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Beyonce, Jay-Z named top-earning couple

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Beyonce performs "Ave Maria" the 9th annual BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 28, 2009. UPI/Jim Ruymen
Beyonce performs "Ave Maria" the 9th annual BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 28, 2009. UPI/Jim Ruymen 
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Published: Jan. 13, 2010 at 12:18 PM

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Married U.S. recording artists Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles are No. 1 on Forbes's list of top-earning celebrity couples.

The stars reportedly took in a combined $122 million between June 2008 and June 2009.

Coming in at No. 2 with $69 million are Harrison Ford and his girlfriend, Calista Flockhart, followed by Brad Pitt and his longtime partner, Angelina Jolie, at No. 3 with $55 million; Will and Jada Pinkett Smith at No. 4 with $48 million, and David and Victoria Beckham with $46 million at No. 5, the magazine said on its Web site Tuesday.

Rounding out the top tier are Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi at No. 6, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson at No. 7, Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy at No. 8, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes at No. 9, and Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow at No. 10.

Topics: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Calista Flockhart, Harrison Ford, Victoria Beckham
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