As you all may know that American Idol has been going on for 9 series now but this week Simon Cowell confirmed that he has decided to quit and the main reason behind that was, he thought audiences would start to grow tired of him.
Cowell is set to release UK hit series The X Factor in the US and considered doing both shows until he realised how much air time he would get.
Simon said “I was considering doing both American Idol and X Factor but then I thought that you can be on television too much.”
He continued “I genuinely thought people would be sick and tired ...read more
For well over 12 months now there have been rumours that Simon Cowell wants to take the hugely successful X Factor format to America, but he’s been unable to due to his contract with American Idol.
But Simon confirmed for the first time today that he will be quitting his American Idol duties when the season ends in May 2010, which will lead the way for The X Factor to broadcast on a rival network. The move comes amidst growing speculation that the music mogul’s future on the show was uncertain. And his brother Tony Cowell didn’t make things any easier when he ...read more
In a time when the world’s economy is in deep recession, celebrities need to learn they cant always get what they want anymore, and the case of Paula Abdul quitting American Idol is the perfect example to this.
As more details begin to surface, its reported that Paula Abdul demanded a substantial raise, and when she couldn’t get it, told the show she was quitting.
Paula is currently being paid $10 million dollars per series, a huge amount of money by anybody’s standards. Its reported that the 47-year-old told producers she wanted $20 million to stay on at the show.
Apparently the ‘star’ has said she felt ...read more
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