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Gay refers to a person whose sexual orientation is to persons of the same sex. In many places in the world, it is still unacceptable. People belonging to such category are not treated in the same manner as the straight people are. The term “Gay” has lot of controversies attached to it. Most gay people get discriminated because of their personality, their feeling towards the same sex. They are regarded as a blot on the society. People fail to understand them, rather don’t take an initiative to understand them, their feelings and accept them.

Time has changed and so does the concept of sexual orientation. The term “GAY”, that was once not even used or people were not even aware of such a term is now known by all. The views have changed with time. These people are accepted in certain parts of the society. Given the same status and respect as other straight people get. Rather there is nothing of the sort-straight or gay. They are treated normally, given all the rights and freedom like others. Every country is a free country and you can do whatever you want, be with any person you want. It is not a crime.

Also, there are many such people who do not come out so easily in the society thinking about prejudice towards them. The fear of rejection by the family, friends or colleagues bothers them. But, people today have come out with their sexual orientation openly and one of the reasons for such a declaration is the well-known faces. Homosexuality was a no-no for every other individual until some well-known personalities came out of their closet and talked about gay rights and their own sexual orientation. The celebrities are considered as the representative of such a group. They are the ambassadors who have bought an optimistic change in the attitude, thinking and behaviour of the people towards gays. They have taken an initiative to change the perspective of the people towards such people. They have paved a way for homosexuals to come out and be frank and vocal about themselves.

Following are just the few names of the famous Gay Celebrities. They are not only known for their talent, but also respected for their individuality.

1. T.R. Knight

T.R. Knight, Theodore Raymond is an American actor and known for his role as Dr. George O’Malley on the medical drama series “Grey’s Anatomy”. He started acting at an early age with theatre. T.R. Knight has also been a part of many other popular television series, theatre, movies and also done voice over.Currently knight is doing The Good Wife. Knight is openly gay.

2. Matt Bomer

Born Matthew Staton Bomer is known for his fabulous fantastical performance in the television series White Collar. This television series got him a huge fan following. With Good looks and appealing personality set aside, the fact that he is openly gay adds to his attraction. He is an American Actor. He got recognition from his role in the NBC television series Chuck. He has played many supporting characters that were acknowledged and appreciated by all. Matt Bomer is in relationship with publicist Simon Halls and the couple has three sons.

3. Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs is a renowned fashion designer and has the labels Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc Jacobs which is a secondary line with more than 200 retail stores. He also serves as the creative director for Louis Vetton. Marc Jacobs has spot himself a place among the most influential people in the world on Time magazine’s “2010 Time 100” and is also among the 50 most powerful gay men and women in America. He has many celebrity clients who not only appreciate his working style but also considers him as one of the best designers. Marc Jacobs raised his voice for getting gay marriages legal and for this in the year 2009 he introduced a T-shirt line demanding the legalization of gay marriages.

4. Zachary John Quinto

Zachary Quinto is an American Actor and film producer. He is known for his cold-hearted characters and often plays villains and grey-shaded characters. His first role was in a television show “The Others”. The character played by him in “Hereos” as Sylar, the serial killer was so famous that his fans started calling themselves as “Sylar’s Army”. He also acted in Star trek and is also the part of its sequel “Star Trek Into Darkness”. In 2011, he opted to address his sexuality openly and the very next year in 2012, he confirmed his relationship with actor Jonathan Groff.

5. Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Jesse Tyler Ferguson known for his remarkable performance in a popular television series Modern Family and still remembered by his oncreen character name Mitchell. He has even got 3 nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting actor in a Comedy Series for his show “Modern Family”.In 2012, Jesse Tyler Ferguson announced his engagement to Justin Mikita, who is a lawyer by profession.

They say that the charm and glitz of glamour and money can make you do anything. That is acceptable but only if it gives you the passion to realize your dreams and make you pine for more. But what happens when this glittering shimmer completely blinds you from reality? The reference here is of celebrities. Yes, they have what it takes to reach the top and live the grand life. Some of them have struggled to reach the position where they are now while some have had sheer luck on their sides. But the big question is what makes them so blinded to reality that they forget to distinguish between right and wrong. Is it the sheer power that comes with their popularity? Or is it the arrogance and vanity that follows? What makes these worshiped celebrities turn into criminals? May be they are no different than the rest of us. Or it might be the advantage of impunity they think they possess. Whatever the reason, punishment is the same and sooner or later, law will get them because law makes no discrimination.

Take a look at top 10 celebrities that have criminal cased impending against them:

1. O.J. Simpson

O.J. Simpson is a retired football player and an actor; he was also elected for Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985. He was charged with death of Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman. Brown was ex wife of Simpson and was stabbed to death and the evidence pointed towards Simpson. This case claimed headlines for almost 1 year and yet he was not pronounced guilty for quite a while. Later a civil court found him guilty for their wrongful death. later in 2006, he wrote a hypothetical book explaining how the killing could have occurred.

2. Robert Blake

Robert Blake is an American actor. He started his career as a child actor and has starred in films like “In Cold Blood”. He married Christian Brando, who had a history of exploiting old men for money. On April, 2002 he was arrested for connection with murder of his wife, the evidence were some stuntmen who told cops that he hired them to kill his wife. This happened when the couple went out for dinner, after leaving, Blake went back to fetch his gun which he left on the table and when returned found his wife dead in the car. He was found guilty and was ordered to pay 30 million dollar to her children.

3. Phil Spector

Phillip Harvey “Phil” Spector is a legendary record producer and has backed many legendary music bands like Beatles, the Ramones and Lke and Tina. In year 2009 he was convicted for murder of actress Lama Clarkson in his California mansion by shooting her. Her body was found slumped in a chair with a gunshot in her mouth that caused her death. However Spector claimed that she was kissing the gun and it was an accidental suicide, but numerous people have claimed that Spector have held them at gunpoint. The emergency call was made by Spector’s driver and he told police that Spector came out of the back door with a gun in hand and was saying that he has killed someone this case was investigated and Spector was sentenced to serve 19 years in prison.

4. Sid Vicious

John Simon Ritchie known as Sid Vicious was an English musician and bassist of rock band Sex Pistols. His girlfriend and manager Nancy Spungen was found dead on October 12, 1978 in their hotel room in Ney York. Vicious told that police that he awoke from a drugged stupor and found Nancy dead with a single stab wound on her abdomen. The knife used was of Vicious himself but he said that they had argument that night but he wound never stab her, he later claimed that he did not remember anything about that night. He later died due to overdose of heroin which her mother gave him intentionally to save him from the horror of returning to jail.

5. Paul Kelly

Paul Michael Kelly was born on August 9, 1899 and at age of 7 he started as a child actor; he won Tony Award for his role in film “Command Decision”. He served 25 months in prison for killing the actor Ray Raymond, who was involved with him in a fistfight. Kelly ended up beating him to death and later married his widow Dorothy Mackaye, she was also briefly imprisoned for being an accomplice in the killing. He died of a heart attack while he was 57 in November 1956.

Theoretically, stuttering is a disorder in which a person’s speech is affected by involuntary prolongation and repetitions of sounds, syllables, words and spontaneous pausing between sentences. It is a condition in which an individual’s speech flow is hindered, resulting in the person giving up on with the message he intended to say. But psychologically, stuttering is a disorder in the recipient’s mind that makes the person fire discouraging statements and comments on the person who is stuttering. The way with which a stutterer is looked up on in the society is truly miserable and any information the stutterer intends to convey breaks halfway. This makes him frustrated, give up on the life he lives and sometimes choose a path of solitariness. They often take up jobs and careers that involves less talking. But successful are only those who embrace themselves, work hard on their demerits and emerge victorious. And to be honest, there are several celebrities and people out there who have done just that. As a roundup, here’s a list of celebrities and personalities, who are stutterers.

1. Lewis Carroll:

Originally named as Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, we know Lewis Carroll as a popular writer alone. But other than that, the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland author’s passions include mathematics and photography as well. One of the most renowned writers of all time, Lewis Carroll suffered from this disorder like his siblings and took serious steps to overcome. On successful overcoming, Carroll then went on to speak and even sing in the public. Inspiring!

2. Winston Churchill:

United Kingdom’s one of the best known war leaders and Prime Minister was a historian, an efficient officer in the British Army, a writer, an artist as well. His confession on the disorder he had, and his efforts to completely overcome this condition were very much evident, as he went on from being a stutterer to one of the best orators ever. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature and was also the first person in the history of United Kingdom to be regarded as the honorary citizen of the United States of America.

3. King George VI:

Yes, he is the ruler who has been depicted in the Academy Award winning film – The King’s Speech. The second son of King George V, who later on went on to become the King of the United Kingdom was also the last emperor to rule in India. He was an inspiring icon in his dynasty as he struggled, fought and overcame his speaking disorder and gave a speech over the radio.

4. Sir Isaac Newton:

The scientist, whose research on the science of gravity is considered to be one of the most influential discoveries of the world, was a victim of this disorder. He was a physicist, a mathematician and is considered to be one of the world’s most remarkable scientists. And after Sir Francis Bacon, Newton was the second scientist to have been knighted. He was knighted on April 1705.

5. Elvis Presley:

Fondly known as the King of Rock, Elvis Presley is a cultural icon and a hall of famer. His first single Heartbreak Hotel that was released in the year 1956 brought him into the limelight and gave birth to a new genre of music which is now called Rock and Roll. He has been nominated 14 times at the Grammy’s, out of which he has won three. At the age of 36, he received Grammy’s Lifetime Achievement award. To the people, he is always the King who played a key role in revolutionizing music.

They are gorgeous, famous, successful, hot and always make a great appearance on the red carpet. Who else could it be other than the sexiest blonde celebrities of the day?

1. Charlize Theron

In spite of the fact that the beautiful South African model and actress has recently shaved her head, she is still one of the most gorgeous blonde celebrities alive. Besides, she has taken this great step only for her role in next Mad Max box office hit, a trend that seems to catch on among veteran Hollywood actresses if you think of Demi Moore and Natalie Portman. A little known fact about Charlize Theron is that she managed to learn English so well by watching soap operas when she was just a child.

2. Jessica Alba

Although she has been voted among the sexiest women on the planet for several years in a row, Jessica Alba didn’t lose her head even for one second. To be more precise, she is completely dedicated to her family and stated she is willing to give up any role, regardless of how big, just to be with her loved ones when they need her the most. Despite the fact that she is committed to the “family comes first” principle, Jessica Alba still managed to appear in several award-winning box office hits – including the controversial Machete – and was the face of cosmetic giants like Revlon and L’Oreal.

3. Jennifer Aniston

Due to her nasty divorce with Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston’s personal life has been an open book for a few years. Nonetheless, even if she did experience some problems in her personal life, she is still one of the most appreciated Hollywood actors, not to mention crowned as American sweetheart for several years in a row. A truly modest person in the real life, Jen practically won everyone’s hearts when she stated that anyone could look amazing after spending a few hours in a makeup chair.

4. Heidi Klum

What most people know about Heidi Klum, besides the fact that she is a model of course, is that she got her legs insured for over $2 million. However, there is more to her than a pair of gorgeous legs. Considering that she is a successful model, fashion designer, TV producer, television host, occasional actress and a very devoted mother and wife, it is only natural to ask yourself when does Heidi really find the time to do all these things!

5. Jessica Biel

Many women out there envy Jessica Biel for her incredible body. However, what most of these women do not know is that Jessica spends quite a lot of time at the gym and it actually shows if you think about Avengers 2. An interesting thing about this great actress is that she feels more comfortable wearing no makeup at all and she is indeed a natural beauty in the positive sense of the word. While her performance was outstanding and the Avengers sequel has been a blockbuster for several weeks, it is necessary to mention that Jessica Biel is not actually one of the spoiled Hollywood stars.

Who are the richest celebrities in the world?

Last year’s list of the worlds richest celebrities is pretty impressive. Each one has more than enough money to buy a few skyscraper homes and all move in together. Can anyone imagine what they could and would do if they had $7.2 billion to spend like Giorgio Armani?

This top 10 list does not focus on the usual moguls. It explores the unlikely candidates who’ve shocked the world with their earnings including Top 10 List fans.

1. Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani Net Worth: $7.2 billion

Giorgio Armani is the world renowned fashion designer, known primarily for his men’s fashion, from northern Italy. Giorgio Armani originally studied to become a doctor at the University of Piacenza, but after spending time in an army hospital, he chose to move his focus (1957). He began as a window dresser in Milan and moved up the ranks from there. In addition to his various design lines, he also owns a retail network with shops in over 37 countries.

Armani Hotels & Resorts:

Giorgio Armani and Emaar Properties signed an agreement in 2004 to build and operate seven luxury hotels and three vacation resorts under the Giorgio Armani name. Giorgio Armani would be in charge of the supervision of all aspects of the interior design and style of the hotels. One of these hotels is now located in Dubai.

The bottom 39 floors of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, that is situated in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, house an Armani Hotel with 160 guest rooms and suites, and 144 residences. Giorgio Armani is also designing the interiors of the Armani Residences, also within the skyscraper, and its specially designed line of products from the Armani/Casa home furnishings collection.

The Armani Hotel opened in Burj Khalifa on April 27, 2010.

2. Wu Yajun

Wu Yagun Net Worth: $6.6 billion

Wu Yajun is the richest self-made woman in the world and one of the most prominent real estate moguls of the 21^st century. She is a former journalist who graduated from Northwestern Polytechnic University (China) in 1984 with a degree in engineering. She then used her business skills and her talents to develop Longfor Properties, one of the largest real estate companies in the world.

Not bad for a 46 year old woman who used to work at a factory and who also spent 5 years working as a journalist for the China Shirong News Agency.

3. Bono

Bono Net Worth – $900 million

Bono is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. To date, U2 has released 12 studio albums and are among the best-selling rock band groups in music history, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. The rock band has won 22 Grammy Awards, which is more than any other band.

The success has provided Bono an estimated net worth of over $900 million. He is well on his way to becoming a billionaire. In comparison to other music legends, Bono’s massive fortune stands out. The Edge, who is the guitarist for U2, is also extremely rich and holds an estimated net worth of $200 million. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, do not make as much as he does.

4. Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld Net Worth: $800 million

Jerry Seinfeld has an estimated net worth of $800 million, says Forbes Magazine.

Syndication residuals from his eponymous sitcom make up the bulk of Seinfeld’s income, along with money from his stand-up shows as well as DVD sales. The New York native is still one of the highest paid comedians in America, more than fourteen years after Seinfeld series finale first aired.

The show about nothing continues to pull in millions of dollars each year for the world’s the top-earning comedian. After airing for nine seasons on NBC, Seinfeld has made a $2.7 billion since it went off the air in 1998, a jaw-dropping figure that does not surprise its viewers one big. Seinfeld’s stand-up act remains lucrative and another NBC series, the unscripted Marriage Ref, brings in producer fees.

5. Howard Stern:

Howard Stern Net Worth: $500 million

Howard Stern is a world renowned American radio celebrity best recognized for his popular radio show, which ran from 1986 up to the year 2005. Howard Stern achieved wide gratitude in the year 1990’s when he was recognized as a “shock jock” for his frank and at times notorious style. In 2006, Howard Stern signed a radio contract with Sirius XM Radio. In the contract he was agreed a yearly resources of $100 million for every production expenses, as well as personnel and programming. In 2011, Howard Stern had an approximate cash flow of $500 million.

These days there’s a new diet every week, and it’s easy to find their impressive offerings alluring. People, and not just celebrities, are sick of their old habits and being overweight, and they’re looking for something new to do with their life, according to dietitian Jessica Crandall, a spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association (ADA).

Embarking on a bad diet can make you pay a price beyond transitory results. Some diets can cause a range of side effects, from bad breath and frequent urination, to fatigue and slowed metabolism.

This list focuses on 10 celebrities who’ve tried dieting and losing weight and have failed.

1. Keira Knightley:

Keira Knightley’s rake-thin figure has frequently made headlines, with some disparaging the actress for being too skinny and boyish. The actress was recently also worrying her fans about her body size after rumours began to circulate that she was expecting.

Keira, along with her friends and family, insists that her slim physique is a result of good genes and a speedy metabolism, all inherited from her father, theater actor Will Knightley.

2. Tori Spelling:

Tori Spelling’s weight loss brought her into the spotlight in 2009 during her appearance on 90210. She sported a new bony profile in a kimono dress. Spelling credited stress to her dramatic weight loss. Her health worsened in 2010 because of the stressful relationship with her estranged mother, Candy Spelling, and also because of her liquid diet after the birth of her second child in 2008.

3. Lindsay Lohan:

Legal issues are not her only problems. Her skinny and curvy figure are also the source for worry. The singer and actress admitted recently to having an eating disorder and that she is in rehab. We hope she realizes that enough is enough and that she should stop ruining her life.

4. Christina Ricci:

We enjoyed watching Christina in Sleepy Hollow and Casper. But recent pictures of her popped up. The actress has gone awry, she no longer looks healthy and beautiful. Whatever happened to the woman with the perfect weight and the perfect everything?

5. Claire Danes:

Claire Danes is an iconic Hollywood actress. She is well known for her role in “My So-Called Life.” Unlike most child star actresses, Claire Danes has succeeded in avoiding controversies. Danes has also managed to avoid the weight fluctuations that seem to infect her to the point of starvation.

Despite her before well-balanced diet, Danes has admitted to using food as an emotional crutch. When she was a student at Yale, she would treat herself to large meals at restaurants to help herself cope with the pressure and anxiety of exams. It doesn’t appear that her waistline suffered from this, but emotional eating is often a precursor to weight gain. In 2012, pictures surfaced of Danes in a bikini with a total weight loss.

The world of the celebrities is known for giving breaking and shocking news all round the year. The year 2012 was a touch year for the Hollywood celebrities. Some of the most dearly loved couples of Tinseltown have parted their ways in the previous year. The most shocking splits have become the greatest talk of the town.

Are you eager to know the couples who have lost their beloved partner last year? Here you are… Check out the list.

Most Shocking Celebrity Divorces of 2012

1. Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise – the glamorous Hollywood couple quitted during June 2012. They parted each other after spending 5 years of their married life together. It was a sudden split that left everyone surprised, even Cruise was astounded with the news. They finalized their divorce in the month of August 2012, in less than two months after they decided to quit.

2. Seal and Heidi Klum

Seal and Heidi seemed to be a perfect couple. All of a sudden they shocked everyone by announcing that they are getting separated in January 2012. Almost after 7 long years of marriage, they decided to part ways. Their annual tradition was to renew their vow on every anniversary. But that couldn’t strengthen their bond and they officially went for divorce in the month of April 2012.

3. Amy Poehler and Will Arnett

After living together for 9 years, Amy and Will announced about their divorce in September 2012. The news of their sudden splitting left the fans of this comedic duo completely crushed. Fans admired this couple and wanted to know why they actually departed?

4. Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman

This couple is married for decades and no one ever thought that they can decide to leave one another. This funny couple proved everyone wrong and announced of their separation in October 2012. The celebrity world is stunned by the news of this breakup!

5. Evelyn Lozada and Chad Johnson

This couple has got married only for 41 days and they decided to divorce each other. Now, this was not a shocking news, what shocked the world was the conditions under which they decided to split. Johnson is said to have head-butted his then-wife only after a few weeks of their marriage. The accused got arrested. The ex-couple finally decided to get divorced in September 2012.

Porn Stars are frequently criticized for being unintelligent and shallow, but let’s be truthful, they were smart enough to make a living and earn well over 1 million; Jenna Jameson earns $30 million. These stars have been successful academically as well as financially, forming successful enterprises outside of the porn industry and participating in Oxford debate team  and leading them to victory. These top 10 porn stars have proven well beyond the doubt that they have big brains to match their large LARGE assets.

1. Annie Sprinkle

Sprinkle, born in 1954, is the first porn star to have earned a Ph.D. She earned her doctorate in Human Sexuality from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco, California. She now is a renowned performing artist and sex educator, using her experience as a porn star to educate others about sex and porn.

One of her well-known theater and performance art pieces is her Public Cervix Announcement, in which she invited the audience to “celebrate the female body” and view her cervix with a speculum and a flashlight. She also performed in The Legend of the Ancient Sacred Prostitute, in which she did a “sex magic” masturbation ritual right on stage. WOW!

She got herself the name “Annie” when she started working in porn industry. One night she had an epiphany, as if from the goddess herself. She thought the name was appropriate because  she was attracted to the sprinkles over ice cones and because she loves waterfalls, urine, vaginal fluids, sweat and anything that is wet. So the name ‘Annie Sprinkle’ was a perfect fit for her.

2. Sasha Grey

Sasha Grey is arguably one the most famous porn star in the world right now. At age 24, she is an actress, model, musician and pornographic actress. Throughout her adult film career, she was profiled by several pop culture magazines and had won several AVA Awards between 2007 and 2010.

Although she has no academic background, she regularly espouses concepts you would find in upper division undergraduate courses like existentialism, German expressionism, and French New Wave; with this, Grey has built a brand around herself as being a bit brainier than your average porn star.

If you want to meet Sasha Grey and have a piece of her, buy her photo book – was released on May 29, 2011. Her second book, The Juliette Society, an erotic novel, will soon be released as well.

3. Lisa Sparxxx

This very popular porn star holds the world record for having sex with 919 men in just one day. She has a Master of Arts degree in Multimedia with a minor in Business from the University of Kentucky.

She even started her own affiliate program via her personal website which receives tens of thousands of visits a day. This program she developed allows her to keep over 50-65% of initial sales from the ads/sites. She runs the website and her own production company with her husband.

On her official site, she describes herself as the all-natural country girl and slut wife who turned herself into a porn star. She got into the porn business because she loved being very sexual. She claims to have had sex for the first time when she was 16 and got married at 18, right out of high school.

If you’re wondering what her cup size is? She is a 36DD.

4. Ron Jeremy

Ron Jeremy earned a bachelor’s degree in Education and Theater and a master’s degree in Special Education from Queens College. He later went  on to teach special education classes in the New York City area. Being the most distinguished and celebrated male porn star in the industry, Jeremy has gone on to take part in lectures and debates around the world that defend and support the pornographic industry. He has even visited various university across the United States and Canada as part of his porn debate tour in 2006.

5. Asia Carrera

Asia Carrera was born in New York City in 1973 to a Japanese father and a German mother. She studied piano as a child which is perhaps where she gets her fast fingers. She was so talented that she performed at Carnegie Hall twice before she had turned 15.

Throughout her adult film career,  she starred in over 275 adult films and also has the IQ of 156. She attended Rutgers University from where she  earned herself a full a full scholarship and double-majored in Business and Japanese. She never quite finished her full degree, though, because she made more money at the stripping job she had during college and according to her just “had more fun”. She’s now gone on to own the rights to some of her most loved films, especially “A is for Asia”, and has become one of the most well-known adult film stars of all time. She has even proclaimed herself the “nerd of porn” and is an avid player of Unreal Tournament.

Her personal life has not been the greatest. In September 1995, Carrera married adult film director Bud Lee, who she later divorced. She then married a nutritionist and author Don Lemmon in 2003 and moved to Utah. Lemmon, however, was killed in a car accident in 2006 in Las Vegas. Carrera was 8 months pregnant with their second child. After growing tired of impostors claiming to be her on MySpace, she posted her own authentic profile.

On April 14, 2010, Carrera confessed on her blog that she became an alcoholic after the death of her husband, Donald, and that she had joined Alcoholics Anonymous, and was in her third week of sobriety. She emphasized that she still did not believe in God.

Memorable Quote: “Religion is silly. When you’re dead, you turn into a source for future flowers and plants . . . I don’t know what’s on the other side of death and it scares me. Darkness and nothingness scare me. I’d rather face the miseries of my day-to-day life than turn into darkness.”

Did you ever wonder how much a porn film star gets paid to have sex in front of the camera? Well, the average guy can expect to earn about $40K a year, while a woman can make $100K to $250K. Of course, they don’t get paid per film; rather, they actually get paid per scene. And how much they get paid for a scene depends on who they are and what actually goes down. It’s anywhere between $300-$500. Now how many of us want to have sex for pay?

This list compiles top 10 richest porn stars and looks at what they are worth in net. We start with #1 whose net worth is $30 million. No wonder  most of them have villas and yachts all over the world.

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1. Jenna Jameson – Net Worth $30 million

Born Jenna Marie Massoli on April 9, 1974, Jameson took her stage name after the Irish whiskey brand. When she was 16, she left home and used pliers to remove her braces, at which point she became an exotic dancer. Jameson was discovered by a lookout from the magazine Penthouse.

Jameson began appearing in adult films in 1993. 3 years in the industry, she was able to win several respected and prominent awards, including the 1995 The X-Rated Critics Organization XRCO Award for Starlet of the Year, 1996 Hot D’Or Best New American Starlet, and the 1996 AVN Best New Starlet Award.

Her erotic film career produced many incalculable hit movies and her astonishing success led adult video concern Vivid Entertainment to sign her to a 15-picture deal in 2003. Over the course of her on-camera career, Jameson appeared and starred in more than 100 videos and collations. She also won nearly every award offered by the adult entertainment industry and that includes the induction into the 2005 X-Rated Critics Organization Hall of Fame and the 2006 Adult Video News Hall of Fame.

After the succeeding in the adult industry, she ventured into more mainstream productions. She worked as voice over on the animated TV show Family Guy in 2001 and even for the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City in 2002. She also made an appearance in Eminem’s 2002 video for the single, “Without Me,” and became a recurring guest on Howard Stern’s popular radio show.

2. Tera Patrick – Net Worth $15 million

Born July 25, 1976, Tera Patrick is one of the most renowned faces in the adult industry today. She has efficaciously merged into mainstream and popular culture, becoming a worldwide business woman and brand. Since her retirement from the Adult industry in 2008, she has continued to own and operate her official website www.terapatrick.com and production company Teravision INC.

Although Tera no longer performs sex scenes on camera, she still licenses her movie catalog to please her growing fan base.
Tera Patrick is the ONLY woman ever to be featured on the covers of Playboy and Penthouse magazines concurrently and she was crowned Penthouse pet of the year runner-up in February 2002.

She has also been highlighted on both the US and UK editions of the popular FHM magazine and had a sex advice column in the UK edition for between 2003 and 2008.

In an interview with the Adult Film Database in February of 2007, Patrick said that she is only willing to work in front of the camera for two more years, but plans on releasing her starring adult titles over the next decade. The ‘inTERActive’ DVD release in 2007 set a world record as the fastest selling Hustler release ever.

3. Peter North – Net Worth $10 million

Peter North is a Canadian pornographic star, director, dancer and also producer. He joined the adult film industry accident as he was approached to do so. He began performing i9n the gay pornography under the pseudonym Matt Ramsey. He later transitioned into straight porn and became a demanded performer.

All in all, North has appeared in over 2000 films in the adult industry and has directed over 70 movies, namely North Pole and Anal Addicts.

To all those who wonder where he got North from, it may refer to his Canadian origins. Others believe it expresses the controlling man-as-penis metaphor. North never made a public statement to justify his name.

4. Jesse Jane – Net Worth $8 million

Born July 16, 1980, Jesse Jane is an American model and pornography star who was a military brat, growing up on various military bases in Midwest, U.S.A. She did extensive dance training and was even a cheerleader in high school.

Her inspiration? Tera Patrick. Her first scene was with Devon in No Limits. Within months, she appeared on Showtime’s Family Business where she filmed at the Adult Video News awards show a.

In 2007, The New York Times reported that Jane wanted to have breast enhancement surgery redone so that she can appear in high-definition videos.

In 2011, she was named one of 12 most popular porn stars by CNBC. In March of the same year, she launched her own line of tequila called “Diosa”.

5. Traci Lords –  Net Worth $7 million

Traci Lords came from an abusive home life and had an abortion as a  teenager, that was before she ran away from home to live with her 40 something year old boyfriend at age 15. She faked her way into porn using her friend’s sister’s birth certificate. By the age of 18, she had starred in 100 films.

Lords had more problems coming her way as federal authorities caught up with her underage porn career and arrested the owners of the movie agency. Adult video stores were forced to pull all her tapes and magazines from the shelves and she was ultimately dumped.

She later declared that she was drugged and a victim of a manipulative industry. Despite decrying her early works, she made Traci Lords her legal name and still goes by it.

Now she appears in more mainstream films and TV shows, like Melrose Place, Blade, Serial Mom, Nowhere and Virtuosity.  A 180 degree turn for an actress who had a rough start to life.

Even after they’re gone, their financial legacies live on and the stars continue to live in our hearts for eternity. From historic icons like Marilyn Monroe to recent losses like Michael Jackson, Top 10 List has compiled a list of dead celebrities that are still earning the big bucks and profiting big time.

1. Elizabeth Taylor:

Glamour will never be the same again, not after Elizabeth Taylor  died in 2011. But for her heirs,  she’s still spiritually and monetarily with us. Her perfume line has brought in a hefty $12 million to herinvestors. Her belongings will be auctioned off, with proceeds estimated to be around $30 million. And we’re not even talking about her image license. In 2012, she was rumoured to have been worth $210 million.

2. Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009 of propofol intoxication . He suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in California. His physician, Conrad Murray, said he had found Jackson in his room, not breathing and that he administered CPR on his bed but with no success.

In August of 2009, the Los Angeles County Coroner ruled Jackson’s death a homicide. Shortly before his death, Jackson had been administered propofol and two anti-anxiety benzodiazepines – lorazepam and midazolam in his home, which needed to have been done in a hospital by a licensed doctor/ Murray was convicted in November 2011 of involuntary manslaughter and is now serving a 4 year sentence for his role in Michael Jackson’s death.

Jackson’s estate has a number of steady revenue streams. Not only does it earn from sales of Jackson’s own music, Jackson owned 50% of Sony’s ATV catalog stocks,; this includes artists like The Beatles and Lady Gaga. His estate also derives its success from the successful Cirque Du Soleil show The Immortal Tour. He is now worth a total of $145 million  as of 2012.

He’s held the top spot since his death in 2009, only to be beaten in 2012 by his best friend, Elizabeth Taylor. I am sure they are drinking it up in heaven and having a blast knowing they are still earning the big bucks down here.

3. Elvis Presley

The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll died in 1977 of a heart attack.

Although he can no sing and dance the way he used and hasn not done it for more than three decades, Elvis Presley is still earning money and according to Forbes Magazine, he remains one of the top earning dead celebrity.

According to news sources, the “King of Rock n’ Roll” pulled in $55 million dollars in 2012, which is not bad for a dead celebrity for 36 years  This figure did increase substantially as more visitors came to Graceland to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death and publicity was also generated by new ventures such as the Elvis Sirius Satellite Radio show.

4. Charles M. Schulz

This cartoonist created Peanuts and died in the year 2000, aged 77 of colon cancer. He earns about 35 million dollars ever year because the cartoon is still published in over 2,100 newspapers all over the world. Most of the money comes from the merchandise that is created and sold to the ever-doting public year after year.

5. John Lennon

John Lennon was a part of the celebrated rock band, The Beatles. He died in 1980 when Mark David Chapman shot him four times outside his apartment.  The Beatles still sell more than a million records a year, despite splitting up in 1970. Lennon’s solo work also makes sales in the hundreds of thousands of copies each year. In addition, widow Yoko Ono filed a $10 million lawsuit against record company EMI so she can earn back royalties and master recordings, boosting Lennon’s bank account as a result.