The late King of Pop Michael Jackson topped the Forbes’ list of highest-earning dead celebrities for the eighth year in a row in 2020.
The 2019 release of the damning documentary Leaving Neverland seems not to have taken a lot from the American singer and songwriter’s crown.
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According to Forbes on Friday, November 13, Jackson’s Mijac Music catalogue, which includes tunes by Elvis and Aretha Franklin, and a long-term deal with Sony accumulated for more than 70% of his earnings.
Sadly, there were also young ones on the list. The 21-year-old rapper Juice WRLD and NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant.
Recall that Bryant died nine months ago at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash that also claimed the lives of his 13-year-old daughter Gianna ‘Gigi’ and seven others.
See the list of Forbes’ 13 highest-paid dead celebrities in 2020:
1: Michael Jackson – $48 million
2: Dr. Seuss / Theodor Seuss “Ted” Geisel – $33 million
3: Charles Schulz Schulz – $32.5 million.
4: Arnold Palmer – $25 million.
5: Elvis Presley Presley – $23 million
6: Kobe Bryant The American basketball player died on January 26, 2020, at the age of 41.
7: Juice WRLD – $15 million
8: Bob Marley Marley – $14 million
9: John Lennon – $13 million
10: Prince Prince – $10 million
11: Freddie Mercury – $9 million
12: George Harrison – $8.5 million
13: Marilyn Monroe – $8 million in 2020.
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