Simon Cowell Offered as Much as $144 Million per Year for New 'Idol' Contract NYPost

Simon Cowell has been offered between $100 million and $144 million per year to return to his role as a judge on Fox’s “American Idol,” says the New York Post, citing figures reported by London’s The Guardian.

Cowell currently makes a reported $36 million a year. Fox declined to comment.

--Elizabeth Jensen