Michael Jackson ranks third on Forbes list of highest earning dead celebrities - or delebs as they call them. Jackson raked in $90 million thanks to a strong showing at the box office for This Is It as well as strong music sales. Jackson was listed right about last year's highest earning deleb, Elvis Presley, who made $55 million.
The top earner was fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent followed by Rogers & Hammerstein. Other musicians in the top 13 list (a Forbes tradition) include John Lennon at No. 7 with $15 million and Jimmy Hendrix at No. 12 with $8 million.
You can view the full list on the Forbes site by clicking here.
Video of John Lennon in a British car commercial is causing controversy and some Beatles fans are wondering if the wife of the late rock icon, Yoko Ono, made the right choice letting his likeness be used.
The commercial is for the Citroen DS3 which is being advertised as the "anti retro" automobile. In it, Lennon says, "Once a thing’s been done, it’s been done.” He adds: “Looking backwards for inspiration, copying the past — how is that rock ’n’ roll? Do something of your own. Start something new."
The singer's son defended the decision saying that it was a way to keep his father and the Beatles in the public eye, and not for money. He said that it was "hard to find new ways to keep dad in the new world," and "you wouldn't believe how many teenagers ask me who the Beatles were."
