Jennifer Lopez will be returning to the judges panel for season 13 of ‘American Idol’ after agreeing to a $15 million payday, plus bonuses.
This is the same deal that Britney Spears penned with ‘X Factor’ and just shy of the $18 million that Mariah Carey raked in for her one season stint on ‘AI’ earlier this year.
JLo and Marc Anthony‘s twins, Max and Emme, will start kindergarten in the fall and the entertainer is determined to give them a stable life in Los Angeles during their school years. She plans to use this opportunity to focus on film work and her fashion business.
She’ll be joining one-season veteran Keith Urban, who was the only survivor of a season that pitted Mariah and Nicki Minaj in a perpetual battle of the divas. We are hearing that will.i.am and Jennifer Hudson remain on the short list for third judge.
The Fox reality singing competition has been in a ratings free fall for the last few seasons, due in part to the huge success of ‘The Voice’ on NBC.
Inquiring minds have to ask — could it be that the network’s fair-haired host Ryan Seacrest is part of the problem?
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