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Sideshow: U2, Obama on 'Least Influential People' list

No influence: Bono, Obama Guess what Irish world savior-rocker Bono has in common with President Obama? The poor souls top GQ's Least Influential People of 2014 list! Bono and U2 are at No. 1 for the $100 mil P.R. campaign in which their new LP, Songs of Innocence, was added to everyone's iTunes library without our permission.

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No influence: Bono, Obama

Guess what Irish world savior-rocker Bono has in common with President Obama? The poor souls top GQ's Least Influential People of 2014 list! Bono and U2 are at No. 1 for the $100 mil P.R. campaign in which their new LP, Songs of Innocence, was added to everyone's iTunes library without our permission.

Barack Obama, in second place, is chided by the mag for being on holiday as the world fell apart - Missouri exploded, Ebola went wild, Vlad "The Impaler" Putin became Alexander the Great, and U2 became Big Brother.

Los Angeles Clipper owner Donald Sterling, roundly loathed for his racist rants, is at No. 3. Also included: Shia LaBeouf (21), John McCain (22), Woody Allen (23), and the Secret Service (24).

Katy Perry will go wild!

"I've got some insane ideas this year," Katy Perry says of her plans to spice up the halftime show at Super Bowl XLIX, set for Feb. 1 in Glendale, Ariz. "What if we covered the stadium with glitter? . . . But the glitter . . . was edible." Oh, boy!

Cher cancels tour

Songstress Cher, 68, who has been canceling the odd concert here and there since falling ill in September, has scrapped her entire "Dressed To Kill" tour due to an unspecified viral infection, which, her people say, has "affected her kidney function."

J-Law mocks 'em all

Jennifer Lawrence has slain the competition: Her latest epic, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, is the No. 1 film in our fine nation, raking in $123 million in its opening weekend, according to studio estimates. It's the best weekend of any flick this year. Disney's Big Hero 6 sticks at No. 2 with $20.1 mil, while Interstellar is third with $15.1 mil.

Justin Bieber is wealthy

Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber, 20, earned $80 mil at his job over the last 12 months, making him king of Forbes' Highest-Earning Celebrities Under 30 list.

One Direction is at No. 2 with $75 mil, while Taylor Swift is at No. 3 with $64 mil.

Jennifer Lawrence (her again!), at No. 7 with $34 mil, is the only actor on the entire list.

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