Jay Z & Beyonce Knowles-Hollywood’s King and Queen of hip-hop- are now also the highest paid celebrity couple out there. When the sexy 80 million dollar ex- Destiny’s Child married the 82 million dollar mogul, a 162 million dollar empire was created. That’s how much the dynamic duo earned from June 1, 2007 to June 1, 2008. In one year! The list of top-paid power couples also includes Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.

“Naturally powerful people tend to gravitate towards other powerful people,” explains clinical psychologist and celebrity researcher Jim Houran, for reasons that range from proximity (stars hang around other stars) to familiarity (people are attracted, at least initially, to others like them) to clearer expectations (shared priorities make it easier for celebrities to relate). No matter how they get together, the results are good for the bottom line.

Maybe all these powerful people who campaigned for the president-elect should throw some of that money in a bucket and help this economy of ours. I mean, what do you do with $162 mill anyways?

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