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Jennifer Aniston 'Forbes' Magazine Top Celebrity
Aired June 20, 2003 - 06:44 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time for a little business buzz right now. I bet you got up early to find out who's No. 1 on the "Forbes" top entertainment list, whatever that is.
Luckily, Carrie Lee got up early as well. She's at the Nasdaq site with the hot details.
Good morning -- Carrie.
CARRIE LEE, CNN FINANCIAL NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
And the No. 1 spot goes to Jennifer Aniston. She is the top celebrity for 2003, at least according to "Forbes" magazine. She earned $35 million in 2002 and appeared on more magazine covers than any other celebrity for the year, 13 to be exact.
Now this list is compiled by things like salary, as well as buzz factors, such as Internet presence and press clippings. Rather interesting that her husband, Brad Pitt, did not make the list at all. Last year, the No. 1 spot went to Britney Spears. This year, the pop princess did not even make the list at all. So Jennifer Aniston moving up.
Also rounding out the top five include Eminem and Dr. Dre, Tiger Woods, Steven Spielberg and Jennifer Lopez. And Jennifer Lopez' beau, Ben Affleck, is No. 7 on the list -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Well at least he doesn't have to feel emasculated like Brad Pitt does. No, I'm just kidding. I'm kidding.
Look at the futures to get me out of trouble.
LEE: Yes, not looking so bad. Actually, we're looking for a higher start this morning after a bit of a sell off towards the end of the session yesterday. The Dow was down over 1 percent, along with the Nasdaq. GE helped bring the Dow down. A couple of analysts lowered their profit estimates on the company. And today, the world's largest company, of course that's GE, is going to be meeting with Wall Street analysts so we'll see what they have to say. But that's definitely going to be a stock to watch again today -- Carol.
COSTELLO: We'll do. Carrie Lee, many thanks, live from the Nasdaq site in New York City.
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Aired June 20, 2003 - 06:44 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time for a little business buzz right now. I bet you got up early to find out who's No. 1 on the "Forbes" top entertainment list, whatever that is.
Luckily, Carrie Lee got up early as well. She's at the Nasdaq site with the hot details.
Good morning -- Carrie.
CARRIE LEE, CNN FINANCIAL NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol.
And the No. 1 spot goes to Jennifer Aniston. She is the top celebrity for 2003, at least according to "Forbes" magazine. She earned $35 million in 2002 and appeared on more magazine covers than any other celebrity for the year, 13 to be exact.
Now this list is compiled by things like salary, as well as buzz factors, such as Internet presence and press clippings. Rather interesting that her husband, Brad Pitt, did not make the list at all. Last year, the No. 1 spot went to Britney Spears. This year, the pop princess did not even make the list at all. So Jennifer Aniston moving up.
Also rounding out the top five include Eminem and Dr. Dre, Tiger Woods, Steven Spielberg and Jennifer Lopez. And Jennifer Lopez' beau, Ben Affleck, is No. 7 on the list -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Well at least he doesn't have to feel emasculated like Brad Pitt does. No, I'm just kidding. I'm kidding.
Look at the futures to get me out of trouble.
LEE: Yes, not looking so bad. Actually, we're looking for a higher start this morning after a bit of a sell off towards the end of the session yesterday. The Dow was down over 1 percent, along with the Nasdaq. GE helped bring the Dow down. A couple of analysts lowered their profit estimates on the company. And today, the world's largest company, of course that's GE, is going to be meeting with Wall Street analysts so we'll see what they have to say. But that's definitely going to be a stock to watch again today -- Carol.
COSTELLO: We'll do. Carrie Lee, many thanks, live from the Nasdaq site in New York City.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
