Is Britney Spears Worth $15m a Year?
News broke this morning that Britney Spears is ready to sign on to the X Factor as a judge and sitting next to Simon Cowell. She will reportedly be paid $15 million for her services:
Britney Spears appears close to bumping knees with Simon Cowell as a judge on Fox’ “The X Factor” — and getting $15 million to do it.
Speculation swirled Wednesday that Spears was “thisclose” or closer to a deal to join the Fox program, which would be a major step in her ongoing career rehabilitation.
If a deal is done, she’d fill one of the two seats left open after Cowell cut loose judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger after the first season.