It’s always shocking to me to see how much celebrities are paid, so with the release of TV Guide’s TV’s Top Earners list, I decided to narrow it down to the top 5 ridiculously overpaid stars:

5. Judge Judy Sheindlin ($45 million/year)- I know, I know– she’s spunky, and harsh, and entertaining…and spawned 45 million other judge TV shows…but I don’t think the hype is quite worth that pricetag.

Though Judy couldn’t be reached for comment regarding my post, I have a feeling I know what she would say:

“You mess around with me young lady, I’ll wipe the floor with you. We follow each other?”

Yeah, Judy. I got ya.

4. LL Cool J (NCIS: Los Angeles- $125,000/episode)- Doin’ it, and doin’ it, and doin’ it well…but not THAT well!

3. Dylan and Cole Sprouse (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody- $20,000 each/episode)- I LOVED these kids in Big Daddy, and gosh were they ever cute(!), but it seems like they were a tad too confident in their acting abilities following it. Have you ever seen The Suite Life? Or even worse, Suite Life on Deck? I feel like I should be paid at least that much to watch!

2. Kate Gosselin (Kate Plus 8- $250,000/episode)- If only everyone could make this much whoring out their children! Or…can they? I was a big fan of Jon and Kate Plus 8, and I love those little Gosselin sextuplets, but this show has become a sad trainwreck– with Kate Gosselin as the conductor.

1. Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men- $1.25 million/episode)- I’m so confused by this– PER EPISODE? Did everyone forget what he did, or are we simply looking the other way?

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