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Paula Abdul is not going to like this… |
| October 13th, 2008 under American Idol 1-5, Paula Abdul. [ Comments: 2 ]
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(photo © Fox)
Simon Cowell makes a lot more from American Idol than Paula Abdul like more than 5X according to Scoop. Simon reportedly makes $36 and Paula Abdul is to make between $5-8 million. And you know she is not going to like it, especially when she finds out just how much more he makes.
“Paula knew that Simon was getting paid more, but she never imagined it was this much more,” says a source who works with Abdul. “This could really put her in a bad way.”
“She has a lot of concerns with feeling appreciated," says the source. "First, they bring in another judge (Kara DioGuardi) and now it’s ridiculously obvious that she’s getting pennies compared to Simon. If you thought she had reason to run late to the set now, imagine what the future may hold. I kind of feel for the assistants who are going to be made responsible for getting her on set on time. It’s always a challenge, but now? I don’t want to think about it.”
As for why there’s such a salary discrepancy, Lythgoe told an Australian newspaper it’s because “it is believed (Cowell) brings more to the table.”
In Simon's defense he is the show and he is the one Judge I can't live without. That and he also is one of the producers of the show. I think he is worth getting more than her, but I don't think anyone needs a $36 million salary.
I hate to be Simon when he has to do salary negotiations with her!
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Why Clay Aiken came out now |
| September 24th, 2008 under American Idol 1-5. [ Comments: none ]
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People posted the first excerpts of their exclusive interview with Clay Aiken telling the world that "Yes, I'm Gay."
"It was the first decision I made as a father," Aiken, 29, tells the upcoming issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday. "I cannot raise a child to lie or to hide things. I wasn't raised that way, and I'm not going to raise a child to do that."
Aiken says he expects the news may overwhelm some of his fans. "Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it's going to be a lot," said Aiken, who returned to Broadway last week as Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot.
He adds that he hopes his fans "know that I've never intended to lie to anybody at all. … But if they leave, I don't want them to leave hating me."
Hopefully they won't leave him because that would be a really stupid reason to desert him and they weren’t true Claymates in the first place.
In the article he also discusses how he told his mom the news.
The born-again Christian singer also reveals how he told his mother Faye he's gay four years ago. After dropping off his younger brother Brett, who was being deployed to Iraq, at Camp Lejeune, "I started crying in the car," Aiken remembers. "It was dark. I was sitting there, thinking to myself. I don't know why I started thinking about it … I just started bawling. She made me pull over the car and it just came out."
So what was his mom's reaction? "She started crying. She was obviously somewhat stunned. But she was very supportive and very comforting." Even now, Aiken admits, "She still struggles with things quite a bit, but she's come a long way."
Looks like the media was outing him way before he was outing himself. I really hope that his uptight Claymates don't desert him for being who he is. I know I am one Claymate who has no intentions of leaving him!!!
To read the rest of the article and to see more pictures of Clay and his son Parker pick up People on newsstands this Friday.
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Where former American Idols go… |
| September 9th, 2008 under American Idol 1-5. [ Comments: 10 ]
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Constantine Maroulis, Taylor Hicks and Ace Young all got together to wish Taylor Hicks luck as he ends his stint in Grease on Broadway and hello to Ace Young who is joining the show. Not sure why Constantine was there, but probably heard press was going to be there.
Where are the Broadway Idols like Clay Aiken, Fantasia, Diana DeGarmo and so on and on and on?
BTW hopefully that is the last we will see of Taylor Hicks.
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Caption Kellie Pickler! |
| August 19th, 2008 under American Idol 1-5, Caption the Celeb, Kellie Pickler. [ Comments: 2 ]
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When I saw the cover art for Kellie Pickler's new CD that is out on September 30th, I though it had caption me written all over it instead of buy me. So go ahead and give her self-titled album a title!
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Clay Aiken is a daddy |
| August 8th, 2008 under American Idol 1-5. [ Comments: 1 ]
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Clay Aiken became a daddy today, according to what his mom, the proud grandmother told WRAL.
Aiken’s best friend, producer Jaymes Foster, gave birth at 8:08 a.m. at an undisclosed location in North Carolina.
Parker Foster Aiken weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Aiken’s mother, Faye, said the baby has dark hair and that her son is smiling from ear-to-ear.
Say what you want about Clay Aiken, he is going to be one amazing dad!
Here is scary fact Clay Aiken's son was born on 08/08/08 at 08:08, that is so weird and spooky. They should have named him Eight instead of Parker.
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