Simon Cowell Signs Paula Abdul To $4.5 Million-A-Year Contract With “The X Factor?”
Get ready for another season of Simon and Paula’s signature bickering — on the US adaptation of The X Factor.
Paula Abdul has allegedly inked a $4.5 million contract to bring her loopy commentary to the judges panel on an American version of Simon’s hit UK talent show, The X Factor. That’s interesting, considering the star walked away from her post at American Idol because she failed to secure the $10 million-a-year payday she was vying for.
Apparently, Paula isn’t very good at gambling, is she?
A FOX tipster revealed to The National Enquirer’s Mike Walker: “Simon flew Paula to London and wined and dined her relentlessly over the course of several days, even introducing her to everyone who works on X Factor. But what really clinched the deal was Simon’s pledge that she wouldn’t have to deal with all the nonsense and infighting that she hated on Idol.”
The X Factor America will premiere in 2011.
Written by Castina on January 7th, 2010 | Tagged as: Paula Abdul,Popular Culture,Simon Cowell,The X-Factor,Today's New Music
On January 7th 2010, Carrie wrote:
OMG! I am soooo happy right now! Saula is back on! I am a 15 yr old girl so u can see why i am so happy! ahhhhhhhhh! i am literally screaming right now! yessss!!!
On January 7th 2010, Vanessa S wrote:
Believe it or not this article made this day the best say of 2010 so far!! :D
So EXCITED!! :D
I REALLY hope it's true! :D
x
On January 7th 2010, STLUCIANIDOL91 wrote:
Knowing that this was from The National Enquirer, which doesn't have a good reputation in accuracey, I won't get my hopes up. :
On January 7th 2010, dd wrote:
If there is a God, please let this be true
And it could be because this article mentions facts that only huge Paula fans who follow her every move Know happened (such as the london trip and going to XF) but who people who dont follow her every move wont have a clue about. Since that part is Definitely true, the other stuff could be true too.
On January 7th 2010, Ann wrote:
OMG!!! Is this really true????? If it is I'm sooo HAPPY!!! Yay!! please be true. *crosses fingers*
On January 8th 2010, Vallo wrote:
Be nice to see Simon and Paula together on television again, together they make a strange kind of magic. Not much of that about these days, so hope information is true.
On January 8th 2010, aileen wrote:
Praying its true! Please let it be true! I want her back on TV soo bad and X factor is a much better format than the Idol format
On January 10th 2010, One Happy Fan If Thi wrote:
This would be the best show ever if this is true, but I will wait for Paula to confirm it. If one thing is for sure being a fan of Paula has taught me not to believe the media because they lie at times. Thanks paula :)
On January 12th 2010, Jamminfan wrote:
I am the happiest person right now, that I heard
that Paula Abdul is going to work with Simon on
X-Factor. I vowed to myself I would never watch
American idol ever again, when Paula left. Maybe
now I will tune in now and then and that is only to
see Simon.
Thank you Simon for seeing Paula's originality and
and having the intelligence and the heart to do the right thing.
Blessings always!
On May 23rd 2010, AmericanIdolhater wrote:
If Simon does not hire Paula as a judge on X-Factor, he can forget about me ever tuning in. I do think that he will though because he loves & misses her like crazy. And he’s smart enough to know that tons of people only watched Idol to see them 2. Thats probably the reason why Idol’s ratings took a nose dive.