Emma Stone sparkles at Cannes in burgundy gown
Emma Stone turns heads at Cannes Film Festival in a custom Louis Vuitton gown, exuding elegance and glamour.
Emma Stone has topped the Forbeslist ranking the highest-paid actresses of the year. The reigning Best Actress Oscar champ, who took home the trophy for La La Land in February, has dethroned Jennifer Lawrence who had topped the list for two years running.
Stone banked a total of $26 million before tax over the 12- month scoring period held byForbes. Jennifer Aniston is in second place with total earnings of $25.5m while Lawrence comes in at number three with $24m (she topped the list last year with $46m – £35.7m).
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According to Forbes, the majority of Stone’s takings was generated from Damien Chazelle’s musical La La Landwhich had global box office takings of over $445m. Just last month, the star waded in on Hollywood’s gender wage gap issue stating that her male co-stars have previously taken pay cuts in a bid to ensure equality.
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“If my male co-star, who has a higher quote than me but believes we are equal, takes a pay cut so that I can match him, that changes my quote in the future and changes my life,” said Stone.
Aniston’s haul is due to her endorsements deals with Emirates Airlines, Smartwater and Aveeno as well as her role in upcoming film The Yellow Birds.
Lawrence’s comes from her Dior deal and her role in Darren Aronofsky’s forthcoming psychological horror mother! Rounding out the top five are Melissa McCarthy ($18m) and Mila Kunis ($15.5m) with Beauty and the Beast star Emma Watson the top 10’s sole newcomer with $14m (£10.9m). In all, The Wrapreports that top 10 highest-paid actresses earned $172.5m (£133.9m) combined between 1 June 2016 and 1 June 2017 with the cumulative total down 16 per cent from $205m (£159m) last year.
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