$144 million is still a deliriously large sum of money. Again, still a deliriously large sum of money. While it won't be a surprise to see Simon Cowell have that much money, it's a little daunting to imagine that he'll be earning that much for just one year on American Idol. And to think Ryan Seacrest 's new deal would fetch him just $15 million a year.
Well, maybe it would happen, right? The rumors have circulated for a few weeks now, and all the pieces seem to be in place: his new company with Topshop mogul Philip Green, who is reportedly advising him on Idol negotiations, and all that talk about him leaving Idol, or maybe another one of his three reality shows. Or, it's a very active mind on our part.
Simon finally cleared all that up in an interview with Extra. (Go figure the connection, Terri Seymour.) And, obviously, he's saying that deal is just... that. A rumor.
"I wish!" he simply said. "Come off it. It's absolute nonsense. Crazy, crazy nonsense. Speculation. Not true. Nothing has been signed."
Nothing has been signed, huh? So what's your status now? "There hasn't been a deal done," he said. "We're talking to Fox. We have a very good relationship with them. As to what we're going to do ongoing a number of different bits and pieces... we'll see. We are having conversations."
And then he goes on to mention the one thing we already knew since way waaay back: he's leaving one of the three shows he appears on, and he's still not hinting whether it's Idol or not. Which makes me think Simon is, really, just playing this game and keeping us in a tizzy. So, again, he's not getting a hundred million dollars, but he is talking with Fox regarding a new deal. Where that goes, well...
Well, maybe it would happen, right? The rumors have circulated for a few weeks now, and all the pieces seem to be in place: his new company with Topshop mogul Philip Green, who is reportedly advising him on Idol negotiations, and all that talk about him leaving Idol, or maybe another one of his three reality shows. Or, it's a very active mind on our part.
Simon finally cleared all that up in an interview with Extra. (Go figure the connection, Terri Seymour.) And, obviously, he's saying that deal is just... that. A rumor.
"I wish!" he simply said. "Come off it. It's absolute nonsense. Crazy, crazy nonsense. Speculation. Not true. Nothing has been signed."
Nothing has been signed, huh? So what's your status now? "There hasn't been a deal done," he said. "We're talking to Fox. We have a very good relationship with them. As to what we're going to do ongoing a number of different bits and pieces... we'll see. We are having conversations."
And then he goes on to mention the one thing we already knew since way waaay back: he's leaving one of the three shows he appears on, and he's still not hinting whether it's Idol or not. Which makes me think Simon is, really, just playing this game and keeping us in a tizzy. So, again, he's not getting a hundred million dollars, but he is talking with Fox regarding a new deal. Where that goes, well...
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