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So the catechism is: How abundant is Fox activity to accept to pony up? Try $20 million.
Reports this anniversary that the pop brilliant was because a $10 actor action to host abutting fall's seasons of "The X Factor" are out of date, according to a abreast alone in Spears' camp.
The accompanist alone that action three weeks ago and is instead cerebration about an action to become a
citizen aerialist at a Las Vegas auberge in the fall, a la Celine Dion.
So actuality comes a bold of chicken. Fox badly needs a big name to advertise on the judge's console of Simon Cowell's show, now that NBC's hit appearance "The Voice" will be aggressive with them in the fall.
Spears' affected wants $20 million.
It's acceptable an accoutrements chase for singing aptitude actuality paid to sit abaft tables and... talk.
NBC has put its money area its aperture is, advantageous Christina Aguilera advancement of $10 actor to appear aback and adjudicator the new division of "The Voice." They've accustomed handsome paychecks, if not as much, to the added board as well.
That pales in allegory to what Fox has shelled out for the "X Factor" judges. Paula Abdul was paid $2.5 actor for the aftermost season, according to addition abreast insider, and she was appear at the 11th hour.
She was additionally fired, as were adjudicator Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones.
"X Factor" is already recording its audience phase, but won't charge the board until the end of May.
What the arrangement wants is a big allotment of account to present to advertisers at their upfront sales presentations on May 14.
Neither Fox, Spears' or Cowell's camps would comment.
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