Idol News: Lopez Earns $20 Mil, McCreery & Alaina Video Debut
J-Lo scores a cool $20 million dollar paycheck for her second season on ‘American Idol’.
Executive producer of American Idol Nigel Lythgoe has made the much anticipated announcement on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest that Jennifer Lopez will indeed be returning as a judge on American Idol’s eleventh season. Lopez, who had a one-year $12 million contract for last season, reportedly will be making upwards of $20 million for her second year on the show.
The timing of the announcement leads us to believe that Lopez’s soon-to-be-ex-husband Marc Anthony had wanted the star to ditch her lucrative Idol gig in order to focus on the couple’s new Latin music show instead. Could American Idol be partly to blame for the A-list couple’s breakup?
JudgesSteven Tyler and Randy Jackson will be joining J-Lo on next season’s American Idol, keeping the trinity intact. Jackson has been a judge since the show’s beginning and Tyler will be fulfilling his second year of a two-year contract. There has been no announcement as to whether his contract will be renewed.
All three Idol judges will be on the road in a few weeks as auditions will be held in Denver, Houston, St. Louis, Portland, OR, San Diego, Pittsburgh and Charleston, NC.
J-Lo and Marc Anthony Announce Divorce
J-Lo and Anthony call it quits after a seven-year union.Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s seven-year marriage has ended in divorce. The A-list couple announced their split in a joint statement to the A.P., “We have decided to end our marriage. This was a very difficult decision. We have come to an amicable conclusion on all matters. It is a painful time for all involved and we appreciate the respect of our privacy at this time.”
J-Lo’s marriage to Marc Anthony was her third, as she was previously married to both Ojani Noa and Chris Judd. Anthony’s marriage to J-Lo was his second, the first being to former Miss Universe, Dayanara Torres.
Lopez, 41 and Anthony, 42 are the parents of three year-old twins, Max and Emma.
J Lo has not made an announcement concerning whether she will be returning to Idol this season but she has stated, she is taking a break to spend time with her children.
The power couple has been slated to host a Latin version of American Idol called Q’Viva! The Chosen, no announcement has been as to the fate of this show.
J-Lo, however, is a confirmed performer on Ryan Seacrest’s new iHeart Radio festival, being held September 23-24 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, alongside Steven Tyler and Lady Gaga.