Charlize's wealth takes a dip

01 August 2013 - 03:18 By ANDILE NDLOVU
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President Jacob Zuma and Hollywood actress Charlize Theron spoke to the press after meeting at the Union Buildings in Pretoria yesterday. Zuma said Theron had 'very good and fresh ideas' on protecting children from disease
President Jacob Zuma and Hollywood actress Charlize Theron spoke to the press after meeting at the Union Buildings in Pretoria yesterday. Zuma said Theron had 'very good and fresh ideas' on protecting children from disease
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She may be focused on her philanthropic work while in Johannesburg this week, but Hollywood actress Charlize Theron's should check her bank balance, which has taken a knock.

We're not complaining that our Oscar-winner is home - she was busy with the mothers2mothers initiative yesterday, an HIV-prevention and treatment support programme - but the latest Forbes list of the highest-paid actresses suggests that she should get back to her showbiz career.

Despite starring as Queen Ravenna in last year's Snow White and the Huntsman, and in Prometheus, as Meredith Vickers, the 37-year-old from Benoni, on the East Rand, is somehow poorer. She made about $15-million between June last year and June this year, $3-million less than during the previous corresponding period.

But it was announced yesterday that Theron's production company, Denver and Delilah, was bringing out a fashion reality TV show called Whose Closet Is It Anyway?

She is already executive producer of a Hatfields and McCoys pilot for NBC.

Add to that her lucrative Dior endorsement and perhaps money matters have not been as dry as they seem.

The highest-earning actress on the Forbes list is Angelina Jolie, with $33-million.

Theron is sixth, behind Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Aniston and Emma Stone.

Forbes consulted agents, managers and "other in-the-know folks to estimate entertainment-related revenue".

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