Do all American Idol judges now negotiate their salaries in public?
First it was Simon Cowell threatening to not come back, but it turns out he was just looking for $144 million a year.
Now, in Paula Abdul's own bit of public negotiating in Variety:
Paula Abdul's new manager says she may not be returning to "American Idol."
According to a Los Angeles Times report, David Sonenberg says he doesn't have a proposal for a new contract for Abdul. He says it doesn't appear she'll be back.
Who are they kidding? Whatever she can get from Idol, and I'm sure it's a mighty sum, would be 100x her potential earnings from anything else. Doesn't bluffing have to have at least a bit of reality to work?
At least Ryan Seacrest's salary negotiations weren't leaked until they were finished.
She gets about 5mil from Idol. Simon Cowell gets 144mil, and Ryan gets 15mil, heck, even Randy gets more than her and he does absolutely nothing. I can see why she wants to quit.
Hudson, quit? are you serious? I can see why she might want more money. But there is no scenario outside of Idol where she could make remotely close to what she’d get on Idol. The quitting threat is all PR, and my point in the post is how could even the PR be effective in any way since it has no basis in reality!
This is sadder than when Paula broke down for not getting the Bratz gig… LOL!
Let’s see – the show brings in another female judge for the most recent season and now idiot, pill popping, incoherent Paula is surprised the show may not want her back? The show is a year or two away from falling out of the radar and Cowell and Seacrest got paid while the getting was good. (Seacrest got that kind of money because of his overall media presence and ability to promote the show nationwide on his radio gig.)
Then again, this show has manipulated the media better than most others and it could all be a ploy. Nah, Paula’s done and headed for a career of grocery store grand openings.
Who knew there was this much cash in karaoke. last season Simon was more concerned with Susan Boyle than anyone on AI
give me a break! Simon, Ryan, Paula, and randy are all OVERPAID!!!!!!!!!! no one should be getting millions for judging people based on singing! this should be an average paying job…i think its a waste of money and if any of them are complaining about pay they need to shut up! gr this aggravates me!!!!
Madonna should replace her!
You dont want Madonna replaced Paula, the stage might collapse.
Shhhh. If we all wish really hard maybe it actually will come true.
Give me a little wish fulfillment time before you harsh the buzz, huh?
Okay-Paula has to stay because she has an estimated 700+thousand fans on twitter alone so thats 700thousand+ people who wont be watching the show without her and she has a right to want to quit lets refresh
1)Idol let her stalker peform on Idol and gave her Paula’s adresse!and she she later killed herself in front of Paula’s house!
2)They never protect her they use her for finicial gain
3)Shes paid the least and worth the most (The olny reason Simons worth more is because hes a excutive producer!)
4)They denied her and Simon the right to publicly say that there dating (supposely)
5)With things like the Corey Clark case (or w/e his name was)Idol refused to defend her even when people the Oprah and a bunch of other BIG stars did all Idol did was sit back and watch and use it for publistly really Idol?…REALLY!she makes them millions and they treat her like dog shit and shes has to handel a bucnch of crap purpouslly cause by Idol all by herself for them most part
(sry 4 the spelling)
More succinctly, she’s a Gemini.
i dont think paula abdul should be leaving american idol she is a natural judge and it just wont be the same with out her!