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Though ‘American Idol’ has lured A-listers in the show, not
all celebrities want to be an ‘Idol’ judge.
Why they walked away from ‘American Idol’? What are their
reasons?
Excited to know more the reasons of the celebrities who
turned down ‘American Idol’? Well, check out the story below!
In the latest celebrity update, ‘American Idol’ has lured
A-listers like Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Mariah Carey
but apparently not every celebrity wants to be an ‘Idol’ judge.
Here are a few who walked away from one of the biggest job
offers in television:
First, the Black Eyed Pea was extremely close to filling the
third seat on next year’s panel but negotiations stalled over money according
to multiple reports. The Hollywood reporter now says that he is out of the
running and sticking with his current reality job as a coach on “The Voice U.K.”
Second, there are talks of a possible all-“idol”-alum
judging panel for Season 13 fizzled after Kelly Clarkson, the original idol,
showed no interest in taking part. Shooting would have begun for Kelly this
fall, at the same time as her wedding to Brandon Blackstock and promotion for
her Christmas album, which may have had had something to do with her
trepidation. Or perhaps her experience as a judge on ABC’s disastrous singing
competition “Duets” made her a little gun-shy according to the Wrap.
Third, When Simon Cowell left “Idol” in 2010, the show’s
powers-that-be went on a search for another fantastically cranky Brit to crush
American Kids’ dreams. Well, of course, Elton John was at the top of the list
but there’s a little doubt that the notoriously sharp-tongued. Curmudgeon and
rock legend would have been amazing at the job; he probably would’ve out-Cowelled
Simon himself. In fact, he was offered $33 million but he turned them down cold
according to Access Hollywood. He later told Britain’s Daily Mail that he found
singing competitions “boring” and “paralyzingly brain-cripping.” And that was
years before Season 12 even aired.
Fourth, Katy Perry was offered $20 Million dollars contract
to join ‘American Idol’ last year according to TMZ. If she accepted the offer,
she became the highest-paid judge in reality TV – even higher than Mariah, who
already signed on for $18 million.
“People have reached out to me
about the possibility of being involved, and it’s not right for me yet,” she
told THR.
Fifth, Toby Keith was offered an a contract of American Idol
but he refused it because he didn’t want to commit to 22 weeks of shooting,
which would leave him with little free time to pursue music or his other love,
golf. Then the offered went to a much more mild-mannered country star Keith
Urban.
Sixth, Pink got three offers in different music competition
including American Idol but she turned them down all.
“I was offered ‘The Voice’
Australia plus ‘American Idol’ and ‘The X Factor.’ I said no because you can’t
be honest. People will hate you if you’re honest. Simon Cowell is the only
person who gets away with it because he’s got an accent. And he’s a man. People
would just hate more than they already do,” She told Australia’s Herald Sun.
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