Entertainment | Celebrity Net Worth

For the first time in four years, Robert Downey Jr. is not the world's highest-paid actor. Instead, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is, with a whopping $64.5 million payday this past year. Move over Iron Man, it is The Rock's world now!

The annual list of the world's highest-paid film actresses is out. There are some familiar names, some new names, and a decidedly international flavor to this year's list.

The only thing standing between a group of cyber criminals and a $1 billion dollar heist was the word "foundation."

They say there's a sucker born every minute, but to be fair, con men (and women) are pretty slick characters who play on the emotions of their targets for their personal gain. This is what happened to Eddie Murphy's ex-wife, Nicole Murphy.

Shaquille O'Neal earned $300 million in salary alone during his career in the NBA. Today, he is on pace to earn much more than that off the court thanks to a burgeoning business empire.

Last Saturday, Viacom confirmed that Chairman Philippe Dauman will step down on September 13th and walk away with his severance package. In Hollywood they call these kinds of deals "golden parachutes," and Dauman's is indeed that!

It was just an ordinary Sunday, when an anonymous woman from Hawaii put $3 into a penny slot machine. Now she's a millionaire!

Millions of people have life-threatening allergies and depend on the EpiPen. Food allergies, in particular, are incredibly dangerous and fast-acting when they hit. It's a good thing EpiPens are so readily-available and affordable, right? Oh wait…

Three decades ago, a lab in Evanston, Illinois began research on a new pill. That pill became one midwestern university's cash cow.

How did one man go from working for a custom bath installer to being a millionaire overnight? He used a get-rich-quick scheme… and actually got rich, quick.

The handiwork of a new member of the Bad Parallel Parking Hall of Fame has been captured by a horrifying video now making the rounds online.

The highest-paid DJs in the world rule the land of synthesizers, light shows, and vocals. The 12 top paid EDM DJs made staggering amounts of money DJing EDM sets.

The unfair labor practices of the garment industry are not a new thing, but by now, there is just no excuse not to know how and where a clothing line is made, especially when a celebrity's name is attached.

Pokémon Go has made a staggering $200 million in its first month. But how does it compare with other hit apps?

Not all that glitters is gold and neither, apparently, are Olympic "gold" medals.