017.
The annual chart of the magazine concluded that the La La Land actress made $26 million in the pre-tax earnings in this year till June. But, she was chased quite far by Jennifer Aniston. The Friends star hogged the second spot with the earnings of $25.5 million, most of which are the courtesy of International brand endorsements.
Third came Jennifer Lawrence who had topped the 2016 chart for a second successive year with $46 million. This year, her worth has been equalled to $24 million, thus garnering her a third spot.
After the top three, came Melissa McCarthy and Mila Kunis with the worth of $18 million and $15.5 million, this sweeping off fourth and fifth position off the list.
Other than the mentioned, the top 10 list also included Emma Watson, Charlize Theron, Cate Blanchett, Julia Roberts and Amy Adams. The combined worth of all is $172.5 million, which is slashed down to 16 per cent from the last year’s whooping $205 million.
The list of highest paid actors by Forbes is expected to release later in the week. Once again, it is being speculated that the list will give an insight into the gender wage gap between both in the Hollywood.