Reports first surfaced in November that American Idol judge Paula Abdul has been shopping around television projects.
Now the National Enquirer is claiming the 46-year-old “Straight Up” singer is planning to launch her own talk show in 2010 if Idol producers don’t double her salary for the show’s ninth season.
“Paula’s been dreaming about having her own talk show for three years, and she’s ready to make it a reality,” says an Enquirer source.
The new gig is supposedly being set up for Paula at CBS/Paramount Network Television.
Meanwhile, Abdul currently earns between $5 and $7 million each season on American Idol, but is allegedly demanding $10 million for the 2010 run.
“And if she does get her contract demands, Paula will attempt to negotiate a clause that states she can have other projects, including a talk show, and will juggle both,” says the tabloid’s insider.
“Paula is unpredictable and not afraid to speak her mind—but she also leads from the heart and really connects with people. Studio execs feel those are the kind of personal attributes that would make her perfect for a daytime talk show.”
This would certainly be a good time for Abdul to bow out of Idol; the show has added a second female judge, Kara DioGuardi, 38, for the eighth season.
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you are sooo stupid. not Once in this RUMOR does it mention Paula plans to step out from Idol. i mean… what the hell is your problem?????? She is on Idol to STAY. a day time talk show wouldnt interfer with her Idol work. and the only judge that could easily leave and nobody would care is randy jackson. Paula recently had an interview with New york daily where she said that she has exactly ZERO plans to Leave Idol. and the new judge is just an ordinary person. no spark. no charisma. Idol with simon kara randy would be the most boring show of all time. Idol NEEDS Paula Abdul. end of story
Ive been seeing lots of interviews with the new judge and shes boring as hell. She is female randy. you know, the guy on Idol nobody gives a damn about. Paula is by far the most popular judge on American Idol, nobody else even comes close to having as many fan videos on youtube as she does. And on msn idol the Paula thread has 200 000 posts, the simon one about 5000 posts, ryan 1000 posts, randy about 300 posts, kara about 10 posts. thats how much more popular Paula is compared to everyone else on that show.