Paula Abdul is not coming back to American Idol, and now we know why: the show's producers were offering her a multi-year package worth $10 million, but that was only half what the addled Paula was demanding.Yes, Paula Abdul wanted $20 million to stay on American Idol. And for some reason the FOX people wouldn't go for it.
Actually, maybe Paula has a gripe. According to the New York Times, Ryan Seacrest recently re-upped to the tune of $45 million over three years.
How in the fuck is Ryan Seacrest's contribution to that show worth $45 million? He doesn't fucking do anything! At least Paula brings that weird sexual tension with Simon Cowell, and the ever-present possibility of an on-camera meltdown.
Then again, look at it from FOX's perspective. You really gonna invest $20 million in a woman who's capable of downing a shitload of pills and driving herself off a cliff at any moment? You'd be better off hiring Britney Spears. At least she can be controlled, with shiny objects and the occasional smack to the back of the head.
Oddly enough, $20 million is also the exact amount you would have to pay me to sit through an entire episode of American Idol.
