Talk-show hosts, reality stars and network news people make way too much money, according The National ENQUIRER‘s readers — and these survey results show America’s picks for the most overpaid celebrities!
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Talk-show hosts, reality stars and network news people make
way too much money, according
The National ENQUIRER's readers — and these survey results show America's picks for the most overpaid celebrities!
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ANDERSON COOPER - $12M
Nearly 30% of readers think the silver-maned CNN anchor's salary is well spent — that makes him the favorite!
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KATY PERRY - $25M
A full 89% of readers think this is crazy — $25 million to tell people they can’t sing? At least she’s an expert!
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RYAN SEACREST - $27M
Star of both “Live” ($15M) and “American Idol” ($12M) — 84% of readers said he’s overpaid!
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ELLEN DEGENERES - $50M
She’s the goofy star of daytime TV, but 83% of voters said it’s her salary that’s crazy!
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KELLY RIPA - $22M
Kelly has been the face of ABC’s “Live” show for 16 years, but only 17% said she’s earned the bucks!
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STEVE HARVEY - $10M
One of the smaller paychecks on this list, but it’s still way too much for his talent, according to 75% of ENQUIRER readers!
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JIMMY KIMMEL - $15M
The ABC late night host gets off fairly easy with our readers — only 75% think he’s getting too much dough!
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CONAN O’BRIEN - $12M
Is he still on TV? The TBS network is giving this NBC reject too much, said 80% of the survey voters!
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GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS - $15M
He pops up all over ABC, but 83% of our readers wouldn’t pay him all that cash!
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DAVID LETTERMAN - $12M
Readers were revolted by his new $2M-per-episode Netflix contract — only 15% said he’s worth it!
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ROBIN ROBERTS - $18M
She’s the anchor on the morning’s most popular show, but only 22% of our audience would pay her that!
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MICHAEL STRAHAN - $20M
He earned a smaller annual bundle in the NFL — despite ranking among the league's top earners — but 78% said he doesn’t deserve this sack of cash he's pulling in from "Good Morning America."
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MEGYN KELLY - $18M
One of the most hated on the list, 91% of ENQUIRER readers think her new salary at NBC is for the birds!
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JIMMY FALLON - $16M
No close shave here — three out of four voters in the survey said the "Tonight" show's laugh machine is making too much!
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RACHEL MADDOW - $7M
MSNBC’s liberal icon is a bargain — but only one out of five readers think this top-rated host is worth it!
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STEPHEN COLBERT - $15M
In all truthiness, 82% of our readers agreed this snarky "Late Show" host is overpriced!
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MATT LAUER - $25M
He’s the most overpaid star on television, said our poll — only 9% said Matt’s earning that big check!
Talk-show hosts, reality stars and network news people make
way too much money, according
The National ENQUIRER's readers — and these survey results show America's picks for the most overpaid celebrities!
Photo credit: Getty Images
ANDERSON COOPER - $12M
Nearly 30% of readers think the silver-maned CNN anchor's salary is well spent — that makes him the favorite!
Photo credit: Getty Images
KATY PERRY - $25M
A full 89% of readers think this is crazy — $25 million to tell people they can’t sing? At least she’s an expert!
Photo credit: Getty Images
RYAN SEACREST - $27M
Star of both “Live” ($15M) and “American Idol” ($12M) — 84% of readers said he’s overpaid!
Photo credit: Getty Images
ELLEN DEGENERES - $50M
She’s the goofy star of daytime TV, but 83% of voters said it’s her salary that’s crazy!
Photo credit: Getty Images
KELLY RIPA - $22M
Kelly has been the face of ABC’s “Live” show for 16 years, but only 17% said she’s earned the bucks!
Photo credit: Aurora Rose/WWD/REX/Shutterstock
STEVE HARVEY - $10M
One of the smaller paychecks on this list, but it’s still way too much for his talent, according to 75% of ENQUIRER readers!
JIMMY KIMMEL - $15M
The ABC late night host gets off fairly easy with our readers — only 75% think he’s getting too much dough!
Photo credit: Getty Images
CONAN O’BRIEN - $12M
Is he still on TV? The TBS network is giving this NBC reject too much, said 80% of the survey voters!
Photo credit: Getty Images
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS - $15M
He pops up all over ABC, but 83% of our readers wouldn’t pay him all that cash!
Photo credit: Getty Images
DAVID LETTERMAN - $12M
Readers were revolted by his new $2M-per-episode Netflix contract — only 15% said he’s worth it!
Photo credit: Getty Images
ROBIN ROBERTS - $18M
She’s the anchor on the morning’s most popular show, but only 22% of our audience would pay her that!
Photo credit: Getty Images
MICHAEL STRAHAN - $20M
He earned a smaller annual bundle in the NFL — despite ranking among the league's top earners — but 78% said he doesn’t deserve this sack of cash he's pulling in from "Good Morning America."
MEGYN KELLY - $18M
One of the most hated on the list, 91% of ENQUIRER readers think her new salary at NBC is for the birds!
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JIMMY FALLON - $16M
No close shave here — three out of four voters in the survey said the "Tonight" show's laugh machine is making too much!
Photo credit: Getty Images
RACHEL MADDOW - $7M
MSNBC’s liberal icon is a bargain — but only one out of five readers think this top-rated host is worth it!
Photo credit: Getty Images
STEPHEN COLBERT - $15M
In all truthiness, 82% of our readers agreed this snarky "Late Show" host is overpriced!
Photo credit: Getty Images
MATT LAUER - $25M
He’s the most overpaid star on television, said our poll — only 9% said Matt’s earning that big check!
