Late King of Pop, Michael Jackson wey pooff seven years ago but still earn better $825 million for 2016, dat one now make am the biggest dead celebrity earner of the year.
According to Forbes, the reason he make dat kind revenue na because of him estate's decision to sell half-share of the Beatles catalogue to Sony for $750 million.
The Thriller star been purchase the rights to the Fab Four music back for 1984 for $47.5 million and then sell 50 percent of am to Sony for 1995 with $115 million.
Other poor wey dey the list na...
2: Author and cartoonist Charles Schulz - $48 million
3: Golfer Arnold Palmer - $40 million
4: Elvis Presley - $27 million
5: Prince - $25 million
6: Bob Marley -$21 million
7: Theodor 'Dr. Seuss' Geisel - $20 million
8: John Lennon - $12 million
9: Physicist Albert Einstein - $11.5 million
10: Original pin-up girl Bettie Page - $11 million
11 David Bowie - earned $10.5 million
12 Movie star Steve McQueen - $9 million
13: Elizabeth Taylor - $8 million
*NA WA O, even for grave, Micheal Jackson still dey make bar. Legend!
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