Jennifer Lopez won’t be a judge on American Idol after all, according to a source close to the situation.
The singer-actress had been closing a deal to be a permanent judge on the show for its upcoming 10th season but the deal fell apart.
“Her demands got out of hand,” says the source. “Fox had just had enough.”
With Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres both departing the talent search, the network had been pursuing a number of celebrities as potential judges, including Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler.
But now that Lopez is out of the running, the network may be looking at their earlier top picks again.
Other reports have said that the panel could go back to the original three-judge format.
Fox had no comment. A rep for Lopez did not immediately return calls for comment.
I wonder who they are going to be selecting as a judge now instead!!
They should get one of the former winners to serve as a judge. You know Ruben and Taylor could use a steady gig, and it'd really work out great for the network because I'm sure they could get away with paying them only a fraction of what they would pay J.Lo or someone else.
They should get one of the former winners to serve as a judge. You know Ruben and Taylor could use a steady gig, and it'd really work out great for the network because I'm sure they could get away with paying them only a fraction of what they would pay J.Lo or someone else.
