Most people in the world would be fine, elated even, to earn a $36 million salary, which is what Simon Cowell made this past season for American Idol. But when it came time to renegotiate his contract this year, rumor has it that Cowell knows the show would be lost without him and he’s gunning for more money, to the tune of up to $144 million a season.
Information about the contract negotiations has leaked, and Cowell reportedly has asked for three to four times what he made this year. Considering Idol rakes in about $900 million in revenue each season, what Cowell is asking for is just a drop in the giant, money-filled bucket. We assume the rest of that revenue this year, at least, went to Adam Lambert‘s costumes and fog machines. (We could be wrong.) If the Idol salary isn’t mind blowing enough, remember that is only one of Cowell’s jobs, he’s also a judge on Britain’s Got Talent and The X-Factor. [Photo: Getty Images]
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What is wrong with this world? There are people out of work and starving who work their *!$#$)#+~+!**%+ es off when they have jobs, Simon and the rest of the gang have easy jobs that we all would kill for. And now he wants to have a raise to 144 million is he insane? And we the American public keep making these people as well as other stars and sports figures, very wealthy, and they are not grateful, they are just greedy. Most of the working class people in this country are what makes these others so rich and the working class would do anything just to get by. We need to get a life and quit making these celebs to be more than they actually are.