Celebrity Couples: Who Earns More?

Question: Beyonce and Jay-Z: Each of this husband-and-wife team is a music icon in their own right, but who out-earns the other?

Answer: Beyonce does.

According to Forbes, in 2010 Beyonce made $87 million from a combination of touring, endorsements and her clothing line, House of Dereon. Meanwhile, her husband, former Def Jam Recordings CEO and winner of 13 Grammy Awards, Jay-Z, earned $63 million from his newest album, Blueprint III and its subsequent tour, as well as from investments in the 40/40 Club, the New Jersey Nets and the Broadway show "Fela!"

Question: Tom Brady or Gisele Bundchen: Does football or professional modeling bring in the bigger bucks?

Answer: Tom does.

As the world's highest-paid supermodel, Bundchen earns about $25 million per year, which beat out her hubby's $3.5 million football paycheck for the past several years. But in 2010, Brady signed a new four-year deal, complete with a $16 million signing bonus, that will garner him about $36.5 million this season alone. While this is the first time he has surpassed Bundchen in income, she can look forward to being tackled monetarily for years to come as his salary is set to increase throughout the term of the contract. However, the NFL lockout at the end of this year may hit Brady in the wallet because if there are no games, there will be little-to-no pay.

Question: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt: Passionate about their children and human rights, the acting careers of this supercouple have catapulted them into A-list stars. But who do you think makes more?

Answer: They both are equal.

Believe it or not, according to Forbes in 2010 they each brought home a $20 million paycheck. Talk about equals.

Question: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart: This dynamic duo of Edward and Bella from the "Twilight" movie saga has also earned the love of teens worldwide. So who has a bigger bite?

Answer: Kristen does.

According to Vanity Fair, even with his smoldering vampire eyes, Pattinson sank just below his love, drawing in $27.5 million to Stewart's $28.5 million. But for those taking sides in the Team Edward-Team Jacob plotline, Team Jacob takes a win overall -- even if he doesn't get Bella's heart -- as Taylor Lautner out-earned Pattinson and Stewart, grossing $33.5 million last year.

Question: Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod): She's the actress with the legs that never stop and he's baseball's stud third baseman for the New York Yankees. Together they make a winning combination of looks and athleticism. When not feeding each other popcorn at the Super Bowl, who outruns the other in the paycheck department?

Answer: Alex does.

A-Rod is just a little outside with $33 million to Cameron's $32 million. Talk about a close call.

Rare 'Highland Tiger' spotted

Rare ... a fleeting glimpse of wild feline

This is no ordinary fluffy feline — it is one of the world's rarest mammals.

The elusive Scottish wildcat was caught on camera by the National Trust for Scotland.

The NTS set up special surveillance equipment in the grounds of Leith Hall estate in Aberdeenshire after a handful of people reported seeing the animal in the area.

And the stripy "Highland Tiger" was snapped less than a week after the cameras were installed.

There are currently less than 400 of the critically endangered animals living in the wild.

Endangered ... Scottish wildcats

Rob Dewar, a nature conservation adviser, said the moggy was spotted in early March.

He explained: "Leith Hall nestles below open moorland and plantation forests deep in the Aberdeenshire countryside and is a haven for wildlife.

"Sightings of Scottish wildcats had been reported on Craigfall Hill but was it really here? That is why we decided to set up the new wildlife surveillance cameras in the hope of catching the Highland Tiger on camera."

He added: "Today, the greatest threat to wildcats is through hybridisation with domestic or feral cats rather than habitat loss and persecution.

"The concern that we may lose the pure strain of Scottish wildcat has resulted in research across the Highlands to determine the numbers, distribution and genetic make-up of the cats.

"We are really pleased that, less than a week after the cameras were installed, we had a result. There are a number of features used to determine how wild the cat is, notably the size, markings and shape of the tail.

"It would appear that the Leith Hall wildcat shows particularly strong features and is indeed especially wild."

Conservationists at the NTS said further research will now be carried out in the area to find out more about the under threat animal.

Moment Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas wrecked £100k Merc in smash

Crunch time ... Cesc Fabregas with crumpled Merc

ARSENAL skipper Cesc Fabregas stands by his smashed £100,000 Mercedes after escaping unhurt from a crash on his way to training yesterday.

The Spaniard's black SL500 limped into a side road where the midfielder climbed out to make a call on his mobile.

Taken a battering up front ... Cesc Fabregas's sports car looks badly damaged

Fabregas, 23, had been driving 15 miles from his home in Hampstead, North London, to the Gunners' training ground at London Colney, near St Albans, Herts.

But he fell foul of a 50mph stretch of the A41 near Edgware, just before roadworks reduced three lanes to two.

Debrisgas ... pieces of Mercedes in street, left, while silent star Cesc Fabregas returns home by taxi

He appeared not to spot traffic slowing a-HEADER him, found it was too late to PASS and ended up SHOOTING straight into the back of an Audi A3.

Ace ... Cesc Fabregas
in action for Arsenal

Police said: "No one required hospital treatment and we are taking no further action." A witness added: "The Audi driver was in his late 20s and realised who had crashed into him.

"Cesc was in a red tracksuit top and trainers, pacing up and down with his phone. He didn't look hurt, just a bit shook up."

World Cup winner Fabregas got a lift the rest of the way while his car was carted off by a tow truck. He returned home by taxi, refusing to speak.

Perhaps coming to a shuddering halt reminded him too much of a certain team's season...

Netscape Billionaire Refits $100 Million Superyacht

At 295 feet, Netscape billionaire Jim Clark's Royal Huisman yacht Athena is the second largest sailing superyacth in the world. Just behind Barry Diller's 305-ft. Eos and just ahead of the famed Maltese Falcon at 289 feet, the stunning Athena is a sight to behold wherever she sets sail.

Now Clark, who's said to have paid under $100 million for the craft back in 2004, is having her refit in New Zealand – the largest such project ever carried out in the country – at a cost of tens of million of dollars including many high-tech additions.

Upgrades are reportedly being carried out at the behest of Clark's much, much younger new wife, former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model Christy Hinze. He's 67, she's 31. We had dinner with the Aussie stunner once and found her charming.

Hinze apparently wants to freshen up the somewhat stodgy, old-guy interior done up in dark wood and hotel suite-type furniture. The yacht's deckplan features an open air lounge, media center, formal dining salon, library, main salon with wet bar and an alfresco dining area.

The Athena can currently accommodate ten guests in five cabins, with the lower deck comprised of a full-width master cabin with a Jacuzzi, study and walk-in wardrobe. Hinze will want to enlarge that, no doubt.

Tiada perjanjian praperkahwinan pengasas majalah Playboy

HUGH HEFNER dan kekasihnya, Crystal Harris

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LOS ANGELES - Pengasas majalah Playboy, Hugh Hefner yang memiliki kekayaan bernilai AS$80 juta (RM242.08 juta) enggan membuat perjanjian praperkahwinan dengan bakal isterinya yang merupakan bekas model majalah bogel tersebut, Crystal Harris, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam.

Hefner yang berusia 84 tahun difahamkan tidak mengambil peduli nasihat orang lain tentang perancangannya untuk mendirikan rumah tangga dengan Harris.

Dia tetap berpendirian bahawa wanita berusia 24 tahun itu menyayangi dirinya tanpa memandang soal harta atau kemewahan.

Pasangan itu bakal melangsungkan perkahwinan pada 18 Jun depan selepas Hefner melamar Harris pada Krismas lalu.

Hefner menghantar komen di laman Twitter beberapa bulan lalu yang berbunyi: "Selepas saya memberi Harris cincin, dia terus menangis. Ini merupakan hujung minggu paling gembira dalam memori saya."

Ketika status perjanjian praperkahwinan mereka tetap diperkatakan, perkahwinan pasangan itu terus menjadi kontroversi.

Bekas teman wanita Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson berkata kepada E!: "Saya belum membuat keputusan untuk datang pada majlis itu atau sebaliknya. Saya tidak bergurau. Saya sebaliknya marah apabila mendengar tentang perkahwinan mereka."

Wilkinson bagaimanapun bertuah selepas Hefner membenarkannya menggunakan rumah agam miliknya untuk majlis perkahwinan bersama bintang bola sepak Amerika, Hank Baskett pada tahun 2009.

Seorang lagi bekas kekasih Hefner, Holly Madison pula lebih kecewa dan melepaskan kemarahannya kepada Harris.

"Dia (Harris) memiliki karakter misteri. Saya telah lihat ramai wanita yang cuba mengenali rapat dengan Hefner. Ada setengah daripada mereka yang bermotif jahat.

"Ramai kenalan yang mengucapkan tahniah kepada Hefner menerusi Twitter. Tetapi, saya ingin berada di sana bagi menyaksikan perkahwinan mereka," jelasnya.- Agensi