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Plus: Dakota Fanning shows diva behavior; J.Lo to focus on family Kevin Winter / Getty Images file "American Idol" former executive producer Nigel Lythgoe recently revealed that Simon Cowell is earning $36 million a year from the show. It’s not news that Cowell makes some serious coin — he’s been ranked in Forbes — but the approximately $22,000 per minute (according to Lythgoe’s calculations) that Cowell earns has fellow "Idol" judge Paula Abdul especially angry. Rumors put Abdul's salary at closer to $5 to $8 million per season. “Paula knew that Simon was getting paid more, but she never imagined it was this much more,” says a source who works with Abdul. “This could really put her in a bad way.” If that sounds like it doesn’t bode well for those on the show who must deal with Abdul, well, that’s because it doesn’t. “She has... [read full story]
