Say What? Not newsworthy, but more odd … U.S. economy can thank Spears

source: thestar.com

Ever get the feeling somebody is making a whole lot of money off Britney Spears besides Britney Spears?

Portfolio magazine estimates Spears’s annual value to the U.S. economy is between $110 million and $120 million – and that’s when she isn’t even touring.

Portfolio estimates record companies, promoters and licensers make between $30 million and $40 million, with the paparazzi making $4 million, and tabloids and other media making an estimated $75 million a year.

Ex-husband Kevin Federline pulls in $1 million a year because of her. And not just the $35,000 a month from spousal and child-support payments. K-Fed reportedly gets $30,000 from nightclubs just to show up.

The Associated Press