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Aug 18 2009
Paula Abdul May Be Returning To American Idol, After All
First it was that Paula Abdul would be coming back to American Idol; the devil was in the details. Then she Twittered that she wasn’t coming back.
So now that we’ve heard rumors of her appearing on Dancing With The Stars, to Australian Idol, nothing seems out of the ordinary, right?
Yeah, you’d think that after hearing Abdul may be returning to Idol, except she’s the one calling all the shots.
The devil IS in the details, and they’re all below. From MSNBC:
The negotiations are ongoing, but calling them “talks” could be more appropriate, since dubbing them “negotiations” suggests that one side is budging.
“Paula isn’t lowering her price in any meaningful way. She wants a Seacrest-level deal,” said the source. “Idol” host Ryan Seacrest
reportedly signed a three-year deal with the show worth a total of $45 million.
If there is a scenario that gets Abdul back on the show, it’s likely that her return would be limited to the live shows only, according to several people who are close to the talks. This will allow the original offer made by the show to stand, but Abdul would have a shorter time commitment.
