Britney Spears Wanted A Bigger Paycheck Than Jennifer Lopez
Posted on May 29, 2012 at 9:27 AM
When it comes to Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez, these two have always battled it out on the music charts, but now, they’re going to head-to-head with their singing reality shows AND their paychecks.
According to TMZ, before Britney signed on the dotted line to judge the second season of The X-Factor, she had a special request— to make more money than J.Lo! Though Brit eventually settled on a $15 million payday ($3 million more than what Jennifer made on her first season of Idol), sources say that the singer originally wanted a sum close to $20 million. And just who is responsible for making Britney’s ”big bucks dream” come true? Creator and executive producerSimon Cowell, that’s who!
“Simon Cowell is a smart and shrewd businessman who knew Britney could make his show and he was willing to give her just about anything to come on board – and he did,” said a source.
When it comes to Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez, these two have always battled it out on the music charts, but now, they’re going to head-to-head with their singing reality shows AND their paychecks.
According to TMZ, before Britney signed on the dotted line to judge the second season of The X-Factor, she had a special request— to make more money than J.Lo! Though Brit eventually settled on a $15 million payday ($3 million more than what Jennifer made on her first season of Idol), sources say that the singer originally wanted a sum close to $20 million. And just who is responsible for making Britney’s ”big bucks dream” come true? Creator and executive producer Simon Cowell, that’s who!
With rumors swirling that Jennifer may leave Idol if she doesn’t get a pay raise, it looks like Britney’s X-Factor deal has something to do with it.
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