La Toya Jackson is hoping to be the next judge on American Idol following the departure of Simon Cowell.
The 53-year-old singer-songwriter says she would jump at the chance of replacing the acid-tongued Cowell on the show.
According to US reports, Jackson had already been angling for a spot guest-judging on the show after meeting American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe at a party in the Bel Air home of Kathy Hilton.
Now La Toya is rumoured to want a bigger role in the show.
“I would love to be a judge on American Idol,” she said. “I would love to have a chance for the public to get to know the real me. I would be thrilled.”
It seems the former American Idol judge is sorry she took the decision to quit her position, especially now since Ellen DeGeneres has become so popular and appreciated by her new colleagues. A friend of Paula Abdul’s said the following about the matter: “Paula was full of optimism when she left ‘Idol.’ She was confident she would get her own talk show and even a gig performing live on the Las Vegas strip — none of which has materialized. It’s going to get worse in January when ‘Idol’ is everywhere with Ellen sitting in her seat.” Well, as the old saying goes: you win some, you lose some. Paula Abdul just made a bad call… it’s not like it’s going to haunt her forever.
It seems like Paula Abdul may be getting herself a gig in Las Vegas. Reports are saying that the former American Idol judge is looking to take over a bigger stage and is in serious talks to bring a revue-style stage show Sin City. I don’t doubt that she can pull it off. Judging from her performance on Idol last season, she still has the moves. She’s going to have to lip synch though but a lot of people seem to be doing that these days. It’s no longer a shocker. Sources say that some of the names interested in Paula’s stage show are The Venetian, the Wynn Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Hilton.
Sources connected to Paula Abdul are saying that the former American Idol judge wants to go back to the show. Sources say that the former singer’s Twitter about leaving the show can be retracted if the price is right. As it was being reported by several media outlets, Paula wants $10 million. With how the negotiations in Hollywood go, that number can move depending on how desperate she gets. It’s also being said that Paula’s meetings with ABC didn’t really go anywhere. She doesn’t want to do Dancing with the Stars and that she’s pissed at producers of ‘Ugly Betty’ for leaking the story that she was talking to them about appearing on the show.
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