Lady Gaga has gone from nowhere to everywhere: In her first year on Forbes’ Celebrity 100 list, she’s come in at No. 4.
That’s behind some real heavyweights: No. 1 Oprah Winfrey, No. 2 Beyoncé and No. 3 James Cameron, in its ranking of the most powerful celebs as measured by 12 months of entertainment-related earnings; media visibility in print, on TV, on radio and online; and social media presence. The social network measurement for Twitter and Facebook is new this year.
Gaga’s profile got a boost in her pairing with the likes on Beyoncé, on their “Telephone” and “Videophone” efforts.
The other newcomers to the annual list, in order of appearance, are the Black Eyed Peas, Pink, soccer’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Pattinson, Conan O’Brien, Kristen Stewart, Robert Downey Jr., Lil Wayne, Akon, Kate Hudson and Chelsea Handler.
Elizabeth Edwards, who separated from John, in January, following his admission that he fathered a child with his mistress, Rielle Hunter, is trying to move on from the scandal that rocked her family.
“I’m not just a cuckolded wife,” Edwards tells “Today,” in her first television interview since the split.
“Did I waste my time in these years? Have I thrown this part of my life away? I decided that I didn’t, that maybe I didn’t get the same things out of it I expected to, or that I thought I was at the time. But when I look back, there’s really lots of blessings that I’ve had.”
Even in the wake of the affair, Elizabeth said she believed her husband was “marvelous” when she last appeared on the morning show a year ago. Now, however, she doesn’t recognize the man he’s become.
“I think I did marry a marvelous man,” she says. “I think he changed over time. And he’s no longer the person who I married.”
She was especially surprised by Hunter’s tell-all interview on Oprah in April, which she says she avoided at first but ultimately did see pieces of.
“I still think this person is so completely unlike me that it’s hard to imagine the same person could marry me and be attracted to that woman, as well,” she says.
Edwards speaks out as the paperback edition of her bestselling book “Resilience” is released, which now includes a chapter looking back on John’s affair and their decision to divorce.
“John’s conduct through this whole thing was terrible and it makes people want him to pay for it,” Elizabeth tells People Magazine in a new interview. “On a personal level, he’s paid a lot.”
As life goes on, Elizabeth continues to fight the breast cancer she battled during John’s affair, though she says it’s gotten worse.
She now has tumors growing in her legs, spine and skull, but continues to remain positive, telling People, “It’s less frightening than you think; it can’t migrate to your brain.”
Meanwhile, John is laying low, reportedly in self-imposed exile at his North Carolina home. He faces a possible indictment by a federal grand jury concerning $1 million in presidential campaign funds that he allegedly funneled to Hunter while she was pregnant with their daughter.
“Slumdog Millionaire” star Dev Patel‘s mother found out about her son’s engagement on the Internet. Only he never popped the question.
“I was like, Mum, ‘I didn’t (get engaged)- trust me,’ ” the actor says, rebutting rumors that he and longtime girlfriend Freida Pinto plan to tie the knot. “Nothing’s happened. Everything is fine. I’m just shooting a film.”
But the buzz grew so strong, Patel’s mother was forced to clear up rumors herself.
“My mum will go to work and (have to) explain to everyone why they have written that her son is going to get engaged,” he told People, “and got a wedding ring, and how it’s all not true.”
Patel, 20, and Pinto, 25, met on the Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire” in 2008 and have been dating ever since. “She’s very inspiring to me and just great support,” Patel says of his girlfriend. “She’s a great friend and amazing.”
Barbara Eden says she’s been bottled up long enough.
The 75-year-old former star of “I Dream of Jeannie” is writing a memoir to be published by Crown Archetype.
Crown Archetype Vice President Tina Constable says “Jeannie Out of the Bottle” will be published next spring.
Eden co-starred with Larry Hagman in the ’60s TV series about a beautiful genie named Jeannie. Hagman played the astronaut who found her on a beach and is constantly trying to keep her existence a secret.
She said Tuesday in a statement that “it’s time for me to pop the cork and talk about the amazing people I’ve been fortunate enough to meet along the way.” Archetype is an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group of Random House Inc.
— The Associated Press also contributed to this report
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