: MediaTakeOut.com got a hold of Forbes' 20 highest paid people in TV. And Oprah is still the reigning queen, making more than the numbers 2 through 7 on the list - COMBINED. Also on the list is talk show host Tyra Banks.
Here's the full list:
1. Oprah Winfrey, $260 million 2. Jerry Seinfeld, $60 million 3. Simon Cowell, $45 million 4. David Letterman, $40 million 5. Donald Trump, $32 million 6. Jay Leno, $32 million 7. Dr. Phil McGraw, $30 million 8. "Judge" Judy Sheindlin, $30 million 9. George Lopez, $26 million 10. Kiefer Sutherland, $22 million 11. Regis Philbin, $21 million 12. Tyra Banks, $18 million 13. Rachael Ray, $16 million, 14. Katie Couric, $15 million 15. Ellen DeGeneres, $15 million 16. Ryan Seacrest, $14 million 17. Matt Lauer, $13 million 18, Barbara Walters, $12 million 19. Diane Sawyer, $12 million 20. Meredith Vieira, $10 million
Somebody needs to let Ken Chanault, CEO of American Express know that a sistah is making more money than their precious Ellen DeGeneres. Ken, you tell Nancy Smith and them over there in Marketing and Advertising to drop that white girl and hire the sistah to represent ya'll. Don't worry, Ken, even though you're the CEO, we all know that you don't really have any pull over there at Amex to make such a change.