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It's a good year to be famous. Over the past 12 months, the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities pulled in $5.15 billion--more than the combined GDP of Belize, Liberia and Gambia--led by Diddy, who clocked a career-best $130 million. Beyoncé and J.K. Rowling round out the top three with $105 million and $95 million, respectively.

Though Diddy's payday mostly came from the sale of a large chunk of Sean John clothing equity and his ongoing partnership with Diageo's Ciroc vodka, many of the names on our list are profiting from the emergence of the new entertainment economy.