American Idol came up with enough bread to get Mariah Carey to sign on the dotted line and it's a LOT less than her husband Nick Cannon thinks she's worth...
From Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: I have learned that Mariah Carey is finalizing a deal to join Fox’s American Idol as a new judge. I hear Carey would command a salary of more than $17 million for next season, which would set a new record for talent on a reality series, eclipsing the paycheck of Idol‘s Jennifer Lopez.
