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Lady Gaga Tops Forbes' Best-Paid Celebrities List: Who's the Most Overpaid Star Under 30?

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SLIDESHOW: Who's the Most Overpaid Star Under 30?

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Lady Gaga

Cavorting around in a giant egg pays off. Gaga, 25, topped Forbes' annual list of the Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30, earning -- are you ready for this? -- about $90 million between May 2010 and May 2011.
  1. Lady Gaga

    Lady Gaga

    Cavorting around in a giant egg pays off. Gaga, 25, topped Forbes' annual list of the Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30, earning -- are you ready for this? -- about $90 million between May 2010 and May 2011.

  2. Justin Bieber

    Justin Bieber

    Bieber, 17, came in second on Forbes' list, raking in about $53 million in earnings. Quick: Can you name one of his songs besides "Baby"?

  3. Lil' Wayne

    Lil' Wayne

    How depressing is it that rapper Lil' Wayne, 28, was able to rake in $15 million … from jail?

  4. Miley Cyrus

    Miley Cyrus

    We can't recall a single thing Miley has done in the past year (other than that pole dance). But the 18-year-old managed to rack up $15 million.

  5. Taylor Swift

    Taylor Swift

    Her live singing ability is often panned, but 21-year-old Taylor Swift has earned $45 million by kissing and telling on her ex-boyfriends.

  6. Kristen Stewart

    Kristen Stewart

    It pays to have Team Edward and Team Jacob fighting over you. "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart, 21, has earned $20 million in the past year.

  7. Robert Pattinson

    Robert Pattinson

    Should playing a pale, lovestruck vampire really add up to $20 million? It does for this 25-year-old.

  8. Rihanna

    Rihanna

    Rihanna, 23, pocketed $29 million this year by singing about sex and violence.

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Lady Gaga, 25, topped Forbes' annual list of the Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30, earning -- are you ready for this? -- about $90 million between May 2010 and May 2011, even before her latest album, "Born This Way," was released.

But cavorting around in a giant egg is not the only way to make a buck. Seventeen-year-old Justin Bieber -- the youngest person on the list -- came in second, raking in about $53 million for making tweens swoon.

When most of us will never crack a six-figure salary, do these youngsters really deserve to be gazillionaires? From Gaga to Bieber to Kristen Stewart, click through our slideshow and let us know: Who's the most overpaid star under 30?

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  • Time For Destruction! 2011/06/14 22:26:23
    Justin Bieber
    Time For Destruction!
    He can't sing so he doesn't deserve so much god damn money
  • Depsycho 2011/06/14 22:15:53
    Justin Bieber
    Depsycho
    Justin all the freaking way. At least Gaga has TALENT and sounds like her gender! Not to mention she is f*cking fabulous! Justin's just a chipmunk in a human suit.
  • PяєттyYσυиgTнiиg 2011/06/14 22:11:41
    Lady Gaga
    PяєттyYσυиgTнiиg
    All of them, definitely.
  • wicked soda boy 2011/06/14 21:50:16
    Robert Pattinson
    wicked soda boy
    I picked this guy cause I've never heard of him, and nobody else picked, so I couldn't leave him out in the cold.
  • angel 2011/06/14 21:33:19
    Lil' Wayne
    angel
    From Jail Seriously...
  • sd *TROUBLE* 2011/06/14 21:33:11
    Justin Bieber
    sd *TROUBLE*
    All of them except for lady gaga. Gaga is the only one who truly works her damn ass off for her fans. While all the money she makes isn't necessary, I definitively feel she is one of the only celebrities who deserve what they make.
  • Gabby S. 2011/06/14 21:30:08
    Kristen Stewart
    Gabby S.
    +1
    No need to explain...
  • Matthew Frankwitt 2011/06/14 21:21:03
    Justin Bieber
    Matthew Frankwitt
    +2
    It's really a tie between Bieber, Stewart, and Pattinson for me.
  • WickedPippy 2011/06/14 21:01:59
    Justin Bieber
    WickedPippy
    +8
    ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Morons funny poster
  • sally WickedP... 2011/06/14 21:17:02
    sally
    +3
    I think this was the funniest demotivator I have ever seen.
  • Me eats... sally 2011/06/14 21:50:52
    Me eats you nao x3
    omg yeah and i didn't see the "all of the above" option!!!!! Dx
  • sally Me eats... 2011/06/14 21:57:05
    sally
    +1
    Agreed.
  • Viry 2011/06/14 20:21:50
    Justin Bieber
    Viry
    +1
    I think that Justin Bieber cause I think that all of his earnings are from his hair! justin bieber earnings hair Hate Justin bieber
  • Pinky 2011/06/14 20:12:53
    Lady Gaga
    Pinky
    +3
    They're all overpaid, and most of them aren't that talented. At least Gaga has talent, but darn, she makes A LOT! Can I have some of that????
  • KING 2011/06/14 20:09:09
    Justin Bieber
    KING
    +2
    Justin Blabbermouth is talentless. Although I am not a Lady Goo Goo Ga Ga fan....at least she can sing.!!!
  • Lanikai 2011/06/14 20:05:32 (edited)
    Lady Gaga
    Lanikai
    +2
    Toss up really, Justine Beiber or Lady Gagme or Miley.
  • Aperson 2011/06/14 19:48:23
    Lady Gaga
    Aperson
    +1
    I could have sworn I selected Justin Bieber. I cannot for the life of me understand young girls' fascination with him.
  • Lanikai Aperson 2011/06/14 20:07:04
    Lanikai
    +2
    Well, to an 11 year old girl, he is a rock star. My daughter likes him, she was embarrassed to admit that to me a few weeks ago. But I guess it is better then Marilyn Manson.
  • Aperson Lanikai 2011/06/14 20:26:39 (edited)
    Aperson
    I've never cared for teeny-bopper pop, but I did like Marilyn Manson as a teen. Actually, I still like his music. Bieber just seems like a brat, but I don't really care that much because it is really of no consequence to me since I don't have a child that wants to listen to him.
  • Tori Lynne Lanikai 2011/06/14 22:29:19
    Tori Lynne
    +1
    It really depends on the kid, I guess. MY 12 year old sister's favorite band is Aerosmith...
  • Lanikai Tori Lynne 2011/06/17 16:45:11
    Lanikai
    Mine likes Aerosmith, and the Beatles, and Katy Perry and Some true rock, but beiber has the hearts of the 10-13 year olds right now.
  • sally 2011/06/14 19:44:08 (edited)
    Kristen Stewart
    sally
    +3
    All for her because of this
    kristen stewart emotions

    But everyone will probably go for people like Bieber and Gaga.
  • Vive le... sally 2011/06/14 21:10:58 (edited)
    Vive le Canada Libre!!!
    That picture should be a on T-Shirt.
  • sally Vive le... 2011/06/14 21:18:49
    sally
    I'd buy it.
  • RobertRowe 2011/06/14 19:38:04
    Miley Cyrus
    RobertRowe
    alot of these people will possibly snap like bwitney hahaha
  • Michael McFascist 2011/06/14 19:33:23
    Justin Bieber
    Michael McFascist
    +2
    I can't believe that the woman whose very voice can turn Jergen's hand moisturizing cream into gravel and shards of broken glass didn't get a mention.
  • Lanikai Michael... 2011/06/14 20:07:27
  • Michael... Lanikai 2011/06/14 20:35:01
    Michael McFascist
    I'm sorry I didn't mean to inflict harm on anyone's eardrums...if anyone pushed play my sincerest condolences go out to you and your molested ears.
  • Lanikai Michael... 2011/06/14 21:18:05
    Lanikai
    LOL, I could not figure out why my machine was suddenly wailing at me. My daughter saw this photo of Keisha and asked if beer was the problem.

    her is Keisha in a swimsuit. machine suddenly wailing daughter photo keisha beer keisha swimsuit Keisha swimsuit
  • Michael... Lanikai 2011/06/14 21:27:33
    Michael McFascist
    she's 24 and she looks like she's wrecked herself already.
  • wicked ... Lanikai 2011/06/14 21:49:15
    wicked soda boy
    That's Keisha? You sure?
  • Michael... wicked ... 2011/06/14 22:42:08
    Michael McFascist
    +1
    I've seen this picture pedalled around before as being her in Australia and I have pretty good onboard facial recognition software in my brain...reasonably sure that is her.
  • Tori Lynne Michael... 2011/06/14 22:30:05
    Tori Lynne
    +1
    She's the most horrible excuse for a singer ever to lay waste upon the word music.
  • Michael... Tori Lynne 2011/06/14 22:44:54
    Michael McFascist
    yeah, I couldn't agree with you more...I literally want to pour bleach in my ears when I listen to her doing what I guess she calls singing.
  • Tori Lynne Michael... 2011/06/14 22:46:39
    Tori Lynne
    +1
    My friend Rissa listens to this. She''ll put music on, and i leave.
  • LondonByeTaTa 2011/06/14 19:29:07
  • Blossoms 2011/06/14 17:55:12
    Rihanna
    Blossoms
    She is hot and awesome
  • Hobbitt / Oldsquid 2011/06/14 17:13:59
    Lady Gaga
    Hobbitt / Oldsquid
    +1
    Lady Gaga whom, as i have previously stated while being female, is definitely no lady.
  • Nat™ 2011/06/14 16:28:03
    Justin Bieber
    Nat™
    +2
    Actually, I meant Kristen Stewart. Getting paid millions for being a pale plank? Might as well give me millions because I can act way better than her.

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