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Leonardo DiCaprio has been named the world's highest paid actor. And he’s worth every penny. The ‘Inception’ star topped the Forbes List of Highest Paid Actors for 2010, earning more than $77 million dollars!

'Inception' and 'Shutter Island' made nearly $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office in 2010, and Forbes magazine says in addition to upfront fees of around $15 million for each film, Leo also picked up a share of the profits...

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Johnny Depp already has his own private island, a luxury yacht and houses around the globe, but that's still nothing compared to what he earned this year.

According to a new list by Forbes magazine, Depp made over $75 million dollars this year alone! What the hell do you do with $75 million dollars?!

His awesome role as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' and the new epic 'The Tourist' is thought to have pushed Depp's earnings to the high figure.

Coming in at #2 is funny man Ben Stiller with $53 million. Tom Hanks, Adam Sandler and Leonardo DiCaprio make up the rest of the top five, earning $45 million, $40 million and $28 million respectively.

In total the top ten highest-paid actors in Hollywood earned $349 million.


Forbes' Highest Earning Actors of 2010 Top 10:

1. Johnny Depp - $75 million
2. Ben Stiller - $53 million
3. Tom Hanks - $45 million
4. Adam Sandler - $40 million
5. Leonardo DiCaprio - $28 million
6. Daniel Radcliffe - $25 million
7. Robert Downey Jr. - $22 million
8. Tom Cruise - $22 million
9. Brad Pitt - $20 million
10. George Clooney - $19 million

Adam Sandler’s movie Zookeeper has just come under fire by Peta. The animal rights group has sent off a series of letters slamming the production which also stars Rosario Dawson, Cher, Kevin James, and Sylvester Stallone.

But the real star of the film are a number of exotic animals. Sandler’s production company Happy Madison hired California-based company Gary Gero’s Birds & Animals Unlimited for the movie. Only problem is that the company was cited by the US Department of Agriculture for “numerous animal welfare violations.”

That’s a huge no-no in Peta’s book! Petaa spokeswoman Amanda Schinke said in a statement, “We’re hoping to enlist the film’s stars to keep cruelty off the set. Exotic animals used as involuntary ‘actors’ are routinely subjected to rigorous and abusive training methods to coerce them into performing acts that are stressful, uncomfortable, confusing and even painful.”

A rep for Gary Gero’s has fired back at Peta, branding the organization irrational and misinformed: “When we did Batman, Peta said our penguins should have been kept cold, they were from South Africa! They don’t do their research and there’s nothing that can be said to change their minds. We’ve been in the business 45 years, we’re highly respected. We know our animals are well-treated and well-cared for and we can sleep very well at night.”

Cat fight! Peta definitely likes to take it to the extreme when it comes to animal rights, and we’re sure Gary has it under control with his animals if the company has been in business for 45 years!

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We already know that Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen are funny people. But now they get to showcase their abilities in a new movie called….Funny People!

Adam and Seth star as stand-up comedians who become close after hearing one of them has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Sandler’s character is the more famous of the two, and he ends up asking Rogan’s character for help with writing jokes as he battles his disease, so he doesn’t have to stop working.

So as he prepares himself for death’s door, a funny thing happens, and changes his whole life. To find out, check out the trailer! We think you’ll like this one.

It’s by Judd Apatow, who always brings the laughs, but there are some real touching moments in the film too that make it well balanced. Funny people is out in theaters July31st.