We've heard so much back and forth about this I'm reluctant to even print it, but Deadline Hollywood seems to be right much of the time, so here you go. Deadline Hollywood's Nikki Finke reports that Jennifer Lopez and 'American Idol' have reached a deal for the singer/actress to be a judge on the show next season.
Jennifer reportedly wanted $15 million and a deal with Fox for a movie and TV deal as well, which the studio refused to do.
Among JLo's demands, "she was angling for an overall deal at Fox, including a put picture, to keep the movie career going. But Fox said no," one insider tells me. "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." Another informant says she also was angling for TV development projects to replace the ones that had gone by the wayside when her career grew cold. Also, Team JLo was p**sed that the Idol producers never discussed ahead of time their decision to offer a judging job to Aerosmith's Steven Tyler.
Though Team JLo kept threatening she'd bail if she didn't get what she wanted, Fox called her bluff several times. That's when real or imagined "Plan B" feelers put out to other talent would wind up in the media. It was left to returning Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe to deny these unconfirmed reports circulating that J-Lo was losing the job because of her diva demands.
If this is true, then what do you think of Jennifer as an 'American Idol' judge? Are you interested in watching? I admit, I may have to look at an episode or two, just to see this :) I thought she was a good mentor when she appeared on the show a couple of seasons ago.
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