Jay-Z And Beyoncé Are Now Worth A Combined $1.255 Billion — And Counting

Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z on stage during the On the Run II tour opener on June 6 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For Parkwood Entertainment)

Entertainers can be prone to exaggeration, particularly when it comes to wealth. In 2012, Wiz Khalifa told Forbes he’d earn $100 million that year (he went on to make $9 million). Rick Ross titled his 2014 album Hood Billionaire (he is worth less than $100 million). And Donald Trump has been telling whoppers about his net worth to...