Jennifer Lopez $20 Million Deal To Judge Next Season’s American Idol
Jennifer Lopez has been afforded a pay rise of $8 million, for a total of $20 million, for her second season of American Idol. This $20 million is up from $12 million to judge better singers than she and cry crocodile tears for contestants whose names she probably can’t remember. She was underwhelming, right? It was all about her and that performance of Get On the Floor that was pre-recorded over a series of hours and edited to give the illusion it was broadcast live (as critiqued by E! and Jezebel). She wasn’t horrible, but she doesn’t deserve $20 million for doing the job she was paid $12million to do okay last year.
Jennifer Lopez is returning to American Idol to judge for at least another year, TheWrap has learned through two individuals familiar with the deal. The pop star will be returning to the singing competition with a contract with the Fox Broadcasting Network that’s “a smidge over” $20 million, according to one of the individuals. Both insiders said the deal is complete but has not yet been signed. Another insider close to the show denied that a deal was in place. Others disagreed.
The $20 million was apparently the base minimum for Lopez, and after tough negotations with Fox, ended up just above that number. It’s a considerable raise from the $12 million she reportedly raked in for handling judge duties last season. The only hurdle left to be cleared in the deal, according to one of the individuals, is scheduling. Lopez will be working on two major productions, the romantic comedy What to Expect When You’re Expecting, which is slated for a May 2012 release, and the thriller Parker, currently in pre-production, which will most likely necessitate a shift in audition dates for the upcoming season. – via TheWrap.
Despite the irritating “he said, she said” and disagreeing sources, this sounds plausible. Yeah, she hussled her way onto the cover of Vanity Fair with her previous cover being 10 years ago. So she’s doing something right. Her transparent interview on BBC radio about being on the fence and looking at other opportunities actually worked. Well, I’ll be damned.
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