"I'M RICH BIT%*$$H!!"..OPRAH #1 ON THE TOP 10 LIST

Talk might be cheap, but Oprah is not, topping a list of the highest-paid television stars in the United States. She " earns an estimated $260 million a year, according to a list in TV Guide magazine's. Music producer Simon Cowell, contentious British judge of "American Idol," placed a distant second to Winfrey, with $45 million for his role on the Fox network's smash hit talent show and other projects full list below. ************************************************************************************* TOP FIVE (all salaries are per year) Oprah Winfrey ("The Oprah Winfrey Show"): $260 million *********************************************************************************** Simon Cowell ("American Idol"): $45 million *********************************************************************************** Judge Sheindlin ("Judge Judy"): $30 million (CRAZY RIGHT) ********************************************************************************* Katie Couric ("CBS Evening News Anchor"): $15 million ******************************************************************************** Zach Braff ("Scrubs"): $6.3 million ******************************************************************************** NETWORK PRIME TIME (all salaries are per episode) Ellen Pompeo ("Grey's Anatomy"): $200,000 Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives"): $200,000 DAYTIME (all salaries are per year) Judge Judy: $30 million Bob Barker: $10 million ****************************************************************************** Maury Povich (per year plus profits): $7 MILLION (GARBAGE TV PAYS THIS) ************************************************************************************ HOUSE OF GLITZ: ANYBODY GOT A SKI MASK I CAN BORROW??