Jennifer Lopez Gets $12M To Join American Idol; She Wanted $15M - And Much More
Posted on Sep 13, 2010 @ 10:00AM
Jennifer Lopez received a $12 million contract for her upcoming stint as a judge on American Idol, RadarOnline.com has learned, but sources close to the negotiations said that she failed in her attempts to parlay the deal into much, much more.
Lopez and her reps asked the show's parent companies Fox, Fremantle, and 19 Entertainment, to pay the 41-year-old diva $15 million a year for the gig and to guarantee her a movie, according to deadline.com.
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"She was angling for an overall deal at Fox, including a put picture, to keep the movie career going. But Fox said, ‘No,’" an insider told the Web site. "In the old days, these were called a 'vanity deal' for good reason. They simply don't exist today. Will Smith doesn’t have put pictures."
Eventually, she agreed to a pact that reportedly paid her the $12 million annually, with no extra perks.
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"I think it was just positioning," a source told the Web site. "In the end, she didn't turn up her nose up at $12 million. I would have been very surprised if she had walked away... She lives very, very well. It comes at a cost."
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Lopez has a rough professional patch in the past year: She was dropped by Sony Music Epic Records, while her latest film The Back-Up Plan bombed at the box office.
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Lost another viewer...Bye bye American Idol....she's a no talent and too into herself to even recognize others...ACK!!
Posted Tue, 09/14/2010 - 7:20pm
I can't see this working well. JLo loves herself too much to pay attention to any potential competition.
Posted Mon, 09/13/2010 - 6:04pm
There goes Idol totally jumping the shark. Lets hire a big assed lip syncer!!!! Didn't watch ever and don't intend to start now. J-Lo should be at home with her 12 yr. old greasy looking husband.
Posted Mon, 09/13/2010 - 1:13pm
Not bad for a girl from the Bronx!
Posted Mon, 09/13/2010 - 12:07pm
Isn't this more than what Paula made after years on the show?
Posted Mon, 09/13/2010 - 11:46am
*** SHE'S A HAS-BEEN AND THIS CEMENTS HER DECLINE AFTER HER RECENTLY FILM FLOP - KARA DIOGUARDI WAS BETTER THAN J-LOW - WILL NOT WATCH IDOL WITH HER ***
Posted Mon, 09/13/2010 - 11:40am
Just the place for her. I think her her days of any major pop hits are behind her but she should draw viewers. I was never a fan but do admire her past drive and ambition. Do not understand why she and Anniston get movie roles.
Posted Mon, 09/13/2010 - 11:05am