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Forbes magazine: Yves Saint Laurent, not Michael Jackson, is top-earning dead celebrity

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

more images more images Richest dead celebrity? It’s not Michael Jackson NEW YORK ? According to Forbes magazine, the richest dead celebrity isn’t Michael Jackson. Although the King of Pop’s estate has been big news since his death in June, the top-earning dead celebrity is French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. Forbes released its ninth annual poll Wednesday. According to

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Forbes magazine: Yves Saint Laurent, not Michael Jackson, is top-earning dead celebrity

MJ’s This Is It: Too Giddily Exciting To Actually Tell Whether Or Not It’s A Good Movie

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Occasionally, publicity people will mistake us for actual journalists / famous people and give us tickets to movie premieres, and if we manage to keep a straight face long enough (you realize my job is to Photoshop poop onto pictures of Robin’s Top Chef dishes?), we get to attend those premieres. Following a gracious and likely accidental such invitation from Sony, a friend and I were given tickets to the premiere of Michael Jackson’s This Is It last night, parked myself in the second row


MJ’s This Is It: Too Giddily Exciting To Actually Tell Whether Or Not It’s A Good Movie

Forbes’ Top-Earning Dead Celebrity is Yves Saint Laurent

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Filed under: Style in the News Legendary fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent circa 1974. Photo: Ron Galella, WireImage Forbes just published its somewhat morbid ” Top-Earning Dead Celebrity ” list. Landing the top spot is fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent , who made a cool $350 million in the last 12 months. The famous French designer passed away in June of last year; and ever since, collectors and fashion connoisseurs have vied for pieces from his exquisite collection

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Forbes’ Top-Earning Dead Celebrity is Yves Saint Laurent