Mariah Carey just became the HIGHEST PAID JUDGE in reality television ... because her one-year deal with "American Idol" is worth close to $18 MILLION ... this according to sources connected to "Idol."
Carey's deal dwarfs the contract Jennifer Lopez signed when she joined the judge's table -- J.Lo only scored a measly $12 mil for her first year on the show.
Carey also blows past Britney Spears ... who's making $15 million on "X Factor."
Somewhere ... Nick Cannon is smiling.
Mariah has since tweeted about joining the show ... saying, "It's gonna be so much fun working on American Idol. As a singer-songwriter, I'm excited to help find and nurture new talent. LYM! – MC”
She broke the record for first season paychecks but it's been confirmed by various sources including the almighty Forbes that Jen got 20 mil for season 2 of Idol.
She broke the record for first season paychecks but it's been confirmed by various sources including the almighty Forbes that Jen got 20 mil for season 2 of Idol.
She broke the record for first season paychecks but it's been confirmed by various sources including the almighty Forbes that Jen got 20 mil for season 2 of Idol.
Where the **** did you get that from? all the reports confirmed that she got 20 million for her second season. Hell, even Forbes, which counted all the money she got last year, confirmed that