Michael Jackson is the highest paid dead celebrity this year. On Wednesday, October 31, Forbes magazine reported.
The singer’s work brought his heirs $ 400 million in 12 months, most of which is the sold share in EMI, as well as managing the artist’s catalog in Sony / ATV and television projects.
According to last year’s rankings, Jackson’s creative income since his death in 2009 exceeded $1 billion, and from October 2016 to October 2017 amounted to $75 million.
The King of Pop on the Forbes list was followed by Elvis Presley with $40 million and golf star Arnold Palmer with $35 million.
In December 2017, film director George Lucas was recognized by Forbes magazine as the richest celebrity of the past year. The Star Wars franchise author is worth an estimated $5.5 billion.
