Simon Cowell Offered $144 Million For "Idol"

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In case you thought Simon Cowell was overpaid for saying "that bored me to tears," saying you're right is an understatement.

Cowell, who reportedly made $36 million last year for judging the hit competition show, has been offered three or four times that amount -- between $100 million and $144 million per year -- by co-producers Fox and 19 Entertainment to stick with "Idol" when his contract expires next May, according to The Guardian, a London newpaper.

That's only for 5 actual months of work on the show!
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