Buzzing: Depp is most overpaid

Donnie Yen’s son might look bookish, but he may just become a martial arts master like his father. The 52-year-old action star – who attended the premiere of Ip Man 3 in Taipei on Tuesday with his wife Cecilia, 34, daughter Jasmine, 11, and son James, eig
Donnie Yen’s son might look bookish, but he may just become a martial arts master like his father. The 52-year-old action star – who attended the premiere of Ip Man 3 in Taipei on Tuesday with his wife Cecilia, 34, daughter Jasmine, 11, and son James, eight – said that he was letting his son start with Brazilian jiu-jitsu and taekwondo. But he would not force his son to be his successor, he added. PHOTO: XINHUA

Depp is most overpaid

Johnny Depp is the most overpaid Hollywood actor this year, says Forbes magazine. The actor, whose 2015 film Mortdecai grossed US$47 million (S$66 million) on a US$60 million budget, returned US$1.20 for every US$1 he was paid, it said. Depp was followed by Denzel Washington (with US$6.50) and Will Ferrell (US$6.80) on its Hollywood's Most Overpaid Actors 2015 list, released on Tuesday.


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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 25, 2015, with the headline Buzzing: Depp is most overpaid. Subscribe