WP: Forbes Names Mel Gibson Most Powerful Celebrity

[DeepModem Mom]

Forbes Names Mel Gibson Most Powerful Celebrity

By Larry Fine
Reuters
Friday, June 18, 2004; 3:29 AM


NEW YORK - Mel Gibson, whose controversial film "The Passion of the Christ" paid off big at the box office, is the year's most powerful celebrity, according to Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 power rankings.

Gibson, who directed, produced and co-wrote the violent movie about the last hours of Jesus, earned $210 million and tremendous media buzz from the project, according to Forbes magazine, which factors in media attention to compare the biggest money-makers from various fields of entertainment.

Magazine covers, press clippings, TV and radio coverage and Internet hits are all factored into the rankings formula. Money earned in the last 12 months was used to identify the finalists in each category.

Golf star Tiger Woods, the leading money-maker among athletes with $80 million, was second on the list, followed by talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, who matched Gibson in earnings....


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51218-2004Jun18.html

[sniffa]

1. more powerfuL than the pope

and even more powerfuL than the rev. moon.

[uptown ruler]

2. oh...

lol, i thought most powerful period. now i see its most powerful of the year. go figure. ok kudos to mel.



ScrutinyHooligans

[AspenRose]

3. If he goes to see "Fahrenheit 9/11" and endorses it....

I will laugh my butt off. Nothing like "the most powerful celebrity" endorsing F 9/11.

[BeHereNow]

4. If by "powerful" they mean...

the celebrity most likely to evoke
the powerful urge to puke- then yes, he is!
I CAN'T STAND THE SIGHT OF HIM!
BHN

[BeHereNow]

5. If by "powerful" they mean...

the celebrity most likely to evoke
the powerful urge to puke- then yes, he is!
I CAN'T STAND THE SIGHT OF HIM!
BHN

[Moderator]

6. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=629134